"Obito, don't do anything rash."
Minato Namikaze hurriedly stopped him. "Since Jin is still handling this, he must have a plan of his own. You know how strong he is. This little bit of trouble might not be enough to stop him."
As he spoke, his expression grew serious.
"Besides, our position is awkward right now. If we go over there, it won't be appropriate for us to help either side. Most importantly, your Mangekyo can't be exposed at a time like this."
"Otherwise, things will only get more complicated."
Minato paused briefly, then added, "Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on things from the shadows. If the situation really gets out of control, I'll step in."
Obito had already turned to leave, but those words stopped him in his tracks.
Kakashi raised a hand and patted his shoulder. "Obito, listen to our teacher."
"Don't do anything reckless," Rin Nohara urged as well.
Kushina of the Land of Whirlpools didn't rush to persuade him to stay. Instead, she calmly reminded everyone, "Rather than worrying about the Uchiha, we should be paying more attention to our own situation."
"That bastard Danzo is an expert at taking advantage of chaos to secretly do whatever he wants. No one is to leave this place without permission, or you might walk right into his trap."
Everyone in the room froze at her words.
But after thinking it over, they realized Kushina had a point. At a time like this, they couldn't afford to focus only on the commotion right in front of them.
Obito slowly calmed down as well.
He might have ignored the others, but once Rin and Kushina spoke up, he couldn't keep pretending not to hear. Besides, Minato's words made sense.
"Fine," he muttered sullenly. "I won't go."
Then Obito looked