After Rockruff fully recovered, the final battle was about to begin.
"Although you have the evolutionary advantage, Rockruff is very cunning, so be extra careful in battle," Obito reminded Charmeleon.
It's true that Charmeleon has evolved, but Charmeleon was born much later than Rockruff. Rockruff has had a longer time to cultivate and not only mastered its abilities well but also learned Kakashi's Lightning Attribute Chakra Nature Changes.
"Fire Dragon!" Charmeleon crossed its arms and exhaled heat from its nostrils, fully displaying the demeanor of a great general.
"Will win," Zorua translated.
Obito, his head full of black lines, felt a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he were seeing the silhouette of someone else. Was it Might Guy?
"Charmeleon versus Lycanroc," the referee Kakashi began announcing the combatants' names.
Charmeleon and Rockruff walked to the battlefield together, and when their eyes met, they could both see the desire for victory in each other's gaze.
"If I lose to an unevolved Rockruff, naturally evil Obito will surely mock me hard!" Charmeleon thought subconsciously, clenching its claws.
"Kakashi has put in so much effort in training me, and I'm the oldest. I absolutely can't lose!" Rockruff's gaze was determined.
"Battle start!"
As Kakashi's voice fell, both Charmeleon and Rockruff immediately sprang into action.
"Shadow Clone!"
During its run, Rockruff used chakra to split into five identical Illusionary Clones, all speeding and swapping positions, making it difficult for others to discern the real one.
Charmeleon initially wanted to use a Smoke Screen to confuse Rockruff's vision, but Rockruff's clone technique made Charmeleon hesitate.
Charmeleon couldn't tell which one was the real Rockruff, so would using Smoke Screen even be useful?
"Quick Attack!"
Whoosh!
Just as Charmeleon was contemplating which was the real Rockruff, Rockruff directly burst into high speed with Chakra, charging toward Charmeleon.
Bam!
Charmeleon, unable to react, was knocked directly to the ground.
"Rock Throw!"
Rockruff, unceremoniously, gathered Chakra to form a one-meter-tall boulder above Charmeleon.
Charmeleon sensed the danger, rapidly rolled away, barely dodging the falling rock, but was then hit by a face full of fine sand.
In that moment, Charmeleon instantly understood Riolu's feelings from the previous battle.
With an influx of sand, Charmeleon felt extremely uncomfortable, its eyes uncontrollably blinking rapidly, the tear fluid causing its vision to blur.
Obito was dumbfounded watching the scene, never expecting the evolved Charmeleon to have no fighting back power in the initial skirmish.
"You naturally evil white-furred pup, you really have a heart!" Obito thought about banning Rockruff's Sand Attack.
This Ninjutsu was really disgusting. It's like suddenly throwing lime into the opponent's eyes during a battle.
Kakashi's expression remained unchanged. In a battle, winning is the most important thing, and this strategy was taught to Rockruff by him.
Whew!
Worried that Rockruff might take advantage of the situation to attack, Charmeleon opened its mouth and spewed out a large amount of flames forward.
But Rockruff had been on guard against Charmeleon's flames, using a Quick Attack to dash out of the attack range.
"Awooo!"
Rockruff didn't rush to attack again; it first howled loudly to concentrate Chakra and enhance its own Chakra strength.
Then, using Shadow Clone, it charged at Charmeleon, ready to repeat the trick to take Charmeleon down.
"Fire Dragon!" This time, Charmeleon didn't hesitate at all. Unable to find the main body, it randomly attacked.
Charmeleon concentrated a large amount of Chakra in its mouth, blowing out waves of powerful breath.
The two Rockruffs at the front instantly vanished under the impact of the breath.
"Rock!" Rockruff immediately gathered Chakra to perform Nature Transformation, pulling up a small earthen wall from the ground for defense.
Being on all fours, it was inconvenient for hand seals, and it couldn't create a thick, tall Earth Flow Wall like Kakashi, only barely using its own talent to make a small earthen wall, but it was barely enough now.
The wall blocked Charmeleon's Dragon Breath but many chunks of earth fell off.
Charmeleon, ignoring the discomfort in its eyes, rushed forward, gathering all its strength into its right claw to slash at the wall.
Bam!
Boom!
Charmeleon's powerful force made the already damaged earthen wall collapse instantly.
Whoosh!
Immediately after, Charmeleon hesitated not and spat flames, thinking Rockruff would never expect such power from it.
The Rockruffs behind the wall, just as Charmeleon thought, never expected Charmeleon's actions so quick and sharp, none escaping its flames.
Charmeleon's face showed a smile, as if it could already see the scene of its victory.
However, Obito couldn't help but cover his face. When an opponent who knows Earth Release disappears from view, one must consider if they are tunneling around from behind.
Bam bam!
Next, something unexpected to Charmeleon happened: all the Rockruffs scorched by Charmeleon's flames vanished as smoke, none remained.
Charmeleon was dumbstruck. What was going on, did it kill Rockruff? It only wanted to win the battle.
Following that, Charmeleon noticed something. In the position ahead, a shadow appeared!
Instinctively, Charmeleon looked up and saw a stone already forming in the sky.
Suddenly, a strong push from behind made Charmeleon fall forward, just as the stone descended, hitting Charmeleon and knocking it to the ground.