"Naruto, are you still holding up?"
Sasuke Uchiha stared fixedly at Obito without turning his head, his whole body taut, not daring to relax for a moment.
Obito was already the strongest enemy he had ever encountered. He had to be extremely careful to survive.
Naruto replied firmly, "No problem. I don't think I'll let Obito hurt Big Brother Naraku!"
"Don't worry, Shihōin Naraku is fine. But we're in serious trouble now." Watching Obito's surging aura, Sasuke felt that something was wrong.
What was going on?
He had looked half-dead and in terrible shape just a moment ago. Why did he suddenly feel as though he had recovered completely?
Had something provoked him?
One look at Obito's current state told him that Obito intended to fight to the death.
"Naruto, Obito is going to fight us to the death now," Sasuke warned quietly. "Something is off about his condition."
Something was off?
Naruto looked at Obito. With his current sensory abilities, he soon noticed that Obito seemed to be gathering his power. Was he preparing for one final gamble?
At the very least, he could tell that Obito's aura was indeed continuing to rise.
"Obito was already in bad shape. Shihōin Naraku caused him a lot of trouble," Sasuke continued to explain. "If the fight continues normally, he won't last much longer."
Understanding dawned on Naruto, and he picked up where Sasuke left off. "So he plans to fight us to the death before his condition completely collapses, to see if he can win in the end."
"Exactly."
Sasuke nodded in confirmation. "So we have to give it everything we've got now. We can't hold back any of our strength."
"And..."
At this point, Sasuke couldn't help turning to glance at Naruto. "I was strongly against your plan to save