Because Obito repeatedly hindered Rumoda from dealing with Kakashi, Rumoda decided to deal with Obito first, and then, after his teammates arrived, deal with Kakashi and Rin Nohara.
Rumoda rushed towards Obito.
Obito was very nervous, but he still gripped his Kunai tightly, his gaze fixed on Rumoda.
When he was only a few steps away from Obito, Rumoda swung his blade at Obito.
"I saw it!"
Obito gripped his Kunai in a reverse grip.
With a 'ding', Obito's Kunai blocked Rumoda's Ninja Blade.
The corner of Obito's mouth couldn't help but curl up; the opponent didn't seem to be that impressive, this slash was blocked with ease.
However, before the corner of Obito's mouth could fully curl, his expression suddenly stiffened.
"Cloud Style: Ascending Dragon!"
Rumoda directly elbowed Obito in the face.
Obito was sent flying backward, landing face-first and tumbling a few times on the ground.
"Obito!"
Rin Nohara was startled, quickly stopped her treatment of Kakashi, took out a Kunai with an explosive tag attached from her ninja tool pouch, and threw it towards Rumoda.
As Rumoda prepared to retreat and dodge, the explosive tag detonated, producing intense flames.
At the same time, Rin Nohara threw another Wind Release tag.
The principle of the Wind Release tag was the same as that of Ninjutsu scrolls that could release various Release techniques.
The Wind Release tag formed a whirlwind, which changed when it touched the flames from the explosive tag's explosion; the flames and whirlwind merged, forming a swirling flame.
The range of the flames suddenly expanded, catching Rumoda off guard, and he caught fire.
Just as Rumoda was extinguishing the flames and trying to counterattack, he suddenly felt a tightening sensation, and then he was bound.
Rumoda looked at himself in disbelief; he was bound by silk threads.
Rumoda sharply looked at Obito.
Obito's right cheek was swollen, but a smile appeared on his face.
Transparent silk threads were wrapped around Obito's hand.
Obito spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva: "You thought my two Kunai just now missed? I am Uchiha! How could I miss, I intentionally missed, idiot!"
The ends of the two Kunai that Obito had missed with earlier were both tied with transparent silk threads.
There hadn't been an opportunity before, but now, thanks to Rin Nohara's help, Obito seized the chance to use these silk threads to bind Rumoda.
Rin Nohara shouted towards Obito: "That's great, Obito!"
The corner of Kakashi's mouth beneath his mask also curved into an arc.
Obito proudly puffed out his chest.
Right now, he must be very handsome!
Rumoda, an elite Chunin, was now filled with shame and anger.
He had not taken Kakashi and the other two seriously because they were just kids, and he hadn't expected to be careless and suffer a setback.
"It's over!"
Obito formed hand signs and then placed his hands in front of his mouth.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Obito spewed a giant fireball from his mouth towards Rumoda.
Rumoda's pupils constricted to a single point.
Rumoda, who thought he was doomed, suddenly felt the silk threads on him loosen.
Rumoda's companions had arrived!
After Rumoda's companion cut the silk threads on Rumoda, he quickly took Rumoda out of the range of the Great Fireball.
Obito stared blankly at Rumoda and the two Cloud Shinobi not far away.
His cool finishing move failed?!
Rumoda looked at Obito with extreme displeasure: "That brat is mine! I'll personally kill him!"
One of Rumoda's companions reminded him: "Let's finish this quickly, we have an hour until the operation, no time to get entangled with these three brats."
Kakashi's eyes narrowed immediately when he heard about the operation in an hour.
One hour... Earlier, the Cloud Shinobi were lining up at their garrison, it was very likely that the Cloud Shinobi would attack the Konoha Garrison in an hour.
He had to immediately relay this message back to the Konoha Garrison.
But now...
Kakashi's brows were tightly furrowed; if he ran, Obito and Rin Nohara would definitely not survive.
Rumoda's strength was far greater than Obito's and Rin Nohara's.
It was only because of Rumoda's underestimation and Rin Nohara's coincidental cooperation that Obito successfully bound Rumoda.
Such an opportunity would only come once, and there wouldn't be another next time.
Moreover, there were now two more Cloud Shinobi.
If either Obito or Rin Nohara were to escape now, Kakashi wouldn't be able to stop the three Cloud Shinobi.
This place was still some distance from the Konoha Garrison, and the Cloud Shinobi's speed was notoriously fast; at Obito's or Rin Nohara's speed, they would definitely be caught.
Logic told Kakashi that abandoning Obito and Rin Nohara and returning to the Konoha Garrison alone was the most correct choice.
But Kakashi's legs felt like they were filled with lead, completely unable to move.
After some struggle, Kakashi took a deep breath, his eyes becoming incredibly firm.
Kakashi pulled out a smoke bomb and threw it on the ground.
In an instant, smoke enveloped Kakashi.
Inside the smoke, Kakashi quickly formed hand signs and pressed his hands to the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
The Ninja Dog Grukku appeared again.
"Grukku, immediately return to the Konoha Garrison and tell them the Cloud Shinobi are about to launch a sneak attack!"
Grukku barked, rushed out of the smoke, and dashed towards the Konoha Garrison.
Then Kakashi gripped his short blade, darted out of the smoke, and proactively attacked Rumoda and the other two Cloud Shinobi.
In this situation, retreating like this offered no opportunity; only by actively attacking might he find a sliver of a chance to retreat.
Seeing Kakashi proactively attack the Cloud Shinobi, Obito and Rin Nohara immediately assisted Kakashi, attacking the three Cloud Shinobi together.
Meanwhile, far from the battle position of Kakashi, his two companions, and the three Cloud Shinobi.
Shindai stopped in place, his expression very conflicted.
"Do I really have to abandon the three of them? Kakashi is the future Sixth Hokage, Obito is also the man who will possess Six Paths Power in the future, Rin Nohara... she will also be the Three-Tails Jinchuriki in the future. Such a small crisis, for them, they can definitely solve it with ease, right.
Yes, that's right, that's how it is! So there's no need to be conflicted at all!"
Shindai had only walked a few steps when he stopped again.
Because Shindai heard the sound of battle in the distance.
Shindai's expression became increasingly conflicted: "But... what if, what if they die? To be honest, Konoha has been pretty good to me, especially Minato Namikaze; I've taken apart all the appliances in his house, and he hasn't said a word to me.
Kakashi and the others treat me as a companion; if I abandon them like this, isn't that a bit too inhumane?
But if I go to help them, my strength will be exposed, and I've hidden it so well, it would be too much of a pity to expose it like this."
Shindai hesitated, then suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.
"I've got it! If I do this, I shouldn't be discovered."
Shindai unrolled the scroll containing Kannazuki, summoned Kannazuki, and then headed in the direction of Kakashi and his two companions.