"Kakashi-sensei, was there something wrong just now? If you had coordinated with Kamui, we definitely could have defeated that sneaky masked guy."
Compared to Obito escaping, Furina was more concerned about what had just happened. After all, they had communicated through hand signals, and Furina believed Kakashi must have understood her meaning.
But...
"Ahem, since I only recently mastered this ability and my control over it is still limited, after using it on Mōryō just now, I didn't have the capacity to use it again."
As he spoke, Kakashi couldn't help but give an awkward smile. Clearly, he also knew that being able to use it only once seemed off. Damn it, could it really be like Furina said—that it's because he reads Jiraiya-sama's books too often...
Seeing Kakashi's slightly fatigued state and combining it with her own memories, Furina also realized the situation was probably just as Kakashi described. Since he had only mastered it for a short time, plus Kamui's high consumption, his chakra couldn't handle it anymore.
"I see. Sorry, Kakashi-sensei. This time it was my misjudgment. I got too anxious and didn't consider your condition."
"Hey, hey, hey. Are you really apologizing? Do you know how obvious the amusement on your face is, you idiot?"
Looking at Furina, who was verbally apologizing but had teasing overflowing from her eyes, Kakashi couldn't help but laugh and curse at her.
...
"Alright, since we can't find that guy, we should head back to the village to report to the Hokage-sama. What about you? Want to come back with us?"
Since Mōryō had been taken away by Obito and pursuing further was difficult, after resting for a while, Kakashi and Guy prepared to return to Konoha.
"I'll pass. I finally managed to convince Tsunade-sensei to come out and play... uh, no, to come out and train.
We've only been out for a short time. How could I go back now? Look, neither Naruto nor Sasuke has returned yet either. Hehe."
After saying that, Furina gave an embarrassed smile. Somehow, she had accidentally blurted out her true thoughts. How could that be allowed?
"Ha, if you're not willing, then just keep staying out here. But be careful. That masked man earlier gave me a very dangerous feeling.
Also Mōryō—I think they definitely won't let this go. You absolutely must not have any accidents."
Kakashi didn't pay attention to Furina's slip of the tongue, or rather, he knew her personality all too well and naturally wouldn't dwell on it.
Moreover, Furina saying she wanted to train outside wasn't entirely made up. From the battle just now, Kakashi could sense that she was much stronger now than during their last meeting. Clearly, she hadn't slacked off during this time.
In that case, what else was there to say? Even if she returned to the village, Kakashi felt he had nothing more to teach her. The same went for Tsunade.
Sometimes having a disciple who was too outstanding was also a kind of trouble, hehe.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be fine."
"Who said it was about you? I was talking about Princess Shion."
...
On the other side
In a forest far from the Land of Swamps, Obito slowly emerged from a vortex. Then, from the larger vortex in his exposed Mangekyō Sharingan, a black-purple illusory figure was thrown out.
This was precisely Mōryō's soul, whom Obito had rescued not long ago.