Obito: Uzumaki Shixia Was Truly Terrifying

Off to the side, Kisame Hoshigaki watched Orochimaru kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath, and was deeply surprised.

"What the hell? Was that all one of the legendary Sannin could do?"

"What a boring fight!"

Kisame Hoshigaki had expected a clash of titans today, but Orochimaru had failed to live up to his reputation. Itachi had defeated him instantly!

After releasing the genjutsu, Itachi continued on without a word.

It was as though defeating Orochimaru had been utterly insignificant to him.

Without any further reaction, he simply walked away.

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Orochimaru, then hurried after Itachi.

Orochimaru watched Itachi's retreating figure with an exceptionally grim expression.

I underestimated him just now, and this Uchiha brat's strength really is unfathomable!

His genjutsu is so masterful that I didn't even notice it.

Judging by how unruffled he looks, he must be hiding a great deal of his strength.

Even if I carefully planned an ambush, I might still be no match for this Uchiha brat.

That left Orochimaru deeply conflicted. Did he really have to pay the astronomical fee of one hundred million to hire Sixia to capture a living Uchiha for him?

At the same time, inside the Kamui Dimension.

Obito had recovered from the shock of having his identity exposed.

Behind his mask, his gaze was scrutinizing as he carefully sized Sixia up again.

He silently pondered.

It really is incredible that he exposed my identity with a single remark.

But that's all there is to it.

This is the Kamui Dimension. My territory.

Trapped here, he's completely at my mercy.

At that thought, Obito began to feel secure.

As far as he knew, Uzumaki Shixia was a ninja skilled in Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, the sort from Kumogakure whose muscles had grown into their brains.

Now that he had dragged Sixia into the Kamui Dimension, Sixia was nothing more than a dish on his table. He could never turn the tables!

Ninja of that type possessed terrifying close-combat abilities, but they were not adept at space-time ninjutsu!

So he began interrogating Sixia!

Obito looked at Sixia and asked in a low, serious voice, "All the information Akatsuki has about you is false, isn't it?"

"A ninja like you could never have grown strong enough to capture the Three-Tails alone without careful training from an organization or clan."

"Tell me. What's your real identity?"

"Which organization do you serve? Or which clan?"

"And what was your real purpose in joining Akatsuki?"

"You'd better recognize the position you're in and tell me every last detail you ought to disclose."

Obito suspected that Sixia was very likely a ninja secretly raised by some clan or faction.

He had joined Akatsuki with some ulterior motive.

Obito would not allow that to happen!

Akatsuki's collection of the tailed beasts was something he had painstakingly orchestrated, weaving together subtle threads through a far-reaching scheme.

And collecting the tailed beasts was all for the Eye of the Moon Plan.

According to his scheme, the proper course was for Akatsuki to quietly collect the tailed beasts for him behind the scenes.

Moreover, his plan did not call for collecting the tailed beasts yet!

Obito said nothing further, waiting for Sixia to answer his earlier questions.

After hearing Obito's questions, Sixia answered nonchalantly.

"All the information Akatsuki has about me is true."

"I didn't provide that information to the organization. Akatsuki investigated it themselves. How could it be wrong?"

"Since Akatsuki's records on me are accurate,"

"there's no way I'm a ninja from some major clan or powerful faction."

"I'm just an ordinary wandering ninja who happened to be passing through."

Actually, to be precise, he was merely a passing super-Kage-level ninja.

As Sixia spoke, Obito observed him carefully.

Obito had asked several questions in one breath, and Sixia clearly had not answered all of them.

Obito was in no hurry. This was the Kamui Dimension, after all. Sixia could not cause any trouble here.

He had plenty of time to let Sixia think things over and answer at his leisure.

Meanwhile, he was also rapidly considering the impact Sixia had made since joining Akatsuki.

Akatsuki currently lacks top-tier fighters. We can't launch a lightning campaign to capture all the tailed beasts at once.

And if the tailed beasts keep disappearing one after another, the Five Great Nations will definitely be alerted.

If the Five Great Nations deploy their elite fighters to protect the tailed beasts, Akatsuki will struggle to capture the rest!

Uzumaki Shixia bringing in the Three-Tails was both a blessing and a curse!

After quickly running through those matters in his mind,

Obito realized that his recent investigation into Sixia had already given him enough to reach a conclusion.

For him, Sixia joining Akatsuki had definitely done more harm than good!

Sixia had single-handedly captured Three-Tails Isobu, then persuaded Nagato to have Amegakure and Kusagakure develop together.

Those events made Obito feel that Akatsuki was beginning to stray from its intended course and slip out of his control!

Obito did not know that the situation was not entirely Sixia's fault.

Of course, it was certainly not the fault of the First Pot Kage, Shimura Danzō, either.

Heaven was his witness-Danzo really had not meddled in this incident!

There were two reasons Akatsuki's development had strayed somewhat from its intended course.

One was that Uzumaki Shixia's thought process was impossible to predict.

The other was that Nagato's goal was not the Eye of the Moon Plan.

He wanted to use the Tailed Beast Weapon to intimidate the Shinobi World through military force, while getting revenge on Konoha along the way.

One organization, three different agendas. Naturally, its course would be somewhat unconventional.

After so many unexpected developments, Obito could not help growing deeply suspicious.

Had Sixia joined Akatsuki as part of a premeditated scheme? What was his real purpose?

Unable to figure those questions out, Obito asked Sixia directly.

"Uzumaki Shixia, you should have thought it through by now, shouldn't you?"

"Tell me. Was joining Akatsuki a premeditated operation?"

"What exactly was your purpose in joining Akatsuki?"

Obito's single blood-red eye fixed Sixia with an intense stare.

Sixia answered with a completely earnest expression, "For the missions, of course! Nagato looked like he had lots of missions."

If the first person he had encountered had been a member of Root rather than Kakuzu,

he might already have made such a nuisance of himself that Danzo retired early, leaving him to become Root's leader.

That sounded pretty fun too. He could even inherit Danzo's door-slamming tradition.

He could monopolize Konoha's missions, offer advice to the Hokage, and, when rejected, coolly leave him with, "Lord Sarutobi, you'll regret this!"

Then slam the door with a bang and walk out.

And he was not limited to Konoha. He could go to any of the Five Great Nations.

After all, he had a special "intelligence advantage." He knew what interesting people and things could be found in the Five Great Nations.

Naturally, Obito did not believe Sixia's explanation. He was certain Sixia had an ulterior motive!

"Hah! Uzumaki Shixia, there's no point playing games like this!"

"Besides, I only brought you here to get a better understanding of the situation."

"It doesn't mean I'm determined to do anything to you."

"Are you sure you won't tell me the truth?"

Sixia spread his hands helplessly. "Everything I said was true. Obito, don't overthink it."

"Besides, you're working with Akatsuki to achieve that goal, aren't you?"

"You've seen Akatsuki's situation, as well as my ability to carry out missions."

"Akatsuki has very few members and a serious shortage of top-tier fighters."

"If you rely on them to capture the tailed beasts, who knows how long you'll have to wait?"

"And waiting is the most painful thing in this world!"

"I'm different. At this point, my efficiency in completing missions is pretty much unrivaled in the Shinobi World, right?"

"Think about it. Hire me to help you capture the tailed beasts and carry out your plan."

After some consideration, Sixia began pitching his services.

Whatever Obito wanted to do, he needed manpower.

And whatever missions Obito had, Sixia could complete them brilliantly, provided Obito hired him.

Across from Sixia, Obito was somewhat shocked.

Although Sixia had spoken obliquely, he seemed to know Obito's real reason for capturing the tailed beasts.

And Sixia was not boasting. His efficiency in completing missions truly was unrivaled in the Shinobi World at present!

Obito rubbed his chin. "I do greatly appreciate your efficiency, but I have no intention of paying a commission."

Sixia was furious at those words. Unbelievable!

You've got some nerve, Obito, trying to get me to work for free!

Absolutely outrageous!

He had originally hoped to get a couple of missions out of Obito.

This troublemaker of the Shinobi World had no shortage of missions to offer.

But Obito did not want to pay. He wanted free labor.

Fine, fine, fine! Well played, Obito!

You've just given me a reason to kill you!!

"If you've got money, we can talk. If not, get lost."

When you roamed the Shinobi World, either you freeloaded off someone else or they freeloaded off you.

But no matter what, Sixia would never let Obito freeload off him.

He was counting on completing commission missions to obtain rewards from the system, keep growing stronger, and prepare to deal with the aliens.

In truth, Obito was willing to hire Sixia.

But Sixia's fees were too high.

Obito did not care much about money, so he had no savings at all.

At this point, their negotiations had broken down.

After some thought, Obito decided to keep Sixia locked in the Kamui Dimension for now.

Perhaps Sixia would behave after spending some time in solitary confinement.

Then it would be much easier for them to negotiate terms.

So Obito asked, "Uzumaki Shixia, do you know where you are?"

"This is an alternate dimension created by my Mangekyō Sharingan. Once trapped here, you can never leave."

"Spend some time thinking it over. Tell me your purpose honestly and cooperate with me sincerely, and I'll let you go."

"Otherwise, you can spend the rest of your life here."

"And if you don't cooperate after I release you, I'll drag you back in."

"If I can capture you once, I can capture you again!"

After speaking, Obito turned his gaze toward Sixia.

Now that Sixia knew what was special about the Kamui Dimension, his expression ought to turn ugly.

But Obito was disappointed. After hearing his explanation of the Kamui Dimension, Sixia remained expressionless, without the slightest reaction.

That left Obito rather puzzled.

He could not help thinking:

Uzumaki Shixia clearly hasn't taken my words to heart!

He probably thinks everything I just said was meant to scare him.

He thinks he can leave the Kamui Dimension some other way.

Hah. If that's what he thinks, he couldn't be more wrong.

With that thought, Obito waved at Sixia.

"Uzumaki Shixia, take your time thinking it over."

"I'll be leaving now. Hopefully, by the time I return, you'll have thought things through and will cooperate obediently!"

After speaking, Obito activated his ocular jutsu.

A transparent, spiraling vortex slowly appeared before him, and his figure vanished with it as he left the Kamui Dimension.

Having subdued Sixia so easily and imprisoned him in the Kamui Dimension left Obito feeling rather smug.

But the moment Obito emerged, he was dumbfounded!

It was not because Karin was waiting outside in a Gundam.

It was because Sixia, whom he had trapped inside the Kamui Dimension, was standing brazenly right in front of him!

Sixia smiled. "Obito, we meet again!"

The bizarre sight scared Obito half to death. He was starting to wonder if he had fallen under a genjutsu!

He couldn't help screaming inwardly, What's going on? How did this guy get out?

But he couldn't figure it out, and no one could give him an answer.

Shaken and bewildered, Obito hurried back into the Kamui Dimension to find out what was going on!

Not long after Obito entered the Kamui Dimension, Sixia followed him in.

The Kamui Dimension had once been Obito's private space.

That was no longer the case. Sixia could now come and go as he pleased.

This time, however, Obito saw it clearly: Sixia had opened a spatial portal resembling a Dark Red Black Hole and teleported straight in!

At that moment, Tuzige, who played around with fancy contact lenses, felt the terror of being dominated by tattoos!

"Damn it!"

"How could this happen?"

Obito's brain was on the verge of crashing.

He was fairly familiar with Space-Time Ninjutsu.

But he had never seen the kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu Sixia was using.

More importantly, even if Sixia could use Space-Time Ninjutsu, that shouldn't have allowed him to enter Obito's Kamui Dimension!

Sixia looked at the stunned Obito and spoke with a chuckle.

"If you hadn't brought me in, I wouldn't have known the spatial coordinates. I really couldn't have found this dimension."

"Thanks for that..."

Sixia hadn't yet decided what he would use the Kamui Dimension for.

In any case, if he encountered enemies he couldn't kill but needed to temporarily restrain, he could undoubtedly toss them in here and lock them up.

Of course, the Kamui Dimension was so unusual that he might come up with other clever uses for it later.

Sixia's words left Obito both shocked and furious!

"!!!"

Beneath his mask, his already distorted features twisted even further.

His mind churned with shock.

Aside from Kamui, the Space-Time Ninjutsu he knew best was Flying Thunder God.

But whether it was Kamui or Flying Thunder God...

Neither seemed to compare to the Space-Time Ninjutsu Sixia possessed.

Sixia's Space-Time Ninjutsu activated incredibly quickly, almost instantaneously.

Once activated, it even let him enter a special space like the Kamui Dimension.

This made Obito feel that...

Sixia, standing before him, was extremely dangerous!

The situation was looking very bad!

Without another word, he immediately activated his ocular jutsu and used Kamui to teleport away.

Sixia's actions and abilities had already exceeded anything he could have imagined.

He planned to flee first, find somewhere safe, and take his time conducting a more thorough, comprehensive analysis of Sixia.

The moment Obito fled, Sixia followed him out.

But when Sixia emerged and looked around, he found that Obito wasn't outside.

He rubbed his chin, scanned the surroundings with Mantra, then muttered to himself, "Looks like he ran away."

Karin's deeply concerned voice came from nearby.

"Sixia! What happened?"