Chapter 96

If he hadn't been cautious just now and only moved his arm outside, he would have been severely injured already.

"Did this guy know my technique's intel in advance, or is he just fast?"

Obito felt a bit uneasy in his heart.

Ishihara did not pursue; he knew Obito was still in his intangible state, and said indifferently:

"I didn't expect the one controlling Yagura to be someone from the Uchiha clan, and one who has even activated the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"If I'm not mistaken, the move that dodged my attack just now was your dojutsu, wasn't it?"

He did not want Obito to know that he had discovered his identity.

The gap in intel is also crucial in battle.

Moreover, he still wanted to study Kakashi's Kamui; he couldn't let Obito notice.

Hearing this, Obito felt a sense of relief in his heart.

It seems my intel hasn't been leaked.

But he dared not be careless; he kept replaying the scene in his mind where he had almost hit Ishihara just now, and the more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong.

"How did this guy sense the attack I prepared in advance from behind?!"

"If he didn't expect it beforehand, then he must have discovered it the instant I attacked; otherwise, even with his speed, he wouldn't have had time to react."

"He doesn't have the Byakugan, unless he has eyes growing on his back... No!!!"

Obito's heart jumped violently as he looked at Ishihara in disbelief.

If he remembered correctly, the Hidden Mist Village possessed a Byakugan, and it was a complete Main Family Byakugan.

Moreover, Ao, who mastered the Byakugan, seemed to have disappeared along with Mei Terumī and had never appeared again.

Could it be...

"You have mastered the Byakugan?!"

Ishihara raised an eyebrow; good, they were filling in the plot holes for me. He admitted it directly, "That's right."

Hiss!!!

Obito sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

Although he had long known that Ishihara had mastered the Sharingan through some secret technique,

it was nowhere near as impactful as Ishihara admitting it with his own mouth.

This wasn't a Kekkei Genkai fused together by chakra; it was a true, inherited dojutsu!

How is this possible?!

Obito felt it was incredible in his heart.

But the fact was right before his eyes; even if he didn't want to believe it, he couldn't change the fact.

"This is troublesome!"

Obito's heart felt incredibly heavy.

Originally, the confidence he had that he could defeat Ishihara was Kamui.

But the extreme speed Ishihara displayed was already tricky enough; now, adding the Byakugan's vision, he couldn't launch a sneak attack.

Kamui simply couldn't play much of a role!

His plan had failed.

"If it really comes to it, then I'll have Nagato make a move!"

Obito took a deep breath.

The more monstrous Ishihara's performance, the more it solidified his resolve to kill Ishihara.

Obito retreated once more, wanting to create enough distance to leave time for his intangibility.

But what he didn't expect was that Ishihara didn't move at all, but simply watched him quietly.

"This guy, does he want to study Kamui?!"

"Damn it!!"

Obito felt a chill in his heart, his teeth grinding together with a clacking sound.

His proud dojutsu had actually become someone else's research target.

With Obito's pride, fury had already risen to the heavens in his heart.

"Wood Release: Hell's Chaos!"

Obito's hands solidified; subsequently, a massive amount of Wood Release erupted from the ground, and small saplings covered in thorns instantly swelled and coiled into towering trees, shooting up toward the sky.

The thorny forest surrounded Ishihara in the middle.

Immediately after, these forests began to coil and entangle, rushing in from all directions to strangle Ishihara.

It was like an arrow storm composed of countless steel cables forming walls, blasting toward a single center point from all directions.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The ear-piercing sound of tearing through the air made Ishihara raise an eyebrow slightly, his expression turning serious.

Even his Lightning Release: Body Flicker couldn't break through this intensity of Wood Release in one go.

Just as he was about to move, a loud shout came from the distance.

"Tailed Beast Ball!!!"

The Three-Tails, which was rushing over, launched an attack.

A Tailed Beast Ball fell like a meteor, crashing down toward his position.

At this moment.

Ishihara was surrounded by countless Wood Release in the middle, like having fallen into a giant chimney.

A Tailed Beast Ball was falling from above!

"What would you do?!"

Obito's expression grew grave.

Currently, he lacked any powerful single-target ninjutsu, and the only Kamui available to him was restricted.

Thus, he could only devise a way to limit Ishihara's speed, then bombard him with a Tailed Beast Ball at close range!

"I underestimated Obito before; this guy becoming the main villain boss is indeed no simple matter!"

Ishihara took a deep breath, feeling some pressure in his heart.

But just as he forced a breakthrough, his expression suddenly froze, revealing a look of joy.

The Shadow Clone succeeded over there!

Time rewound a little.

Ishihara's Shadow Clone departed with Orochimaru and the others.

"Teacher, I need the Summoning Technique!"

While sprinting, Ishihara said to Orochimaru.

"The Summoning Technique? Very well!"

Orochimaru froze upon hearing this, looked at him in surprise, then nodded.

He bit his finger, formed hand seals with both hands, summoned the Summoning Scroll, and handed it over.

"This is the scroll I signed with Ryuchi Cave; just write your name on it!"

"Thank you, Teacher."

Seeing this, Ishihara smiled.

Although he knew Orochimaru would not refuse once he spoke, he did not expect Orochimaru to be so straightforward.

Time was urgent; he had no time to think much, so he opened the scroll directly and wrote his name on it.

"Next, trouble you to guide me in the Summoning Technique!"

After writing, Ishihara said hurriedly.

Orochimaru looked at him deeply.

He already understood what Ishihara intended to do.

Although shocked in his heart and finding it incredible, thinking of Ishihara's talent, he still chose silence.

And he quickly taught Ishihara the Summoning Technique.