Boom!!
A terrifying repulsive force erupted with Nagato at the center.
Under this immense impact, the ground rapidly cracked, and a large crater appeared where Nagato stood.
Might Guy, who was extremely close to Nagato, instantly felt a terrifying repulsive force sweeping over him, preventing his attack from landing on Nagato.
Undoubtedly, this was a contest of impact and repulsion.
If Might Guy's force could surpass Nagato, even if the Golden Horizon didn't hit Nagato, the recoil could still send Nagato flying.
Boom Boom Boom!
The collision of two powerful forces further ravaged the arena.
Nagato's full-force Almighty Push was already vast in range, coupled with the aftershock of the Golden Horizon collision, the battlefield soon became a bomb-blasted wasteland, spreading across the entire area.
Fortunately, Mokgetsu had prepared in advance, promptly releasing chakra and forming hand seals to set up a barrier to block the aftershock from spreading towards the audience.
After all, the contestants were Might Guy and Nagato, Mokgetsu had anticipated their simultaneous eruptions, hence the early arrangement.
In the rest room, Obito wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Having witnessed the terrifying techniques of the two, Obito couldn't hold on.
Next, either he or Shisui would have to face such a monster, how the hell would he fight?
Seeing Shisui's serious expression, Obito sighed; clearly, Shisui wasn't feeling great either, considering they both had merely fire attributes.
Their abilities consisted of spewing a flame or fireball.
While the opponent's abilities involved either controlling repulsive and gravitational force, capable of destroying the entire battlefield, or being a super Taijutsu expert, creating wide-range Fire Release effects with just punches, their air cannons crushing a heap of ninjutsu.
"Go Guy, you must win!" Obito cheered for Might Guy.
Though regardless of who won, the finals would become hellishly difficult, Might Guy was a friend and a fellow sect member; Obito unconditionally supported Might Guy.
Bang!
Ultimately, Might Guy couldn't withstand the repulsion of Almighty Push, and was rapidly sent flying, crashing to the edge of the battle field.
Obito quickly covered his mouth and then thought of Kakashi, "It must be Kakashi who just said Guy has to win!"
"Huff." Nagato gasped heavily, sweat constantly streaming down his forehead, his face turned slightly pale.
The recent strike consumed a massive amount of Nagato's chakra, even causing him to feel a sense of post-berserk exhaustion.
At this moment, Nagato felt fortunate for remembering Mokgetsu's words, consistently fighting steadily; otherwise, the outcome of this battle would be hard to predict.
Nagato looked toward Might Guy, who was surrounded by rubble and debris.
Might Guy struggled to stand, but failed.
The two uses of Gohyo within a minute devastated his legs, and then he was severely injured again, along with the pressure of the Sixth Gate on his body, and finally, Nagato's full-force Almighty Push; now, Might Guy's legs couldn't stand, no matter how strong his will.
"Leaf Hand Blade!"
Might Guy didn't give up, using his injured left hand to unleash Qi Force at Nagato.
But although Nagato wasn't in great condition, he was much better than Might Guy, and with enough distance between them, he easily dodged the Qi Force.
Might Guy wanted to continue attacking, but his body wouldn't allow it, unable to unleash a second Qi Force.
"Nagato wins!" Eventually, the referee determined Might Guy lost his ability to fight and declared Nagato the victor.
Soon after, Ninja Sect ninjas swiftly entered the field to carry Might Guy away, Mokgetsu himself rushed to give treatment to Might Guy.
"Truly a remarkable willpower." Nagato watched Might Guy being taken away, his eyes full of admiration.
Might Guy was so severely injured yet still managed to attack; if not for Nagato's perception ability and Rinnegan, he might've really been hit by Might Guy's attack.
"Number Nineteen, Uchiha Shisui versus Number Thirty, Uchiha Obito!"
Once Nagato left the field, the referee quickly called out.
In the rest room, Shisui and Obito promptly walked into the battlefield together.
Obito glanced at the battle field, which was written as a wasteland, and his eyelid twitched.
During the noon break, ninjas had maintained the battle field, yet Nagato and Might Guy turned it into ruins in a minute.
"Although the finals will be against a monster like Nagato, entering the finals, even if losing, equates to being slightly below Nagato." Obito's competitive spirit remained strong.
Since Might Guy was already top four, securing second place would enhance his prestige.
Even if luck played some role, luck is part of one's strength.
Shisui had no intention of flaunting rankings but still harbored considerable competitive spirit, wanting to reclaim the title of strongest disciple.
"The battle begins!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito and Shisui seemed to be mirrors of each other, using the same hand seals and the same Ninjutsu, finally spitting out similarly sized Great Fireballs.
Boom!!
The Great Fireballs collided, causing a violent explosion, and both large Fireballs disappeared simultaneously.
This didn't surprise Shisui; without entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, his Fire Release was not much different from Obito's.
Immediately, the eyes of both turned crimson, simultaneously activating the Three Tomoe Sharingan.
Shisui's figure flickered, swiftly dashing towards Obito.
Facing Shisui's proactive assault, Obito was equally fearless, gathering Chakra and advancing.
Neither held back, the fists roaring, each strike aimed at the opponent's weak spots.
Both strengthened their bodies with Breathing Techniques, and enhances their insight with the Sharingan, plus their Taijutsu was taught by the same teacher, making it hard to determine the winner for the moment.
"It's impossible to break the move taught by the same teacher." Obito couldn't help but complain inwardly.
He actually had a slight advantage fighting Shisui because Shisui's Genjutsu wasn't really effective on him.
Both were Three Tomoe Sharingan users; their ocular powers were similar, and Shisui's Sharingan Genjutsu was effectively ineffective against Obito.
Nevertheless, Obito did not dare become careless because, even discounting Genjutsu, Shisui was no weaker than him.
Just as Obito was pondering a breakthrough method, Shisui suddenly shifted his style to become broad and open, and Obito instantly noticed several flaws in Shisui's form.
Obito knew this was certainly Shisui's tactic, but it was also his opportunity.
Obito concentrated his breathing to the extreme, instantly entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, gathering Chakra on his fist, quickly completing Nature Transformation and swinging towards Shisui.
"Fire Release: Flame Fist!"
The fist Obito swung ignited with fierce, high-temperature flames.
Just when Obito was about to hit Shisui's chest, a layer of pitch-black substance quickly appeared on Shisui's chest. At the same time, Shisui's left hand, wrapped in Armament Chakra, also moved towards Obito.
Bang!
A dull impact sound rang out, and the two retreated a few steps each.
"Shisui's Armament is still stronger, indeed." Obito rubbed the spot struck with pain; he used Armament for defense at the last moment, but still felt the sting.
As the first disciple to learn Armament, Shisui's Armament was currently the strongest among disciples.
"That really fits Obito's decisive style, directly activating the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode." Withdrawing Armament Chakra, Shisui could feel the residual heat on his chest.
Ideally, Obito would fall into the trap using Taijutsu, then be blocked by Armament, while Obito's Armament, less than Shisui's, would backfire.
But because Obito immediately entered the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, Shisui's Armament couldn't perfectly block Obito's Flame Fist, turning the exchange into mutual injury.
As for the power of Obito's Flame Fist, Shisui wasn't surprised, as Obito's Breath of Flame had always been stronger.
If not for Armament protection, Shisui wouldn't choose to match Obito in Taijutsu, for even if both entered the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, he'd still stand no chance against Obito's Fire Release Nin-Taijutsu.
Following that, Shisui also concentrated his breathing, entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
In an unrestricted area, Shisui could use his skilled Instant Body Jutsu to evade Obito, but within a restricted area, Shisui's operational space shrinks, easily being cornered by Obito's Fire Release.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Augmented by the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, both joined hands to spew out flames like a sea of fire towards each other.
Boom!!
The two violent seas of fire intertwined, with the dazzling firelight seemingly painting the entire battle area red.
As Shisui predicted, after entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, Obito's Fire Release surpassed Shisui's, and shortly after, the flames controlled by Obito began to press toward Shisui's side.
Shisui ceased his Chakra output to the Fire Release, using Instant Body to dodge.
Obito's Fire Release under Breath of Flame Chakra Mode was stronger than Shisui's, but not excessively strong. As many flames had been offset earlier, Shisui easily dodged two flames Obito split from the sea of fire.
"It feels like both Obito and Shisui are really formidable, Kakashi, who do you think will win?" Nohara Rin looked towards Kakashi and asked.
Obito and Shisui's battle was truly one of evenly matched forces, with neither gaining an advantage.
Kakashi shook his head; he was good at thinking and analyzing, not a fortune-teller, how could he predict the outcome of such a battle?
"It's now matter of who first exposes a flaw; on this point, I'm more optimistic about Shisui," Kakashi thought and said.
If he had all of Obito's abilities to fight Shisui, Kakashi believed a draw wasn't impossible.
But when it comes to Obito, Kakashi first doubts then believes.
Because during ordinary contests, Obito easily gets carried away and makes aggressive moves that lead to problems.
Kakashi doesn't always doubt then believe in Obito, if it's a life-or-death fight, Kakashi would believe first then believe again, without any doubt.
Because in a real life-and-death battle, Obito is very reliable, not only not reckless but always able to function unexpectedly in critical moments.