Chapter 56: A Dance of Deception
"Heh, that's right!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Naoki grinned from the air, and an even more terrifying rain of fire attacks followed immediately.
"A pointless test!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Obito gave a disdainful look and snorted coldly, continuing to phase. All attacks were still useless!
But right at that moment!
A mass of lava behind him suddenly exploded, transforming into Uchiha Naoki with a bang.
A shadow clone!
Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone had remained in a lava state. The lava that Uchiha Obito had phased through naturally wouldn't harm it. It threw a punch at parts of Uchiha Obito's body that weren't currently phased.
"Not good!"
Facing this, Uchiha Obito's expression changed. He quickly phased the corresponding area. Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone's attack passed through his body in mid-air.
But!
Just as Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone hadn't completely passed through Uchiha Obito's body, Uchiha Naoki's main body suddenly attacked, blasting out a fiery giant fist. "Too slow!"
Large enough to completely engulf Uchiha Obito.
This blow made Uchiha Obito's real pupils contract.
Why?
The timing was perfect. Just right to hurt him!
Because he couldn't move while phasing and diverting others' attacks. Facing this fist large enough to swallow him, he could only phase his entire body to avoid harm; otherwise, it was over.
"Damn it, did this guy see through something about my ability?" Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth, unwilling to believe it.
Now he had only two choices:
Either phase his entire body and enter the Kamui dimension, directly disappearing from the shinobi world, naturally avoiding this blow. But full-body phasing could only last for five minutes and consumed a massive amount of chakra. When the time was up, materialization was mandatory! And at the moment of materialization, with Uchiha Naoki's terrifying perception, he would definitely seize the opportunity to strike head-on. If he didn't stay in the Kamui dimension permanently, he would have to materialize voluntarily. Then it was the same problem again. With Uchiha Naoki's terrifying insight, he would definitely seize the moment of materialization to injure him.
Or, at the moment Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone passed through his body, open the Kamui dimension to swallow the incoming lava fist. But then he would have to remain materialized and could still be attacked.
After weighing the pros and cons, Uchiha Obito chose the second option!
"Since you're afraid of being attacked, then I'll swallow both the shadow clone and the main body into the Kamui dimension!" Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth, urging the maximum devouring effect.
A huge spacetime vortex appeared, pulling the body that had released the superheated fist and the shadow clone about to pass through his body into the Kamui dimension.
But!
The hot lava that landed behind Uchiha Obito exploded again, transforming into Uchiha Naoki. "You didn't really think that was my main body, did you?"
He grinned with success. "This is the moment we've been waiting for!"
Instantly, he closed in on the materialized Uchiha Obito. In the latter's pupils, which had contracted to pinpricks, his arm blasted forth with extreme brilliance. "Magma Style: Dark Hound!!!"
Thud!
This was a blow Uchiha Obito never expected and couldn't believe.
"Ahhh!!!"
The pain from the intense heat instantly spread throughout his body, immediately replaced by the weakness and panic of losing his life.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Obito quickly broke free from Uchiha Naoki's arm. But facing the terrible situation of his pierced chest, shattered heart, and other scorched internal organs, he was helpless!
"You actually... saw through my ability? Impossible..."
Gush!
Before he could finish, he vomited mouthfuls of blood, mixed with charred black internal organs.
"What, you can't believe your ability was seen through in a single encounter? You should have imagined it. There are no invincible abilities in this world. Since I dare to face you, do you think I wouldn't be prepared? You don't think you're the only one with information on me, while I know nothing about you, do you?"
Uchiha Naoki looked at the distant Uchiha Obito and said mockingly, "I just wonder, at this moment, will you remember the fear of being dominated by the Fourth Hokage?"
Hearing Uchiha Naoki's teasing words, Uchiha Obito barely supported his body, gritting his teeth as he shouted, "What do you think you are? How dare you compare yourself to the Fourth Hokage!!"
Blood continuously flowed from under his mask, but Uchiha Obito was extremely agitated. "Don't think that just because you were lucky enough to analyze my ability after the Konoha incident, you have the same strength and wisdom as the Fourth Hokage..."
As his breath grew weaker, his tone became fiercer. "Don't think you've won! I still have many abilities I haven't shown! Brat!"
But his agitation stemmed from his unwillingness to accept the facts. He could lose to a shinobi powerhouse like the Fourth Hokage! But a kid like Uchiha Naoki? Absolutely not! Moreover, he claimed to have seen through Uchiha Naoki completely. How could he suddenly be at a disadvantage? He couldn't accept the shame of being slapped in the face.
Also, why did Uchiha Naoki know about his defeat by the Fourth Hokage? Only he and the Fourth Hokage should know about that.
Uchiha Obito's body fell to the ground, then slowly disappeared.
Uchiha Naoki also quickly swallowed two soldier pills to restore his strength. It might seem like he took Uchiha Obito's life easily, but it cost him two shadow clones. His loss was quite significant.
But the next moment!
The space behind Uchiha Naoki suddenly distorted. A hand in a black glove reached out abruptly, shooting several enormous shuriken. The shuriken were wrapped in extremely oppressive curse seals.
The Spirit Seal!
"Just now, I underestimated you. But this time..." Uchiha Obito's voice was extremely sharp. "I will be extremely vigilant of you! Meet your death!"
Uchiha Obito, who had clearly been killed by Uchiha Naoki, reappeared.
As Uchiha Naoki hastily retreated from the shuriken, the Mangekyō under the mask suddenly spun. "Genjutsu: Puppet Body Manipulation!"
This was the Mangekyō genjutsu used to control the Fourth Mizukage, one of his trump cards. A single glance was enough to hit.
But Uchiha Naoki, as if anticipating this, quickly closed his eyes.
"Hmph, fool!" Seeing this, Uchiha Obito couldn't help but snort coldly. "Closing your eyes can indeed avoid genjutsu, but you'll also lose the insight granted by your Sharingan. Even if you have extremely strong perception ability..." He instantly rushed to Uchiha Naoki. "...can it compare to the dynamic vision of the Sharingan?"
A punch heavily struck Uchiha Naoki's face, sending him flying.
There was a bit of revenge in it.