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"Kisame was lucky. If Obito hadn't acted, he'd be dead," Shin remarked, watching the scene unfold.
Shin observed Kisame being rescued, somewhat admiring Kisame's luck. It truly was quite good.
"Thanks."
Kisame thanked Obito. He had almost lost his life just now. Though not afraid of dying, he didn't want to die like that.
"Looks like this will be difficult."
Obito ignored Kisame's thanks, his expression extremely grave.
The Eight-Tails' chakra, combined with the Third Raikage's speed and strength, was a formidable opponent.
Crucially, this opponent's defense was also formidable. It had shattered Samehada with a single punch, yet seemed unharmed itself.
"
The figure moved like lightning, its attack clearly aimed at Obito—
However, when the attack struck Obito, it passed right through him, not harming him in the slightest.
Obito was constantly in his Kamui intangible state, existing in another dimension. No attack could affect him.
This was the power of intangibility.
This Dōjutsu was quite broken, almost unbeatable in some respects, though it still had many weaknesses.
But those weaknesses were only apparent when Obito used it...
In Shin's hands, this intangibility was almost unbeatable. Shin's ocular power was immense, so the Kamui he copied seemed to have evolved.
....
After several consecutive attacks failed to hit Obito, the Eight-Tails, not being an idiot, realized Obito possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu.
Since it couldn't deal with this masked man, it would target the previously injured Kisame.
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Kisame, though severely injured, had no trouble using Ninjutsu. A shark-shaped water bullet shot towards the Third Raikage puppet.
The Third Raikage puppet didn't dodge... Having fought the Third Raikage many times, it knew the puppet's durability intimately.
So, it stood there, taking the attack head-on, making no attempt to defend.
The puppet's body withstood the Water Style attack completely unscathed. An attack of this level truly couldn't harm the Third Raikage.
After all, the Third Raikage also bore the title of "Strongest Shield." Whether it was well-deserved or not, his physical strength was undeniable.
"
Seeing his previous Ninjutsu attack had no effect, Kisame used Water Style again, this time unleashing an A-rank Ninjutsu.
With Kisame's terrifying chakra reserves, his Great Waterfall Technique was comparable to a tsunami, crashed towards the Third Raikage puppet.
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The Eight-Tails, of course, wouldn't just take hits without retaliating. A Tailed Beast Ball shot out, blasting the water wave apart. The force of the explosion sent the impacted Kisame flying.
As for Obito, he was naturally unharmed. Injuring Obito wasn't an easy feat.
The Kamui intangibility Dōjutsu was truly shameless. The Eight-Tails's Tailed Beast Ball attack still had no effect.
"Is that really a puppet?" Kisame asked Obito after climbing to his feet and wiping the blood from his mouth.
Could a puppet created by Shin Uzumaki possess such immense power? Are you sure Shin Uzumaki isn't controlling it right now?
Kisame's suspicion was shared by Obito.
Obito was also wondering if Shin Uzumaki was controlling it—
In reality, they were overthinking it—although Shin was watching the show, he hadn't intervened. It was The Eight-Tails controlling the puppet.
If Shin had been controlling it, Kisame would be dead by now, and Obito wouldn't be faring much better.
Don't think Kamui is unbeatable. Obito's Kamui had many flaws. With Shin's understanding of Kamui, finding a weakness and defeating Obito would be too easy.
"Retreat," Obito suddenly said to Kisame.
"Hmm?" Kisame looked at him with confusion. Are we giving up on capturing the Eight-Tails?
"You leave first. I'll capture the Eight-Tails." Obito told Kisame.
Giving up? Of course not.
But Obito wanted to send Kisame away.
It wasn't because Obito was planning some ultimate move, but because Obito wasn't confident he could succeed.
What if he failed to capture the Eight-Tails and Kisame witnessed it?? That would be too embarrassing.
Humiliating scenes absolutely could not be seen by others...
"Alright."
Kisame agreed immediately. He had great faith in Madara Uchiha—capturing a mere Eight-Tails shouldn't be a problem.
He hadn't seen the previous battle where he was severely injured, while Madara Uchiha hadn't suffered a scratch.
Kisame then retreated without hesitation, leaving only The Eight-Tails-controlled Third Raikage puppet and Obito Uchiha.
Shin found this scene rather amusing. Being clever, Shin had already roughly guessed Obito's thoughts.
....
"Let's have some fun, shall we, Obito." Shin smiled faintly. His smile spelled doom for Obito Uchiha.
Shin Ocular power connected to the Third Raikage puppet, instantly taking control.
Although Shin had handed control of the Third Raikage puppet to The Eight-Tails long ago, since it was a puppet Shin created, he could control it at any time.
After Shin took control of the Third Raikage puppet, its aura changed slightly, but Obito Uchiha apparently didn't notice.
"
This was a technique Shin had developed specifically to seal Space-Time Ninjutsu. It was perfect for dealing with Obito Uchiha, effectively sealing his Kamui intangibility.
And what would happen if Obito Uchiha's Kamui intangibility was sealed?? Obito Uchiha's strength would be reduced by at least half, if not more.
This wasn't an exaggeration. Most of Obito Uchiha's strength actually relied on Kamui intangibility, at least before he became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
As for after he became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, that was a different matter. Right now, there wasn't even a hint of the Ten-Tails.
"What's going on?" Obito was somewhat panicked.
He discovered his Kamui had lost its effect. This was Obito's strongest ability, the one he relied on for survival!
Now that it was ineffective, Obito, though appearing calm on the surface, was panicking internally. He almost turned and fled.
Alas... it was too late. Even if Obito wanted to turn and flee, he had no chance!
BAAAAAAAAAAAAM!
Obito's jaw suffered a heavy blow. An uppercut to the jaw sent Obito flying. Only after feeling the pain and realizing he was airborne did Obito react.
"Huh?" Obito wondered, confused.
The difference in strength before and after was too great. The puppet hadn't seemed this powerful just moments ago.
It wasn't that it wasn't strong before; it was strong. But now, it was as if it were a different person controlling it.
Before he could think further, Obito Uchiha was attacked again. An axe kick slammed Obito down from the sky.
Even then, it wasn't over.
A Lightning-clad fist smashed towards Obito Uchiha's head, sending him flying dozens of meters again, crashing through several trees, his mask shattering.
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