By the time Uchiha Obito realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
According to his plan, the moment Sakura should have been bound by the chains, he was supposed to immediately use Kamui to absorb her.
But he had overlooked one crucial, absolutely critical detail!
With both of them back-to-back, their wrists entangled by chains, could he really overpower a not-yet-thirteen-year-old pink-haired girl the moment she broke free?
"Idiot."
A merciless voice came from behind him. Obito's expression darkened.
He instinctively tried to activate Kamui—but he was already too late!
An overwhelming force surged from the chains around his wrists, leaving him with no room to resist!
Obito felt as though he were an ordinary man being dragged into a tug-of-war against a fully grown rhinoceros—toppled in an instant, his body dragged helplessly across the ground!
A deep trench carved itself into the earth as he was dragged along!
Obito tried to dissolve the chains and use Kamui, but just then, Sakura grabbed the chain in front of her and, with one hand, slammed it violently into the ground!
Boom!
Debris and stone exploded outward as Obito's body was smashed into the ground!
But it wasn't over yet!
Sakura swung the chain again, and Obito was hurled to the opposite side!
Another deafening crash—Obito's body slammed into the ground once more!
Just like the Hulk swinging Loki, Sakura smashed Obito into the ground seven or eight times before he finally managed to break free from the chains around his wrists!
His body felt like it had been dismantled. Her monstrous strength, like that of a raging tyrannosaurus, was something he had absolutely no way of resisting!
Sakura toyed with the now-loosened chain in her hand, sneering as she looked at Obito, who clutched his chest and slowly stood up.
"Your strength's nothing special, yet your mouth sure runs wild."
"You're all talk, hiding behind that ridiculous phasing ability of yours."
The chain in Sakura's hand spun rapidly, forming a black disc-like blur that emitted a strained, groaning sound.
Obito glared fiercely at the girl in front of him, his gaze dark and cold.
"Don't get ahead of yourself, little girl!"
Sakura's smirk grew even more mocking, her tone full of provocation.
"If you can't stand me, then come hit me."
"I'm standing right here. Even if you stabbed me, you probably couldn't kill me."
Obito's face turned even more unsightly.
Not only had this ambush failed to capture Sakura Haruno, she had awakened a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, and his identity had been exposed in the process. Now he'd have to consider how to explain this to Pain.
All of this—was the damn fault of Kumogakure. They still hadn't managed to take down Konoha!
At this moment, Obito still hadn't realized his own failure and reflexively shifted the blame to the Cloud Village.
Under his thin brows, his lowered eyelids flickered with a barely noticeable danger as he glanced sidelong at the distant figures of Kakashi and Mei Terumi still locked in battle with the Eight-Tails.
Lacking a primary attacker, the two were using their smaller size to dance around the hulking beast, harassing it with Water Blades and Lightning Cutter strikes.
But they couldn't land any critical blows.
Kakashi had even used Kamui once, but the Eight-Tails had blocked his line of sight with a tentacle, unintentionally nullifying the technique.
If the battle dragged on any longer, whether it was Jiraiya's side or Kakashi's…
The chain in Sakura's hand spun faster and faster, the air screaming with sharp cracks.
Obito showed no change in expression.
He'd simply underestimated her earlier. What tricks could she possibly have left?
Sure, she healed quickly and hit hard.
But she was just a medical ninja. Why couldn't she just obediently lie down and die?
"You know," Sakura said casually, her voice nearly drowned by the screeching chain, but sharp ninja hearing still allowed Obito to catch it, "there's something I've always been curious about."
"Heh… your last words?" Obito mocked. "If you surrender now, I'll let you say them."
His tone remained lofty and condescending.
He had Kamui and Wood Release. Even Namikaze Minato had died by his hand. Sakura Haruno was just an ordinary ninja—how could she possibly defeat him?
"What if," Sakura continued, "I went to the old man and asked him to use Reanimation Jutsu…"
"And summoned Rin Nohara?"
"If she found out everything you've done… don't you think she'd want to kill you herself?"
"Even in death, Rin died to protect Konoha, didn't she~~~?"
Her airy words made Obito's eyes narrow in an instant—but before he could respond, a black shadow shot through his body!
This time, he began phasing early, determined not to be caught off guard again. Though shaken, the chain attack passed harmlessly through him.
"You little brat!"
"You've pissed me off now!"
"You're not worthy to even speak Rin's name!"
His voice turned cold and venomous—but Sakura had already moved before he even began to speak!
The moment she hurled the black chain, she charged after it, heading straight for Obito!
As he spoke, she had already passed right through his intangible body!
"Don't embarrass yourself with such cheap tricks!"
Obito turned quickly, aiming to grab her. The moment her body fully separated from his, his hand shot out to grab her shoulder!
As long as he could touch any part of her, he could absorb her into Kamui's dimension—and let her starve to death inside!
"Baka…"
Zetsu, who had been quietly watching from a distance, couldn't help sighing. He was helpless.
Kamui was far too powerful, and it had caused Obito's combat style to become stagnant and predictable.
Most of his past enemies had been taken out before they could even gather intel.
But Sakura had clearly seen through him the moment he revealed himself—her first strike had shattered his mask using brute force and her formidable healing ability.
That should have been the moment Obito realized his intel had been compromised.
And during the chain struggle, she had already displayed superior physical strength.
Why hadn't he learned his lesson?
Got her!
Obito's gloved hand clamped down on Sakura's shoulder the moment they separated!
It was over!
Obito felt a surge of victory—until Sakura's momentum didn't slow at all!
The force she exerted pulled Obito forward so hard he nearly lost his footing!
What the hell—?!
Obito stared in disbelief at the pink-haired girl sprinting away without even sparing him a glance. A thousand curses raced through his mind.
He had Mangekyō Sharingan. His ocular technique was Kamui—practically invincible. The Wood Release cells in his body granted him near-limitless chakra for constant use. His other eye, though only a three-tomoe Sharingan, could still activate Izanagi. No matter how fatal the situation, he could always flip death into life.
He even had chakra rods formed from Yin-Yang Release, capable of suppressing enemy chakra!
He had such an unbeatable setup—yet he still couldn't deal with a brute like her?!
Sakura glanced back at the stunned Obito, a scoff in her heart.
You're just a half-baked mechanic-type. How could you possibly compare with a maxed-out stat monster like me?
Keep dreaming!
Without a second glance at Obito, Sakura charged toward Jiraiya's battlefield!
Jiraiya had already exited Sage Mode. If he maintained it any longer, he risked permanently turning into a toad statue of Mount Myoboku.
Even though Fukasaku and Shima hadn't returned yet, the pressure from both Orochimaru and the Raikage made the fight precarious.
And Sakura's target… was the Raikage!
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