The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu... After Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Obito had never intended to use it a second time, so he had destroyed the diagrams.
But this Tooth had stirred his curiosity again.
So he closed his eyes, searched his memory, and reconstructed the pattern of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu Formula.
Then... he released the White Zetsu who had narrowly escaped death from his space-time dimension.
The White Zetsu laughed heartily. "Hahaha, Obito, you showed up just in time! I almost never got to see you again!"
Obito smiled too, handing the Tooth to the White Zetsu. "This is what nearly got you killed!"
"Om nom~!"
The White Zetsu opened his mouth and ate the tooth!
It crunched between his teeth, with a faint, foul smell!
Obito stepped outside the Jutsu Formula's circle and coldly formed hand seals!
—Impure World Reincarnation!
"Aaaaaaaaah...!!" The White Zetsu let out an agonized scream as Dust swirled up around his body!!!
"O-Obito... what are you doing!!!!!!"
Obito's expression darkened as Madara's dying words echoed in his mind!
"These White Zetsu are products of Hashirama cells. Of course, they're quite inferior. You can treat them as pawns to use however... you... please!"
"Ah..."
The White Zetsu's screams were swallowed by the Dust.
That's right. Tobi is gone. To me, White Zetsu are nothing but pawns!! And this is how pawns are truly meant to be used!
Obito lowered his hands and narrowed his eyes at the human figure formed from the swirling Dust.
The man was... neither familiar nor unfamiliar to him.
Inoichi Yamanaka.
Disappointment flashed across Obito's face.
"Oh, it's you. And here I thought it was someone worth getting excited over."
Unlike Obito's casual disappointment, Shikaku, standing behind him, stared in profound shock!
"Inoichi... I never imagined we'd meet again like this."