Reappearance

Obito plunged headfirst into the enormous tree disguised with paper by Konan. Inside was an extremely spacious bunker, with icy mist permeating the air.

However, Qi Shuang's clone had left a portion of chakra on him beforehand, helping him block the effects of the icy mist. That was why he could move freely through it.

At the very center of the bunker, atop a strange mechanical device, stood a red-haired, haggard-looking man, completely motionless.

Clearly, he had been struck by Qi Shuang's secret Ice Release technique and temporarily immobilized.

Without the slightest hesitation, Obito Uchiha gripped his black short spear and charged straight toward the red-haired man.

At the same time, he couldn't help exclaiming inwardly, This move is truly terrifying! The wielder of the Rinnegan is actually going to die at my hands without even knowing what happened!

That man was his target, Nagato.

The Nagato he had feared for so long—the true body of the Six Paths of Pain.

If not for the clone of that person from Kirigakure, he had no idea what price he would have had to pay to assassinate Nagato this time.

However, with that person's secret technique assisting him, killing Nagato was practically effortless.

Seeing that success was within reach, he unexpectedly felt an intense sense of unreality.

This assassination had gone far too smoothly!

"Don't blame me. You brought this upon yourself, Nagato!"

With that final roar, Obito reached the machine and arrived before the red-haired man.

However, in his eagerness to succeed, he failed to notice that the instant his foot landed on the machine, something black and tar-like emerged from a gap in it and crawled up his right leg.

Immediately afterward, Obito Uchiha aimed at Nagato's brow and drove the short spear downward.

Yet just as the spearhead was