"Then let's do this."
Chiya smiled faintly as the Heavenly Steel Art quietly began to circulate.
Suddenly, a chakra burst forth—one many times more powerful than Obito's.
It instantly scattered the chakra that Obito had once used to suppress Fourth Mizukage Yagura, then turned the tables and pinned him down.
"This chakra..." Obito froze in shock and cried out, but the expression beneath his mask quickly returned to normal.
Because in the face of Kamui, even if your chakra reached the level of a Tailed Beast, it would still be useless.
The next moment, Obito drew the sword at his waist and used Body Flicker to appear right in front of Chiya.
Chiya swung her sword, but Obito easily avoided it by turning intangible.
Taking advantage of the opening, Obito thrust his long blade forward, running it through Chiya's chest in an instant.
"Hmph. You're nothing special," Obito said disdainfully.
Just then, Chiya's faintly amused voice sounded by Obito's ear like a ghost's whisper. "Is that so?"
A moment later, Obito felt a chill at his waist. His upper body had flown away, and he saw his own lower body.
Chiya, who had already been cut down, had somehow appeared behind his lower body.
"Am I going to die?" As his consciousness slowly faded, he saw Nohara Rin at the brink between life and death.
With a tenacious will strong enough to suppress the Ten-Tails, he unleashed the Uchiha Clan's ultimate ocular technique, Izanagi.
In an instant, he reversed his fate of death. (PS: To explain, the Zanpakuto cuts the body with its blade and the soul with its heart. The protagonist didn't intend to kill Obito, so Obito could revive with Izanagi.)
He set his revival point behind Chiya and brought his blade down.
But Chiya had anticipated this move.
She simply blurred out of sight. Her powerful Flash skill erupted, combining with the Body Flicker Technique to carry her to Obito at an inconceivable speed. She brought her blade down.
"So fast!" Obito was shocked. He hurriedly used his right eye's intangibility to evade Chiya's blade, then immediately drew the sword at his waist and counterattacked, slashing at Chiya's back.
But before the blade could even fall, Chiya vanished from his sight as if she had teleported through space.
When she appeared again, she was already at his side, slashing through his waist.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Obito had just turned solid to attack and had no time to become intangible and dodge.
Once again, he met his end at Chiya's hands.
Fortunately, his Izanagi had not yet worn off. Otherwise, he really would have been done for.
"So your right-eye Mangekyo's ability is to make yourself intangible to evade an enemy's attacks, but you become tangible when you attack. It really is an advanced Space-Time Ninjutsu. I wonder which is stronger, this or Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami."
Chiya ignored Obito's "corpse" and turned to look behind her. "Madara, what do you think of my skills?"
Obito's figure slowly materialized in her sight.
"This bastard." After being killed twice in a row, Obito couldn't help cursing inwardly. Then, as if he'd thought of something, he suddenly laughed. "Hahaha. I see."
"Kid. No, Chiya. I have to say, everyone underestimated you. That immense chakra, that level of Body Flicker, and the genjutsu that even a Mangekyo can't see through... The mysterious person who cut off Danzo's arm and took Shisui's right eye must have been you, right?"
As he spoke, Obito looked at Chiya with even greater wariness.
He knew that Danzo had been unable to reattach his severed arm.
According to Black Zetsu, it would be more accurate to say Danzo's left arm had been severed from his soul, rather than his body.
An injury to the soul like that couldn't be healed.
On top of that, she had Shisui's right eye. This person in front of him already possessed the power to threaten his life.
She was even more troublesome than Uchiha Itachi.
The moment Chiya revealed Shisui's right eye or attacked him, he would run.
He wouldn't let himself get drawn into a fight.
On the other hand, if she genuinely wanted to join the Akatsuki, she would be an exceptionally powerful piece in the Eye of the Moon Plan.
But before that, he needed to test her. If she was a spy sent by Sarutobi Hiruzen, it would be a terrible loss.
"That's right," Chiya admitted without hesitation. "Do I have what it takes to join the Akatsuki you mentioned, Madara?"
"Of course," Obito replied gravely. "But there are two things I want to ask you."
"First, why do you want to join the Akatsuki?"
Chiya smiled faintly. "To keep my lover alive, for one thing. That old dog Danzo has issued a kill order this time. If Izumi stays in Konoha, even if she gets through this, there'll be a next time. I can't take Izumi away from Konoha and drag her from place to place, constantly on the run. We need somewhere safe.
"After Itachi wipes out the Uchiha Clan, he'll inevitably become an S-rank rogue ninja. Since the Akatsuki you mentioned is willing to take in even S-rank rogue ninja, surely you can protect a young woman."
Obito nodded, seemingly accepting Chiya's explanation, then continued, "Why should I trust you? Itachi joined the Akatsuki because he had the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan as his proof of loyalty. He can't return to Konoha. What about you? What if you're only trying to steal information from the Akatsuki? Surely you wouldn't really wipe out your girlfriend's clan."
"Of course not. I'm not so deranged that I'd go out of my way to do something as thankless as wiping out the Uchiha Clan." A dangerous smile appeared on Chiya's face.
"Then how am I supposed to trust you?" Obito asked with a frown.
Chiya replied, "I'm not interested in wiping out the Uchiha Clan, but I'd be happy to help wipe out the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan."
"I assume you're wiping out the Uchiha Clan not only for revenge, but also to collect Sharingan and weaken Konoha."
"Tonight, while Konoha's attention is focused on the Uchiha Clan, I'll go eliminate the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan. Would that satisfy you as proof of loyalty?"
Obito was clearly taken aback. Even he, for all his composure, was stunned by the way Chiya's mind worked.
"Wipe out the Third Hokage's clan and Danzo's clan? That's insane. You're planning to make an enemy of all Konoha," Obito said. "But the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan aren't like the Uchiha. They're in the heart of Konoha. If you act recklessly, you'll likely alert a large number of Konoha's ninja. Is there anything you need me to do?"
"If Danzo and the Third Hokage can casually decide whether an entire clan lives or dies, they should be prepared for their own clans to be wiped out, too. Of course, I'm not a monster. I'll leave some descendants alive," Chiya said with a smile. "I need an expert at setting up barriers to block outside detection. Otherwise, if I alert a large number of Konoha's ninja and anyone escapes, it won't be a perfect job."
"If you're wiping out a clan, you might as well make sure the whole family stays together."
"That's no problem." The corner of Obito's mouth twitched beneath his mask. He was beginning to realize she was even more ruthless than he was. "Zetsu, come out."
As soon as he spoke, a giant pitcher plant slowly emerged from the tree. It opened up to reveal a sinister face, half black and half white.
Obito introduced him. "This is Zetsu, another member of the Akatsuki. He mainly gathers information and is also quite skilled at setting up barriers. However, he has no real combat ability. How you wipe out the Shimura and Sarutobi Clans is up to you."
"Once it's over, he'll guide you to meet up with me. As for that young woman, Uchiha Izumi, I can get her out of the village in advance. What do you think? Need my help?"
"No need. I'll make arrangements for Izumi myself," Chiya said, shaking her head. She didn't trust outsiders with Uchiha Izumi.
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