The spot Sasuke had just slashed was precisely where Obito had tried to materialize. Had Obito reacted even half a second slower, Sasuke would have struck him.
An ominous premonition rose in Obito's heart—Sasuke Uchiha could see the spatial fluctuations caused by his intangibility!
"You can see my Kamui?"
Obito asked uncertainly. Sasuke answered him with nothing but an indifferent gaze.
"Has no one ever told you that not all Sharingan are equal?"
Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan met Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan. In an instant, a wave of ocular power that chilled Obito to the bone pierced his mind through Sasuke's eyes.
Under the disruption of Sasuke's ocular power, Obito's mind began to unravel. Fortunately, a White Zetsu had appeared behind him at some point and snapped him out of it. Without this White Zetsu, Obito would likely have fallen straight into an illusion.
"Sasuke Uchiha really is a terrifying opponent."
The White Zetsu who had appeared was different from the one merged with Black Zetsu. His tone was lighter, and he seemed quite familiar with Obito.
"Looks like bringing you along was the right choice, Tobi."
Having steadied his mind, Obito struggled to his feet. The White Zetsu he called Tobi slipped into his body and merged completely with him.
"So that's it. After taking my Rinnegan, Uchiha Itachi gave you his eyes!"
Obito refused to believe his ocular power could lose to a wet-behind-the-ears brat. The only explanation was that Sasuke Uchiha's eyes were not his own. Only with the Fifth Hokage's ocular power could Sasuke use the Mangekyō Sharingan so recklessly, and only then could his eyes surpass Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan, which had been nourished by Hashirama cells for decades.
This guy has the same power inside him as I do.
While Tobi helped Obito suppress Sasuke's ocular