Uchiha Madara's words threw Obito's mind into turmoil.
By all rights, Uchiha Madara had been killed by the First, Senju Hashirama, at the Valley of the End shortly after Konoha was founded. Back then, let alone Obito, even his father had probably only been a little brat—or perhaps had not even been born yet. Under those circumstances, how could Uchiha Madara possibly know him?
Obito could not make sense of it, but fortunately, he still remembered his mission.
After searching for a while, he quickly found Sakura nearby.
Sakura's clothes were in tatters, and she was panting heavily, looking as though she had just spent four hours in a bare-knuckle brawl with dozens of burly men.
Even the mark on her forehead had dimmed. The Chakra it had stored over several years had somehow been more than half depleted in just these few minutes!
"Don't resist!"
Obito swiftly descended beside Sakura. The Mangekyou in his right eye spun rapidly, and an invisible vortex instantly enveloped her.
"A space-time ocular technique?"
Uchiha Madara did not stop Obito from rescuing Sakura. The interest on his face only deepened. He slowly crossed his arms and chuckled softly. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you back then. Your talent surpasses that of every other Uchiha clansman! But... what a pity. If not for Uchiha Houka..."
You would have been the perfect executor of my plan!
"Just what the hell have you been talking about this whole time?!"
After transferring Sakura into his ocular technique's dimension, Obito finally relaxed slightly and straightened up to face Uchiha Madara.
"I'd nearly forgotten. I erased your memories."
Uchiha Madara spoke indifferently.
Back then, he had saved the severely wounded, dying Obito in an attempt to corrupt him and make him the executor of his plan. Unexpectedly, Uchiha Houka and