Many clan members shot accusatory glances at the leaders of the radical faction. *Aren't you the ones who claimed the Mangekyo Sharingan's power could rival Lord Seiki's?*
This was clearly a complete one-sided domination!
The leaders felt like a thousand needles were digging into their backs, silently cursing their luck—they'd truly been screwed by their ancestors!
Why did their ancestors insist on pointless bragging?
They kept claiming the Mangekyo Sharingan was unmatched under heaven. Hmph, whoever believes that is an idiot...
After crushing the early signs of rebellion within the Uchiha, Seiki spoke up, "I understand your bitterness from being ostracized, so I'm willing to forgive you for this first mistake. However, you won't get a second chance!"
Everyone bowed their heads in agreement, the myth of the Mangekyo shattered. How could they dare to be stubborn anymore?
Fugaku climbed out of the large crater. Although somewhat disheveled, he felt nothing but gratitude toward Lord Seiki.
Getting beaten in exchange for the continuation of the clan, and simultaneously suppressing the rash atmosphere within the clan—it was more than worth it!
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Lord Seiki. I swear on the name of the Uchiha that there will absolutely be no more coups within the Uchiha family from now on!"
In fact, he wanted to set this precedent to prevent those hotheaded radicals from going crazy again someday.
Under such circumstances, naturally no one would oppose.
Lord Seiki gave a slight nod and said to everyone, "Disperse now. Remember to repair the ground here so no one notices anything."
Then he turned to address Obito and the others, "Come with me."
Once Seiki left with them, everyone finally felt as if a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
Lord Seiki's aura was just too overwhelming. Although he hadn't scolded them harshly, even his unintentional presence was enough to leave them fearful and anxious!
"Thank goodness Lord Seiki isn't pursuing this further, or we'd be in deep trouble!"
"By the way, do you think Lord Seiki will become the Hokage?"
"You even have to ask? Besides Danzo, that shameless old man, who else dares to think they can rival Lord Seiki?"
When they reached a quiet place,
Looking at Obito with a complex expression, Seiki asked, "I heard from Shisui that you want to return?"
Obito dared not meet Seiki's gaze, lowering his head slightly as he answered, "Yes."
Then he hurriedly added, "I don't expect everyone's forgiveness. Even if you decide to arrest and execute me, that's fine too. But there's one thing—there's one thing I hope, Senpai, you can answer for me!"
"What is it?"
Obito's tense voice was laced with anticipation, "Is Rin... is Rin really not dead?"
Upon hearing this question from Obito, the three beside them were all startled.
They were naturally familiar with the girl who indirectly caused the end of the Third Great Ninja War.
Wasn't that girl supposed to have died long ago?
Under their astonished gazes and Obito's hopeful eyes, Seiki slowly nodded, "That's correct. Rin is indeed alive under the guise of a fake death."
"It's really true then... Rin is alive, that's so wonderful!" Tears and laughter mixed on Obito's face—joy for Rin's survival, sorrow for his own tragic fate.
I wish I'd known Rin was alive sooner—I would never have taken this path!
Obito let out a sigh of relief and calmed himself down. "Senpai, feel free to ask whatever you want. I'll tell you everything I know!"
Seiki thought for a moment before speaking. "Tell me everything you know about the Akatsuki organization!"
"I'll start from the very beginning..." Obito said with some sentiment. "Actually, I'm one of the shadowy figures pulling the strings behind Akatsuki."
Shisui couldn't help but ask, "But weren't you a defector from Akatsuki? You even said Aizen was the core!"
Fugaku and Itachi exchanged strange looks. If he was truly the puppet master pulling the strings, why would he need to defect?
You're really not doing the whole 'shadow puppet master' thing justice!
Obito looked embarrassed. "There were a few problems. Without Aizen interfering, Akatsuki should have been under my control!"
He continued with a serious tone of warning, "You need to be extremely careful around that man, Aizen. He's infinitely more dangerous than Akatsuki's official leader!"
"That man really is dangerous!" Shisui emphasized. "Even this puppet master here specifically lay in wait for him but still couldn't defeat him!"
Obito gave an awkward chuckle. His stint as a shadowy puppet master hadn't exactly gone well!
Seiki nodded and asked another question, "So what exactly happened during the Third Great Ninja War? How did you survive, and how did you become this shadowy figure?"
Obito recalled, "At that time, I really thought I was going to die, but unexpectedly Madara saved me!"
"Madara? You mean Madara Uchiha?" Fugaku asked.
Obito nodded. "He's not dead. After his battle with the First Hokage, he survived using the forbidden technique Izanagi!"
"So it was Izanagi!" Fugaku felt shocked and began thinking how to explain to Seiki, "Izanagi is a forbidden technique unique to our Uchiha clan..."
Before he could finish speaking, Seiki waved his hand. "I know. No need to explain. Continue, Obito."
Obito wasn't surprised that Seiki knew about Izanagi. In his mind, it was perfectly reasonable for his senior to know anything and everything. "Moreover, Madara evolved his Mangekyo Sharingan into the Rinnegan..."
Fugaku interrupted again in disbelief, "You said Rinnegan?!"
Itachi followed up with a question, "If the Rinnegan is an evolution of the Mangekyo Sharingan, then does that mean the Rinnegan in Akatsuki belongs to Madara?"
"Exactly! Though, Madara has already passed away!" Obito continued revealing secrets. "But decades ago, he transplanted his Rinnegan into Nagato's body. He is one of the three current leaders of Akatsuki!"
"Nagato? I met him during the Chunin Exams and the Third Great Ninja War..." Seiki pretended to be surprised.
"Senpai, you're not wrong. They really are the friends you used to know!" Obito said.
Fugaku still looked puzzled. "Given Madara Uchiha's personality, would he really give away his own eyes?"
"This wasn't a gift," Obito shook his head slightly. "Madara was merely using him as a vessel to nurture his eyes. If Aizen hadn't found the Greer Crystals for him, Nagato would have been completely drained by the eyes long ago!"
Shisui asked, "But why would Madara do this?"
"It was for his resurrection!"
Obito said, "The Rinnegan has the power to resurrect the dead. Madara gave away his Rinnegan in hopes of being reborn one day, and I am the one chosen to carry out this task!"
The three were stunned into silence by this revelation. Shishiki finally asked, "If you've decided to come back, won't Madara's resurrection plan fail?"
Obito offered an awkward but polite smile, as if trying to save face. It seemed like he had really betrayed Madara.
But it wasn't entirely his fault! On one side there were the Five Great Hidden Villages led by veterans like Aizen, and on the other side was the Akatsuki organization. Either path seemed nearly impossible to navigate successfully, making it extremely difficult to complete Madara's mission!
Thinking about it, Obito muttered to himself, "Maybe I should just go buy some paper figures of the First Hokage and burn them as an offering instead!"
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