In an instant, the sharp blue electric light, like an arrow from a string, directly attacked the masked man across from him!
The surging lightning streaked through the air, emitting a sizzling, scorching sound!
The brilliant arcs flickered with an intense sense of killing intent!
This strike was clearly far stronger than the one he had used against Sasuke earlier!
It was absolutely serious... a force meant to shatter the opponent's mask!
"!?"
And at this moment,
Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi beside him instantly shrank their pupils, violently shaken!
...?!
What's going on...?!
He just directly attacked like that!?
He was just talking about "friend" and "enemy" a moment ago, and now... he didn't hesitate at all...???
In fact,
From Kakashi's words just now,
Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi had already noticed a detail—
That the masked man before them was very likely a former Shinobi of Konoha, and might have even worked with Kakashi, otherwise, he wouldn't be called an old acquaintance...
And now,
Since he had become an enemy.
That is to say,
The person before them... was a Missing-nin from Konoha...?
Tsk tsk,
Even facing a former comrade, he could be so resolute in delivering such a powerful strike!
This was indeed something only a battle-hardened Shinobi could do!
As expected of Sharingan Kakashi!
Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi couldn't help but admire in their hearts.
But their hands naturally weren't idle either, also preparing to raise them to assist Kakashi in suppressing the enemy.
However,
The moment they raised their hands, they suddenly simultaneously sensed something wrong.
Both their expressions changed at once!
Wait!
Wh-what's going on?!
This guy... faced with Kakashi's attack, he didn't try to dodge at all???!
That's right.
At this moment,
Kakashi's Chidori was less than ten centimeters from hitting the masked man!
And that black-clad man wearing the mask... remained completely motionless, as if ignoring it!
And at this moment,
Kakashi himself naturally also felt a focus in his heart, his pupils slightly contracting!
What's going on...?!
Didn't... react...?
However,
Just as this thought emerged in his mind, the next moment, a change occurred again.
Whoosh!
The moment his Chidori struck the orange mask, it passed right through... as if hitting nothing!!!
Not only that,
Even his entire body instantly passed directly through the other's body!
As if passing through air!!
"!?"
Seeing this incredibly eerie scene,
Not only Kakashi,
Even Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi watching from behind instantly shrank their pupils, their expressions drastically changing!
What's going on?!!
Impossible!
Kakashi... completely passed through his body!?!
C-could it be... Genjutsu?!!
Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi exchanged glances, both detecting a hint of the strange in each other's eyes.
However,
In an instant, they immediately dismissed this judgment.
No!
This couldn't possibly be Genjutsu!
It was very likely some kind of unseen mysterious Kekkei Genkai... or secret technique!!
Thinking this,
Both their expressions immediately became even more serious.
Originally, they thought with a three-on-one situation, they could surely crush the enemy.
Unexpectedly,
The enemy actually possessed such a bizarre technique.
From Kakashi's strike just now, it seemed this masked man could, in an extremely short time, turn his body into something resembling air,
thus achieving immunity to attacks...
This way,
It became too troublesome...
After all,
Both of them mastered physical attack-type Ninjutsu. Fighting head-on would inevitably be somewhat restricted...
Unless... they found a way to exploit the weakness of this technique and counter it!
Realizing this,
Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi decided to test the waters themselves.
However,
Just as they tried to make a move,
Suddenly,
Kakashi in the distance looked over, biting his lip slightly, calling out in a low voice:
"Leave this guy to me!!"
"Please you two go support Naruto in the distance!! He... he might not be able to defeat the enemy!"
Kakashi said through gritted teeth.
Originally, he wanted to explain the importance of Naruto's identity, but now didn't seem the time.
And at this moment,
Hearing this, Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi were momentarily stunned.
Then, after exchanging glances, they immediately understood.
They naturally knew the one Kakashi called Naruto.
He was one of the two guards accompanying the Fifth Hokage Tsunade to this Five Kage Summit, but he was obviously much younger.
They thought he's probably here to see the world with the Hokage, so it was normal for him to be weaker.
In fact,
As soon as they arrived, they had noticed the battle in the distance, but since they first noticed Kakashi, they instead overlooked the one in the distance.
Now they remembered,
The battle over there... should be that Uzumaki Naruto!
Now,
Since all their countries faced the same enemy and were temporarily on the same side, they naturally had to help.
So, after a quick exchange of glances,
They decided to let Akatsuchi go help, while Kurotsuchi stayed here with Kakashi to try to counter the masked man's technique.
"Take care!"
Akatsuchi glanced at Kurotsuchi and Kakashi in the distance, then nodded solemnly and rushed off to the side.
However,
Contrary to everyone's expectations,
The masked man before them showed no sign of blocking them.
Until Akatsuchi's figure disappeared into the distance, he still remained motionless.
The scene suddenly fell into silence.
A cold wind blew.
The snow in the Land of Iron was bitingly cold.
Kakashi and Kurotsuchi stood together again, facing Obito ahead.
In their hearts,
They naturally were thinking of finding Obito's weakness.
However,
At this moment,
Obito across from them, beneath his mask, suddenly emitted a deep laugh.
"Hehehe..."
"You're quite confident, aren't you, Ka-ka-shi—"
".!?"
As his words fell,
Kakashi and Kurotsuchi were momentarily stunned, then their eyes darkened, not understanding his meaning.
However,
Before they could think it over,
Obito suddenly raised his hand to his right eye, curling a strange smile, and emitted his usual deep voice, saying:
"You think... why didn't I go help Uchiha Sasuke...?"
"Is it because I underestimated that Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Wrong."
"It's because..."
"Uchiha Sasuke has already undergone a transformation."
"Against an ordinary Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he doesn't need anyone's help; he can crush him effortlessly."
"For example, like this—"
As he spoke,
Obito slowly turned his head, his gaze indifferently looking towards the sky over there.
And at this moment,
Kakashi and Kurotsuchi naturally also followed his gaze.
However,
At that moment,
Suddenly, amidst the white wind and snow, an enormous purple monster violently burst forth from the ground, like a mountain crashing down!!
Its oppressive colossal body instantly stirred up countless storms, violently spreading outwards!!
Boom!!!
The ear-splitting explosion impacted everything around!!
Kakashi and Kurotsuchi were completely frozen on the spot!
And at this moment,
In the wind and snow in the distance, a black-clad Sasuke stood against the sky.
Looking down from above, his gaze indifferently fixed on Naruto below.
His hands forming seals.
And from his mouth, a few words had already lightly escaped—
"Summoning Technique: Outer Path Statue."