"Cough, cough, cough..."
"You are fake, you are fake, you are fake..."
Unable to catch his breath, Obito Uchiha coughed repeatedly, blood spewing out. After vomiting blood several times, he foolishly repeated the same sentence.
Seeing this, Kakashi sighed deeply in his heart and whispered, "Rin, although Obito's sins are unforgivable, he has nothing to say against you."
"He was okay to me too, otherwise he would have come to snatch his Mangekyō Sharingan back long ago."
"Restrain yourself a little. I'll say the rest."
Rin Nohara was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright."
Kakashi squatted down and said expressionlessly, "Obito, although you look crazy and foolish now, I know you can hear me."
"Rin is really Rin. I only found out yesterday that she was still alive."
"If you don't believe me, after I finish, you can ask about some things that only the three of us, or even just the two of you, know."
"When I talked to Rin yesterday, she knew everything perfectly."
"The specific situation is like this..."
As Kakashi recounted the "ins and outs" of Rin Nohara being alive, Obito Uchiha's mumbling became quieter and quieter until it finally fell silent.
After listening to Kakashi's story, Obito Uchiha believed it. His heart was filled with an ocean of regret and soaring hatred!
Regret goes without saying, but the hatred was not directed at Kageyama Kogetsu.
In Obito Uchiha's view, Kageyama Kogetsu's considerations were not wrong.
If he were in Kageyama Kogetsu's shoes, not knowing the identity of the mastermind, he wouldn't have released a dead person to alert the enemy either. Who knew what unpredictable things would happen otherwise?
Obito Uchiha hated the cruel heavens, or fate, for playing tricks on him like this!
One wrong step, and every step was wrong. Through a series of unfortunate coincidences, he had ended up in this state...
Kageyama Kogetsu didn't tell Obito Uchiha and the others about Madara Uchiha's scheming behind the scenes.
Otherwise, Obito Uchiha should hate Madara Uchiha the most, no, he should hate Black Zetsu the most!
After all, Madara Uchiha was also played like a fiddle by Black Zetsu...
If he kept hating, there would be too many people to hate.
Hating the Sage of Six Paths and his brother for sealing Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, hating Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and hating the Ōtsutsuki clan all the way.
"Sigh... fate is unpredictable, and fortune makes fools of people."
"The reason I became like this, besides this terrible world, indeed has my own factors."
"Actually, I wasn't incapable of reviving you. As long as I found your body, I could use the Rinne Tensei no Jutsu to revive you," Obito Uchiha sighed deeply, looking desolate.
"If you have to sacrifice innocent lives to revive me, I'd rather not have it," Rin Nohara said coldly.
Obito Uchiha panicked and quickly explained, "Actually, even if I found your body, I wouldn't have revived you."
"Because as long as this world doesn't change, even if you were revived, you might still die in front of me."
"So I wanted to change this world. As long as the world is always peaceful, you wouldn't be hurt. But now it seems I went down an evil path."
"Rin... I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"
Rin Nohara shook her head, her expression complicated, and said with disgust, "Obito, thank you for your kindness, but unfortunately, I can't forgive you."
"You've done too many bad things. Unless..."
Obito Uchiha felt a great sorrow in his heart, his spirit unable to bear it, about to collapse again. But hearing the last word, he felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Unless what?"
"Unless you are willing to admit your mistakes and accept punishment, and after going to the Pure Land, obtain the forgiveness of Minato-sensei and those directly and indirectly killed by you."
"At that time, visit me in my dreams, and I'll send flowers to your grave."
"If we can meet in the Pure Land, then we, and Kakashi, can still play together."
Rin Nohara was kind by nature and didn't want Obito Uchiha to die in complete despair, so she gave him a glimmer of extremely slim hope.
Ordinary people couldn't hear the conversation of the three, but Kageyama Kogetsu heard it clearly.
After thinking about it, Kageyama Kogetsu didn't speak up to stop it.
Speaking of which, although Obito Uchiha had malicious intentions, he had used him to accomplish many things. Let the scapegoat have a little hope.
Besides, since it was his woman's wish, he needed to give her some face.
Kakashi opened his mouth, wanting to state his conditions for forgiveness, but swallowed the words.
Obito probably didn't care for his forgiveness. Ultimately, he hadn't protected Rin well and had failed Obito's trust...
"Alright, I will definitely obtain Minato-sensei's forgiveness, no matter what it costs, no matter how long it takes."
Like a drowning man grasping the last straw, Obito Uchiha cheered up and responded loudly.
"Do your best, Obito."
Seeing Obito Uchiha like this, Rin Nohara couldn't help but recall how Obito was full of fighting spirit in front of her when they were young. Her heart softened, and she smiled slightly.
This smile meant nothing to others, but to the current Obito Uchiha, it was a great grace. His heart was filled with a mix of joy, pain, and regret.
"Do your best, Obito."
Kakashi also encouraged him, then walked down the trial platform with Rin Nohara.
Obito Uchiha glanced at Kakashi and said nothing, just staring intently at Rin Nohara's departing back, tears flowing from his eyes...
After Rin Nohara and Kakashi returned to their respective positions, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice, "Obito, do you plead guilty?"
"I plead guilty. I was wrong. I am guilty."
Obito Uchiha recovered, stopped his tears, and with great determination, withdrew his gaze from Rin Nohara, lowering his head and shouting loudly.
"Do you accept the punishment?"
"I accept any punishment."
At this moment, Obito Uchiha was convinced. He no longer had the attitude that no one could judge him. He genuinely believed he was a heinous criminal.
"Good. After discussion by the Allied Forces Headquarters, your punishment is as follows..."
Pleading guilty was one thing, but it didn't mean the punishment would be lighter. Obito Uchiha would have to taste all the tortures of the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force before being executed. The execution method was the "Black Iron Flower."
The "Black Iron Flower" sounded like a gentle punishment, but it was actually very cruel and violent.
This punishment would be carried out by several strong ninja skilled in throwing kunai. The condemned would be hung in the air and pierced all over with kunai until they became a hedgehog!
All parts of the body, including the head and private parts, would be covered with kunai. It was not only painful but also extremely humiliating.
To make the prisoner survive as long as possible, the executioners would usually choose to avoid vital parts at first.
Hearing the punishment decision, Obito Uchiha had no reaction. It wasn't until he was dragged away by two ninja that he turned his head to look at Rin Nohara and Kakashi's position...
Obito Uchiha watched for as long as the two Konoha ninja walked, until he couldn't see them anymore, and shouted one last sentence.
"Rin, Kakashi, I hope you can come see me once before I die..."
Hearing this, Kakashi whispered, "I will definitely go to send Obito off on his last journey. What about you?"
Rin Nohara was silent for a moment and said, "I'll listen to Lord Hokage. If he lets me go, I'll go."
"If he doesn't allow it, you visit him for me."
Kakashi was smart. He immediately heard the implication in Rin Nohara's words...
Thinking about how the only man Rin had seen in these years was Lord Hokage, and Lord Hokage's style of doing things was very... unique, he quickly figured it out.
"Rin and Lord Hokage are kind enough not to tell Obito this bad news."
This was the conclusion Kakashi reached in his heart.
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