Damn it!
Obito coughed up blood, his face twisted beneath his mask.
Seeing the massive claw descending upon him, his left Sharingan radiated an intense crimson light!
Izanagi!!!
Whooosh...
Obito's body was crushed like clay, smashed into countless fragments scattering through the air!
White, red, and dark crimson flesh and blood splattered all over the ground!
Huff... huff... huff...
Huff... huff...
Huff...
Fugaku staggered, unable to stand, collapsing to the ground as his Susanoo quickly dissipated.
At that moment, space trembled, countless sealing runes surfaced, and then withdrew into the distance.
The white barrier transformed from invisible to visible, retracting from the edge of the Uchiha Clan Grounds back toward its center.
Time-Sealing Barrier, Released!
Obito's shattered body began to blur, transitioning from solid to illusory before vanishing entirely.
In the space behind Fugaku, a vortex twisted.
A figure emerged from illusion into reality, Obito, full of hatred, lunged to grab Fugaku with one hand!
"Clan Head, look out!!"
"Clan Head!!"
Several Uchiha immediately shouted warnings.
At the very moment Obito grabbed Fugaku!
Bang!
Fugaku turned into a pile of wooden logs!
Obito was stunned!
A Substitution Technique!?
When did he prepare that!?
Did he already know about Izanagi!?
A trace of fear surged in Obito's heart!
Could it be, the entire Uchiha Clan knew all of his secrets!?
Obito panicked. A vortex rose within the space!
He had to escape!
But the vortex formed much slower than usual.
Crap! Was it because of excessive ocular and chakra consumption, or was it a lingering effect of the Time-Sealing Barrier!?
Swish! Swish! Swish!
This was exactly the moment everyone had been waiting for!
As if rehearsed, the surrounding Uchiha once again unleashed a barrage of shuriken and kunai, flying in waves toward him.
Two Uchiha with swords closed in to strike.
Obito was forced to abandon entering the Kamui space.
Shuriken passed through Obito's body, embedding into the ground behind him.
The two sword-wielding Uchiha had anticipated their strikes would pass through Obito, so they had reserved their strength for defense.
Obito was nearly at the end of his rope, blacking out repeatedly.
On a tree branch nearby, Fugaku's figure appeared, panting heavily, he too was at his limit.
He had no strength left, forming a hand sign, the remaining Uchiha swapped out their thrown weapons and launched another wave.
This time, the projectiles were tied with wires, after passing through Obito, they could be pulled back, making them even deadlier and impossible to withstand directly!
Combined with the two sword-wielding Uchiha attacking in shifts, they left Obito no room to breathe.
Obito kept fleeing, trying to form a vortex and enter Kamui space.
But Fugaku and the Uchiha clansmen relentlessly pursued him.
Obito could only let the projectiles pass through him repeatedly.
He didn't dare counterattack the two Uchiha in close combat, their tight coordination meant if he tried to materialize, he would be cut down instantly.
Obito realized with horror, Fugaku truly knew everything, all of his secrets.
The time it took for him to enter Kamui space was longer than the time it took to pull someone else into Kamui.
They even had a specially trained tactical squad ready for him.
Obito no longer had the will to fight, with his Sharingan's secrets fully exposed and without Izanagi, he didn't dare keep fighting.
His ocular power was depleted, his right arm completely gone, his body riddled with weapons, bleeding heavily, dizzy and weak, he was in worse shape than ever before.
Now that the Time-Sealing Barrier was lifted, he had to escape their attack range and find a chance to enter Kamui space!
Obito stomped hard on the ground, sprinting outward.
Thud, thud!
Several Uchiha continued trailing him closely, throwing projectiles and coordinating their sword techniques to interrupt Obito's movement.
Fugaku gradually fell behind, but he gritted his teeth, determined to see Obito die here!
Obito's vision darkened, his strength was fading fast. Was he going to die here?
"Tch tch tch… Looks like you're in quite a miserable state..."
A playful, mocking voice echoed.
Normally an irritating tone, but it revived Obito's spirit.
Zetsu had arrived!
Sure enough, from a tree trunk, Zetsu slowly emerged.
The Uchiha pursuing from behind immediately stopped.
They vigilantly stared at this black-and-white-faced enemy.
Obito took the opportunity to widen the gap between them.
A part of the white half of Zetsu's body split off and flew to Obito's shoulder.
Obito's shoulder squirmed, slowly regenerating into a white arm.
Obito clenched his fist.
Finally, he had a hand again, and some chakra replenishment.
Obito spun around sharply, countless tree branches shot out from his arm!
Who would have thought Obito would suddenly recover, five Uchiha were caught off guard, brutally sent flying by the branches.
All five were wounded.
Fortunately, Obito's chakra was insufficient, otherwise, the injuries would've been far worse.
Fugaku, who had caught up, sighed deeply upon seeing this scene, it seemed they had failed.
He hadn't expected another enemy to show up, now Obito could easily use Kamui to escape.
Cough, cough... Obito coughed up blood.
He had no chakra left, his Wood Release wasn't very effective anymore.
Even with Zetsu beside him, turning the tide of battle wasn't realistic.
"Let's go." Obito, enduring his weakness, prepared to activate Kamui while bleeding profusely.
Just as the vortex began to form, more shuriken and kunai came flying with precision and force.
Aimed precisely at Obito's head, heart, and neck, all fatal points.
"Clan Head!"
A shout rang out! Uchiha Kimei had arrived with Yoki, both coming to reinforce.
Obito's heart jumped!
These damn Uchiha were relentless!
Fugaku's condition wasn't good either, his ocular power was overdrawn, his eyes streaming with blood tears, if not for the ocular power sealed into his eyes by Natsuki's Transcription Seal...
He would probably be blind by now.
His blurred vision made it impossible to throw projectiles anymore.
Susanoo also drained a huge amount of chakra, he was utterly exhausted.
Now, he was operating on sheer willpower, the unyielding belief that he must capture Obito.
Thankfully, two clansmen had arrived, Yoki and Kimei each went after Black Zetsu and Obito.
Although Zetsu possessed Wood Release, after the earlier battle his chakra was low, especially after splitting a part of himself to heal Obito.
Thus, he merely stalled against Yoki.
Obito, seeing Kimei's youthful face, felt a surge of anger, Since when did every random brat dare to mess with me!?
Kimei slashed with his blade, Obito didn't even bother dodging, allowing the blade to pass through his body.
Obito reached out toward Kimei, Kimei widened his Sharingan, seeing the hand draw closer and closer.
Kimei reversed his grip, withdrawing his blade.
Obito resisted the urge to attack, because Fugaku had also drawn his sword and joined the fray.
Obito had no choice but to maintain his intangible state.
Kimei's strikes missed, and Obito's attacks missed as well.
Kimei remained cautious, each sword strike coordinated flawlessly with Fugaku. Their rehearsed tactics left Obito no choice but to abandon multiple attack attempts.
While moving, Obito searched for any opening he could exploit.
He didn't believe Fugaku could hold out much longer.
Obito was absolutely right.
Fugaku was at his limit.
After two rounds of offense, Fugaku felt his strength waning.
No! I absolutely can't give up like this!
Obito must die!