Inside the building, Obito looked at the girl, his body trembling slightly. At that moment, it was as if his body couldn't move.
"You are… Obito…"
This haunting voice, even after more than ten years, was still so familiar to him.
"How is this possible? How is this possible? Why is this happening?!"
But seeing the girl again, hearing her voice, he seemed somewhat confused and uneasy.
"Didn't Orochimaru say that Rin's soul couldn't be found…"
Obito wasn't stupid. When the Edo Tensei erupted, he realized that Konoha might awaken Rin. He naturally had to prepare early.
He didn't want Rin to awaken and face such an ugly world again. But he couldn't let Konoha get her, nor could he let Konoha 'humiliate' Rin like this.
Therefore, he approached Orochimaru, but after some attempts, Orochimaru told him, "Konoha didn't use it, because there was no jutsu interference. Similarly, I couldn't find her either. Perhaps there's some other reason."
Orochimaru's words still seemed to echo in Obito's ears. He had also tried himself and had not gotten a result, which made him even more certain of one thing.
His evolution was guided by Rin. If it weren't for Rin's encouragement, how could he have gotten this far?
If Rin hadn't been helping him all along, he wouldn't have been able to possess the ability of evolution.
But how could he accept everything appearing before his eyes now?!
"Fake, it's all fake!"
Obito couldn't hold it in anymore. He roared, his Susanoo growing larger and larger, his eyes even turning redder.
"Rin's soul can't be found at all, because she's always been with me, encouraging me. How could it be like this?!"
"Obito…"
Rin looked at Obito act like this, and for a moment, she too became confused.
This truly was no longer the Obito she remembered.
"Obito!"
But she still gritted her teeth, gathered her courage, and shouted loudly, "Have you forgotten our promise? Didn't you say you would become Hokage?!"
"I promised you I would always watch, but you…"
"Why, Obito?!"
Obito's heart was somewhat shattered. Why had things turned out this way?
Why was Rin appearing before him? Why was it like this?!
At this moment, Obito, like Itachi before him, was lost in confusion and fear. At this moment, he couldn't fully confirm whether everything before his eyes was real. He didn't even know if what he was doing was correct.
He dreamed of creating a peaceful world, a world where Rin's tragedy would not repeat, a world with everyone.
But when everyone appeared in that 'fake world,' at this moment, he felt as if he himself had become fake.
"Was I wrong? Was I really wrong to want to create a peaceful world?"
"I hoped Rin's tragedy wouldn't repeat, that such tragic things wouldn't happen again. Was this wrong too?"
"Is everything I've done wrong?"
"Why, why did it turn out like this?!"
Obito was completely lost, which dumbfounded Nagato and Kimimaro beside him.
'What in the world is wrong with this guy?'
They were now surrounded, and Obito was the only one who could get them out of this place.
Although they were mentally prepared that they might not be able to withstand Takemi's attack, if there was a chance, they still didn't want to be trapped here.
But for this guy to suddenly turn into this ghost-like state at this moment, wasn't this harmful to them?!
"So, I've always said…"
However, at this moment, Takemi slowly walked out, his entire body enveloped by the power of Sage Mode. This scene immediately put Nagato and Kimimaro on guard.
They felt as if they were facing a primordial beast. Just seeing Takemi walk towards them made them feel an overwhelming pressure.
But Takemi didn't make a move. He calmly looked at the three Akatsuki members, then shook his head.
"Don't replace reality with illusion, but why won't you believe it?"
Outside the town, Momoshiki and Kinshiki quietly descended.
"It seems this is the place."
They floated in the sky, silently watching the ninjas below continuously launch attacks, and smiles appeared on their faces.
"How interesting. A bunch of ants wielding Chakra are constantly fighting. This scene is truly rare."
"Momoshiki-sama, it seems there's the power of the Ten-Tails there."
Kinshiki's Byakugan scanned the battlefield, and soon he locked onto Naruto's direction.
"Although not complete, the power is not weak. Momoshiki-sama, should we retrieve it?"
"Of course, we must retrieve it, but before that…"
Momoshiki sneered. He turned around, his Byakugan eyes gazing at the sky, and then he spoke faintly.
"Since you're already here, why don't you come out and meet me, my kin?"
"Very perceptive, aren't you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice echoed in the sky, which immediately made Kinshiki's eyes widen. He hadn't noticed that someone was watching them in this place.
Chakra slowly surged in the sky, and then a white figure quietly appeared before them.
"It's you?"
Looking at the figure before him and sensing the unique Chakra, Momoshiki suddenly raised an eyebrow. A hint of interest seemed to appear between his brows, and the smile on his face grew wider.
"Oh, you know me?"
Takemi was stunned for a moment. He looked at the two people in front of him, confused.
"You can call me Momoshiki, and that's Kinshiki. I once sensed your Chakra." Momoshiki shook his head, smiling as he spoke.
"Not just you, but also Isshiki and Urashiki, but strangely, they all disappeared."
At this point, he paused slightly, then asked faintly, "Can you tell me who you are, and can you explain to me what exactly happened?"
"Just call me Takeshiki."
Takemi sighed, then slowly began to speak, "As for all this, it all began when Isshiki and Kaguya arrived on this planet…"