Obito studied it for a long time but found nothing unusual.
He thought for a moment, then offered a theory. "Suppose this Uchiha Ryobu survived, showed his talent, and caught Madara's eye."
"Maybe he never awakened the Rinnegan himself. Maybe Madara gave it to him."
Tobi said, "The only way to verify that is to take Ryobu's Rinnegan and compare its genes with Nagato's Rinnegan."
White Zetsu said, "If we want his Rinnegan, we'll have to beat him first!"
Obito abandoned the idea. Kamui might keep him from losing, but Ryobu had shown a truly frightening level of power.
Obito still didn't know what other abilities Ryobu had. If Ryobu had a way to counter Kamui, Obito would be finished the moment he made a move.
Black Zetsu said, "That's only your guess, Obito. For now, let's treat him as a powerful Uchiha from the Warring States Period!"
Obito nodded. Like most people, he believed history could not be changed so easily.
Itachi and Orochimaru gradually came to understand Ryobu's origins too. He came from the Warring States Period and was Madara Uchiha's grandfather.
Of course, they had only Ryobu's word for it. His era was far removed from their own.
Few people in this age had even heard of Madara Uchiha, let alone his grandfather.
Itachi had heard that the Uchiha Clan once had such a powerful member.
Still, he had some doubts about Ryobu's account.
An intrigued smile touched Orochimaru's lips. "Traveling through time and space... So it really is possible!"
Orochimaru wanted to go to Rōran and study the Dragon Vein.
But that was only his curiosity as a scientist. He had no intention of actually going to Rōran to study it.
His expertise lay in biology. He had dabbled in time and space, but they