In that brief half-second, Madara Uchiha had thought about a great many things.
At first, he thought his grandson's brain had simply gone haywire again, as it so often did.
He had misunderstood what counted as good news and bad news, getting his perceptions all mixed up.
But when his grandson revealed his Ōtsutsuki form, Madara instantly understood everything!
Obito had been possessed by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki!
The "Kāma" branded onto Obito's body had already affected his thinking!
Faced with the terrifying, overwhelming lightning,
Obito went pale with shock, utterly baffled.
He immediately turned intangible to evade the arcs filling the sky and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Grandpa Madara, are you putting righteousness above family?!"
"Didn't I just show you my new outfit?"
"It's only a hundred million times cooler than your skin... did you really have to go this far?!"
(Nonpermanent changes were unaffected by the Body-Shaping Pill.)
Madara sneered.
With a wave of his hand, another Truth-Seeking Orb dropped into his palm.
"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, if you release your hold on my grandson right now..."
Before Lord Madara could finish, Obito had already figured out what was going on.
Lord Madara probably misunderstood... that's my fault!
He abruptly retreated, explaining as he went.
"Grandpa Madara, I'm still me—a firework like no other!"
"I found a way to tame the wild 'Kāma.' If you don't believe me, take a closer look with your Rinnegan!"
Madara held off on attacking and examined Obito with his Rinnegan, still skeptical.
"...Huh?"
Upon closer inspection, Madara noticed something.
The chakra inside his grandson was exactly as it had been before, with no signs of contamination.
And that wasn't all.
The chakra rising along the pathways of the "Kāma" also belonged entirely to Obito.
Madara frowned deeply and asked suspiciously.
"Are you truly