Arrival and Battle

Everyone watched in surprise as Tobi disappeared from the wooden planks. Sakura asked, "Was it the Body Flicker Technique?"

Sai said, "That's impossible?"

Yamato murmured, "Was it Space-Time Ninjutsu? Was it used in that instant?"

Kakashi said, "Be careful, his body can pass through objects." Everyone looked at Kakashi upon hearing this. At some point, Kakashi had already pulled off his eye patch, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan was observing Tobi with some suspicion in his eyes.

Naruto was the first to lose his temper, quickly Hand Seals and using the "Shadow Clone Technique" to create four Shadow Clones that rushed towards Tobi.

They quickly rushed in front of Tobi dodged left and right and scattered Naruto's four Shadow Clones.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Naruto shouted and struck Tobi with his right hand, but it was as if he hit a phantom. He passed right through Tobi, but couldn't stop himself and crashed hard into a tree trunk. Bang! The tree trunk shook, and countless leaves fell. Naruto fell to the ground, clutching his forehead, full of frustration. "Damn it, I passed through again."

Tobi said with a grin, "You can't hit me."

Yamato pressed his hands to the ground, and a dozen wooden planks shot out from the ground, rushing towards Tobi. Tobi didn't move at all, letting the planks pass through his body, and said with a grin, "It's useless, you can't hit me."

Naruto and the others looked at Tobi with serious expressions, wondering about the principles behind his Ninjutsu.

Everyone was at a stalemate.

Uzumaki Hane left the village and quickly proceeded along the road leading to the Fire Temple.

Suddenly, Uzumaki Hane sensed a prying gaze, her body jolted, and she instinctively stopped in her tracks.

Bang bang bang! Suddenly, several Shuriken flew out from in front of Uzumaki Hane and stuck in front of him. The Shuriken were all tied with Explosive Tag and were burning rapidly.

Uzumaki Hane knew he was in trouble and tried to back away, but his body froze. Suddenly, a White Zetsu Clone appeared beneath his feet, grabbed his foot, and stopped him from moving.

This delay caused the Explosive Tag to explode with a deafening roar, sending Kakkō sky and engulfing the Uzumaki Hane. The shockwave, carrying smoke and dust, swept outwards, blowing away countless grains of sand and leaves.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Uzumaki Hane transformed into magma and burst forth. Looking around, he saw that White Zetsu was nowhere to be seen. Uzumaki Hane murmured, "Was it a trap? Were our plans discovered? Looks like we need to speed things up." He then returned to normal and quickly continued on his way.

Naruto, Sai, Sakura, and Yamato relentlessly attacked Tobi, but they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. Kakashi used his Sharingan to carefully observe Tobi, trying to find a weakness.

Tobi kept smiling, as if he were playing around, as he dealt with Naruto and the others' attacks.

Just then, Tobi dodged Yamato's wooden planks, leaped onto a tree trunk, and popped out from the top, saying to Tobi, "Tobi, watch out, Uzumaki Hane is coming."

Tobi said in a deep voice, "Oh, so fast. Itachi really couldn't stop them."

In that instant, Kakashi saw the Sharingan in Tobi's eyes. Kakashi's expression froze, utterly shocked.

Tobi looked at Naruto and said, "Looks like I can't play with you guys anymore."

Naruto and the others felt that Tobi seemed to have changed, exuding a dangerous aura. Then, Tobi vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next moment, Tobi appeared in front of Naruto. His speed was so fast that no one could react at all.

By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late. Kakashi was the first to shout, "Naruto, watch out!" and rushed forward without hesitation.

Naruto watched helplessly as his opponent appeared before him, a terrifying aura pressing down on him. Naruto roared and lashed out with his right hand, but Tobi easily dodged it. At the same time, Tobi's right hand aimed for Naruto's heart.

Naruto sensed extreme danger, Nine-Tails Chakra within him couldn't help but erupt, the violent Chakra sweeping outwards, but it couldn't stop Tobi's attack. He could only watch helplessly as Tobi's fingers got closer and closer to him.

Suddenly, a Magma Arm appeared and grabbed at Tobi's chest. If Tobi dared to attack Naruto, his own heart would be grabbed by this arm. In this way, Tobi's arm passed through Naruto's body, and the Magma Arm also passed through Tobi's body.

An arm grabbed Naruto, and the two quickly stepped back.

Naruto looked at the newcomer and said with surprise, "Yu, it's you! What brings you here?"

Uzumaki Hane's attention was entirely on Tobi, and he replied, "We Akatsuki were coming to attack you. Teacher Tsunade was worried about your safety, so she sent me to meet you."

Tobi looked at Uzumaki Hane and said, "Uzumaki Hane, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "Enough with the nonsense, take my move first." His hands quickly turned into lava, merging into one, transforming into a giant lava two-headed dog, "Canine Red Lotus," which charged towards Tobi.

With a deafening boom, the trees in front of the lava two-headed dog were instantly destroyed, leaving behind burning wood and lava fragments scattered all over the ground.

Naruto shouted, "Yay! We took him down!"

Just then, a cheerful voice came from above. "That was close! We almost got hit."

Everyone looked up and saw that Tobi had appeared on a tree trunk above them, exuding an air of nonchalance.

Uzumaki Hane shouted and slammed his right hand toward Tobi. A Rock Fist shot into the sky and reached Tobi in the blink of an eye.

Tobi remained grinning, letting the Rock Fist pierce through his body, saying, "It's useless, you can't hit me." With that, his body vanished instantly, reappearing in front of Uzumaki Hane in the next instant, his right hand piercing through Uzumaki Hane's body.

Everyone was startled and looked at Uzumaki Hane. Naruto shouted, "Yu..." and then rushed over.

Uzumaki Hane looked at the arm in front of him and said calmly, "So this is Space-Time Ninjutsu? It's so fast." He then grabbed out with his right hand, "Hell Hound," aiming directly at Tobi's chest.