Clang
By the time Kakashi and Sasuke arrived in front of Minato, the white mask on Obito's face had completely shattered.
Immediately, Obito's face, half of it ruined beyond recognition, was revealed before the three of them.
At this point, no explanation was needed.
With just one glance, both Kakashi, who had known Obito's identity for some time, and Minato, who had just dealt Obito a fatal blow, recognized him.
Minato: "..."
Silence best reflected Minato's state of mind at that moment.
The instant Obito's mask came off, all sorts of complicated emotions surged into Minato's heart.
Minato had never imagined that the culprit behind the Nine-Tails Attack, the one who had caused him and his wife Kushina to briefly die, would be his other student—Obito Uchiha!
It dealt quite a blow to Minato's worldview.
After all, if not for the journey to the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, he would never have made any preparations in advance.
In other words, there was a high chance that, just as the future Naruto had said, he and his wife Kushina would have died during the Nine-Tails Attack.
And do not forget: even so, he had still remained "dead" for more than a decade before being revived!
How many people could understand the pain brought by being separated from his wife and son for so long?
Therefore, before learning Obito's true identity, Minato had undoubtedly been filled with hatred for him.
But now, Minato did not even know how to describe his feelings.
Strictly speaking, Obito was not really his disciple. He had merely been Minato's student while Minato served as a mentor teacher.
However, the relationship between a mentor teacher and their students could generally be described as that of half-disciple and teacher.
Of course, while leading their students, if a mentor