Go on a Rampage!

"Sora, I want to go help the Fourth Hokage. You..."

Shisui carefully set down the eye he had just removed from Danzo's socket and spoke hesitantly.

Even after taking the path of a rogue ninja, Shisui still worried about that blond-haired guy.

He couldn't help it. That guy had maxed out his charisma—he was the kind of man even the Uchiha could fall for.

Uchiha Sora shook his head.

"The Fourth Hokage can handle the Nine-Tails. He doesn't need your help. Honestly, even Clan Head Fugaku going wouldn't make a difference."

"Our priority is getting our people out safely. They need us here."

As he spoke, Uchiha Sora suddenly addressed the empty space in front of them for no apparent reason. "Come out. I can sense you."

Shisui tensed, his body poised to strike at a moment's notice.

A few seconds passed. Nothing happened.

"What was that about?"

Uchiha Sora didn't answer. He merely said, "Just stay on your guard at all times."

Who had caused the Nine-Tails' rampage?

Uchiha Obito.

What was his objective?

First, kill the Fourth Hokage.

Namikaze Minato, with his Space-Time Ninjutsu, was a major obstacle to Uchiha Obito.

Second, seize the Nine-Tails while he had the chance and lay a solid foundation for the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Third, frame the Uchiha Clan for the Nine-Tails' rampage, drive a wedge between the village and the Uchiha, and prompt the village to purge them.

As a Mangekyō Sharingan wielder, Uchiha Obito knew all too well how absurdly powerful those eyes were.

Kamui was practically impossible to counter. Perhaps only Space-Time Ninjutsu and Mangekyō abilities could stand against it.

He intended to kill three birds with one stone, eliminating in advance anyone who might interfere with the Eye of the Moon Plan.

So far, he hadn't achieved a single one of his goals.

The Fourth Hokage was still alive, he hadn't seized the Nine-Tails, and the Uchiha...

Putting himself in Obito's shoes, Uchiha Sora was sure Obito didn't want the Uchiha Clan to leave Konoha.

In Konoha, he could keep the Uchiha under constant surveillance and deal with or recruit any clansmen who might awaken the Mangekyō.

But if the Uchiha scattered across the Shinobi World...

Who knew when some Mangekyō wielder might suddenly appear and hit him with a Mangekyō genjutsu? Wouldn't that be the end of him?

If I were Uchiha Obito...

Even if I were badly wounded after fighting the Fourth Hokage, I'd still take advantage of Fugaku's absence and attack the Uchiha Clan!

Fugaku wanting to leave was one reason. Uchiha Sora had also deliberately sent him away to give Obito the confidence to make his move.

Uchiha Sora understood the mindset of Mangekyō wielders very well.

Aside from other Mangekyō wielders, what did anyone else matter?

Hadn't Obito, barely familiar with his new abilities, already dared to attack Namikaze Minato?

He was all about charging ahead without fear.

Of course, it was also possible that Obito had learned his lesson after getting beaten and had gone home to study Madara's legacy.

But Uchiha Sora wasn't going to gamble on that possibility.

Witnessing Namikaze Minato's death mattered far less than protecting his clansmen.

Namikaze Minato was as good as dead. It had nothing to do with any other factors—Kushina was going to die.

Two generations of Flying Thunder God users, both unmatched, would die for the people they loved.

Uchiha Sora and Shisui led the group, clearing the way. The Ninja Cats helping with the move and the ordinary clansmen were in the middle, while the other members of the Police Force brought up the rear.

Well...

They weren't members of the Police Force anymore. They were simply Sharingan-wielding shinobi of the Uchiha Clan.

Every few minutes, Uchiha Sora would stop and say something like, "I can see you."

Shisui didn't understand, but after being scolded earlier, he didn't dare ask.

"I can sense you. Stop hiding."

Two seconds later, just as Shisui was about to keep moving, suddenly...

A figure slowly emerged from the trunk of a large tree ahead.

He wore a black robe and a spiral mask. His exposed eye was a crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

An eerie, sinister presence spread through the night.

"Heh. Is it because of that strange summoning beast? It's a pretty good pet."

Uchiha Sora couldn't help smiling.

Obito, you're still as stupid as ever!

Mysterious... Obito let out a cold laugh. "I let you sense me on purpose, kid. I want to talk to you."

"Who are you?" Uchiha Sora asked, though he already knew the answer.

"I'm nobody, and I don't want to be anyone. If I had to say... I'm just a dead Uchiha."

Clang—

Shisui drew his sword in a flash and shouted, "You're the one who controlled the Nine-Tails!"

Obito ignored Shisui and looked at Uchiha Sora. "You're a pretty sharp kid. You've seen the village for what it is."

"After all these years, you've finally realized our clan has no future in Konoha."

Shisui's pupils shrank. Cold sweat soaked his back.

The mysterious man's words could only mean one thing...

As far as Shisui knew, there was only one person who would say something like that.

The legendary... Madara Uchiha!

"You're... Madara Uchiha?!"

Shisui couldn't help shouting, his sword hand trembling.

That name carried too much weight. Even the renowned Body Flicker Shisui felt afraid.

Uchiha Sora raised a hand and said calmly, "Don't shout so loud."

He glanced back. The clansmen were still a few hundred meters away.

"Fine. I want to talk to you too... if you really are the legendary figure."

"Then follow me."

Obito's body spiraled away, reappearing dozens of meters ahead, then doing the same again and again.

Such mysterious, bizarre Space-Time Ninjutsu made Shisui think... maybe this guy really was that person!

All smoke and mirrors.

Uchiha Sora tossed the sealed Shimura Danzō to Shisui, then rode Rayquaza after him.

When they were several thousand meters away from the main group, Uchiha Obito stopped and turned around. "Kid, you can join..."

Whoosh!

Before his eyes stretched an endless sea of emerald-green flames, and a mythical dragon plunged down at him!

Genjutsu: Sharingan—Dragon Ascent!

What?!

The tomoe in Uchiha Obito's eye instantly connected, forming a three-bladed pinwheel, and his body slipped into the space-time vortex!

But the emerald flames clung to him like a bone-deep curse, following him into the distorted space!

It wasn't real fire. It was a genjutsu!

Obito jolted in alarm and used Izanagi without hesitation!

After all, he was a true Uchiha—and a clansman who had awakened the Mangekyō. His Izanagi was far more effective than Shimura Danzō's.

It worked.

The unfavorable reality was rewritten!

Uchiha Obito stood on a branch, still shaken.

If he hadn't gone back to his base to implant a Sharingan after getting humbled in his fight with the Fourth Hokage... that attack really could have killed him!

Even if it hadn't killed him, he would have lost his only Mangekyō Sharingan!

A genjutsu on the level of the Mangekyō... What on earth was that thing?!

"What are you—"

Before Obito could finish speaking, a dazzling beam shot toward him!

The beam passed straight through Obito's body and struck the giant tree behind him.

Boom!!!

A thunderous explosion rang out, sending splinters flying!

Giving Obito no chance to catch his breath, Uchiha Sora pressed a hand to Rayquaza and spoke to him through their minds.

"Go on a rampage, Rayquaza!"