Hearing the sound of the mask shattering, Shisui instinctively turned his gaze toward "Madara Uchiha," then frowned.
According to certain records in the clan's archives, Madara Uchiha shouldn't look like this, right? His hairstyle was somewhat similar, at least.
However, the other's face seemed oddly familiar—it resembled an older clansman from his childhood!
But that particular clansman should've died long ago!
Obito was startled too, but quickly regained his composure.
He was a complete nobody before his "fake death"—Aizen couldn't possibly recognize his identity.
As long as he stayed calm enough, the other party wouldn't suspect who he really was...
Before he could think further, almost the moment the mask hit the ground, Aizen slashed out another fierce and violent strike.
Obito didn't dare to slack off. Using his ocular power, he immediately transported Shisui and the other away, leaving behind a harsh parting threat: "I will be back!"
With that, the three vanished into swirling vortexes.
Staring at the now-empty Kamui Space, Aizen's expression remained incredibly calm.
Getting trapped here? Absolutely not!
If Kaguya's God Tree Space couldn't stop the Kuchiyose no Jutsu, then certainly Obito's Kamui Space couldn't either.
"Still, before leaving this space, I might as well leave behind a clone to be a pain in the neck forever!"
...
The real world.
It had only been about ten seconds since the Akatsuki organization's "provocation," and the group was still venting their frustrations.
"Why can Akatsuki organization members come and go freely without any reaction? What's the Barrier Unit doing?"
"If they dare appear again, I'll blow their heads up!"
Then, the three Akatsuki organization members appeared once more.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, clearly not expecting this turn of events.
Looking at the familiar, astonished faces around him, Obito froze, an indescribable fear surging through his heart!
"This isn't right... The coordinates I chose for my exit shouldn't have been here..."
His intangibility wasn't limited to staying in one place—it allowed him to move into the Kamui Space and then emerge from another overlapping section of the real world.
Everywhere the Kamui Space covered was a place he could appear!
But why had he returned to the exact same spot?
"That's right—it was him!" Thinking back to Aizen's words about "time being almost up" and "playing a little game," Obito felt as if his heart had been gripped tightly in someone's palm, making it hard to breathe.
"Did he take Shisui away, causing the Genjutsu Sealing Field to collapse, then use his genjutsu at the last second to cloud my senses, causing me to warp my exit coordinates back to this crowd? But how did he know I dread facing these people? Or was he simply trying to get me caught on purpose?"
He wasn't the only one lost in thought. The Third Hokage and others around him were equally stunned.
"This guy actually came back again?" The Third muttered, gobsmacked. He had considered waiting around for a repeat appearance, but thought doing so would be rather foolish.
Never did he expect that someone would actually be this foolish!
What surprised him even more was Kakashi and Asuma's shouts filled with shock and fury: "Obito!"
Minato and Kushina were equally disbelieving: "Obito, how could it really be you?"
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The Uchiha clansmen around were also incredulous.
"Is he Obito Uchiha?"
"I thought Obito Uchiha died heroically during the Third Great Ninja War. How could it really be him?"
"Obito... Obito... Obito..." The voices rang in Obito's mind like a nightmare, and those scornful, hateful gazes gnawed at his heart like venomous snakes.
"Get out of my head!" Obito screamed hysterically, wrapping his arms around the two behind him and vanishing into the Kamui Space at full speed.
Although using Kamui Space to teleport might leave him vulnerable to Aizen's attack, he had no time to think about it anymore!
All he wanted was to get out of this world!
And "luckily," Aizen seemed unprepared for their return. By the time he reacted, Obito had already completed the spatial jump.
Black Zetsu watched Obito's back with a sinister gaze. "Obito is already finished. Even if he escapes, Seiki Shimaseki will probably figure out his intentions and reveal Rin's survival to the shinobi world... Obito, don't hate me!"
Shisui also felt complicated. "He really is my clansman Obito. I thought he was long dead. Also, when I heard the name 'Obito,' I couldn't help but look up just now. Someone might have discovered my identity..."
Outside, everyone was still stunned by what had just occurred, too stunned to even think about chasing after them.
The Third moved closer to Minato and whispered, "From your reaction just now, you probably figured I could have stopped him... So, he really is your former student, and you intentionally let him go?"
Minato was silent for a moment before shaking his head slightly. "I'm not so stubborn as that... I let him go because I left a Flying Thunder God Technique Form on Obito. The Flying Thunder God Technique Form never disappears, and we can use him to track down the enemy's base!"
Though Minato kept his face calm, the Third could hear the tremor in his voice. Betrayed by a beloved student, hated as an enemy—that feeling must be unbearable!
The Third didn't say much, only gently patting his shoulder. How could he not understand that feeling?
Tsunade resented him for allowing Danzo to use the First Hokage's body for experiments; Orochimaru disliked him for obstructing his pursuit of immortality, and even Jiraiya had slowly drifted apart from him!
Still, the Third found some comfort in his heart. "At least none of my students ever wanted to kill me!"
Kakashi's face went pale as he touched his left eye, momentarily unable to accept what he had heard. "How could he really be Obito?"
Asuma hesitated before speaking. "Could it be a Transformation Jutsu? Maybe he transformed into Obito's form on purpose to confuse us and escape?"
Kakashi shook his head. "What Transformation Jutsu could fool so many Sharingan eyes? As much as I hate to admit, he really is Obito!"
Hearing the scornful and indignant voices around him, Asuma sighed deeply. "Though I don't know how things came to this, at least Obito's grandmother passed away a few years ago. Otherwise, being looked down upon by so many people would have been unbearable!"
Fugaku was furious enough to nearly give himself internal injuries. All these years, he had held himself back, concealing his formidable strength and keeping a low profile—all to protect the Uchiha clan.
But what did he get in return? Two reckless Uchiha youths charging headlong into the Uchiha compound!
"While most people only paid attention to Obito, Shisui's actions surely caught people's attention as well! The Uchiha clan now has two members in Akatsuki, and it was Obito who manipulated the Nine-Tails incident! After this, the Hokage will certainly use it as an excuse to settle accounts with us!"
Fugaku's expression turned grim. Although the Uchiha were technically "victims" in this incident, in the end, no one had died, and Seiki had already mentioned that the Akatsuki's target was the Jinchuriki.
It seemed like the Uchiha were dragged into this mess because of Kushina, but why did the Akatsuki choose exactly that moment—when she was visiting—to strike? Why didn't they go after Naruto first, who seemed like an easier target to capture as leverage?
If you looked deeper into this, it could easily raise all sorts of suspicions and lead people to suspect a conspiracy!
"Dammit! Why does everyone keep forcing my hand like this?"
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