Obito fought with everything he had!
Whether it was a sudden burst of strength or the sight of Rin Nohara being captured,
He actually managed to go head-to-head with the merchant who'd effortlessly defeated Kakashi!
The enemy merchants were no pushovers either!
"Captain Baki, this guy's got the Sharingan! He's giving us serious trouble!"
"Doesn't matter. We've got numbers on our side — wear him down!"
"You got it!"
Obito was caught in the middle of a brutal and chaotic fight!
...
Ten minutes later.
Obito's chakra was nearly depleted!
"What the hell!"
"If it weren't for your damn numbers, I, Obito Uchiha, wouldn't back down from any of you!"
The merchants were stunned. Though they were Chunin, this was the first time they'd faced such a fearsome opponent.
"Obito Uchiha! I respect you as a true warrior!"
Baki, their captain, gave Obito a thumbs-up.
They battled relentlessly for what felt like an eternity!
Finally, Obito collapsed, barely conscious!
Yet just before slipping into unconsciousness, he managed to say one last thing.
"Don't lay a finger on my... girl!"
"You got it!"
The Sunagakure merchants clapped in admiration!
After all these years on the battlefield, this was the first time they'd met someone who could match them in combat!
And someone so loyal and honorable too!
They were deeply moved.
"Brothers, even though we're not on the same side as this Obito Uchiha, if he survives this, I, Baki, will surely call him Big Brother!"
"Damn right! As fellow warriors, if not for opposing loyalties, I, Tiger, would accept him as my elder brother too!"
"I, Leo, agree as well!"
"I, Harry, do too!"
After agreeing among themselves, the men solemnly hoisted Obito onto their shoulders and carried him away.
As for Kakashi, he was dragged along the ground by one of the merchants.
"You worthless piece of crap! I'd have slit your throat already if it weren't for Big Brother Obito! I don't even get why someone as weak as you needed to be captured."
Kakashi's eye twitched — barely noticeable, but there.
In the dungeon.
Several figures were bound tightly to stone pillars!
Kakashi looked at the Obito Uchiha beside him with some confusion.
Obito had truly been knocked out, but Kakashi was fake.
Likewise, Rin Nohara was also fake.
"This clueless idiot — now I get why Teacher Ye Liang didn't tell him the plan. With that brain of his, he'd have spilled everything in five minutes flat."
"Yeah," Kakashi nodded, though strangely enough, he felt a pang of envy toward Obito during the drag earlier.
"So what now?"
"The teacher said if we pretend to be captured, we'll draw out the real mastermind behind this. Since he said that, there must be a reason. Let's wait."
"Fine."
After finishing their conversation, both shut their eyes and pretended to be unconscious.
Several hours passed — roughly. A dark shadow silently slithered into the dungeon. It didn't walk upright like a man, but instead glided across the floor!
"Hiss!"
The shadow flicked its tongue as it arrived at Kakashi's cell.
"Tsk tsk tsk, never expected to run into someone from the Uchiha clan here. This is truly heaven's blessing!"
The dark shadow revealed a trace of delighted surprise.
Just as he was about to carry Obito Uchiha away on his shoulder, several Sunagakure ninjas suddenly rushed out from the entrance.
"Who goes there!"
The group cried out in alarm.
Kakashi also opened his eyes at this moment.
"Damn it! I can't form seals!"
Bound by special ropes, they were naturally unable to break free from the stone pillars.
Suddenly, the shadowy figure opened its mouth and swallowed Obito Uchiha in front of everyone.
"No!"
Kakashi was horrified!
He had imagined every possible outcome, but never expected this.
"What are you! Why did you attack Obito!" Kakashi shouted at the dark figure. He barely got a glimpse before it struck—it was a massive white-scaled serpent, over two meters long!
Who the hell is this?
At that moment, the Sunagakure ninjas guarding the prison also rushed inside.
"Obito big brother!"
The leader Baki was shocked!
Although he was older than Obito, deep down he had already been completely awed by Obito's strength. Now seeing Obito eaten, he naturally lost all composure.
"Wind Release—Blade of Wind!"
A loud roar!
A blue chakra blade swept from Baki's fingers toward the white serpent.
"Clang!"
A buzzing sound rang out as the snake's scales rang like metal—but it remained unscathed!
"How could this be! It's just a summoned serpent beast; how could it possibly withstand the Blade of Wind attack!" Baki exclaimed in shock.
Meanwhile, the white serpent was already charging straight toward their group!
"You dare ambush me! Tch tch tch!" It quickly knocked over the surrounding Sunagakure ninjas, then slithered toward the dungeon exit.
"Hurry up and release us!"
Kakashi shouted loudly, but right now everyone was chasing the serpent and no one paid him any attention.
"Tch tch tch! Obito, please don't end up in trouble!"
Outside the dungeon,
Two figures blocked the white serpent at the entrance!
"You must be the murderer who killed the Fourth Kazekage!" Granny Chiyo said coldly, with her younger brother Ebizō standing beside her.
"Tch tch tch. Never thought you'd manage to track me down. Looks like I underestimated your Sunagakure after all."
"Why? We of the Land of Wind don't seem to know you, do we?"
"Hahaha! No, we've never met! But isn't it extremely fortunate for your Kazekage to serve as my experimental material?" The white serpent suddenly burst into laughter, and then, its body wriggled like meat, slowly growing a pair of arms before transforming into a human form.
"Orochimaru! It's you!"
Granny Chiyo, knowledgeable as she was, immediately recognized the ninja before her.
"That's correct! It's me, Orochimaru! If it weren't for that brat Ye Liang ruining my plans, I wouldn't have ended up looking half-human and half-demon like this!"
"Cursed Ye Liang, I will take revenge!"
[Magnet Release—Iron Sand Drizzle]!
Orochimaru formed the hand seals swiftly with both hands. Suddenly, fine rain composed of iron sand fell from the sky. There was so much iron sand falling that soon, the entire ground was covered.
"This is impossible! Magnet Release is our bloodline limit of the Land of Wind! How can you, a Konoha ninja, use it!" Granny Chiyo gasped in terror.
"Haha!"
"I've already mastered the Kinjutsu that absorbs others' ninjutsu. Given enough time, I will become the new Ninja God! I will go to Konoha for revenge!" said Orochimaru.
[Magnet Release: Gold Sand Burial!]
"This is The Fourth's ultimate technique! We're in trouble!" Granny Chiyo quickly grabbed her younger brother and leaped to an open area behind them. But the Gold Sand Burial kept coming — like rolling dunes of gold, wave after unstoppable wave.
"Sister! We can't escape! Use the secret technique!"
"Okay!"
The two siblings quickly formed hand seals. Ten puppets wielding various weapons burst up from underground.
[White Secret Technique: Ten Royal Guards Formation!]
These were the ultimate puppets created by the puppet master Bunpachiro. They had always been controlled by Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure Village. Facing Orochimaru's Gold Sand Burial now, she had no choice but to deploy them.
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