Even though Iwagakure feared Konoha, and Ōnoki feared Ryun, given the current situation, being in an unfamiliar place without other Konoha military forces present, Ōnoki would definitely be capable of killing them to silence them. After all, eliminating an enemy's genius was being responsible to his own village.
Mogura looked at Uchiha Obito with a gloomy intent in his eyes, then summoned three or four shadow clones. Together with his main body, they all threw shuriken at Uchiha Obito.
The strength of Mogura the Jonin's shadow clones was ranked highly in the ninja world. Uchiha Obito instantly activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan. Mogura's movements were completely captured by the Sharingan.
Including the trajectory of the shuriken, which he also predicted. He quickly dodged and continuously pressed forward to attack. Seeing this, Mogura showed no particular reaction. Instead, his shadow clones and main body simultaneously formed hand signs for Earth Release, Earth Dragon Bullet.
Roar!!! Five earth dragons roared forth, biting towards Uchiha Obito. Uchiha Obito's pupils constricted, then he gritted his teeth. He drew his ninja sword and used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge just as the Earth Dragon Bullets were about to hit him. But how could five Earth Dragon Bullets be so easy to dodge?
One of the earth dragons suddenly changed direction, charging towards Uchiha Obito. Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth. He raised his ninja sword to block. The immense impact force caused Uchiha Obito's ninja sword to gradually bend.
Uchiha Obito still dared not let go, using both hands to hold the sword against the tremendous force. He knew that if he loosened his grip, the full force of the Earth Dragon Bullet would strike his body!
He focused on sensing the pattern of the Earth Dragon Bullet's impact force. In the second before the ninja sword broke, he formed a hand sign, Substitution Technique! The Earth Dragon Bullet broke through the obstruction of the ninja sword and bit towards Obito's waist.
Then, Obito's body turned into a wooden log. The earth dragon's powerful bite force snapped the log in two before charging forward until it disappeared. Obito's figure suddenly reappeared, slashing and killing one of Mogura's clones.
Then he used the Body Flicker Technique. The second, the third. Two consecutive poof sounds rang out. Without a doubt, Mogura's shadow clones had their throats slit.
As everyone knows, shadow clones transfer the pain and memories experienced before dispelling back to the main body.
Therefore, due to the continuous death of the shadow clones, wave after wave of pain was transmitted back to Mogura's body. Mogura's movement faltered. Just as he was about to recall his fourth shadow clone to reduce the pain,
Uchiha Obito's kunai no longer targeted Mogura's shadow clones, but instead charged towards Mogura's main body.
Mogura's expression changed. He hadn't recovered yet, and Uchiha Obito was already charging at him!
Damn it! He roared, "Ōishi, how long are you going to hide!" As soon as Mogura's voice fell, a figure appeared silently.
Then he formed hand signs. A voice came from not far away, "Secret Technique, Camouflage Hide Technique!"
He became like a chameleon, his body blending into one with the reflection of the surrounding environmental light, achieving an invisibility effect.
Now he came behind Uchiha Obito, sweeping out with a kick. Uchiha Obito was startled. His intuition told him there was danger, but when he looked back, he saw nothing.
The next moment, a great force struck his waist. Uchiha Obito's eyes widened, he spat out blood and flew towards Nohara Rin's direction!
"Obito!" Kakashi's eyes nearly burst with rage, wanting to go help, but Kōkō charged at him. "Hey, hey, you brat, your opponent is me!"
Kōkō the Jonin curled his lips upwards, a bloodthirsty look in his eyes. He was the most battle hungry one in Iwagakure. Interestingly, he had once challenged Kitsuchi one on one, but was defeated by Kitsuchi in three moves.
But this didn't mean Kōkō was weak. On the contrary, it proved his ability, because the average Jonin couldn't even withstand one move from Kitsuchi.
Kōkō thrust his twin blades towards Hatake Kakashi. Hatake Kakashi's pupils constricted. Beneath his mask, his teeth grated audibly.
He drew the ninja sword White Light, performing a spinning slash! Kōkō noticed the movement of Kakashi's muscles and saw the famous sword White Light. Relying on his years of combat experience, he immediately halted his movement.
Swish! At that moment, White Light stopped just 0.01 centimeters in front of his pupils!
Kakashi was stunned, "Nani? He stopped!" While he was stunned, Kōkō raised his left hand, deflecting Kakashi's White Light, then his right hand thrust directly towards Kakashi's throat!
Kakashi retracted his sword to block. A clear ding sound was heard, sparks flying. This also piqued Kōkō's interest. He pulled back and retreated. In his eyes, Kakashi had already become his prey. There was no way he could escape. Might as well play with him a bit longer.
Otherwise, guarding this bridge for so long was so boring! So Kōkō faced off against Kakashi with the mentality of a cat toying with a mouse.
Kōkō's mocking gaze and lazy demeanor made Kakashi furious, but he understood that now was not the time for reckless bravery. His comrades needed his help!
Just as he tried to pull back and retreat, the evasiveness in his eyes revealed his intention. Kōkō immediately picked up on this signal, his smile instantly disappearing, replaced by a gloomy expression.
I finally decide to play with you, and you want to run? Isn't that a bit disrespectful?
Kōkō directly used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Kakashi.
"So fast!" Kakashi exclaimed in surprise. However, Kōkō didn't care whether Kakashi was surprised or not.
His right hand shot towards Kakashi's chest. Kakashi raised White Light to block. Another ding sound, Kōkō's right hand blade connected with White Light again.
"Give up. With me here, don't even think about leaving this fight. Get serious, or you will die." Kōkō's words carried a warning.
Kakashi had no choice but to turn and engage Kōkō in battle again. Kōkō always managed to dodge the moment Kakashi swung his sword. No matter how hard Kakashi tried, his blade couldn't touch Kōkō in the slightest.
On the other side
Nohara Rin saw Uchiha Obito get kicked flying and hurried forward. She knelt on the ground, placed Uchiha Obito's head on her lap, then used her hands to perform a medical ninjutsu, Mystical Palm Technique.
A faint green light glowed on Nohara Rin's hands, which she then pressed against Uchiha Obito's waist.
Uchiha Obito's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed. The pain from his wound also continuously eased.
Not far away, Ōishi's figure appeared. He looked at Mogura. "Are you okay." He was not good with words. In his eyes, there were only missions and comrades.
Mogura took a deep breath. After the pain in his neck subsided, he slowly stood up. He shook his head. "I'm fine. What about that brat?"
Ōishi looked towards the direction where Obito was kicked, then his pupils constricted. What did he discover? This Konoha team actually had a medical ninja!
This was a rare find! With some training, she could be useful later! In an instant, Ōishi had an idea.
Thinking of this, Ōishi once again silently activated his Secret Technique, Camouflage Hide Technique. His figure moved towards Obito and Nohara Rin.
In his eyes, Nohara Rin's value was much higher than the other two brats right now. Moreover, Nohara Rin was quite good looking...
He quietly walked behind Nohara Rin, then reached out his wicked hand towards her back.
However, the next moment, Uchiha Obito woke up. His eyes were blood red. The three tomoe seemed to possess a magical power, causing Ōishi to become somewhat dazed. For a moment, he couldn't even maintain the Camouflage Hide Technique, and his figure reappeared.
Uchiha Obito saw Ōishi's hand reaching for Nohara Rin's back. He roared, forcing his injured body to move. "Haaaaa!!!!!"
Uchiha Obito's shout brought Ōishi back to his senses, but it was too late! Uchiha Obito's right hand, holding a kunai, stabbed towards Ōishi's heart.
Squelch. The sound of the kunai tearing through flesh was heard. Nohara Rin's pupils constricted. Only then did she realize a tall man had appeared behind her. His hand was frozen mid air, but Rin had a premonition that if Obito hadn't acted, she would most likely have been captured.
Ōishi's eyes were still moving, clearly indicating this stab hadn't pierced his heart! Just as he prepared to pull back and retreat, Nohara Rin placed her hand over Obito's hand, then activated Strange Strength!
Obito's hand was not injured, but the kunai directly pierced through Ōishi's heart and shot out!
Mogura's heart was pounding wildly. He quickly used the Substitution Technique, then crouched in the grass. He saw a kunai send his substitute log flying, then firmly nail it to a tree.
Mogura broke out in a cold sweat. Looking in the direction the kunai came from, he could see the young girl and the brat holding hands, while Ōishi stood there motionless.
He couldn't help but complain, "Ōishi, what are you doing! You can't even handle two brats! What use are you?"
Right after he said this, Ōishi's body fell backward, hitting the ground with a thud.
Ninjas were ultimately creatures with high attack and low defense. A single kunai could easily take their lives!
Mogura was stunned. Kōkō was also stunned. Kakashi was... no, wait, Kakashi was seizing the opportunity to attack!
Due to Ōishi's death, Kōkō's movements faltered. Kakashi's eyes lit up. It was an opportunity! He slashed out with his sword. A flash of blade light, and Kōkō's right arm was severed, falling to the ground!
Kōkō's consciousness returned. He gritted his teeth. "Damn it! You bastard!" But thinking of his bleeding arm, he restrained himself.
Staggering backward, he used his remaining left hand to take three smoke bombs from his waist and threw them at the ground.
Poof, poof, poof
Instantly, white smoke filled the entire battlefield. Kōkō sprinted towards a cave not far away. Seeing this, Mogura also followed. Kakashi circulated his chakra, formed hand signs, and opened his small mouth. "Wind Release, Wind Break Technique!"
Immediately, he spat out a strong wind from his mouth, soon dispersing the white smoke. He saw Kōkō and Mogura heading towards the cave and mentally noted this information. Then he turned and walked towards Obito and Rin.
Obito was now covered in cold sweat, his hand trembling slightly. The moment he was kicked flying, an image had flashed in his mind.
"Kōkō, I'll leave this to you. I'll take this young girl back." Then, he appeared behind Rin, just like the previous action, and abducted her back to the cave. He used genjutsu on her, tortured her, forced her to reveal intelligence!
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