Whoosh whoosh!!
Several shurikens flashing with a cold light pierced the air, speeding towards Nohara Rin.
Whoosh!!
Seeing that the shurikens at strange angles sealed off all the usual points of evasion, Nohara Rin immediately used the Water Instant Body technique to leave the spot with her Water Clone.
Nohara Rin's Water Instant Body wasn't slow, but she couldn't shake off the lock of Kakashi in Transparent World mode.
"Divine Speed Flash!"
Kakashi drew the White Fang Short Blade, enhancing his body with pre-condensed Lightning Attribute Chakra, and swung swiftly towards Nohara Rin's true body.
With the backing of the Transparent World, Kakashi's powerful body was exerted perfectly, whether it was running or swinging the blade.
"Water Prison Jutsu!"
Speed wasn't Nohara Rin's forte. To avoid falling into Kakashi's attacking rhythm, she used the Water Prison Jutsu to cover herself.
This way, the Water Clone could strike while Kakashi attacked.
Swish!
Just as the Water Clone gathered Chakra ready to attack, Kakashi suddenly changed tactics and cut down one of the Water Clones.
"Divine Speed Flash: Dual Strike!"
With a flash of lightning, a Water Clone instantly turned into liquid and dissipated.
This quick change of tactics also made another Water Clone's attack miss.
"Purple Lightning!"
Immediately, Kakashi's left hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling purple lightning.
Kakashi controlled the Purple Lightning in his hand to divide into streaks of electricity, enveloping both Nohara Rin's true body and her Shadow Clone.
The Water Prison Jutsu was broken by the electricity, and the last remaining Water Clone, after being struck by Purple Lightning, also turned into liquid and merged into the water.
"Bursting Fist!"
The Water Prison was broken, but it successfully resisted the lightning's power. Unharmed, Nohara Rin suddenly released the Chakra she had been concentrating and compressed, slamming it onto the water surface.
Boom!!!
A huge explosion sounded, and under Nohara Rin's terrifying immense power, waves surged into the sky, and a powerful shockwave with water rushed toward Kakashi.
Whoosh!
Kakashi had already seen through Nohara Rin's moves and was prepared. He instantly activated Lightning Attribute Chakra to enhance his body, dashing to evade and counterattack Nohara Rin.
"Leaf Hand Blade!"
Kakashi channeled all his power into his palm and swung at Nohara Rin in mid-air, sending out a rapid Qi Force.
Since Splitting Tiles is a rare Taijutsu that works at both close and long range, Kakashi had spent some time learning it.
However, due to the power difference, Kakashi needed the Transparent World's backing and Lightning Attribute enhancement to ensure enough lethality when used at long range.
Bam!!
Nohara Rin, hit by the invisible Qi Force, was knocked back and fell into the water.
"As expected, Kakashi is inherently evil; how could you bear to strike so hard at adorable Rin!" Obito watched, feeling very upset as Nohara Rin was overwhelmed by Kakashi.
The blow on Nohara Rin's body was a pain in his heart.
At this moment, Obito's yearning for strength grew stronger, as he deeply felt the sorrow of his weakness.
Now, with his strength not matching Kakashi's, even if Nohara Rin lost, all Obito could do was curse Kakashi in his mind, unable to avenge Rin in the next internal battle.
Glug, glug.
Flapping helplessly, Nohara Rin gulped down a few mouthfuls of water. She then, enduring the pain, made hand seals while swimming up. As her head emerged from the water, she resumed her Breathing Technique, gathering Chakra at her feet and once more standing on the water surface.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
Nohara Rin quickly unleashed her prepared Water Release to force back the charging Kakashi.
"Summoning Technique!"
Immediately, Nohara Rin summoned Katsuyu, intending to use its healing ability to engage Kakashi in a war of attrition.
As a teammate who had long been with Kakashi, Nohara Rin was well aware of Kakashi's weakness: he couldn't sustain full-scale combat for long periods.
Due to the Chakra, Kakashi would be very cautious with each attack, spending his Chakra wisely, making every Ninjutsu purposeful.
Whether it's a strong Lightning Release slash like Divine Speed Flash or a powerful Lightning Release like Pseudo-Darkness Purple Lightning, Kakashi would not use them too often in a battle, typically no more than twice.
But when using the Summoning Technique, Nohara Rin suddenly felt an emotional stirring.
She sensed the thoughts of a distant Feebas in Konoha.
Feebas wanted Nohara Rin to summon it; it wanted to help her fight, even if only to block one or two Ninjutsu.
Nohara Rin didn't quite understand why this was happening, but she quickly calmed Feebas mentally and continued summoning Katsuyu.
She couldn't possibly summon Feebas; it didn't even have any attacking capability, not much different from regular fish.
Summoning Feebas here would just be setting it up as a punching bag, which Nohara Rin could never bring herself to do.
Yet what happened next surprised Nohara Rin even more—white smoke flashed, and a white and a yellow figure appeared.
Feebas had been summoned together with Katsuyu!
Nohara Rin's knowledge of Ninjutsu was challenged; it was the first time she realized such a thing could be possible with the Summoning Technique.
"Please, Katsuyu-sama, heal me with all your strength." Nohara Rin quickly entrusted Katsuyu with the task.
Things had reached this point, and Nohara Rin had no time to think much, for Kakashi wouldn't give her the luxury of time for contemplation.
"Hmm, Rin, leave the healing to me." Katsuyu crawled onto Nohara Rin's back.
"Feebas, swim quickly to the edge of the field, or you'll be caught in our attacks." After assigning Katsuyu its battle task, Nohara Rin didn't forget to instruct Feebas to clear out of the battle.
Thanks to the small lake created by Hoshigaki Kisame, Nohara Rin didn't need to send a Water Clone to carry Feebas away.