Swish, swish!!
Several Wind Blades shot toward Nagato at high speed.
"Almighty Push!"
Nagato spread his hands, Repulsive Force surging in all directions. It not only bounced away the incoming Wind Blades, even the nearby Obito was forced back by the Repulsive Force.
"One, two." Obito silently counted the seconds in his heart, erupting with extreme speed as he continued rushing at Nagato.
"Lighting Release: Pseudo-Darkness!"
Nagato retreated while forming Hand Seals, spitting a Thunder Spear toward Obito.
Charizard was flying in the sky, and at a very high speed. Nagato felt it was hard to hit, so he took the injured Obito as his target instead.
At this moment, the distance between Obito and Nagato was only four meters. Even though Obito's Sharingan clearly saw the lightning coming for him, Obito knew he couldn't dodge.
The distance between him and Nagato was too short, and Nagato was using Lighting Release.
'Dragon Claw!'
Just then, Charizard dove straight toward the ground, swinging its dark, sharp claws to block the lightning.
He could have used Ninjutsu to interfere with Nagato, but Nagato had already released the lightning; even if it was only part of it, it wasn't something Obito could withstand right now.
Because of Pseudo-Darkness's immense power, Charizard was pushed back again and again, its claws getting charred black by the lightning.
"Four…"
Obito dashed past Charizard and swung a Fire Fist, but just as the Fire Fist was about to land, Obito's silent count in his heart had just reached five.
Bang!
Repulsive Force erupted, and Obito was sent flying without the slightest surprise.
"Roar!"
Charizard let out an angry roar, the flame on its tail burning unusually fiercely.
It soared into the sky, raised the claw that wasn't injured, and flapped its wings at extreme speed as it charged toward Nagato.
"Wind Release: Pressure!"
A powerful storm blocked Charizard's advance, making it miss the cooldown window of Almighty Push.
At this moment Obito once again climbed to his feet and continued charging at Nagato.
Charizard spewed out a massive amount of flames around Nagato, forming an Uzumaki, hoping to use it to limit Nagato's movements.
But Nagato raised an Absorption Shield. With a single step forward, he absorbed all the flames completely.
"Fire Release: Flame Charge!"
Obito used the last of his body's strength and Chakra to wrap his body in flames, wanting to create an opening for Charizard's attack.
His body was injured now and his Chakra was insufficient. Charizard, on the other hand, though wounded, was still stronger.
"Time to end this fight." Nagato bent his legs, beginning to gather Chakra.
He couldn't bear to watch Obito keep struggling and getting hurt, and was preparing to end the battle in one go.
"Almighty Push!"
When Nagato leaped to a height above Charizard's flight altitude, he activated Almighty Push, the same Almighty Push he had used against Might Guy.
Bang bang!!
Obito was crushed by the immense Repulsive Force, and the flying Charizard was also slammed straight into the ground under its effect.
Rumble!!
The ground kept shaking and caving in, and even the walls at the edge of the arena instantly turned to rubble.
Under Mokgetsu's Barrier protection, the shockwave didn't reach the spectator stands, it only turned the newly repaired battlefield into a pile of ruins once more.
When Nagato landed, Obito still wanted to stand up and keep fighting, but found that even moving an arm was incredibly difficult.
He turned his head to look at Charizard. Charizard's eyes had turned into swirls; it seemed to have fainted.
"Lost again… I couldn't seize that one opening." Obito regretted it in his heart.
Nagato had actually shown an opening once, when he absorbed the Fire Release Nin-Taijutsu. That was also the only time in the whole battle Obito managed to lay a hand on Nagato.
"Second place is second place. Maybe I'll get to customize a Ninjutsu that surpasses Golden Horizon and Thoughtless Slash." Obito optimistically consoled himself.
After all, he had already lost. No matter how pessimistic he was, he couldn't change the reality of defeat.
"Nagato wins!" The referee, seeing that Obito had lost the ability to fight, announced.