Chapter 665: First

Sunday morning.

When it reached seven o’clock, Obito’s biological clock woke him up naturally.

Obito quickly changed his clothes and prepared to wash up.

“Awoo.” Charizard, woken up by Obito, let out a displeased cry.

It’s early in the morning, and he still doesn’t know how to be a little quieter.

“All you do is sleep, no wonder Milotic doesn’t like you,” Obito grumbled.

Charizard’s sleepiness instantly vanished. If they were outside, it would have already unleashed a Fire Blast.

“Awoo!”

Charizard’s eyes flared with a fierce glint, staring at Obito with a savage expression.

“Want to train with me?” Obito rubbed his fists together with ill intent.

Charizard couldn’t help but recall a few days ago.

Obito suddenly said he wanted to train with it, only to beat it up badly.

This wicked Uchiha brat had somehow dramatically increased his strength; it couldn’t defeat him now.

“Awoo,” Charizard snorted coldly and went back to sleep.

Patience!

It would secretly work hard to become stronger than Obito, and then help Obito “train.”

Having teased his dragon, Obito was in a good mood, humming an unknown tune as he walked into the bathroom to wash up.

“Breakfast is ready on the table,” his grandmother reminded him, hearing Obito washing up.

“I know, Grandma,” Obito replied.

After washing up, Obito sat at the dining table to eat breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of a grilled salmon, an tamagoyaki, and a steaming bowl of miso soup.

Since Obito’s biological clock was very precise now, his grandmother was used to preparing breakfast for him at this time.

As for his grandmother, she woke up at six, so she ate earlier.

“Goodbye, Grandma, I’m going to train.”

Obito waved goodbye to his grandmother, then met up with Shisui, and finally walked towards the South Border Forest with an excited expression.

For him, today was an extraordinary day.

Because he was very likely to achieve a breakthrough from zero today and become the strongest disciple of the past six months.

The forest in the early morning was enveloped in a faint mist. Sunlight filtered through the treetops, dappling the damp soil and verdant ferns.

Whether it was because he was in a good mood or the morning scenery was indeed beautiful, Obito took out his camera and snapped a photo.

“Shisui, do you think I can win today?” Obito put away his camera and turned to ask.

“Analyzing from all aspects of your abilities, your probability of winning is higher,” Shisui thought for a moment before answering.

In terms of raw strength, Obito was stronger than Kakashi; there was no doubt about that.

However, whether he could win in the end was hard to say, as actual combat also depended on on-the-spot performance and combat experience.

“Hehe, that’s true, but we can’t underestimate Kakashi either,” Obito chuckled, then said with a serious expression.

This battle was crucial to him, so he would not underestimate his opponent no matter what.

Then, the two met Kakashi and several other disciples on the way and went to the training ground together.

“Get ready, then let’s begin,” Muzuki said, calling Kakashi and Obito over.

Both nodded, checked their equipment, and warmed up.

Until they faced each other in combat stances, neither of them spoke a word.

Might Guy had dominated the ranking battles for too long; both Kakashi and Obito really wanted to take first place this time.

“Battle start!”

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito quickly formed hand signs, converting his condensed Chakra into Fire Release and spitting it out in one breath.

A massive, blazing, orange-red fireball, over four meters tall, rapidly formed.

The Great Fireball Technique consumed little Chakra but had great power, making it an excellent opening move.

Even now that Obito had mastered many powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu, he still liked to use the Great Fireball Technique.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!”

Kakashi expressionlessly formed hand signs quickly. With a rumbling sound, a thick wall carved with dog-head statues rapidly rose.

Boom!!

The giant fireball slammed into the thick wall, causing a violent explosion, scattering mud, rocks, and flames.

As the dust and smoke cleared, a slightly damaged earth wall appeared before Obito’s eyes.

Obito was not surprised by this.

Kakashi’s Earth Release was not weak; a single Great Fireball Technique could not destroy Kakashi’s Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.

“Are we going to play the same old trick again?” Obito condensed Chakra, activated his Sharingan, and cautiously observed his surroundings.

He had fought Kakashi many times, and often lost not because his strength was far inferior to Kakashi’s, but because he lost to Kakashi’s Shadow Clone tactics.

Obito had to admit that in terms of tactics, he used to be no match for Kakashi.

But the current him was not the old him; the current him was Obito with a firm Hokage heart.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

A white-haired figure leaped out from behind the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, throwing a large number of Shuriken at Obito and rushing towards him.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

Obito concentrated Flame Breathing into Flame Breathing Chakra Mode to enhance his Fire Release abilities, then converted the large amount of condensed Chakra into Fire Release and spat it out in one breath.

Whoosh whoosh!!

Large swathes of high-temperature flames turned the area around Obito into a sea of fire, burning nearby trees to ashes and scorching the ground black.

At this moment, another Kakashi emerged from the ground near the running Kakashi.

Obito showed an expression of ‘as expected’; there must be a Shadow Clone or the real body underground.

When an enemy disappears from sight and then reappears, one must be extra careful. This was a lesson Obito learned from fighting Kakashi.

Obito continuously spewed out large amounts of flames, then began to control them, dividing the flames into three parts, surging towards the two Kakashis from the front, left, and right directions.

The Shuriken shot by Kakashi were also blocked by Obito’s controlled flames.

“Yang Seal Release!”

Kakashi drew Enma from his back, concentrated Thunder Breathing into Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and then released the Yang Seal.

The lightning mark on Kakashi’s forehead glowed brightly, and a large amount of Chakra surged from the seal, pushing the enhancement of Thunder Breathing to its limit.

Sizzle sizzle!!

Powerful Lightning Release Chakra caused arcs of electricity to flicker around Kakashi’s body.

“Flash!”

Kakashi gripped Enma tightly, exploding with Chakra, he instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, cutting through the flames and rushing out.

The Shadow Clone, lacking the strength of the main body, eventually dissipated under the encirclement of the three-pronged flames.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!”

Obito, taking advantage of the situation, continued to condense Chakra and spit out numerous fireballs at Kakashi.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

Kakashi, not to be outdone, spat out a sharp lightning spear, which simultaneously blew up the incoming fireballs while still having some power left to shoot towards Obito.

Against Obito, Kakashi did not plan to use the extremely draining No Thought Strike, because Obito’s Kamui’s intangibility would easily make his slash hit only air.

Whoosh!

Obito’s Chakra exploded, and he suddenly flashed diagonally forward, both dodging the attack and closing the distance with Kakashi.

Theoretically, he should keep some distance from Kakashi, an explosive Ninja, but times had changed.

His Mangekyo Sharingan could see through Kakashi’s movements, and his Kamui’s intangibility could perfectly dodge Kakashi’s powerful slashes.

Given this, why not engage in close combat with Kakashi and do something cool?

“Fire Release: Flame Fist!”

Obito condensed a large amount of Fire Release Chakra onto his fist and charged fiercely at Kakashi.

Under the enhancement of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and a large amount of Chakra, Obito generated a gust of wind just by swinging his fist.

When flames ignited on his fist, the air, distorted by the high temperature, further highlighted the extraordinary nature of this punch.

“Flash: Godspeed!”

Kakashi gripped Enma tightly, his left foot forward and right foot back in a sprinting stance, then immediately activated a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra to enhance his body.

Whoosh!

Boom!!

A thunderous roar, like falling lightning, erupted as Kakashi suddenly charged out.

His figure was like a golden bolt of lightning, cutting a dazzling trajectory through the forest.

“So fast!” Yamato’s eyes widened, trying to catch Kakashi’s body, but found himself completely unable to do so.

Kakashi was simply too fast! Yamato could only see a golden afterimage flickering in the air.

But in Obito’s Mangekyo Sharingan, Kakashi’s movements were still traceable.

He maintained his punching motion, not using Body Flicker Technique to dodge, as if intending to go head-to-head with Kakashi.

Whoosh!

As he got closer to Obito, Kakashi’s speed suddenly increased by another level.

Before Obito’s fist could land on Kakashi, the lightning-arc-flashing blade tore through the air, slashing towards Obito’s body.

The blade seemed to hit an illusion, encountering no resistance, passing directly through Obito’s body and continuing to slash sideways.

Bang!

Obito’s Fire Fist slammed into Kakashi’s body, which was covered in Armament Haki.

Sizzle sizzle!!

Crackling!!

Powerful lightning suddenly erupted from Kakashi’s body, spreading outwards, yet still passing through Obito’s body as if hitting an illusion.

“Haha, Kakashi, you really had ill intentions!” Obito laughed wildly in his heart.

He immediately activated Kamui’s intangibility 0.1 seconds after his fist hit Kakashi.

Kakashi knew about Kamui’s information, and an undisguised slash was meaningless against Kamui. Since Kakashi had entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his counterattack method was not hard to guess.

Kakashi frowned slightly and flashed back.

He had originally thought that with Transparent World plus Armament Haki defense, he could make Obito’s attempt at a sneak attack backfire, but he still underestimated the activation speed of Obito’s Kamui’s intangibility.

“This won’t be easy,” Kakashi rapidly thought of a countermeasure.

The Lightning Release just now had a crucial role.

If the lightning hit Obito, then Obito’s body would inevitably be paralyzed to a certain extent, thus affecting his speed and making it easier for Kakashi to catch Obito’s weakness.

Now that the Lightning Release missed, Kakashi’s battle plan was disrupted.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!”

Obito canceled Kamui’s intangibility, condensed Chakra, and spat out small fireballs at Kakashi.

Kakashi’s movements in Lightning Release Chakra Mode were too fast; large-scale Fire Release might not hit him, so it was better to use a high-frequency Fire Release Ninjutsu like Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.

At least it could make Kakashi’s dodging less easy.

Bang!

Kakashi threw a special smoke bomb while running.

Where there’s demand, there’s a market. Special smoke bombs could not be seen through by Bloodline Limit eye techniques, serving to obstruct vision.

“Again,” Obito’s expression turned cautious as Kakashi disappeared from his sight.

Before Obito could think too much, two Kakashis rushed out of the smoke together.

“Susanoo!”

Out of prudence, Obito directly exploded with Chakra, summoning a simplified skeleton Susanoo, with only a few ribs and one thick arm.

Obito spat out Fire Release while controlling the skeleton Susanoo’s arm to attack.

Sizzle sizzle!!

The two Kakashis quickly couldn’t withstand Obito’s full power, were beaten until they dissipated, then transformed into lightning that attacked Obito, but most of it was blocked by Susanoo’s ribs, with only a small wisp of lightning hitting Obito’s body.

At the moment one of the lightning clones was about to disappear and turn into lightning, it threw a regular Kunai at Obito. Before Obito could react, the Kunai transformed into Kakashi, who suddenly swung his lightning-covered Enma at Obito.

Crack!

The dazzling lightning slash struck Susanoo’s ribs. Cracks instantly appeared in the ribs, and they shattered and dissipated in a blink of an eye.

But to Kakashi’s regret, his Enma still passed through Obito’s body as if hitting an illusion.

This was his backup plan.

The lightning clone was a Ninjutsu Kakashi had never used in battles against Obito before.

Compared to an ordinary Shadow Clone, the lightning clone had a special effect: when it dissipated, it would turn into lightning to attack the enemy, causing paralysis.

Kakashi wanted the clone to paralyze Obito, then the main body would seize the opportunity to attack.

However, he didn’t expect Obito to use Susanoo in such a situation, which rendered the lightning clone ineffective.

Bang!

Obito’s incredibly heavy fist once again slammed into Kakashi’s body.

Even with Armament Haki defense, Kakashi still stumbled back several steps.

He had to use most of his Chakra for offense, so his Armament Haki defense was naturally not very strong.

Although this punch did not incapacitate Kakashi, it could be considered the punch that sealed the victory.

How could Kakashi, having consumed a large amount of Chakra and sustained injuries, engage in a prolonged struggle with Obito? With the ebb and flow, Kakashi quickly fell under Obito’s fist.

“Obito wins!” Muzuki announced the battle result.

Obito restrained the urge to laugh out loud, but he couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from turning up.

Although he desperately told himself in his mind, “Maintaining composure after winning will look cooler” and “Being too happy makes it seem like you’ve never won before,” Obito’s face still uncontrollably showed an extremely joyful smile.

There was no way around it; he had won! He was first in the ranking battle!

And he achieved first place by defeating Kakashi, and he achieved first place under Rin Nohara’s gaze. How could one not be happy about this?

So many years had passed, from Shisui’s initial dominance, to a period where everyone had their strengths, and then to Might Guy’s dominance, it was finally his, Uchiha Obito’s, turn to sit on the throne of first place.

From today onwards, Muzuki’s strongest disciple was Uchiha Obito!