"Uchiha... Shin?" The three tomoe in Obito's eyes spun as he pondered something.
As Shin descended, his gaze casually swept over Kabuto and the row of Impure World Reincarnation coffins behind him, without showing the slightest surprise.
He was not wearing the white Sage robes. Instead, he wore an ordinary black robe, with no trace of chakra emanating from his body. Standing there, he blended perfectly into his surroundings; if one closed one's eyes, it was impossible to sense his existence at all.
Shin ignored the two of them and walked straight to the foremost coffin. Within it, a familiar figure from the past came into view.
Red armor, hair swept sharply upward—he stood silently within the coffin as though asleep. Obvious cracks covered his face, like split clay.
Shin narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing, as if he had fallen into some memory.
Obito quietly backed away, countless thoughts racing through his mind.
Shin's sudden arrival had caught him off guard. Kabuto had only just arrived, and even Obito himself had received no prior intelligence. How could Uchiha Shin possibly have known?
Moreover, Kabuto's sudden resurrection of Uchiha Madara through Impure World Reincarnation was an unpredictable variable beyond his control. He had no idea what would happen now.
If a conflict broke out, the situation would become impossible to predict. He kept hesitating over whether he should immediately activate the power of the Tailed Beasts within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Kabuto also drew both hands into his sleeves, his mind intensely focused. He was ready at any moment to form hand seals and awaken every Impure World Reincarnation subject, while entering Sage Mode at the first opportunity.
He had mentally prepared himself for Uchiha Madara's resurrection to summon the God of Time and Space, but