Obito Uchiha returned. When he left, he had thought he would never come back here again—or that if he did, it would be far in the future.
Yet he never expected fate to play such a cruel joke on him. In that single second, his world had been turned completely upside down.
He had not brought Rin's body back, because he knew that if Rin knew she was going to die, she would surely want to be buried in Konoha.
"You came back after all." Uchiha Madara looked at the bloodstained Obito, a faint smile curling across his lips beneath his head of white hair.
Shin was no longer here. He had returned to Kirigakure. Though this plan had been flawless, he still needed to make arrangements for the future.
Madara's lifespan was nearing its limit. Once he died, Obito would take over part of Madara's influence and would inevitably come into contact with Akatsuki. Though it would not matter if Obito learned the truth, that would render Madara's life's work meaningless. At times, Shin still considered Madara's wishes.
Of course, this was not difficult. They merely needed to make a few arrangements, allowing him to learn part of the truth while naturally concealing the deepest layers beneath it.
For example, when the time came, they could let Obito learn that Three-Tails chakra had been implanted within Rin, so he would understand that Kakashi had acted against his will. Then he would naturally not suspect anything deeper.
Kirigakure, atop the high tower, Shin calmly gazed ahead. Hyuga Tamamo, who had impersonated the Third Mizukage for many years, stood beside him.
"Who is she?" Hyuga Tamamo asked softly, a trace of confusion flashing through her eyes.
Before them stood a translucent crystal coffin. Inside lay a girl with two streaks