บท 293: Chapter 293
"Buzz!"
Obito clumsily flipped over, dodging Kaito's ninja sword gleaming with a deep blue light, but he couldn't avoid Kaito's next slash.
He had to retreat into the Kamui dimension again, feeling incredibly frustrated.
He could clearly sense that Uchiha Kaito was treating him like a mouse, with himself as the cat, whimsically taunting and toying with him!
However, Obito was also getting angry at this moment. He could see Kaito's disdain for him, and such scorn infuriated Obito.
He really couldn't understand why Kaito looked down on him, nor could he comprehend why Kaito's strength was so ridiculously strong!
He had received so much of Uchiha Madara's legacy; even if he wasn't Uchiha Madara, he was not someone Kaito could insult at will.
But the problem was, Uchiha Kaito's strength truly far exceeded his expectations, and at this moment, he wasn't even using much of his power.
At least from Obito's perspective, he was only using normal physical techniques, sword techniques, and that damned spatial ability.
He didn't use any other jutsu at all, whether it was ninjutsu, genjutsu, or even the destructive power of Susanoo!
And yet, even so, he had no way to deal with Uchiha Kaito.
His speed was faster than his own, his reaction speed was also quicker, and even his attack power was higher.
Could this be what they call a prodigy?
Although Obito had been causing destruction in the Land of Water, after returning to the Land of Fire, he hadn't stopped paying attention to Konoha and the Uchiha situation.
He certainly knew that Kaito had always been a genius, it's just that the kid had hidden himself, and didn't shine as brightly as Shisui.
And now he had fully displayed his talent, his dominance was simply unimaginable, but Obito didn't think he was inferior at all!
"What you have, I have too; what you don't have, I also have. Aside from lacking one eye, in what way are you better than me!"
Obito roared inside, truly unable to accept all of this, which is why he had not chosen to flee.
He was unwilling to admit and did not want to acknowledge that he was inferior to Kaito, especially since this damned Kaito had also met Uchiha Madara.
"This guy, his strength is really terrifying."
Black Zetsu silently observed everything from the sidelines, also taken aback by Kaito's strength displayed at the moment.
In fact, to judge someone's strength, it is not necessary to only look at their maximum use of power; similarly, one can tell a lot from a person's foundational level.
Just like Uchiha Madara, even without using his cataclysmic power, he remains an individual who instills extreme fear.
And at this moment, Uchiha Kaito is similar; even with the simplest way of fighting, he leaves Uchiha Obito with no recourse.
As someone who has lived for a thousand years, Black Zetsu naturally could see the gap between the two, but unfortunately, Obito seemed to be getting a bit over his head.
Or rather, he simply does not want to think about these things; he has fallen madly into a state of wanting to prove himself.
"What a hassle."
Black Zetsu sighed, finding the situation extremely troublesome.
If he hadn't already invested so much in cultivating Obito to this stage, he really would have liked to give up on this guy who was more trouble than he's worth.
However, since Uchiha Madara had left him with this task, and he still needed to find a way to revive Madara, he could only continue.
"Hopefully, this battle will make this guy sober up a bit, and recognize who he really is."
Black Zetsu silently hoped, while Obito launched another attack.
Taking advantage of the moment Kaito's attack was dodged using Kamui, Obito once again released his body from the Kamui dimension.
This time his speed was much faster, and the kunai in his hand became more threatening.
"Oh?"
Kaito easily dodged Obito's kunai, but he couldn't help raising an eyebrow; the kid had made some slight progress.
However, Kaito still couldn't help but shake his head, because the kid's basic skill level still seemed quite ordinary.
Of course, that was from Kaito's perspective. Strictly speaking, Obito's physical technique level was actually quite decent, even if his reactions were indeed a bit slow.
However, this level of physical technique might be enough against some other people, and even someone like Kakashi might just barely be able to compete.
But that's only if it's a Kakashi whose chakra is severely depleted. If it were a Kakashi with a full reserve of chakra, or someone like Tsunade, he wouldn't stand a chance.
Actually, it's not really Kaito being too discerning. After all, the people Kaito has been clashing with in terms of physical prowess lately are somewhat monstrous.
Leaving aside someone like the Fourth Raikage, just Uchiha Madara alone is enough to require Kaito to exert all his effort to contend with.
Now facing Obito, he naturally doesn't feel the same pressure.
"And this kid seems to be stimulated; he's actually not using Kamui?"
Kaito's ninja sword continuously collided with Obito's kunai, with Obito having no way to hit him. The clashing of the kunai and ninja sword produced a sharp, grating sound of metal on metal.
The two figures constantly interweaved, but Kaito's speed also increased once again.
In such a match, Obito became increasingly strained, because he tragically found that he seemed utterly unable to outmatch Kaito.
Under such circumstances, he decisively changed his eyes into the state of a Mangekyō Sharingan!
In this kind of close-range physical technique competition, what really mattered was who moved faster and whose Sharingan could see more clearly.
If Obito with his three-tomoe Sharingan couldn't surpass Kaito, then he didn't believe that he couldn't outdo Kaito in the state of a Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Can't help it?"
Kaito murmured to himself, and after a moment of thought, he did not immediately activate his own Mangekyō Sharingan.
After all, his eyes were no longer just a Mangekyō; even in the state of a three-tomoe Sharingan, he was very formidable.
It was rare for him to encounter someone with a Mangekyō who was still performing so poorly; if he didn't take this opportunity to test the strength of his own three-tomoe Sharingan to the fullest, then he might truly come to regret it, as individuals like Obito were really quite rare.
"That damned guy, so proud?"
Obito also noticed that Kaito's eyes showed no change at all, which made Obito somewhat frantic inside, but his movements became a lot smoother.
Yet, no matter how smooth his movements, he didn't put much pressure on Kaito; after another entanglement, Kaito seized the opportunity when Obito's kunai came stabbing in.
At that moment, his eyes underwent a change, with bizarre and overlapping patterns emerging in them, as a strange power burst forth.
He raised his left hand and accurately grabbed Obito's right hand, then with a light twist, Obito's kunai fell to the ground.
And with his right hand, Kaito's ninja sword, imbued with deep blue chakra, stabbed towards Obito.
But just as Kaito's sword was about to pierce him, Obito once again activated Kamui, and Kaito's sword passed right through his body.
This time, however, Obito was much more resolute than before; the moment he dodged Kaito's attack, he angled his body away from Kaito's sword.
The next moment, he was attacking Kaito again with the kunai in his hand, without the slightest hesitation, and his movements were much smoother.
"Is it a lack of combat experience? Or does this guy actually have high talent, just never been discovered?"
Kaito muttered to himself, but this wasn't a big deal for him, because not having eternity was Obito's fate.
Unlike himself, Obito didn't have a system to compensate and help him change his destiny; his limits were there.
Facing such a person, Kaito had long been engaging in a dimensional reduction strike; if not for the peculiar and powerful ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan, he couldn't have survived for so long!
Watching the kunai getting closer, Kaito blocked it just in the nick of time, while Obito looked astonished at Kaito's eyes.
Such eyes were definitely not the Mangekyō Sharingan he had seen before; this guy's Mangekyō had changed, what was the deal with these eyes?
"I'll borrow your hand for a moment."
However, while Obito was still stunned, Kaito softly spoke and at the same time, his left hand holding Obito's right hand began to form seals.
Obito immediately realized what was happening, a look of humiliated anger appearing on his face; he understood what Kaito was about to do!
Unfortunately for him, Kaito was faster. The hand that held the ninja sword suddenly released it, and his body shifted slightly, dodging the kunai that Obito's left hand stabbed again.
And at that moment, the first seal was already made.
"Damn it!"
Obito yelled in anger, wanting to struggle, but Kaito took advantage of the moment Obito's body was unbalanced from missing with his left hand to throw a fierce punch at his face!
"Ugh"
Obito's face pained, feeling as if some of his teeth had loosened from the punch.
Crucially, his right hand had uncontrollably formed two more seals!
"You wish!"
Obito suddenly activated Kamui, and his body instantly entered the dimension of Kamui. He absolutely wouldn't allow Kaito's plan to succeed!
But at that moment, he was shocked to discover that with a slight movement of Kaito's eyes, the chakra around them burst forth violently.
A strange and familiar spatial power exploded beside Obito, and like a specter, Kaito appeared at his side, then delivered a fierce kick.
The space seemed to have undergone a bizarre change; Obito clearly sensed a slight stagnation in the space around him.
Within this stagnation, Kaito's kick actually made direct contact with his left hand!
"How is this possible!"
Obito screamed internally in disbelief, but the kunai was already flying, and Kaito delivered a powerful punch to Obito's face.
This punch forced Obito to close his eyes, and his chakra became disordered from the blow.
Not only that, but the space around him also became more chaotic and strange, and at that moment, Kaito's hand once again clamped onto his right hand.
"I really didn't expect that, to actually succeed."
Kaito said somewhat surprised, holding his hand; it was clear he had not expected to succeed himself.
His action this time was merely an attempt, but this attempt had given him a different experience and had also proven something.
That is, Void Walking truly counters Obito's dimension of Kamui!
Kaito succeeded in severing Obito's arm on his first attempt, which was actually due to the massive chakra turmoil caused by Void Walking, directly affecting the speed of Obito's Kamui.
After the speed was affected, Obito couldn't quickly enter the Kamui dimension, and ultimately, he was unfortunate enough to have his arm severed by Kaito.
Of course, while it's described as misfortune, his luck was actually not too bad, considering that Kaito's chakra was quite depleted at that time.
And Kaito was also worried about an accident occurring while entering the Kamui dimension, so he didn't go all out to do something.
But now it's different, Kaito, with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, is clearly much more confident, and after so long a period of tempering, he had a deeper understanding of Void Walking.
When using it, he naturally became more confident and at ease, and under such circumstances, he naturally dared to increase the chakra output for Void Walking.
What he needed to do was to control the destination point of his teleportation, to ensure he wouldn't enter the area affected by Obito's Kamui outburst, and to maximize the disruption of Kamui's execution.
Or rather, it was to affect the surrounding space, so as to cause a more significant delay in the Kamui technique, giving him more time to counter Obito!
Moreover, Obito only had one eye, which inherently slowed down his entry into the Kamui dimension. Kaito's actions were fatal to him.
Indeed, Kaito's move proved to be very effective. Obito was now completely unable to quickly enter his own Kamui dimension.
In Kaito's eyes, the surrounding space had already become immensely distorted, blocking the pathway of Kamui, which is why Obito was left stranded!
"What success?"
Obito didn't know what Kaito meant, but now he was truly panicking, as it had never occurred to him that he would be unable to enter the Kamui dimension.
"It's nothing, just figured out a better way to deal with you, that's all."
Kaito chuckled lightly, his hand clamped on Obito's as he completed the last hand seal. Of course, with the completion of this seal, Obito truly felt the danger.
He now forced himself not to think about the Kamui dimension anymore; he had to break free from Kaito's control!
His Sharingan moved slightly, and a massive amount of chakra instantly gathered in his eyes. Obito slightly raised his head to meet Kaito's gaze.
In the instant their eyes met, his immense chakra burst forth, and the illusion of his Sharingan was ready to be triggered.
Although Obito did not often resort to genjutsu, his ability was still very strong—he was, after all, someone who had used genjutsu to compel Konan to end herself.
But he was also aware that Kaito was very resistant to genjutsu, especially those eyes of his filled him with unease.
However, at this time he had no better method, he could only try to fight back.
And he also harbored a bit of wishful thinking, believing that even if Kaito's eyes were strong, he might not be able to resist such a sudden attack in the midst of a highly concentrated battle, right?
As expected, Kaito was momentarily stunned, although this moment of stun was shorter than the blink of an eye.
But for Obito, especially for the Uchiha ninjas, this really was a lifesaving opportunity!
Obito immediately threw a fierce punch at Kaito. Although his right hand had been controlled by Kaito to complete the hand seal, he believed he still had a chance.
He created some distance to avoid that damned technique and just waited for the Kamui dimension to open!
"This guy."
Kaito frowned slightly, facing Obito's punch with utter calm.
Obito's illusion was indeed sudden, and although it barely affected him, it was still a combination of illusion and attack that caught Kaito off-guard.
Nevertheless, Kaito remained incredibly composed, quickly discerning the trajectory of the punch. With a light block from his right hand, he then leaped into the air.
The kunai plummeted rapidly through the air, and as Kaito jumped, he tracked its descent.
Then, with a turn in mid-air, he fiercely kicked towards the falling kunai!
Propelled by Kaito's force, the kunai surged in speed, shooting towards Obito like lightning.
Obito was no pushover; his right hand had already separated from Uchiha Kaito, giving him sufficient control over his body.
With just a nimble duck of his head, he avoided the kunai, and with a powerful push of his feet, he flew to the side.
While in mid-flight, he quickly formed hand seals, and the chakra within his body started to surge wildly.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Almost at the same time, both Kaito and Obito's ninjutsu were completed, but what set Kaito's Fire Release apart was that it was well-prepared and accompanied by black and white flames.
Obito's, on the other hand, was hastily done; his Fire Release was somewhat chaotic, and the mobilization of his chakra was not as thorough.
The two streams of flames collided in mid-air, instantly releasing rolling heatwaves, and the orange flames were instantly engulfed by Kaito's black flames.
Obito clenched his teeth tightly; he once again made his Sharingan spin, realizing he truly couldn't afford to stay in this fight any longer.
He did want to prove himself, but he did not wish to lose his life in the process.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, Kaito's ninjato suddenly appeared, but at this moment, both Obito and Kaito's expressions underwent a strange change.
For, at the moment Kaito's blade was about to strike, a Yin-Yang face appeared between them, directly blocking Kaito's blade.
It was nearly split in half by Kaito's cut, and the spreading blade even reached Obito, causing a bloodstain on his body.
"Use Yin-Yang Release combined with your dōjutsu! Quick! Don't freeze up, or we'll both be trapped here!"
The bisected Yin-Yang face quickly shouted out, while Kaito's expression changed slightly, his ninjato swinging again, this time even faster.
Obito also quickly retreated, and after creating some distance, an even more obscure power burst forth within him.
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