Obito was confident in his genjutsu, provided the Fourth Mizukage did not engage in intense combat.
Once he entered high-intensity battle, the Fourth Mizukage's Chakra would inevitably connect with the Three-Tails', creating flaws in the genjutsu and risking it spiraling out of control.
Though he could reinforce the genjutsu, the Fourth Mizukage had already left the Mizukage's office building.
He could not cast the genjutsu again under everyone's watchful eyes. That would only expose his identity to the ninja world and affect his future plans.
Therefore, he could only relinquish control over Kirigakure and allow it to return to the Mizukage's rule.
However, after so many years of planning, Kirigakure would not recover its strength anytime soon and would be unable to affect the Moon Eye Plan.
From that perspective, his actions in Kirigakure could already be considered a success.
But before leaving, there was one more matter he had to deal with: Juzo Biwa, who had betrayed him and sided with Nagato. Kirigakure could be abandoned, but traitors had to die.
Just as Obito was planning Juzo Biwa's death, a set of footsteps echoed through the corridor.
Obito frowned instinctively and looked toward the hallway. A mysterious figure dressed in a black robe and wearing a Black Fox Mask was walking toward him step by step.
Who was this person? Why had he never seen him before?
Obito racked his brain, yet could not recall someone like this ever appearing in Kirigakure.
After a brief moment of thought, Obito decided to test him. He raised his sleeve, and a wooden spike burst from his palm, shooting toward the mysterious figure at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.
With a crack, the mysterious figure caught the wooden spike barehanded, snapped it in half, and tossed it