Minato, Kushina, Naruto, Kakashi, Zuo Zhu, Shisui, and Itachi stood in a line in a forest seven or eight kilometers east of the command post, waiting for the arrival of their 'guests'.
Minato had temporarily handed over the command work to Nara Shikaku and Cloud Village's Mabui. Then again, if they could just take care of things here, they could put Tonton in charge of the command post.
Before long, a person wearing a blue robe and a white mask appeared before them.
The white mask was painted with black circular patterns, with three tomoe in the middle. Two of the tomoe had holes in them, revealing the Rinnegan in his left eye and the Sharingan in his right eye.
At the same time, six people with the same Rinnegan in their left eye and Sharingan in their right eye stood in front of him.
Before he could speak to Obito, Minato quickly identified these people one by one to prepare his subordinates: "Sunagakure's Bunbuku Monk, Iwagakure's Lava Release Rōshi and Steam Ninja Han, Cloud Village's Yugito Nii and the previous Eight Tails Jinchuriki, Burabi, and..."
"Granny Mito..." Kushina spoke the last person's name, her voice trembling slightly.
Despite her age, Kushina still found this to be the most pleasing face in the world, because she was the kindest person to her when she first arrived in Konoha, the only elder who gave her a sense of closeness in a foreign land, and an important relative who guided her when she was about to become a Jinchuriki and was full of anxiety.
Due to Kushina's gaffe, for a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to this old woman, except for Kakashi, who was staring intently at Obito's Sharingan.
Following Kushina's gaze, the crowd saw an old woman in white standing opposite them, her face full of wrinkles, looking kind and gentle. Her once beautiful Red Hair had long lost its luster, and there was a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead like Tsunade's. It was the First Hokage's wife, the first Nine Tails Jinchuriki, Mito Uzumaki.
In fact, Mito Uzumaki could have maintained her youthful appearance with the power of the Yin Seal, just like Tsunade, but in reality, she no longer cared about such things after Hashirama's death.
Shisui touched the Ninja Blade behind him: "Is that the First Hokage's wife?"
"It is said that she was also a remarkable powerhouse. Judging from her Chakra, it's probably true," Itachi said, examining her closely with his three-tomoe Sharingan.
Zuo Zhu thought that this should also be considered an elder of Naruto's clan, right? He glanced at Naruto out of the corner of his eye, but didn't notice anything unusual.
Naruto was also observing this old woman. These six people were clearly new Six Paths of Pain who had been modified after Impure World Reincarnation. So, Mito Uzumaki couldn't escape the control of Impure World Reincarnation? Or was she completely controlled by Orochimaru with a buried seal before she could break free?
Even the Nine Tails in the Sealing Space was restlessly grinding its claws on the ground: "Naruto, that woman is not easy to deal with."
"She... is she stronger than my mom?" Naruto noticed that even his way of addressing him had changed. How big of a psychological shadow did he have?
"Who knows." The Nine Tails was a little unhappy; this topic wasn't very friendly to him.
"Obito! Why do you have to go this far!?" Kushina's Red Hair floated up. Seeing her most respected Granny being desecrated and controlled after death, she wanted to smash that guy's Dog Head.
Obito was surprised that Konoha already knew his identity, but he didn't care. He just shook his head dismissively and said in a mocking tone, "Obito? Isn't that your Konoha's war hero? That guy died more than a decade ago."
Minato frowned: "Are you even denying your own existence now, Obito?"
"Call me by that name if you want. Whether Obito is alive or exists is irrelevant. In any case, what I have to do now is to take the Nine Tails, that's all." His gaze swept back and forth across Naruto and Kushina's faces, as if choosing a target.
"Obito!" Kakashi knew in his heart that things had reached this point, and persuasion alone probably wouldn't work. However, he still had something to say, "About Rin..."
"Don't make that kind of expression, Kakashi." Obito interrupted Kakashi, his tone surprisingly calm.
"Don't you blame me?" Kakashi stared at him, sweat beading on his forehead.
"What's the point of blaming you in such a boring real world? I'm not interested in this world that's about to disappear."
"Even if your plan succeeds, what's the point? In a few decades, everyone will die in their dreams. In that case, even the false world will cease to exist, right! Are you going to stifle everyone for your own delusions?" Minato asked the question he couldn't understand no matter what.
Obito was full of confidence: "No, it won't disappear. At that time, the God Tree will nourish everyone, and everyone's wishes will be realized. Even eternal life is within reach, and even peace is attainable. Everything in that world will develop according to your wishes, and that world will continue forever!"
Naruto pointed at the silly guy who wanted to laugh at the sky and said, "I think this person needs to be beaten up first before he can listen to people properly."
"Naruto!" Obito suddenly shouted, "You're in pain, aren't you!"
"Huh?" Naruto was completely bewildered. What kind of nonsense was this guy spouting?
In Obito's view, Naruto having so many Shadow Clones singing, dancing, rapping, and generally letting loose in the Kamui Dimension must be for a reason. And after a little inquiry, it was easy to find out that Naruto had a hobby of making his Shadow Clones commit suicide, and in all sorts of creative ways!
According to common sense in the Shinobi World, the memories, emotions, and ways of thinking between a Shadow Clone and the original body should be exactly the same. The behavior of a Shadow Clone represents the thoughts of the person to a certain extent.
So Obito judged that Naruto, this kid, usually looks all smiles, but the pressure in his heart must be very great!
This pressure is either because of his identity as the son of the Hokage, or because of the Nine Tails. There is no third possibility!
And Asuma, who was also the son of the Hokage, had the experience of running away from home, and finally figured it out. So Naruto probably wouldn't be so desperate because of this kind of thing, so there's only one possibility left!
"You became a Jinchuriki from the moment you were born, and you've been living with a monster since you were ignorant of the world. No matter how your parents try to comfort you, it's useless. They sealed the Tailed Beast in you completely on their own initiative. You've tasted the bitterness of despair, haven't you!"
Seeing that the person on the opposite side didn't react, and Naruto even looked surprised, Obito felt that he had guessed correctly, and became more and more excited as he spoke: "This despairing world has no value in existing. I think you can understand this despair to some extent, but it doesn't matter. All of this will end soon. Give me the Nine Tails! I will let you live the life you want most!"
As Obito's voice fell, the scene fell into silence. Most people looked at him with pity. Is his brain broken?
Only Zuo Zhu subconsciously thought, so Naruto is so desperate?
Raising his eyes and looking at Naruto's contemptuous gaze towards Obito, Zuo Zhu blushed for his naivety. This person is poisonous, right? Naruto desperate? Why don't you say Gan Wen Cui is desperate?
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