"Gekko Takura!" Uchiha Shisui arrived a second too late, his short sword slashing through the air where Uchiha Obito had been standing.
The man who had just been killed was Gekko Takura, an elite Jonin from the Gekko Clan. Although the team had known this mission would be dangerous and that the risk of death was high, Shisui had not expected a companion to die so quickly.
"Tch..." Shisui gritted his teeth in anger, but Obito simply stepped back, dodging the blade with ease.
Ignoring the furious glares from the remaining team members, Obito sneered, his body sinking into the ground once more.
"He loses his intangible state the moment he attacks! Everyone, pair up and cover each other!" A sharp voice rang out, coming from a man with pineapple-like hair—Nara Shikaku.
Shikaku was from the Nara Clan, known for their high intelligence and tactical acumen. Having observed Obito's behavior carefully, he quickly deduced that Obito's ability to phase through attacks had a weakness—it could not be maintained while attacking.
Buzz!
Obito reappeared silently behind another Jonin, aiming a sharp wooden branch at his back. But this time, the Jonin's partner reacted swiftly, hurling a kunai at Obito.
Faced with the incoming kunai, Obito's body flickered and re-entered his intangible state, abandoning the attack.
"You caught on quickly," Obito remarked, surprise flickering in his eyes. The elite Jonin team had already noticed the flaw in his ability. However, he remained unfazed.
"These elite Jonin are indeed experienced in combat, as expected." He was calm. Even if they had discovered his weakness, it didn't mean they could exploit it. As long as he stayed intangible with Kamui, their attacks were still useless.
"Wood Release: Advent of Hell's Chaos!" Obito formed a series of hand seals, and thorny trees erupted from the ground, spiraling upward and attacking the remaining eleven ninjas at high speed.
The elite Jonin scattered to evade, but the thorn trees attacked with overwhelming speed.
Puff!
A Jonin from the Sarutobi Clan wasn't fast enough and was impaled by one of the thorns, lifted into the air by the sharp branches. His body convulsed as blood poured from the large holes in his chest, internal organs spilling out as he gasped for his final breath.
The Jonin team was now down to ten.
"Damn it!" Shisui's face twisted in anger as another comrade fell. His Mangekyō Sharingan spun violently as rage surged within him. But despite the power of his eyes, Obito had been careful to remain intangible, never giving Shisui a chance to use Kotoamatsukami.
"I'll take him on! Everyone else, support me from a distance!" Shisui's figure flickered as he used his Body Flicker Technique, surrounding Obito with afterimages.
Buzz!
Obito, seeing Shisui's approach, immediately phased into the ground to avoid him. Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan made him a far more dangerous opponent than the others. To Obito, attacking the other Jonin was a safer approach.
Clang! When Obito resurfaced, a long metal chain appeared in his hand. As he phased through another Jonin, the moment his body became tangible, he swung the chain and wrapped it tightly around the man's body.
Puff!
A sharp wooden branch extended from Obito's other hand, piercing the Jonin's heart. The man collapsed lifelessly to the ground.
Nine remained.
Ignoring Shisui, who was now charging toward him, Obito vanished into the ground again, moving unseen toward his next target.
Puff, puff, puff!
One by one, the Jonin fell. The battle was utterly one-sided, with Obito methodically hunting down his enemies.
Half an hour later, the once-peaceful clearing was littered with bodies. Every elite Jonin lay dead, their corpses riddled with stab wounds or crushed under the weight of Obito's devastating Wood Release. The only one still standing was Shisui.
"You're the last one." Obito's single visible eye gleamed with a cold red light as he looked at Shisui. Beneath his mask, a cruel smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"You'll pay for this!" Shisui's voice trembled with fury. His Mangekyō Sharingan pulsed with murderous intent, and his body trembled as he glared at Obito.
In a flash, Shisui activated his Shisui-ryu Body Flicker Technique, creating a dozen afterimages that charged at Obito from all directions.
"Fire Style: Explosive Wind Dance!" Obito called out, distorting the space around him with Kamui. A violent gust of wind surged forward as a massive snake of fire erupted from his mouth, sweeping across the battlefield.
The swirling flames formed a tornado of fire, pulling Shisui's afterimages into its deadly vortex.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
One after another, Shisui's afterimages were consumed by the firestorm. In mere moments, the forest had been reduced to ash and scorched earth.
As the flames died down, Obito stood at the center of the desolate landscape, his gaze drifting toward a massive green figure in the distance—Shisui's Susanoo.
Shisui stood within the protective shell of his Susanoo, blood and tears streaming from his eyes as the strain of battle weighed heavily on him.
Swish, swish, swish!
The breastplate of the green Susanoo opened, and a barrage of chakra arrows shot out, aiming for Obito.
Puff, puff, puff!
Each arrow hit the ground where Obito stood, tearing massive holes in the earth, but none of them touched him. His intangible form rendered the attacks useless.
"It's pointless. You can't hit me, but I can hit you!" Obito taunted, his voice filled with disdain.
In a blink, he closed the distance, phasing through the powerful defenses of Susanoo.
Boom!
The massive hand of Susanoo slammed into the ground, but Obito had already slipped inside its defenses.
"Release!" Shisui cried, dispersing Susanoo as he attempted to fight Obito directly.
Boom, boom, boom!
The two Uchiha clashed with immense force, trading powerful blows and high-level ninjutsu. The ground beneath them shook as the destructive force of their battle tore through the surroundings.
Puff!
At last, Obito's thorny tree pierced Shisui's body. Blood mixed with shredded internal organs spilled from Shisui's mouth as his body was lifted into the air, impaled on the branches.
Uchiha Shisui, one of Konoha's most formidable ninjas, was defeated.
(End of Chapter.)
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