Of course, even long-lasting Kotoamatsukami could not possibly keep Obito, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, insane forever. But making him roll around on the ground for an hour or two, utterly helpless and at their mercy, was easy enough.
"Let me tear off your mask. I'll be the one to shatter your delusions, Obito!"
Uchiha Shisui, blood trickling from his eyes, spouted a stream of nonsense as he stepped forward and reached for Obito's Uzumaki mask.
"Pfft!" Just as Uchiha Shisui's hand touched Obito's mask, countless sharp branches suddenly burst from Obito's body. In an instant, they pierced Uchiha Shisui and turned him into a bloody mess.
"Uh... how could this..." Uchiha Shisui muttered, his face full of disbelief.
Uchiha Obito was still rolling around and screaming wildly, his eyes still filled with confusion. Yet countless wooden spikes had automatically erupted from the right half of his body, piercing straight through Uchiha Shisui.
"You let your guard down~" A White Zetsu head emerged from Uchiha Obito's right side and said to Uchiha Shisui with a grin.
"Poof!" The blood-soaked Uchiha Shisui suddenly dissolved into a cloud of white smoke.
"The careless one should be you. Don't forget, my nickname is Body Flicker Shisui." Shisui's voice rang out from behind them, and the White Zetsu that had just emerged was immediately cut in half by a sword.
At that moment, another strange-looking White Zetsu emerged from underground. Like a pitcher plant, it instantly opened itself up and wrapped Obito inside.
"Where do you think you're going?" Uchiha Shisui grabbed the strange White Zetsu by the shoulder, but it instantly sank underground and vanished without a trace.
Watching the White Zetsu disappear completely, Uchiha Shisui instead revealed a satisfied smile. "Heh heh, Tobi? What an unexpected gain. Now that I've planted