Bam!
Nagato blocked with his hand, but was pushed back several meters.
Although Nagato is somewhat older than Obito, Nagato had not undergone systematic cultivation before meeting Mokgetsu, leaving his body inadequately trained.
On the other hand, Obito had trained in the Breathing Technique for many years, strengthening his body over time, and was now in the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, his strength far surpassing Nagato's.
Nagato looked shocked, not expecting Obito's Taijutsu to be this strong. In previous battles, he never sensed this level of skill from Obito.
"Opportunity!"
Obito's eyes lit up as he shouted, quickly charging forward to deliver a Tornado Kick.
"Almighty Push!"
Bam!
A powerful repulsive force struck Obito, and this time Nagato used more Chakra, directly sending Obito flying and crashing into the arena's edge wall.
However, Obito paid no heed, his eyes fixed intently on the rapidly advancing Charizard heading towards Nagato.
Nagato's Almighty Push was entirely within Obito's expectations, as eight seconds had passed since the last Almighty Push when he delivered the Tornado Kick, so Nagato was bound to use Almighty Push to repel him.
Obito's shout was not to boost his own morale but to alert Charizard.
Charizard infused the majority of its power into its claws, and the orange claws deepened in color, with its wings flapping fiercely to reach an explosive speed.
'Dragon Claw!'
Nagato's superior sensory abilities immediately detected Charizard's ambush attempt, and he rapidly withdrew using Chakra.
Yet, despite Charizard's all-out acceleration, the distance between Nagato and Charizard continued to diminish.
"Two, three..." Obito counted down in his mind, measuring Nagato's Almighty Push cooldown.
"Five."
As Obito's mental countdown reached five, Charizard's claws were merely a decimeter away from Nagato.
"Almighty Push!"
Once again, a repulsive force erupted centering on Nagato, leaving Charizard powerless to advance, its claws stopping frustratingly just a decimeter away.
Charizard felt a massive, invisible force pressing against it, unable to linger any longer despite unleashing its full power without reservation.
Bam!!
The heavily recoiling Charizard smashed forcefully to the ground, leaving a crater on the surface.
"The actual cooldown time is five seconds?" thought Obito, who arrived promptly, pondering continuously.
Given Might Guy's deceived precedent, Obito couldn't confirm if that was indeed Nagato's true Almighty Push cooldown time.
"No matter, I'll assume it's five seconds!" Obito gritted his teeth and resolved.
For Obito, any further action would result in two outcomes: if the Almighty Push's cooldown was genuinely five seconds, there was a slight chance of winning for him.
If Nagato once again provided false information, and the Almighty Push's actual cooldown was less than five seconds, Obito would lose, regardless of knowing the correct cooldown.
Even a margin of one second posed a significant difference for Obito at that moment.
Hence, Obito concluded there was no need to test further and opted to assume the Almighty Push had a five-second cooldown to proceed with the fight.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Nagato formed hand seals, releasing two Shadow Clones.
"Fire Release: Headache!"
"Wind Release: Pressure!"
Among the two Shadow Clones, one conjured a sea of fire and the other a storm, the wind quickly fueling the fire into a vast inferno.
Despite the pain, Charizard quickly flapped its wings and ascended to increase its flight height.
Obito had initially intended to ride on Charizard, but considering Nagato's proficiency in long-range Ninjutsu and the risk of becoming an easy target while airborne, he changed strategy, continuously generating flames around him to repel the fire sea as he dashed towards Nagato.
"Lightning Release: Pseudo-Darkness!"
Nagato's original body swiftly formed hand seals, launching high-voltage lightning toward Obito, who was navigating the fire sea.
'Air Blade!'
In the sky, Charizard swung out a Wind Blade to assist Obito in defense.
Although from Charizard's angle, the Wind Blade couldn't fully resist Nagato's potent Lightning Release, it provided Obito an opportunity to dodge.
With the Sharingan observing the incoming lightning, Obito promptly shifted his body to continue his charge at Nagato.
"Heavenly Attraction!"
Nagato's original form extended his right hand toward the approaching Obito, causing tremendous gravitational force to pull him irresistibly toward Nagato.
Meanwhile, the Shadow Clone formed hand seals again, preparing to unleash a Ninjutsu attack on the attracted Obito.
"Great Flame Ring: Flame Emperor Kai!"
Without hesitation, Obito unleashed his full Chakra, producing blazing flames that continuously erupted around him.
Given that the hit rate for Flame Emperor was only slightly better than the Great Fireball's, Obito conceived an extreme development direction to increase the hit rate—self-detonation.
With the various enhancements of the Breath of Flame, using Chakra to protect his body, although he would sustain injury, he wouldn't endure serious harm from the close-range explosion.
Moreover, there was currently no such type of Ninjutsu in the Ninja World, leaving Obito confident that he could catch his enemy off guard.
Nagato sensed the turbulent power emanating from Obito, halting his Heavenly Attraction and recreating the Absorption Shield.
Booming!!
Obito transformed into a fireball, suddenly detonating, blasting a large crater at the site with high-temperature flames accompanying the immense explosive impact dispersing in all directions.
Bam, bam!!
Nagato's two Shadow Clones were injured and disappeared immediately, and his original form, under the Absorption Shield's protection, was unharmed, though some perspiration emerged from the heat flow.
Nagato glanced at Obito, who, despite being the technique user, appeared in a worse state than him at the moment, with tattered clothes and his body covered in black ash.