As the sun sank in the west, only a trace of twilight remained on the horizon, and night was about to fall.
But Konoha was bustling in June. The streets and alleys were filled with people coming and going, and a harmonious, cheerful atmosphere pervaded the entire village.
Obito stood atop Kage Rock, just as he had when he once boldly declared that he would become Hokage, and gazed down at peaceful, tranquil Konoha.
Nearly a year had passed since the Nine-Tails Incident. The village seemed to have forgotten the fear and screams of that night, and that left Obito deeply displeased.
"Let this village remember the terror of that night!"
Woooo!
From within the charged Box of Ultimate Bliss came layer upon layer of roars like a beast's bellow, as if from the depths of hell, stirring human desire and emotion.
Obito frowned and moved farther away from the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
The face carved into one side of the box slowly twisted, growing as hideous as a beast's.
It opened its enormous mouth, revealing the deep, dark space within the box. Streams of Dark Chakra, solidified into a tangible form, churned inside before finally coalescing into a strange shadow.
"So much, so much delicious flesh! So many joyful, happy emotions! I'll fill them with fear, then swallow them whole. That's sure to be delicious!"
The shadow slowly emerged from the Box of Ultimate Bliss, then suddenly grew enormous, transforming into a massive monster with a gaping maw full of fangs and wings on its back.
Boom!
The monster suddenly stamped down, and the monkey-like stone statue beneath its foot instantly cracked, then shattered into chunks that fell to the ground.
Inside the Hokage's office.
"Has the Uchiha attacked?"
Ever since Biwako's death, Sarutobi Hiruzen had been living