Kakashi, Come Here For a Moment

The Chibaku Tensei is, in reality, nothing more than a large-scale Banshō Ten'in.

For Ensei Uchiha, this sort of thing does not pose much of a threat; after all, he is currently nothing more than a Shadow Clone.

"Kakashi, if you keep holding back, you are going to die here."

Ensei Uchiha's expression, as if he were watching a show, caused Kakashi Hatake's face to stiffen considerably.

"I really have no choice, do I?"

Kakashi Hatake complained with a touch of helplessness, even though, according to the intelligence department's analysis, Ensei Uchiha's personality should not have led to this.

Is it because he understands my strength?

It seems that even without total omniscience of the future, he still holds a massive advantage.

Facing such an existence, it is indeed impossible to put up a fight; I wonder if the village's policy of appeasement will actually succeed?

With these thoughts in his mind, Kakashi Hatake opened the Mangekyo Sharingan that belonged to Obito Uchiha...

"Kamui!!!"

A distortion of space bloomed at the black core of the Chibaku Tensei, as if attempting to swallow it whole.

But the ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan is still too weak compared to the Rinnegan, not to mention the issues of him not being of the Uchiha clan and only possessing one eye...

In short, the spatial distortion of Kamui appeared for only a brief moment before it was canceled out.

"I really can't count on you!"

Watching Kakashi Hatake, whose eyes were bleeding and whose Chakra was nearly exhausted, Ensei Uchiha took out the final scroll with a sigh of resignation.

"Seriously, I don't have many of these things left."

As the sealing scroll was undone, a giant, five-pointed, fleshy sphere appeared before Ensei Uchiha, looking somewhat like Majin Buu.

Consequently, Ensei Uchiha had named it after that image.

"Hey, Buu. Look up at the sky and go destroy that..."

Following Ensei Uchiha's words, the five-pointed fleshy sphere soared into the air, and combined with the suction already present, it was rapidly pulled into the center of the Chibaku Tensei.

"BOOM!!!"

The artistic radiance of Patrick Star flickered in the sky...

In the original story, there had been cases where the Chibaku Tensei was broken; one only needed to use a powerful attack to interrupt it before it fully formed.

If Zero-Two, also known as Rin Nohara, hadn't overexerted herself earlier, a Tailed Beast Bomb formed from her full remaining Chakra in the Three-Tails Nine-Tails Chakra Mode might have been able to break it.

But as things stood, this was the only option.

"See? Art has truly become Patrick Star this time!"

Kakashi Hatake did not know what Ensei Uchiha was talking about, but he was very clear that this seemingly terrifying Ninjutsu had been broken.

This thing was, naturally, the second stage of the Self-Destruct Fly that Ensei Uchiha had researched—a Chakra bomb created by referencing Deidara's self-destruction methods.

In essence, this thing was indeed a human bomb.

Looking at it now, the power seemed decent enough.

"Kakashi, where are we going next?"

After the Chibaku Tensei was broken, Ensei Uchiha recalled Zero-One, Zero-Two, and Zero-Three.

Pain and Konan did not reappear; it was unclear whether they had fled or had other plans in mind.

"Hmm... shall we investigate Amegakure first?"

Kakashi Hatake spoke with some hesitation.

It had been exactly two years since the Nine-Tails' Rampage, and ever since Konoha learned of Obito Uchiha's identity, they had been hunting him throughout the entire ninja world.

Yet, after all this time, they hadn't found a single useful clue.

Space-time ocular techniques are indeed very convenient.

Expecting to find news of Obito Uchiha by relying on the two of them was likely unrealistic.

"Kakashi, come here for a second."

Ensei Uchiha suddenly spoke, addressing Kakashi Hatake.

Kakashi Hatake, suspecting nothing, walked right over.

The next second, Kakashi Hatake suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his right eye, and he nearly lost consciousness entirely.

Under normal circumstances, Kakashi would not have been caught by a sneak attack.

But the earlier Kamui, while it hadn't served its purpose, had caused significant strain on his body, and combined with his lack of guard...

"Is the Uchiha clan finally coming to reclaim this Sharingan?"

Feeling the intense pain radiating from his eye, Kakashi Hatake could not help but ask.

Ever since he learned of Obito Uchiha's current identity, Kakashi Hatake had been prepared for this situation to arise.

"I actually thought you would be more upset."

"But unfortunately, I have no intention of taking back the Sharingan."

"This is merely a seal; if the eye were to be gouged out by someone else, it would burst on the spot."

The words of Ensei Uchiha made Kakashi Hatake instinctively adjust his eye, only to find that the Sharingan, which he had been unable to deactivate, was still there.

"If there is a next time, could you give me a heads-up?"

Ensei Uchiha smiled, simultaneously collecting a small piece of flesh that had come from that Sharingan.

As a Jonin, Kakashi Hatake naturally noticed Ensei Uchiha's actions, but although he was aware of them, he showed no other reaction.

Currently, the attitude of all of Konoha toward Ensei Uchiha was that as long as he did not betray the village, he could do as he pleased.

Even if he wanted to become the Hokage, it would be no problem.

After all, although he was of the Uchiha clan, if Ensei could become the next Madara Uchiha, Konoha might return to the glory of the First Hokage's era.

Therefore, some minor flaws were simply being overlooked.

Ensei Uchiha was naturally unaware of the thoughts in Kakashi Hatake's mind, and thinking his methods had gone unnoticed, he was secretly pleased with himself.

What he had just applied to Kakashi Hatake's eye was not some sealing technique, but a special type of flesh he had cultivated.

It could be said that whenever Ensei Uchiha wished, the Sharingan in Kakashi Hatake's eye would burst; it was quite useful.

After resolving these matters, Ensei Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake wandered around Amegakure for another two days.

Everything in Amegakure was normal; although Nagato and Konan had not left, they did not show themselves either, merely sending someone to deliver a message.

Shisui Uchiha was in the hands of Obito Uchiha, and they did not know Obito Uchiha's current whereabouts, while simultaneously hoping that they would not disrupt the peace of Amegakure.

Was it a threat? Or a gesture of goodwill? It was likely both.

In the end, Ensei Uchiha chose to give up; two days were enough for Kakashi Hatake to recover.

Summoning a smaller Ninja Cat, Ensei Uchiha handed it some scrolls and other items, instructing it to take these things to the Cat Ninja Village.

Afterward, the Cat Ninja Village would send cats to deliver these items to Konoha.

Having completed these tasks, Ensei Uchiha dispelled his Shadow Clone technique.

Upon dispelling the Shadow Clone, the remaining Chakra would return to the main body along with the memories of this period, making it a quite rapid way to travel.

As for Kakashi Hatake, he would just have to run back on his own.