Obito Uchiha could not figure out what was going on with Shihōin Naraku.
How had he touched the Truth-Seeking Orbs without suffering any damage?
He could not make sense of it.
But he knew he had to give everything he had against Shihōin Naraku, or he could suffer a complete defeat at any moment.
Boom!
The next second, Naraku and Obito collided again!
The energy pouring out surged through the air, whipping up a hurricane.
Flames burst in midair and spread everywhere, obscuring Obito's vision.
At the same time, Kurikara's tip had, at some unknown moment, shot out like a venomous dragon from its lair, sweeping upward toward Obito's chest!
This was Naraku's killing move.
Obito's pupils contracted sharply. At the critical moment, he darted backward.
The blade swept past, tearing through space!
It also tore through the afterimage Obito had left behind.
Obito himself solidified again over a dozen meters away, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
A very distinct wound marked his chest.
Although Kurikara had injured him, it had only left a relatively shallow cut.
At least it was not like before, when Kurikara's slashes had struck Obito and left wounds deep enough to expose bone.
That was enough to show how quickly Obito had reacted just now. Otherwise, he would have suffered another grievous injury.
"Your reactions aren't bad."
Naraku raised his eyebrows in mild surprise. He had expected things to turn out much the same for Obito this time as before.
He had not expected him to dodge so quickly.
"You couldn't even spare a thought for counterattacking. You just dodged outright to avoid my slash."
"And you still think you can beat me like this?"
Naraku knew why Obito was doing this. He might not even be counting on defeating him; he was merely