I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

Despite his physical discomfort, Kakashi once again used Kamui, distorting the space and combining it directly with Obito's Hollowfied body, creating a strange phenomenon.

As if he had deactivated his Hollowfication, Obito was struck one after another by the few fireballs that Asahi had left. Obito let out a scream, and puffs of white smoke rose from his body.

"Sure enough!"

Kakashi suddenly realized that his initial guess was correct. The similarity in ability allowed Obito's Hollowfication to be broken directly. As long as his Kamui hit Obito, Obito would inevitably break free from his Hollowfication state.

"I didn't expect Kamui to have such a weakness."

Obito's expression was grim. If it weren't for his desire to retrieve his eyes, he wouldn't even know Kamui's weakness. Apart from his superhuman reflexes and the fact that no ninja could get close to him, Kamui was practically invincible.

Even if he couldn't win, escaping would be more than enough, but today his ability to become invisible was broken right before his eyes.

This was the one thing Obito found most unacceptable.

"The attack is working! Kai, Asuma, you two go straight for the attack, I'll cover you!"

Kakashi decisively stated that Obito was no longer in a position to forgive him, and that all he could do now was kill him.

Guy and Asuma nodded. As Jonin, they could see that Kakashi was able to counter the opponent's weakness of being intangible. Now they could attack with confidence.

Power Prelude

Kai launched a high-speed kick, closing the distance to Obito first.

Obito had just recovered from the aftershocks of the morning peacock attack and instinctively used Hollowfication to dodge Guy's attack when Asuma unleashed a Whirlwind Fist at him.

The blade of the fist is imbued with wind-attribute chakra; even a tiny bit of it can cut through the skin.

Obito remained rooted to the spot, his Hollowfication still activated. Kakashi's eyes were wide open, his Mangekyou Sharingan bloodshot, and he activated Kamui for the third time.

Tick-tock—

Obito's left half of his face, which was not disfigured, had a deep scratch, and red blood was gushing out of the wound. This was the first time he had bled since he "died".

Even Asuma, whose attack had been successful, was somewhat surprised. Despite Kakashi's cooperation, he was confident that Obito, with his strange abilities, could be injured.

However, this confidence did not last long before it was shattered.

Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance

Using Kamui's ability to distort space, Obito's flames formed a vortex in front of him, and the powerful fire jutsu forced the two to temporarily evade.

Obito, having gained a brief respite, had no interest in playing with his old classmates. Instead of chasing after Asuma, who had just injured him, he charged towards Kakashi.

"I won't let you get away with it so easily!"

Kai was radiating green chakra, and each of his attacks carried this light as he approached Obito at an extremely fast speed.

Asuma knew he couldn't let Obito and Kakashi get close, so he dodged the Fire Release and charged straight at them.

Facing the two people behind him, Obito's brows furrowed in displeasure. There was no need to hold back now. He waved his hands, and a large grove of trees emerged from the ground.

Wood Release: Descent from the Sea of ​​Trees

Obito couldn't use Hashirama Senju's Advent of the Tree World, he could only use the youth version. It was impossible for him to completely stop his opponent; he just needed a little time.

The thick trees blocked their path, and Asuma, who was still shocked by the opponent's wood release, was caught off guard and his body was bound by the trees.

"He can even use the Wood Release technique of the First Hokage."

Asuma was shocked by the enemy's methods. If Obito were to obtain Kakashi's Sharingan, the threat would definitely increase. A moment's thought led Asuma to make a decision.

He yelled directly at Kai, "Don't worry about me! Go see Kakashi!"

Kai made a decision: instead of rescuing Asuma, he began clearing away the trees in front of him, but even at his fastest pace, it would still take time.

At this moment, Obito had arrived in front of Kakashi. Kakashi's body could no longer withstand the continuous use of Kamui, and he was half-squatting on the ground, panting heavily.

Seeing that Guy was finally about to catch up, Obito activated his right eye again, looking down at Kakashi in front of him.

Just as Guy's flying kick was about to hit, Obito and Kakashi vanished from Guy's sight in an instant.

Chapter 138 Azure Beast

"here it is..."

Kakashi stared in astonishment at the mysterious space before him, where towering marble columns, like tombstones, seemed to tell the story of the space's owner's feelings.

Obito looked behind him with lingering fear. He had just felt a gust of wind blow against his face from Guy's flying kick. If he hadn't been fast, he might have been knocked to the ground.

"Obito, what's the point of doing this...?"

Kakashi stood up unsteadily, looking at the unfamiliar man with a hint of self-reproach in his eyes.

"Hahaha~"

Obito couldn't help but laugh when he heard Kakashi's words.

"You say you want to kill me, but do you actually feel any guilt towards me?"

After the incident with Ye Lan, Kakashi's feelings towards the village wavered for the first time. He no longer felt complete hatred towards Obito; he still hoped that Obito could turn back and, even if he couldn't return to Konoha, not to start another war in the ninja world.

"If you think everything I've done is for Lin, you're sorely mistaken!"

Kakashi's pupils contracted slightly, unsure of Obito's motives. In a daze, Kakashi realized that Obito had already walked up to him.

"Everything I've done is to bring true peace to this ninja world! Give me back my original Sharingan, Kakashi, I need it now!"

Obito stretched out a hand, and his words seemed to possess some kind of magic, guiding Kakashi.

Kakashi slowly placed his hand in front of his left eye, about to gouge out his eye and hand it to Obito.

Kakashi, who was already under Obito's genjutsu, suddenly recalled Ye Lan's words from back then.

"If you hurt other unrelated people to achieve your goal, then no matter how noble your goal is, it is nothing but a hypocritical excuse. Kakashi, I will take revenge, but I will not intentionally hurt unrelated people."

In one of their conversations, Ye Lan told himself that after telling Sasuke the secret of how to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, he also warned Sasuke that revenge was acceptable, but please do not harm other innocent people.

Even after falling out with the higher-ups of Konoha, Ye Lan did not actively attack ninjas from other villages. He had Shisui and Rasa stop those people and prevented them from using large-scale damaging ninjutsu.

Just when Obito thought he was about to get his eyes back, Kakashi suddenly stopped.

His previously confused eyes became resolute again.

"No, you're wrong! Obito!"

Sizzle—

Kakashi formed hand seals at an imperceptible speed, and a bolt of lightning appeared from his hand—his signature ninjutsu, Lightning Blade.

"Since I can't persuade you, then I'll end it myself!"

"Utterly boring!"

When Obito saw that his genjutsu had failed, he became furious and a wooden spike formed from wood release appeared in his palm.

If illusions can't be used, then let real strength speak for itself.

Kakashi dodged the wooden spikes in Obito's hand with a swift movement, and his Lightning Blade drew a bright arc in the air, heading straight for Obito's throat.

At this moment, his killing intent was firm, and he attacked Obito's vital points with every move.

Within this space, Obito dared not use Intangibility lightly. He was unsure whether Guy and Asuma outside had left. If he used Intangibility, they could easily attack the physical entities outside, and even a small kunai could cost him his life.

Obito snorted coldly, quickly retreating to dodge the attack of the Lightning Blade. At the same time, he rapidly formed hand seals, spitting out a large fireball from his mouth.

Kakashi refused to back down. This time, instead of using Earth Wall for defense, he continued his attack without retreating an inch.

As Konoha's top technician specializing in the five elemental techniques, Kakashi quickly formed hand seals, and a water dragon appeared out of thin air, showing no sign of backing down in the face of the massive fireball.

The water dragon opened its mouth wide and swallowed the opponent's fire jutsu directly. Apart from its body becoming smaller, its speed did not decrease at all as it rushed towards Obito, who was not far away.

"Damn it! You bastard..."

Obito was caught off guard by Kakashi's sudden surge of fighting spirit, leaving him somewhat flustered as he barely managed to dodge the water dragon's attack.

But Kakashi showed no mercy and quickly approached Obito, throwing his kunai directly at him.

Obito raised his arm, which transformed into a wooden shield to block the attack.

However, this also blocked Obito's vision. Kakashi produced a bolt of lightning and struck the flying kunai directly.

Lightning Release: Kunai Raikiri

The kunai, enhanced by the Lightning Blade, pierced through Obito's wooden shield. This move caught Obito off guard; he hadn't expected Kakashi's attack to be so fierce, giving him no time to catch his breath.

"It's over, Obito."

Kakashi, who was already close in, unleashed another blinding flash of lightning from his hand, and with a dash, he pierced straight through Obito's chest.

The moment Kakashi touched Obito, he sensed something was wrong. The somewhat astonished Obito turned into a wooden doll.

"Wood clone?"

Kakashi's eyes widened. The shield that Obito had just created not only blocked Obito's view but also his movements. It was probably at that moment that he used the Wood Clone.

"One ninjutsu after another, Kakashi, you're out of chakra, aren't you..."

Obito appeared behind Kakashi like a ghost; this was his true form.

"Let me relieve your worries about having too little chakra."

Obito had already placed one hand on Kakashi's left eye, and was about to cut off Kakashi's eye in the next second.

A jolt of electricity ran through Kakashi's mind. In his haste, he seemed to break through some kind of barrier, and his left eye once again transformed into the shape of a shuriken, activating the power of Kamui.

This time, however, he didn't distort the space in front of him; instead, he left Obito's space and gained some of Obito's abilities in return.

"So close!"

Obito's face was contorted with rage as he looked at the empty space in front of him and said angrily.

"Kakashi! How are you?!"

Asuma and Guy, who had already escaped, stood together, debating how to handle the situation, when Kakashi reappeared before them.

"Inform Lady Tsunade immediately..."

Kakashi's face turned pale. After giving his last instructions, he immediately fainted. Having exhausted all his chakra, he was completely unconscious.

"Kakashi! Cheer up!"

Kai was getting anxious. He had already deactivated the Eight Gates Formation and was feeling somewhat tired.

"Is he already unconscious?"