A frontal assault wouldn't work. Obito was too wary.
Tsukimi's gaze swept quickly over Nagato and the others amid the fierce fighting. Nagato excelled at manipulating repulsion and attraction, but leaned more toward defense and control.
Yahiko had decent Taijutsu and determination, but speed wasn't his specialty.
Finally, her gaze settled on Konan...
Konan possessed Paper Release and was a purely ranged ninja. Perhaps she could be useful.
Seizing a tiny opening as they broke apart after an exchange of Taijutsu, Tsukimi locked her Three Tomoe onto Konan, who was still worrying about the battle, and briefly took control of her.
The instant Konan fell under her control, countless sheets of paper turned into a dense barrage of White Senbon and shot toward Obito.
The sudden attack came from a tricky angle, catching Obito off guard and leaving him scrambling to protect his vital points.
Although he avoided most of them with his partial intangibility, several Senbon still skimmed past his mask. Enraged at being challenged by someone weak, Obito lashed out.
"You have a death wish!"
Obito shouted, ignoring Konan, who posed little threat for the moment, and turned all his fury on Tsukimi!
He abandoned some of his defense and attacked with everything he had, the frequency and force of his strikes suddenly surging.
Tsukimi had anticipated this, but she struggled even more under the intensified assault.
While blocking with a Kunai, Tsukimi deliberately showed weakness, pretending to be exhausted. Her movements slowed a beat, and she took the full force of Obito's kick.
Tsukimi grunted in pain as Obito's vicious kick sent her flying.
Seeing Tsukimi dealt with, Obito snorted and immediately set his sights back on Konan.
"You meddlesome woman. I'll deal with you first!"
His body became a black vortex and vanished, reappearing before Konan