Obito's sudden appearance put every member of the Uchiha Clan present on guard.
The grand elder stepped forward, staring at Obito. "Who are you? How dare you..."
The grand elder fell silent halfway through his words. Beneath Obito's mask, he had spotted a Sharingan unlike the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
The grand elder was old enough to have seen a great deal.
At first glance, he recognized Obito's eye as the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Your eye? Are you a member of the Uchiha Clan? Who exactly are you?"
"Hehehehe..." Obito suddenly burst into wild laughter.
"Uchiha? Now that's a name I haven't heard in ages..."
"I am Madara Uchiha!"
The grand elder was speechless.
Naturally, the grand elder did not believe the man's claim to be Madara Uchiha.
But the fact that he possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan lent the claim some credibility.
After all... in the past century, only Madara Uchiha and his younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Knowledge of how to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan had been lost after Madara.
"Enough... no more wasted words. Uchiha, become my strength!"
Obito held out a hand, his tone imperious.
Many of the Uchiha present thought this man intended to recruit them.
Even the grand elder thought so.
If someone who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan joined their side, whether he was Madara Uchiha or anyone else... their chances of success in the coming coup would improve considerably.
With that in mind, the grand elder extended his hand to shake Obito's, signaling his willingness to cooperate-or follow him.
But just as he reached out, a sudden chill brushed his neck, and blood sprayed from his throat.
"Hehe... I meant 'become my strength' quite literally. Please don't misunderstand!"
With that, Obito kicked the grand elder to the ground.
At the sight,