Obito's face was ashen.
He glanced at Kakashi, then at the pile of talisman papers on the ground.
A vortex rose in midair.
Kakashi's blade flashed, and Obito instantly stopped materializing.
Obito asked Kakashi in a hoarse voice, "Kakashi, are you going to kill me?"
There was pain in Kakashi's tear-streaked eyes as well, but he remained resolute. "Why not?"
"Ha ha ha, ha ha ha..."
"Good, good..."
Obito burst into wild laughter.
"That's how it should be, Kakashi!"
"You and I should have been like this long ago."
Obito's expression was savage and twisted. Countless images flashed through his mind before shattering one by one.
He snarled, "Do you know how I learned Kushina's due date back then?"
Kakashi's brows drew together. He did not understand why Obito was bringing this up.
"Because you told me at the Memorial Stone!"
Kakashi was utterly shaken. He had indirectly caused the deaths of his teacher and teacher's wife!
Taking advantage of that moment, Obito opened a vortex and slipped inside in an instant.
Shamu had just raised his hand and made two gestures toward a hidden spot, signaling them to let Obito go.
The one hidden there was Itachi.
The reason Shamu had brought Kakashi along was because Kakashi still harbored an obsession in his heart.
Kakashi had previously kept pestering Orochimaru, insisting that he revive Rin Nohara.
He believed that Rin Nohara would surely be able to persuade Obito to return.
Only Shamu knew that all of this was meaningless.
Because Obito would never acknowledge a Rin who disagreed with him.
A stubborn person like Obito would not suddenly come to his senses after his hopes had been shattered.
Instead, he would weave a new excuse for himself and use it as his driving force.
Obito had already fallen into