Madara's face was full of malice and smug satisfaction.
"Ha ha ha! For some reason, the two of you actually used exactly the same method of removal. Even the person who performed it was the same. How interesting."
"Rin!" Obito's pupils suddenly contracted. He had actually rallied at the brink of death.
Madara let out a low laugh.
"That's right. I was the one who devised the plan to make that little girl the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and have her infiltrate Konoha to wreak havoc. It wasn't the Mist Village."
"I never expected her to use Kakashi's attack against an enemy to desperately stop my plan. But that, too, was part of my plan."
"All of this was meant to make you fall into darkness and become my pawn."
Upon hearing this, immense hatred appeared in Obito's eyes. "You deliberately made me see that scene!"
Facing Obito's hatred, Madara looked somewhat pleased with himself. "I chose the time when Minato was away on another mission."
"I left Kakashi alone, brought Rin out, and then had Mist Ninja pursue her. It was all part of my plan."
"It was also to make you unleash your power and test your strength."
"White Zetsu and the others incited you, and the timing of your leaving the underground was so perfect. Did you really think it was all a coincidence?"
Obito recalled the night that had changed his life—the crimson sight before him and Rin's lifeless body. Never in his life had he hated someone so intensely.
Obito's hateful gaze gave Madara an enormous thrill.
Still smiling, he continued, "Originally, I intended to have the puppet kill her."
"I taught you that if you want to control someone, you must make use of the darkness in their heart, didn't I, Obito...?"
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