"Don't!"
Somewhere farther away, someone suddenly cried out.
But such a cry obviously could not stop Shinra Tensei from hurtling toward Rin.
Rin had been revived for less than a year, yet she was about to perish once more. Obito, who had been floating in midair and trembling all over, moved at that moment.
"Whoosh!"
A black shadow so fast that no one could see it clearly suddenly blocked Rin.
Boom!
Under Madara Uchiha's shocked gaze, Shinra Tensei struck that black shadow.
As dust filled the sky, all Rin could see was that suddenly appearing black shadow standing before her.
"Obito... I knew you would protect me."
Looking at that familiar back, tears glistened in Rin's eyes as she murmured softly.
That was right. Obito, who should have completely lost control, had unexpectedly regained consciousness the instant Madara Uchiha attacked Rin and blocked the blow for her.
Of course, saying that Obito had regained consciousness was not quite accurate.
The correct way to put it was that even though Obito had completely lost control, his instincts were still driving him to protect Rin Nohara!
Yes, Obito had stood before Rin at the last moment purely out of instinct.
That instinct had even allowed Obito to temporarily suppress Madara Uchiha's control over him!
Such willpower was truly unimaginable.
People said that in the original story, Obito had been defeated by Naruto's Talk no Jutsu because his convictions were not strong enough.
But if they were talking solely about Obito's love for Rin, then nothing—not even the seas drying up and the rocks crumbling—could ever shake it.
And when Madara Uchiha tried to harm Rin Nohara, never mind Obito merely being completely out of control now—even if he had turned into a pile of ashes like in the original story, he would