"They're guarding him so tightly!"
Obito Uchiha's gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield before settling on Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze as they moved through it.
Unexpectedly, though his target was Naruto, he looked at Minato Namikaze more often.
Of course, his eyes held barely restrained hatred, resentment, pain, disgust, and other emotions.
"If you'd tried this hard to protect Rin back then, she wouldn't have died!"
"That disastrous ending would never have happened!"
Obito's voice was as cold as ice!
He had never forgotten the sight of Kakashi Hatake's Lightning Blade piercing Rin Nohara's body!
It was as though Rin's blood had splashed onto his face, too!
It never let him forget, not even for a moment!
Especially as he watched Minato Namikaze turn into a yellow flash, circling Naruto Uzumaki and blocking the White Zetsu constantly attacking him from every direction.
Naruto could unleash his attacks freely, killing one hideous White Zetsu after another without worrying about his own safety at all.
Because his father was guarding him, keeping him well protected.
The sight lent a touch of warmth to the brutal battlefield.
Yet to Obito, that scene was particularly aggravating.
"Not quite yet. Let's wait a little longer. The real show will begin eventually."
Obito took one last look at Minato and Naruto, father and son, before drawing his gaze away for the time being.
It was not yet time for him to act.
The battle between the White Zetsu Army and the Allied Shinobi Forces had only just begun. Although casualties were already considerable, they had yet to reach what Obito had anticipated.
At the very least, he had not even deployed the Six Paths Jinchūriki he had prepared long ago. They still stood behind him, having never joined the battlefield.
"Kabuto Yakushi works fast. He