Rin Taken Captive

"Finally, it's here!"

Long Ye's heart clenched.

Regardless of how history unfolds, the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, as a crucial battle in the Third Shinobi World War, was inevitable.

And all the tragedies will begin from here.

If he didn't know, that would be one thing, but he did know that in this battle, Obito would be plunged into an abyss of no return, and would be completely "dead".

As for the Obito of later times, he was completely different from the original man.

As one of his few friends in this world, Long Ye knew he was in grave danger and naturally couldn't stand by and watch him die.

"You go back to Konoha first! I need to go to Kannabi Bridge right away..."

The Long Ye couldn't wait any longer and rushed off.

"Do you know something?"

As they sped along, a voice rang out beside Long Ye.

It was Shisui Uchiha who had caught up with them.

"Why did you chase after me? You should go back to Konoha to hand in your mission. This is a critical moment in the war, and there might be even more important missions for you later!"

Seeing that he had followed her and seemed unwilling to go back, Long Ye hurriedly said something.

Shisui didn't seem to care and said, "A long time ago, you asked me to keep an eye out for information about Kannabi Bridge, which means you must know some secrets."

Long Ye said, "What I'm about to do has nothing to do with you. You should go back now. You should know that disobeying orders and acting rashly is a major taboo for ninjas and could very well disrupt the strategy laid out by the higher-ups."

"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you!"

Shisui sped forward, eyes fixed ahead, a smile on his face.

Long Ye gave him a deep look, her voice becoming somewhat low. "I'll go myself, and I'll take full responsibility. If you go, have you thought about the consequences?"

If you can afford it, why can't I?

Shisui didn't look at him, but looked ahead and said with a smile.

A wave of emotion washed over Long Ye.

As a vital supply route for the Iwagakure, the Kannabi Bridge is of great importance to Konoha, and the Iwagakure are even more aware of it, so they will undoubtedly send their strongest forces to guard it.

One side wants to destroy, and the other wants to defend; a fierce battle is inevitable.

Although Shisui didn't know what Long Ye's purpose was, he knew without a doubt that it must be extremely dangerous. Although Long Ye's current strength was comparable to that of Quasi-Kage, if he were surrounded, he would still face a slim chance of survival.

He followed Long Ye, for a simple and clear reason: to lend him a helping hand.

Long Ye glanced at him sideways, but didn't try to persuade him to leave again.

The other party chose to help him without knowing what he was going to do, which is the deepest form of trust, not to mention that they risked the punishment of acting on their own and disobeying orders.

Long Ye suddenly realized that, without realizing it, Shisui had come to regard him as his most trustworthy and important partner, while he himself was still hiding some of Shisui's secrets from him.

"Shisui, if we manage to rescue them safely this time, I will tell you everything you ask me without holding back..."

Long Ye swiftly glided through the trees, he murmured to himself.

Shisui glanced at him sideways and smiled, "I won't ask what you don't want to say."

Konoha's rear positions.

Bang!

Obito's angry punch struck Kakashi in the side of the face, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

"This punch is mine, it's on behalf of Lin!"

"She trusted you so much, yet after she was captured by the enemy, you insisted on going on your own mission first. You don't deserve her trust at all. If you won't go, I'll go myself. Even if it kills me, I will rescue Lin..."

Obito turned and jumped onto a large tree. He crouched down, about to leap away, but suddenly stopped and said coldly:

"Those who violate the ninja rules are called trash, but those who don't even cherish their comrades are even worse than trash. Kakashi, your father was a hero, but you are not!"

Obito leaped away...

Kakashi stood frozen in place, a flicker of doubt appearing in his eyes for the first time. He began to question the correctness of his decision.

He thought of his father.

Isn't he now facing the same choice his father did back then?

On one hand, there was a crucial mission, one that could even determine the success or failure of the Konoha War; on the other hand, there were his comrades.

He stood at a difficult crossroads, facing a choice.

If he chooses to save Rin, he might become a sinner of Konoha like her father, but if he doesn't save Rin, she will inevitably die a miserable death in torment.

After a long while, he raised his head and looked in the direction Obito had left...

Obito's tears streamed down his face.

On one hand, he was worried about Rin, fearing something might happen to her; on the other hand, he felt betrayed by Kakashi.

Although the two often bicker, in his heart, he already regards Kakashi as his most important partner. If Kakashi is in danger, he will do anything to save him, even at the cost of his own life.

But his wishful thinking was met with Kakashi's heartlessness, which he could never forgive.

He traveled a long distance and finally caught up with the Iwa Ninja camp.

His concern for Lin led him to abandon all his plans and charge in alone.

At this time, Obito, having just been promoted to Chunin after more than half a year of training, had greatly improved his strength. Relying on his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he was able to hold his Jonin for a while.

However, the Iwagakure's Iwa Ninja stronghold is home to their most elite members, making him no match for them.

The Iwagakure, being on their own territory, weren't afraid of enemy reinforcements, so they weren't in a hurry to kill him. They toyed with him like a cat playing with a mouse, leaving Obito covered in wounds and in a very sorry state.

"A brat who's courting death, don't waste your time, get rid of him!"

An Elite Jonin an afro pronounced Obito's death sentence.

As soon as he finished speaking, a highly skilled swordsman, a Jonin, moved with the speed of the wind, creating four clones that slashed down from the sky. The ferocity of his swordsmanship was enough to cut a person into four pieces.

Obito was already under attack when this person suddenly attacked. The others coordinated perfectly and retreated instantly, Obito alone under the blade, giving him no time to react.

His face turned pale instantly.

At the critical moment, a person rushed over, wielding a short knife, and blocked the attack from mid-air.

"Ta-da!!"

The four clones struck down almost simultaneously, but the newcomer blocked all four blades in an instant with astonishing combat skills and superb swordsmanship.

"Kakashi!!"

Obito was rescued and saw clearly who had saved him.

Kakashi had no time to answer; he was now surrounded by four swords, but his swordsmanship was superb, and he killed three of the clones in just a few rounds.

Just as his short sword struck down the last clone, suddenly! A flash of light appeared.

When!

The sharp edge of the blade struck, severing the White Fang Short Blade in Kakashi's hand and slicing across one of his eyes.