Hearing Roy's words, Karatachi Yagura was visibly stunned.
"Hahaha..."
Then, Karatachi Yagura burst into laughter.
After that, he slowly stepped aside.
A spatial vortex appeared, and that familiar person emerged directly before them.
"Thank you for still considering me your friend. I also acknowledge the belief in the bonds you spoke of."
"However, I still want to know—how did you figure out it was me?"
As Obito spoke, he removed his mask.
A face scarred by war entered Roy's view.
When he had watched the anime before, Roy had never thought much of Obito's face.
But seeing it in reality, he finally understood.
Just what Uchiha Obito had gone through back then.
At the very least, those wounds were real enough to make one's heart tremble.
"Actually, it was only a guess."
"But once I realized you might still be alive, I couldn't suppress the thoughts in my heart."
"Even though it was dangerous, I still decided to come see you."
Roy replied with a smile.
There were plenty of holes in Roy's explanation. The current Obito was no longer that foolish dead last.
A man capable of plotting against the entire shinobi world and dragging it into the Fourth Shinobi World War he had orchestrated—how could he fail to notice Roy's evasiveness?
Still, the reason was no longer important.
"Why did you come to see me?"
After a brief hesitation, Obito finally asked.
He did not particularly believe that Roy had come all this way merely to see him.
"I want to know, is the person speaking with me right now Uchiha Obito?"
Roy narrowed his eyes and smiled at the man before him.
"Yes."
"At least, I am for now."
Obito gave an affirmative answer.
"After completing your revenge against Kirigakure, are you going to begin your own