Fourth Raikage
At first glance, the decorative layout is both familiar and unfamiliar.
After a moment of confusion, Obito recognized the decorative style.
It follows the same pattern as the Konoha Research Bureau.
After confirming that no one was around, Obito slowly walked to the center of the corridor and began to search for any rooms or secret chambers in the vicinity.
It's strange, there are so many rooms, yet he didn't find a single living person.
"You're confused, aren't you?"
A familiar voice sounded behind him. Obito turned around abruptly and saw the face he knew best.
Lin?
Unable to utter the words of longing, Rin reached out and pierced Obito's heart.
At that moment, Kamui activated, and the opponent's attack missed its target.
"Wood Release?"
Dodging out of Rin's attack range, Obito noticed the opponent's attack method.
Having missed his target, Yaowan deactivated his Dojutsu, revealing his true face.
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
He was also marveling at the feel of his shot just now.
The attack pierced through the person in front of him without any surprise, but the sensation he felt upon touching him was nothingness.
Space-Time Ninjutsu is a rare skill even in the Shinobi World, so why do I always encounter such troublesome abilities?
"So that's how it is, Yaowan. This really is where you've been hiding."
Obito warily eyed the clansman before him. This man had attacked Konoha three times and escaped unscathed each time, so he had to treat him with extreme caution.
"Those eyes, so that's how it is. I never imagined that someone who was once a bottom-of-the-class student could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. What an ironic reality."
The information that Obito had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan was no secret to Yaowan, but the secrets of his Dojutsu were still unknown to Yaowan.
I need to engage in close combat once more to personally observe my opponent's abilities.
Quickly assessing the distance between himself and Obito, Yaowan suddenly threw out several shuriken.
A dense barrage of shuriken clashed and shot towards Obito from four different directions, two of which even anticipated Obito's dodge position.
Immediately afterwards, Yaowan drew his pre-prepared Ninja Blade and rushed towards Obito's blind spot, preparing to launch a fatal blow.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
After unleashing his Fire Style, Obito stood still, showing no intention of dodging.
The sharp blade sliced through Obito's body, and unsurprisingly, it still felt like nothingness.
Once the last part of the blade had left his body, Obito deactivated his Hollowfication state and suddenly reached out towards Yaowan.
"Attack mode, C3!"
Yaowan suddenly bent over and uttered a string of incomprehensible code.
Immediately afterwards, four black tubes suddenly extended from his previously unremarkable right arm, and purple poisonous smoke began to spread around him.
Obito hurriedly used his Dojutsu to suck himself into the Kamui Dimension, then reappeared in another location, just in time to avoid the poisonous smoke attack.
He had witnessed the technique of spewing poisonous smoke from his arm during his battles against the Sand Ninja.
Considering that the Akebono organization possessed the legendary genius puppeteer Sasori of the Red Sand, Obito naturally assumed that this was a modification that Sasori had carried out with the help of Akebono.
"Offensive mode, C1."
Seeing Obito reappear after disappearing, Yao Wan's pupils contracted slightly, instinctively assuming that the other party had used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
To confirm his hypothesis, he activated another ability of his prosthetic limb.
Several missiles emerged from under his skin and hurtled towards Obito.
Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!
The narrow corridor was instantly engulfed in flames, along with the missiles.
"Defense mode, B2."
Four supports extending from his arms formed a green Chakra shield, protecting Yaowan's entire body from the flames.
Once the flames subsided, Yaowan put away his shield and immediately drew his sword, blocking Obito's Kunai attack.
"Why, Yaowan, why were you, whom the village regards as a hero, blinded by a guy like Ban?!"
Obito had already learned of Madara's plot from Kazashiro, so he was very puzzled by the fall of Yaowan.
How could anyone genuinely yearn for such a fabricated, Illusion Technique world?
"Heh, heh heh heh heh, the former bottom of the class has actually developed the ability to preach?"
Seeing Obito still completely unaware of the truth, Yaowan couldn't help but feel like laughing.
"What Ban calls the world is nothing but a joke; only a fool would believe it."
Looking directly into Obito's eyes, Yaowan used his hands forcefully to force the other man back several steps.
"What I hope for is for the Uchiha Clan, no, for the real Uchiha Clan to live in peace."
Yaowan's hands gripped the knife handle so tightly they cracked, and the sound was clearly one of gritted teeth.
"The current Uchiha is nothing more than playthings kept by the Fifth Hokage. Once another Hokage who hates the Uchiha appears in the village, the clan will fall back to the state we were in when we were young."
Seeing that he could not easily defeat Yaowan in terms of strength, Obito a flying kick at his opponent's abdomen.
Yaowan used his hands to absorb the force, blocking Obito's flying kick with his elbows, then suddenly turned around and used the force of the rotation to slash at Obito's neck.
The blade sliced through Obito without resistance once again, and at that moment, Yaowan made a rough assessment of Obito's abilities.
"Back then, Madara Uchiha fell to that state precisely because he trusted Hashirama too much. When he later discovered the conspiracy, none of the Uchiha, whose fighting spirit had been worn down by the false prosperity, were willing to follow Madara."
Further distancing himself from Obito, Yaowan's tone was full of sarcasm. "In the end, that fool Madara was still deceived by others, placing all his hopes on false Illusion Technique."
Everything Yaowan told him was Obito had never known before. Only now did he realize that the boy they had ganged up on back then had grown into a powerful figure that no one could understand.
"Die!"
Seizing the moment when Obito was lost in thought, Yaowan's right hand suddenly flew out, reaching Obito at incredible speed, attempting to grab him by the neck.
But against Kamui, such a surprise attack was utterly ineffective.
Obito escaped Yaowan's attack with just a single left step.
"I'm very interested in what you've said. Come with me to Konoha and explain everything in detail."
Obito's original mission was simply to confirm whether the Dawn Organization was based in Amegakure, but what the other party had just said piqued his interest.
Kazashiro must really need this information.
With this in mind, Obito decided to risk capturing Yaowan alive.
"Kid, you stay here!"
A flash of lightning, accompanied by a thunderous roar, and a figure that even the Mangekyō Sharingan couldn't detect rushed towards Obito.
Kamui's timely activation saved Obito from certain death, and also allowed him to catch a glimpse of his opponent's face in the brief moment of passing by.
It's actually the Fourth Raikage's been missing for so long?!