Obito nodded slightly, accepting it.
"Good."
"From now on, I'm taking over here. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's cultivation will continue, but all actions must be reported to me. Anyone who dares contact Black Zetsu without permission or leak this place's location—"
He raised his right hand, and space twisted slightly around his fingertips.
"You know the consequences."
The White Zetsu trembled in fear and nodded repeatedly.
Only after dealing with the White Zetsu did Obito's gaze slowly return to Madara Uchiha's corpse.
The old body had completely lost its breath. White hair spilled loose, and the wheelchair still held traces of the oxygen tube that had been pulled out.
Obito was silent for several seconds.
"Madara..."
He murmured the name, without a trace of unnecessary emotion in his eyes.
"Your plan ends here."
With that, he raised his right hand and formed a simple seal.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu."
A fireball over a meter in diameter erupted from his mouth, precisely engulfing Madara's corpse and wheelchair.
The flames swallowed everything in an instant, and the intense heat distorted the air around them.
The white hair, clothing, and that already desiccated body quickly turned to ash in the raging flames.
There was no unnecessary ceremony, nor any mourning.
Obito merely watched the flames burn in silence until the last trace of remains had been reduced to blackened charcoal.
"It's burned clean."
He said it flatly, then turned and ordered the White Zetsu kneeling on the ground, "Clean this place up. Keep an eye on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. I have something to do."
"Yes!"
The White Zetsu answered in unison.
Obito did not spare it another glance. With a White Zetsu attached to his body, he walked out of the cavern step by step.
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