"To be precise, Obito had to witness Rin die at Kakashi's hands. Obito was a deeply loyal and devoted person, and he and Kakashi shared an unbreakable bond. That was why seeing Rin die at Kakashi's hands would affect him so profoundly, allowing him to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."
At this point, the explanation was already quite clear.
But Minato was still full of questions:
"So how could the mastermind know that Obito had the potential to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan? Was awakening Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan the mastermind's goal?"
"No! That definitely wasn't it."
Tsunade frowned, and for once, put her mind to work:
"Someone who knows so much about the conditions for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, can accurately judge that Obito Uchiha has the potential to awaken it... and can also control the Third Mizukage with genjutsu..."
"Could this person lurking behind the scenes also be a member of the Uchiha Clan!?"
Her words sounded like a question, but Tsunade spoke with absolute certainty.
Only someone from the Uchiha Clan could know so much about the Mangekyō Sharingan, and control the Third Mizukage without anyone noticing!
Everything made sense now!
But...
A member of the Uchiha Clan? And an Uchiha who lived outside Konoha?
Tsunade searched her memories, but couldn't think of any Uchiha who had gone missing from Konoha all those years ago.
Seeing the faintly amused expression on Ye Ning's face, Tsunade realized at once that he definitely knew the mastermind's identity.
"Ye Ning, do you know who the mastermind is?"
At her question, everyone turned to look at Ye Ning.
Ye Ning gave it a moment's thought.
Perhaps it was time to let them in on some things.
Keeping them in the dark forever didn't seem like a good idea.
Telling them early would give them