Chapter 663 Armament Haki Susanoo

“He actually managed to figure something out,” Obito said, surprised and pleased.

Kakashi winning was the best outcome for him.

“Senior Kakashi is amazing!” Yamato exclaimed.

Even observing from the side, he could sense the terrifying power of that last slash; the purple lightning strike seemed to tear everything apart.

If he were to face such an attack, even using his strongest defensive Ninjutsu, he would probably be instantly destroyed. The gap was simply too vast.

“While Ninja Academy is interesting, I can’t neglect my training,” Yamato decided he would dedicate more time to training from now on.

After attending Ninja Academy, the gap between them had grown even wider.

“As expected of Kakashi, he even defeated Guy, who had won so many times. Is he going to become the strongest this time?” Rin Nohara was a bit surprised.

Might Guy had dominated the team rankings for too long, and being eliminated in the first round this time felt very sudden to Rin Nohara.

Kakashi and the others were always like this, occasionally making sudden, rapid advancements that she found hard to understand. Perhaps this was the difference between geniuses and ordinary people.

“The previous number one was the previous number one. Defeating Guy doesn’t really prove anything,” Obito immediately explained, unable to bear Rin Nohara’s misunderstanding.

They hadn’t had ranking battles in a long time, and their strengths had changed significantly, so they couldn’t use previous rankings to assess their current power.

“Number three Shisui versus number four Obito.”

After healing Kakashi and the others, Muzuki continued to act as the referee.

Shisui and Obito, whose names were called, quickly walked to the sparring ground and assumed their fighting stances.

“I must win!” Obito took a deep breath, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve.

Without a doubt, this was his most hopeful chance.

Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan abilities couldn’t be used, while he could use Kamui’s intangibility.

Moreover, if he lost in the first round and Kakashi won the whole thing, wouldn’t he be unable to look Kakashi in the eye for a long time?

“This won’t be easy,” Shisui constantly reviewed the battle plan he had thought about yesterday.

His compatibility with Obito could only be described as terrible.

The Genjutsu he excelled at was difficult to affect Obito, who possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan, and Tsukuyomi, which might have been effective, couldn’t be used due to the rules.

“Begin!”

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Both of them, with great synchronicity, simultaneously condensed Chakra and unleashed fireballs.

Boom!!

Two large orange-red fireballs violently collided, creating a huge explosion.

In the end, both fireballs dissipated simultaneously, leaving behind only scorched earth.

“Flame Breathing, Full Concentration!”

Obito focused his breathing, then condensed Chakra in his eyes, activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and burst forth with Chakra, charging forward.

Besides needing to use Kamui’s intangibility, he also needed his Sharingan to defend against Shisui’s Genjutsu.

After the Sharingan evolved, Shisui’s already powerful Genjutsu became even stronger and should not be underestimated.

Shisui also concentrated his breathing, activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and advanced with Body Flicker Technique.

Whoosh!

Shisui’s body vanished from his original spot, then instantly reappeared at Obito’s side, delivering a swift punch to Obito’s ribs.

However, Obito’s Mangekyo Sharingan had already perceived all of this.

Obito, who was prepared, twisted his body at an incredible angle, skillfully evading the fatal blow, and immediately counterattacked.

The pre-condensed Chakra burst forth, and he delivered a palm strike towards Shisui’s carotid artery.

Shisui calmly raised his left arm, condensed with Armament Haki, to block Obito’s palm, while his right hand formed a palm from a fist, slashing towards the arm Obito was attacking with.

Bang! Bang!!

Obito threw his left fist, colliding with Shisui’s palm.

Their figures rapidly flickered across the open ground, fists and palms striking each other, creating a series of collision sounds. For a time, neither could gain the upper hand.

“Senior Shisui and Senior Obito seem evenly matched,” Yamato stared at the battleground, unwilling to miss any of their movements.

“That’s true if they only use regular Fire Release and Taijutsu,” Kakashi said.

Each of them had advantages in some minor aspects, and their overall strength was similar without using their trump cards.

Muzuki nodded; it was indeed true.

【Name: Obito Uchiha】

【Chakra: 59000】

【Skills: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 2680/15000), Yin Release (Mastery: 2000), Flame Breathing (Mastery: 4900), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Mastery), Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet (Proficient: 2600/3000), Flame Vortex (Proficient), Great Flame Ring – Flame Emperor Modified (Proficient), Armament Haki (Beginner: 400/500)… Azure Flame (Uninitiated: 61/100)】

【Name: Shisui Uchiha】

【Chakra: 52000】

【Skills: Yin Release (Mastery: 3790), Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 2460), Flame Breathing (Mastery: 3486), Phantom Body Flicker Technique (Mastery), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Mastery), Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet (Mastery), Armament Haki (Mastery), Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique (Proficient)… Azure Flame (Uninitiated: 93)】

Although Shisui’s skills appeared to be significantly more advanced on the panel, most of those superior skills were not very effective against Obito.

Shisui’s Phantom Body Flicker Technique, which incorporated Genjutsu, was just a regular Body Flicker Technique in front of Obito, who possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan.

“Susanoo!”

Seeing the battle reach a stalemate, Shisui directly unleashed his Chakra, using his newly acquired ability.

Obito was two years older than him, superior in stamina and Chakra, so prolonged stalemate would be disadvantageous to him.

It was better to directly use a trump card. If Obito hadn’t mastered Susanoo, then the tide of the battle would turn.

Dense green Chakra surged from Shisui’s body, rapidly forming a four-meter-tall half-body skeleton, looking down on all living things around it.

“What kind of Ninjutsu is this?!” Yamato was astonished.

He had only been in school for a few months, yet these seniors seemed to have trained for years, each reaching new heights of strength.

“What a powerful Bloodline Limit. Besides Eye Technique, there’s such a powerful ability.”

Seeing Shisui use Susanoo, Kakashi couldn’t help but recall Uchiha Madara’s eighty-meter-tall blue giant, a truly despair-inducing power.

However, Kakashi estimated that making Susanoo as strong as Uchiha Madara’s would be extremely difficult. Before Senju Hashirama became powerful, the Uchiha Clan was only on par with the Senju Clan.

“Shisui actually mastered it too. I originally wanted to save my first use for Kakashi,” Obito secretly lamented.

He had originally planned to use Susanoo to catch Kakashi off guard, but now he had no choice but to use it.

If he were to enter Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and use Azure Flame, he should be able to break through this level of Susanoo’s defense, but Shisui also knew Azure Flame, and used it even better than him.

“Susanoo!”

Obito unleashed a massive amount of Chakra, and light blue Chakra surged around his body, rapidly forming a light blue Susanoo of similar size to Shisui’s Susanoo.

Bang!!

The huge fists of the two half-body skeleton Susanoo collided, and the airflow generated by the impact caused the surrounding leaves to rustle.

“As expected, Obito also knows it,” Shisui wasn’t too surprised.

They had both awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan at the same time, so it was normal for Obito to master Susanoo.

“Senior Obito knows this too!” Yamato was a little stunned.

He felt immense pressure. With all the seniors being so strong, how long would it take him to catch up, or could he even catch up?

He truly believed Danzo Shimura’s evil. With seniors like them, Konoha didn’t need him to protect it.

Rumble!!

Under Shisui and Obito’s control, the two skeleton giants, one green and one blue, engaged in a fierce brawl, shattering the ground they stood on.

However, their ocular power was similar, and both had only recently mastered Susanoo, so the battle once again became a stalemate.

“Shisui, I’m sorry, but you were born two years later than me, so don’t blame me for using this strategy,” Obito felt a little guilty.

Compared to this kind of grinding tactic, he still preferred to win fair and square.

But he really wanted to be the strongest disciple for once, so he had to use tactics when necessary.

Just as Obito was thinking of dragging this out indefinitely, Shisui’s fighting style suddenly became aggressive, and cracks quickly appeared on both skeleton Susanoo.

“Susanoo: Overwhelming Fist!”

Shisui suddenly unleashed a massive amount of Chakra, channeling a large amount of Armament Haki into Susanoo’s fist, hardening Susanoo’s fist and wrapping it with a large amount of Armament Haki Chakra.

His Armament Haki had always been the strongest in the team, and by a significant margin, but previously, he had many abilities but little Chakra, so he couldn’t fully utilize it.

Now with ample Chakra, he had researched combining Armament Haki with other abilities.

Two massive fists, one black and one blue, collided. The blue fist instantly shattered, dissolving into specks of light in the air.

Obito instantly wanted to use Armament Haki to defend his Susanoo but suppressed the thought, remembering something.

Crack!!

The massive black fist, undiminished in power, slammed into Obito’s Susanoo, causing it to crack all over before quickly shattering and dissipating like the fist.

Finally, the black giant fist smashed towards Obito.

Facing this giant black fist, almost as tall as he was, the unarmed Obito appeared exceptionally helpless.

Rumble!!

A huge explosion rang out, and the ground shattered even more severely under the impact of the punch. Rocks and dirt shot in all directions, and dust and yellow mist filled the air.

“Senior Shisui won?” Yamato could vaguely see a hint of green in the yellow mist; that was Shisui’s Susanoo.

Kakashi shook his head. Obito’s Mangekyo ability was not easy to deal with.

As Kakashi expected, after the smoke dissipated, Obito stood in front of the Susanoo with no obvious injuries.

Phew!

Shisui hadn’t expected to defeat Obito so easily and continued to control Susanoo to smash towards Obito.

“Flame Breathing Chakra Mode!”

Obito pushed his breathing to its limit, greatly enhancing his physical abilities and Fire Release capabilities.

Whoosh!

Obito swiftly tiptoed, dodging Susanoo’s attack, and converted a large amount of Chakra into Fire Release Chakra.

“Fire Release: Azure Flame!”

Extremely high-temperature Azure Flames spewed from Obito’s mouth, forming a blue fire line that shot towards Susanoo.

Shisui immediately controlled Susanoo’s left hand to block in front of him, as Obito was aiming at his body’s location.

“Sure enough, that last attack consumed a lot of Shisui’s Chakra!” Obito thought when he saw Shisui not using Azure Flame to counteract.

He hadn’t used Armament Haki to strengthen Susanoo’s defense just now because he had considered one thing.

His Armament Haki was not as strong as Shisui’s, and using Armament Haki on a large object like Susanoo consumed an extraordinary amount of Chakra.

It was better to ignore Susanoo and use Kamui’s intangibility to dodge attacks than to use Armament Haki.

Shisui, who had consumed a large amount of Chakra, would definitely not be able to maintain Susanoo for too long, nor would he be able to use Fire Release to counter his Azure Flame.

Under the terrifying high temperature of the Azure Flame, Shisui’s already cracked Susanoo developed even larger gaps.

Facing the damaged Susanoo, Obito’s pressure significantly reduced. He only used intangibility once, and then waited until Shisui was unable to maintain Susanoo.

Strike while the iron’s hot. Obito burst with Chakra and rushed towards Shisui.

Shisui resisted with all his might, but due to excessive Chakra and stamina consumption, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Obito grabbed Shisui’s incoming fist with his left hand, and his right fist was about to smash towards Shisui.

“Senior Obito is going to win?” Yamato was surprised by the turn of the battle.

Bang!

Just then, a rock beside them transformed into Shisui, who suddenly threw a fist covered in Armament Haki towards Obito’s side waist.

Shisui knew how troublesome Kamui was, so why would he still consume a large amount of Chakra to destroy Obito’s Susanoo? To look cool?

Of course not. Because Shisui’s goal was not just to break the stalemate; he also wanted to use himself as bait to lure Obito into a trap.

If he were in good condition, Obito would certainly be extremely wary and would use the most cautious method to defeat him.

Conversely, if his stamina and Chakra were largely depleted, Obito would definitely not miss the opportunity to kick him while he was down.

So, Shisui created a Shadow Clone under the cover of Susanoo’s attack and the dust, and had the Shadow Clone use Transformation Technique to hide nearby, waiting for an opportunity.

Kamui’s intangibility was indeed strong, but when Obito attacked, he had to become tangible, which would give the Shadow Clone a chance.

“A senior is a senior after all.”

Seeing the battle turn again, Yamato was convinced. He truly didn’t know who would win.

“I want to be first!”

In this critical moment, Obito’s pupils suddenly constricted, and he completed Kamui’s intangibility at an unprecedented speed.

The Shadow Clone Shisui’s black fist passed through Obito’s body, as if hitting an illusion.

Bang!

Obito passed through Shisui’s Shadow Clone like a phantom, then materialized, grabbed Shisui, who was trying to make a final struggle, and delivered a fierce punch.

Shisui’s body flew backward and crashed to the ground, and the Shadow Clone dissipated.

“Obito wins.”

Muzuki announced the battle result.

“Hmph,” Obito panted, directly sitting down on the ground.

He could still feel his heart pounding rapidly; it had been incredibly close. If Shisui’s Shadow Clone had been just a little faster, the outcome might have been completely different.