Guy, Alive and Unharmed

At the sight, Xuanye folded his arms at his leisure. "How interesting. Instead of running from me, you're going to attack again?"

"You deserve credit for having the courage to attack me. But that's all I can give you credit for."

Though Xuanye gave off no trace of Chakra, Nagato and Konan did not dare move.

Every instinct they had screamed a warning about how dangerous the man before them was.

If they made one wrong move, they would die.

After waiting a while and seeing that no one had come to save them, Xuanye sighed deeply.

"Looks like no one's coming to save you after all."

Obito had learned his lesson since Xuanye killed him the last time.

He knew Xuanye's abilities countered his own. Now that he knew Xuanye might show up, had he really abandoned even Nagato's Rinnegan and fled with Sarutobi Hiruzen?

Last time, Black Zetsu had helped him escape death with Izanagi.

But if it happened again, no one could be sure how it would end.

Obito had awakened Kamui, yet deep down, all he knew how to do was run away. Why would a coward like him risk his life to save Nagato?

Konan seemed to realize why they were still locked in this standoff. She could not help asking,

"The person you want to kill is Madara?"

Xuanye shrugged. "He's just an insignificant pest. But if I don't kill him, he could cause a little trouble."

With Kamui's abilities and White Zetsu's intelligence network, which could reach almost anywhere, that was a real possibility.

If Obito made up his mind to avoid him, Xuanye had no good way to catch him for now.

Obito had probably realized that too. After failing to seize Kakashi's left eye, he had promptly taken Sarutobi Hiruzen and