"Obito attacked Konoha?"
Minato and Kakashi were both startled by Uchiha Tamahiko's words.
Hyuga Hiashi stood silently to the side, like a transparent presence. He maintained the Hyuga Clan's usual practice of not speaking up.
"Yes, it was Obito."
"You, Fourth Hokage, should still be able to sense the Flying Thunder God markers he left behind, right?"
Uchiha Tamahiko affirmed and then asked Minato.
"The distance is a bit far, but I should be able to sense it accurately if I get closer."
Minato replied, though he was a bit puzzled as to why Uchiha Tamahiko knew about this, as only he and that Uchiha were present at the time.
At the same time, Flying Thunder God also has distance limitations. Besides requiring more Chakra for longer distances, one must also be able to sense the coordinates.
"Is it really Obito?!"
Kakashi pressed on with his questions, his eyes still filled with disbelief.
After all, the Nine-Tails Disturbance resulted in thousands of deaths, and even Minato-sensei and Kushina-sensei died in it. He couldn't believe that the Obito who once aspired to be Hokage would do such a thing.
"He was brainwashed by Uchiha Madara. Rin's death was manipulated by Uchiha Madara, making her die right before Obito's eyes and by your hand. That's why Rin suddenly ran into your Chidori at the end—because she was controlled. Their goal is to execute a plan to drag everyone into an illusionary world, which requires the support of Tailed Beast Chakra."
"This time, we're going to eliminate that threat, and also deal with the contingency Uchiha Madara left behind to control Obito, a special creature named Zetsu."
"Fourth Hokage, you should be familiar with Obito's space-time ability. Kakashi, your Mangekyo Sharingan can interfere with it. If he uses his space-time ability to escape, just use your Mangekyo's ability to pull me into the alternate dimension."
"And Hyuga Clan Head, you are responsible for using your Byakugan to lock onto the other creature on the field named Black Zetsu. Its appearance is roughly like this. You don't need to fight; just keep it within your sight."
"Shisui, you are also responsible for dealing with this Black Zetsu. Its ability is to possess and control a person's body after attaching to them, so be careful."
Uchiha Tamahiko answered Kakashi, not explaining everything clearly, but these scattered details sent shivers down everyone's spines. He then simultaneously outlined the battle plan and assigned their tasks.
If they fought him head-on, Obito would definitely not be a match, so everything was planned with the premise of Obito and Black Zetsu attempting to escape.
Shisui, with his fastest Body Flicker Technique, was also added to capture Black Zetsu.
"If it's the masked man who attacked Konoha that day, capturing him will indeed require a quick resolution."
Although Minato said this, his expression was somewhat grim.
He felt that what Uchiha Tamahiko said might not be false; that masked man really could be Obito.
Recalling it now, he could even remember how all of the masked man's movements were very similar to Obito's.
"The plan is set. We move in half an hour."
"It's best if we can capture Obito alive. If not, kill him. We must capture this Black Zetsu; he cannot be allowed to escape."
Uchiha Tamahiko emphasized.
Obito's value was his Mangekyo. He and Obito were from the same generation, and their relationship was decent, though not to Kakashi's extent.
If the opponent insisted on running, Uchiha Tamahiko would not let this guy remain at large and would kill him directly. After all, Obito's ability was too abnormal, and it would be very difficult to deal with him with just one Mangekyo.
The power of the three supreme laws was all very troublesome.
"Shouldn't we call the First Hokage?"
Minato asked, puzzled.
"Let him continue farming!"
Uchiha Tamahiko sighed and said.
Last time, he convinced the First Hokage that Ninjutsu was best used for production, so when he had nothing to do, he went farming, producing wave after wave of rice ripened by Wood Release.
The granaries were almost overflowing, yet he was still producing with all his might.
He forgot to tell him about the oversupply, but as for food, producing a bit more is fine; it can always be sold.
Such a senior should be left to guard the home.
Moreover, the main thing about fighting Obito was being able to hit him. In a real fight, apart from Kakashi and Hyuga Hiashi, Shisui, Minato, and even himself could easily defeat him.
"Nagato has already contacted Akatsuki members through his ring and begun assigning them missions."
"However, Konoha is very stable. Many spies have been caught. It seems the other party isn't expanding and only plans to remain in that small Village to continue living."
Obito was in a cave within the Land of Rain, having just returned from the Hidden Rain Village.
He was getting tired of the Hidden Mist Village situation and wasn't going to waste any more time on it. Besides, the Hidden Mist Village was almost ruined, and Tailed Beasts were easily obtainable.
"Iwagakure and Hidden Cloud Village have already started to act, gathering quite a few teams, preparing to test the waters."
"Sunagakure, our ally, is also restless. The current Fourth Kazekage isn't well-regarded by the people in the Village, so he desperately needs to do something to prove his capabilities."
Zetsu also reported the intelligence he had gathered these past few days.
This chaotic situation was Zetsu's favorite, because it was the best time to fish in troubled waters. Things done at this time were easily overlooked, no one would notice, and blame might even be assigned to the wrong person.
It wouldn't be long until his Mama Kaguya was resurrected. Zetsu believed this time it would definitely succeed.
"Sunagakure can be the first target. I will go there myself and reveal my Sharingan. They should think it was done by the Uchiha. Then, when the two sides go to war, Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure will surely not sit idly by and will definitely get involved. Then Nagato and the others can also make their move."
Obito was preparing to incite a war between Sunagakure and Konoha. Now that the Uchiha were in charge of Konoha, his Sharingan could be used to deceive many people.
He wouldn't feel any guilt doing this, because everyone would meet again in the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the future. Now, he was just giving them a preview of the pain they would experience later. In the future, everyone would live in a world without pain.
"And Sunagakure can also intervene openly under the banner of avenging Konoha Village."
Zetsu added.
Both of them strongly agreed with this idea.
Before Obito could even celebrate, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. An extreme danger appeared behind him.
A black arm directly pierced his abdomen, near his right kidney.
However, Obito still activated his Kamui, and as he phased, he couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
At the same time, a nearly invisible afterimage flashed past.
"It really is you, Obito!"
Kakashi looked at Obito with eyes full of disappointment.
Only now did he believe that the person who caused the Nine-Tails Disturbance was actually the young man who aimed to become Hokage!
"It was a bit off, otherwise it would have hit the heart."
Uchiha Tamahiko shook off the blood from his injured hand and deactivated his Armament Haki. The scene just now somewhat resembled Black Zetsu piercing Six Paths Madara's kidney, because his arm was black.
Minato's expression was also very complex, but he said nothing.
Meanwhile, Shisui, using his Autumn Water sword wrapped in Armament Haki, severed Zetsu's head and impaled the black half of it into the ground with Autumn Water.
Hyuga Hiashi stood at the very back, feeling somewhat superfluous, and remained silently quiet.