"This... this is?!?"
Looking at the grinning Gawain, Obito suddenly felt a little numb in his hand.
That was Black Zetsu conveying a message to him.
Black Zetsu subtly indicated from Obito's sleeve that he was unaware of being followed, and that the person before him was none other than the current Fifth Hokage of Konoha, the Wood Release ninja whom he greatly feared!
Upon hearing the news, Obito took a deep breath and then silently spoke to Gawain.
"I have no ill intentions towards Konoha Village, I just..."
"Stop just saying that. Why bother explaining anything to me? After all, there's still a spinning Rinnegan under your mask. Don't you know that the Rinnegan of the Uchiha clan will unconsciously spin faster whenever they lie even slightly?"
"Ha?"
Obito was taken aback by Gawain's words.
Is that true?
The Uchiha clan lied; does the Sharingan really spin faster?
The problem is, no one from the Uchiha clan would research this, right?
Everyone's either researching Fire Release ninjutsu like the Great Fire Technique or various secret techniques of the Sharingan. Who would research Sharingan lie or not?
I'm telling you, my Sharingan is naturally powerful; once Awakening, I'll be Superman.
And you're telling me the Sharingan spins faster when you lie?
This... this...
"Shut up, you brat!"
At that moment, Obito knew things were going badly.
He also understood why Black Zetsu wanted to revive Madara Uchiha as soon as he returned!
Because a key member of their Akatsuki had indeed been captured, and it was clear that some intelligence had been exposed, even the whereabouts of Black Zetsu had been discovered.
In that case, Nagato and Pain will probably be caught up with soon, and the others are even less likely to escape!
If it weren't for the sudden emergence of Wood Release ninjas, I wouldn't be worried about being involved.
However, this new Fifth Hokage of Konoha is indeed somewhat mysterious. If he has information about the Akatsuki's targets being various Tailed Beast, then even if the Akatsuki can contend with Konoha, it will be difficult for them to continue to contend with the Shinobi World Alliance, which Konoha may raise at any time, without being prepared.
For example, the three ninja villages Konoha very well unite to protect their own Tailed Beast!
Most importantly, if they can no longer operate covertly behind the scenes, then to keep the plan going, they truly need pure power capable of breaking through all barriers.
I... probably don't possess that power yet; only the real Madara has that possibility.
But...
If Madara reappears, will Rin still be involved in the Eye of the Moon Plan, which he controls?
How can I convince Madara to help me create a world where Rin exists?
While thinking, Obito raised his right hand and released the Insertion Technique on Gawain. Faced with Obito's ninjutsu, Gawain didn't even bother to move and simply put his hands together.
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
After the ninjutsu was released, countless wooden figures, many times larger than a normal Susanoo, rose up in a massive, overwhelming display. Looking at the sheer size of those wooden figures, Obito finally understood!
No wonder Black Zetsu was so certain upon his return that the opponent was an enemy only Madara could defeat!
I had heard Madara talk about his battle with Hashirama, and I had also seen the size of Madara's Susanoo.
Therefore, the Wood Release released by the opponent was truly powerful enough to pin my Susanoo to the ground and beat it like a little hamster!
Most importantly, he doesn't yet Susanoo, because he only has one eye!
Ugh, isn't that infuriating?
Faced with such a behemoth, Obito had to admit that without the control of Tailed Beast or a giant summoning beast, he wasn't even qualified to fight!
Obito secretly made a decision: once he had gathered enough information, he would have to escape and revive Madara Uchiha.
I hope Nagato is alright for now. Otherwise, if Nagato is also gone, I'll have no choice but to go to Konoha to steal the Impure World Reincarnation technique so I can learn it and Madara Uchiha.
In short, at this moment, Obito stood there indifferently, motionless, facing the overwhelming slaps from the wooden golem.
Boom!
After the slap, Obito stood quietly amidst the rising dust and shattered earth, giving Gawain a cold laugh.
"Kid, you really don't know who I am. Otherwise you would know that a mere wooden puppet is no match for me!"
Are you the newest Hokage of Konoha?
With such capabilities, you already deserve my approval!
But I've never heard of you before. Are you some kind of forbidden creature that emerged from an experiment?
"Oh, are you sure you want to call me kid?"
Hearing Obito's words, Gawain narrowed his eyes slightly, then pushed his right hand to the side.
With a ripple of spacetime, a girl wearing a light green ninja vest and with two lines of face paint on her face emerged from the ripple.
"What's wrong, Hokage-sama? Is there any work I can do?"
Lin, bewildered, approached Gawain, cautiously glancing at the ground damaged by the wooden figure and the surrounding dust, before whispering a question to Gawain.
That's right. After deciding that he was going to mess with Obito, Gawain naturally wanted to bring Rin along.
In response to Lin's question, Gawain smiled gently and then reached out to rub Lin's head.
"There is indeed something you can help with."
"Oh, really? That's great! You're the Hokage, I never thought I could be of any help to you."
Actually... I wish I had become the Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails back then.
"If we can capture and bring back the Three-Tails alive, Konoha will definitely be stronger than it is now!"
Lin seemed a little excited. This was her first mission since her resurrection, and it was a mission personally assigned by the Hokage!
Rin, along with Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, now form a four-person team, with two men and two women serving as the Shadow Guard.
The Shadow Guard is essentially half a disciple of the Hokage. Akimichi Torune, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado were just members of the Shadow Guard back then.
Tobirama only had three true disciples: Hiruzen, Danzo, and Kagami.
Fundamentally, a Kage is usually the strongest ninja in a village; what need is there for a guard for someone like that?
Or rather, without a guard, the lone shadow is the most terrifying.
The purpose of the Shadow Guard is to select promising young people to keep by their side and provide them with guidance and instruction.
Minato Namikaze served as Hokage for only a year, yet he still broke down his Flying Thunder God Technique into the Flying Thunder God Formation and taught it to his Shadow Guard members.
Now, Lin is like a disciple to Gawain, a member of the Shadow Guard. However, because she has just been resurrected, Lin is a little uneasy about her treatment.
This time, Gawain even brought her out alone, which naturally made her even more excited and nervous.
Now, as Gawain chuckled and ruffled her hair, Lin's face flushed red.
This isn't shyness. There isn't a single girl in Naruto who's into older men, so how could Rin possibly be shy around Gawain?
She was overly excited by Gawain's approval.
But this scene appeared in Obito's eyes on the other side...
In that instant, Obito was completely numb!
That person, Obito will never forget!
That was Lin, his beloved, the source of all his pain and regret!
But now, that woman is being played by Konoha's new Hokage!
It must be Impure World Reincarnation, that's right, it must be Impure World Reincarnation!
Although Obito had never seen the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, Obito didn't believe Konoha had the ability to revive Rin, or even if they did, it was impossible for them to revive Rin without knowing that he was Obito.
Secondly, the scene before him couldn't possibly be an illusion, because his eyes were those of the Mangekyo Sharingan. How many genjutsu in the Shinobi World could be so convincing that even Mangekyo Sharingan couldn't see through them?
Therefore, the only way to achieve this effect and bring the real Rin from the Pure Land to the real world is through the legendary Impure World Impure World Reincarnation.
This is... this is toying with the soul of the dead, shattering the peace of death, and the greatest insult to Lin!!!
Suddenly, Obito's tons of talent seemed to have nowhere to go!
When he saw Rin being killed by Kakashi Hatake, he immediately Awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, upgrading it from the two-tomoe Sharingan all the way to the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Now, facing the new Hokage who is manipulating Rin's soul, Obito only regrets that his eyes do not have a higher evolutionary form.
Or rather, his eyes lacked an evolutionary form that could continue to evolve simply through anger!
Otherwise, he could have evolved on the spot, then used one eye to unleash Susanoo and stand up to utterly defeat that damned Hokage!
He actually dared to play with Lin's hair, and even made her face turn bright red. This is simply... simply...
"Snort!"
Unable to hold back any longer, Obito out a deep, gloomy sigh, then spoke in a hoarse voice.
"If I'm not mistaken, this brat should be someone who is already dead, right?"
So, manipulating the souls of the dead—is this something the current Kage of Konoha would actually do?
Konoha has truly fallen into depravity; such a village probably has no reason to exist anymore!
"This old man..."
"Obito???"
The sudden sound interrupted Obito's words, and Rin looked at Obito with a surprised expression.
At first, she didn't connect the Hokage's enemy to herself at all, since Obito was basically a dead man in their eyes.
Lin was initially only curious about the enemy's Sharingan.
But just now, when Obito deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice.
Linfen clearly recognized a familiar tone in that voice!
If it were Minato Namikaze or Kakashi Hatake, they would never have made that connection, since they had missed out on Obito for far too long, Obito had long since become a shadow in their memories.
And Lin...
For Rin, Obito hasn't been dead for too long.
So she immediately recognized the familiar tone in that deliberately hoarse voice.
But this was just familiarity; she simply thought she had made a mistake.
"Feel sorry!"
She quickly apologized to Gawain.
"Excuse me, Hokage-sama, I just thought of a friend who has passed away."
That friend left a long time ago; my mistake interrupted your conversation with your opponent!
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin nervously pursed her lips, then cuddled up like a little quail as Gawain patted her head.
In the distance, Obito's toes began to tremble. How could he have not expected such a thing...?
Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!
How could I allow such a bastard to toy with Lin's incredibly pure soul like this?!
In that instant, Obito gritted his teeth and activated Kamui once more. Even if he was no match for him, he was determined to give that bastard a little Kamui shock in the next few minutes!
At the very least, he should get that damn hand off Lin's head!
In Japan back then, there were some insignificant myths and legends.
In these stories, there is a god named Tsukuyomi, who is the Amaterasu.
In his life, there was one thing that he deeply regretted: Tsukuyomi no Mikoto accidentally killed the Uke Mochi who protected the five grains in a place called Mount Kamui.
The meaning of Kakashi Hatake 'Hatake name is the scarecrow in the wheat field, which is also the one that protects the grains.
When Obito's Sharingan developed the ability called Kamui, his life was destined to be filled with lifelong regret due to one or more accidental killings.
Looking at the little brat in front of him, who was desperately trying to endure but whose fate was actually being manipulated by others, Gawain couldn't help but sigh.
"Has he still not realized it, and is even pretending to be Madara Uchiha here?"
"Little brat, is that how you should address me? Or do you not even understand why I brought Lin here on purpose?"
Gawain dropped the pretense. He uttered words that made Obito's heart pound, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Obito and reached for Obito neck.
Seeing that Gawain's right hand was about to approach, Obito quickly retreated into the Kamui dimension.
Result...
Just as his true form entered the Kamui dimension, leaving only an untouchable shadow in the outside world, Black Zetsu, who had been hiding in his sleeve, suddenly appeared and grabbed Obito by the neck!
"Black Zetsu... you?!?"
With a scream from Obito, his appearance to the outside world completely changed in the next moment.
At this moment, he was firmly gripped by Black Zetsu and could no longer easily hide in the Kamui Space.
Seeing Obito struggling desperately on the ground but unable to break free, Gawain spoke to the little girl beside him who seemed to have noticed something and whose whole body began to tremble.
"Lin, take off that kid's mask and see who he really is."
"I... I understand..."
Rin seemed to understand something. Perhaps Obito from back then didn't die. Then what did he do, and why did his eyes have the Mangekyo Sharingan?
Why doesn't he go back to the village? Why doesn't he meet with Kakashi Hatake and himself?
Even when Minato Namikaze- sensei died, didn't he go back to see him even once?
Filled with confusion and trepidation, Rin approached Obito and, Obito the despair in his eyes, ripped off Obito mask.
Looking at Obito, whose Obito was completely frozen like wood, Rin carefully reached out and gently rubbed Obito's cheek.
"It really is you! What have you been doing all these years?"
Why don't you come back and visit?
"Ha, you really underestimate him. Why hasn't he come back to visit?"
Gawain interrupted Lin and continued speaking to her with a malicious expression.
"He has returned many times over the years, and even the Fourth Hokage and his wife were killed by him."
He's an absolute Uchiha genius!