In the depths of the forest, towering ancient trees rose layer upon layer. Even the midday sun could only cast a few scattered patches of light onto the ground.
Swoosh—swoosh—swoosh—
A figure leaped continuously through the woods.
"Uchiha Madara"—no, Uchiha Obito—was on his way somewhere.
There was not even a single Kamui Chakra Mark in this region. He could not use the Kamui Dimension to travel quickly and could only proceed in person.
Obito suspected that this fake "Uchiha Madara" might possess some kind of space-time ninjutsu.
That person changed locations every so often, and over great distances at that. He had no choice but to keep changing his destination, and he had spent the past several days constantly traveling.
"Ha, that damned fake 'Uchiha Madara'! Once I catch you, I'll grind you to dust!" Uchiha Obito said viciously.
"Obito! Obito!"
"Who?" Uchiha Obito stopped and saw Zetsu catching up from behind.
The moment he saw Zetsu, Obito's face darkened. "I told you long ago, Zetsu. Address me by my title when we're working."
Zetsu had actually called him Obito so openly. What if someone discovered it?
"But... Obito, it can't be hidden anymore. The entire shinobi world already knows that you, Uchiha Obito, were impersonating 'Uchiha Madara,' as well as all the things you did in the past. The shinobi world knows everything now."
"Hm?" In his shock, Obito saw the newspaper Zetsu handed him.
It was the Shinobi World Daily.
The front-page headline read: "Shinobi World's Most Evil Person—Uchiha Obito."
Those two high-definition color photographs stabbed deeply into Obito's eyes!
Damn it, who?
Who exactly had leaked the news?
No matter who it was, the truth could no longer be undone!
Obito's right eye beneath his mask twitched spasmodically. His palm pressed against the Swirl Mask, his knuckles