Obito Uchiha's gaze went blank for a moment.
"Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"
Hum—
The next instant, Shinji Uchiha appeared before him and pressed a palm to his chest. Confusion flashed through Obito's eyes.
Looking down, he saw that Shinji's hand really was pressed against his Chest, yet he felt Mu... Had he lost control of his body?!
"..."
He tried to open his mouth, but no sound came out.
The whole world fell silent.
He was like a man drowning in the depths of the sea, unable to move or speak beneath the crushing pressure, completely cut off from the world.
Then, to his utter bewilderment, light bloomed from Shinji's hand. The pale mass of flesh that had seemed ready to burst out of his body quietly withdrew.
The wound on his Chest was healing rapidly.
Healing!
Hum—
At the same time, Obito's mouth flew open, and he gulped down air. That feeling of drowning, of suffocating while his body refused to obey him, had brought him face-to-face with the terror of death!
"Hah! Hah! Hah!"
He panted with his mouth wide open. It took him a long while to recover.
Then Obito raised his head and glared at Shinji through gritted teeth. "...Why? What did you do?!"
"Nothing much. Just Genjutsu."
"Genjutsu?!"
Obito's eyes widened. "Impossible! I'm the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki! I possess the Rinnegan! How could Genjutsu work on me?!"
Shinji shook his head. "Have you considered that the Rinnegan isn't yours? Besides, you can't control the Ten-Tails at all. Right now, you're only a half-baked Jinchūriki, all bluster and no mastery..."
"And you spat the Ten-Tails back out."
"Lies!!!"
Obito's eyes burned red as he roared in fury. "You're lying! I possess the Rinnegan! I'm the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki! I've gained power to rival the Sage of Six Paths!