Kamui

Uchiha Yan's first wave of attacks was easily neutralized by Obito.

The sky-filling feathers of the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique passed right through his body.

Obito's heavy, raspy voice continued, "Arrogant junior, this is the power of 'Madara'."

Uchiha Yan's expression remained unchanged as he once again used the Body Flicker Technique to put some distance between them.

Without forming any hand seals, he unleashed Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame directly.

Instantly, a sea of fire separated the two.

Since Obito had to materialize to launch an attack, Uchiha Yan intended to use this move to increase the cost of Obito's materialization.

He then followed up with Wind Style: Great Breakthrough, altering the trajectory of the flames to shield his front and sides.

With a distortion of space, Obito vanished completely from his spot.

Uchiha Yan observed his surroundings cautiously with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

He knew there was a high probability that Obito would launch an attack from beneath his feet or from behind.

Just as he expected, Obito emerged directly from the ground and grabbed his leg.

"It's over, arrogant junior. Your eyes are quite good; I'll be taking them—nani?"

Obito's voice, laced with surprise, emanated from beneath his mask.

The moment he gripped Uchiha Yan's leg, it transformed into a wooden log.

And the instant he materialized, Uchiha Yan appeared behind him like a phantom.

Scorch Style: Extremely Steaming Murder.

The terrifying high temperature instantly evaporated the moisture inside Uchiha Obito's body, affecting even the air surrounding him.

Obito let out a painful wail; he could clearly feel his organs and the moisture within his body continuing to evaporate.

If he didn't resolve this, he feared he would end up as a dried corpse.

Obito attempted to sever his limb to save himself, but the speed at which the Scorch Style evaporated his internal moisture far exceeded his expectations.

The most awkward part was that Obito was not carrying a spare Sharingan.

In other words, if he wanted to use Izanagi, he would have to sacrifice this Mangekyo Sharingan.

Gritting his teeth, Obito quickly made his decision.

He first used Kamui to retreat from Konoha in time, then chose to sever his limb.

He activated Izanagi.

At the same time Obito used Izanagi, Uchiha Yan received a system reward.

Host has killed Uchiha Obito. Reward granted.

Uchiha Yan narrowed his eyes slightly; he knew that with the bug-like existence of Izanagi, there was a high probability Obito hadn't died.

However, even if Obito didn't die this time, he was crippled. After all, without the broken jutsu that was Kamui, Obito was essentially just a ninja at the Jonin level.

Uchiha Yan shifted his attention to the rewards.

1. Kamui

2. Hashirama Cell Fragment *1

3. Fire Style Mastery

Uchiha Yan did not hesitate and immediately chose Kamui.

The moment he made his selection, he felt a mysterious power surge into his right eye.

He sensed that he could shift parts of his body into another dimension at any time and place.

Furthermore, he could place a spatial anchor at a distant location and then teleport to that side through the Kamui dimension.

While Uchiha Yan was experiencing the abilities of Kamui, not far outside the village of Konoha, Obito stumbled into a forest. He leaned against a large tree, gasping for air.

A crow in the tree tilted its head to look at Obito, then spread its wings and flew away, letting out a cawing sound.

The now-blind Obito did not panic. He said calmly, "Come out. Stop pretending."

A white creature poked its head out from the tree behind him and said, "Ya-ya, Obito, what happened?"

Obito replied coldly, "Call me 'Madara'!"

White Zetsu responded in its shrill voice, "Understood, Lord 'Madara'. What will you do now? Do you want to go back?"

Uchiha Obito said in a flat tone, "Take me back to get a new eye."

He appeared extremely calm, but his clenched fists and slightly trembling hands betrayed his true emotions.

Obito's mental state was currently on the verge of collapse.

White Zetsu, lacking any sense of tact, asked, "Ya? Why do you need to change your eye? Can you not see?"

Obito gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice, "White Zetsu, your only task now is to take me back. Don't say another word!"

White Zetsu heard Obito's words and agreed readily in his shrill voice, "No problem, Lord Madara, follow me."

As the words fell, he merged directly with Obito, taking control of his body to return to their lair.

Sensing the chakra fluctuations in the distance, Uchiha Yan also vanished from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique.

Not long after he left, two Anbu members wearing masks appeared at the place where Uchiha Yan and Obito had clashed.

They felt the scorching heat radiating from the sea of flames before them.

The two exchanged a glance, and the Anbu wearing a fox mask said, "One of the parties involved in this fight is definitely a master of Fire Release."

"Fire Release." The other Anbu with a cat mask lowered his head in thought before looking up to ask, "Could it be an Uchiha?"

The fox-masked Anbu knelt on one knee, placing his hand on the devastated ground, remaining silent for a long time.

If this had been caused by a member of the Uchiha clan, then who exactly had been fighting him?

The fox-masked Anbu looked up at the cat-masked Anbu and spoke, "Search the vicinity again for any clues, quickly."

The cat-masked Anbu nodded.

The two split up to act, but this time they were destined to return empty-handed.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the starting point to regroup.

The cat-masked Anbu shook his head and said with some frustration, "Aside from the signs of battle and footprints, there are no other traces."

The fox-masked Anbu said helplessly, "Extinguish the fire and go back to report the situation to the Hokage. Our mission here is complete."

The cat-masked Anbu nodded, though he was clearly unwilling.

At Kakashi's home.

Kakashi lay on his bed, opening one eye to stare at the ceiling.

Uchiha Yan had frequently reminded him, both openly and covertly, that there was something fishy about the death of his father, Hatake Sakumo.

However, Kakashi did not understand how Uchiha Yan could possibly know about this.

He hesitated for a long time, but thinking of tomorrow's gathering, he decided to ask Uchiha Yan for a clear explanation.

The next day, at the Akimichi BBQ Restaurant.

Uchiha Yan arrived there right on time.

Kurenai had already arrived early, and when she saw Uchiha Yan, her eyes lit up as she hurriedly waved him over, "Yan, over here."

Hearing Kurenai's voice, Uchiha Yan walked straight to her side and sat down naturally.

Kurenai draped her arm over Uchiha Yan's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Are you really not coming to my place? My cat can actually do backflips, you know."

Uchiha Yan just looked at Kurenai with an expressionless face.

Kurenai felt a bit guilty under his gaze.

In the end, Kurenai could only stick out her tongue and lower her head, no longer teasing Uchiha Yan.

At this moment, a familiar scent of tobacco drifted over.

Asuma had a cigarette dangling from his mouth and greeted Kurenai enthusiastically, "Kurenai, long time no see."

Kurenai merely gave a lukewarm "hmph" in response, keeping her attention fixed on Uchiha Yan.