He simply stood there in silence, his gaze sweeping over the mangled remains strewn across the ground before settling on Obito Uchiha, who stood with his back to him, brimming with confidence.
As his gaze settled on him.
The smile on Obito's face abruptly froze as he supported Rin Nohara, and every hair on his body instantly stood on end.
An indescribable sensation instantly flooded Obito Uchiha's entire body.
Beside him, Kakashi also noticed Madara Uchiha. He instantly held White Fang across his body, summoned the lightning release chakra throughout his body, and flashed in front of Obito and Rin.
At the sight of Madara Uchiha, Rin Nohara's heart abruptly clenched, and an indescribable terror surged up from deep within her.
It's him!!! It has to be him!!!! He must be the reason I lost contact with Obito and Xiaoyue at the same time!!!
Rin Nohara trembled inwardly. Although Madara Uchiha was not letting even a trace of his presence leak out, she could not so much as move.
Madara Uchiha's gaze rested on Obito Uchiha just like that. There was no killing intent in his eyes; instead, they held a measure of scrutiny and appreciation, as though he were examining an object that had yet to take shape.
"A descendant of the Uchiha."
His deep voice rang out across the open ground. It was not loud, yet it reached everyone's ears with perfect clarity.
"If, one day, the world were to be utterly annihilated, what would you do?"
Hearing the unfamiliar voice, the rigid Obito Uchiha slowly turned around. The instant he saw Madara Uchiha, he felt everything around him disappear, leaving only an unfathomably deep darkness.
He opened his mouth to speak, but under Madara Uchiha's gaze, he could not get a single word out.
*Those eyes... why