"Whoosh!" The instant Kamui's vortex was unleashed, Minato vanished from the spot!
Obito muttered, "Tch, he got away again? But next time, I'll be faster. The instant I touch you, I'll suck you in!!"
"You, you are...!!" Iruka stared at the black-robed masked man before him, his face filled with terror.
Obito cast him a cold glance and extended his palm.
The blade of a ninja sword swept across him. "Whoosh!" As expected, it passed straight through...
As Hiruzen sheathed his sword, he gave Iruka a light push, sending him toward the two Katsuyu treating his parents' wounds.
Three Shadow Clones shot out in a triangular formation and formed hand seals at the same time!
—Three-Way Seal!
A green triangular barrier protected Iruka and his parents within it!!
Obito said maliciously, "You and Minato alike... protecting a brat who can barely even be called a ninja, to the point of nearly throwing your own lives away."
Hiruzen answered without hesitation, "Ninja or not, every villager of Konoha is family that Minato and I would stake our lives to protect!!!"
"Heh. I've heard that line so many times my ears are practically callused..." Obito thought. If that was so, then why hadn't Minato-sensei made it in time back then?
Not only family he was supposed to protect, but also his most important disciple, right?
Well... at this point, I've already forgiven Minato and his wife. After all, I've transcended the curse known as bonds between people and become the chosen executor of the Eye of the Moon Plan. This hopeless world will be utterly ended at its very root.
Before Nagato makes his move, let the Nine-Tails properly greet you first...
"Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!!!!!" The thought had barely crossed Obito's mind before Jiraiya's booming cry interrupted it!!
"Heh, how