Although it seemed like the two were evenly matched, in actuality, during the swordsmanship exchange, Kurosuki Raiga had already fallen into a disadvantage. All his attacks were anticipated by Kakashi, as if his every move had been seen through.
Kurosuki Raiga immediately determined that Kakashi possessed extraordinary talent in kenjutsu. If it were the era of samurai, he might have become a Sword Saint.
"The most important thing for a ninja is still ninjutsu!" Kurosuki Raiga rapidly retreated, gathering chakra and releasing lightning at Kakashi with his Lightning Blade.
As an assassin, Kurosuki Raiga never acts recklessly; although losing to a ten-year-old in swordsmanship after years of training was a bit embarrassing, fighting stubbornly could mean losing his life.
In just a minute, Kakashi's White Fang Short Blade had already left two marks on his body.
Kakashi burst into an extremely quick dodge, a trace of regret appearing on his face.
He wished Kurosuki Raiga were a ninja with a strong sense of pride so that Kakashi would have a short-term edge to defeat him.
But unfortunately, the pride of ninjas rarely comes into play in battles.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Obito's Breath of Flame continuously focused and enhanced his nature transformation ability, then gathered a large amount of chakra at his throat, rapidly converting it into Fire Attribute Chakra, spewing out a massive sea of flames.
The sea of fire evaporated the incoming Water Dragon Bomb, and the remaining flames split into two small Charmanders charging at Suikazan Fuguki and Kuriarare Kushimaru.
In fact, the Water Dragon Bombs are not that fast, similar to Great Fireballs, they are easily dodged, but the current situation did not allow Obito to dodge.
Because not every ninja possesses the ability to face off against the Seven-Swords Ninja, and if caught in a flaw while dodging, a huge crisis would follow.
To protect Nohara Rin and the others, Obito could only use ninjutsu to block it.
Shisui quietly activated his Sharingan, his blood-red eyes intensely focused on Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki, in the next instant, he utilized the Instant Body Jutsu to swiftly attack, he can't let them get near here.
Without the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, Obito's Fire Dragon Flame Bomb was limited in power, compounded with only the remaining flames, Suikazan Fuguki easily swung his Shark Skin to slice the flames in half.
Feeling the intense heat of the flames, the handle of Shark Skin wiggled a bit and tapped Suikazan Fuguki's arm in displeasure, it hated this scorching stuff.
The shaft of Shark Skin is quite large; typically, this detail would not be easily noticed, but with Shisui's Three Tomoe Sharingan, he caught sight of this scene, which sparked a thought in Shisui's mind.
"Illusion Instant Body Jutsu!"
The battle was extremely dire, Shisui didn't have time to think too much and directly activated the ninjutsu, creating dozens of illusionary clones to encircle Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki.
"Shadow Clone? Impossible, there shouldn't be this much chakra." Suikazan Fuguki shook his head.
Ninjas with enough chakra to create dozens of shadow clones do exist, but such a ninja wouldn't do so because it would be a waste of chakra with no real benefit.
Swoosh swoosh!!
Kuriarare Kushimaru swung his long needle-like blade with blinding speed, piercing the necks of three Shisui around him.
But strangely, the pierced Shisui did not disappear, and there were no visible wounds on their bodies, as if they were mere illusions.
Just as they thought these Shisui were all intangible illusions, a few Shisui launched real attacks, forcing the two to halt their advance.
Taking this opportunity, Obito protected the weakest three and retreated backward.
"Sharingan, illusions, physical entities, it must be genjutsu." Kuriarare Kushimaru calmly analyzed the situation and instantly deduced the answer.
Without an ounce of hesitation, Kuriarare Kushimaru struck Suikazan Fuguki, disrupting his chakra flow to break the genjutsu.
After breaking the genjutsu, Suikazan Fuguki saw only three Shisui: two shadow clones and the main body.
"A genius outside the list? Seems our luck this time is better than expected." Suikazan Fuguki also immediately gave Kuriarare Kushimaru a strike.
Being aware you're caught in Sharingan genjutsu doesn't mean you can break free; the simplest way is to have someone else help.
Despite his ninjutsu being exposed, Shisui remained composed, his opponents were of the caliber of the Seven-Swords Ninja, he was prepared to be countered.
Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki unleashed their chakra simultaneously, charging at Shisui; they weren't worried about Obito escaping, as the remaining three members of the Seven-Swords Ninjas weren't there to spectate.
"Thinking of abandoning your companions to escape? Unfortunately, you can't even manage that." Biwa Juzo intercepted using Water Instant Body Jutsu, placing the Decapitating Carving Knife across their path, as if declaring this road off-limits.
Munashi Jinpachi silently hefted the Blastsword: Shibuki to block another direction, while the lightly injured Hidden Mist Jonin stood by his side.
"Who would abandon their companions, don't look down on people!" Obito shielded Nohara Rin, immediately entering Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
At this moment, he couldn't worry about consumption anymore; he had witnessed the battles of Kakashi and Might Guy, knowing that any member of the Seven-Swords Ninja shouldn't be underestimated. Facing two members simultaneously left him no room for carelessness.
It was evident that even with Kakashi giving his all, he only managed a slight edge in his area of expertise, the final outcome of the battle was uncertain.
Obito understood clearly their underlying issue, their endurance capability was too lacking, unable to sustain prolonged combat.