Life Is a Stage

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

In the darkness, the Explosive Tags fixed to the tips of the Kunai lit up with bright patterns, then detonated!

Flames shot skyward!

The blasts kept coming!

Obito Uchiha could clearly sense that filthy Shinji Uchiha was still blanketing his position with Kunai and Explosive Tags!

At that moment...

He suddenly understood the power of money in the Shinobi World!

The two were locked in a fierce battle.

But the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique had not covered Zetsu, who was watching from the sidelines. He scratched his head, watched the explosions flare before him, and silently counted the time...

One minute.

Two minutes.

Less than four minutes had passed since Shinji Uchiha had spotted them and the fighting began, yet Obito had already been driven into a corner by a younger Uchiha?!

"Huh? This doesn't look good, does it?"

Zetsu scratched his cheek. "Should I help? Hmm... Obito never asked for help, so he must be fine, right? Hmm..."

"But..."

Zetsu turned toward Konoha beneath Hokage Rock. "With all this noise, won't Konoha's people be here soon?"

Still intangible, Obito Uchiha listened to the explosions outside.

His heart sank.

"That damned bastard!"

Earlier, he had still doubted whether Shinji Uchiha had seen through his Dōjutsu.

Now he was certain!

"Three minutes..."

For the first time, a bead of cold sweat appeared on Obito Uchiha's forehead. "Zetsu! Do something! You idiot, how long are you going to stand there and watch?"

Zetsu tilted his head. "Huh? That's a nasty way to ask for help. What a difficult partner you are!"

Even as he spoke,

Zetsu's hands were already moving.

He flicked his sleeve.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

More than a dozen dry spikes shot toward Shinji Uchiha's approximate position!

Whoosh!

Shinji used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the