"Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The searing flames and roaring water dragon collided with a crash, throwing up vast amounts of steam that spread across the battlefield and obscured their vision.
Under normal circumstances, Water Release ninjutsu like Water Dragon Bullet would have been nowhere near enough to contend with the powerful Fire Release unleashed by Obito Uchiha.
But this Water Release had been unleashed by Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, so naturally, it was a different matter entirely.
Rumble...
Before the steam had dispersed, overwhelming waves of sand surged toward Obito under Gaara's control.
Though the sand Gaara controlled was not particularly powerful, its restraining ability and range exceeded those of ordinary ninjutsu.
Normally, however, attacks like these would have had no effect whatsoever on Obito.
But right now, Gaara was not his only opponent. Other ninja were watching him intently, ready to strike at any moment.
Quite apart from Might Guy, who was poised to strike, Ōnoki had already formed the hand gesture to unleash Dust Release.
Both Guy's taijutsu and Ōnoki's Dust Release were extremely fast. Even Obito dared not let his guard down in the slightest.
So he had to maintain his intangibility at all times to guard against surprise attacks from Guy and Ōnoki.
"Do you think this is enough to keep me pinned down?!"
"How ridiculous!"
Obito sneered, mockery flashing in his Rinnegan. He flipped out of the way of Gaara's sand and instantly vanished into distorted space.
The next second, he suddenly appeared beside Gaara and drove the black rod in his hand viciously toward him.
Shlk!
The sharp tip of the black rod pierced straight through a vital spot in Gaara's chest!
These black rods could seal the chakra points inside a ninja's body and disrupt