Identity Exposed: I'll Create a World with Rin!

Training Ground No. 3.

This was a clearing in the woods, with three wooden posts standing in its center. The instant Minato Namikaze vanished from the cave, he appeared in this clearing.

The very next second after Minato appeared, an intricate Cursed Seal emerged on the ground. In the next moment, Obito Uchiha, wearing a mask and draped in a Black Robe, was transported here as well.

As Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha met each other's gaze, both fell silent.

By now, how could Obito Uchiha fail to realize that he had fallen into a trap prepared in advance? And... for Minato Namikaze to set the trap in that place, it could only mean that his existence had long since been exposed.

Perhaps... even his identity had already been guessed by the man before him...

Obito Uchiha looked at his handsome, powerful former teacher standing before him and fell silent for a moment.

Surprise flashed through his scarlet eyes first, followed by solemnity, then resignation. Finally... they became somewhat hysterical, somewhat crazed.

"Just as expected of... the Fourth Hokage!"

"When did you notice my existence?"

Communication between smart people was always this simple. After years of growth and operating from the shadows, Obito Uchiha's mind was no longer comparable to that of the naïve dead last he had once been.

At this moment, he clearly understood the situation he faced. Rather than fleeing in disgrace and deceiving himself into believing that his existence had not yet been discovered, he might as well extract more information from Minato Namikaze.

He believed he had hidden himself well. With White Zetsu and Kamui, he had always come and gone freely within Konoha, never once being noticed.

Yet somehow, Minato Namikaze had discovered his existence, even vaguely guessed his identity, and set such a trap before Rin's Grave.

In this exchange, Obito Uchiha had suffered a complete defeat.

But Obito did not know why he had lost. He wanted to find out why he had lost!

Even someone like Obito could never have guessed that there was a "Heavenly Eye" in Konoha.

However, faced with Obito's question, Minato Namikaze remained calm. He swept his gaze over the surrounding scenery and did not directly answer Obito Uchiha's question.

"This is Training Ground No. 3 in Konoha."

"Whenever I return here, I think of the days when I studied and trained together with the members of Team Minato."

"I chose this place for our meeting. Do you like it?"

"Obito..."

Minato Namikaze spoke and directly named Obito Uchiha.

In truth, from the moment Obito had triggered the trap and appeared here, Minato had already been able to confirm his identity. After all, Shinichi Hyuga had told them so much about Obito Uchiha that a concrete impression had long been planted in Minato and Kushina's hearts.

What was more... this man had triggered the trap before Rin's Grave. Minato Namikaze simply could not think of anyone else in this world who would appear before Rin's Grave.

Other than Kakashi and the two of them, who else could it be!?

"So it really is..."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze call his name, Obito Uchiha suddenly lowered his head and chuckled. As he muttered to himself, he silently removed his mask, revealing his current face before Minato Namikaze.

Obito in his youth had inherited the Uchiha Clan's fine genes. His features had been upright and handsome. Even now, although half his face had been restored by White Zetsu, he could still be called handsome.

Looking at Obito's familiar face, Minato Namikaze revealed a gentle smile.

"It really is you... Obito."

"That's wonderful. You're alive!"

The emotion Minato displayed at that moment greatly exceeded Obito's expectations. He could feel that Minato Namikaze was sincerely happy.

Forcefully suppressing the turbulence in his heart, Obito covered his chest with one hand and looked coldly at Minato Namikaze.

"No, you're wrong!"

"Obito Uchiha is already dead!"

"The one still alive now is Uchiha's avenger!"

As he spoke, Obito put his mask back on. The Three Tomoe Sharingan spun in his eye.

"Perceptive Fourth Hokage..."

"Why weren't you as perceptive back then as you are now?!"

"Why, despite being so powerful and perceptive, could you still not protect Rin?!"

Obito Uchiha actually harbored resentment toward Minato Namikaze as well. Though Kakashi had personally killed Rin with Chidori, compared to the "weak" Kakashi, Obito hated the capable Minato Namikaze even more.

The man known throughout the Shinobi World as the Yellow Flash, the man who could become Hokage, had actually been unable to protect even a single girl.

At that moment, Obito had become disappointed in Minato, and likewise disappointed in the Hokage he had once admired.

So... the Hokage he had admired was nothing more than this!

"Obito..."

Wasn't the regret in Obito's heart also Minato's regret? But how could Obito possibly imagine everything Minato had gone through?

Obito only cared about Kakashi and Rin, but Minato Namikaze, as one of Konoha's strongest forces at the time, had borne the burden of victory in the entire war and the lives of countless Konoha Ninja.

Yes, if he had gone to the Mist Ninja battlefield back then, Rin would not have been captured by the Mist Ninja. But in that case, could the other Konoha Ninja on the other battlefields still have won?!

Minato had never been an arrogant man, but he also knew exactly how great an impact his presence had on the war.

In this regard, Minato truly felt deep guilt over failing to protect Rin. Faced with Obito's questioning now, he had no desire to argue.

"Heh..."

"There's no point in saying any of this now!"

"Fourth Hokage..."

"I'll create a world with Rin!"

"I'll personally reclaim everything I've lost!"

"No matter who it is, no one can stop me!"

As he spoke, a spatial vortex formed in Obito's Sharingan, rapidly drawing his body into the Other Dimension.

Within just a few breaths, Obito Uchiha had vanished before Minato Namikaze.

Though their exchange had been brief, Obito Uchiha understood that it was impossible for him to obtain any information from Minato Namikaze.

On the contrary, the longer he spent around a ninja like Minato, the more likely his own information was to be exposed.

Although Minato Namikaze had discovered his identity, it did not matter. This was merely the beginning.

More importantly, Obito Uchiha believed that everything he had experienced was beyond anything Minato Namikaze could imagine. Information regarding his Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular technique would never be exposed.

Every one of his plans would proceed smoothly. Even Minato Namikaze lacked the ability to disrupt Madara Uchiha's long-planned Moon Eye Plan!

Of course... before that, he would first prove that he could become stronger than Minato Namikaze!