"What a terrifying corrosive ability."
"There's nowhere left for me to sit!"
"Obito Uchiha" landed in another corner of the conference room as though he had teleported.
But before he could steady himself, a transparent, cube-shaped barrier enveloped him, emitting a faint white glow.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Buzzz!
The Dust Release, capable of breaking objects down into atoms, took effect instantly. Dazzling white light flooded the transparent barrier, obscuring "Obito Uchiha" from view.
Watching the Dust Release gradually dissipate, Gaara swept his gaze around. "Did that take care of him?"
"No, he's still there!"
Shihōin Naraku gestured slightly, and everyone immediately followed his gaze. Obito appeared in their sight once more.
Obito sat at ease on the steps, his posture exactly the same as when he first appeared, without so much as a wrinkle in the hem of his clothes.
"It's been a long time, Ōnoki. You've grown."
The calm yet proud voice rang out, and a familiar sense of déjà vu echoed through Ōnoki's mind, instantly leaving him stunned.
He felt as though he had returned to the moment he first met that proud man!
He was... Madara Uchiha?!
"Who are you?" Dodai asked in a low voice, looking at the enemy arrogant enough to intrude upon the Five Kage Summit alone.
"Good. Someone finally asked."
Obito rested his arm on his bent knee, looking down at everyone. "I don't want to keep playing around with you, either. Since that's the case, I'll tell you who I am first."
"My name is-Madara Uchiha!"
That earth-shattering introduction instantly stunned everyone.
Although the information Shihōin Naraku had previously given them had already suggested that Madara Uchiha might be behind the Akatsuki.
That had only been unconfirmed intelligence.
Though the others had given it some credence, they