Chapter 354 Fire and Water
Chapter 354 Fire and Water
With a surge of chakra, the dark red tailed beast chakra cloak on Nohara Rin's body became even more solid, and the outline of a phantom tail could even be seen behind her.
A faint, moist mist filled the air, a result of the inherent properties of the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra.
"Is this the power of the tailed beasts...?"
Obito took a deep breath, his three-tomoe Sharingan behind his goggles spinning wildly, locking onto Rin's every move.
He could clearly sense that Rin at this moment was completely different from before, both in terms of chakra density and danger level.
"Obito, watch out!"
Rin did not lose her mind after borrowing the tailed beast's chakra; her eyes remained clear, but her movements were much faster than before.
"Whoosh!"
Before she could finish speaking, she transformed into a dark red afterimage, instantly appearing in front of Obito and slamming her fist down!
"So fast!"
Obito was greatly alarmed. Although his Sharingan had seen the trajectory, his body reacted a beat too late.
"Bang!"
He could only barely raise his arms to block, and the enormous impact instantly sent him slid backward more than ten meters, his feet scraping the ground, and a sharp pain shot through his arms.
"It's not over yet!"
Rin pressed her advantage, rapidly forming hand seals to create a massive water vortex with chakra.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bite!"
The rising water gathered into a giant water dragon, which rushed straight at Obito with terrifying pressure!
"A water escape of this scale..."
A gasp rippled through the audience. Chiyo's heart skipped a beat. This was the Second Hokage's ninjutsu. To see it again after so many years showed that Konoha had indeed invested a great deal of effort in training this girl.
"Water Release counters Fire Release, that Uchiha kid is in trouble now!"
However, Obito did not panic and retreat in the face of this overwhelming water dragon.
"Fire Release..."
Obito took a deep breath, his chest bulging, but his hand seals underwent a very subtle change at the end.
"Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Buzz—!!!"
With a piercing shriek, an extremely thin yet pure blue pillar of fire shot out from Obito's mouth!
This was the very fire technique he used to pierce the Azure Moon in the Forest of Death, only now he used it with even greater skill.
"boom!"
The dark blue pillar of fire and the enormous water dragon collided violently in the center of the arena.
A shocking scene unfolded.
The water dragon, which originally had an absolute advantage in terms of attributes and was empowered by the tailed beast's chakra, was unable to extinguish the seemingly weak pillar of fire in an instant!
On the contrary, under that terrifyingly high temperature, the part of the water dragon that came into contact with the blue fire was instantly vaporized, bursting out with white, high-temperature steam that filled the sky.
"What?!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Lin's eyes. She could feel her water-style escape technique being sliced apart bit by bit by that blue flame!
"It's not over yet!"
Obito's Sharingan, penetrating the thick steam, pinpointed Rin's location.
He didn't stop unleashing his Fire Release techniques. Instead, he pushed off with his feet, covering his body with chakra, and his entire body moved along the path carved out by the pillar of fire, heading straight for Rin!
"Good bastard! He actually used fire-style techniques as cover for his charge!"
On the commentary stage, Nishikawa Tetsu couldn't help but slap the table in admiration.
"Uchiha Obito forcefully broke through the Water Release's suppression using extremely high-temperature Fire Release techniques, and then launched a close-range surprise attack under the cover of steam!"
"when!"
Lin reacted extremely quickly, pulling out a kunai from her ninja tool pouch and narrowly blocking the kunai that was carrying earth spikes.
Enveloped in steam, the two engaged in a fierce close-quarters fight.
"Bang bang bang!"
They exchanged blows, but there was no real collision.
With the boost from the tailed beast's chakra, Rin still maintains an advantage in strength and speed.
Each collision caused Obito to feel a surge of energy and blood.
But Obito did not back down. His three-tomoe Sharingan played a crucial role at this moment. He saw through all of Rin's attack trajectories and could even predict her next move in the blink of an eye.
"left!"
Obito dodged Rin's sweeping leg by sidestepping and then delivered a backhand elbow strike to her side abdomen.
Rin reacted quickly, using her dark red chakra cloak to withstand the attack, while simultaneously throwing a punch at Obito's face.
"Illusion!"
The moment their eyes met, the tomoe in Obito's eyes suddenly shifted.
Lin's movements stiffened for an extremely brief moment.
Although she possessed the Three-Tails' chakra, which could instantly break through ordinary genjutsu, Obito only needed a fraction of a second of pause.
"Konoha Whirlwind!"
Obito seized this opening and delivered a powerful roundhouse kick, slamming it into Rin's shoulder and sending her flying backward.
"cough……"
Lin tumbled twice in the air before landing steadily, but the sharp pain in her shoulder made her groan involuntarily, and the dark red chakra around her body fluctuated violently.
She glanced at Obito across from her, who was panting but had unusually bright eyes, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips. She had no intention of borrowing the Three-Tails' power any further.
"I am a Konoha ninja, and Obito is my comrade. The power of the Tailed Beasts is meant to protect the village and my comrades, not to harm them."
Lin took a deep breath, and the dark red chakra on her body gradually subsided, eventually disappearing completely into her body, returning her to normal.
"What's wrong, Lin? Aren't you using that big guy's strength anymore?"
When Obito saw Rin release the tailed beast's chakra, although he asked the question, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to actually face a rampaging tailed beast.
"To deal with you, I don't need to use something dangerous."
Lin winked playfully and formed hand seals again.
"And what I learned wasn't just how to control chakra!"
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
This time, Rin did not compress the water flow, but released her chakra without reservation.
A massive wave, like a tsunami, swept across the entire arena with overwhelming force, seemingly threatening to completely engulf Obito.
"Well done!"
Obito laughed loudly, and instead of dodging, he faced the towering wave head-on, rapidly forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A massive sea of fire and a surging waterfall collided in the center of the arena in the most direct and spectacular way!
"Boom—!!!"
The symphony of water and fire brought the competition to its climax.
A cloud of steam instantly enveloped the entire Konoha Dome, even obscuring the view from the VIP seats.
Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the center of the arena, awaiting the final result.
"So...who won?"
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