Deceiving Everyone: Obito

Obito's righteous speech won the approval of everyone present.

The Jinchuriki who had still harbored some reservations now willingly sat where they were, waiting for Obito to extract their Tailed Beasts.

Obito was so moved by the sight that he nearly cried.

If only things had gone this smoothly in the Real Shinobi World.

Obito felt that his bottom line had been set far too high. He had insisted on pretending to be Madara Uchiha and telling everyone else about the idea of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

If he had acted like he was now, then even if he hadn't known about the Otsutsuki Clan back then, he could have simply fabricated some threat to the Shinobi World and united everyone under the banner of justice.

As soon as he appeared, he would have been a war hero personally acknowledged by Shinobi World internet celebrity Kakashi Hatake, a good young man who loved helping others. His credibility wouldn't have been much lower than it was now.

At that point, he could have used this innocent facade to deceive everyone into trusting him.

It didn't matter that extracting the Tailed Beasts in the Shinobi World wouldn't give them another extra life—it would kill them.

He could first win the trust of all the Jinchuriki, then wipe them out in one fell swoop.

By the time the others realized his ambitions, it would already be too late. He would already be standing high above the heavens, having become the second Sage of Six Paths.

Wouldn't that have been wonderful?

Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

But at least, in the Engraved Tsukuyomi World, he was about to achieve all of this.

Just what level was the power of the Six Paths Tier? He could finally find out for himself.

The thought alone made him a