Kou stared at Obito in the distance, emotions too tangled for words churning inside him.
So this guy... really has come back to life?
He had expected as much, so it came as no great surprise.
From the moment Madara appeared in the Land of Rice, Kou had been mentally prepared to face Obito at any time.
What truly shook him was Obito's left eye.
The left eye that should have been with Kakashi!
Did something go wrong in Inari City? But... how is that possible?!
Kou stared hard at the Mangekyo slowly turning in Obito's left socket, his brow tightening.
The very reason he had not taken Kakashi's left eye was to guard against the possibility that Obito was still alive and might seize the chance to capture the Jinchuriki while Kou fought Madara.
The five Kage who had come for the meeting, four Perfect Jinchuriki, the reincarnated Second Hokage and Uchiha Itachi, plus Kakashi and Might Guy, who knew everything about Obito and had ways to counter him...
With that lineup, nothing should have gone wrong!
How could Obito possibly—
Kou froze mid-thought.
His gaze shifted from Obito's face and finally settled on the third figure, whom he had overlooked until now.
The man had long black hair and wore armor in a style from the middle of the Warring States Period.
His face was cold and unsmiling, marked by the distinctive cracks of Impure World Reincarnation.
The pattern of a Mangekyo filled his left eye. His right eye was dull and lifeless.
The Izanagi that had saved Madara just now had clearly been his doing.
An Uchiha brought back through Impure World Reincarnation!
...Orochimaru's work?
The image of that snake-like, chilling figure surfaced in Kou's mind, and his heart sank.
If Obito had managed to take Kakashi's