Obito took Nagano Nami from the ground and placed him in the Kamui Dimension.
"Damn Nami. Once I can use a cheat to bring people back, I'll resurrect you and Uncle Sakumo together."
"Uncle Sakumo's been wanting to talk to you anyway. If you've got any complaints about him then, let him have it."
He tried to ease his grief with bad jokes.
They didn't seem to help much.
Some might wonder why Obito hadn't simply used Kamui to take everyone away.
The thought had crossed his mind.
He could have opened Kamui and left everyone else to deal with it.
But then his ability would be exposed.
And that would throw many of his plans off course.
Worse still, if a certain fifty-five-year-old schemer named Danzo Shimura found out—
If Danzo learned he had such a powerful ability—
The man would probably start plotting how to pluck out his eyes.
As long as he stayed here and drew enough of their fire, Kakashi and the others should be safe.
Besides, he still had to stay behind and avenge Nami!
Obito shook his head.
He pushed the thoughts away and charged out again, laughing wildly.
"Hahahahahaha!"
He whipped the Short Sword in his hand to the side, blocking an Iwagakure Ninja.
Then, with flames wrapped around both hands, he drove a claw through another Iwagakure Ninja's heart.
"Five... six... seven... eight... nine!"
He tore through them like a wolf among sheep, crushing all resistance.
...No.
Calling it a fight might not be right.
It was a one-sided slaughter.
Obito picked up his Short Sword and looked toward the Bamboo Grove beside him.
No fewer than ten Iwagakure squads stood there.
They had surrounded him from a distance.
They watched him with a mix of shock and wariness.
"That kid took