Chapter 36: Why Are There Always surprise in the Kamui Dimension?
Fate brings people together even if they are a thousand meters apart.
Perhaps the impression from their last meeting was too profound; both sides recognized each other at first glance... What kind of experience is it to meet an old acquaintance in a foreign land, only to find they are a mortal enemy with a blood feud?
The corners of the mysterious Masked Man's eyes tightened, the scars on his body still faintly aching, "Long time no see... So the one who nearly took me down with them was a crow's clone... Hehehe..."
"Obito... what's wrong with you?" Zetsu realized his companion's state wasn't quite right.
"Caw!"
Body Flicker Technique!
Kitahara's figure instantly vanished from its spot!
Obito's Sharingan could only see a shadow flash past, "Zetsu, run!"
The Venus flytrap didn't dare ask more questions and quickly sank into the ceiling. The crow's wings suddenly tightened, ordinary bird feathers acting like sharp weapons, splitting Zetsu's head in two...
This kind of injury, for Zetsu, was at most the loss of a White Zetsu clone. Obito saw Zetsu summon a clone and repair its injuries, then relaxed slightly.
Afterward, he refocused his gaze on Kitahara, "Indeed, to have been able to outwit me last time, it seems you truly aren't an ordinary Ninja Crow!"
"Obito, it's..."
"The one who nearly blew me to death during the Nine-Tails rampage last time... This time it didn't achieve its goal, but it can still eliminate a hidden danger..." The Sharingan in the mask's eyehole grew brighter, then suddenly began to bleed...
"Caw!"
Kitahara's sharp cry seemed capable of tearing eardrums... This person, actually trying to control it! What an opportunity... If the Sharingan fails...
He doesn't have time to activate Kamui now!
Kitahara charged forward decisively. The unprepared Uchiha Obito was sent flying by its wing! A Tailed Beast Bomb condensed in its beak in an instant, closely following Obito!
Boom!
The massive explosion alarmed the small town...
After the smoke dissipated, Uchiha Obito stood in the huge crater, spitting, "Pah, can't be controlled by the Sharingan, huh..."
He had reacted instantly after being hit by Kitahara's wing and entered the Kamui dimension, barely escaping. Otherwise, he might have really met his end here this time.
Even so, blood began to seep out from under his mask; the force of the wing strike had injured him again... This crow had seen his true face. Uchiha Obito simply took off the patterned mask.
"Obito... are you alright?"
"If I can't even handle a single crow, how can our plan proceed?" Two chains extended from Uchiha Obito's sleeves, clattering...
Facing a mere crow, what was there to fear! It was just carelessness just now... With his Kamui Mangekyo, how could he lose!
However, Obito's heart was also pounding. After all, last time's surprise was a bit too big... He could only silently repeat in his mind: "Cannot use the Kamui dimension to absorb anything... can only use it to dodge attacks... only dodge..."
Kitahara looked at Obito's chest. At the moment of contact just now, a tiny crow-shaped seal had appeared there, currently moving around...
After being marked by Flying Thunder God, how will you escape, young man?
As long as he entered the Kamui dimension, it was equivalent to opening the door to that space-time. A Flying Thunder God user could then enter Kamui based on the mark on him... As for not being able to get out after entering, wasn't that what shadow clones were for – to be sent to their deaths?
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
The crow's shadow clone, holding a Tailed Beast Bomb in its beak...
Staring at the charging Obito...
Young man, since you've already seen the Tailed Beast Bomb in my mouth, shouldn't you enter the Kamui dimension to dodge it, as a sign of respect?
As Kitahara expected...
The shadow clone, after using the Flying Thunder God Technique, vanished from its spot.
Inside the Kamui dimension, Uchiha Obito stared in astonishment at the crow clone holding a Tailed Beast Bomb in its beak, speechless... A second later, pieces of White Zetsu rained down. Obito, covered in blood, collapsed in front of the crow...
His Kamui dimension had been blown up again!
"Space-time ninjutsu..."
Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth, glaring furiously at the crow with a mocking look in its eyes.
Addicted to this, are you?
A perfect counter to Kamui?
Obito had no way of detecting the traces of the Flying Thunder God Technique before being directly bombarded by the Tailed Beast Bomb. His clothes and White Zetsu shell were once again blown to smithereens, and he still didn't know how many of his bones were intact.
He still had scars from last time's injuries! Even if the Hashirama cells' life force was strong, it couldn't withstand dying and coming back to life multiple times!
Zetsu, as a spectator, was already dumbfounded, "...What's going on..."
He hadn't seen clearly what happened at all. That crow just summoned a shadow clone, and then Uchiha Obito was bleeding all over the place?
Are you kidding me, bro?
No matter what, Uchiha Obito still had to be saved... His performance level had dropped drastically, but his past achievements were worth Zetsu protecting.
Wood Style: Cutting Technique!
Zetsu silently moved to Obito's side, flinging out a dozen wooden stakes towards the crow. Kitahara, attempting a finishing blow, could only retreat quickly...
A White Zetsu clone emerged from the ground, tightly enveloping Obito's body, temporarily taking over Obito's ability to move.
"Kamui can't be used in front of it... Let's go first!"
Zetsu could only nod. What combat power did he have... He didn't even understand this battle right now, only knowing one thing: Obito was on the verge of death again!
Currently, the Gedo Statue hadn't absorbed a single Tailed Beast, and it still had to provide life force back to Uchiha Obito... If this losing business continued, it would go bankrupt sooner or later!
Zetsu was on the verge of a breakdown, but all he could do was anxiously summon White Zetsu clones to die, covering their retreat. Creating more White Zetsu later would be another expense...
"Caw!"
A dozen White Zetsu had just popped their heads out when they were swept away by a Tailed Beast Bomb. The crow quickly chased after Uchiha Obito... If it didn't pursue, it would be letting a tiger return to the mountains!
Mayfly Technique!
The White Zetsu enveloping Obito, along with Zetsu himself escaped into the ground...
"Caw!"
Kitahara, holding a Tailed Beast Bomb in its beak, fiercely shot it out, hitting that patch of earth! Uchiha Obito and Zetsu were sent tumbling out by the explosion... After landing, the two suddenly turned into two White Zetsu corpses.
How did those two guys escape? Kitahara wondered, then could only blast the White Zetsu corpses on the ground to ashes... before flapping its wings and departing.
Underground.
Uchiha Obito and Zetsu wretchedly emerged from the Kamui dimension... After entering the earth, they had sensed the Tailed Beast Bomb closely following them.
In this situation, they could only take a gamble.
Gamble that the crow had low intelligence and would think they had already escaped... In reality, using the cover of the ground, they entered the Kamui dimension and then ordered two emergency support White Zetsu to transform into their likenesses and die in their stead.
"Too dangerous, Obito..." Zetsu's expression was exceptionally tense. They used to command the winds and rains in the ninja world; when had they ever been so miserable...
"Pfft..." Uchiha Obito couldn't stop the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, his breathing gradually weakening, "First, let's find the Gedo Statue. As for the rest..."
Before he could finish speaking, Obito completely lost consciousness... His body couldn't support using Kamui to escape; he could only manage to hide temporarily for a moment. If that crow had stayed a few seconds longer...
Kitahara probably could have focused on raising its cub from then on.
(End of this chapter)