Obito Uchiha hesitated for a long while before finally making his choice.
He sealed the vessel containing the Rinnegan again, then took out a Sharingan and placed it in his empty left eye socket.
Bloody tears slowly trickled down as his powerful regenerative ability began to work.
Perhaps because of the Hashirama cells, or perhaps because of Black Zetsu's modifications, Obito's regeneration could not match that of the future Madara Uchiha, but it was still very fast.
A few breaths later, this Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which might have come from some Uchiha ninja, was fully intact in Obito's eye socket.
At this point, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was already functional!
With a bone-deep darkness emanating from his entire body, Obito slowly turned to leave.
But before he could take a step, he turned back, operated the mechanism, and took out another vessel containing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, putting it away.
This was just in case!
Against an enemy like Shihōin Naraku, no amount of caution was excessive.
This time, Obito did not turn back. Instead, he silently activated Kamui and headed straight for the Land of Fire.
He needed to reach the Fire Temple ahead of Sasuke Uchiha's group and check whether Konoha had laid any ambushes nearby.
On the surface, this mission was to capture Void and seal the Nine-Tails chakra. In secret, however, it was Obito's test of Sasuke's current strength.
Before the plan reached its climax, he had to confirm exactly what abilities the pawns in his hands possessed and how strong they were.
Only then could he keep everything under control as much as possible and achieve his goal.
Whoosh!
Distorted space appeared again. Having arrived near the Fire Temple, Obito gazed at the temple a short distance away.
It was very quiet here, just as usual.
Aside from