Obito Uchiha touched his severed arm. The pain made the defeat and humiliation he had suffered all too real, plunging him into anguish once again.
Seeing Obito Uchiha withdraw into himself again, Black Zetsu felt a little contemptuous. Although Obito Uchiha had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, his tactical intelligence and combat awareness fell far short of Shin Uchiha's, Shisui Uchiha's, or Uchiha Itachi's.
Madara Uchiha had only chosen this fairly promising but rather dim-witted member of the Uchiha Clan because he had been close to death. Even then, it had taken considerable time to groom him into someone barely useful.
Madara Uchiha had also worried that if he chose a clever clansman who later refused to resurrect him, all his preparations would end up benefiting someone else.
In fact, if Black Zetsu had not possessed Obito Uchiha and forced him to use Outer Path-Rinne Rebirth, Madara Uchiha might never have been resurrected.
Black Zetsu looked at Obito Uchiha. He could not afford to let him lose heart now; he still needed him to do the work ahead. So Black Zetsu offered some reassurance:
"Obito, this wasn't your fault. We never could have expected Kakashi to reach the level of the Mangekyō Sharingan, much less use its dōjutsu. Otherwise, we would have caught him and thrown him into the Kamui Dimension long ago.
"Don't lose heart. Kakashi clearly has very little experience with the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he doesn't have enough chakra to keep using it for long.
"We were too impatient this time. The next time Kakashi leaves the village on a mission, we'll go after him again."
Unlike Black Zetsu, White Zetsu was more concerned about Obito Uchiha. He joined in to comfort him. "Little Obito, don't be upset. Just bear with it for now. Once we get