Talent System In The Naruto Universe-Chapter 202. Obito’s Crying

"Go to hell!"

The enraged Uchiha Obito finally couldn't hold back and charged toward Hanekawa.

Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs Technique!

With a face full of killing intent, he saw that Hanekawa remained motionless and threw a punch.

In an instant, his skin writhed, and sharp, twisted wooden spikes sprouted from his arm, spreading in all directions.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Hanekawa clapped his hands together and spat out a water dragon.

However, the moment it touched Uchiha Obito, his body seemed to turn transparent.

The water dragon passed right through him without causing any harm and then flew off into the distance.

Obito's body solidified once again, and the wooden spikes, as sharp as kunai, shot toward Hanechuan.

Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!

A wall of earth rose in front of Hanekawa.

"It's useless!"

Obito's eyes were filled with confidence. "You have no idea what the power of these eyes truly is!"

Since enrolling in the Ninja Academy, he had always been suppressed by Hanekawa.

But now, things were going to change.

From this moment on, he would never lose to Hanekawa again!

Obito used Kamui to phase through the earth wall—only to freeze in place.

Hanekawa was nowhere to be seen.

The spectators in the distance looked on in shock.

"What kind of jutsu was that?"

Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but ask.

"It looked... like the legendary Wood Release!"

Hyuga Hizashi's tone was filled with disbelief.

Compared to the strange Kamui, the appearance of Wood Release caught their attention even more.

After all, this was the second known Wood Release user in the ninja world, besides Senju Hashirama.

"How does he know Wood Release? Could he be from the Senju Clan? But he also has the Sharingan..."

Kurenai felt utterly confused.

Meanwhile, Rin Nohara looked at Hanekawa with deep concern.

As for Obito, under White Zetsu's control, his physique, voice, and appearance had all changed, so she naturally did not recognize him.

"You think you can escape?!"

Obito scanned his surroundings and quickly spotted Hanekawa in the distance.

His face twisted with rage, a mix of hatred and exhilaration.

The once unbeatable Hanekawa was now nothing more than a fleeing opponent before him.

Kamui!

Obito locked onto Hanekawa, and his left eye trembled violently.

Space distorted.

Hanekawa immediately felt his left arm being pulled.

As expected—dual Kamui.

Boom!

A puff of smoke erupted, and Hanekawa vanished.

It was merely a shadow clone, used to confirm Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan ability.

"Come out and face me!"

Obito hesitated for a moment before flying into another rage.

Suddenly, the sound of rushing water echoed.

Obito instinctively turned his head—only to see an overwhelming sea of water.

Under Hanekawa's control, the water erupted with immense force, surging into towering waves.

"I told you, this won't work on me!"

Obito's right eye spun rapidly, allowing his body to phase through the massive waves.

The tsunami raged before calming, eventually forming a vast, oval-shaped ocean.

It was none other than Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.

"Aren't you supposed to be strong? Why are you hiding?"

Obito stood on the water's surface, searching for Hanekawa.

Just then, the water trembled, and a water dragon took shape.

"There!"

Obito ignored the water dragon and plunged into the depths.

Wood Release: Hell's Chaos!

A surge of immense chakra erupted.

At his center, several enormous trees sprouted from the water.

These trees, seemingly alive, coiled and expanded, their thorny branches ripping through everything in their path.

Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique!

Hanekawa's body dissolved into water, evading all physical attacks.

"Damn it!"

Obito cursed.

Even with such a wide-scale Wood Release, he still failed to hit Hanekawa.

"We can't fight him in the water."

White Zetsu—specifically, Tobi—warned.

"Shut up!"

Obito leaped out of the water.

"Wait—"

Before Tobi could finish his sentence, a sharp cry rang out.

Three water needles struck Obito's heart without a sound.

Tobi quickly pulled them out and healed Obito's body.

Water Release: Heavenly Cry required no hand seals, was tiny in form, and moved at extreme speeds.

Even Tobi hadn't detected it in time.

"You bastard! I'm going to kill you!"

Obito never expected that even with Kamui, he could still be wounded by Hanekawa.

"Below you!"

Tobi's voice was urgent.

Without hesitation, Obito activated Kamui.

Countless water bullets, dense as raindrops, pierced through his body.

Obito leaped into the air to escape.

He looked at the seawater and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but soon, a headache set in.

Hanekawa was hiding in the ocean, making it impossible for him to attack.

There was no way he could use Kamui to absorb the entire sea—he simply didn't have enough chakra for that.

Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth and suddenly thought of the spectators—Hyūga Hizashi, Kurenai Yūhi, and the others.

This was the only way to force Hanekawa out.

Just as he took two steps, the surface of the sea began to stir.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion!

A massive whirlpool appeared and ascended, forming a gigantic water dragon.

Obito snorted coldly and dodged with ease.

But what happened next left him utterly stunned.

One Water Release technique after another continuously erupted.

In the sky, it was like a dazzling display of fireworks.

Obito kept dodging—though unharmed, he felt an unprecedented sense of frustration.

How is his hand seal speed this fast?!

Why?!

Obito's rage made his Sharingan glow crimson.

Even though he had obtained the invincible Mangekyō Sharingan, he was still being forced to flee in all directions.

Before he realized it, the fear of being dominated by Hanekawa resurfaced.

On a distant mountain.

"This kind of Water Release does counter Obito."

Uchiha Madara furrowed his brows slightly.

To be honest, Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan ability had greatly surprised him.

Space-time jutsu had always been nearly impossible to counter.

And Obito had obtained two at once.

Unfortunately, he ran into Hanekawa.

Obito could use Kamui to ignore Hanekawa's Water Release, but at the same time, his attacks couldn't reach Hanekawa either.

This stalemate could only end in two ways:

Either Hanekawa ran out of chakra, or Obito exhausted his ocular power.

"In the end, Obito's offensive capabilities are just too limited," White Zetsu shook his head. "If it were Lord Madara, he would have already won by now."

"His ocular abilities are too strong, which easily breeds arrogance and overconfidence. A setback like this is actually a good thing."

Madara remained calm.

Above the sea.

"Damn it!"

Obito roared. "Are you just going to hide like a coward?!"

"Calm down, Obito," Tobi (White Zetsu) shouted.

As they spoke, another water dragon lunged at Obito, forcing him to dodge again.

I can't lose!

Why should I lose?!

Driven by an intense obsession, Obito finally regained some clarity.

The solution was to force Hanekawa out and use Kamui to finish him.

Whether by dragging him into the Kamui dimension or using Kamui's remote warp to twist his body apart—either way, he would win.

Obito quickly came up with a plan.

With a distortion of space, his body vanished.

Hanekawa frowned.

With Obito inside the Kamui dimension, he couldn't attack.

But the real problem was not knowing where Obito would reappear.

If he went after Kurenai and the others, that would be troublesome.

After a brief moment of thought, Hanekawa had an idea.

He formed hand seals and created two shadow clones.

Boom!

One shadow clone leaped into the air.

"Die!"

Behind it, the space rippled—Obito reappeared.

He punched the shadow clone, and countless sharp wooden spikes erupted, piercing it full of holes.

But no blood flowed.

Obito hesitated slightly but immediately activated Kamui's intangibility.

The next second, a lightning-coated blade slashed through his body.

Obito reacted swiftly, dodging, as the wooden spikes on his body suddenly grew wildly.

Wood Release: Hell's Chaos!

A towering tree sprouted instantly, countless vines spiraling and lashing toward Hanekawa.

"What?!"

Hanekawa's expression changed slightly as lightning flickered around him.

A sharp chirping sound echoed as lightning surged outward.

But as soon as it touched the vines, it had little effect, and they quickly wrapped around Hanekawa.

"This time, I win!"

A victorious grin spread across Obito's face as he pulled out a kunai and thrust it toward Hanekawa's throat.

"Wait!"

Tobi suddenly sensed something was off—but it was too late.

Chidori Current!

Body Flicker Technique!

Lightning Release Armor!

Lava Release: Rasengan!

Using the Chidori Current from the shadow clone as cover, Hanekawa's real body had already launched his attack.

His speed was at its peak, too fast for the naked eye to track.

In a mere instant, he appeared behind Obito, slamming a spinning sphere of lava into him.

Obito's black cloak was instantly torn apart, revealing pale white skin—

White Zetsu.

However, under the force of the Lava Release, White Zetsu's body quickly melted into scorched remains.

Finally, the attack reached Obito's real flesh.

His flesh, nerves, and blood vessels were all burned.

"Ahhh!"

Uchiha Obito let out a painful scream.

The intense pain nearly caused him to lose consciousness.

Hanekawa, of course, did not hesitate—he drew his Thunderfire Sword and slashed toward Obito's neck.

At the critical moment, White Zetsu forcibly took control of Obito's body, making him dodge.

Blood splattered.

Although White Zetsu moved quickly, he was still a fraction too slow.

The Thunderfire Sword effortlessly sliced off Obito's shoulder, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Just as Hanekawa was about to continue his attack, his expression suddenly changed.

Out of nowhere, two kunai came flying toward him at an astonishing speed, radiating a terrifyingly sharp aura.

Without hesitation, Hanekawa retreated.

A shadowy figure stepped in front of Obito.

A crimson light flickered.

Hanekawa's body instantly stiffened as he was pulled into a special genjutsu space.

Massive iron stakes descended from above, aiming to pierce through his limbs.

This was Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes, a genjutsu cast through the Sharingan—essentially a weaker version of Tsukuyomi.

Hanekawa clapped his hands together, breaking the genjutsu in less than a second.

This was thanks to the B-rank trait "Seven-Attribute Special Jōnin", which granted him exceptional resistance.

"Impressive," Uchiha Madara remarked, slightly surprised.

There were very few ninjas who could escape his genjutsu so quickly.

Hanekawa steadied himself.

Before him stood the elderly, near-death-looking Uchiha Madara.

Though it was only a shadow clone, Hanekawa did not lower his guard.

He glanced at Obito, who had already fled into the Kamui dimension with his severe injuries.

With his back burned by Lava Release: Rasengan and his shoulder sliced off by the Thunderfire Sword, even with White Zetsu's help, he would need months to recover.

"We will meet again."

Madara's clone vanished on the spot.

Since it was just a shadow clone, there was no need to waste chakra.

More importantly, Obito's condition took priority.

If something happened to him, years of meticulous planning would be wasted.

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In a remote forest.

Madara appeared in a secluded area.

Moments later, a White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"Tobi is treating Obito," White Zetsu reported. "He's severely injured, but his life is safe."

"Take me to him," Madara ordered, feeling slightly reassured.

"Yes."

White Zetsu led the way.

A few minutes later, inside a cave, Madara found Obito.

But the moment he approached, he heard... sobbing.

Madara froze for a moment.

Is he taking this loss that hard?

On second thought, it made sense.

Obito's beloved Nohara Rin had fallen for Hanekawa, and to make matters worse—he had lost to his rival.

A complete and utter defeat.

He lost both the battle and his dignity.

"Crying? How disgraceful," Madara said sternly as he walked forward. "Do you intend to just give up?"

"Of course not!"

Obito wiped his tears away and shouted.

"Do you know why you lost?"

Madara suddenly changed his tone.

"Why?"

Obito immediately asked, desperate for an answer.

He couldn't understand—why did he still lose, even with his Mangekyō Sharingan?

"It's not because Hanekawa is too strong—it's because you are too weak!"

Madara snorted coldly. "You haven't even used one-tenth of your Mangekyō Sharingan's true power!"

One-tenth?

Obito was stunned.

Am I really that weak?

"Your fighting style against Hanekawa was no better than a pathetic genin's—completely unorganized!"

Madara's tone was filled with dissatisfaction.

He had watched the entire fight.

Obito, consumed by rage, had fought sloppily. If not for Kamui's absurd power, he would have died countless times.

In contrast, Hanekawa had played to his strengths and avoided weaknesses perfectly.

But something about it bothered Madara.

It felt like Hanekawa understood Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan abilities too well.

But that was impossible.

Each pair of Mangekyō Sharingan had unique abilities—no one could predict them in advance.

The only explanation was that Hanekawa possessed an exceptional combat intuition, allowing him to quickly identify Kamui's weaknesses.

Obito's defeat was inevitable.

Madara looked at Obito's bloodshot eyes and asked:

"What do you plan to do next?"

"There's nothing left in this ninja world for me," Obito muttered, recalling how Rin had protected Hanekawa.

His expression turned insane.

"I will create a new world!"

"Good."

A faint smile appeared on Madara's face.

"Let me teach you how."

His plan had finally fallen into place.

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