Pain and Konan perched on a tree branch, clearly not interested in ganging up on Obito Uchiha.
By then, Yagura Karatachi had already caught up.
[Water Style Water Dragon Bullet Technique]
Yagura Karatachi summoned water vapor from the air, shaping it into a powerful dragon that surged toward Obito Uchiha.
[Fire Release: Great Fireball]
After completing the hand seals, Obito Uchiha gathered chakra in his throat and spat out a massive fireball.
The fireball collided with the water dragon, instantly exploding outward in all directions.
A fine mist began to fall like gentle rain.
Meanwhile, Yagura Karatachi had already used Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Obito. The hook at the end of his polearm lashed out straight at Obito's back.
Obito countered by using Intangibility via Kamui to dodge.
As Yagura passed through his body, Obito re-solidified and swung his scythe from behind toward Yagura Karatachi.
Yagura reacted instantly, forming hand seals while turning to face Obito head-on.
[Water Release: Water Shard]
He unleashed a rapid-fire stream of water shards at Obito.
Forced to dodge again, Obito once more activated Kamui's intangibility.
Thanks to the intangibility, Obito's scythe passed right through Yagura's body without doing any damage.
Yagura increased the distance between them.
He stared seriously at Obito. "I see now. When you use that intangible ability, your own attacks become intangible too."
Obito cast a scornful glance at Yagura before beginning to form hand seals with both hands.
[Fire Release: Explosive Tempest Dance]
Combining Kamui with Fire Release, Obito first twisted the surrounding space to create spiraling winds, then exhaled a rotating serpent of flame from his mouth. The swirling flames merged with the windstorm, forming a massive firestorm heading straight for Yagura Karatachi.
[Water Release: Water Encampment Wall]
Yagura infused water chakra into the ground, raising a vertical wall of water from below.
As the flames struck the wall, steam rose continuously.
Suddenly, Yagura felt uneasy. He could sense his water wall weakening, unable to hold back Obito's fiery onslaught.
Quickly, he began forming seals rapidly.
[Water Release: Water Pillar]
He gathered chakra in his throat and expelled an enormous water sphere from his mouth. Upon hitting the ground, the sphere expanded outward, finally extinguishing Obito's raging flames.
But by then, Obito had already charged forward, scythe raised high.
Yagura swung his polearm as well, ready to block the attack.
But Obito's scythe passed right through Yagura—and through Obito himself.
Remembering this trick, Yagura assumed Obito would solidify behind him and strike from behind.
So Yagura turned instantly, forming a one-handed seal as he swung his polearm at Obito.
And Yagura was right—Obito did intend to solidify behind him and launch a sneak attack.
But this time, it was exactly the direction Yagura had turned to.
Obito Uchiha's scythe was attached to a chain. Yagura Karatachi's attention was completely on Obito, failing to notice the scythe's chain creeping up from behind.
Caught completely off guard, Yagura was immediately ensnared around his neck by the chain.
With a hard yank of the scythe, Obito sent Yagura crashing down onto the ground.
Then Obito spun around and slammed his right knee down on Yagura's back. He pressed the blade of the scythe against Yagura's throat.
"The outcome has already been decided, Fourth Mizukage! Be my puppet like a good boy!"
Yagura replied coldly, "Isn't it too early to declare victory?"
The next moment, Obito suddenly turned intangible.
Because of Obito's Intangibility, Yagura successfully freed himself from the chain's grip.
The reason Obito shifted into intangibility so suddenly was because Yagura had borrowed the Three-Tails' chakra. A spiked tail appeared behind him, swinging toward Obito and forcing him to become intangible to dodge.
Yagura continued forming hand seals with one hand.
[Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!]
Yagura created a mirror made of water. From the mirror emerged an exact copy of Obito Uchiha.
Obito's Replica used the Great Fireball Technique on him before rushing forward.
Obito first used Intangibility to evade the fireball. Then he activated Kamui again, pulling the Replica straight into another dimension.
Witnessing this scene, Yagura froze momentarily.
He hadn't expected Obito to deal with the replica so easily.
This suggested the Replica couldn't use that intangibility technique to dodge attacks—was that a Kekkei Genkai?
Yagura had already noticed Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan (Kaleidoscope Copy Wheel Eye) earlier. Now he concluded that this power to penetrate anything must stem from the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Yagura had no way to counteract Obito's Intangibility. Plus, there were still two other seemingly powerful ninja who hadn't even entered the fight yet.
In that case…
Yagura used the Water Mirror Technique again, replicating Pain and creating another Replica.
Yagura's mastery over the Water Mirror Technique hadn't reached the level of the Third Mizukage—he could only produce one Replica at a time.
Fighting three-on-one wasn't in his favor, but if he had an extra replica to assist in battle along with his Tailed Beast transformation, then the advantage would shift to him.
However, the moment the Replica appeared, Pain unleashed [Shinra Tensei], which shattered the Replica into droplets.
Yagura frowned tightly—this repulsive force was also a Kekkei Genkai?!
Who—or what—were these people?!
Unwilling to give up, Yagura used the Water Mirror Technique again, replicating Konan this time.
Seeing Yagura replicate her own image, Konan showed some interest and descended gently to land on the ground.
She raised one hand toward her replica.
[Dance of the Paper Figures!]
Her entire right arm transformed into paper-like shreds.
Konan controlled these paper shards, shaping them into a spear and hurling it directly at her replica.
The Replica also used the [Dance of the Shikigami], transforming into a spear that it hurled forward.
The two spears collided midair, shattering into countless pieces of paper that scattered and vanished.
Konan's eyes widened slightly with surprise. She summoned a pair of paper wings through the [Dance of the Shikigami] and soared upward by flapping them.
The Replica also created a pair of paper wings and rose into the air to face Konan.
Suddenly, Konan powerfully flapped her wings, sending a barrage of paper blades toward the Replica. These paper fragments were infused with chakra—an energy force unique to ninja—which made them harden and incredibly sharp.
The Replica performed the [Dance of the Shikigami] exactly as Konan had.
Countless paper fragments filled the air, clashing midair in a chaotic flurry.
Just when Yagura Karatachi thought this Replica might aid him in battle, Konan suddenly cried out, "Explosion!"
A deafening explosion erupted midair, leaving Yagura Karatachi utterly stunned.
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