"How did you even get here?!"
Obito was stunned.
He didn't recognize Qianhu Men. Unlike Yagura, after helping him eliminate the daimyo (feudal lord) of the Land of Rivers, Obito immediately retreated to the shadows. Small fries like Qianhu Men simply never crossed his path.
"The one who'll kill you!"
Qianhu Men fell silent. The fight between Obito and Yagura had already played out in front of him.
These two were extremely powerful!
They outclassed him by a huge margin!
The reason he'd waited until now to strike was because both combatants had injured each other and consumed considerable chakra. Previously, even facing just one alone, Qianhu Men wouldn't have dared to attack at all.
Must finish this quickly!
Qianhu Men made his decision.
As the Ice Dragon was about to hit Obito, he leaped into the air, formed hand seals, and summoned an enormous underground water vein from beneath the battlefield!
Attacking from the air alone wasn't enough — Qianhu Men launched another assault from underground.
[Water Release: Water Dragon Projectile!]
Using the characteristics of underground water flow, he easily summoned another water dragon that attacked Obito from behind.
Caught between a double attack from both sides — it was like being trapped between the layers of a sandwich cookie!
Obito furrowed his brow, but the mask hid any true emotion from view.
"This is all you've got?" He said coldly.
Leaving Yagura behind, he strode toward the ice dragon.
Without any visible movement, both the ice dragon and water dragon collided with his body — but inside his body?
Qianhu Men stared in confusion. Suddenly, he realized that Obito seemed intangible. Although the dragons struck toward him, they caused no damage — instead passing right through him as if he wasn't there.
Kamui!
Obito's space-time ninjutsu didn't just absorb objects it touched; it could also teleport his own body.
Before Qianhu's attack arrived, he'd already transferred his body into the Kamui dimension.
Qianhu had only struck a phantom.
"Now it's my turn, you damn trash!" Obito Uchiha was furious.
Getting ambushed repeatedly — even someone with the best temper couldn't possibly tolerate this.
Through Kamui, he directly transported handfuls of shuriken from the space-time dimension!
Besides absorbing things, Kamui naturally could also release them!
Innumerable shuriken flew toward Qianhu Men. Since they were deep inside a pit — with underground water as the only escape route — there was nowhere else for him to hide.
"Damn it!" Before Qianhu could finish speaking, a calm hand gently placed itself on his shoulder.
"Tsk tsk tsk, so you're Lord Rivershadow? Never expected you old guy to have this skill too, but your usefulness ends right here!"
Yagura had awakened!
Because of Qianhu's interference, Obito momentarily relaxed control over his ocular power, causing the hypnotized Yagura to completely regain consciousness.
He coldly surveyed his surroundings. His body suddenly transformed, and he was instantly surrounded by a vast torrent of blue chakra.
Soon after, a turtle-shaped blue apparition flickered faintly around his body.
Tailed Beast Cloak!
Three-Tails Isobu!
Tsk, now it's my turn! Yagura Karatachi laughed loudly. However, his first move wasn't to attack Obito—he crushed Qianhu Men beneath his foot, turning him into a pile of mush!
Old fox, one opponent is more than enough for me. I don't need another! Yagura Karatachi said coldly.
Then he raised his hand and deflected Obito's incoming shuriken.
In his tailed beast transformation state, Yagura's power was tremendous. Ordinary ninja tools couldn't touch him anymore. Plus, Obito's strength was weakened, and he could no longer use genjutsu to control Yagura Karatachi's mind.
Right now, Yagura Karatachi was practically invincible!
So, how important it was to become an old schemer—Yagura Karatachi had completely demonstrated it.
Even so, I'm still not afraid of you!
As if understanding Yagura's thoughts, Obito shouted furiously and rushed straight toward him.
Because he was using space-time ninjutsu, Yagura couldn't harm him just yet.
However, after some time of continued exhaustion, that might change.
Space-time ninjutsu required increasingly stronger ocular power. Each usage placed a burden on the eyes. Obito was gambling—hoping he could kill Yagura before that burden overwhelmed him.
Meanwhile, Yagura was also placing his bet.
Would he be able to hold out until Obito collapsed from total chakra depletion?
Thus, the battle dragged on.
At this moment, far over a thousand meters away, Ye Liang quietly picked up Naizi—one of the survivors—and moved aside.
It seems your old subordinate won't cut it either. He was defeated immediately upon engagement.
Grandpa Qianhu died for the nation—that is his honor. When I return to power, I will consider posthumously granting Grandpa Qianhu an official title.
Hmph.
What use is an honorary title when someone's already dead?
Seeing this, Ye Liang stopped waiting any longer.
The two before him had nearly finished their fight. At this point, all he needed was to lift a finger—it would end everything.
Slowly, he walked forward.
What exactly is a schemer?
This was what a schemer looked like!
First, Yagura Karatachi had secretly deceived Obito, then Obito ambushed Yagura Karatachi, followed by Qianhu Men attacking Obito from behind!
Afterwards, Yagura Karatachi turned and struck down Qianhu Men...
This endless chain—one scheme following another—was absolutely insane!
Now, Ye Liang was making his move. He would break this endless Russian nesting doll of schemes!
He would be the ultimate survivor—the last schemer standing!
Yagura Karatachi's eyes widened in shock. While watching Obito closely, he suddenly felt a sharp pain pierce his back.
By now, prolonged combat had caused Isobu's chakra cloak to gradually dissipate. Naturally, Yagura Karatachi's defensive capability dropped drastically.
Ye Liang stood there holding a single shuriken in one hand, driving it straight into Yagura Karatachi's heart.
Just like Yagura had stabbed him before—replicating the move exactly!
It's you! But you were supposed to be—
Yagura's eyes flew wide open. He twisted his head in disbelief—it was Ye Liang. Then, slowly, he tumbled into the deep crater below.
"You can't possibly be faking your death."
Ye Liang drove a shuriken wrapped with explosive tags straight into Yagura's body, and the latter instantly shattered into pieces.
Killing him wasn't enough—this scheming old fox deserved to be made an example of.
"Next up—it's your turn, Obito!" Ye Liang turned his gaze toward the Masked Man.
Obito's blood ran cold.
"How do you know my name is Obito?! Who exactly are you?!"
Obito had always revealed himself to others as Madara Uchiha. Now suddenly, Ye Liang had called him by his real identity—he was completely stunned!
"Just a drifting wanderer," Ye Liang replied, standing tall with his hands behind his back.
He wiped his hands clean from Yagura's death, and a shadow of sorrow flickered across his face.
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