Isshiki Had Woken Up?

Sasuke and Naruto returned to Konoha.

On Konoha's side, after holding a meeting in Sasuke's Genjutsu to discuss how to deal with Obito, they sent someone to notify him.

Obito arrived in Konoha once more, hovering in the air as he stared at the single Rinnegan in Sasuke's eye socket below.

It was a power he had never possessed, neither in the Real Shinobi World nor in the Engraved Tsukuyomi World.

But he would soon have it in his hands.

"Obito, do you remember? You wanted to become Hokage, like the First Hokage, spreading your XP in the name of the Hokage! Turn back before you make an irreversible mistake!"

Kakashi shouted at Obito in the sky, trying to awaken his conscience.

Unfortunately, Obito had no such thing.

Besides, what Kakashi had shouted was not remotely persuasive.

"Kakashi, stop wasting your breath and save your energy for the battle ahead! Forget helping—at least don't hold everyone back and let your comrades die before your eyes again!"

After viciously snapping at Kakashi, Obito turned his gaze toward the others. "So, everyone of Konoha, are you ready for a fight to the death? I'm letting Isshiki out!"

Seeing the Konoha crowd below facing a great enemy, Obito smiled smugly.

The next second, he released Isshiki.

Then Obito swiftly pulled away and flew into the sky, avoiding being locked onto by Isshiki and entered by him again in front of everyone.

However.

Only after flying some distance did Obito realize that Isshiki, whom he had released, was floating motionlessly in midair.

"Could he be dead?"

Obito frowned deeply.

He had not been keeping an eye on Isshiki in the Kamui Space at all times, so he genuinely had no idea what state Isshiki had been in before his release.

But if he was