What Happens to Rin Nohara, You Can Probably Guess.

Outside Konoha, Shimura Danzō, missing his left arm, waited in the shadows, seemingly having been there for quite some time.

Finally, a distortion in space-time appeared, and Obito Uchiha, wearing a mask, manifested before Shimura Danzō.

"Danzō, what business do you have with me?"

Obito Uchiha's voice was raspy—not a feigned tone, but the result of his throat being damaged years ago during the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

That time, he had nearly died.

"Obito Uchiha... was it you who released the Nine-Tails?"

Shimura Danzō ignored the main business, choosing instead to question Obito Uchiha directly.

At this moment, although Obito Uchiha appeared the same as ever, his heart was once again shaken by that name.

Ever since the moment Rin died, the name Obito Uchiha had passed away along with her.

Yet, for some reason, his intelligence had leaked so abruptly, as if everyone knew exactly who he was.

"From now on... I am the representative of Madara Uchiha. You may address me as Madara Uchiha."

Obito Uchiha denied his own identity, as if doing so could negate the things he had done.

Although Obito Uchiha did not provide a clear answer, Shimura Danzō had already obtained the confirmation he sought.

"Hmph! Madara Uchiha? Do you really think you are worthy of that name?"

Shimura Danzō muttered with disdain, then spoke in a chilling tone: "Bring me the corpse of Ensei Uchiha. It would be best if you could capture him alive."

"If you can accomplish this, I will return the corpse of Rin Nohara to you."

"And if you cannot..."

"Konoha possesses a forbidden jutsu known as the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. As long as one possesses a corpse, they can summon the deceased from the underworld..."

"When that time comes... you should be able to guess what will happen to Rin Nohara."

Shimura Danzō was immensely smug. Ever since he learned that the Nine-Tails' Rampage was linked to Obito Uchiha, he had secretly investigated the man's life.

Subsequently, he had dug up the grave of Rin Nohara and stolen her remains.

Beyond that, he had obtained detailed records of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Shimura Danzō himself had failed to master it, one of his subordinates in Root had successfully learned the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

Only then did he have the leverage to threaten Obito Uchiha.

"You... what are you talking about..."

Upon hearing Shimura Danzō's words, Obito Uchiha seemed dazed, as if he had been involuntarily pulled back to the day Rin died.

That day, after Obito Uchiha had finished off all the enemies, he had reached out to touch Rin's corpse, only for his hand to pass through her. It was then he realized that everything in this world was a lie.

Thus, he returned alone to seek out Madara Uchiha.

To use the words he had answered Madara Uchiha with at the time: [I no longer care about anything in this world.]

As for the corpse of Rin Nohara, it had been recovered by the Konoha ninja who arrived later and was buried within Konoha.

This was the reason why Obito Uchiha often returned to Konoha, occasionally running into Kakashi as he stood before Rin Nohara's tombstone.

Obito Uchiha had originally thought that since Rin's death, he no longer cared about anything in this world.

But now, Shimura Danzō was telling him that there still existed people in this world capable of disgusting him, while simultaneously insulting the deceased Rin.

"You... what exactly are you talking about!!!"

Obito Uchiha's emotions spiraled out of control, and from his blood-red Sharingan, a trail of blood-tears slid silently down...

The next moment, Obito Uchiha's right hand violently seized Shimura Danzō by the throat.

The immense force should have crushed Shimura Danzō's neck, but in reality, it was interrupted by cursed seals spreading across Obito Uchiha's arm.

Danzō had become quite proficient in the method of planting cursed seals within a body.

One of his original goals for this meeting was to seize Obito Uchiha's eyes.

If he could possess a space-time dōjutsu, then he would surely...

"Snap!"

Obito Uchiha tore off his own White Zetsu arm without hesitation, showing not a shred of pain, his gaze filled only with overwhelming killing intent.

The cursed seal continued to spread across the severed White Zetsu arm until it completely eroded and collapsed it, turning it into an inexplicable black substance that scattered onto the ground.

"It seems my guess was correct."

"The so-called war between ninja is a battle of intelligence."

"You, having leaked your own intelligence, are far too easy to read."

Shimura Danzō was still gloating, believing he had the upper hand.

But the next moment, Obito Uchiha's figure vanished silently into the air, and almost at the same time he disappeared, the Root ninja standing beside Shimura Danzō was sucked in by an invisible force.

In just a few short seconds, seven or eight corpses were tossed before Shimura Danzō.

"Return Rin's body to me, or I will slaughter every single person in Konoha."

"Remember, every single one! Everyone you know, not one left!"

"You have one day. If I do not see Rin's body by this time tomorrow, I will start by killing the ninjas of Root..."

Obito Uchiha's emotionless voice rang out once more, his tone devoid of even the slightest hint of anger.

Yet, at this very moment, Shimura Danzō clearly sensed a towering, monstrous rage.

Only now did Shimura Danzō realize that he had committed a grave error, one that would very likely cost him a heavy price.

At this instant, he truly wished he could be like Hiruzen Sarutobi and choose to retreat.

But he could not; he knew full well that even if he backed down, Obito Uchiha would not let him go.

"Are you certain you want to gamble with me? You know clearly that Rin Nohara's body is not in my hands right now. Even if you kill me, you will not find her body, nor will you be able to stop us from doing whatever we please to the resurrected Rin Nohara."

Though Shimura Danzō realized his mistake, he had no choice but to go all-in and continue with his threats.

At this moment, the White Zetsu possessing Obito Uchiha spoke quietly, urging Obito Uchiha to stall for time so that he could command all White Zetsu to investigate everything regarding Rin Nohara.

Obito Uchiha naturally trusted the reconnaissance abilities of the White Zetsu.

However, he would never allow Rin to face any threat, and that threat included himself.

"Negotiations have failed. I will start by killing everyone in Root..."

Obito Uchiha spoke slowly, his entire figure gradually vanishing from before Shimura Danzō.

Watching Obito Uchiha disappear, Shimura Danzō froze, then suddenly realized something and rushed desperately toward the Root base.

Even though Shimura Danzō pushed his speed to the absolute limit, the first thing he smelled upon reaching the entrance of Root was an overwhelmingly thick stench of blood.