Arriving in front of a collapsed cave, Kakashi said, "This is the place. Obito was... buried here."
He hung his head dejectedly. If possible, he hoped that annoying guy would argue with him for a lifetime rather than push him away at the end. Clearly... it should have been him, a good - for - nothing who didn't even cherish his comrades, to die!
Rin silently shed tears, and Minato remained silent. Seisuke said, "What are you still standing around for? Dig! Teacher Minato, please keep watch."
Minato nodded and left the area. There might still be Iwa - ninjas around. Although there were few, they could still cause trouble.
Seisuke took out a shovel from his sealing scroll. For some precautions, he always carried a shovel with him.
Kakashi and Rin didn't ask where he got the shovel from and took it from him.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Dozens of shadow clones appeared. Seisuke simply said, "Dig for me!"
The shadow clones divided their tasks. Some dug, some carried the soil, and others moved the stones. When encountering hard stones, Seisuke just punched them to pieces.
It was like a violent demolition.
"He should be here, around here."
With so many shadow clones, it took most of the day to clear the cave. Kakashi frantically searched for Obito, who might no longer be recognizable, but found nothing.
"Where's Obito? Where is he?"
Kakashi and Rin searched like mad but found nothing. They couldn't find Obito's "body". But in that situation, Obito's body couldn't have been taken away by the Iwa - ninjas. Even if they were highly skilled in Earth Release, they wouldn't do that.
After all, they didn't know that there was a Sharingan - awakening Uchiha buried here. If they had known, things would have been different.
In that battle, all the people who saw Obito awaken the Sharingan were already dead. Other Iwa - ninjas had buried them. Even if Obito's body was crushed beyond recognition, it should have remained. It couldn't have disappeared.
"Kakashi, Rin, come here quickly! I've found two bodies."
Seisuke called them over. They saw two ninjas wearing Iwa - ninjas' uniforms. However, their bodies were smashed beyond recognition, in a disgusting state, but they could be identified as the two Iwa - ninjas who had kidnapped Rin.
"It's them, the ninjas who kidnapped Rin." Kakashi recognized them at a glance and said.
"Logically, Obito should be nearby, but we can't find him."
"Maybe we've already found something."
Several shadow clones moved a large boulder and found a broken arm and leg under the stone. The blue cloth strip on the arm was from the clothes Obito had worn before.
"Ah!!!"
Rin looked at the arm and leg, her face turning pale instantly, and tears streamed down.
Kakashi punched the stone, and tears couldn't help but fall.
Seisuke was silent for a moment and said, "Obito isn't dead."
The two stopped crying and stared at him blankly as he continued, "Look here."
He pointed to the soil around the arm and leg and said, "There isn't much blood, which means there wasn't a massive hemorrhage. But Obito's leg and arm are missing. In this situation, it's impossible to have so little blood."
Kakashi was a smart guy and immediately understood. Rin, as a medical ninja, also knew this knowledge. She said, "Indeed, and Obito is missing."
A person as big as Obito, being pressed by a stone, couldn't have saved himself. That meant someone had taken him away.
As for who it was, they didn't know yet.
Seisuke touched the soil and said, "The soil here is looser than the rest. Someone used Earth Release. To move a person as big as Obito, especially when he was buried, this person must be very proficient in Earth Release. Rin, go call Teacher Minato. There's a high chance that Obito is still alive."
Hearing this, their eyes lit up.
Rin immediately went out to find Minato, while Seisuke stared silently at Obito's arm and leg.
It should have been Black Zetsu and White Zetsu who took Obito away. Those two were proficient in Earth Release, and taking Obito away wasn't difficult. They didn't take his arm and leg, probably because they thought it was impossible to reattach them. In such a smashed state, even Tsunade couldn't do anything. They were basically useless.
At that time, they didn't think about dealing with them. After all, they didn't think anyone would come. The always - cautious Black Zetsu didn't pay attention either. He didn't think anyone would go to great lengths to look for Obito's body. The arm and leg would rot over time and turn into nutrients for nature.
Who could have thought that someone who knew the plot would show up?
This was the only flaw they revealed, and Seisuke caught it well.
Not long after, Minato arrived. Seeing the arm and leg, a hint of sorrow flashed in his eyes. Then he asked, "Seisuke, you said Obito isn't dead?"
"Yes." Seisuke analyzed the situation for Minato again. Minato thought silently for a while, examined the place, and said, "Indeed, someone used Earth Release here. That means Obito was moved. There was no massive hemorrhage, and someone treated him. Look, the cut on Obito's broken arm is very neat. That means it was cut off after it was determined that it couldn't be saved. Right here, they also used medical ninjutsu for emergency treatment."
Apart from naming, Minato was a real genius in other aspects. Looking at the scene, he analyzed even more. "It seems Seisuke is right. Someone saved Obito."
He smiled with relief. So, Obito wasn't dead. That was great news.
Hope appeared in Kakashi and Rin's eyes. Obito not being dead was good news for them.
"Kakashi, it's your turn to shine."
"Okay, Summoning Jutsu: Eight Ninja Dogs!"
Understanding what Seisuke meant, Kakashi immediately used the summoning jutsu and summoned his eight ninja dogs.
"Help me find Obito."
The eight ninja dogs sniffed the broken arm and leg, then scattered.
Rin put away the arm and leg and asked, "Teacher Minato, who do you think saved Obito?"
Minato didn't know either. "I don't know, but the worst - case scenario might be the Iwa - ninjas."
No, there was an even worse scenario.
"If it was the Iwa - ninjas, even if I have to break into Iwagakure, I'll save Obito!" Kakashi said.
Seisuke looked at him and said, "I'll go with you."
After saying that, he took out a soldier pill, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it to start recovering his chakra.
If they really found Obito, they might have to face Madara Uchiha directly.