“Who… are you, exactly?”
Obito’s gaze swept over the flattened forest.
Within a radius of about twenty meters, the area was barren, and the ground showed a strange circular depression.
He was not unfamiliar with the technique Saint Mi mentioned, but it was completely different from the Revolving Heaven he had seen the Hyuga Clan use on the battlefield!
In Obito’s understanding, Revolving Heaven was a secret technique of the Hyuga Clan that was not passed down, and only specific strong individuals could cultivate it.
The principle of this technique was to use the Hyuga Clan’s understanding of human acupoints to eject Chakra from the acupoints, thereby forming an absolute defense without blind spots.
However, the Revolving Heaven used by Saint Mi was not only limited to defense, but its power was already comparable to some large-scale destructive Ninjutsu!
Saint Mi was quite satisfied with this strike.
Indeed, it was as he had judged.
His current Byakugan, after being upgraded, displayed unprecedented potential.
It even surpassed the limits of the Hyuga Clan in Saint Mi’s understanding!
Saint Mi slowly walked out of the smoke and dust, his white clothes still spotless.
He raised his palm, and Chakra flowed at his fingertips.
“That’s why I said, you Uchiha just don’t let people finish their sentences…” Saint Mi said, “However, it seems you really don’t remember me. I’ll introduce myself then.
“My name is Hyuga Seimiya. If nothing unexpected happens, I should already be confirmed as Konoha’s S-rank rogue ninja by now.
“Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If it weren’t for the Nine-Tails Rampage you caused, I probably wouldn’t have found an opportunity to break free from the Hyuga Clan’s control.”
“Hyuga Seimiya?” Obito’s voice suddenly rose, “That Genin from the Hyuga Branch Family?”
His fingers twitched unconsciously. In his memory, there was indeed such an inconspicuous youth.
But Obito could not connect that person with the one in front of him, no matter what.
“People change.” Saint Mi said with a smile, “Just like you are now parading around under the name of your ancestor, deceiving people.
“I’m not here to fight today. I have something I want to talk to you about.”
“Shut up!” Obito roared, and three shuriken shot through the air.
While Saint Mi dodged to the side, his hands had already completed the hand seals: “Fire Release: Blazing Vortex Dance!”
At the same time, his pupils contracted again!
A strange spatial vortex and a scorching fire tornado activated simultaneously.
In the distorted air, the fiery vortex roared, leaving scorched earth wherever it passed.
Burning tree trunks exploded in the high temperature, and sparks rained down on the ruins.
Saint Mi stood still, his palms drawing a perfect arc in front of his chest: “Eight Trigrams: Empty Wall.”
A transparent Chakra barrier instantly formed. The fiery vortex collided with the barrier, splitting into two waves of fire that swept to both sides.
The heat wave lifted his long hair, reflecting those terrifyingly calm Byakugan.
Although it could only block for an instant, for Saint Mi, it was enough.
“It’s useless.” Saint Mi’s voice penetrated the sea of fire, “I’ve already seen through your technique.”
He suddenly took a step forward, and the ground cracked accordingly, “Now, it’s my turn.”
Boom!
Amidst the explosion, the barrier created by Saint Mi was shattered.
With the impact of the Eight Trigrams Empty Palm, the fiery vortex spat out by Obito was directly pierced through, creating a path.
Saint Mi squeezed forward.
“Obito, why do you think I dared to directly expose your identity and even seek you out…”
“What?!” Obito was shocked; Saint Mi’s speed was several times faster than he had expected.
“…Of course, it’s because I’m stronger than you.”
His palms, wrapped in blue Chakra, came together and struck towards Obito.
In a desperate situation, Obito could only activate Kamui’s intangibility ability again to evade the attack.
At the same time, his hands reached out towards Saint Mi again.
However, the moment he activated Kamui, Saint Mi’s movements suddenly stopped, then he chuckled softly and stepped back.
“So that’s how it is. I understand now. When you activate that intangibility ability, your Chakra actually undergoes such a change.
“But no matter what, when you try to attack someone, you always have to revert to a physical form.”
In Saint Mi’s Byakugan vision, Obito’s body became transparent at this moment, turning into nothingness.
Even ordinary people, without using Chakra, would have a slow flow of Chakra within their bodies.
However, the Chakra flow within Obito’s body was not static; it simply disappeared.
With the help of his Byakugan’s vision, Saint Mi could clearly discern whether Obito had activated Kamui.
Obito’s eyes, hidden behind his mask, instantly tightened in shock.
Saint Mi had actually seen through his ability!
“It seems you’re not the type to obediently listen to me, so let’s talk later then.” Saint Mi said with a chuckle, assuming a standard Gentle Fist stance, “Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!”
The next moment, Saint Mi’s body instantly tensed, and a faint Eight Trigrams pattern appeared under his feet.
An alarm blared in Obito’s heart, and he re-entered his intangible state.
However, Saint Mi suddenly smiled, quickly changed his stance, swiftly formed two hand seals, turned his palm into a fist, and struck the ground.
“Just kidding. To deal with that ability of yours, staying away from you is the best countermeasure.”
Earth Release: Earth Flow!
The ground vibrated violently, and countless shattered stones shot towards Obito like a torrential rain.
The earth cracked, and trees continuously fell.
Unlike ordinary Earth Release, Saint Mi’s Ninjutsu had an extremely wide range.
Against Obito’s intangibility, besides extreme speed, continuous area attacks were indeed the best countermeasure!
Obito was forced to maintain his intangible state, not daring to manifest physically.
Seizing an opportunity, he leaped into the air.
“Got you.” Saint Mi’s Byakugan locked onto Obito in the air, and his right palm pushed upwards.
This strike was as fast as lightning, yet eerily silent.
Bang!
Obito was hit by an invisible shockwave, a corner of his mask shattered, and he fell to the side in extreme shock.
“Is this Eight Trigrams Empty Palm?!” he shouted in disbelief.
Saint Mi slowly walked closer, “You can call it Eight Trigrams Empty Palm: Piercing Cloud.”
Like Mountain Crusher, this was a technique Saint Mi developed after obtaining his new Byakugan, compressing Chakra into a penetrating shockwave.
Compared to the large-scale Mountain Crusher, this technique had a longer range, less commotion, and stronger penetration.
“I won’t get close to you. I want to see how long your intangibility can last.”
Saint Mi chuckled, unleashing successive Eight Trigrams Empty Palms, striking towards Obito.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The range of Eight Trigrams Empty Palm: Piercing Cloud was extremely far, and with the Byakugan’s enhancement, Obito was firmly locked on.
He could only barely dodge in front of Saint Mi using his intangibility.
Almost every second, an Eight Trigrams Empty Palm pierced through his body.
As soon as Obito released his intangibility, he would be instantly sent flying.
“Obito! Don’t get entangled with him, use that ability of yours to leave!” Black Zetsu shouted into Obito’s ear.
However, Obito did not respond, his face incredibly grim.
At this time, Obito had just awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, and his strength was far from as strong as it would be during the future Ninja World War.
He hadn’t even fully mastered Wood Release yet, only able to use it instinctively.
Facing Saint Mi’s highly pervasive continuous attacks, he secretly comforted himself that he couldn’t find an opportunity to use Kamui to leave.
Or rather, he was unwilling to leave.
As the instigator of the Nine-Tails Rampage, the strong will Obito had just established by controlling the Nine-Tailed did not allow him to do so.
He was… no longer the Uchiha Obito he once was!
He wanted to prove to this already decaying world that the path he had chosen would not allow anyone to stand in his way!