A chain suddenly appeared in Obito's hand.
"Let's make you two behave quietly for a while."
With that, he rushed toward them while swinging the chain.
Nagi quickly reinforced his arm with Yang Release chakra, raising his kunai to block the incoming chain. At the same time, he pulled several shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and hurled them toward Obito.
But the shuriken passed straight through Obito's body.
"…They went right through him?"
Seeing this, Nagi immediately retreated to widen the distance.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had already engaged Satsuki.
White Zetsu seemed to be in a playful mood, continuously using Wood Release vines to toy with her.
Satsuki cut through the vines with her kunai while burning them away with Fire Release.
However, she couldn't outlast White Zetsu's endless supply of wood techniques.
Combined with the fact that she had already completed intense training earlier that day, she soon began panting heavily.
At the same time, Nagi continued circling Obito using taijutsu and Water Release techniques.
During the fight, he gradually began to understand the rough pattern behind Obito's intangibility ability.
"What a tricky fighting style…"
Meanwhile, Obito realized that the boy's defense was extremely solid.
Every time he launched an attack, unexpected counterattacks would appear from impossible angles—almost always aimed at his blind spots.
For the moment, he couldn't easily capture Nagi.
Black Zetsu told White Zetsu to stop playing around.
Immediately, countless wooden vines surged toward Satsuki.
Already exhausted, Satsuki struggled to deal with them.
Suddenly—
A vine burst out from beneath her feet.
Caught off guard, she fell to the ground instantly.
Just as the vines were about to bind her—
Nagi suddenly appeared.
With a swift slash of his kunai, he severed the vines and grabbed Satsuki, retreating to the side.
At that moment, Obito and Zetsu attacked simultaneously.
Carrying Satsuki in his arms, Nagi dodged and defended at the same time.
Suddenly—
Vines erupted from beneath Nagi's feet.
He leapt upward to evade them.
But this move played directly into Obito's hands.
Obito instantly cast a genjutsu.
Caught completely off guard, Nagi was struck.
He forcibly mobilized the Yin Release chakra inside his body and broke the genjutsu—
But in that brief moment of hesitation—
Obito's hand lunged toward them.
Seeing this, Nagi immediately shielded Satsuki with his own body.
At the critical moment—
A blazing sword slash of fire suddenly shot toward Obito.
Obito immediately used Kamui to evade it.
A new figure appeared before Nagi.
He had a distinctive dango-shaped nose, wore a black high-collared short-sleeve shirt and black pants, brown shoulder armor on his right shoulder, and white bandages wrapped around his legs.
On the back of his clothes was the Uchiha clan crest, and a short sword rested across his back.
Obito narrowed his eyes.
"Shunshin no Shisui…?"
Indeed.
The one who had arrived was Shisui Uchiha.
Shisui had just returned from a mission when he sensed combat taking place near the Naka River, so he came to investigate.
After witnessing the way the masked man had dodged his attack, realization dawned on him.
He spoke seriously.
"…Obito Uchiha?"
Ever since the Nine-Tails Attack, Minato had ordered Fugaku to investigate any surviving Uchiha members who might still be alive outside the village.
Unexpectedly, the investigation uncovered one possible candidate:
Obito Uchiha.
When the report first surfaced, Minato refused to believe it.
But Danzō insisted the possibility was high.
After all, Obito's body had never been recovered.
Combined with the suspicious circumstances surrounding Rin Nohara's death, Danzō suspected a deeper conspiracy.
Thus, Obito was temporarily identified as the masked man.
The information was quietly shared with Konoha's leadership and several trusted jōnin.
Shisui happened to be among them.
Obito had originally intended to introduce himself as Uchiha Madara.
But hearing Shisui suddenly call out his real name made him stiffen slightly.
Still, he stubbornly insisted:
"Hmph. What 'Obito Uchiha'? My name is Uchiha Madara!"
Shisui smiled.
"Ah, my mistake."
"I remember Kakashi-senpai once saying that Obito-senpai only had two points of wisdom, so his real name was actually Uchiha Kenji, not Uchiha Obito."
Obito instantly exploded in rage.
"That's bullshit!!! Kakashi's the one whose intelligence is only two!!!"
Black Zetsu sighed.
"…Obito, you just exposed yourself."
"…Uh."
Only then did Obito realize he had been tricked.
White Zetsu chimed in cheerfully.
"Ohhh, so easy to fool! No wonder your name is 'Kenji.'"
"Shut up, White Zetsu!"
Obito glared at Shisui.
"Hmph. I was planning to come find you later anyway."
"I didn't expect you to deliver yourself right to me."
Shisui ignored him.
Without turning around, he spoke to Nagi and Satsuki behind him.
"You two leave. I'll hold them off."
Nagi nodded.
"Satsuki, go back and bring reinforcements."
"I'll help Shisui-senpai hold them here."
"…I understand."
"You be careful."
Satsuki knew she would only slow them down if she stayed.
The only thing she could do now was notify the Uchiha Clan's strongest fighters.
Clenching her teeth, she dashed toward the Uchiha Clan district.
Black Zetsu moved to stop her—
But Nagi instantly used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of him.
"Sorry."
"I'm your opponent."
The Battle Erupts
"Instant Severing Flame Blade!"
Shisui rushed forward, slashing horizontally and then upward.
Obito barely blocked the two strikes with his weapon.
But suddenly—
Shisui appeared behind him and unleashed another flaming sword slash.
"So fast!"
Obito hurriedly activated Kamui to avoid the attack.
Immediately afterward, Obito used Kamui to launch a surprise counterattack.
Shisui dodged using the Body Flicker Technique.
The two moved so fast that only afterimages could be seen colliding.
If Shisui's battle was a contest of speed—
Then Nagi's fight was a direct clash of techniques.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
Zetsu summoned countless vines to block the water dragon and whirling torrent.
But during the clash of ninjutsu—
Nagi suddenly attacked from the flank.
"Tch… what a sneaky brat."
Zetsu quickly retreated and shouted toward a nearby tree.
"Tobi! Come help. The Konoha shinobi will arrive soon."
"I know."
A strange being with a white spiral-shaped head appeared.
He looked at Nagi and said cheerfully,
"Hey, hey. Do you know what the urge to poop feels like?"
Nagi ignored him completely.
His sensory perception told him that this person was extremely dangerous.
"Obito," said Tobi.
Obito immediately understood.
"I know."
Tobi's body suddenly opened up and attached itself to Obito.
Obito clasped his hands together.
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
In an instant, a massive Buddha-like statue with countless arms rose from the ground.
Although its size was far smaller than the True Several Thousand Hands created by Hashirama, it was still incredibly imposing.
At the same time, the Konoha shinobi noticed the enormous wooden statue.
Earlier, Minato had received a message from Shisui's crow messenger, so he was already leading a group toward the Naka River.
Seeing the towering wooden Buddha, he immediately increased his speed.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu summoned a dense forest of wood to block Nagi and Shisui's path.
Nagi and Shisui realized the situation had become extremely dangerous.
However—
They also knew that Konoha reinforcements would arrive soon.
So the two decided to face the giant Buddha head-on.
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