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(This matter had temporarily come to an end. We couldn't let negative emotions affect the readers.)

Wonderful times were always fleeting.

Lunch passed in the blink of an eye, and Josuke had to return to Orochimaru's base.

But before that, Josuke went to the Konoha Cemetery.

Following the tracks, he came to a secluded spot.

First row

Second row

Josuke stopped in front of the second row.

He came to stand before two unmarked gravestones.

They were his parents'. Even after their deaths, their gravestones hadn't been allowed to bear their names.

This was Konoha.

The darkness of the present couldn't be dispelled by just a few beams of light. It was laughable, really.

His parents hadn't even been worthy of a place in the cemetery. It was only because the Third Hokage had shown Mikoto and Fugaku his "great mercy" that they had a place to rest.

The cemetery was hidden deep within the forest. Though the sun never shone there, that was probably for the best.

It kept his parents from being disturbed and spared them the world's conflicts.

Withered leaves and branches were scattered around the gravestones.

Josuke used his hands to clear them away one by one.

"Father, Mother, Sasuke and I are doing well. Itachi... well, he's doing well too. We're living happily."

Life was truly ironic.

Josuke thought this as he looked to his left. Beyond the shadowy forest stood the Third Hokage's statue.

Engraved on it were the words: "Third Hokage of Konoha, Shinobi Hero, Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Josuke sneered.

If not for his indecisiveness, the Uchiha wouldn't have been reduced to two and a half people.

And then there was Danzo, the Shinobi World's vermin.

Those two really were birds of a feather.

But Josuke had no intention of killing Danzo. His stupid younger brother still needed a suitable training dummy.

Didn't he?

"Clap, clap, clap."

The sound of applause came from afar.

"Who's there?"

Josuke shouted in the direction of the sound, the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand poised to strike.

A figure slowly emerged from the woods and raised a hand in greeting.

"No need for that. I think we have plenty to talk about."

The newcomer wore black and a tiger-striped mask. Josuke was startled. It was him?

Even so, Josuke took up a fighting stance, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appearing in both his eyes.

"Oh? Three Tomoe? Then take a look at this."

As he spoke, the tiger-masked man activated the Sharingan in his right eye. It spun rapidly, transforming into a shuriken-like shape.

At that moment, Josuke figured out who he was.

"Who are you? How did you get the eyes of my clan?"

Josuke pretended to be shocked, putting on an obvious act of ignorance.

Meanwhile, the furious child—no, Uchiha's most devoted lover, Obito—sneered inwardly.

Just as I thought. He's only a lucky kid. He's never seen these beautiful eyes before.

She gave them to me!

This world is full of despair. A world without Rin is meaningless. A world without Rin is meaningless!

Rin, again and again, I'll create a world with you in it!

Rin, you are everything to me.

I remember every moment with Rin. This world is full of pain.

(Obito fell into a reverie.)

Little skit

"Good morning, Rin~ Do you think I look cool today?"

Although it was already noon, it clearly wasn't the first time Obito had done this.

Rin shot him an exasperated look.

"You're late again, Obito!"

╯^╰

Obito scratched his head sheepishly.

Their classmates looked at Obito, waiting for the show.

Kakashi, the genius of their squad, looked at Obito with disdain too.

Seeing that even Kakashi was acting like that, Obito felt indignant.

He said confidently, "What are you laughing at? You don't understand anything. The future me is going to be really strong!

"I'm going to become Hokage!"

And somehow, he really did succeed.

Obito's words naturally drew laughter from the whole class.

Only Rin, his seatmate, stood up for him.

"Don't laugh at Obito!"

(Laughter)

The little skit ended there.

My Rin~ Why did you kill my Rin? My beloved Rin~

I'm not the one who's wrong. This world is!

Obito laughed maniacally, covering his left side and showing only the Mangekyo in his single eye.

"Do you know what this is? This is the power of Uchiha God!"

Josuke narrowed his eyes. So what? Who were you? Madara? Just a relic of a bygone era. Don't come out and embarrass yourself. (This year seems to be the year of the boomerang.)

Hearing Josuke's arrogant words, Obito sneered inwardly too.

In a moment, I'll show you the power of the love Rin and I share.

He launched straight into it without a moment's hesitation.

Obito clapped. "Fine, fine. You don't believe me? Then I'll show you that power."

"In that case, there's nothing left to discuss. I guess I'll have to show you what I can do."

With that, Obito used Kamui to suck Josuke into their lovers' space—no, into the Kamui Dimension.

The Kamui Dimension was as quiet as the grave, just like Obito's heart at that moment: completely unmoved.

"What are you trying to do?"

Josuke asked, though he already knew the answer.

Obito couldn't be bothered to waste words on Josuke. He hurled a Great Fireball at him.

Josuke dodged with the Body Flicker Technique, but Obito unleashed even more Great Fireballs.

Josuke used Ninjutsu: Water Release: Nine Water Dragons!

It was a Pro version of the Water Dragon Bullet, developed by Josuke based on the original.

It used more Chakra to unleash nine water dragons.

Josuke wouldn't have dared to do this before, but now he'd fused with Hashirama Cells.

He could use as much as he liked.

Nine Water Dragons?

Obito's eyes showed approval. This boy had real potential.

He could surely help advance Obito's grand plan.

However...

That move wouldn't work on him.

Obito used Phasing and sent himself out of the dimension.

Josuke's Nine Water Dragons hit nothing.

Oh?

He phased?

You're pretty quick, kid. Good. That means I can move on to the next step.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"

More than a dozen Shadow Clones used the Hidden Mist Technique together, creating a thicker fog than most people could manage.

Josuke began the next part of his plan.

A certain yellow-haired pineapple head had once said:

"Obito, the Flying Thunder God Mark never disappears. I never told you that, did I?"

So Josuke started slapping Flying Thunder God Marks down at random. The moment a mark touched the ground,

Josuke's Flying Thunder God Mark appeared.

Then it vanished almost instantly.

After the Ninjutsu ended, Obito returned to the Kamui Dimension.

Everything around him was white with mist.

Obito didn't know what to make of it.

What kind of move was this?

Was it specifically meant to counter him?

Obito shook his head. These were just tricks for little kids. With skills like that, Josuke still needed plenty of practice.

With a sweep of his hand, Obito dispersed the thick fog around him, bringing it down to normal levels.

Then he saw a crowd of Josuke's clones surrounding him. What were they planning?

Were they going to gang up on him?

Just as Obito had predicted,

more than ten Great Fireballs flew toward him at once.

Obito shook his head. That wouldn't do. Then he formed Hand Seals with one hand.

Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!

In an instant, he transformed the Kamui Dimension into a forest.

Obito controlled the trees in the forest freely, sending every vine lashing toward Josuke.

What a troublesome opponent.

Josuke thought to himself. The key was, he couldn't use the Mangekyo Sharingan.

What would happen if he did?

He probably wouldn't be trying to calm Sasuke down anymore. He'd be trying to take Sasuke's life.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

The flames kept burning the branches as they grew toward him, until every last branch had been burned away.

"Phew."

Good grief, Josuke's throat was practically smoking. He'd finally burned them all up.

But Obito's attack had only just begun (to be continued in 100,000 words)