At this moment, Young Rin finally found an opportunity.
She came to Young Obito's side and asked, "Can we start our plan now?"
Young Obito felt a little uncertain in his heart, "You're speaking so loudly… Aren't you afraid someone will hear us?"
Young Rin, however, laughed, "Even if I don't speak so loudly, do you think they won't hear anyway?"
After a short pause, Young Rin went on, "Don't worry. It will fall for it."
Although he didn't know where Young Rin got this confidence from, Young Obito still decided to cooperate with her.
The closing movement of the Fourth War had slowly begun to play...
———
In an unknowable darkness, the two Black Zetsu had been paying close attention to the entire battlefield. Since there weren't many weaklings left, they didn't dare get too close.
The Black Zetsu(Third-War Black Zetsu) from the world where Obito Transmigrated complained to the Black Zetsu(Fourth-War Zetsu) of the original world, "Just now, we had the opportunity to take control of those two Rins. Especially Edo Rin, she doesn't have any real power, so she should have been easy to control. Why did you stop me?"
Fourth-War Black Zetsu said, "There's only one chance. I'd rather be more cautious than fail. After all, we both know what the consequences of failure are. They've never hidden their intentions, they're trying to catch us."
Third-War Black Zetsu said, "Hope was clearly right in front of us. Clearly… we were so close to seeing Mother again, and at the key moment, you chickened out."
Fourth-War Black Zetsu replied, "This isn't your world. You still have another Mother. All you need to consider is how to rescue Mother. I have much more to think about."
Third-War Black Zetsu sneered, "Looks like what happened over the years has made you even more cowardly than me. If Mother saw how cowardly you look now, she'd be very disappointed."
Fourth-War Black Zetsu snorted, "You are me. If this happened in your world, you might become even more cowardly than I am."
"I wouldn't!"
"You would!"
The two Black Zetsu started bickering like this, falling into a situation where neither could persuade the other.
At this time, they suddenly noticed a change on the field and stopped arguing.
At the place where the two Rins and two Obitos had just been talking, by Young Rin's feet, a mass of black substance suddenly split off, slowly moving toward Old Rin.
"That's… our origin? How does that Rin have it?", Third-War Black Zetsu said in surprise.
Fourth-War Black Zetsu sneered, "Don't forget, Reborn Obito knows about us and understands us very well. On top of that, he has some sort of 'wish-making' ability. Doing this isn't hard for him."
After a pause, Fourth-War Black Zetsu continued.
"They've been discussing some plan for a long time. Although we didn't actually hear the details, it's obvious that the plan is aimed at us."
Third-War Black Zetsu quickly calmed down and sneered, "You're right, it's a scheme. But a scheme this easy to see through, isn't that an insult to our intelligence?"
Fourth-War Black Zetsu laughed darkly, "They like acting? Fine, we'll watch. Let's see what kind of play they're going to perform…"
At that moment, the black Zetsu-like substance that had split off from Young Rin's feet had slowly moved to Old Rin's feet, climbing up little by little, until it finally covered all of Old Rin's body.
Old Rin trembled all over, as if she were being controlled, and slowly walked toward Old Obito, who was talking with Young Obito about something.
Since Rin was the person both Obitos trusted most, neither of them sensed anything wrong. Just like that, Old Rin quietly walked behind Old Obito.
Suddenly, Old Rin made her move. One hand pierced through Obito's chest as if there was no resistance.
That scene, even knowing it might be an act, still surprised the two Black Zetsu.
Fourth-War Black Zetsu couldn't help but say, "She clearly isn't one of us, so how did she break the defense of a Six-Paths-level body? With her strength, even if Obito stood still, she shouldn't have been able to do anything…"
"Could it be that the Rin from the other world really is related to Mother?"
Saying this, the Fourth-War Black Zetsu's tone suddenly changed and turned mocking.
"Do they really think we'll think like that? Haha, such a poor trick."
Third-War Black Zetsu smacked its tongue in surprise, "Still, I have to say, the acting is incredibly realistic. Even the state and appearance of someone under our control is perfectly mimicked. So… did this scene really happen before?"
Fourth-War Black Zetsu smiled darkly, "If it really did happen, then in the future, Mother is truly free. For that Obito who returned from the future, that scene must have been extremely hopeless, right?"
Third-War Black Zetsu laughed wickedly, "Keep watching. Let's see what they do next."
———
At that moment, at the spot where the two Obitos were, Old Obito's eyes were full of disbelief.
He looked down at the palm that had pierced his chest.
"Rin… why?"
But Old Rin didn't say a word, maintaining a death-like expression.
Instead, Young Rin suddenly started laughing, smiling brightly, but with intense malice.
"Don't ask her anymore. She's just my puppet now."
"Everything is going exactly as expected. Rin's body really is incredibly useful."
Young Obito trembled all over when he heard this, "What do you mean by that? What did you do to Rin?"
Young Rin said, "Did you think you were the only one who went against the flow of time? In the future, Mother has already broken free, recovered all the chakra, and reclaimed Brother as well. But she also noticed your peculiarity, so she created me."
"My mission is to go back in time with you and stop your scheme. So, when we were little, I replaced Rin and hid by your side."
"Hehehe… otherwise, how could Rin possibly fall in love with an idiot like you? In a sense, I'm the only one meant for you, isn't that right, Obito?"
Young Obito's eyes became dazed, "No… impossible… none of this is real!"
Young Rin showed a completely evil smile, raised her kunai, and aimed it at her own neck, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. She actually isn't dead. She and I share one body. I've pushed her into a corner… so if I die now, she'll die too."
"So choose. Do you want to watch her die right before your eyes… or cooperate with me and release Mother's seal?"
Young Obito showed a conflicted expression.
After hesitating for a long time, he rasped, "What do you want me to do?"
Young Rin smiled and lowered the kunai from her neck.
"I—"
Before she could finish her sentence, Young Obito's figure had already vanished.
In the next moment, he appeared beside Young Rin.
He placed one hand on Young Rin's abdomen.
And spoke, "Seal!"
In that instant, all of Young Rin's chakra was sealed, and she completely lost her ability to move.
Young Rin's expression changed, "You actually dared to attack me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill Rin?"
Young Obito said, "It's exactly because I'm afraid… that I have to restrict your movements."
After saying that, Young Obito's face became angry, "Get out of Rin's body, RIGHT NOW!"
Young Rin chuckled.
Then, looking a bit bored, she said, "Did you really think I was afraid of you? I only wanted to tease you. Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish."
At once, something unexpected happened to Young Rin's body. Her skin became paler, a horn grew on top of her head, a long robe appeared on her body, and her hair grew longer and longer.
Very soon, a much smaller woman who looked exactly like Ōtsutsuki Kaguya appeared.
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