Starting Out by Impersonating Obito and Stealing Madara's Inheritance

The bright moon hung high, the starlight dim.

At the Mountain Graveyard, withered grass buried bones, and ghostly will-o'-wisps flickered coldly.

Uchiha Yuan crept through the darkness like a silent ghost.

The surrounding cliffs were pitch-black. Before long, he found the enormous skeleton from his memories.

Below it was where Uchiha Madara had entrusted Black Zetsu with his final wishes before passing from the world.

"Heh heh, Konoha's hero, Uchiha Obito?"

"Who would have thought that this dead 'hero' would unleash the Nine-Tails Attack today, then declare war on the Five Great Ninja Villages more than a decade later?"

Standing in the gloom, Uchiha Yuan muttered soundlessly to himself.

"But this 'Konoha hero' probably never imagined that while he was wreaking havoc in Konoha Hidden Village, someone would come steal his home, right?"

"Besides, Madara was the ancestor of all Uchiha. Who said only Obito had the right to inherit the old man's legacy?"

Uchiha Yuan formed Hand Seals and quietly vanished into the night.

As a member of the Uchiha Clan, he honestly felt that disturbing an ancestor's rest was immoral and unfilial.

But this was the end of the Third Shinobi World War, and after Nine-Tails Night, the Uchiha Clan would be in grave danger.

As the war subsided, wartime missions that could be exchanged for advanced ninjutsu plummeted off a cliff. A ninja like Uchiha Yuan, who was fifteen and had yet to awaken his Sharingan, had no qualifications to accept A- or S-rank missions. Even the clan's resource supplies would be greatly reduced compared to wartime.

And seven years later, the Uchiha Clan would officially be wiped out. Knowing advancement would be difficult, Uchiha Yuan had no choice but to attempt a risky option.

While Obito unleashed the Nine-Tails Attack in Konoha, he would steal the inheritance Madara had left behind.

At this moment, Black Zetsu and Obito were carrying out a terrorist attack in Konoha. Only two or three White Zetsu with Chunin-level strength were left to guard the base.

Considering Obito's intelligence level as the 'wise fool,' he had probably never considered that anyone else knew the base's location.

Uchiha Yuan felt his odds were excellent.

The dampness of the underground plaza slapped heavily against his face. 'Obito,' his figure concealed beneath a coarse brown cloak, moved with hurried steps, while the tiger-striped mask hid every trace of expression.

Tobi and another degraded White Zetsu came forward to greet him, pale as dried white radishes.

"Well, if you managed to come back, that means the Yellow Flash wasn't all that impressive."

"Obito, you did great! Konoha's ninjas must be running around like headless rats while the Nine-Tails chased them! Mmm, in a crisis like that, they must have had truly magnificent urges to poop! I really want to experience how they felt."

Tobi, wearing a swirl-patterned mask, spoke frivolously, while the degraded White Zetsu circled Obito several times, examining him from top to bottom.

"Obito! The smell on you seems a little off. How should I put it... perhaps the lingering poop smell is wrong? Did Konoha's ninjas use poop ninjutsu on you?"

Seeing this, Tobi also leaned closer. After carefully inspecting 'Obito,' he praised him with the satisfaction of an elder.

"Not bad. As expected of the person Madara chose. Even your aura and scent are completely different from before. Obito, you're really cautious."

"You two, have you forgotten that Konoha has the Inuzuka Clan, which specializes in scent tracking? Or did you learn to make fun of me after Madara died?"

Beneath the tiger-striped mask, the right eye's scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun ominously. 'Obito' scrutinized the two chattering white creatures, darkness flickering in the depths of his gaze.

"Enough. I'm in a terrible mood right now. You two stay alert for anything outside. I need to rest."

No longer paying attention to the two boring white creatures, Obito headed straight toward the depths of the base.

"Why is he angry? Is he holding in the urge to poop?"

Tobi was puzzled.

The degraded White Zetsu stared at 'Obito's' retreating back.

"After all, he's turned against his once most respected teacher and Konoha Hidden Village. Even Obito would feel heavy-hearted!"

"I'll go watch him. You keep guard."

Deep within the underground base was where the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was stored.

A massive dead tree stretched its branches wildly. Looking up, Uchiha Yuan could make out the form of a giant.

Before the dead tree, a mass of flesh formed from Hashirama Cells continuously supplied it with nourishment.

Uchiha Yuan attacked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with a chakra-infused kunai. Just as he expected, the chakra was swiftly absorbed, not even leaving a white scratch on the statue.

This isn't good!

Since he had come to steal the inheritance Madara had left for Obito, Uchiha Yuan had no intention of passing up the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

After all, this was the shell of the Ten-Tails, an existence capable of containing all chakra in the Ninja World.

But moving the entire Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was obviously unrealistic.

Old Madara had once said that only those possessing Hashirama Cells or the Rinnegan could control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Uchiha Yuan had neither. But giving up such an enormous fortune as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path would be far too wasteful of this opportunity.

"Zetsu, if I bring the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with me, Minato Namikaze will definitely die, and Rin will be very happy, right?"

Hearing this, the White Zetsu who had followed him chuckled strangely twice.

"Obito, you've finally noticed 'Mother'? Even if you possess Hashirama Cells, it will be difficult to control her without rigorous training."

"But if you really can control 'Mother,' then forget Minato Namikaze—even Hashirama and Tobirama together wouldn't be your match."

Uchiha Yuan gave an indifferent "Mm."

White Zetsu types liked to mock Madara after his death, yet they treated Obito rather well.

It seemed their relationship was better than he had imagined.

"Zetsu, I want to try this."

Taking a scroll from his robe, Uchiha Yuan casually explained.

"A technique Madara left behind. It can synchronize the entire Demonic Statue of the Outer Path through a Demonic Statue Fragment."

"Zetsu, I need you to help me obtain a Demonic Statue Fragment."

His tone became earnest, as though the white creature before him were his closest friend since childhood.

At that moment, the degraded White Zetsu's already dim mind was thinking as hard as it could.

Madara had indeed taught Obito quite a few secret techniques while he was alive. With its status, it had no right to know about them.

But Madara had indeed mentioned that Jinchuriki could only transform into perfect Jinchuriki by synchronizing with their Tailed Beasts.

It wondered whether Obito wanted to try something similar.

"Zetsu, help me. You're my best friend. You understand my determination to avenge Rin."

"Minato Namikaze alone isn't enough. There's also all of Konoha, the entire Ninja World! In return, I'll only tell you about the urge to poop every person in Konoha Hidden Village feels before they die."

"Really?"

A best friend's request—and, more importantly, poop urges that only it would know about!

The degraded White Zetsu could find no reason to refuse.

Obito didn't see it as a tool. In Obito's heart, it was more important than Tobi and even Black Zetsu!

Before it could think any further, the degraded White Zetsu merged into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. When it emerged, it held a root-like lump of flesh in its hands.

A Demonic Statue Fragment!

"Here, Obito! Don't forget what you promised!"

The statue fragment placed in his palm gave Uchiha Yuan an unreal, dreamlike feeling.

But the next second, the situation became awkward.

After losing the chakra supply from the Hashirama Cells, the statue fragment instantly drained nearly all of Uchiha Yuan's chakra, even forcibly dispelling his Transformation Technique.

He was exposed.

Watching the Obito before it turn into an unfamiliar ninja wearing a face mask and a gray cloak,

the White Zetsu that had detached from the statue put its hands on its hips and burst into laughter.

"Idiot! You fell for it!"

"Just as I thought! You're not Obito! How could the real Obito return without using that 'Phasing' technique?"

"I outsmarted you! Your brain is full of poop!"