Shisui's death was all but certain.
The only consolation Uchiha Sora had was that Shisui had given him his remaining eye.
The eye's ability could only be used once at most, and its cooldown was extremely long, so it was of little use to him. But with this eye, he could use Impure World Reincarnation to bring Shisui back.
What concerned Sora most now was that, in the period following Shisui's death, the Konoha High Command would surely move against him.
"I'd like to see what else you can pull!" Uchiha Sora murmured.
He could leave with a single thought, but he would never leave Konoha so easily.
At the very least, he would collect a little interest for Shisui's death!
Even if that meant going against Shisui's wishes and turning Konoha upside down.
Yet just as he finished preparing the suicide note and arrived outside Fugaku's home, a figure slowly emerged from Uchiha Fugaku's house.
It was none other than Shisui Uchiha!
Even his presence felt exactly like Shisui Uchiha's!
But Uchiha Sora knew at once that the Shisui before him was an impostor!
"It looks like Shisui's body fell into Obito Uchiha's hands! Otherwise, how could this impostor imitate his presence so perfectly?" Uchiha Sora left without betraying anything, careful not to alert him.
There was no doubt about this person's identity. He had to be White Zetsu, who had obtained Shisui's body and transformed into him using the residual chakra on it.
He could no longer deliver the suicide note.
Clearly, White Zetsu had impersonated Shisui to meet Uchiha Fugaku. If Sora produced the suicide note now, whom would Fugaku believe?
Even if he brought out Shisui's Kotoamatsukami eye, it probably wouldn't be very convincing, would it?
Besides, Fugaku had always been hostile toward him.
Things seemed to have grown complicated.
"How interesting. Now you're playing games of intrigue with me!" Uchiha Sora abandoned the idea of seeing Fugaku.
That very evening, Fugaku issued a notice calling another Clan Meeting!
Uchiha Sora waited at home. The one who came to notify him was White Zetsu, disguised as Shisui Uchiha.
Looking at the Shisui before him, Uchiha Sora remained composed.
The two headed toward the shrine, one following the other.
Halfway there, Uchiha Sora suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong, Sora?" Shisui asked, turning around.
Uchiha Sora said flatly, "I'd really like to know who gave you the nerve to show yourself in front of me!"
"What do you mean?" Shisui's expression changed before he adopted a puzzled look.
Uchiha Sora raised a finger and pointed it at Shisui.
Shisui's expression changed again, and he snapped, "Uchiha Sora, have you lost your mind? Are we going to the meeting at the shrine or not?"
Pfft!
Yet in the next instant, a beam of white light shot from Uchiha Sora's finger and pierced Shisui's body.
Lightning Release: Light Fang Sword!
Disbelief filled the face of the Shisui White Zetsu was impersonating. Even at the last moment, he seemed to keep up the act. "Uchiha Sora! Why?"
"If you were Shisui, there's no way you would've failed to dodge that attack!" Uchiha Sora said flatly.
The expression on Shisui's face suddenly settled, and he sighed. "Just what I'd expect from Uchiha Sora. It seems the message Shisui sent before his death must have reached you!"
"In that case, there's a very good chance you have Shisui's other eye, too!" As Shisui spoke slowly, his body gradually changed, reverting to White Zetsu's form.
"Lord Madara! It's your turn!" Just before collapsing, White Zetsu suddenly let out a strange, snickering laugh.
A moment later, a masked figure slowly emerged behind Uchiha Sora.
A cold voice came from behind his mask. "Uchiha Sora, I've been watching you for a long time!"
Uchiha Sora turned to face the Masked Man, his expression still calm.
"Heh, you don't seem surprised to see me!" The Masked Man chuckled. "Won't you even greet your clan's forebear?"
Uchiha Sora remained silent.
The Masked Man spoke again. "Do you want to know where Shisui Uchiha is?"
Uchiha Sora merely watched him coldly.
"What an irritating junior!" Uchiha Sora's prolonged silence wore down the Masked Man's patience.
Then Uchiha Sora finally spoke, his voice cold and mocking. "I'm just watching a pathetic fool put on a one-man show."
"You're calling me a pathetic fool?" The Masked Man's voice turned icy. "Do you know who I am?"
Without waiting for Uchiha Sora to answer, the Masked Man continued, "My name is Madara Uchiha!"
"Oh, and?" Uchiha Sora asked calmly.
"You're not surprised?"
"Heh, why should I be? Madara Uchiha wouldn't skulk around like you, hiding behind a mask because he was afraid to show his face," Uchiha Sora said flatly.
"It seems you youngsters really do need some discipline!" the Masked Man said coldly. "Then I'll show you the power of Madara Uchiha!"
The moment he finished speaking, the Masked Man charged straight at Uchiha Sora.
Uchiha Sora stood motionless. Just as the Masked Man reached him, he flicked out a kunai, striking him right between the eyebrows.
But the kunai passed straight through his forehead without any resistance.
By then, the Masked Man had already extended his hand toward Uchiha Sora, reaching to grab his body.
His palm touched Sora's clothes, and a flicker of delight rose within him.
Yet at that critical instant, the figure before him flashed and vanished on the spot!
Not good!!!
The Masked Man was alarmed, but the whistle of movement already came from behind him!
Uchiha Sora had teleported behind his back!
At the same time, a blue sphere of chakra appeared in Uchiha Sora's hand, and he drove it hard toward Obito's back.
Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Stage!
What a familiar feeling!
Shocked, the Masked Man decisively turned intangible again.
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, a tremendous shock wave surged from the ground beneath him.
Obito's body continued forward, while Uchiha Sora stood in a crater over ten meters wide, holding a kunai.
That was close!
The Masked Man broke into a cold sweat.
"Familiar, isn't it? That feeling?" Uchiha Sora's taunting voice rang out.
"You! You actually know the Rasengan and the Flying Thunder God Technique! What's your relationship with the Fourth Hokage?" the Masked Man asked gravely.
That exchange had been practically identical to what happened that night five years ago!
If he hadn't suffered from it that night, and if he hadn't spent these years continually improving his mastery of Kamui, he would probably have been struck again just now!
"Aren't you Madara Uchiha? What's wrong? A mere Flying Thunder God and Rasengan are enough to rattle you?" Uchiha Sora continued to mock him.
He wasn't surprised that his combination had failed to hit Obito.
For one thing, he had only just mastered Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Stage and wasn't yet fully proficient at applying it in combat. His speed might still fall short of Minato Namikaze's. For another, the Obito before him was no longer the boy he had been five years ago. His strength had continued to improve, too.
In particular, his ability to switch between tangible and intangible states had reached perfection. At this point, probably only powerful genjutsu could counter him.
Winning through speed alone was no longer so easy.
Even so, that combination was enough to make Obito Uchiha relive the shadow of his past.
Unfortunately, the Flying Thunder God mark on Obito had been left by the Fourth Hokage, and Sora couldn't use it to teleport directly to him. Otherwise, Obito would be no cause for concern at all.
"Uchiha Sora, just who are you?" At this moment, turmoil surged through the Masked Man's heart. He couldn't understand why this eleven-year-old brat knew Flying Thunder God and the Rasengan, much less why a child his age showed none of the expected reactions when faced with someone claiming to be Madara Uchiha.
"From the moment you joined forces with Danzo and the others to kill Shisui, you were already on my kill list! Unforgivable!" Uchiha Sora didn't answer his question. Instead, he said flatly, "You think you're toying with this world, but in reality, you're just a pathetic fool being toyed with yourself."
The Masked Man's heart jolted, and he roared, "Who the hell are you!"
Compared with the Flying Thunder God Technique Uchiha Sora had learned from who knew where, he cared more about what Uchiha Sora had said.
Every word seemed to carry a hidden meaning!
Could my identity have been exposed?
How was that possible?
Suspicion and uncertainty filled the Masked Man's heart.
"Aren't you so confident? Calling yourself Madara Uchiha, controlling the Akatsuki, plotting to collect the Tailed Beasts... and create that illusory world!"
"Obito Uchiha! I suggest you accept reality!" Uchiha Sora enunciated every word. "You can't change anything! In the end, you're nothing more than a sinner who lost his way in life!"
"What?! You... how do you know my identity?!" The Masked Man-Obito Uchiha-finally lost his composure and cried out in shock.
"Not only do I know your identity, I know every one of your plans!" Uchiha Sora continued. "The Eye of the Moon Plan, right? Reviving the Ten-Tails, right? Becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, right? Casting Infinite Tsukuyomi, right?"
Each word Uchiha Sora spoke struck Obito's heart like a hammer, battering his confidence.
Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!!!!
Obito Uchiha screamed inwardly. With every secret laid bare, he was on the verge of a mental collapse!
"I can tell you very clearly that none of those plans can succeed! Because I'm here! You won't stand a chance!" Uchiha Sora said flatly.
"But you don't need to worry about me exposing your plans." After a pause, Uchiha Sora suddenly smiled. "I'll take my time playing this game of the Shinobi World with you, until you want to quit yourself!"
With those words, Uchiha Sora's figure flashed, and he vanished completely.
Obito Uchiha was left standing there, sinking into a long silence.
PS: After thinking it over for a long time, I decided to let the protagonist make a splash for once. Some people might feel it's too early to expose Obito, but I think the protagonist is already strong enough that he no longer needs to fear him. Next, the protagonist will build up his own forces, so stay tuned. Also, please leave some ratings and send some free gifts...
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