Obito narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Lynn, who had Uchiha Sasuke in his grasp.
He had noticed it earlier: the Uchiha facing him was clearly unstable.
Even so, Obito remained on his guard.
After all, apart from him, the only sane one, the more unhinged the Uchiha became, the stronger they got.
And this guy's madness seemed extreme even to Obito.
He still had the last surviving Uchiha, Sasuke, in his hands.
Did he think he could kill me just by relying on Uchiha Itachi?
At the thought, Obito quickly turned to Uchiha Itachi beside him and asked:
"Are you really going to agree to his terms?"
In his intangible state, he naturally had no reason to fear Uchiha Itachi.
But if Itachi turned against him, the consequences...
Uchiha Itachi's expression was indifferent as he coldly watched Lynn and Uchiha Sasuke in his grasp.
"I have my own judgment."
"Your own judgment, my ass! You're a bastard who even killed your own parents. What the hell are you judging?"
Still holding Uchiha Sasuke, Lynn launched into a furious tirade.
"You think you're so great, that doing this is enough to save Konoha?
You even have the gall to say you abandoned the Uchiha Clan, your small family, to save Konoha, the greater good.
You're so damn disgusting!
The Land of Fire's daimyo is wary of Konoha, and the Land of Fire is the greater good too. Why don't you say you'll wipe out Konoha for the sake of the Land of Fire?!"
Uchiha Itachi was taken aback.
That... sounded like the Uchiha in front of him had a point.
Wait!
Why would I even think that?!
"And that so-called Will of Fire of yours is laughable!"
Lynn looked at Uchiha Itachi, his eyes full of scorn.
"You slaughtered every member of the Uchiha Clan, but spared your little brother, Uchiha Sasuke.
That's what you call the Will of Fire, you bastard?
As far as I can tell, you're nothing but a dog for the Sarutobi Clan!
Just a dog belonging to that bastard, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi!
You're a traitor to the Uchiha!"
Every word Lynn spat out was a razor-sharp blade, cutting into Uchiha Itachi's heart.
Was... was the other man really right?
Was I a beast? The Third Hokage's dog?
A traitor to the Uchiha?!
No! How could I think that?!
Uchiha Itachi gritted his teeth, and the hand gripping his katana began to tremble.
Blood slowly dripped to the ground with a steady patter.
He stared at the blood on the ground, unable to bear listening to Lynn any longer.
He knew that he had killed most of the Uchiha Clan. There was no turning back now.
He had to keep going. He had to be right. Everything he had done was for the Will of Fire!
He had destroyed the Uchiha Clan for the sake of all Konoha, for the greater good!
He was no dog of the Sarutobi Clan, much less the Third Hokage's dog!
The Hokage and the choices he had made were right. The man before him was a madman!
Seeing the struggle on Uchiha Itachi's face, Lynn's smile gradually turned cold.
"Since you like sacrificing your own family for the greater good, I'll help you kill Uchiha Sasuke!"
As he spoke, Lynn tightened his grip on Uchiha Sasuke and lifted him higher and higher.
Sasuke's face turned red, then gradually purple.
He was even having so much trouble breathing that a choking "h-heh" escaped his mouth.
Uchiha Itachi abruptly looked up, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan began to spin.
But before he could cast his genjutsu, Lynn's Mangekyō Sharingan broke it.
Severe pain shot through Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and scarlet blood began to stream from his Sharingan.
"No!" Uchiha Itachi gripped his katana and used the Body Flicker Technique to rush straight at Lynn.
But Lynn's figure had already appeared on the roof's edge.
Watching Uchiha Itachi's expression and movements, Lynn wore a playful smile.
Suddenly, he wasn't sure he wanted to kill Uchiha Sasuke so quickly.
He could defect from this damned Konoha with Uchiha Sasuke.
Then, every so often, he could give Uchiha Itachi a part of Sasuke.
That was how he could make the bastard understand what a bastard he was!
"Kamui!"
While Lynn was thinking, Obito Blinked to his side, gripping a chakra-coated Kunai in his right hand and driving it viciously into Lynn's neck.
Clang!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out.
The chakra-coated Kunai couldn't pierce Lynn's neck at all.
Obito stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, his face full of disbelief.
W-what was going on?!
"Heh... you bastards will never understand!"
Lynn sneered, then swung his right fist with tremendous force and formed Hand Seals with one hand.
"Lightning Style: Thunder Blast!"
A terrifying Lightning Spear, five or six meters long, tore through the air and shot toward Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi.
Lynn's arm passed straight through the intangible Uchiha Obito.
Seeing the fierce lightning rushing toward him, Uchiha Itachi's pupils contracted as he formed Hand Seals.
Poof!
A cloud of white smoke drifted past, leaving only a section of wood where he had stood.
He himself appeared to Lynn's front left.
Uchiha Itachi stared fixedly at Lynn and said, each word deliberate, "Lynn Uchiha, let Sasuke go. He's still a child!"
"A child?!" Lynn scoffed and loosened his grip.
Seeing Sasuke's face gradually return to normal, Uchiha Itachi felt the stone in his heart finally settle.
But Lynn's next words plunged him into an icy abyss.
"When you killed all those Uchiha children, why didn't you think of them as children?!
Uchiha Itachi, if I don't find Uchiha Obito's corpse,
then you can look forward to seeing a part of your little brother every so often, you bastard!"
With that, Lynn grabbed Sasuke.
Using the Body Flicker Technique combined with Electric Current Drive to accelerate his cells through high-speed friction, he flashed toward the outskirts of the village beneath the night sky.
Uchiha Itachi tried to pursue him, but when he saw the Anbu Ninja arriving at Konoha, he had no choice but to give up.
How could this happen?
Everything had been planned out. As long as he stuck to the plan, everything would get better.
But why Sasuke...
Seeing Uchiha Itachi's state, Obito couldn't help asking:
"Itachi, you didn't actually believe what he said, did you?"
Uchiha Itachi gripped his long sword. When he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with a cold, icy glint.
"I'm joining the Akatsuki Organization. I'll find him, then kill him!"
The night was dark.
The surrounding trees twisted overhead like the claws of monsters.
Clutching Uchiha Sasuke, Lynn kept using the Body Flicker Technique to race forward.
With DC Lynn's active cells and healing ability, as well as Electric Current Drive stimulating his cells,
Lynn's chakra was growing at every moment.
Not only that, the Lightning Style Ninjutsu he had mastered was growing even more powerful.
Suddenly, Lynn stopped.
The surrounding woods were utterly silent, save for the wind rustling through the leaves.
He narrowed his eyes and stared straight ahead with his red pupils.
In the next instant, several Konoha Anbu Ninja wearing cat and dog masks appeared in front of him.
The one leading them slowly stepped forward, his voice cold:
"Lynn Uchiha, you slaughtered the Uchiha Clan and defected from the village. Your crimes are unforgivable.
With your Chunin-level strength, you have no chance against us. I advise you to come quietly.
Otherwise..."
Lynn bared his teeth in a feral grin.
"You bastards, I saw this coming. If you want a fight, then let's damn well fight!"
The next moment,
his entire body turned into a blurred afterimage and appeared before the man, golden lightning crackling in his hand.
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