Chapter 58: The Izanagi Gambit
Hearing this, Uchiha Naoki laughed mockingly. "Izanagi! The Uchiha clan's forbidden jutsu. It can turn events unfavorable to you within a certain period into an illusion, transforming only favorable outcomes into reality! Although the cost is blindness in one eye, it can reclaim a life. And depending on the user, the duration varies!"
As he spoke, he grinned brightly at the still-dodging Uchiha Obito. "And I'm guessing your duration is ten minutes. That means you can't be killed within these ten minutes."
Hearing these words, Uchiha Obito's pupils constricted sharply, and his figure froze. He was engulfed by the first lava hound and annihilated on the spot!
But immediately, he reappeared not far from Uchiha Naoki. His eyes were extremely gloomy as he stared at Naoki. "How do you know this?!!" His tone held a clear note of panic.
Why? Because the knowledge of 'Izanagi' should only be known to him right now. How could Uchiha Naoki know? Could he truly possess the power of foresight?
Uchiha Obito shouted excitedly, "Just who are you?!!" His mind was already in turmoil.
"I am who I am, a different firework!" Uchiha Naoki replied rather smugly, then grinned even more mockingly. "What? Masked Man... oh, no, it should be Lord Uchiha Obito. Are you sure you want to waste your ten minutes of invincibility from 'Izanagi' on useless words?"
"Calculating from when you activated it until now..." He actually pulled out a timer quite seriously, glanced at it quickly, then immediately closed his eyes again. "Hmm, seven minutes and thirty-two seconds! Only about two minutes left. Do you really want to keep wasting it?"
But the name 'Obito' made Uchiha Obito even more agitated, as if electrocuted. "Shut up! What Uchiha Obito? I don't know him!!"
He immediately charged at Uchiha Naoki. "Since you've seen through it, I'll stop pretending! Make you understand! In the next two minutes, you will face an unprecedented violent assault!"
Facing the ferocious Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Naoki twitched his lips. "Then I truly look forward to it!"
Like a blazing demon god, his entire body swelled violently, erupting with a terrifying aura. "Magma World: Scorching Detonation!"
BOOM!
Suddenly, like a solar storm passing through, everything around Uchiha Naoki was instantly destroyed. Uchiha Obito didn't even have a chance to utter a sound before being reduced to ashes.
"Next one, here!" Uchiha Naoki opened his eyes, his three-tomoe Sharingan spinning rapidly. Augmented by Observation Haki, he quickly locked onto Uchiha Obito's reappearance point. "Lava Burst Shot!"
The moment Uchiha Obito appeared, he was enveloped in scorching lava. With a sizzle, Uchiha Obito was annihilated again.
"Magma Style: Crimson Canine!"
"Too Slow!"
"Lava Burst Shot!"
"Magma World: Scorching Detonation!!"
Every time Uchiha Obito merely appeared, Uchiha Naoki's attack was already waiting for him. His invincible, immortal body was actually being worn down by Uchiha Naoki. He couldn't even execute the suicidal assault he intended.
According to his plan, during his Izanagi's effective duration, it should be Uchiha Naoki who was severely injured and powerless to fight back. But now, why was it him? And in such an aggrieved manner!
"Damn it!!" Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth and shouted. "Why do I keep falling into your rhythm?!"
Only thirty seconds of effective time remained. He had to find a way to break this predicament.
The next moment, he was annihilated once more in the searing lava.
"Are you going to make a move?" Uchiha Naoki keenly sensed the emotional fluctuation in Uchiha Obito just before his annihilation. In that case, he had to prepare immediately.
He swallowed a soldier pill and created a shadow clone to replace himself again. Using the gap before Uchiha Obito's reappearance, his main body hid underground.
"He's here!" Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone immediately detected Uchiha Obito's trace. "Too Slow!"
BOOM!
The soaring flames instantly annihilated the appearing Uchiha Obito. But he vanished with a bang.
"Not good, a shadow clone!" Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone had anticipated this, but to deceive Uchiha Obito, it still feigned a changed expression and attempted to retreat.
"Hmph, you think I'll give you the chance?!" Uchiha Obito's main body suddenly appeared behind the shadow clone. A black rod shot from his hand, stabbing out.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone was truly formidable, leaping up again to evade the strike. But this also forced him to turn and face Uchiha Obito involuntarily.
"It's over!" Seeing this, Uchiha Obito grinned. "Letting your guard down and opening your eyes here will be the greatest regret of your life! Genjutsu: Puppet Body Manipulation!"
The Mangekyō's genjutsu stared forth, immense ocular power erupting. Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone suddenly froze.
Seeing this, Uchiha Obito was overjoyed. He quickly formed seals, slapped the ground, and shouted, "Sealing Technique: Spirit Seal!"
Whoosh!
A large mass of curse seals rose from the ground again. This time, Uchiha Naoki's shadow clone was bound without any suspense. The black curse seals immediately transformed into bizarre patterns, and the chakra aura on the clone rapidly faded.
"Die!" Seeing this, Uchiha Obito didn't hesitate, immediately piercing the shadow clone's chest.
"Did I succeed...?" Killing Uchiha Naoki this way, Uchiha Obito breathed a long sigh of relief but suddenly felt it was unreal. How could Uchiha Naoki, who had forced him into such a disadvantage and was so mysterious, die so easily?
Fifteen seconds left of Izanagi!
BOOM!
Just as this thought crossed his mind, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled violently, and a scorching aura erupted. Uchiha Obito immediately realized what was happening and quickly retreated.
BOOM!
The next moment, a pillar of lava burst from the ground where he had just stood, the heat distorting the surrounding air.
"Trying to ambush me, thinking you can..." Seeing this, Uchiha Obito felt quite smug as he retreated. He knew Uchiha Naoki wouldn't be killed so easily.
But!
A sudden, sharp pain piercing through his chest instantly froze the pride in his eyes.
"How is this possible?!" Looking at the canine head protruding from his chest, Uchiha Obito let out a roar of disbelief. "Uchiha Naoki, you're toying with me again!!!"
Behind him, Uchiha Naoki's main body landed on the ground. The shadow clone pierced through the chest by Uchiha Obito also vanished with a bang.
The plan to lure the enemy with a shadow clone had succeeded.