After Naruto understood the whole story, he used his persuasive skills on Obito, making Obito feel even more ashamed.
Minato looked at his disciple who had gone astray and said,
"Obito, what are your plans for the future? Why not stay in Konoha with Itachi? The Uchiha Clan's territory will still be yours!"
Obito slowly shook his head and said,
"Minato-sensei, I'm different from Itachi. I'm a sinner. Please lock me up in jail; that's my final resting place."
Senga stood to one side with her arms crossed, then suddenly interjected.
"What, do you want Kakashi to bring you food?"
Upon hearing Kakashi, Obito almost blurted it out.
"No! I don't want to see him!"
Obito was unusually agitated; if he had to name the person he least wanted to see, Kakashi would definitely be number one.
He genuinely didn't want Kakashi to see him in his current state, and even less did he want him to know what he had done.
Will he laugh at himself? Will he still feel like he's the same underachiever he used to be?
He didn't want Kakashi to look down on him!
Senga smiled and said,
"Then you should go back to Akatsuki."
Upon hearing this, Obito was stunned, wondering what it meant. Was he being tested?
Senga continued,
"Aren't you collecting Tailed Beast? Go back and tell them to continue collecting them, make as much noise as possible, ideally so that the other villages are seething with resentment but helpless against you."
Minato didn't understand Senga's meaning, and he couldn't help but ask,
"Senga, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Senga grinned villainously, looked at Obito, and said...
"You want to create a world without war? Very well, I can help you fulfill that dream!" "What?!"
Obito was completely bewildered. If it weren't for Senga's strength, he would have genuinely wanted to ask a question.
"Are you crazy?!"
Senga ignored everyone's reactions and continued speaking to herself.
"You should have collected several Tailed Beasts by now. Get the rest done as soon as possible, don't keep me waiting too long."
As she spoke, Senga walked up to Naruto and, under the latter's puzzled gaze, placed her hand on his stomach.
With a gentle tug, Chiga pulled out a small ball of red energy, which was part of the Senga 'Nine-Tails Chakra.
At this moment, inside Naruto's body,
The Nine-Tails let out a deafening roar.
"That damned Uchiha brat!!!"
Senga casually tossed the Nine-Tails Chakra to Obito, who caught it in Obito.
"Here, this should be enough Nine-Tails Chakra. You'll have to figure out how to handle the rest of the Tailed Beast yourselves."
"..."
Obito spoke hesitantly,
"Senga... senpai, I really know I was wrong!"
"Yes, I know. Don't overthink it. Take this Nine-Tails Chakra back with you. It'll be good for fooling Black Zetsu. Remember, do as I say, and consider it your atonement."
"But what if Madara is resurrected?"
"Then let him be resurrected. I really want to tell him that his idea back then was right."
"What are your thoughts?"
"Heh, if he really comes back to life, ask him yourself."
As she spoke, Senga looked at Obito's chest, her eyes narrowing slightly, and a black rune suddenly appeared in the air in front of Obito.
Obito's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed...
"This is a cursed Cursed Seal left by Madara!?"
Senga nodded and said,
"I've already removed it for you, now you can go back without worry."
Obito got up from the ground, looked at Minato again, and stammered,
"Teacher, I..."
Minato shook his head and said softly,
"There's no need for apologies. You were deceived too. Just do as Senga says from now on. I trust him!"
Senga glanced at him and casually remarked,
"I'm so touched! I wish you had been like that back then!"
A look of embarrassment appeared on Minato's face. He knew that Senga was referring to the fact that he hadn't listened to Senga's advice completely, which led to his and Kushina's deaths.
There was no way around it; back then, he was also a passionate young man brainwashed by the Will of Fire. It would be really hard to change his mind without experiencing something unforgettable.
Now that he's learned his lesson and understands Senga's good intentions, he won't make the same mistake again.
Obito nodded silently, and said in a deep voice,
"I understand. Although I don't yet know what Senga's intention is, I will definitely do as Senga says!"
Obito's right eye emitted a distorted wave, and his body gradually disappeared.
Before disappearing completely, Obito looked at Naruto with an apologetic smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, you're just like I was back then. I hope you can keep Earth Flow. I believe you can become Hokage!"
Naruto nodded and gave Obito a thumbs-up.
"Obito- senpai, you should do your best too!"
Looking at Naruto, Obito felt a sense of disorientation, as if he were looking in a mirror and seeing his younger self.
Before he knew it, tears were streaming down his face. He forced a smile and gave a thumbs-up as well.
"Um!"
After saying that, Obito's figure completely disappeared, but Minato suddenly moved closer to Senga, covering his mouth with his hand and asking like a thief,
"Senga, can you tell me your intentions now?"
Senga glanced sideways at Minato and said coldly,
"Didn't you just say you trusted me? What? Are you afraid that this evil Uchiha will start a Ninja World war?"
"Look at what you're saying! You're not Uchiha Madara, why would you start a Ninja World war? I was just curious!"
"Heh, you guessed right, I'm going to start a Ninja World war!"
"Huh? Senga, are you kidding me?"
"Who's joking with you? Those villages are too much of an eyesore. The Ninja World only needs one ninja village!"
Upon hearing this, the entire Naruto family was dumbfounded. Minato, however, had a rather peculiar thought process; he suddenly blurted out...
"Senga, will I still be able to become Hokage in the future?"
Kushina hugged Naruto tightly, signaling him to be quiet. They were all talking about unifying the Ninja World, and he was still worrying about who the Hokage!
Minato there stunned for a long time, then asked incredulously,
"So you want Akatsuki to start a war, and then take the opportunity to wipe out those ninja villages?"
"Elimination is out of the question; that depends on their attitude."
"But they will absolutely not accept this. Are we really going to kill them all?"
Senga smiled slightly, and black ripples appeared in his eyes as he activated the Rinnegan.
A suffocating sense of oppression emanated from the Rinnegan, Senga said softly.
"Faced with those eyes, they had no other choice!"