Chapter 181: This Time, You Won't Escape!
Obito's pupils contracted slightly. He looked at Kushina in shock.
Right now, he sensed that the tailed beast chakra signature inside Kushina was completely different from the Nine-Tails. Instead, it was another familiar presence.
"So that's how it is…"
Obito quickly realized what had happened.
"It seems Hōzuki Oborotsuki sealed the Three-Tails inside your body…"
"Then where is the Nine-Tails?"
Obito stared coldly at Kushina and asked.
Of course, this question was also directed at Black Zetsu, who was hiding not far behind him, observing the battle.
Obito's meaning was clear: he wanted Black Zetsu to hurry up and locate the Nine-Tails.
"Today, I'm going to avenge Minato!"
Kushina glared at her enemy, clenching her fists so hard her knuckles turned white as she ground out the words.
"Still thinking about that dead man…"
"If that's the case, then I'll send you down to reunite with him."
With those words, a black wooden stick appeared in Obito's hand.
His figure flashed and reappeared right in front of Kushina, launching a merciless assault.
Kushina didn't hesitate either. She immediately leaped backward, exploding with red chakra:
"Sealing Technique—"
"Your sealing technique is useless against me!"
Before Kushina could apply the seal to Obito, he vanished again.
When he reappeared, he was already behind her through Kamui.
"You fell for it!"
Kushina had studied Obito's fighting style that night.
Although she had been extremely weak right after giving birth, she had still carefully observed his attack patterns.
So this time, Kushina deliberately exposed an opening to lure him into attacking her from behind.
In reality, her true killing move had only just finished charging.
Massive chakra gathered in her right fist, dramatically amplifying the destructive power of this punch.
Forget a person—even if a mountain stood in front of her right now, she could probably smash it apart with one blow.
Fueled by hatred, Kushina swung her fist viciously toward her target.
This punch looked like it would obliterate him outright.
But Obito—having already experienced this exact scenario during his fight with Minato Namikaze—recognized the pattern instantly.
"Hmph…"
Obito sneered mockingly beneath his mask.
How could he fall for the same trick twice?
His body immediately entered intangibility, effortlessly phasing through Kushina's attack.
However, what Obito didn't know was that Oborotsuki had already slipped into the Kamui dimension without him noticing—using Flying Thunder God.
Right now, Oborotsuki was calmly sitting on a rock inside the dimension, waiting for Obito's real body to appear.
He was just wondering how long it would take for the guy to use intangibility again.
Unexpectedly, the very next second, a figure appeared right in front of him.
"So soon…"
Oborotsuki sneered coldly. He suddenly leaped forward and delivered a brutal whip kick straight into the opponent's body.
In the real world, Obito had perfectly evaded Kushina's punch.
He was just about to rematerialize and counterattack—
When suddenly, in the next instant, he felt an enormous force slam into him.
Even while intangible, he could still feel pain.
Agonizing pain exploded through him. Obito opened his mouth and vomited a large mouthful of blood.
Kushina saw this and her expression turned to shock.
She had clearly felt her fist pass right through his body—doing no damage at all.
But why…
Just as Kushina felt confused, the enemy in front of her suddenly coughed up a second mouthful of blood.
This time, she saw it clearly.
Not only was fresh blood seeping out from beneath his mask, but his entire body was now leaking blood continuously.
Blood dripped pat pat pat onto the ground.
Soon the earth beneath him was dyed red.
This bizarre scene left Kushina stunned and bewildered.
But what shocked her even more was that in the next instant, the enemy vanished completely into a swirling space vortex.
Far away, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu—who had been hiding in the shadows watching the battle—personally witnessed Obito suddenly suffer severe injuries and flee. Their eyes narrowed slightly.
"It seems that guy made his move…"
"In that case, I'm afraid I'll have to revive Uchiha Madara ahead of schedule!"
Black Zetsu thought silently to himself, then immediately activated the Mayfly Technique and vanished into the tree trunk.
…
Having been struck twice in quick succession, Obito instantly realized an enemy had infiltrated his Kamui dimension.
The moment he activated Kamui to enter the dimension and check—he saw Oborotsuki sitting there, waiting with a mocking half-smile.
"Hōzuki Oborotsuki…"
"How the hell did you do this?"
Obito stared at the man in front of him in shock and disbelief, completely unable to understand how the other had breached this space.
"Today, everything ends here."
"Whether I tell you or not doesn't really matter anymore."
"Come—let's settle this once and for all."
Oborotsuki rested the Decapitation Greatsword on his left shoulder and beckoned with his right hand toward Obito.
"This time, you're not running away, right?"
He said with a playful smile.
Obito's pupils contracted slightly. He narrowed his eyes.
"Hmph… now is not the time to settle things with you."
Obito knew very clearly that in his current state, he was absolutely no match for Oborotsuki.
Fight to the death?
The one who would die would definitely be him.
He wasn't that stupid.
With that, Obito immediately activated Kamui to escape.
But Oborotsuki laughed lightly at that moment and flashed forward like a shadow, appearing right in front of him:
"Trying to run again? Do you think you can?"
Oborotsuki had no intention of letting Obito escape a second time.
He struck first—placing his palm on Obito's shoulder. Then a surge of powerful senjutsu chakra erupted, instantly flooding into the opponent's body like a raging torrent.
In a single instant, Obito's body went limp. He froze like a statue, completely unable to move.
"You… this power…"
His pupils flickered in shock and panic as he stared at Oborotsuki, voice trembling with disbelief.
"By the way—are you really the legendary Uchiha Madara?"
"From what I've heard, the legend shouldn't be this weak…"
Oborotsuki ignored Obito's reaction and question. Under the other man's horrified gaze, he reached out and casually removed the swirling mask from Obito's face.
"You… bastard!"
Seeing his true face exposed, Obito instantly flew into a humiliated rage, grinding his teeth in fury.
"Ah… you really don't look like the Uchiha Madara statue in the Valley of the End."
"So you really are just an imposter."
Oborotsuki smiled playfully, lifted Obito by the collar, and activated Flying Thunder God—vanishing instantly.
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