The Uchiha clan's Fire Release wasn't ordinary Fire Release!
They had a natural affinity for fire chakra, and their Fire Release techniques naturally carried extra power. Once this move was unleashed, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say even Yagura might struggle to walk away unscathed — let alone Hiruzen Sarutobi.
But Yagura was fine!
His body transformed into a puddle of water, and within the sea of flames, he vaporized into steam, dispersing entirely from the attack of the [Massive Fireball].
"Tsk tsk tsk, I knew all along you sneaky bastards couldn't be trusted. Good thing I kept a trick up my sleeve, heh!" Yagura reappeared at a safe distance from Obito.
"A Water Clone, huh? No wonder you're a Kage-level master. Truly troublesome!" Obito exclaimed before immediately getting back into a defensive stance.
In a battle between Kage-level masters, even a moment's slip could mean death. One must never allow their opponent even the briefest moment to recover, or it could cost them their life.
[Fire Release - Great Flame Annihilation]!
Another torrent of flame erupted from Obito's mouth toward Yagura, but the latter stood unshaken. With a single hand seal, he countered using a massive wave of rushing water.
[Water Release - Great Waterfall Technique]!
[Water Release - Hiding in Mist Technique]!
After neutralizing Obito's flames with his waterfall jutsu, Yagura followed up with the Hiding in Mist Technique.
Kiri was most notorious for exactly this technique. It could instantly change the battlefield environment, leaving enemies unable to see through the thick fog while allowing Yagura to strike unseen.
He stared at Obito, his eyes momentarily showing hesitation before twisting into mocking amusement.
Single-handed seal.
Yagura's figure slowly vanished into the mist.
"Shk!"
A Shuriken narrowly grazed Obito's cheek.
There wasn't a sound around him.
Obito rubbed his face as another Shuriken flew straight toward him. Yet again, not the slightest noise accompanied it. Even the wind from the flying weapon was completely swallowed by the dense fog.
"Yagura! This time you broke the agreement first, and yet you still dare strike to kill? Show some decency!" He spat in fury, but silence answered him.
Another Shuriken zipped past his neck.
"Yagura, you're nothing but a cowardly turtle hiding inside a shell! Don't act so high and mighty — I've never seen anyone as disgusting as you, groveling on the ground like some pitiful wretch!" Obito hurled another insult, but Yagura remained silent. His eyebrows knitted tighter together.
Obito Uchiha had originally planned to provoke Yagura into speaking — that way he could pinpoint his location. But now it seemed far easier said than done.
"Shsh!"
This time, it wasn't just Shurikens. A three-meter-long roaring water dragon surged toward Obito from behind. What made it terrifying was how completely silent it was despite its monstrous size!
That was the terrifying nature of Kiri's Assassination Technique!
Yagura Karatachi once killed countless powerful ninja stronger than himself using this very strategy.
"If that's how you want it, then we'll end this together!"
Obito finally snapped!
With a furious roar, his pupils suddenly morphed into the shape of the Mangekyou Sharingan, sending invisible spatial distortions rippling outward.
[Fire Release - Explosive Wind Dance]!
*BOOM!*
Suddenly, a stream of fire spiraled around Obito's body from thin air, and the surrounding space began warping under the influence of his space-time dojutsu.
In mere moments!
The distortion suddenly intensified, unleashing a storm of space-time chaos from the warped dimension! Not only was the mist scattered, but the raging fire dragon within also grew larger amidst the storm, eventually merging into a flaming tornado that spiraled outward toward everything around.
Ancient Vase.
Crushed!
Golden and Silver Treasure Chests.
Crushed!
Even Naizi Fujiwara, far away from the scene, was caught in the flames.
Yet she stood unmoved. Other than a brief flicker of shock, she remained perfectly composed.
"Oh well, all the efforts of the Land of Rivers over the years are gone in an instant!" Naizi sighed suddenly. Her face twisted, and in an instant, she transformed into Qianhu Men.
She was an imposter!
Realizing this, the true Qianhu Men quickly used Shifting Body Technique to escape from the cellar beneath the Land of Rivers.
"Dong dong dong!"
The ground began to tremble.
The mighty General's mansion of the Land of Rivers came crashing down in that instant. A fire dragon roared into the sky, lighting up the sleepless night.
"Damn! You bastard are actually this strong!" Yagura rode atop a fire dragon, escaping through a crack in the ground. Behind him closely followed Obito Uchiha, filled with raging fury.
The latter's fire dragon kept intensifying—it raged even more intensely once it met the outside air, as if fed by the very atmosphere itself!
Yagura ran!
His Hiding in Mist Technique had been neutralized, nearly costing him one hand. Continuing to fight Obito head-on was definitely not a wise move.
Under enormous pressure, he sprinted frantically toward the distance.
Obito chased relentlessly behind.
After the Storm Wind Scattering technique faded, he flashed repeatedly across space, moving like an ancient Eastern teleportation method—like the fabled 'shrinking the earth' technique—covering vast distances without walking. Before long, he had pulled far ahead of Yagura!
If it weren't for the path Yagura had run beforehand, he would have already been caught by now!
"This won't do! Even if my speed is great, there's no way I can outrun Space-Time Ninjutsu! I must kill him completely!" Yagura made up his mind, immediately transforming into a Water Clone that vanished on the spot, while his real body concealed itself underground using Earth Release.
Obito's figure darted past that area.
"Are you hiding? Hmph! Do you think I'm helpless just because you're hiding?"
[Kamui!]
He roared fiercely, quickly slamming his palm onto the ground!
A huge chunk of earth instantly got sucked into an endless alternate dimension under the effect of space distortion!
This was the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, a legendary ocular jutsu capable of warping space itself. His Mangekyou Sharingan could draw everything nearby into another world. He intended to shift the entire surrounding land, leaving Yagura nowhere to escape.
Instantly!
Mud almost a hundred meters deep disappeared out of nowhere!
A circular pit thirty meters wide abruptly emerged on the territory of the Land of Rivers.
"Hss!"
Yagura gasped sharply, unable to react before plummeting into the abyss below. There was nothing left around him to cling onto.
Yagura, who had originally hidden underground to stage a surprise attack, had made a fatal miscalculation!
"You think you can still escape now!"
Obito Uchiha coldly stared at Yagura. At that moment, his ocular power fully activated, causing the latter to resemble a foolish fool helplessly dropping straight to the ground.
"Boom!"
A large circular crater appeared in the ground.
He cast a cold glance at Yagura.
Just as Obito was about to kill Yagura, a massive ice dragon suddenly smashed down from above.
"Cursed thief, die!"
It was Lord Rivershadow's Qianhu Men!
He had been biding his time ever since escaping the basement—even though Obito and the others had nearly forgotten about him, the moment they finished dealing with their other enemy...
The Land of Rivers was about to face another catastrophe!
At this moment, the enormous ice dragon surged forward as if electrified with energy.
If Ye Liang were here, he would undoubtedly notice that this ice dragon was even more powerful than the one he faced before!
That old fox had been holding back his true strength all along!
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