Guess

Faced with Obito, Yichen had no time to dodge and, unsurprisingly, was punched directly in the chest by Obito.

"Snap."

A sound of bones cracking rang out, and Yichen was sent flying like an arrow.

"We've succeeded." This was the voice of the White Zetsu clone within the Yin-Yang Face.

Meanwhile, the other half of Black Zetsu sensed something was wrong. He looked again in the direction where Yichen had been knocked away and immediately shouted, "No, he's trying to escape!"

It turned out that Yichen was thrown in the direction of the exit.

However, despite being reminded by Black Zetsu, Obito did not give chase. Obito was in very poor condition. He forcibly used Kamui, causing the entire Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to become intangible. Obito's current state was no better than when he was hit by a rock and had half his body smashed in the original story.

If it weren't for the fact that his connection with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was still intact, and that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was constantly repairing his damage, Obito might already be dead, and his Mangekyo would probably have gone blind due to the enormous backlash.

As for Yichen, he quickly escaped from the hall, using the force of Obito's Obito to fly outwards despite the excruciating pain.

Yichen knew that Obito was in poor condition, but he still dared not stay to kill Obito. Firstly, Black Zetsu had not yet made his move, and secondly, Obito's survival was clearly advantageous to him and Iwagakure. Most importantly, Yichen himself was on the verge of death.

Yichen was a typical Ninjutsu- type ninja. He was struck head-on by an attack empowered by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, so it would have been normal for him to die on the spot.

However, Yichen sensed something was wrong the moment Obito turned into a Hollowfied Obito and prepared a backup plan, casting a Porcelain Release shell on himself, just like Gaara did when fighting Rock Lee in the original story. This Porcelain Release shielded Yichen from most of the damage.

The remaining power was equally deadly to Yichen. If it weren't for the fact that Yichen's resistance to attacks in Sage Mode far exceeded his usual level, Yichen would already be a corpse by now.

However, Sage Mode was ended by Obito's punch, and Yichen's Chakra was almost completely depleted. While flying, Yichen stuffed several Soldier Pill Yichen his mouth. He dared not stop for a moment, used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly into the sky at top speed, and then flew towards Iwagakure without looking back.

A day later, Yichen flew back to Iwagakure. Exhausted of his Chakra, he lowered his altitude at the village entrance and could no longer maintain the Light-Weight Rock Technique, tumbling head over heels in Chunin.

When Yichen woke up, he was in a hospital room at the Iwagakure Hospital. Standing beside his bed were four people, a whole Anbu.

Upon seeing Yichen wake up, the captain of the Anbu Squad said something to the outside of the door, and Yichen heard several people hurriedly leaving.

"It's safe now." Judging from this setup, Ōnoki must have arranged for quite a few Anbu Squad to keep watch.

Completely relieved, Yichen asked the squad leader, "How long have I been unconscious?"

The squad leader said, "Advisor Yichen, you've been unconscious for three days. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Please don't move around. The Medical Ninja will be here soon."

The squad leader had barely finished speaking when the door was pushed open, and Nakata Hajime, the head of the Medical Department, and several Medical Ninja quickly walked in. Seeing that Yichen was awake, Nakata Hajime breathed a sigh of relief. Being awake meant that Yichen was completely out of danger.

Without wasting any words, Nakata Hajime immediately joined the others in thoroughly examining Yichen's body.

After Nakata Hajime finished his inspection, Ōnoki and several advisors, including Ikura, arrived.

Nakata Hajime said, "Lord Tsuchikage, Advisor Yichen is out of danger."

"Advisor Yichen's injuries consist of two parts: a fatal blow to the chest and depletion of Chakra. The latter has healed considerably after a few days of rest, but the former is more serious. However, Advisor Yichen's physique has improved significantly over the years, and his recovery ability is astonishing. As long as he rests well, he should be fine."

Upon hearing this, Ōnoki and the others breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they were quite frightened by Yichen's miserable state three days ago, Ōnoki immediately ordered the entire village to go on alert.

At the time, everyone thought Yichen was being chased by some Kage Level expert. Now that Yichen had woken up, they all wanted to know the whole story as soon as possible.

After a while, Nakata Hajime had treated Yichen's injuries again, all the Medical Ninja left the ward, while the Anbu retreated outside the ward to stand guard.

Yichen then began his narration.

According to Yichen's account, he located the location of the conflict between Konoha and Mist ninja, but initially did not intervene. It wasn't until later, when a powerful figure wearing Uzumaki Mask appeared and slaughtered all the Mist ninja, that Yichen made his move, leaving a tracking Sealing Jutsu on that person.

Yichen then briefly described his gains at Madara Uchiha's base, as well as his battle with Obito.

After listening, everyone silently digested the information contained in Yichen's experience.

No one cared how Yichen obtained the information, or why he was preparing the Sealing Jutsu for tracking in advance. Everyone was speculating about who the owner of that enormous underground hall was, what their purpose was, the identity of the mysterious masked man, and the extent of his strength.

In particular, when Yichen mentioned his uniquely shaped Mangekyō Sharingan, everyone fell silent.

After a long pause, Ōnoki finally spoke, "Yichen, according to you, that person only had one Mangekyō Sharingan? Although he communicated with that giant monster during the battle, he didn't unleash the terrifying demon god that Madara Uchiha used back then?"

Yichen nodded: "Although I haven't seen the demon that Madara Uchiha used, I've seen it in the village's records. It's different from the monster in that base, so they shouldn't be the same thing."

"I guess Madara Uchiha's demon god was his Dōjutsu, while the monster I encountered should be a physical entity. However, although I can sense a powerful life force within that monster, it also feels like it's just an inanimate object."

"As for why the mysterious person who also possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan didn't use the Demon God technique in battle, I guess it's because he only has one Mangekyō Sharingan."

Ikura rubbed his temples and said, "The Ninja World was already turbulent, and now the situation is even more complicated. First, the Rinnegan appeared in the Land of Rain, and now the Mangekyō Sharingan has appeared. I have a feeling that something big is about to happen in the Ninja World."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Ikura's words, agreeing that the Ninja World had changed too rapidly in recent years. The frequency of Ninja World War was far less than it is now, and the number of Kage-level experts that had appeared in the Ninja World in the past was far less than in recent years.

Not only that, but in recent years, various major events have occurred in the Ninja World, such as defections or internal strife.

"Yichen, do you have any guesses about the identity of that mysterious person?" Ban asked. He was in charge of intelligence, and this was the area he was most sensitive to.

Yichen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have a guess."

Seeing that everyone immediately turned their attention to him again, Yichen smiled wryly and continued, "I really was just guessing, and I don't even believe it myself."

"Although that mysterious man possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, his combat skills were extremely poor. Even I could easily overpower him with my Taijutsu. After killing the Mist ninja, he stood there for a long time, holding that female ninja from Konoha in his arms."

"Therefore, I suspect that the mysterious person might be Obito Uchiha, who died in battle recently, Minato Namikaze's disciple."

Hearing Yichen's words, Saka and others were dumbfounded. Saka subconsciously said, "Impossible. I remember that Uchiha Clan brat. The intelligence reports said he was much younger than you and Ikura. And when he died in battle, his strength was at most that of a Chunin."

Yichen nodded and said, "That's why I said it was just a guess."

At this moment, Ming said, "That mysterious person has a right eye, right? I remember the last intelligence mentioned that the disciple of Minato Namikaze, that kid from the Hatake clan, obtained a Sharingan, which happened to be his left eye, right?"

Upon hearing Ming's words, everyone was startled. Could the ninja who had nearly killed Yichen, a Kage Level ninja, really be Obito Uchiha?

"Do you have detailed information about Obito Uchiha? What is his talent like?" Ōnoki asked immediately.

Yichen smiled wryly and said, "Because this Obito Uchiha was a bridge for easing tensions between the Konoha Hokage faction and the Uchiha, I've seen his information. He was the Dead Last when he graduated from the Ninja Academy."

Hiss~~

After a gasp, Ōnoki said, "Could it be because of the Sharingan? The Sharingan made his strength increase by leaps and bounds? But that's too exaggerated."

After a while.

"Yichen, do you think this Obito Uchiha —let's just call him that for now—will return to Konoha?" Ikura asked.

Apart from Yichen, the others were stunned at first, and then they realized what was happening.

Yes, if this person really is Obito, then he's a Konoha ninja, Konoha's strength will definitely increase after he Konoha. However, according to Yichen, he personally witnessed his comrade Kakashi kill another comrade, Rin Nohara. Will he still return to Konoha?

If he still wanted to return to Konoha, why didn't he go back with Kakashi after killing Mist ninja?

If he doesn't return to Konoha, what is his attitude towards the Konoha —hatred, affection, or indifference?

Putting aside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the fact that he possesses Mangekyo Mangekyou Sharingan alone makes his stance worthy of serious consideration by the Kage of the Great Ninja Village.

Yichen thought for a moment and replied, "I don't think I'll go back. It's hard to say who saved Obito Uchiha before, but that person Konoha are definitely not on the same side."

As he spoke, Yichen took out a bottle from his weapon pouch, inside which were a pair of Sharingan.

"These are eyes pried off from the old man at that base. They're Sharingan, but I'm not sure if they're Mangekyo."

Ōnoki trembled as he took the pair of crimson Sharingan and asked, "Was that person really Madara Uchiha?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "I don't know. The person was already dead when I got there."

As he spoke, Yichen described Madara Uchiha's appearance.

"Although he has aged a lot, judging from his facial features, he still looks somewhat like Madara Uchiha from back then." Ōnoki's voice trembled slightly.

Yichen didn't want the conversation to linger too much on Madara Uchiha, so he started taking out the spoils of his trip one by one.