Ch-87 Wood Release!?

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A few minutes ago, far away from the location where Deidara was attacking Jiryoku and desperately trying to prove the superiority of his art:

"Tell me as soon as Jiryoku or Deidara use powerful techniques; that will be the best time to save Deidara," Obito said.

"Yes, I will. Now, it seems Deidara has engaged in combat with Jiryoku. I think it won't be long before you get the chance," Black Zetsu replied.

Black Zetsu was gathering all the information from the interconnected clones of White Zetsu.

Soon after Deidara used C3, Black Zetsu informed Obito. Obito used Kamui to disappear into the vortex and reappear beside Deidara. However, before he could say a word, Jiryoku was in his front and attacking him. Since he had just arrived, he was in a physical state, and Jiryoku's attack hit him. But before it could seriously damage him, Obito used Kamui to make his body intangible again.

"How? It's as if he knew I was coming. Can he see the future?" This question arose in Obito's mind.

As it turned out, Jiryoku indeed possessed the ability to see the future. He had used "Observation Haki: Future Sight" to anticipate Obito's arrival. Consequently, as soon as Obito arrived, Jiryoku launched a precise attack on him.

Jiryoku turned around and said, "You've finally arrived. I was expecting you to come and save these Akatsuki members."

"Wow, really? You knew I was coming? How did you know I was coming?" Obito asked, appearing physically and behaving foolishly. Blood dripped from his left sleeve as Jiryoku's attack had hit his left shoulder. Just at that moment, he used Kamui to protect himself, but the injury he sustained was slowly healing, thanks to Hashirama's cells.

"Hashirama's cells are truly advantageous," thought Jiryoku, shaking his head.

Their conversation was interrupted by a voice – it was Kakashi's. He asked, "Are you really Obito?"

"Obito? Who's Obito? My name is Tobi. Nice to meet you all," said Obito, scratching his head and continuing to act like a fool.

"You can act like a fool all you want, but that won't save you," Jiryoku said as he swung his sword at Obito. However, since Obito was in an intangible state, the sword couldn't harm Jiryoku in the slightest.

"You can hit me all you want, but you can never touch me," Obito said in a foolish tone. Then he covered his mouth and added, "Oops, did I reveal my ability?"

"You are correct; my attacks can't reach you. But that's only the case for now. Your ability must have a cooldown, whether it's two minutes, two hours, or even longer. Meanwhile, I can maintain this speed for an entire day. Let's see how long you can hold out," Jiryoku said and continued to attack Obito without pausing.

Obito's face behind the mask turned solemn because what Jiryoku had said was true. Even leaving aside two hours, he would only last for five minutes before the effects of his Kamui wore off. Obito realized that he couldn't escape until he distracted Jiryoku. With this in mind, Obito used 'Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance' on Jiryoku. However, Jiryoku was able to foresee the attack coming through his 'Observation Haki.' He created a gravity barrier around his body, tore through the approaching fire whirlpool, and resumed his attack on Obito.

"Damn it! Even Fire Release is useless against him?" cursed Obito.

"There seems to be some kind of barrier around his body that's preventing him from getting harmed by fire," analyzed Obito.

Obito was at a distance from Jiryoku, so he materialized and released numerous sharp wooden spikes in Jiryoku's direction. Jiryoku, with his incredible speed, effortlessly cut through all the wooden spikes with his sword while closing in on Obito. He reached Obito and swung his sword in an attempt to strike him. However, just before getting hit by Jiryoku's sword, Obito used Kamui to dematerialize himself.

"Wood Release? How is it possible for someone else to use 'Wood Release'?" Kakashi exclaimed in surprise.

"How dare you get distracted while fighting me?" Deidara shouted as he flew on a bird and attacked Kakashi and the others with explosive clay. However, once Kakashi identified the weakness in Deidara's attack, as someone skilled in lightning release, it was clear that Deidara's explosives wouldn't affect him or the others.

"So, you can counter them with your lightning release, right? Then let's see how many explosives you can actually defend against," Deidara said and released a large number of insect-shaped explosives in the direction of Kakashi and the others.

Jiryoku also observed this attack, but he knew Kakashi was there, so he didn't intervene and continued his assault on Obito. Meanwhile, Kakashi, to avoid getting hit by the numerous C1 insects, used 'Earth Release: Earth Wall' and created a massive barrier that easily withstood Deidara's explosives.

At that moment, Obito, who was clashing with Jiryoku, commented, "Deidara-Senpai, you always talk about 'Art is an Explosion.' Are your explosions only this small?"

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