Kamui Space.
As soon as the two transferred into Kamui Space, they were bombarded with indiscriminate attacks. Before they could react, layers upon layers of vines wrapped around them, binding them tightly!
Aizen remained calm, meeting Obito's gaze with an amused expression, though they were both suspended in the air. "Is this some new kind of welcoming ceremony?"
"Not bad, Aizen-senpai," Obito complimented with a chuckle. "Even in this situation, you can still keep your cool."
"No need to scope things out anymore," he added. "In here, your genjutsu won't work at all!"
Aizen shifted his gaze to one side. Besides the two of them, Black Zetsu and Shisui were also present in this space.
"Is this the ability of this Uchiha youth—to nullify genjutsu?"
"Exactly!"
Aizen smiled. "You're really confusing me—on one hand you're trying to win them over, and on the other, you're attacking the Uchiha clan?"
"Hurting the Uchiha?" Shisui frowned as he looked over. He hadn't heard anything about this attack on the Uchiha clan!
Obito's body stiffened slightly, and he chuckled awkwardly. "I only injured a few people... Besides, this will make Konoha trust the Uchiha more!"
Quickly shifting the topic, he snapped, "Zetsu, let me down already!"
Black Zetsu gave a cheap laugh. "I thought you were actually enjoying being tied up like this!"
After watching Obito land safely on the ground, Aizen asked thoughtfully, "It took you almost two seconds to show up earlier. Were you injured by them?"
Obito twitched his mouth, lowering his eyes to the black robe with red clouds he was wearing.
"What's with making everyone wear these uniforms? Really..." Life's tough, Obito sighed.
If it weren't for the identical uniforms, he wouldn't have been mistaken for someone else.
Still, looking at the captured Aizen, he felt it was all worth it!
Finally, he had tricked the other into his space!
Calmly scanning his surroundings, Aizen remarked, "It seems you've long been planning to betray the Organization."
Obito shook his head slightly. "Don't put it that harshly. I'm merely trying to steer Akatsuki back onto its rightful path."
Aizen gave no clear reaction, then asked, "I'm curious—your intention to obtain the Bijuu doesn't seem fake. Why not wait until we've captured the Nine-Tails before making your move?"
Obito couldn't quite read Aizen's state. He knew Aizen was skilled in kenjutsu, but Aizen wasn't carrying his blade, and his body had been wrapped dozens of times in an enhanced Wood Release vine technique by Black Zetsu. Logically, there was no way he could break free!
Yet seeing the other's calm and confident demeanor, he began to feel uncertain.
"Since Black Zetsu's spores still need some time to take effect, I might as well chat with him," Obito decided in his mind before explaining, "Actually, I never intended to directly capture the Nine-Tails from the beginning. Speaking of that, I should thank you for it!"
"Thank me?"
"Yeah!" Obito nodded with emotion. "The Impure World Reincarnation technique you told me about completed the final missing piece!"
"The Impure World Reincarnation technique?" Shisui's heart trembled. Hadn't Akatsuki's attempt to blackmail Konoha for the forbidden technique four years ago failed?
He kept silent, his mind racing with the implications—Akatsuki had failed to obtain this forbidden technique four years ago, hadn't they?
Aizen pondered for a moment, then exclaimed as if a light bulb had gone off, "Ah, right! I remember hearing that the Golden and Silver Brothers from Cloud Village once consumed Nine-Tails' flesh and obtained its chakra. You're planning to use them as fallback options, right?"
Obito felt inwardly surprised and couldn't help but praise him, "No wonder you're the brain of the organization. You actually deduced my intention from just one sentence!"
First fuse an incomplete Ten-Tails, then use its power to capture the Nine-Tails, and finally complete the remaining portion of the Ten-Tails—that was their true plan!
Speaking, he added with some sentiment, "The Nine-Tails' power is simply too unparalleled. Its capture difficulty far exceeds that of other Bijuu. Moreover, Konoha's strength cannot be compared to other ninja villages. Trying to capture it in a short time is practically impossible!"
Aizen mused, "This plan must have another benefit too—intentionally failing to capture the Nine-Tails to keep Seiki Shimaseki's attention focused on Konoha!"
Obito couldn't help but clap, "Truly nothing escapes you. Although we managed to draw all the Kages away from their villages, the Jinchuriki and remaining defenders aren't fools either. In my opinion, if this surprise attack achieves even fifty percent success, it'll be considered a great achievement!"
"Furthermore, after this surprise attack, the villages will surely realize our objective is the Bijuu. If Seiki Shimaseki focuses his strict defenses on one person, our plan will never succeed!"
"Therefore, drawing Seiki Shimaseki's attention toward Kushina, who isn't essential to our plan, becomes the best choice! After all, no matter how caring he is, he must distinguish between close and distant relationships. There's no way he'd abandon Kushina, who means the most to him, to protect someone else when all the Jinchuriki are under threat!"
Aizen listened attentively, then slowly nodded. "That's pretty much what I suspected... Hmm, the time is about right too!"
His Wood Clone hidden outside transmitted a message—The person he was waiting for had arrived!
Obito asked in confusion, "What?"
Then, he watched as the restrained Aizen dissolved like mist, while another Aizen walked out from behind.
Seeing this, Obito couldn't help feeling regretful, "You were stalling for time just to break free from the bindings?"
Aizen couldn't help but laugh, "Don't make me laugh. Your poorly acted performance was far from impressive. I knew something was off about you from the start, so how could I not take precautions?"
Obito furrowed his brow, "Then why did you allow yourself to be pulled into this dimension? Was it just to extract my intentions?"
He became uncertain about the opponent's true motives.
Even in the worst-case scenario, although he couldn't defeat Aizen after sealing the genjutsu, he could still retreat from the space and wait until the opponent grew exhausted from starvation before returning to finish him off!
Under such circumstances, what good would knowing that information do?
Aizen softly chuckled, "Let's say... it's just a little game of cat and mouse I wanted to play with you!"
"A game?"
"Hmph, you'll find out soon enough!"
As he spoke, Aizen transformed into a streak of light rushing forward.
"So fast!" Obito's pupils constricted sharply. He pushed his Mangekyou to its limit just to barely keep up with the opponent's movements!
[Wood Release: Thorns!] A layer of Wood Release armor covered his body, with sharp, twenty-centimeter-long spines protruding from its exterior!
Yet Aizen completely ignored these thorns, calmly throwing a punch downward with serene eyes.
Obito was blasted backward like a cannonball, and Aizen's right hand had been stabbed, but it healed instantly — not even a drop of blood spilled!
Witnessing this, the three of them couldn't believe their eyes and involuntarily cursed.
"What the hell? Is that healing ability for real?"
"You've gotta be kidding me! Why does a genjutsu user have this insane regeneration?"
Aizen smiled. "Are you scared?"
This body wasn't made of flesh and blood, so he couldn't activate the Eight Gates or wield Armored Haki.
But on the flip side, he couldn't even be injured — there were no such things as vital points.
There were only two ways to defeat him — either drain his power completely, or strike down his soul with a spiritual attack far stronger than his own!
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