Obito's Defeat

The mysterious man in the black mask rose slowly from his seat after he finished clapping.

"I've wanted to see what you can do for a long time," he said with interest.

"Uchiha An."

Uchiha An wasted no words. He raised the sword in his hand.

Whoosh!

Uchiha An vanished on the spot.

The masked man marveled inwardly as Uchiha An disappeared before his eyes. He really is going to be a handful.

He sensed a sharp blade slashing at him from behind.

His Three Tomoe Sharingan swiftly transformed into a Mangekyo Sharingan.

He immediately made his body intangible.

Uchiha An passed straight through him.

Just as my brother said, Uchiha An thought. This guy's Mangekyo Sharingan really is strange.

Uchiha An understood that physical attacks were useless against him.

He sheathed his sword and slowly turned around.

The masked man watched Uchiha An face him with his sword put away.

"Didn't your brother tell you?" he said mockingly.

"Physical attacks are all useless against me."

Uchiha An gave no reply. He activated his complete Susanoo.

A black, skeletal humanoid Susanoo appeared.

The black skeleton held a long sword in each hand.

The two swords had different properties.

The black sword wreathed in an attractive force was designed to counter space-time ninjutsu.

The other black sword carried the power of the Rinnegan and was designed to counter Six Paths bodies.

The masked man stared at the black sword with its attractive force.

His expression turned grave.

He, too, had noticed something unusual about that sword.

Without a moment's hesitation, the masked man formed hand signs and summoned his own.

A complete blue Crow Tengu Susanoo appeared, holding two jet-black Shuriken wreathed in black flames.

The masked man hurled a Kamui Shuriken at Uchiha An.

Seeing the enormous black Shuriken flying toward him,

Uchiha An dared not block it. He swiftly formed a hand sign with one hand. "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

The massive fireball slammed into the incoming Kamui Shuriken.

The Kamui Shuriken and the enormous fireball collided.

But the fireball began to disappear bit by bit.

What Uchiha An found most unbelievable was that his Great Fire Annihilation

vanished outright. It had not held the Shuriken back for even a moment.

The Kamui Shuriken kept flying straight toward him.

Uchiha An quickly used his Susanoo to take flight.

The Kamui Shuriken missed him.

But...

Everything the Kamui Shuriken touched vanished into thin air.

Uchiha An's face tightened. I absolutely cannot let that thing hit me.

It could make solid objects vanish on contact.

Worse, it destroyed anything it touched.

Uchiha An continued analyzing it. If I'd tried to block it with my sword just now,

my sword might have snapped instantly.

The masked man looked up at the grim-faced Uchiha An and sneered. "Looks like you've figured out what it does."

"So what will you do next?"

Uchiha An finally thought of a way to deal with it.

His lips curled into a mocking smile. "People who get too full of themselves on the battlefield die."

"Is that so? Ha!" the masked man replied coldly, unconcerned.

"But you're the one who's going to die!"

The masked man and Uchiha An launched into a fierce battle.

The scene shifted.

Uchiha An lay on the ground, battered and disheveled.

In the distance, the masked man was missing half his body. Covered in blood and gasping for breath, he said, "Heh! No wonder you're Shadow Village's second-in-command. I nearly died at your hands."

Uchiha An was gasping too. "You're nothing but a beaten dog now."

"You used Izanagi."

"And you've lost a Sharingan for good, haven't you?"

"Hmph. You really are ignorant," the masked man replied with a sneer.

"I have plenty of Sharingan. You win this time, but whether you can save your three younger brothers is up to you."

The masked man tossed down a scroll from the Book of Sealing.

Then he used space-time ninjutsu to flee the scene.

Uchiha An quickly picked up the scroll from the ground.

With the scroll in hand,

he wasted no time turning back toward Shadow Village.

Uchiha An's three younger brothers had been sealed inside the scroll.

He took it back so Madara Uchiha could undo the genjutsu within.

The scene shifted again.

The mysterious man in the black mask arrived in a pitch-dark stone cave. "I nearly died at that guy's hands," he said grimly. "Good thing I prepared two Sharingan in advance."

He exposed the half of his face hidden beneath the mask.

The Sharingan in his left eye was completely ruined.

Without hesitation, he raised a hand and gouged out his left eye.

Then he put his mask back on.

He went straight to a stone door. When he opened it,

more than a hundred pairs of Sharingan were revealed in the dark room beyond.

He took out two Sharingan.

He placed one in his left eye and the other in his arm.

Once he was done, he muttered to himself in the dark cave, "Looks like I need to find a way to turn my Sharingan into a Rinnegan too."

"If I'd had a Rinnegan when I fought Uchiha An this time,

"I never would've lost.

"I have to find a way to awaken my Sharingan into a Rinnegan."

As if something had occurred to him, he said, "I probably can't awaken one any time soon.

"It's time to make a move against that guy. I need to get a Rinnegan now."

"Otherwise, when Naruto Uzumaki finds me, I won't be as lucky as I was today."

The masked man recalled his previous encounter with Naruto Uzumaki.

For the first time, he felt fear.

"You're terrifyingly strong, Naruto Uzumaki. Once I get my hands on a Rinnegan,

"we'll have a proper match."

"Hahaha."

As though struck by another thought, the masked man spoke with bloodthirsty delight. "Keep hating me, Naruto Uzumaki.

"Keep getting stronger. When the time comes, those golden Rinnegan of yours will be mine.

"Work hard and grow stronger. In the end, everything you have will belong to me!"

"Hahahaha!"

The Light Screen in the sky dimmed.

Pure Land

Izuna Uchiha's face burned with anger. "You've got some nerve, masked man!"

"If I don't kill you, I'm not worthy of my name!"

Madara Uchiha folded his arms, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Izuna, if we're revived, don't make a move on your own."

"Leave that guy to me. He dares to set his sights on my brother."

"I don't care who or what he is.

"Anyone who sets his sights on my brother will die by my hand."

Izuna Uchiha looked at Madara Uchiha, who stood beside him radiating murderous intent.

He knew better than to say another word.

He watched the Light Screen in silence, anger still burning in his eyes.

A while later...

Madara Uchiha's calm voice broke the silence. "Izuna, do you know that Uchiha An?"

"I don't know him, Brother," Izuna Uchiha replied without hesitation. "Maybe we meet him in the future."

"The Light Screen said they were in this Pure Land."

Madara Uchiha turned toward him. "Come on, Izuna. Let's get some practice in. Our future enemies are no pushovers."

"We both need to grow stronger."

Izuna Uchiha met Madara Uchiha's gaze and nodded firmly. "I was thinking the same thing!"

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