At that moment, Obito completely ignored Black Zetsu's voice...
Or rather, every sound except Rin Nohara's... had been completely shut out.
"Obito, you..."
"Shut up!"
Obito Uchiha snapped.
Even Rin Nohara, who had been smiling at Obito, jumped in fright.
"Get out of my body!"
Growing even more frantic, Obito Uchiha grabbed Black Zetsu inside his body, tore him out, and flung him aside.
At the same time, he took out several black rods and shot them straight at Black Zetsu.
They pinned him to the ground.
"Rin."
"I didn't become Hokage. I became the village's enemy."
"I... caused our teacher and his wife to die."
"I... let you down."
Obito staggered toward Rin Nohara, his expression on the verge of collapse.
Meanwhile, after he stripped Black Zetsu out, the wood release cells began separating from his body as well.
Half his body began to crumble.
"You..."
"Obito, your body... I know you. You just didn't know the truth. You were deceived."
"Obito, now that you've been able to admit it, our teacher will forgive you too."
"Obito, right now, you..."
Squelch!
At that moment, without the slightest hesitation, Obito plunged the black rod in his hand into his own heart.
"Rin, I was wrong..."
"If I need to apologize, I'll go apologize to our teacher."
"So tell me what happened back then."
The utter devastation on Obito's face filled Rin Nohara's eyes with heartache.
Soon, at Obito's request, Rin Nohara told him everything that had happened that day.
After hearing Rin Nohara's account, a look of relief appeared on Obito's face.
"Rin, I understand now..."
With those words, Obito Uchiha gently rested his head on Rin Nohara's shoulder.
His breathing stopped...
"Kakashi, make sure you live a good life."
"We'll be waiting for you, but we don't want to