How Can a Coward Like You Revive Rin?

Abandoning the name Obito Uchiha, he roamed the Shinobi World under the name Madara Uchiha.

It gave Obito the illusion that he truly was Madara Uchiha.

Unfortunately, he was merely a coward who fled from reality.

"Obito, can you really revive your beloved by constantly hiding and deceiving yourself?"

Rather than answering Obito's question, Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned him instead.

Every word from Hiruzen Sarutobi pierced Obito's heart, each one addressing what he least wanted to face deep within.

"You have no right to mention Rin! If it weren't for you people, Rin wouldn't have died!"

His Blood Wheel Eye spun as Obito formed hand seals, opening with his ultimate move.

Fire Release: Gale Raging Dance!

He first used Kamui to distort space, then unleashed a powerful Fire Release. Spiral gales fused with flames and surged toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Obito formed hand seals at the same time, both using the Golden Light Spell. Not only could this spell ward off evil, but its greatest strength was the golden light protecting the body and the path.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi's figure flickered as he evaded Obito's Fire Release. After all, according to the First Law of Hokage, no matter how powerful a Fire Release was, it could never hit anyone.

If he had been an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator without a suitable magical artifact, he would most likely have been no match for Obito.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Yin-Yang Body Refinement Formula gave him considerable combat power from the Qi Refinement Stage onward. This was the advantage of body cultivators.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, aren't you also a coward? The White Fang's death, as well as the First Hokage's grandson's death, were both inseparable from you!"

Obito flashed forward, the chains in his hands dancing as he tried to bind Hiruzen Sarutobi with them and then draw him into a different dimension with Kamui.

After all, this was Konoha. Such a huge disturbance had surely already drawn the attention of other shinobi.

Once the Legendary Sannin and Uchiha Clan shinobi arrived, killing Hiruzen Sarutobi would not be so easy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi directly reached out, grabbed Obito's chain, and gave it a casual tug.

Obito felt an immense force, as if some savage beast from the wilderness stood at the other end of the chain. He could not resist at all before Hiruzen Sarutobi dragged him over.

In that instant, Obito activated his intangibility and avoided Hiruzen Sarutobi's punch.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi's first strike missed, he immediately unleashed a barrage of punches. His fist winds were fierce, every blow containing terrifying power.

Obito could only maintain his intangibility and retreat. If he had taken even one punch just now, this body would have been ruined!

Cold sweat covered Obito's head. How could Hiruzen Sarutobi be this strong?

At the instant they made contact, he had tried to use his Blood Wheel Eye to pull Hiruzen Sarutobi into another dimension, but he felt resistance. It was likely caused by that strange golden light around Hiruzen Sarutobi's body.

"How will you keep hiding after five minutes?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew all of Obito Uchiha's intelligence, while Obito Uchiha knew nothing about Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In truth, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not particularly powerful right now. Other than his powerful physique and the Golden Light Spell, he had basically no other means at his disposal.

He had neither defensive magical artifacts nor secret offensive techniques. Before Foundation Establishment, the Yin-Yang Body Refinement Formula could only grant him a powerful body.

Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Obito became even more fearful. He could not understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi knew so many of his secrets. Where had the intelligence leaked from?

Could Hiruzen Sarutobi be another backup plan Madara Uchiha had left behind?

Just as Obito began to consider retreating, Orochimaru, Fugaku Uchiha, and Shisui had already arrived.

Fugaku and Shisui sensed the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan and hurried over with Orochimaru.

Jiraiya had gotten utterly drunk with Tsunade and did not come, nor did any other shinobi follow them.

Fugaku and Shisui knew full well how powerful the Mangekyo Sharingan was. Shinobi without sufficient strength would only be cannon fodder if they came.

After informing Orochimaru, the two of them had decided to come together with him.

When Obito had just unleashed his Fire Release ninjutsu, the three had already sensed the powerful chakra fluctuations and rushed here.

Orochimaru, Fugaku, and Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Hiruzen Sarutobi. The four confronted Obito in the distance.

At this moment, Obito's clothes were tattered, and even one corner of his mask had shattered.

An unknown Uchiha Clan shinobi!

"Be careful. He is Obito Uchiha, the culprit behind the Nine-Tails Uprising."

Hiruzen Sarutobi retreated behind the three of them.

If they kept fighting, Obito Uchiha would likely discover that he had no other offensive methods. He could do nothing to Obito, while Obito could potentially wear him to death if he kept using ninjutsu.

Had many Qi Refinement Stage cultivators not lost to martial arts masters because of a momentary lapse in judgment? Only after Foundation Establishment would the gap between cultivators and ordinary people gradually widen.

"You definitely aren't Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

Obito Uchiha still believed that the person before him could not possibly be Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Whether in appearance or ninjutsu abilities, the difference was simply too great.

Upon hearing Obito Uchiha's words, the other three could not help looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"What are you looking at? Are you doubting me now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt somewhat helpless. He had indeed changed quite a bit, but he truly was Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Don't be misled. The one before us is the enemy."

Fugaku Uchiha spoke. He did not care whether Hiruzen Sarutobi was real or not.

This Hiruzen Sarutobi had given up the power in his hands, and that did not affect Orochimaru's decision. Even if he was fake, he had to be real!

In an instant, Fugaku Uchiha activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and stared fixedly at Obito Uchiha.

"Obito Uchiha, you murdered your teacher and harmed shinobi from your own village. Today, in the name of the Uchiha Clan head, I strip you of your surname. From this day onward, you are no longer a member of the Uchiha Clan!"

"What right do you have to strip me of the Uchiha name? I am Madara Uchiha!"

Hearing that Fugaku intended to strip him of his surname, Obito Uchiha became somewhat hysterical.

Although he wanted to destroy Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, he still could not accept being stripped of the Uchiha surname.

"Madara Uchiha died long ago! You are nothing but a coward borrowing another man's name!"

Naturally, Fugaku Uchiha would not allow Obito Uchiha to use Madara Uchiha's name.

"Tomorrow, we will announce to the Shinobi World that you have been stripped of your surname!"

Being stripped of one's surname by one's clan was undoubtedly a tremendous humiliation. In the relatively traditional Shinobi World, Obito would become a homeless dog from this day onward.

This also meant that the Uchiha Clan would no longer shelter Obito Uchiha. Those in the Shinobi World who coveted Uchiha power would also hunt him down, causing him further trouble.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

Obito could no longer endure it and directly chose to attack.

Unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha easily evaded it with the Substitution Technique as well.

Seizing the opportunity, Shisui raised his ninja blade and charged at Obito.

Orochimaru also formed hand seals with both hands, using Earth Release to restrict Obito's movements.