Gazing at the blood-red eyes in the sky, Obito did not panic. Instead, he began studying his surroundings.
After failing to escape with Kamui, he immediately concluded that this was not an alternate dimension, but a genjutsu space.
How could I, with my Mangekyō Sharingan, fall victim to genjutsu?
Could there be another Uchiha among the ninja attacking me?
Or had Orochimaru and Shinnō secretly colluded with Konoha, having Shisui and Oto cast genjutsu on me?
At that thought, Obito shook his head and dismissed the possibility.
Given Orochimaru and Shinnō's dispositions, they could not possibly have ties to Konoha, much less the Uchiha.
Besides, if Oto Uchiha were launching a surprise attack, she would have no need to use genjutsu. After all, her Mangekyō Sharingan's ability countered other Mangekyō Sharingan.
The eyes in the sky did not have the pattern of a Mangekyō Sharingan, either. They looked more like the eyes of that Chinoike Clan ninja who had recently joined the organization.
He had never expected that newcomer's eye power to reach such heights. He recalled the man's earlier, deliberate disappearance.
Obito felt as though he had fallen into a vast conspiracy. Could Orochimaru and Shinnō be after his Mangekyō Sharingan?
Ambushing him would be their greatest mistake.
Just as Obito's lips curled upward and he expended a tremendous amount of eye power to escape the genjutsu space, the gleaming Kusanagi Sword appeared before him.
With a sharp crack, Obito's mask shattered, and Orochimaru took his right eye.
"Only one eye?"
Gazing at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand, Orochimaru could not help flicking his tongue over his lips, his attention completely captivated.
To Orochimaru, a Mangekyō Sharingan was a rare treasure, especially Obito's pair, with their mysterious ability to warp space.
"Did you get it?"
Shinnō hurriedly asked