Sorry to Keep You Waiting!

Kitsuchi gazed at Obito Uchiha, who was fighting his way through the crowd in the distance, cold sweat streaming down his face.

"No wonder the old man mobilized ten thousand ninja to kill those two. So that's why... Konoha's two lights truly lived up to their reputation!"

Kitsuchi clenched his fists. He was only an Elite Jonin himself; if he had to face that ten-year-old kid alone, he might not even win.

There was no helping it. That was the power of a Bloodline Limit!

Kakashi had become a Jonin at twelve, while Jonin was a peak that ordinary people might never reach in their entire lives!

And Obito Uchiha had become a Jonin at the age of ten.

On the battlefield!

The moves Obito Uchiha unleashed grew increasingly brutal.

Yet as his ocular power continued to drain away, his eyes gradually became heavy, to the point where he could barely keep them fully open.

Then, a deep exhaustion washed over him. He could clearly feel the chakra within his body receding like the tide, nearly depleted!

"Pfft!"

A dull thud rang out.

"Earth Release! Earth Flow Spear!"

An Iwagakure ninja hiding in the shadows suddenly seized the opening created by Obito's dazed state of mind and unleashed an incomparably fierce Earth Flow Spear.

The spear shot forward like lightning and struck Obito squarely!

"Pfft!"

Blood sprayed from Obito's mouth as the heavy blow sent him staggering several steps back.

"Obito!"

Minato Namikaze, who was gathering Sage Art energy in the distance, was instantly overcome with anxiety when he saw Obito injured.

He wanted nothing more than to rush over and save him, but his Sage Art was not yet complete, leaving him in a difficult position.

"Damn it! I clearly sent out a distress signal, so why hasn't anyone come yet?!"

Minato Namikaze realized that something must have gone wrong behind their lines. Otherwise, with Hidden Rock Village launching such a massive military operation, how could Konoha possibly not send reinforcements?!

At that moment, Minato thought of a possibility.

Perhaps Konoha had already abandoned him and Obito!

Minato struggled inwardly. He did not believe the village would make such a decision!

But reality stood before him. With such a huge commotion at Kannabi Bridge, how could the village possibly not know?!

"Kill this little bastard already! He's slaughtered so many of our comrades!"

The Iwagakure ninja who had landed the hit shouted smugly, then brandished his weapon and charged viciously at Obito Uchiha.

"I..."

"I, Obito Uchiha, absolutely cannot fall!"

"I... can't fall!"

He gritted his teeth and forced his wavering body upright.

At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

He was a transmigrator. How could he die in a place like this?!

If he died so easily, then what was the point of being sent to this world?

He wanted to become the strongest person in the Shinobi World!

He wanted to gain even greater power!

"I want to... I want to keep fighting!!!"

His vision was already beginning to blur, and the katana in his hand was nearly chipped beyond use from the long, intense battle!

Yet Obito Uchiha still endured the agonizing pain and forced open those bloodshot eyes. His Sharingan shone with unyielding light, spinning madly faster and faster, until they became circles of black!

Pfft! With a dull impact, a cold gleam flashed. The incomparably sharp steel blade slashed down like lightning, cutting viciously into Obito Uchiha's body.

Blood splattered everywhere. Obito let out a muffled groan, and his body shuddered violently.

A searing pain engulfed him, as though every bone in his body had been shattered by the strike. His already unsteady body could no longer hold itself up; his legs gave way, and he stumbled backward again.

"What a fast blade!"

"One strike shattered my dream of the Six Paths..."

Yet fate itself seemed to have decided to abandon Obito Uchiha...

As Obito fell, several Iwagakure ninja emerged from every direction like ghosts.

Their faces were twisted, their eyes wide, filled with boundless killing intent and savage ferocity.

"Kill him!"

Amid furious roars, the Iwagakure ninja brandished their weapons and charged madly toward Obito Uchiha.

Faced with such a ferocious assault, Obito Uchiha no longer had the strength to resist.

His vision grew increasingly blurred, and his consciousness slowly drifted away.

Scenes from the past kept flashing through his mind: defeating Kakashi for the first time, taking the ninja exams for the first time, infiltrating Akatsuki, and completing missions alongside Minato.

"Am I... really going to die..."

Obito Uchiha murmured, his voice so faint it was nearly inaudible.

The anxiety and madness in his heart only intensified!

He did not want to die! He wanted to live!

His overwhelming desire to survive drove Obito Uchiha further into madness!

Several burly, vicious-looking Iwagakure ninja leaped high into the air like agile leopards!

They gripped their gleaming steel blades tightly, plunging them down at Obito Uchiha with fierce momentum!

The sharp edges flashed with chilling light in midair, as though they would kill Obito Uchiha in a single blow!

Against this attack, other than intangibility, I can't think of any way to dodge!

At that critical instant, just as the cold steel blades were about to touch Obito Uchiha's body!

A low, mysterious shout rang out!

"Kamui!"

In an instant, a strange power erupted around Obito Uchiha!

(I know the Sharingan reflects the heart, but Obito, in danger now, wanted to run and evade, so Kamui was born.)

Bzzzz!

The blade tips, which had been certain to strike, passed through Obito Uchiha's body without the slightest resistance.

It was as though his body were nothing but intangible air, utterly impossible to harm!

Seeing this unbelievable sight, the Iwagakure ninja's eyes widened.

"What?!"

The next second, Obito Uchiha opened his eyes again! But the three tomoe in his eyes had vanished, replaced by shuriken-shaped Mangekyo Sharingan!

Those strange, powerful eyes carried a chilling aura, radiating the sinister and monstrous power of the Uchiha Clan!

His powerful desire to survive drove Obito's emotions ever higher!

At last, he successfully awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan!

However, Obito Uchiha could only maintain it for a few seconds before immediately deactivating his Sharingan due to insufficient strength!

There was no helping it. The consumption was simply too great!

Obito Uchiha gave a bitter smile. Was he still unable to escape the fate of being killed?

Boom!

Just then, someone scooped him up in their arms!

Whoosh!

"Sorry, Obito! I kept you waiting!"