However, in the next second, his smile froze.
The figure of "Gento" in front of him turned into a large cloud of white smoke the instant it was stabbed, scattering in every direction.
It was a shadow clone!
Not good!
Obito's heart tightened, and he immediately realized he had fallen into a trap.
He wanted to activate Kamui and make his body intangible, but it was already too late.
A burst of intense pain came from his right shoulder.
His entire right arm lost all strength, and the kunai slipped from his hand.
The real Gento had appeared behind him at some unknown point.
The blue-green ninja blade swept across and slashed fiercely into Obito's right shoulder.
He knew that the left half of Obito's body was White Zetsu, so he had deliberately cut into the right arm.
The blade sliced into flesh, blood spraying out, but it did not continue deeper.
Gento controlled his strength, cutting only half an inch in without severing his arm.
Obito gave a muffled groan and instinctively tried to make his body intangible.
However, something that shocked him happened.
The chakra inside his body seemed to have been blocked by something.
That familiar, great power he could mobilize at any time was now actually circulating sluggishly.
Kamui's activation speed was several times slower than usual!
Wild joy flashed through Gento's eyes.
The ninja blade's sealing effect had worked!
Right away, he gripped the hilt with his left hand, pressed his right hand against the back of the blade, and pushed the edge a few more points into Obito's body.
On the blue-green blade, those fine patterns suddenly lit up. Cyan light flowed like a living thing, spreading along the blade into Obito's body.
Obito only felt a strange suction force coming from his right shoulder, and the chakra within his body was being continuously drawn away by that power.
His body grew heavier and heavier, and activating Kamui became increasingly difficult.
At the same time, Shisui had arrived.
He immediately attacked Obito.
Gento also made his move at the same time.
The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, sealed off every path of retreat for Obito.
Obito gritted his teeth and poured all the remaining chakra in his body into his left eye.
In that scarlet Sharingan, the three tomoe spun wildly, merging together into one.
Kamui!
At the final moment, space distorted.
Gento only felt his hand lighten. The heavy resistance that had been pressing against the ninja blade disappeared, and the figure before him was sucked into a twisted vortex.
Obito vanished.
Only a circle of ripples slowly fading in the air and a few drops of blood on the ground that had yet to clot remained.
Gento stood where Obito had disappeared, holding the ninja blade, his brows furrowed.
The ninja blade's sealing effect was indeed useful, but it was obviously not strong enough.
Although it had slowed Kamui's activation, in the end, it had still allowed him to escape.
"What a pity."
Obito's figure appeared again in the distance.
His right shoulder was still bleeding, while white matter was wriggling around the wound.
White Zetsu's cells were rapidly repairing his body.
He clutched his shoulder, that Sharingan staring fixedly at Gento, hatred showing in his eye.
Beside him stood a small figure.
It was a boy who looked only about ten years old, small in stature with a childish face.
He wore the Mizukage's white cloak, a bamboo hat on his head, and held an iron staff as tall as a person.
His eyes were empty and numb, like a puppet being controlled by someone else.
It was none other than the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.
Obito gritted his teeth, his voice coming from beneath the mask.
"Gento Uchiha… you're courting death!"
He turned his head and looked at Yagura beside him, as his Sharingan turned.
Yagura's body trembled a bit.
A hint of struggle flashed through his empty eyes, but he immediately returned to that eerie calm.
He raised his head and looked at Mei and the revolutionary army.
"Why are you rebelling?"
"You should carry out my orders. The Bloody Mist Village exists for the strength of the Hidden Mist!"
"Everyone, stop resisting at once!"
The veins around Ao's Byakugan bulged.
"Everyone, don't believe him! The Fourth Mizukage is being controlled by genjutsu! This is not his will at all!"
He pointed at Obito, his voice filled with anger.
"That masked man is the one controlling the Mizukage!"
"The tragedy of the Bloody Mist Village and the destruction of every Kekkei Genkai clan were all caused by him alone!"
Naturally, the people of the revolutionary army would not be deceived by Obito.
Since they could stand here, they had naturally learned the inside story from Ao.
"Release the Mizukage!"
"You masked bastard, what right do you have to control our leader!"
"Kisame! You're a disgrace to the Hoshigaki clan!"
Someone cursed in Kisame's direction.
Seeing this, Obito waited no longer.
His Sharingan suddenly spun.
Yagura's body trembled violently, then his hands formed seals, and chakra surged out from within him!
"Tailed Beast Transformation!"
Orange-red tailed beast chakra erupted from Yagura's body. His figure rapidly swelled, twisted, and transformed.
A massive Three-Tails appeared before everyone.
Its body was several dozen meters tall, and three thick tails swayed behind it.
Its face was ferocious, sharp fangs were exposed in its mouth, and its eyes were crimson, filled with killing intent.
It was the Three-Tails, Isobu.
The Three-Tails' enormous body instantly tore the narrow underground base apart.
Rocks shattered, the ground split open, and smoke and dust soared into the sky.
Everyone retreated one after another, dodging the collapsing rubble.
After the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone discovered that they were standing on the shore of a small island.
Waves slapped against the reef.
The silhouette of the Mizukage residence could be faintly seen in the distance, but at this moment, no one cared.
The battle erupted at once.
Obito's figure flickered in and out under Kamui's protection.
His body was intangible at times and solid at others. Every time he appeared, a Hidden Mist ninja fell.
"Spread out! Don't gather together!"
Ao commanded loudly, his Byakugan fully activated as he tried to lock onto Obito's position.
Despite that, his Kamui was far too strange. Every time Ao locked on, Obito escaped easily.
Yagura, or rather, the Three-Tails Isobu, began a massacre.
Each sweep of its three tails sent several people flying.
Soon after, a pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb condensed in its mouth, aimed directly at the most densely packed area of the revolutionary army!
"This is bad!"
Chojuro cried out in alarm, raising Hiramekarei as he was about to rush forward.
Just then, a green figure blocked the front of the Three-Tails.
It was Shisui.
His Susanoo fully unfolded, and the green giant, several dozen meters tall, held a spiral sword as it stood between the Three-Tails and the revolutionary army.
The massive sword slashed horizontally into the Three-Tails.
Boom!
The Three-Tails' head was knocked high into the air!
The Tailed Beast Bomb deviated from its course, tearing across the sky and shooting toward the sea in the distance.
Rumble!
A violent explosion burst open on the surface of the sea, raising huge waves dozens of meters high.
On the other side, Gento also swiftly made his move.
"Susanoo!"
A yellow giant rose from the ground, the third-stage Susanoo clad in tengu armor.
His Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly.
Both arms tightly wrapped around the Three-Tails' head, forcibly turning its gaze toward himself.
He wanted to break Yagura's control.
The Three-Tails struggled madly, its tails lashing against Susanoo.
Yet, Susanoo did not budge in the slightest.
Gento's spiritual energy continued pouring into the other party's body.
On the other side, Itachi and Kisame's battle was also nearing its end.
Kisame had been caught in Itachi's Tsukuyomi and had fallen into the world of genjutsu.
In his mental world, he was locked in an intense battle with Itachi, and it seemed he was holding an absolute advantage.
Meanwhile, in the eyes of everyone outside, he was merely standing in place, constantly waving Samehada around and battling wits with the air.
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