Chapter 663: Armament Haki Susanoo
"He actually managed to figure something out," Obito said, both surprised and pleased.
Kakashi winning was the best possible outcome for him.
"Kakashi senpai is amazing!" Yamato exclaimed.
Even while watching from the side, he could sense the terrifying power of that final slash. The purple lightning strike seemed as if it could tear everything apart.
If he had to face an attack like that, even if he used his strongest defensive Ninjutsu, he would probably be destroyed in an instant. The gap was simply too vast.
"The Ninja Academy is interesting, but I can't neglect my training," Yamato decided inwardly.
After entering the Ninja Academy, the gap between him and his seniors had grown even wider.
"As expected of Kakashi. He even defeated Guy, who had won so many times. Is he going to become the strongest this time?" Rin was a little surprised.
Guy had dominated the team rankings for too long, so being eliminated in the first round this time felt very sudden to Rin.
Kakashi and the others were always like this, occasionally making sudden and rapid progress that she found difficult to understand. Perhaps this was the difference between geniuses and ordinary people.
"The previous number one was only the previous number one. Defeating Guy doesn't really prove anything," Obito immediately explained, unable to bear Rin's misunderstanding.
They had not held ranking battles in a long time, and everyone's strength had changed greatly. They could not use the previous rankings to judge their current power.
"Number Three, Shisui, versus Number Four, Obito."
After healing Kakashi and Guy, Mugetsu continued acting as the referee.
Shisui and Obito, whose names had been called, quickly walked into the sparring ground and assumed their fighting stances.
"I must win!" Obito took a deep breath, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve.
Without a doubt, this was his most hopeful chance.
Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan abilities could not be used, while Obito could use Kamui's intangibility.
Moreover, if he lost in the first round and Kakashi won the whole thing, wouldn't he be unable to look Kakashi in the eye for a long time?
"This won't be easy," Shisui thought, constantly reviewing the battle plan he had come up with yesterday.
His compatibility against Obito could only be described as terrible.
The Genjutsu he excelled at was difficult to affect Obito, who possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan, and Tsukuyomi, which might have been effective, could not be used because of the rules.
"Begin!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
With great synchronicity, the two of them simultaneously condensed chakra and unleashed fireballs.
Boom!
Two large orange red fireballs violently collided, creating a huge explosion.
In the end, both fireballs dissipated at the same time, leaving only scorched earth behind.
"Flame Breathing, Full Concentration!"
Obito focused his breathing, condensed chakra in his eyes, activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and burst forward with chakra.
Besides needing Kamui's intangibility, he also needed the Sharingan to defend against Shisui's Genjutsu.
After the Sharingan evolved, Shisui's already powerful Genjutsu had become even stronger and could not be underestimated.
Shisui also focused his breathing, activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and advanced with the Body Flicker Technique.
Whoosh!
Shisui's body vanished from where he stood, then instantly reappeared at Obito's side, delivering a swift punch toward Obito's ribs.
However, Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan had already perceived all of it.
Prepared in advance, Obito twisted his body at an incredible angle, skillfully avoiding the fatal blow, then immediately counterattacked.
The chakra he had condensed beforehand burst forth as he struck a palm toward Shisui's carotid artery.
Shisui calmly raised his left arm, which was covered in Armament Haki, and blocked Obito's palm. At the same time, his right hand changed from a fist into a palm, slashing toward Obito's attacking arm.
Bang! Bang!
Obito threw his left fist, colliding with Shisui's palm.
Their figures rapidly flickered across the open ground. Fists and palms struck each other, creating a rapid series of collision sounds. For a time, neither of them could gain the upper hand.
"Shisui senpai and Obito senpai seem evenly matched," Yamato said, staring at the battlefield, unwilling to miss even the slightest movement.
"That's only if they use regular Fire Release and Taijutsu," Kakashi said.
Each of them had advantages in certain minor aspects, and without using their trump cards, their overall strength was similar.
Mugetsu nodded. That was indeed the case.
[Name: Obito Uchiha]
[Chakra: 59,000]
[Skills: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Mastery, 2680/15000. Yin Release, Mastery, 2000. Flame Breathing, Mastery, 4900. Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Mastery. Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Proficient, 2600/3000. Flame Vortex, Proficient. Great Flame Ring: Flame Emperor Modified, Proficient. Armament Haki, Beginner, 400/500. Azure Flame, Uninitiated, 61/100.]
[Name: Shisui Uchiha]
[Chakra: 52,000]
[Skills: Yin Release, Mastery, 3790. Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Mastery, 2460. Flame Breathing, Mastery, 3486. Phantom Body Flicker Technique, Mastery. Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Mastery. Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Mastery. Armament Haki, Mastery. Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Proficient. Azure Flame, Uninitiated, 93/100.]
Although Shisui's skills appeared significantly more advanced on the panel, most of those superior skills were not very effective against Obito.
Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker Technique, which incorporated Genjutsu, was just a regular Body Flicker Technique in front of Obito, who possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Susanoo!"
Seeing the battle reach a stalemate, Shisui directly unleashed his chakra and used the ability he had recently acquired.
Obito was two years older than him, and he was superior in both stamina and chakra. A prolonged stalemate would be disadvantageous to Shisui.
It was better to use a trump card directly. If Obito had not mastered Susanoo, then the tide of the battle would turn.
Dense green chakra surged out from Shisui's body, rapidly forming a four meter tall half body skeleton that looked down on everything around it.
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?!" Yamato was astonished.
He had only been in school for a few months, yet these seniors seemed to have trained for years, each reaching a new height of strength.
"What a powerful Kekkei Genkai. Besides Eye Techniques, it actually has such a powerful ability."
Seeing Shisui use Susanoo, Kakashi could not help recalling Uchiha Madara's eighty meter tall blue giant, a power that truly inspired despair.
However, Kakashi estimated that making Susanoo as strong as Uchiha Madara's would be extremely difficult. Before Senju Hashirama became powerful, the Uchiha Clan had only been on par with the Senju Clan.
"Shisui actually mastered it too. I originally wanted to save my first use for Kakashi," Obito secretly lamented.
He had originally planned to use Susanoo to catch Kakashi off guard, but now he had no choice but to use it.
If he entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and used Azure Flame, he should be able to break through this level of Susanoo's defense. However, Shisui also knew Azure Flame, and used it even better than him.
"Susanoo!"
Obito unleashed a massive amount of chakra. Light blue chakra surged around his body, rapidly forming a light blue Susanoo similar in size to Shisui's Susanoo.
Bang!
The huge fists of the two half body skeleton Susanoo collided, and the airflow created by the impact caused the surrounding leaves to rustle.
"As expected, Obito knows it too," Shisui thought, not too surprised.
They had both awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan at the same time, so it was normal for Obito to have mastered Susanoo as well.
"Obito senpai knows this too!" Yamato was a little stunned.
He felt immense pressure. With all of his seniors being so strong, how long would it take him to catch up? Could he even catch up at all?
He truly believed Danzo's evil. With seniors like them, Konoha did not need him to protect it.
Rumble!
Under Shisui and Obito's control, the two skeleton giants, one green and one blue, engaged in a fierce brawl, shattering the ground beneath them.
However, their ocular power was similar, and both had only recently mastered Susanoo, so the battle once again fell into a stalemate.
"Shisui, I'm sorry, but you were born two years later than me. Don't blame me for using this strategy," Obito thought, feeling a little guilty.
Compared to this kind of grinding tactic, he still preferred to win fair and square.
But he really wanted to become the strongest disciple for once, so he had to use tactics when necessary.
Just as Obito was thinking of dragging the battle out indefinitely, Shisui's fighting style suddenly became aggressive, and cracks quickly appeared across both skeleton Susanoo.
"Susanoo: Overwhelming Fist!"
Shisui suddenly unleashed a massive amount of chakra, channeling a large amount of Armament Haki into Susanoo's fist. He hardened the Susanoo's fist and wrapped it with a large amount of Armament Haki chakra.
His Armament Haki had always been the strongest in the team by a significant margin. Previously, however, he had many abilities but too little chakra, so he had been unable to fully utilize it.
Now that he had ample chakra, he had researched combining Armament Haki with other abilities.
Two massive fists, one black and one blue, collided.
The blue fist instantly shattered, dissolving into specks of light in the air.
Obito instantly wanted to use Armament Haki to defend his Susanoo, but then remembered something and suppressed the thought.
Crack!
The massive black fist, still carrying tremendous power, slammed into Obito's Susanoo. Cracks spread all over it before it quickly shattered and dissipated like the fist.
Finally, the black giant fist smashed toward Obito.
Facing this giant black fist, almost as tall as he was, the unarmed Obito looked especially helpless.
Rumble!
A huge explosion rang out. The ground shattered even more severely under the impact of the punch. Rocks and dirt shot in every direction, and dust filled the air like a yellow mist.
"Did Shisui senpai win?" Yamato could vaguely see a hint of green within the yellow mist. That was Shisui's Susanoo.
Kakashi shook his head. Obito's Mangekyo ability was not that easy to deal with.
Just as Kakashi expected, after the smoke dissipated, Obito stood in front of the Susanoo with no obvious injuries.
Phew!
Shisui had not expected to defeat Obito so easily and continued controlling Susanoo to smash toward Obito.
"Flame Breathing Chakra Mode!"
Obito pushed his breathing to the limit, greatly enhancing both his physical abilities and Fire Release capability.
Whoosh!
Obito swiftly moved on his toes, dodging Susanoo's attack, then converted a large amount of chakra into Fire Release chakra.
"Fire Release: Azure Flame!"
Extremely high temperature Azure Flames spewed from Obito's mouth, forming a blue line of fire that shot toward Susanoo.
Shisui immediately controlled Susanoo's left hand to block in front of him, because Obito was aiming directly at the location of his body.
"Sure enough, that last attack consumed a lot of Shisui's chakra!" Obito thought when he saw that Shisui did not use Azure Flame to counter.
He had not used Armament Haki to strengthen Susanoo's defense earlier because he had considered one thing.
His Armament Haki was not as strong as Shisui's, and using Armament Haki on something as large as Susanoo consumed an extraordinary amount of chakra.
Rather than using Armament Haki, it was better to ignore Susanoo and use Kamui's intangibility to dodge attacks.
Shisui, who had consumed a large amount of chakra, would definitely be unable to maintain Susanoo for too long, nor would he have enough strength to use Fire Release to counter Obito's Azure Flame.
Under the terrifying heat of the Azure Flame, Shisui's already cracked Susanoo developed even larger gaps.
Facing the damaged Susanoo, Obito's pressure decreased significantly. He only used intangibility once, then waited until Shisui could no longer maintain Susanoo.
Strike while the iron was hot.
Obito burst forth with chakra and rushed toward Shisui.
Shisui resisted with all his strength, but due to his excessive chakra and stamina consumption, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Obito grabbed Shisui's incoming fist with his left hand, while his right fist was about to smash into Shisui.
"Is Obito senpai going to win?" Yamato was surprised by the sudden shift in the battle.
Bang!
Just then, a rock beside them transformed into Shisui, who suddenly threw a fist covered in Armament Haki toward Obito's side.
Shisui knew how troublesome Kamui was, so why would he still consume so much chakra to destroy Obito's Susanoo? Just to look cool?
Of course not.
Because Shisui's goal had not been merely to break the stalemate. He had also wanted to use himself as bait and lure Obito into a trap.
If Shisui were in good condition, Obito would certainly remain extremely wary and use the most cautious method to defeat him.
Conversely, if Shisui's stamina and chakra were largely depleted, Obito would definitely not miss the opportunity to kick him while he was down.
So Shisui had created a Shadow Clone under the cover of Susanoo's attack and the dust, then had the Shadow Clone use the Transformation Technique to hide nearby and wait for an opportunity.
Kamui's intangibility was indeed strong, but when Obito attacked, he had to become tangible. That would give the Shadow Clone a chance.
"A senior is still a senior after all."
Seeing the battle turn again, Yamato was convinced. He truly had no idea who would win.
"I want to be first!"
At this critical moment, Obito's pupils suddenly constricted, and he completed Kamui's intangibility at an unprecedented speed.
The Shadow Clone Shisui's black fist passed through Obito's body as if it had struck an illusion.
Bang!
Obito passed through Shisui's Shadow Clone like a phantom. Then he materialized, grabbed Shisui, who was attempting one final struggle, and delivered a fierce punch.
Shisui's body flew backward and crashed to the ground, while the Shadow Clone dissipated.
"Obito wins."
Mugetsu announced the battle result.
"Hmph."
Obito panted and directly sat down on the ground.
He could still feel his heart pounding rapidly.
That had been incredibly close. If Shisui's Shadow Clone had been just a little faster, the outcome might have been completely different.
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