Obito Uchiha's Abnormality, Transfer of Power

In an unknown secret hideout, Black Zetsu stared at Obito Uchiha before him.

After a long period of observation and testing, a definite conclusion finally took shape in his mind.

Obito Uchiha, the "piece" he had so carefully chosen, was currently in an extremely abnormal state.

Everything strange had begun after the incident in which the Uchiha Clan had been used to stir up trouble against Konoha.

Since then, Obito Uchiha seemed to have completely lost interest in destroying Konoha.

More than once, Black Zetsu had deliberately mentioned Konoha's growing threat in front of him, trying to reignite his hatred and desire for destruction.

Yet Obito Uchiha's responses always sent chills down Black Zetsu's spine.

Either he would casually change the subject, or he would brush it off with some irrelevant excuse.

This was absolutely not the Obito Uchiha he knew!

The man who had been utterly twisted by hatred and pain, who walked the world under the name "Madara Uchiha," who was determined to drag the entire world into the illusion of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

How could he be so... indifferent toward Konoha, a threat that could destroy all his plans?

Was he beaten into submission? Black Zetsu's thoughts raced, but he immediately rejected the notion.

Those eyes, symbols of the power that reflected one's heart, drew their strength precisely from the most extreme emotions, whether love or hatred.

Someone who could be crushed by fear could never possess, much less wield, such power.

Then there was only one answer.

At that time, in some moment he had failed to notice, something must have happened that was enough to completely shake Obito Uchiha's will!

A power strong enough to silently rewrite a person's thoughts and will, even deceive the person themselves and leave them completely unaware that they had