Memories of the past flooded back, and this time, Kakashi didn't hesitate at all.

He exhausted the last bit of chakra in his body and formed the Ugly-Shen Seal.

A dazzling bolt of lightning began to spread from his right hand, quickly enveloping his entire body, stimulating every inch of his skin, unleashing his last strength, all to save the comrade he had sworn to protect.

"Quickly...stop him!"

Matsubara's expression changed drastically, and he roared, while his body moved closer to Rin Nohara, intentionally or unintentionally.

He keenly sensed that Kakashi's eyes were only on Rin Nohara at that moment.

If I were standing near Lin, I could use her as a human shield at any time.

Since that white-haired boy values ​​his comrades so much, he'll likely hesitate because of Rin's safety. Then, if Kakashi reveals even the slightest weakness, I can seize the opportunity to kill him.

"Lin...don't be afraid, I'm coming to save you right away!"

Looking at Nohara Rin, who was biting her lip tightly and whose eyes were full of worry, Kakashi forced a smile.

Then, he slowly lowered his center of gravity, closed his left eye, and completely entrusted his perception of the outside world to his friend's Sharingan, while handing over control of his body to the ninjutsu he had developed.

Immediately afterwards, Kakashi was enveloped in dazzling lightning, as if he had transformed into lightning, and dashed out with lightning speed.

At that very moment, four young figures, each with their own thoughts, arrived one after another from opposite sides of the battlefield. Uchiha Sō, using the power of the Great Luo Heaven's spatial distortion, was the first to arrive, only to be greeted by a breathtaking scene.

With one hand tightly gripping Nohara Rin's body and the other raising his ninja sword, Tanashita Matsubara attempted to use the hostage as a shield to block Kakashi's attacks, hoping to seize upon Kakashi's hesitation to kill him. However,

Nohara Rin, who was held tightly in his hand, did not struggle. Instead, she used the force of his pulling to suddenly straighten forward.

It struck Kakashi's right hand, which was enveloped in lightning, precisely and directly.

Unable to react in time, Matsubara's heart was pierced by Kakashi's Chidori technique.

Tanoshita Matsubara's eyes widened in disbelief.

His blade had already sliced ​​into Kakashi's shoulder; given just half a second more, he could cleave the wretched white-haired brat in two.

However, with his heart pierced, he was powerless to save himself and had no strength left.

"Do not……"

As Takashita Matsubara collapsed, blood trickling from his mouth, a roar of extreme sorrow and rage echoed from the other side of the battlefield.

A boy wearing a white mask that only revealed one eye and dressed in a tattered black robe roared as he charged toward Kakashi, who was kneeling helplessly with Rin Nohara.

The other members of the Hidden Mist's ANBU did not recognize this figure, who resembled a mad beast, and naturally regarded him as an enemy. They rushed forward, trying to kill this mad beast who had barged into the battlefield on the spot.

Uchiha Xiang's lips curled up, and his eyes seemed to be spinning like windmills.

His figure faded and disappeared instantly, disappearing into the blessed land space. At the same time, he used his medical ninjutsu to seal away Nohara Rin's last bit of life.

Since Obito Uchiha has already arrived, it means that Madara's time is running out.

Next, all we need to do is watch Obito unleash his power, follow him to Madara's lair, and see if there's an opportunity.

Before Hozuki Suigetsu and Kaguya Taketori could arrive, they saw several Kirigakure ANBU members who went to stop them instantly killed on the spot by the suddenly appearing monster using Wood Release: Wood Spike Technique.

Even the few Hidden Mist ninjas who tried to retrieve Matsubara's body were torn to pieces by the enraged Obito.

Blood mist filled the air!

"Aaaaaaah... Baka! You all die! Die, all of you! Aaaaaah!"

The enraged boy shielded his two fallen companions, his face contorted in a rage, and let out a chilling roar.

Chapter 17, The Destructive Power of the White Moonlight

After Obito Uchiha entered the scene, he overwhelmed everyone with his absolute strength and wiped out all the Kirigakure ninja in that direction.

The surviving Mist Ninja have clearly realized the enormous gap in power between themselves and their opponents.

At that moment, the panicked Kirigakure ANBU members happened to see Hozuki Suigetsu and Kaguya Taketori rushing over.

In an instant, the Kirigakure, who had lost the leadership of two Jonin, Matsubara and Takuya, found their backbone again.

They spontaneously gathered around their injured companions, some of whom were still in critical condition.

“Lord Shuiyue…that guy…is a complete monster. Our attacks…have absolutely no effect on him, they all passed right through his body…missing completely…”

"Lord Suigetsu! Murakami... was instantly killed by that one-eyed monster..."

"Lord Suigetsu, be careful... The Three-Tails Jinchuriki... has also fallen into his hands..."

Voices filled with fear, worry, confusion, and hope echoed around Hozuki Suigetsu and Kaguya Taketori.

Their expressions turned serious. The mission target had fallen into the hands of this strange man who had suddenly appeared. This was not a good situation!

This mission was truly full of twists and turns!

"Hozuki... Suigetsu..."

Having been pierced through the right chest by Kakashi Hatake, Takuya Hara, who was now barely breathing, opened his eyes. After surveying his surroundings, he called out the name of Suigetsu Hozuki with difficulty.

"I'm here, Jonin Takuya."

"What are the mission objectives?"

Hozuki Suigetsu glanced at Nohara Rin lying in a pool of blood and spoke in a cold tone.

"It's probably over. The Jinchuriki was used as a shield by Jonin Tanashita and was killed by Kakashi Hatake's Lightning Release along with him. The Three-Tails should have died along with the Jinchuriki."

"Ahem... those brats from Konoha... they're not to be underestimated."

Takuya coughed up a mouthful of blood, and an unnatural flush appeared on his originally pale face. He suddenly straightened up, stretched out his blood-stained hands, and firmly grasped Hozuki Suigetsu's clothes, gritting his teeth as he gave a stern warning.

"We absolutely cannot let them go. The mission failed... we achieved nothing... we are all to blame..."

"Moreover... letting them live would become a huge obstacle to Kirigakure's victory over Konoha..."

"Take down Kakashi Hatake and that unknown monster, then retreat with the rest of you..."

"None of you are getting away!"

Overwhelmed by anger and sorrow, Obito let out a tremendous roar, drowning out his dying words on Takuya Plain.

Immediately afterwards, Obito Uchiha, whose body was covered with countless twisted branches, vanished from his spot and reappeared beside the remaining members of Kirigakure.

Beneath the pale, swirling mask, the black and red Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, casting a ferocious and hateful gaze upon all the Mist Ninja.

"How dare they kill all the Lin... Mist Ninja! Leave no one alive!"

He swung his fist, which was covered in sharp branches, intending to kill the two newly appeared Kirigakure Jonin as quickly as he had killed the Kirigakure Anbu before, using the Wood Release: Wood Spikes Technique activated without warning and the ability of his eye technique Kamui to switch between reality and illusion. He planned to then kill all the other Kirigakure ninja.

"The Dance of the Tang Pine!"

Its white, jade-like, and iron-hard bones pierced through Kaguya Taketori's ANBU uniform, thrusting out in all directions to block Uchiha Obito's sap insertion technique.

"Oh dear, I've been underestimated! Although I can't beat Suigetsu-kun, he'll have a hard time beating me too!"

"Descendant of the Uchiha clan, although I don't know why you have a half-baked Wood Release technique, with just this little skill, you can't be arrogant in front of me and Suigetsu-kun..."

Hozuki Suigetsu, seeing Kaguya Taketori become serious, and wary of Uchiha Sō lurking in the shadows, raised his katana and calmly pointed it at Uchiha Obito's crimson Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The Uchiha clan's talent is truly enviable. No wonder they are the number one family in the ninja world when it comes to eye techniques... If we could bring your corpses back to the village for research, it might be able to offset the losses caused to the village by this mission failure!"

"Baka! Well then, give it a try!"

Obito Uchiha roared, and with Madara Uchiha's "help," he felt that the legendary eyes had been obtained. Even if they were not complete, he was still confident in facing anyone in the ninja world.

"Water Release: Great Shark Bullet!"

Hozuki Suigetsu formed hand seals, and his chakra transformed into a three-zhang-long water shark that burst forth from the sky.

Obito's right arm spurs swelled up, but were shredded by the swirling water the moment they made contact with the Water Release technique—Kaguya's Bamboo Stalker stabbed from the side, its bone blade tip condensing bluish-gray chakra.

"The Corpse Bone Vein?"

Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly shrank, his intangible body piercing through the attack, and blood tears flowed from his single eye.

Countless bone spikes suddenly erupted from the ground, and Kaguya Taketori grinned maliciously, spreading her ten fingers: "Willow Dance!"

Obito's right half of his body had completely transformed into Wood Release, and the branches wrapped around Suigetsu's neck, but Suigetsu's liquefied body easily broke free.

Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance!

A fiery vortex that distorted space swept across the battlefield, but Hozuki Suigetsu rose up on the waves, his katana unleashing a crescent-shaped water blade: "Water Release: Water Dragon Bite!"

The two forces collided, evaporating a white mist that blotted out the sky, and Kaguya Taketori's spine transformed into a long whip that lashed out at Obito's face.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique

Suddenly, Ghost Lantern Water Moon formed a Ren Seal, and a hundred-meter radius was instantly enveloped by towering waves.

Kaguya Taketori sped across the water, her bone armor gleaming coldly in the moonlight: "Dance of the Clematis!"

“Obito, these two guys’ auras are still quite stable. Although I don’t know what they’re holding back and not going all out, if this continues, you won’t gain any advantage.”

Tobi, who was wrapped around Obito's body, spoke to him in a very serious tone.

"Do you want Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara to become research data for Kirigakure?"

Lin...

Oh, and Lin too.

We absolutely cannot let Lin fall into the hands of those Fog Shadows; they are all ruthless, mad dogs who kill without blinking an eye.

"If we find the old man, Lin might still be saved!"

Obito Uchiha stopped his other actions. His Mangekyou Sharingan spun wildly. The moment the Kamui dimension swallowed Kakashi and Rin, Kaguya Taketori's Early Fern Dance pierced through his remaining afterimage.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

The moon reflected off the water, creating seven afterimages, while the katana simultaneously slashed at the seven spatial nodes.

Obito groaned as his right arm snapped off at the root, but it sprouted as a new tree shoot before hitting the ground.

Just as the Hidden Mist ANBU were about to give chase, Mizuki stopped them with a raised hand: "No need... Prepare to retreat. Since the mission has failed, let's not waste time."

Uchiha Eboshi, hidden in the cave space, located Obito's teleportation point through spatial fluctuations the moment Obito activated Kamui, and followed him.

Chapter 18, Slicing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

Uchiha Eboshi's fingertips lightly brushed across the spatial folds left by Kamui, the three tomoe swirling in his eyes, gradually converging into a mysterious six-pointed star pattern.

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