"I understand, Obito. I absolutely won't let that happen."
Kakashi spoke with absolute conviction.
"Hahaha, you've matured so much now that you're grown up. That's wonderful.
"It feels like I'm the only one who never grew up."
Obito's eyes grew moist.
"Go. I'm going where I belong. Remember, you must tell You. You absolutely must!"
"I will!"
Kakashi reached out, embracing Obito through empty air.
"Thank you, Obito. If it weren't for you, Rin and I would already be dead. Don't be afraid of being alone. In a few decades, we'll come find you in the Pure Land."
Amid the swirling white light, Obito's phantom vanished completely, leaving only a desolate-looking Kakashi.
When he opened his eyes, he was still on the summoned beast's back, moving steadily forward.
Hatake Sakumo looked at him.
"What's wrong, Kakashi?"
"It's an emergency, Father. I request permission to use the Magic Lantern Body Technique to convene an emergency meeting."
Hatake Sakumo's gaze sharpened slightly.
"Has it actually gotten that serious? I approve. Let's send Nagato a signal right now."
The two took out their Captain's Tokens and infused them with chakra, allowing Nagato, far away in the western Land of Fire, to sense them.
Before long, the emergency meeting began.
The Magic Lantern Body Technique was a ninjutsu Nagato had developed using the principles of the Rinnegan's chakra signal rods.
The captains transmitted information by releasing "thought waves" converted from chakra.
As the owner of the Black Rods, Nagato received these waves, amplified them through the Rinnegan, and manifested them as illusions at a designated location, enabling real-time communication between members.
Soon, fourteen hazy red figures appeared indistinctly in the dedicated conference room in Grass God Tower, where the captains usually held their meetings.
It was also where the Magic Lantern Body Technique's signal