"Lord Madara, is it really fine for Obito and the others to act on their own?"
While Obito and the others were carrying out their move, Uchiha Madara had already slipped quietly into the Land of Water as well.
Black Zetsu followed at Uchiha Madara's side. His expression looked somewhat unpleasant as he asked.
"That guy actually dares to act so recklessly, he—"
"Hmph, letting him fool around a bit is no big deal."
Uchiha Madara was extremely calm, as if he simply did not take this matter seriously at all.
"Does he really think I don't know what little schemes he has?"
As for what Obito was planning, Madara actually understood perfectly well—he simply could not be bothered to pay attention to it.
Betrayal was hardly something he was encountering for the first time!
Besides, he had his own thoughts as well.
"Let Obito take those people and serve as bait. It works out perfectly—I can also watch and see how far they can go."
"But… isn't this too dangerous?"
Black Zetsu's heart twisted painfully—Madara was simply being far too arrogant.
This was not the past anymore; the Ōtsutsuki had come—what was this guy being arrogant about?
"After all, Ōtsutsuki Genshiki might be interested in the Ten Tails—"
"The Ten Tails is indeed somewhat troublesome, but the Rinnegan is mine."
Uchiha Madara gave a cold snort; his expression did not look very good either.
"As long as we seize the right moment and take back the Ten Tails in one stroke, then have you control it and perform Rinne Tensei, things won't go badly."
"This—"
"And right now, the most important things are to complete the Ten Tails' power and to search for the relics of the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother. Only by doing that can we respond properly!"
"…I understand."
Black Zetsu no longer wanted to speak. All those so-called relics were things he went to 'create.'
If he had a method, would he still need to worry about his mother's situation?
He now realized that these Uchiha really were unreliable!
Obito acting recklessly did match his plan—but it could also cause his mother to suffer.
And Uchiha Madara was far too arrogant, thinking everything was within his grasp.
At this rate, everything would be ruined sooner or later!
'It seems the new relic must be handled carefully. I absolutely cannot let them mess it up—'
'Nor can I allow Mother to be released!'
...
Casually twisting off a ninja's neck, Kakuzu looked at the group of shinobi before him and let out a cold laugh.
"It's really rare—the forces of Konoha and Kirigakure and Iwagakure have joined together. Back then you guys fought each other fiercely."
"And what about that so-called Konoha kappa? Why don't I see him—get him out here!"
Hidan also spoke from the side in annoyance, shaking the large scythe in his hand as he shouted loudly.
"That guy still owes me an answer—hurry up and bring him out!"
'Are the people of Akatsuki all lunatics…?'
Listening to Hidan's words, the shinobi of the three villages did not speak, but they could not help cursing him inwardly.
Still, no matter how much they cursed him in their hearts, each of them remained on full alert, extremely wary of the attacks from these two.
"Hey, are you out of people or what?"
Hidan spoke carelessly, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a kunai fly past.
Right after that, a golden figure quietly appeared beside them.
"Rasengan!"
[Boom—]
With a dull crash, the ground beneath their feet was smashed to pieces!
"Flying Thunder God…"
However, the two of them were basically unharmed; after all, one was immortal, and the other was an Impure World Reincarnation.
They quickly leapt back, their gazes somewhat wary, but once they saw his face clearly, they both relaxed.
"It's not Kitagawa Gen—good, good."
"You two bastards, I definitely won't let you off this time!"
Naruto also knew that this strike would not kill these two; he was already preparing a new wave of attacks.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell! Hey, you're that Nine Tails brat?"
Hidan twisted his neck, letting his twisted body quickly return to normal. As he looked at Naruto, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I heard Kitagawa Gen has always had you with him, so you should know quite a lot, right?!"
"What do you mean?"
Naruto was a bit baffled, and once Kakuzu had recovered, he could not help but shake his head; he understood Hidan far too well.
"Do you know that so-called Konoha kappa—the guy in the green skintight suit?"
Hidan didn't care about anything else and asked this excitedly, which left Naruto stunned.
"Teacher Guy, of course I know him, and I've also heard him talk about you—the guy who uses poison."
"Then that's good!"
Before Naruto could finish speaking, Hidan immediately asked excitedly.
"Then you should know some things about them, right?"
"?"
"Do you know who that dead-last is?"
"…"
Naruto looked at Hidan in silence, his face flushing somewhat. The next moment, chakra burst out from his entire body again!
"I'll definitely kill you, you bastard!"
"?"
...
On the other side, Uchiha Itachi and Sasori were also launching attacks nonstop.
At this moment, Uchiha Itachi's heart was completely silent. Ever since that trip to Konoha, he now seemed almost shut in emotionally.
He vaguely understood why the father who had supported him back then had suddenly begun to "not understand" him.
But understanding was one thing—being able to accept it was another.
Right now, he truly felt as if he had been abandoned by the entire world!
The village's rejection, his family's "lack of understanding," and Sasuke's hatred.
"Why did it become like this…"
Uchiha Itachi fought numbly, while Sasori at his side was burning with rage.
"Bring out Hatake Sakumo and Chiyo! You bastards, all of you deserve to die!"
Sasori's fury had reached its peak; everything that had happened in the Land of Wind was something he could not let go of.
His own grandmother had actually fought side by side with the person who killed his parents to deal with him?
Even if he knew this was likely Konoha's deliberate arrangement, such humiliation was something he could not endure!
"Be careful!"
"Watch out for the puppets and Fire Release!"
"Damn these guys—"
The attacks from Uchiha Itachi and Sasori were giving the shinobi of the three villages a bitter experience, especially the overwhelming puppet assault.
It was truly enough for one person to hold back hundreds or even thousands of shinobi; and with Uchiha Itachi added in, the difficulty was simply far too great!
Seeing the three villages' shinobi being pushed back further and further, a cruel smile appeared on Sasori's face. The next moment, he immediately controlled the Third Kazekage to form hand seals.
In an instant, countless pieces of black iron transformed into a rain of senbon that blasted toward those shinobi.
With that dense, raindrop-like assault, those shinobi simply had no way to evade!
"Damn…"
Their faces turned grim—but just as the Iron Sand senbon were about to strike them—
[Hum—]
A massive, purple chakra figure appeared, standing in front of them!
[Ding, ding, ding—]
The sound of metal clashing kept echoing. Looking ahead, a massive Susanoo was already standing there!
"We—we're saved…"
The shinobi swallowed hard, while a faint light appeared in Uchiha Itachi's previously dull eyes.
"Sasuke!"
"Uchiha Sasuke, huh? You were involved last time too!"
Sasori looked at Sasuke and clenched his teeth at once, but Sasuke did not spare them even a glance.
"Hurry up and get out of here. Leave this to me."
He turned back to quietly tell those shinobi, then finally looked toward Uchiha Itachi and Sasori.
"So it was you two—I was wondering who it would be."
Chakra surged continuously from Sasuke. Whether it was Sasori or Uchiha Itachi, his eyes held nothing but cold indifference.
"But this works out fine. I'll clean you both up at once so you won't come causing trouble again."
"Damn you—who do you think you are?!"
Sasori's rage grew stronger and stronger, but Uchiha Itachi remained silent.
Especially when he saw Sasuke's gaze—he suddenly felt as if no matter how hard he tried, it was all useless.
"Why… why did it become like this…"
...
Naruto and Sasuke had already joined the battle, and Terumi Mei had gone to deal with Biwa Jūzō and Kurosuki Raiga.
Even Deidara—no matter how unwilling—ran outside to check the situation.
Inside the building, Obito looked at the girl before him, his body trembling slightly. In that moment, his entire body felt as if it had frozen.
"You are… Obito."
That voice—lingering like a dream—was still so familiar, even after more than ten years.
"How is this possible—how is this possible—why is this happening?!"
Seeing this girl again, hearing her voice again, he suddenly appeared lost and uneasy.
"Orochimaru said… that Rin's soul couldn't be located…"
Obito wasn't stupid. When Impure World Reincarnation was unleashed, he immediately realized that Konoha might try to awaken Rin.
Naturally, he had to prepare in advance—even if he did not want Rin to wake up and face this ugly world again.
But he could not let Konoha obtain her, and even less allow Konoha to "humiliate" Rin in such a way!
So he also sought out Orochimaru—but after attempting it, Orochimaru told him…
"Konoha did not use it, and because there was no interference from the technique, I also could not find it. Perhaps there is some other reason."
Orochimaru's words still seemed to echo by Obito's ear.
He had also made his own attempts, and likewise obtained no result. That only made him more certain of one thing.
His "evolution" was being guided by Rin!
If not for Rin's encouragement, how could he have come this far?
If not for Rin constantly helping him, he could not possibly possess the ability to "evolve"!
But now, faced with everything before him, how could he possibly accept it?!
"Fake—this is all fake!"
Obito could no longer hold it together and let out a roar. The Susanoo around him grew larger and larger, and even his eyes became redder and redder.
"Rin's soul cannot be found because she has always been by my side, encouraging me—how could it be like this?!"
"Obito…"
Nohara Rin looked at Obito in this state and for a moment also felt somewhat lost.
This truly was no longer the Obito she remembered…
"Obito!"
But she still clenched her teeth, mustered her courage, and shouted loudly.
"Did you forget our promise? Didn't you say you were going to become Hokage?!"
"I promised you I would always watch over you, but you—"
"Why, Obito?!"
Obito's heart was close to collapsing. Why had things developed like this?
Why was Rin appearing before him now? Why like this?!
At this moment, Obito—just like Uchiha Itachi once had—had fallen into confusion and fear.
Right now, he could not determine whether what he was seeing was real or not.
He did not even know whether what he was doing was correct.
He dreamed of creating a peaceful world, a world where Rin's tragedy would not repeat, a world that included everyone…
But when everyone appeared in that "false world," he now felt as if he himself had become the false one!
"Was I wrong? Was it really wrong for me to want to create a peaceful world?!"
"I hoped Rin's tragedy would not repeat, that such pitiful events would not occur again—is that wrong too?!"
"Is everything I have done all wrong?!"
"Why… why did it become like this?!"
Obito was completely confused. Off to the side, Nagato and Kimimaro were both dumbfounded as they watched him.
"What is with this guy?!"
They were already completely surrounded, and Obito was the only one who could get them out of this place!
Even though they were mentally prepared to possibly be unable to withstand Kitagawa Gen's attack, if they had any chance, they still did not want to be trapped here.
But this guy suddenly turning into this mess at a time like this—wasn't he screwing them over?!
"So, you see, I said it long ago."
However, at this moment, Kitagawa Gen slowly walked out, his entire body already enveloped by the power of Sage Art.
This scene immediately put Nagato and Kimimaro on guard.
It felt as if they were facing a primordial beast—just watching Kitagawa Gen walk toward them made them feel an overwhelming pressure!
But Kitagawa Gen did not make a move. He calmly looked at the three members of Akatsuki, then shook his head.
"Do not use illusion to replace reality. Why is it that you simply refuse to believe that?"
...
"It seems this is the place."
Outside the small town, Momoshiki and Kinshiki also descended quietly.
They floated in the sky, watching the shinobi below launch continuous attacks, and a smile appeared on their faces.
"How amusing—an entire group of ants wielding chakra and fighting nonstop. This is indeed a rare sight."
"Lord Momoshiki, it seems there is power of the Ten Tails over there."
Kinshiki's Byakugan scanned the battlefield, and soon he locked onto Naruto's direction.
"Although it is not complete, the power is not weak either. My lord, should we retrieve it?"
"Of course we should retrieve it. But before that…"
Momoshiki let out a cold laugh. He turned around, his Byakugan staring into the sky, and only then did he speak faintly.
"Since you are already here, why not come out and meet us, my clansman."
"Very perceptive."
As soon as his voice fell, a sound echoed from the sky, instantly widening Kinshiki's eyes.
Because he truly had not noticed that someone else was observing them from this place!
Chakra slowly surged in the sky, and immediately afterward, a white figure quietly appeared before them.
"You?"
Looking at the figure before him and sensing that peculiar chakra, Momoshiki raised his eyebrows slightly.
A trace of interest seemed to appear between his brows, and the smile on his face grew even wider.
"Oh? You know me?"
Kitagawa Gen froze for a moment, looking inexplicably at the two in front of him.
"You may call me Momoshiki. That is Kinshiki. I have sensed your chakra before."
Momoshiki shook his head and spoke with a smile.
"Not only yours—there is also Isshiki and Urashiki. But strangely enough, they have all disappeared."
At this point, he paused slightly before asking in a low voice: "Can you tell me who you are? And can you answer for me—what exactly has happened?"
"Just call me Genshiki."
Kitagawa Gen sighed as well, then slowly began to speak.
"As for all of this, it began when Isshiki and Kaguya came to this planet…"
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