I Give Up! Let Shisui Die, Bye~

Hearing Obito Uchiha's words, Ensei Uchiha could not help but sigh.

As expected, the capabilities of Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan had been leaked; such a thing was likely only something Shisui Uchiha would have revealed himself.

Possessing a Mangekyo Sharingan of his own, it was impossible for Obito Uchiha to have used any genjutsu on Shisui.

Black Zetsu... that was also unlikely.

Given Shisui Uchiha's strength, he should not have been captured unless he had been ambushed or betrayed.

In the original story, he only lost one Mangekyo to an Izanagi-fueled sneak attack, and even then, he had managed to manifest his Susanoo to break out; it was impossible for him to have been captured without a sound.

As for who he might have told that led to this current outcome, that was hard to predict.

One could only say: if you do not court death, you will not die.

"Fine, I give up! Let Shisui die, bye-bye~"

Ensei Uchiha said casually, and in the next second, his body turned into a puff of white smoke and vanished, leaving only a stunned Obito Uchiha in his place.

"He... just left like that?"

Obito Uchiha spoke with a sense of helplessness.

At this moment, Black Zetsu suddenly emerged from the ground beside him and spoke slowly: "He never intended to come in person; it was merely a Shadow Clone."

"Obito, it seems you have been played."

Following Black Zetsu's words, the surrounding ground suddenly split open, and a massive swarm of Self-Destruct Flies surged out, beginning a coordinated detonation.

When creating the Self-Destruct Flies, Ensei Uchiha had specifically focused on enhancing their flight speed.

That was how he had been able to wipe out five Pains in one fell swoop not long ago.

And now, it left Obito Uchiha with no time to enter the Kamui dimension, forcing him to rely on intangibility to evade the attacks.

Explosion after explosion rang out in rapid succession.

Obito Uchiha remained in his intangible state, maintaining it for about five minutes.

As for the 'White-Black Zetsu' that had just emerged, it had already been blown into a puddle of black sludge, scattered everywhere.

The White Zetsu portion of the 'White-Black Zetsu' had long since perished in the blasts.

Unfortunately, although Black Zetsu's body had been blown to smithereens, with black spots like sludge scattered everywhere, it was still twitching and struggling, as if it could still pull itself back together.

Five minutes had passed, and Obito Uchiha could no longer hold on; he had no choice but to use the Three Tomoe Sharingan left behind by Madara Uchiha to activate Izanagi.

Six minutes later, the explosions ceased—the timing was perfect.

Under the effects of Izanagi, Obito Uchiha's figure reappeared completely unscathed, and the Black Zetsu that had been blown into puddles of sludge also began to gradually coalesce at this moment.

Just then, Ensei Uchiha's figure arrived from Konoha once more, and seeing this scene, he did not hesitate to pull out an exquisite sealing scroll and press it toward the ground.

But unfortunately, at the critical moment, that sludge seemed to have suddenly learned the Nara Clan's Kekkei Genkai, turning into shadows and merging into the ground...

No, perhaps the secret techniques of the Nara Clan also originated from the Kaguya Otsutsuki of the past.

"What a pity. Is this thing really the will of Madara Uchiha? It's so hard to catch; I really wanted to study it properly."

Ensei Uchiha remarked with a hint of regret.

In the next instant, a hand as black as ink pierced through Ensei Uchiha's chest, and the figure of Black Zetsu appeared behind him.

Accompanied by a puff of smoke, Ensei Uchiha's figure vanished without a trace, leaving behind only the Black Zetsu that had attempted the sneak attack, only to fail.

Clearly, this Ensei Uchiha was also a Shadow Clone.

Obito Uchiha did not pay attention to the disappearance of Ensei Uchiha's Shadow Clone; instead, he stared at Black Zetsu with a strange look in his eyes before using Kamui to return to the Kamui dimension.

Just a moment ago, when Obito Uchiha used Izanagi, his original intention had been to include Black Zetsu within the reality-altering genjutsu of Izanagi as well.

But clearly, Izanagi had failed.

Izanagi was a forbidden technique that required the sacrifice of a Three Tomoe Sharingan; its principle was to cast a genjutsu upon the entire world to evade predetermined crises, including death.

But for a ninjutsu of this level to have no effect on Black Zetsu—was it because Madara Uchiha had awakened the Rinnegan, allowing the Black Zetsu he created to ignore the reality-altering genjutsu of Izanagi?

Although he had found a perfect excuse for himself, Obito Uchiha could not help but begin to pay attention to this Black Zetsu he had always overlooked.

In Konoha, Ensei Uchiha, who was looking up information in the Konoha Library, suddenly froze, then nodded with a sense of realization.

Shaking his head, which felt momentarily disoriented, Ensei Uchiha put down the book in his hand and began walking toward a very ordinary-looking house in Konoha.

According to what Hiruzen Sarutobi had told him, this house was the current residence of Kushina Uzumaki.

Standing at the entrance, the door opened before he could even knock.

"I saw you a few years ago. Minato also mentioned you to me..."

Upon seeing Ensei Uchiha, Kushina Uzumaki spoke impatiently, her speech rate very fast.

"Uh, aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?"

Ensei Uchiha looked at the diamond-shaped mark on Kushina Uzumaki's forehead and could not help but become momentarily dazed.

It seems that I have changed quite a few things.

Kushina Uzumaki has actually mastered the Yin Seal, and when combined with the Yin Nine-Tails...

Good heavens, Kushina Uzumaki is likely the strongest person in Konoha right now!

"Oh, oh. Sorry, sorry! Please, come in..."

"Ever since Minato fell into a coma, I haven't stepped out in a long time. I've truly been quite neglectful."

Kushina Uzumaki's attitude was surprisingly friendly. It appeared she was not on Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, which could be considered good news.

It seems Hiruzen Sarutobi is not as foolish as Shimura Danzō.

He is barely a competent politician; knowing my attitude toward him, he decided to send someone else to carry out a policy of appeasement, which was a smart decision.

"Wait, Minato is in a coma? He didn't die? I thought he was the one who performed the Reaper Death Seal."

As Ensei Uchiha pondered this, he suddenly caught onto Kushina Uzumaki's words and couldn't help but ask aloud.

Hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki was stunned for a moment before she spoke: "It seems you were unaware of this news."

"Then again, Minato was the Fourth Hokage. If news of his coma were to leak out, it would be very troublesome."

As she spoke, Kushina Uzumaki led Ensei Uchiha to a place that looked like a storage room.

But upon pushing the door open, he discovered a hidden world inside. Various advanced medical instruments were monitoring the vital signs of the person lying on the hospital bed, giving Ensei Uchiha the fleeting sensation of having transmigrated once again.

This brings up the unique worldview of the Naruto world; various types of technology actually exist here, and in some aspects, they are no worse than those of Ensei Uchiha's previous life.

However, because of the existence of ninjas, these so-called technological devices have never been able to truly develop, remaining almost entirely irrelevant.

"Kushina, would you allow me to examine the current state of the Fourth Hokage?"