"Damn it! It's a flat plain outside the town!"
"Rin! You run first, I'll cover the rear!"
As Obito looked at the scenery outside the city gates, his expression changed drastically.
A chase across an open plain, without any cover—once they were caught, death was almost certain.
Obito and Rin were in extremely grave danger.
"Obito! No!"
"I've already used my scales to notify Chizan-sensei."
Rin's face looked just as grim, but she still held on to a thread of composure. She was well aware of their predicament—if Obito stayed behind, there was little chance he'd survive.
Obito and Rin were still young, their physiques far inferior to their pursuers, and they were quickly caught up to.
"Hmph! Brats from Konoha!"
"Don't run!"
"Water Release: Water Whip!"
Once they were out of the city, the Kirigakure shinobi no longer held back. Three of the eight quickly formed hand seals.
Three whips made of water suddenly lashed toward Obito and Rin.
"Tch! Chizan-sensei is so slow! I still have to handle everything!"
"Sharingan!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique!"
Uchiha Obito, hearing the sounds from behind, sounded annoyed. He suddenly spun and came to an abrupt halt.
His two-tomoe Sharingan activated, and a Fire Release technique followed.
Facing the water whips, over a dozen fireballs shot forward. As they clashed, thick clouds of steam erupted.
Using his Sharingan, Obito closely observed the enemy's movements and shouted:
"Rin! Get down!"
Rin didn't hesitate in the slightest and dropped to the ground. A second later, a stream of water sliced over her head.
"Whew, that was close!"
"Rin, keep running!"
Obito showed just how much he cared about Rin. He blocked two of the water whips, evaporating them completely, but the third was particularly powerful. It shattered the fireballs and continued sweeping toward Rin—that had been the scene just now.
"Hmph! A little Uchiha brat?"
"Sharingan, huh."
The leading Kirigakure ninja's face darkened. A moment later, he erupted with a terrifying killing intent.
"You must die!"
Even Gekko Chizan, who was flying in the air, was slightly surprised by the intensity of this murderous intent.
"Chōmei, do you think this guy was traumatized by an Uchiha or something? Why's he so vicious toward them?"
"Hmm, you might be right. His whole vibe is nothing but rage and bloodlust. Looks like there's some history there."
Chōmei could feel the man's emotions and couldn't help but grin.
"Chizan, you better keep an eye out. Don't let them really kill your student."
Gekko Chizan nodded. Things were a little more complicated than expected, but nothing unmanageable.
The chase continued. Before long, Obito and Rin retreated to the edge of a pond.
This gave their enemies the perfect opportunity.
"Block them!"
"I'm going to drown them right here!"
The Kirigakure captain charged toward the pond, and the others didn't hesitate to burn chakra, accelerating and cutting off Obito and Rin's path.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
Three voices rang out at once, and three walls of earth suddenly rose to block the way.
"Damn it!"
"We're still too slow!"
"Rin! Get behind me!"
Seeing the three walls appear, Obito's eyes flashed with determination. He yanked Rin behind him, drew a kunai, and prepared for a last stand.
"Chizan-sensei, where the hell are you?"
"At such a critical moment?"
Rin listened to Obito's muttering and looked at the encircling enemies. She didn't panic in the slightest. Instead, she pulled out a kunai and prepared to fight.
"I believe Chizan-sensei will make it. Obito, we have to hold on!"
Although the Kirigakure ninja had surrounded them, they didn't rush to attack. That puzzled the two at first—
But they quickly realized their situation.
The water in the nearby pond was already starting to churn. The Kirigakure captain wore a twisted grin as he finished the final hand seal.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
As his voice rose, the water in the pond surged upward, forming a towering wave like a giant beast about to devour everything before it.
"Damn! That's a huge range…"
"Tch!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The Uchiha pride ignited in Obito. Even knowing it was futile, he refused to give in.
All his chakra turned to flames. In an instant, a massive fireball roared forward with scorching heat.
But faced with that colossal wave, the fireball didn't stand a chance.
"We're done for... Looks like there's no way out."
Drained of chakra, Obito turned pale as he watched the tidal wave crash toward them.
Rin's face, too, lost its calm and showed a trace of panic.
Gekko Chizan had been waiting for just this critical moment.
"You two did well. Now leave the rest to me."
Flying Thunder God entered the battlefield.
"Chizan-sensei! You're really too slow—no! You're just in time!"
"Quick, get us out of here! That wave is coming!"
Obito and Rin lit up with hope as they saw Gekko Chizan suddenly appear. But Chizan didn't take them away—
Instead, he formed the Ram seal with both hands, radiating complete confidence.
"Obito, this is a real Fire Release. Watch closely!"
"Fire Release: Great Flame Annihilation!"
Chakra gathered in his throat, and a moment later, a roaring inferno erupted—not just fire, but a sea of flames!
To present himself as impressively as Madara-sama, Gekko Chizan had specially borrowed chakra from Chōmei.
As the firestorm surged, he could feel his chakra draining rapidly.
But in return came an even more violent sea of fire.
The Great Waterfall Technique, an A-rank Water Release, relied on sheer size and force—but faced with the sudden eruption of fire, even that towering wave couldn't suppress it.
"Whoosh!"
The clash of water and fire produced a vast steam cloud that engulfed the entire battlefield.
Obito's eyes were wide with shock. He knew Gekko Chizan could use Fire Release, but this completely exceeded anything he imagined.
After all, the size of flames is directly linked to the user's chakra.
It was his first time realizing just how powerful Chizan-sensei really was.
Forget about the Summoning Technique—just the sheer amount of chakra…
A Fire Release of this magnitude... my god...
The eight Kirigakure shinobi present were just as stunned.
The captain had used the Great Waterfall Technique based on the pond—that was terrain advantage.
But this sudden Fire Release came without any such advantage. It was pure individual power.
What the hell was going on?
Everyone was filled with doubt and disbelief.
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