On the night when two dinner gatherings were taking place at the same time, Obito sat alone atop Madara's statue in the Valley of the End.
Gazing at the bright moon high in the night sky, he took off his mask and let the moonlight illuminate his face.
An eerie gust swept past, bringing a bone-piercing chill.
"Rin, stop teasing me."
His consciousness sank, and he slipped into his mental world.
"Rin, your spiritual power has grown stronger again."
Like Kakashi, Obito and Rin had both grown into dependable adults.
Rin gently rested her cool, delicate hand against Obito's cheek, yet it filled him with warmth.
"You keep improving. I can't fall behind!"
Obito's lips curled into a contented, happy smile.
Orochimaru had already repaired his face, leaving no trace of the scars from when it had been crushed.
"Obito, do you remember that thing I told you about before...?"
Rin pointed both fingers at Obito, her large, almond-shaped eyes shining as she raised her slender brows a few times.
"Oh! You mean that mental shock attack?"
"You guessed it!"
Rin stretched out her arms and hugged Obito.
"I've developed the mental shock attack now. Even without possessing someone, I can disrupt an enemy's mind!
"And it's an area attack, too!
"Teacher Dan Katō keeps praising me!"
"Really? You're amazing, Rin!"
Obito smiled warmly. Admiring Rin's smile was one of the few ways he could relax each day.
"Obito, how's your training going? I remember Brother Xuanhui saying yours was the hardest of the three of us."
Obito nodded. There was no denying that.
Among the paths Xuanhui had laid out for them,
Kakashi's training followed the traditional ninja path, taking it to its utmost limit!
Xuanhui intended to have Kakashi master lightning-style ninjutsu to its fullest extent.
Purple Electricity,