[Splash—]
[Kakashi's expression is incredibly grim.]
[A massive sphere of water has him trapped.]
Kakashi Hatake: "..."
As it turns out... it seems nothing has changed.
He was still controlled by the Water Prison Technique.
How embarrassing!
He still has to rely on his subordinates for rescue.
Just as he was thinking this, a sudden change occurred in the images on the black-framed large screen.
[Boom—]
["You bastard!"]
["What do you think you're doing to Kakashi-sensei!"]
[The thick mist was instantly blown away.]
[The executioners blade flew toward Zabuza at extreme speed.]
["Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"]
[Whoosh—]
[His confidence restored, Sasuke decided to avenge his previous humiliation.]
[Naruto shook his head and smiled.]
[He hadn't noticed before just how easy this kid Sasuke was to fool.]
[He didn't follow them to join the fray.]
[There was still someone else hiding in the heavy mist.]
[Tazuna was here, and he still needed protecting.]
[Of course, he wasn't just sitting and waiting for death either.]
[Poof—]
[He created a Shadow Clone and sent it to take action.]
[Unfortunately.]
[The person hiding in the mist seemed even more cautious than him.]
[And there was no trace of malice.]
[It was highly likely that upon seeing him create a Shadow Clone, they immediately hid underwater.]
[As such, finding the opponent right away would be quite difficult.]
[On the other side.]
[Under the coordination of Sasuke and Sakura.]
[Zabuza didn't dare to underestimate them.]
["So there's an authentic Uchiha here too?"]
[Zabuza no longer maintained the Water Prison Technique.]
[Kakashi managed to break free.]
[His entire aura changed.]
["You're just two brats. Don't think that smugly putting on a headband makes you a Ninja!"]
["Those who haven't experienced life and death—in other words, only those written in my manual—are true Ninjas!"]
[Zabuza was still taunting, constantly taunting!]
[Kakashi was thoroughly enraged.]
[He could not tolerate being such a waste.]
[His emotions shifted violently.]
[Finally.]
[Kakashi stopped pretending and showed his hand.]
[Swish, swish, swish—]
[In the next instant.]
[The mist in front of Kakashi vanished.]
[Zabuza was also exposed in his line of sight.]
[Sasuke and Sakura immediately stopped in their tracks; this scene was beyond everyone's expectations.]
[Even Naruto sensed it.]
["Hey, this feeling... the Mangekyo Sharingan!"]
["Naruto, you guessed right."]
[Naruto didn't reply.]
[That feeling just now... was indeed somewhat familiar.]
[Even the Great Fox said so.]
[It seems his perception wasn't wrong.]
[Kakashi's left eye was indeed Uchiha Obito's eye.]
['The records mentioned it.']
['A transplanted Sharingan cannot be deactivated.']
['It requires a constant consumption of Chakra to maintain.']
['This is the main reason for Kakashi's low Chakra reserves.']
['That feeling just now... is very similar to the Masked Man's Mangekyo Sharingan.']
['The hypothesis was correct; the Masked Man is indeed Uchiha Obito.']
['It evolved into the Mangekyo Sharingan... even the Sharingan transplanted into Kakashi's left eye socket evolved as well...']
['There's nothing about this in the records... a bold guess...']
['Uchiha Obito disappeared for a long time, very likely related to Uchiha Madara. Then... what could have caused him to suffer such intense stimulation again, and even Kakashi as well... and the two were very close... the two eyes resonate with each other, and the images they see are the same.']
['It could only be the death of Rin Nohara.']
[Whoosh—]
[He slowly exhaled a breath.]
[Naruto felt that the truth was more or less this.]
['Moreover, it's highly likely that this was also part of Uchiha Madara's plan.']
['After intense emotional shifts, an Uchiha's personality will change drastically.']
['This way... everything makes sense.']
[While Naruto was deducing.]
[Inside the Kamui dimension.]
[Uchiha Obito lay quietly atop a crystal coffin.]
[He often fell into a deep sleep to escape the cruel reality.]
[The falsehoods he spoke of were merely a disguise.]
[Plus, having had his arm severed by Naruto earlier.]
[And having transplanted White Zetsu limbs and Hashirama cells.]
[At this moment, he was in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.]
["Rin..."]
[Uchiha Obito murmured.]
[Sealed in ice inside the crystal coffin beneath him was precisely the corpse of Rin Nohara.]
[She looked very peaceful, like a sleeping beauty.]
[The only imperfection was the bloody hole in her chest, left by Kakashi's heart-wrenching words.]
[Within the Kamui dimension, which resembled a field of tombstones, this scene appeared somewhat eerie.]
[Hum—]
[Just then.]
[A spiral-shaped spatial fluctuation appeared above Uchiha Obito.]
[Uchiha Obito's brow furrowed as he was startled awake from his illusory dream.]
[He opened his eyes and first glanced below; inside the crystal sarcophagus, everything was normal.]
[Uchiha Obito touched his cheek.]
["Rin... do you also loathe this fake world?"]
[He wiped away the water droplets on his face.]
["Tears... Rin, are these your tears?!"]
[No sooner had Uchiha Obito finished speaking.]
[Splash—]
[The next second.]
[A large amount of thick mist, along with lake water, gushed out from the spiral-shaped spatial fluctuation above.]
[It accurately targeted Uchiha Obito's position.]
[...]
[Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—]
[Zabuza, relying on the extreme hand speed of someone single for many years, rapidly formed hand signs.]
[Hum—]
[Kakashi's Sharingan spun wildly.]
[Then, he synchronized his hand signs with Zabuza's.]
["Sharingan?!" Sasuke was startled.]
["Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"]
["Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"]
[Finally, after 44 signs, the technique was complete.]
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Mei Terumī: "..."
Senju Tobirama: "44 signs... you two..."
Senju Tobirama was truly speechless.
Mei Terumī helplessly facepalmed.
To think you're an S-rank Rogue Ninja of the Hidden Mist Village and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
A 44-sign Water Release... Good heavens.
How is Kakashi exactly the same... Before the signs are even finished, the opponent would be in your face.
[Naruto: "..."]
["Does this technique really have that many signs?"]
[Naruto expressed his confusion.]
[But he was also impressed despite not understanding it.]
[After all, 44 signs—could it be that such a Water Release, like the Shadow Clone and Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, has a complete version?]
[Boom—]
[As for the result, Naruto was naturally a bit disappointed.]
[It was just a very ordinary Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.]
[Kakashi and Zabuza's water dragons collided.]
[Aside from causing water to surge over, it didn't inflict any other damage.]
["Completing the signs in such a short time... he completely copied Zabuza's movements."]
["So impressive!"]
[Sasuke's face was full of solemnity.]
[Sakura blinked and hoisted the executioners blade onto her delicate shoulder.]
["It looks like... it could be shattered with a single strike."]