Obito turned to look at Shisui, whose eyes radiated an ominous aura, and said coldly, "You felt it too, didn't you? That hellish despair and pain! Didn't it make you want to destroy the whole world—"
Shisui stood trembling where he was. The consecutive battles had left him exhausted in both body and mind, and the pain and stimulation after awakening his eyes had pushed his psyche to the brink of collapse. It all felt like a dream.
Obito reached out and lifted the fallen Hikari in his hand, then continued, "Want your father back? Then hand Rin over to me right now!"
Faced with the enemy's threat, Shisui forced himself to stay alert, widened his eyes, and cursed furiously, "You devil!"
"Call me whatever you like. This world... doesn't matter anymore!" Obito said numbly. "Now you have to choose between your companion and your father!"
Shisui looked at his dying father, hesitation appearing on his face. For him, this was an agonizing choice.
"Shisui!" A weak voice rang out. It was Uchiha Hikari, still hanging from Obito's hand. "Don't worry about me! Take the Anbu and withdraw!"
"But Father!"
"Lord Hikari!"
Shisui and the Konoha reinforcements present all cried out hesitantly.
"No buts!" Hikari said firmly. "Don't forget the convictions passed down by our ancestors. You must protect your comrades!
Get out of here! Rin cannot be allowed to fall into the enemy's hands. This is my final order!" The latter sentence was directed at the Konoha Anbu present.
"Yes, sir!" The Konoha Anbu gritted their teeth and accepted the order, then pulled the mentally weakened Shisui back as they slowly retreated.
"Hmph! Stubborn fools!" Obito threw Hikari to the ground, then glared viciously at the Konoha ninja across from him. "Then I'll just kill every last one of