Chapter 50: Watch Out, Lin! (Please Keep Reading)

"Finally we're going to meet, finally we're going to meet!"

In the forest, Obito was covered by the body of Xuanwo Lian's White Absolute, wore a black robe, and rushed toward the fighting area.

After waiting day and night for so long, he finally reached today, and now he was especially excited.

During these days, he had constantly been thinking of Kakashi and Lin, and he thought they must be thinking of him too, right?

"That old man is troublesome, he insists I become this damned mess."

Obito kept moving forward quickly while muttering under his breath.

"Doesn't he know that when we meet again I need to look a bit cooler? Honestly."

"And you, you also deceived me. Clearly you could have taken me out directly; why did you have to say we needed that old man to 'open the gate' first?"

Xuanwo Lian was momentarily speechless at Obito's words; although he was indeed a bit dumb, Obito seemed even dumber than him.

"If I hadn't covered you, could you have attained your current power?"

Xuanwo Lian, though somewhat helpless, still spoke up to explain.

"You've only recovered for a short time; how much power can you master? You can only complete this rescue by using my body."

"Also, Lord Ban wouldn't have let me bring you out without his consent, so I didn't deceive you."

This time Obito didn't use the Ten-Tails' power to open the gate; instead, Xuanwo Lian directly led him out of the earth.

After all, he had made a wager with Ban, and Ban wouldn't trouble him in this regard.

Of course, there was another thing Xuanwo Lian's White Absolute hadn't told Obito: he still needed to check what stage Obito's fusion had reached.

Obito's rapid recovery was actually due to White Absolute's cells being injected into his body; so far, everything was going smoothly.

But how much effect these cells can produce, how much power this guy Obito can unleash, that still required observation.

"Alright, you have a point."

Obito felt he couldn't outtalk Xuanwo Lian, so he simply changed the subject.

"By the way, what's the situation over there now? How are Kakashi and Lin doing?"

"To be honest, not great."

Xuanwo Lian's voice quickly resonated on him.

"They met Mist Village people by chance, then were pursued; that was our plan."

But they were unlucky; they didn't expect to run into Rock Village people halfway.

Rock Village and Mist Village are natural enemies, and they also have to deal with Leaf Village, so now they're in a mess.

That chaotic scene was truly interesting.

"Rock Village."

Obito's complexion changed instantly upon hearing White Absolute's words.

"How did this happen? What exactly occurred? Didn't you guarantee there would be no problems?"

"I don't know either; that guy named Yuzhi was just unlucky—his fighting made too much noise and attracted Rock Village."

Xuanwo Lian replied indifferently, but the sentence made Obito clench his teeth.

Why is it this guy again? Why is he also here? Why does this guy never leave?

"But don't worry, although their situation isn't great, that guy Yuzhi is still very powerful."

Seeing Obito silent, Xuanwo Lian continued speaking.

"Even though their situation isn't ideal, having this guy around keeps them holding on."

"Shut up, stop mentioning that guy!"

Obito's mood soured; his complexion turned cold.

"What about the Leaf Village people? Now that they're like this, why are they still here, and what is Teacher Minato doing?"

"The Leaf Village people are rushing over, but they're still some distance away, so it's impossible for now."

Xuanwo Lian didn't mind Obito's attitude; he said everything he could.

"As for your teacher, he's busy now; he should be negotiating with the Rock Ninja, since many matters after Leaf Village's victory require his handling."

"Again this way, why is it always like this?"

Obito's mind became a bit tangled at that moment, but he quickly stopped overthinking.

"Forget it, it was the same last time, but this works too."

This time, I will still be the hero!

Kakashi, Lin, wait for me

Thinking to himself, Obito's speed increased, and he could faintly hear the sounds of battle ahead—

"What a hassle."

In the forest, Yuzhi, Kakashi and Lin stood back-to-back, continuously repelling attacks from all four directions.

The situation was now utterly chaotic; Rock Village and Mist Village fought each other, yet they hadn't ignored Yuzhi and the other two at all.

For a moment, the pressure on Yuzhi and the two others became especially heavy.

Fortunately, these people were disunited; occasionally they even lent Yuzhi a hand. Otherwise, Yuzhi and Kakashi might have been fine, but Lin definitely couldn't hold on.

This situation made Lin feel especially distressed, yet she still mustered her spirit to face everything.

"We have to find a way to break through."

Yuzhi quickly scanned the surrounding enemies; Mist Village were actually ANBU members, their strength greater, and Rock Village's side was already nearly overwhelmed.

Facing this, he thought for a moment and lowered his voice to say.

"As long as we can break out, our pressure will lessen."

They already don't get along, so that works better for us.

"By the way, have you summoned Jonin Minato?"

Every squad that went out received the kunai given by Minato Namikaze, so they could summon him at a critical moment.

And this kunai is now in Kakashi's hands.

"We've already summoned him, but there's been no response."

Kakashi said, somewhat out of breath, his gaze still fixed on the surroundings.

"Is that so? It looks like we can only rely on ourselves."

Yuzhi couldn't help sighing upon hearing that; it seemed Minato Namikaze dropping the ball at crucial moments had become the norm.

The fastest person in the ninja world is paradoxically the most prone to being late; even when it's not entirely his fault, it still really gives people a headache.

"I'll launch a strong attack; you cover Rin."

Since Minato Namikaze can't arrive in time, Yuzhi has no choice but to figure something out on his own.

Although it's unclear why Madara's script turned out like this, and Rin seems fine as well.

At least under the Sharingan, Yuzhi didn't notice anything abnormal about Rin, so he couldn't be bothered to worry about it any further!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

As soon as his voice fell, Yuzhi instantly completed the hand seals, and a huge fireball shot straight at a Rock Ninja in front of him.

That Rock Ninja reacted quickly to Yuzhi's Fire Release, immediately leaping back while also forming hand seals with both hands.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

The earth wall rose quickly, solidly blocking Yuzhi's fireball, but the intense explosion also caused everyone nearby to dodge.

"Go!"

Yuzhi seized the opportunity, grabbing Rin and flinging her forward just enough to dodge a Mist Ninja's sneak attack, then he quickly followed after her.

"They want to break through—stop them!"

These Rock Village and Mist Village ninjas aren't stupid either; although they're fighting fiercely, their eyes have remained fixed on Yuzhi and his two companions.

The moment they sensed Yuzhi and his group's movements, both sides tacitly ceased fighting and then converged on the three of them!

"I'll hold them off; you guys go."

Yuzhi remained very calm; although there were many enemies, he wasn't that afraid.

He let out a low shout, and immediately his ninja sword slashed at a ninja rushing in to pursue from the side.

"I can't keep going like this."

Seeing Yuzhi block the enemy and noticing Kakashi also fighting hard, Rin gripped the kunai in both hands, clenched her teeth, and thought.

Along the way, she had lost count of how much protection she had received.

This wasn't what she wanted; she too was a qualified ninja!

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Rin saw a Rock Ninja sneaking up behind Yuzhi, while Yuzhi was presently focused on the enemy in front of him.

Seeing this, Rin's gaze hardened; she absolutely would not allow herself to become everyone's burden!

In an instant, Rin did not retreat but advanced toward Yuzhi's rear.

At the moment that Rock Ninja struck, she viciously thrust the kunai in her hand forward!

Pfft—

The sound of metal piercing flesh rang out instantly, and crimson blood sprayed.

That Rock Ninja looked at Rin in disbelief; he hadn't expected the person who had always been their weak point to be so brave at this moment.

"I did it."

Watching the Rock Ninja slowly collapse before her, Rin felt a flicker of joy in her heart—yet just at this moment.

"Watch out, Rin!"

Kakashi's voice suddenly came from beside him; at the instant that Rock Ninja fell, a guy wearing a white vortex mask had already silently appeared.

The kunai in his hand was already heading straight for Rin's chest.

Newbie begs for reads; now getting reads will decide a book's everything, raising it is easy but killing it is easy.

Thanks, everyone, Onz.

(End of chapter)