Just when Karatachi Yagura thought his life was about to end, the space around him suddenly began to distort strangely.
Uchiha Obito appeared out of nowhere.
"Kamui."
A virtually instantaneous Kamui shot forward, forcing Ryoha back and saving Karatachi Yagura.
Yagura got back to his feet.
"And you are?"
"Akatsuki. Tobi."
"Cut the act, Uchiha Obito. Using a fake name even with your allies is a bit much, don't you think?"
Ryoha exposed him mercilessly.
Uchiha Obito looked awkward.
He had forgotten.
The people of Konoha knew who he was.
Damn it, how did they find out?
Wasn't I basically invisible when I was in Konoha?
Karatachi Yagura also looked at Obito strangely.
Are you really here to help me?
Or are you here to help him?
"Ahem. My surname is Uchiha, my given name is Obito, and my courtesy name is Tobi."
"Uchiha? Then why are you helping us?"
Yagura still couldn't relax.
Mainly because the name Uchiha carried too much weight throughout the ninja world.
Everyone knew the Uchiha belonged to Konoha.
"Konoha wronged me beyond forgiveness. They caused my grandmother's death. I have to destroy Konoha."
Flames practically burned in Obito's eyes as he spoke.
The suspicion in Yagura's eyes only deepened.
Even though he was hostile toward Konoha, the character of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was acknowledged throughout the ninja world. How could something like that happen under his rule?
Obito looked at Yagura speechlessly.
I'm the one who just saved you, and you're still suspecting me of ulterior motives?
"My situation happened during the reign of the Third Hokage."
"That makes a lot more sense."
The vigilance in Yagura's eyes instantly faded by half.
(Hiruzen Sarutobi: What's wrong with my administration? I led Konoha to victory in the First, Second, and Third Shinobi Wars. What gives you people the right to slander me like this?)
"Wait. Then after the Fourth Hokage took office, you could've asked him to seek justice for you. As a Uchiha with Kage-level strength, there's no way the Fourth Hokage would've refused to help. There was no need for you to stand against Konoha."
What the hell?
Were you born in Konoha or was I?
Could you possibly understand Konoha better than me?
You're the Fourth Mizukage. Why do you sound like you're defending Konoha at every turn?
"Think whatever you want. I'm here to help you, that's all."
Obito had completely given up trying to explain himself.
At this point, he found Yagura incredibly annoying.
He shouldn't have saved him in the first place.
Maybe later he'd just cast a genjutsu on him and take control of him.
Obito no longer wanted to hear a single word from Yagura.
The man had something wrong with his head.
While Yagura and Obito were talking,
Ryoha quickly called for reinforcements.
He genuinely didn't have any effective way to deal with Obito.
And Rinko was still here.
He wasn't about to test whether his head could grow back after being erased by Kamui.
A flash of golden light appeared.
Namikaze Minato instantly arrived beside Ryoha.
"Ryoha, what's wrong?"
"It's Uchiha Obito. Only you can handle him."
"Oh, Obito? I understand his situation."
After a brief exchange,
Minato stepped forward.
"Uchiha Obito, correct? I don't know why you betrayed the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. Your crime of deserting the village is unforgivable. However, if you have some hidden hardship, tell me. In the name of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, I guarantee that justice will be done."
Ryoha unconsciously rubbed his nose.
He wondered whether Minato would still be able to say such righteous words if he knew that the person who had once planned to attack his wife and son was Uchiha Obito.
Back then, they had protected things too perfectly.
He really should've let Minato and Obito meet face-to-face.
Karatachi Yagura also looked at Obito strangely.
Exactly.
With someone like Namikaze Minato serving as Hokage, how could you end up defecting?
Mei Terumi wore the expression of someone watching juicy drama unfold.
She had just finished a battle with Rinko and still had no idea who the masked man in the black cloak with red clouds really was.
"Hmph. The false Konoha. Have you all forgotten how you bullied a helpless old woman and her grandson?"
"Bullied the weak and elderly? Us?"
Minato searched his memory.
No matter how hard he thought about it, he had never done anything like that.
"What difference does it make? You're all Konoha shinobi."
"Konoha shinobi? Ryoha, does something like that happen in Konoha?"
Minato's expression became extremely serious.
If the weak and elderly were still being mistreated in Konoha, that would be a major failure on his part.
The kind that warranted ritual suicide.
(Hiruzen Sarutobi: Minato, don't! If you raise the moral standard this high, what is the next Hokage supposed to do? More importantly, how is the ninja world supposed to view me afterward?)
"No way. Ever since Kamito and Shiken created the Heavenly Net Plan, forget bullying the weak—even if someone drops a few ryo on the ground, nobody dares pick it up anymore for fear of being mistaken for a thief."
As he spoke,
Ryoha suddenly remembered something else.
"Oh, right. Kamito and Shiken are apparently researching some kind of Earth Acoustic Monitoring Project. They're discussing it with Hideki. Once that's finished, people probably won't even dare swear in public."
"Oh, so you're saying bullying the weak simply can't happen in Konoha?"
"That's right."
The conversation naturally reached the ears of the three people on the opposite side.
Karatachi Yagura and Mei Terumi were completely bewildered.
Can't pick up money.
Can't swear.
Are we even living in the same ninja world?
What exactly has Konoha become?
"Maybe you've really developed modern Konoha into something incredible."
Obito couldn't help but sigh.
"Too bad I wasn't born in that era."
If he had been born in this age, perhaps he never would've walked down this path.
"What are you talking about? You were born in this era. Weren't you in the same generation as Kakashi?"
Ryoha said.
"What nonsense are you spouting? When I was born, he wasn't the Fourth Hokage yet. How could I possibly have been born in this era?"
"I think you've misunderstood something. Minato only became the Fourth Hokage a few years ago, sure. But the Heavenly Net Plan was implemented long before that. Kamito started planning it right after the Second Shinobi War. In fact, your Uchiha Clan was one of the earliest pilot groups."
Ryoha suddenly realized something.
There seemed to be a problem with Obito's descent into darkness.
After all, Orochimaru and Kabuto were doing just fine.
Why was Obito the only one who turned evil and became a major villain?
"Impossible. You're lying. My grandmother and I clearly—"
"Wood Release: Cutting Branch Technique!"
Zetsu suddenly appeared and launched an attack.
If they kept talking,
Madara's entire plan would be exposed!
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