As the sun in the sky slowly sets towards the west, the cultivation in the Southern Border Forest is about to end.
Obito glanced at Nohara Rin, who was being taught by Namikaze Minato, and then walked over to sit next to Kakashi.
"Kakashi, you're not in good shape today. If you feel too tired, you can reduce some of your training volume. Everyone knows you're physically a bit weak," Obito advised, pretending to be concerned.
The chakra-refined Kakashi opened his eyes, looking at Obito expressionless.
Initially, he wanted to challenge the strongest in the team, Might Guy, to test the progress brought by the Yang Seal.
Now he changed his mind and decided to teach Obito a lesson first.
After he mastered Breath of Thunder Chakra Mode, his strength was slightly superior to Obito's. However, due to limited chakra, a mistake could allow Obito to turn the tables.
Therefore, Obito's strength was also adequate for testing.
"That being said, you must be very strong, Obito. I want to see how powerful you are now," Kakashi immediately issued a battle invitation.
"Uh..." Obito hesitated.
"No, I don't feel like fighting lately," Obito casually found an excuse to refuse.
He felt his chances of winning were low and saw no need to fight Kakashi now.
A battle likely to lose, what's the point, especially with no rewards involved.
"If you win, I'll destroy all the photos," Kakashi calmly said.
He understood Obito well; just an ordinary battle he was likely to lose, Obito wouldn't accept.
But if there was something Obito cared about, he would choose to take a gamble, as a small chance of winning was still a chance.
"What kind of photos are they?" Obito's heart was instantly moved but worried Kakashi might be playing word games, so he asked.
Kakashi took out a photo from his ninja pouch depicting Obito's twisted expression and said lightly:
"It's this one. If you win, I'll destroy them all, not leaving a single one."
"Okay, got it."
Obito hurriedly came forward to help Kakashi tuck the photo back to prevent others from seeing it.
Thus, a pleasant real battle was set.
Just in time, cultivation hours were almost over, and other disciples gathered to watch the fight.
"We're only competing based on our pure strength, no use of Summoning Technique," Obito emphasized before the battle began.
Charizard is countered by Kakashi's Lycanroc, so the smart Obito proposed a summoning ban rule to increase his winning odds.
"I understand." Kakashi nodded calmly.
He was testing the Yang Seal, so naturally, he didn't care about such rules.
"I must win!" Obito took a deep breath, eyes revealing determination.
For Obito, this battle's importance could be deemed a life-or-death struggle.
If he won, the photo that could socially kill him would be entirely destroyed, but if he lost, Kakashi still held the power over whether his social life died or not.
"Fight begins!" Mokgetsu, acting as a referee, announced when both were ready.
As Mokgetsu's words fell, both focused their breathing to enhance physical abilities, with Obito directly activating the Sharingan.
Although prolonged use of the Sharingan consumes a lot of chakra, its powerful insight offers Obito greater forgiveness, making it harder for Kakashi to spot flaws.
The most crucial factor is that Obito has more chakra than Kakashi; with Kakashi as the opponent, he didn't need to save much since Kakashi's endurance is inferior.
Woosh woosh woosh!
Kakashi didn't immediately activate the Yang Seal but rather tossed several shurikens at Obito in a regular manner.
Clang clang!
Obito threw an equal number of shurikens, each precisely colliding with Kakashi's, successfully intercepting the attack.
Obito couldn't help but smile proudly; shurikens were a subject he excelled in at Ninja School, and with the Sharingan's aid, such maneuvers were effortless for him.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
While running, Kakashi formed seals, creating two shadow clones.
"Clones? Watch me burn them in one go!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bomb!"
Obito stepped back slightly, concentrating a large amount of chakra at his throat, releasing a massive flame.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
Kakashi swiftly formed seals, raising a thick earthen wall in front.
The fierce flames blackened the earthen wall, failing to break through its defense.
Obito maintained chakra output, silently controlling the flames to split into three fire dragons, attacking from the wall's sides and above.
This was the advantage of the Fire Dragon Flame Bomb: maintaining flexibility while covering a wide attack area.
Swoosh swoosh!
At this moment, three Kakashi surged from behind the wall, using the gaps between the fire dragons to evade the attack, rushing directly at Obito.
Obito's expression remained unchanged; he had anticipated this.
Kakashi had mastered the Transparent World; the earth wall could block Obito's vision, but not Kakashi's.
Thus, Kakashi saw Obito's dragon division attack and reacted immediately, surprisingly.
"Breath of Flame Chakra Mode!"
Obito focused his breathing to the extreme, instantly entering Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
"Flame Vortex!"
Obito clasped his hands, quickly spewing flames to encircle the oncoming three Kakashi, forming a vortex of fire that rapidly condensed.
"Daredevil with caution, Obito has truly grown a lot," Namikaze Minato praised.