As Su Xiao was thinking, Obito suddenly stood up beside him.
"Someone has infiltrated the barrier."
"A shinobi?"
Su Xiao immediately thought that Rose might have exposed their location.
"That's right, but there's only one person."
"One person..."
Su Xiao was puzzled. If Rose had exposed their location, the attackers wouldn't be just one shinobi, but a group. At that thought, he suddenly realized that the automatic Alchemical Creature he had set up earlier had probably taken effect.
"There's an intruder~"
A weak voice came from Karin, who was stumbling along while supporting herself against the wall.
"The enemy's Chakra... is very unusual, and... I feel like I'm familiar with this Chakra."
Karin clearly hadn't recovered yet.
Su Xiao and Obito walked outside the base.
Above the underground base, within a mountain valley.
The valley was shaped like a basin. At the bottom lay the skeleton of a gigantic Summoning Beast, and a figure in a dark-red robe with a hood stood atop it.
"Is this the place? As expected of Akatsuki. To think you managed to set up such a tight defense in such a short time."
The red-robed figure chuckled. He had already sensed the surrounding barrier. It was a small barrier without any defensive properties, but it magnified his Chakra fluctuations, preventing him from remaining hidden.
Whoosh~
Obito appeared out of thin air, wearing a spiral mask and the uniform of Akatsuki.
"Long time no see, Tobi."
The figure atop the gigantic Summoning Beast's skeleton spoke while looking down at Obito.
"No, I should call you Madara now."
The red-robed man's tone carried a hint of mockery.
Obito looked at the figure. His opponent was young and wore nearsighted glasses. Purple eyeshadow surrounded his eyes, and his skin was pale. Cracks could be seen across that