Through their brief clash, Obito had gained a rough sense of Makoto Uchiha's strength. The gap between them was no longer as vast as heaven and earth.
If they truly fought now, each using everything at his disposal, Obito was confident he would be the one to survive.
He could use two Mangekyo dōjutsu, while Makoto Uchiha could only use one. He could also use Susanoo, something Makoto Uchiha surely could not manage with only one eye.
Makoto Uchiha understood this as well, and his hatred for Chihane and Obito deepened.
But he paid no mind to Obito's threats. He even found them rather laughable.
Although he could only use one dōjutsu, Madara Uchiha's instruction had left him far ahead of Obito in combat experience. Add to that his ability to use his Mangekyo without limits and his command of Wood Release Ninjutsu, and Makoto Uchiha had plenty of reasons to feel confident.
In truth, Makoto Uchiha had never intended to reveal himself. He had wanted to control Nagato from the shadows and make the Akatsuki serve him.
Once he had gathered the Nine-Tails, he would force Nagato to perform Rinne Rebirth and revive Uchiha Hanshan.
As for Madara Uchiha, Makoto considered his ideas far too dangerous. If they actually did what Madara proposed, would human existence have any value left?
If everyone lived in a dream and could have anything they wanted, what was a genius like him, destined to be admired by countless people, supposed to do? Live in a dream too?
Unfortunately, the one-eyed Makoto Uchiha discovered that he could not defeat Nagato.
That made things interesting. He had started out wanting to pull the strings, only to end up as a partner-and the weaker partner at that. At any moment, he could fall from collaborator to