Chapter 77: Menma: I’m Uchiha Obito【subscribe】
Twilight gradually faded, and nightfall was approaching.
At the entrance of Hoshigakure, the echoes of the explosion had not yet dissipated, as Kakuzu and Uzumaki Kushina arrived with Anbu Ninja support.
“These are unseen enemies…” Kakuzu’s green pupils narrowed slightly, his gaze locking onto the two figures not far away.
The leader wore a Tiger Mask, while the other had the strange appearance of a Pitcher Plant, extremely eerie. At first glance, it seemed related to Kusanagi Village, but after pondering for a moment, Kakuzu determined they were not ninjas from Kusanagi Village.
He had never seen these two on the bounty lists of the Underground Black Market.
“Lord Shura, are they enemies?” Uzumaki Kushina quickly flashed behind Menma and Uchiha Hikari, her red hair lightly swaying in the wind, her expression grave.
Seeing this head of red hair, Obito had no reaction, but Black Zetsu was secretly startled.
‘Uzumaki Clan…’ Black Zetsu thought to himself.
Although the White Zetsu he had deployed in various parts of the Ninja World had strong concealment skills, they were particularly dreaded by sensory-type ninjas, and the Uzumaki Clan possessed a sensory skill called Kagura Shingan with a very wide range.
“Ah, the opponent calls himself Uchiha Madara.” Menma shook his head slightly, the corners of his mouth already curling up uncontrollably under the mask, thinking about how to toy with Obito.
“Uchiha Madara?” Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Hikari did not recognize the name, but Kakuzu was all too familiar with it.
He had personally experienced that era suppressed by Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju.
So when he heard the opponent claim to be Uchiha Madara, Kakuzu couldn’t help but let out a hoarse mocking sound from under his mask: “Uchiha Madara would not hide his face like this.”
“Hey hey, Madara, they don’t believe you.” White Zetsu’s face on that side winked and squinted, whispering to Obito beside him.
“Shut up!” Obito scolded coldly in irritation.
A mere pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan was nothing in Obito’s eyes.
As for ‘Shura’, Obito did not believe the opponent’s strength could be great enough to crack his Kamui!
He slowly drew the ninja sword from his waist, stepping forward step by step.
Since Rin’s death, Obito had walked in the darkness under the name ‘Uchiha Madara’, having long honed the demeanor of an expert and the oppression of a strong practitioner.
The moment the ninja sword was unsheathed, chilling killing intent spread out like a tide.
Uzumaki Kushina and the other Anbu Ninjas were the first to be intimidated by this killing aura, breaking out in cold sweat.
Kakuzu’s eyes also grew solemn.
The opponent was definitely not that Uchiha Madara, but such oppression was absolutely not that of an ordinary ninja!
Among those present, only Menma and Uchiha Hikari remained unmoved.
“You all withdraw first; he’s not someone you can handle.” Menma raised his hand and said to Uzumaki Kushina, Kakuzu, and the others.
“Lord… I…” Uzumaki Kushina’s voice trembled slightly, but she was pulled away by Kakuzu.
A battle of this level was no longer something ordinary ninjas could participate in. Kakuzu understood Lord Shura’s meaning, directly taking Kushina and the Anbu Ninjas to guard the direction of the prison, wary of the enemy luring the tiger away from the mountain.
Uchiha Hikari drew a kunai from her ninja tool pouch, preparing to step forward.
She had seen a new mysterious person possessing the Sharingan, and clearly not from Konoha’s Uchiha Clan, which piqued Uchiha Hikari’s interest in this mysterious person.
“I’ll test him.” Menma reached out to block Uchiha Hikari.
Although he knew that with Uchiha Hikari’s strength and eye power, she could definitely defeat the current Obito, he also wanted to personally gauge Obito’s strength.
“I advise you all to come at me together.” Obito lightly swung the ninja sword, his steps composed.
“After all… I am Uchiha Madara.” Obito continued to emphasize his ‘Madara’ identity.
Menma kicked off with his toes, cracking the ground, his figure shooting out like an arrow!
At the same time, he swung out a kunai.
His hands instantly formed hand seals.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!
This kunai turned into a sky full of cold gleams, like a storm of violent rain, shooting straight toward Obito.
“Hmph hmph.” Obito’s footsteps did not pause at all, allowing these kunai to pass through his phased body.
He was very confident in his phasing ability.
“Ya ya ya ya~” Instead, Zetsu behind Obito hurriedly burrowed his body into the ground, dodging these kunai before popping half his body out from the nearby Big Tree to watch the fight.
Clang—
The ninja sword collided with the kunai, sparks flying amid the intense clash.
In the instant of engagement, Menma’s right hand suddenly exerted force, thrusting another kunai toward Obito’s mask.
But both hand and kunai pierced straight through Obito’s phased head.
Obito took advantage of the momentum to swing his sword down, and in the instant after the kunai passed through, his blade was only ten centimeters from the Fox Mask, seemingly about to strike!
Yet the blade seemed to hit an invisible barrier, unable to advance an inch further!
“What?!” Obito’s pupils contracted sharply.
Clearly, there was nothing in front of him, not even a chakra cloak!
In his astonishment, Menma had spun around with a whip kick, his entire body passing directly through Obito’s.
The two stood back-to-back, turning to face each other once more.
The first round of probing attack ended.
“I thought your taijutsu would be somewhat impressive, but it turns out it’s just relying purely on that phasing ability?” Menma reflected on the brief clash with Obito earlier; though only two exchanges, it gave him a clearer understanding of his phasing ability.
And the Sharingan under Obito’s Tiger Mask also grew solemn.
That feeling of seemingly about to slash through, yet blocked by something invisible in the void…
It reminded Obito of Nagato’s Rinnegan dojutsu, Almighty Push!
But carefully recalling the obstructed sensation from the earlier swing, it differed from the repulsive bounce of Almighty Push; it was more like being blocked by something.
It was as if there was a barrier around Shura protecting him.
“You do have some ability.” Obito’s voice was low, taking this unknown power seriously.
He also grew somewhat curious about the true face under Shura’s mask.
However, he remained very confident in his Kamui.
After all, it was impossible for everyone to possess high-intensity reflexes like Minato Namikaze, while also mastering space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique.
“But that’s all there is to it. Next time, I’ll take your life.” Before Obito finished speaking, he had already lunged forward explosively, swinging the ninja sword in his hand once more.
Menma still threw a kunai with one hand, but this time without using the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, simply shooting it toward Obito’s mask.
Then his figure followed closely behind.
Obito didn’t even block with the ninja sword, letting the kunai pierce his head directly, the Sharingan under the Tiger Mask locking onto the opponent’s every move, ready to phase at any moment.
Suddenly!
From the right eye hole of the White Three-Eyed Fox Mask, a scarlet Sharingan flashed past.
Illusion Technique: Manji no Fūin!
Obito’s figure froze momentarily; though he broke free in an instant, the enemy’s fist had already slammed into his chest!
Bang—!
Obito’s entire body was sent flying several meters, flipping in the air before staggering to land.
“Cough…” The Tiger Mask snapped up, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan filled with disbelief.
“You’re also an Uchiha?” Obito clutched his struck chest, his mind flashing to the glimpse of Sharingan from earlier.
It seemed to be a Three-Tomoe one too.
When did the Uchiha Clan have so many Three-Tomoe Sharingan?
Or perhaps a Three-Tomoe Sharingan stray from outside!
“Ah, I forgot to introduce myself.” Menma retracted his fist, flexing his wrist.
A teasing voice came from under the White Three-Eyed Fox Mask: “My name is Obito Uchiha.”
