It seemed everyone had come to live a good life, except Obito Uchiha, who had been swept into darkness.
But perhaps that was exactly what Obito had wanted to do back then: sacrifice himself alone in exchange for their happy lives.
Only, his sacrifice had failed, and he had instead become Black Zetsu's tool. Of course, no one knew about this yet, apart from Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu.
Lu You, however, had probably guessed some of it.
At this point in time, what else could forcibly kill someone with a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan?
Only another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
Obito's eyes were definitely still there, but something must have gone wrong with them. Otherwise, he would not have needed Uchiha Fugaku's eyes at all; he could have done it himself.
As for whether Obito Uchiha had done it personally or Madara Uchiha had used someone else, Lu You did not know. He was still investigating.
Before long, before Hatake Sakumo arrived, Kakashi Hatake returned first. His face was full of exhaustion, plainly visible even with his mask on.
Seeing several people standing at his door, he froze for a few seconds, startled.
Once he saw that it was Lu You, he understood.
That terrifying presence earlier had come from Lu You. That explained it, that explained it. He had thought some strange thing had entered Konoha.
"You, when did you get here? I didn't even know. Are these... Itachi and Lady Mikoto?"
"Not long ago. I hurried over after hearing about the Nine-Tails' Rampage. After all, Itachi's father... you know."
"I see."
Thinking of Minato-sensei and his wife Kushina, his eyes grew even dimmer.
The world seemed to be getting worse and worse.
First Obito had left, then Minato-sensei. Who would be next? He did