Some of the citizens regained a bit of consciousness, but still numbly asked, "Really?"
Sara almost couldn't hold back her tears, heavily nodding, "I swear in the name of the Queen, it is absolutely true."
Only then did the citizens gradually regain their vitality. With mutual help, they orderly evacuated.
Seeing that the civilians were settled, Minato finally breathed a sigh of relief and began observing the battlefield again.
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On the other side, facing the giant purple fire dragon slammed by Centipede, Obito still did not dodge or evade.
The fire dragon likewise penetrated his body and crashed into the wall behind him.
With a loud "boom," accompanied by a massive explosion, thick smoke billowed out. Centipede couldn't see what was happening inside for a moment, but he was confident, "Damn brat, this time you're finally dead. No one can withstand this move. Now, who else can stop me?"
"The Five Great Nations are already in my pocket! Hahaha!"
However, from within the thick smoke, Obito's figure appeared once again.
"Is that so? A guy who couldn't even defeat Sasori, who couldn't even face him, what power do you have to unify the Five Great Nations?"
"Although with the power of the Dragon Vein and Sasori's human puppet technique, you barely possess strength that might rival a Kage, your brain is terrible, completely unworthy of this power," Obito continued taunting.
Anrokuzan went crazy, "Why? Why did I use this move, and you are still completely unharmed? Why are you so strong?"
Obito couldn't hold it in anymore. This Anrokuzan had power but no brains. Besides his impotent rage, he hadn't analyzed any useful information about him up until now.
Compared to Minato, who figured out his secrets after exchanging blows for just a moment, the gap in battle intelligence between the two was beyond reason.
But this was a good thing too. Obito continued walking toward Anrokuzan, "So, you can't even defeat me, and you talk about ruling the Five Great Nations? Just relying on your puppet toys? Sasori mastered the Hundred Puppets Technique, able to unleash a hundred human puppets in an instant and easily wipe out a small country."
"But he... still got killed."
Hiding inside the massive puppet, Anrokuzan's centipede-like body trembled, his pupils shrinking violently. He roared, "Why do you know so much about Sasori? Who the hell are you? Tell me clearly!"
After shouting, he went mad and launched attack after attack on Obito, but every time, he missed.
Obito just kept walking forward, step by step, step by step, approaching him.
Anrokuzan's heart filled with fear. After obtaining the power of the Dragon Vein, he believed his strength was enough to crush everything. Even if he faced the Kage of the villages, he was confident he could beat them senseless.
But no one told him, what if he had such great power, but he couldn't hit his opponent?
He couldn't understand why such an absurd ability existed in this world.
As Obito got closer and closer, his will began to waver, his belief began to collapse, and finally, he couldn't hold on anymore.
'To hell with ruling the Five Great Nations! If I don't run now, when will I?'
In an instant, Centipede controlled the massive puppet, turned around, and ran.
Obito was dumbfounded. Just now, wasn't he fighting fiercely? How did he suddenly get scared and run away?
No way, right?
"Heh, you think you can run?", Obito's face showed a faint sneer.
When Centipede absorbed various puppet parts, he didn't know that some of them had already been secretly marked with Flying Thunder God seals when Obito and his team infiltrated.
So, with just a blink, Obito appeared on Centipede's massive puppet.
Since he had detailed information on Sasori, he knew exactly where the core of a human puppet was. So, he greeted the centipede-shaped Centipede hiding inside the giant puppet.
"Hello!"
Damn it. Ever since he greeted White Zetsu this way, he had unconsciously picked up this greeting habit. It felt a little awkward.
Little did he know, Centipede, hiding inside the giant puppet, was scared out of his wits.
He just couldn't understand, he had already fled, so why was this guy still haunting him like a ghost, appearing before his eyes out of nowhere?
"AHHH! I'll kill you!"
Centipede controlled the massive puppet, raising an arm and slamming it down at Obito's position.
With a "bang," he didn't hit Obito, but instead shattered his own puppet's shoulder.
Luckily, with the power of the Dragon Vein, the shattered shoulder quickly regenerated.
Obito sneered coldly, "You're really stupid. You clearly know you can't hit me, yet you keep damaging yourself."
At this moment, Centipede seemed to realize something and started laughing hysterically, "You brat, though your ability is bizarre, I am now protected within layers of defense. You can't do anything to me! I have the Dragon Vein, an endless supply of power. I'm not afraid of a battle of attrition."
"I don't believe that maintaining this ability of yours comes at no cost. Let's see who lasts longer!"
Obito's eyes showed a trace of admiration, "You finally analyzed something useful. Not bad, you've improved."
"But... have you considered the possibility that your so-called layers of protection are, to me, equivalent to nothing?"
As he spoke, Obito's entire body slowly, little by little, phased into the giant puppet...
"Ahhh!", Centipede was nearly driven mad by the torment, 'What the hell kind of ability is this?'
He had already turtled up, yet this guy could still phase through?
Desperately, he controlled the giant puppet to twist and turn frantically, jumping around in a ridiculous dance, trying to shake Obito off.
However, after all that effort, there was no result. Instead, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"So this is where you were hiding. Took me a while to find you."
"You wrapped yourself in layer upon layer, thinking it was a good defense. But have you considered one thing? If the attack comes from inside, then it's like catching a turtle in a jar."
Centipede almost lost his soul from fright. Instinctively, he wanted to unlock the outer components to escape, but Obito wasn't giving him a chance.
Once he found that Centipede's hiding space could accommodate one more person, Obito completely phased inside and deactivated his intangibility.
From their earlier exchange, he had already determined that Centipede's close combat skills were terrible, possibly not even at a Chunin's level.
That meant he was the perfect punching bag.
Immediately, Obito struck at the puppet core inside the massive centipede-shaped puppet.
Centipede's whole body went cold.
Why?
Not only did this guy have such bizarre abilities, but he also knew his weak points so clearly, even the puppet core inside his heart, his source of life?
He wasn't afraid of large-scale destruction, but if his core got hit, he would die.
Without hesitation, he went crazy, "If you want to die, I'll grant your wish! Die with me!"
He erupted with a burst of wild purple energy, rapidly condensing a mass similar to a Dragon Vein Tailed Beast Bomb.
Even Obito was startled.
'Firing a Tailed Beast Bomb inside this enclosed space? Is he planning to kill himself too?'
However, Obito looked at Centipede with sympathy.
"Have you considered the possibility... that you'll just end up hitting yourself again?"
But Centipede could no longer hear him.
Or rather, even if he did, it was too late, because the massive energy sphere had already been launched.
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