As for Second Pillar potentially abusing his Dojutsu Power in the future, Uchiha Itachi could be said to be deeply worried. What mattered even more was the disposition revealed behind it—the fact that Second Pillar was unable to control this power.
Before he could dwell on it further, a video appeared in the diary.
He first made sure no one was in the room. Only after setting up a Safety Barrier did he open the video and begin watching.
At the start of the video, a shuriken intercepted Danzo and his two companions.
Second Pillar frowned deeply. He only recognized Shimura Danzō. Although he knew the other two were Root members, he did not know their names.
Then he noticed the Hokage Hat hanging at Shimura Danzō's waist. It was indeed something only the Hokage could wear.
In other words, what Kitahara Kaede had said before about Shimura Danzō becoming Hokage had not been false.
Then Danzo turned around in the footage and saw a Swirl Mask Man standing atop a high platform. The terrain finally came into view as well—it was a Great Bridge.
"That's Uchiha Madara." Uchiha Itachi stared fixedly at the short-haired man on the screen, because this was the mysterious man who had slaughtered the Uchiha Clan alongside him.
He called himself Uchiha Madara, and he was also the one who had brought him into Akatsuki.
Yet in truth, Itachi had always been deeply wary of him. This man claimed to be Uchiha Madara, and although Uchiha Itachi had his doubts, the man's elusive abilities and at least Kage Level strength were beyond question.
"Long time no see, Danzo!"
In the footage, Obito Uchiha spoke. "Since the Uchiha incident."
Upon hearing Obito Uchiha mention the Uchiha incident, Second Pillar outside the screen nearly lost control of his emotions again, on the verge of exploding.
The image of his parents dying before his eyes resurfaced in his mind.
Along with that cold figure.
He stared hard at Danzo in the footage. So this was Shimura Danzō, the man suspected of having much to do with the Uchiha Clan's extermination? The Danzo whose arm was covered in Sharingan.
In the footage, Danzo threw away his Cane, knowing this was a hard battle he could not avoid.
"Kaede, Torune, cover me." Danzo pulled out his sealed right arm from beneath half his coat. "I'm removing the seal on my right arm. Draw him away first."
"Getting serious, are you, Danzo?" Obito Uchiha said.
"Uchiha Madara, his abilities are still unknown. Be careful."
Shimura Danzō said.
The name he casually uttered undoubtedly shocked both Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar outside the screen.
Uchiha Madara—though Konoha had deliberately tried to erase him, it had never been able to erase him completely.
Especially for Second Pillar. Ever since childhood, he had often heard members of the clan mention him. He was one of the two great founders who had established Konoha alongside Senju Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama was the God of Shinobi, while Uchiha Madara was the Shinobi World's Asura, his equal in renown.
Although Uchiha Madara had later defected from the village, even after decades, Konoha had been unable to fully erase his existence.
Because Konoha's founding history was inseparably tied to him. If he were erased, a vast blank space would appear in Konoha's history, leaving many things impossible to explain.
What they could not understand was why Uchiha Madara was still alive. Judging by his age, he should have been a centenarian by now.
Yet the Uchiha Madara before them did not look anything like a hundred-year-old man.
In response to Danzo's order, Yamanaka Fu and Yamanaka Torune immediately coordinated and launched an attack on Obito Uchiha.
Facing their assault, Obito Uchiha revealed his ability: he could become intangible, as if he had no physical body.
Uchiha Itachi instantly committed this ability to memory. Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar also silently recorded this piece of information.
For shinobi, intelligence was extremely important. Many people were clearly stronger, yet still fell because their information had been exposed.
They simply could not figure out what kind of ninjutsu this ability came from. Only Uchiha Itachi vaguely suspected that it might be directly related to his Mangekyō's Dojutsu.
Because it did not resemble any ninjutsu he knew.
In the footage, facing the combined assault of Yamanaka Fu and Yamanaka Torune, Obito Uchiha effortlessly used the Kamui within his Mangekyō Sharingan to toy with them.
All their counterattacks were utterly ineffective against him. Obito Uchiha even possessed another ability, one that allowed him to easily suck people into another space.
In a short time, he directly absorbed two Elite Jonin-level powerhouses and effortlessly ended the battle.
"Is this the legendary Shinobi World's Asura?" Hatake Kakashi looked exceedingly grim.
Although the Uchiha Madara in the footage had not displayed the overwhelming combat power recorded in the history books, merely being able to toy with Elite Jonin-level opponents so easily was enough to make others take notice.
Faced with such an elusive ability, Hatake Kakashi felt that if he had taken their place, the outcome likely would not have been any better.
"He can freely switch between intangibility and physical form." Hatake Kakashi wrote it down on paper and muttered to himself.
"But there is no invincible ninjutsu in this world. This intangibility and physical form must have some kind of limitation, such as a time limit." Uchiha Itachi silently calculated. And what exactly is that special space like? When this Uchiha Madara turns intangible, does he enter that special space? He appears to be outside, but is actually inside it, which is why he can evade attacks. And how can someone absorbed by him escape? Is it full of traps? Is it possible to die the instant you enter?
Uchiha Itachi was already considering how to deal with Obito Uchiha's Kamui Dimension. This also revealed that, deep down, he had vaguely regarded Obito Uchiha, who called himself Uchiha Madara, as an enemy.
He had slaughtered his entire clan because he had been forced to choose between the clan and the village. But that did not mean he held any goodwill toward this man who had appeared out of nowhere, called himself Uchiha Madara, and slaughtered his clansmen alongside him.
To put it simply, were those things even comparable?
I did it for Sasuke, for the village. Who the hell are you?
Uchiha Itachi was already thinking about how to deal with an enemy who could turn intangible. But at the very least, he could not allow the opponent to get close. Once they did, he might be absorbed inside.
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