Wicked Eye of the Tyrant

Chen Xiaoxi watched his exaggerated performance. His expression didn't change in the slightest; if anything, he even felt like laughing.

Looks could be deceiving.

Chakra signatures could be deceiving.

But Reiatsu never lied.

Before Chen Xiaoxi, who possessed an immense ability to sense Reiatsu,

it was clear to him that two souls existed beneath that orange mask!

Although one of the souls seemed to be attached to the other and its presence was extremely faint, it still couldn't escape Chen Xiaoxi's perception.

So he could basically be certain—

The person beneath the mask wasn't just White Zetsu Fei or Obito.

He was a combination of the two.

In other words, it was very likely that two people were sharing the same body and the same identity—

Tobi.

At the realization, Chen Xiaoxi couldn't help but stir inwardly.

Obito Uchiha had actually chosen to appear before me like this, and even go on a mission with me?

It seemed he wanted to use this mission as an opportunity to personally keep an eye on me and gather information...

In the briefest instant, Chen Xiaoxi had already assessed the situation.

Just then,

Pain continued speaking, explaining:

"This mission is a little unusual."

"The opponent you'll be dealing with is Orochimaru, one of the Konoha Sannin, who once made a name for himself throughout the Ninja World."

"Someone as cunning as him can't be approached alone, of course."

"Tobi has information on his location."

"You only need to follow him to find Orochimaru."

"If possible, you should also find out why he's been seeking information about the Akatsuki, and... what his real objective is."

"As for how to deal with him, you and Tobi can decide on the spot."

Pain delivered his emotionless instructions in one breath.

Then, without waiting for Chen Xiaoxi to respond, he turned away impassively and said coolly:

"Let's go, Konan."

"Leave the rest to those two."

"...Yes."

Konan lowered her eyes slightly and gave Chen Xiaoxi a meaningful glance. Then she followed Pain out of the stone meeting chamber.

In the end, only Chen Xiaoxi and the masked man, Tobi, remained in the cave.

After hearing the mission, Chen Xiaoxi couldn't help feeling a little troubled.

He had no problem dealing with Orochimaru.

After all, Chen Xiaoxi happened to have a mission that required him to defeat three Kage Level powerhouses. He could take this opportunity to complete it.

The real problem was having to bring along this ridiculous actor...

Just as Chen Xiaoxi was considering how to handle things,

suddenly,

the masked man, Tobi, sidled up to Chen Xiaoxi, acting all mysterious. He lowered his voice and asked cautiously:

"Hey, hey, Senior Chen Xiaoxi,"

"I heard Leader Pain and the others say..."

"Apparently, besides that sword of yours, you also have a mysterious eye technique that lets you release all kinds of powerful jutsu without hand seals?"

"Is that true?"

The masked man, Tobi, asked in a hushed voice,

and there seemed to be a hint of excitement in his tone.

What he didn't know was that,

the moment he asked, Chen Xiaoxi was stunned.

What the hell...

Wait, did I hear that right?

Pain told Obito... that I have an eye technique?

Where did that rumor come from?

Chen Xiaoxi's eyelid twitched, but he still feigned composure as he looked at the masked man, Tobi. Frowning, he said coolly:

"Did Pain tell you that?"

"He did!"

The masked man, Tobi, clenched his fist excitedly and giggled.

"The leader also said that you defeated the immortal ninja, Senior Kakuzu, with nothing but your eye technique!"

"You even had azure flames, golden lightning, and Air Walk that let you move as easily as if you were walking on level ground!"

"And you didn't even draw your sword once during the whole fight! That was so cool!"

The masked man, Tobi, was putting on quite a performance.

He even seemed to have little stars sparkling around him.

And at that moment,

after hearing all that,

Chen Xiaoxi paused for a moment, then immediately felt delighted.

That works too?

His expression stayed still, but the corners of his mouth were already rising uncontrollably. He could barely keep from laughing out loud!

The masked man, Tobi, seemed to notice the odd look on his face. He scratched his head in confusion and asked:

"Uh, Senior... what are you laughing at?"

"I just remembered something happy."

"What happy thing?"

"Ahem."

Chen Xiaoxi coughed, suppressing his smile.

He hadn't expected that the few Kido he'd casually used against Kakuzu would be mistaken for an eye technique.

But after thinking it over, he immediately understood.

Back when he and Konan had come from the Land of Wind to Amegakure,

he'd gotten into the habit of covering his eyes with his Reiatsu to guard against genjutsu and visual attacks.

Of course, the main reason was to protect himself from the Sharingan.

Because of that, every time he used his own spiritual power, the Reiatsu in front of his eyes inevitably rippled, creating a kind of iridescent shimmer.

Perhaps that was why Pain and Konan, who had watched the fight, mistook it for an eye technique.

What an absurd coincidence!

At the thought, an amusing idea suddenly came to Chen Xiaoxi.

Heh heh...

Since you say I have an eye technique,

then I'll play the actor for once and show you.

With that thought, Chen Xiaoxi deliberately turned serious. He looked at Tobi with a grave expression and spoke in a low, stern voice:

"Listen carefully, rookie—"

"My Kekkei Genkai, the eye technique Wicked Eye of the Tyrant, has always been a secret."

"If you dare tell anyone, I'll kill you first!"

"Got it?"

At the end, Chen Xiaoxi raised his voice into a sharp shout.

At the same time, he instantly spread Reiatsu across his eyes, and a golden stream of Reiatsu appeared.

Like burning golden pupils.

The next moment, he released his Reiatsu silently and swiftly, slamming it straight down onto the masked man, Tobi, in front of him!

BAM!!

A tremendous invisible force suddenly descended from above, pressing down hard on the masked man!

The ground beneath his feet instantly caved in three inches!

"?"

When he felt the strange gravity, a look of shock appeared beneath the masked man's mask. He was utterly astonished!

What was going on?

This guy really did have an eye technique?

At that moment,

Brother Obito was completely dumbfounded.

Wicked Eye of the Tyrant?

Why did I feel like I'd never heard of it...

But it turned out that besides releasing mutated Fire Style and Lightning Release, those Golden Pupils could also control gravity...

Damn it!

I'd completely underestimated him!

Beneath the mask, Obito gritted his teeth as he felt the invisible gravity weighing down on him and quickly considered his options.

Only after a moment did he decide to back down for now and keep observing before making his next move.