Uchiha Brahman

"What a touching scene!"

Uchiha Brahman watched the ninjas, deeply moved. He turned to Kakashi and saw how passionately they were cheering. As expected of the Empire's citizens—they were so kind.

What a heartwarming friendship: one was a true citizen of the Empire, while the other was a stray dog, a lowborn, a Dalit nobody would care about even if he were killed.

"What a beautiful friendship! Such goodness!"

Uchiha Brahman spoke, overwhelmed with emotion. He was so kind, so innocent. He praised a bond he couldn't understand. Perhaps this was what goodness looked like!

"Child, do you see? Your friend is being so good to you. What are you still hesitating for? Get up and accept my blessing! Leave the Dalit class behind and become a citizen of the Empire! What are you waiting for, Obito? Get up!"

Uchiha Brahman gazed at Obito Uchiha, who was paralyzed by the anesthetic, with a look full of goodwill, as if he were watching a child who didn't know any better.

Come on! Use your indomitable willpower, driven by friendship, to overcome the reality of being anesthetized. Weren't you going to do that Infinite Tsukuyomi thing? Didn't you think an illusion was better than reality?

Then come on, you can do it! Use your invincible willpower to overcome the reality of being anesthetized. Get up, take the Sacred Blessing Serum Kakashi prepared for you, inject it into yourself, and become a true citizen of the Empire!

"You can do it, child!"

"Come on, Obito! Get up!"

With his mind already growing hazy, Obito Uchiha was spurred on by Kakashi and the others in the distance. Confused and dazed, he muttered to himself and tried to stand. But the next moment, the reality of being anesthetized brought him to his senses.

A flicker of terror crossed his eyes.

"No, I'm not Obito... I'm not Obito, I'm Madara Uchiha! I'm Madara Uchiha!"

Obito Uchiha lay on the ground, fully conscious now. He wasn't Obito—he was Obito, and he was Madara Uchiha.

"You're not Kakashi... Kakashi... you already... Hahaha... Why did it turn out like this... Hahaha... Why did it turn out like this... Hahaha... Why?!"

Obito Uchiha remembered what Kakashi had just said. A sense of dread rose in his heart, followed by overwhelming anger and panic.

"Kakashi, you deserve to die! You were the one who killed Rin! Rin! I'll create a world with you in it! Just wait, Rin. You wait!"

Obito's voice trembled. He was on the verge of tears, and helplessness and powerlessness surged through him.

"Why... Why did you know my true identity, Uchiha Brahman? Why... Why did you have to show up and stop me? Stop me from bringing peace to this world, stop me from creating my world!"

Obito Uchiha spoke, baffled and furious.

"Obito, what are you doing? Get up! Hurry!"

In the distance, Kakashi saw Obito lying motionless and raised his voice, shouting at him. He didn't understand—not at all. He had laid a path to greatness right at Obito's feet. So what if he was anesthetized?

Use your invincible will, your desire to bring peace to the world, and stand up! Break through the limits of reality and get up!

"Obito, get up! Don't disappoint the great Lord Brahman! If Rin saw you like this, she'd be so disappointed. Get up! Hurry!"

Kakashi watched his motionless friend, pained by his misfortune and angry at his lack of resolve. He wanted to go over and slap Obito twice, then inject the great Sacred Blessing Serum into him himself.

"Kakashi! You were the one who killed Rin! As her murderer, where do you get off saying things like that?!"

Kakashi's words only made things worse. Obito exploded like a powder keg, and the space around him began to twist. He was escaping.

"Uchiha Brahman! Why don't you stay where you belong, selling fish? Why did you have to stick your nose in this? I, Uchiha Obi—Obito, will kill youuuuu!!!!!"

An enraged roar rang out. Like shit sucked down a latrine, Obito Uchiha was pulled into the twisting space and escaped with his life.

"Obito!!!"

Kakashi watched Obito Uchiha disappear, his expression darkening. That wretched lowborn! He'd already paved the way for him. All he had to do was inject the Sacred Blessing Serum, and they could still be friends. But... why had he refused?

"Poor child. There's no point in running away. Sooner or later, you'll understand the True Dharma. Kakashi, don't be sad. Your friend just hasn't figured things out yet. Don't blame him. One day, he'll become my dog!"

Uchiha Brahman shook his head with a merciful expression, like the sun in the sky, the Kind Father of the Warp, and comforted Kakashi.

How merciful! Perhaps this was what kindness looked like!

With goodness in one's heart, there could be peace in the world!

"Praise Brahman! You are truly so merciful. For a lowborn like Obito to become one of us is a blessing beyond a lifetime, a boon for all eternity! Praise Brahman!"

Kakashi knelt and praised him with utmost devotion.

"Mm! Such goodness!"

Uchiha Brahman nodded in satisfaction, then looked around.

They were standing on a sheet of ice. Nearby, the former Kirigakure ninja had all been frozen in the ice, with only a small part of each body exposed.

The anesthetic had left every one of them unconscious.

A great transformation was taking place within them. When they woke again, they would be reborn, understand the True Dharma, and realize how foolish their past actions had been.

Kirigakure: fallen!

And so, the Five Great Ninja Villages—the Shinobi World's largest dens of public disorder, at least on the surface—had all been destroyed under the wise and mighty leadership of the great Brahman.

The age of the ninja villages was over!

This system, which had existed for only a few decades, came to an end today, on this utterly ordinary, uneventful day, at the hands of Uchiha Brahman.

Perhaps even Hashirama Senju, who had established this system, never imagined that this wonderful system would eventually be destroyed by an Uchiha, by an ordinary man.

And a new era was about to begin!

Konoha.

Shimura Danzō was at home with his eyes closed, praising the great Brahman, when he suddenly opened them.

"Come out!"

Shimura Danzō looked toward a spot nearby. The next moment, a figure appeared.

"Danzō..."