The moment their gazes clashed, a ripple of unseen space appeared in Obito's right hand, and a ninja blade slowly emerged from it.
—Uchiha Akainu must die!!!
This murderous thought now completely consumed Obito's mind.
If the information about his Kamui intangibility got out, Obito couldn't even imagine how many people in the future ninja world would use that intel to plan a series of countermeasures against his abilities!
And the information that "Uchiha Madara is actually Obito Uchiha"... that absolutely couldn't leak out either. Especially not to Nagato and Konan in the Akatsuki!
Otherwise…
All his efforts over the years would be mostly for naught.
The killing intent in his eyes also held a hint of disbelief.
Obito simply couldn't figure out how Uchiha Akainu had managed to obtain information that no one else should know.
When the killing intent in his heart reached its peak, Obito moved!
Whoosh! In an instant, he was already within spitting distance of Uchiha Akainu. He quickly formed a single hand sign, creating two clones. Three "Obito Uchihas," each holding a ninja blade, lunged at Uchiha Akainu's vitals from three different, tricky angles.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
When all three blades pierced Uchiha Akainu's body, the feeling—unlike piercing human flesh—immediately made Obito realize that what the White Zetsu clone had reported about "Uchiha Akainu possessing Scorch Release jutsu, possibly similar to the Hozuki clan's Hydrification Jutsu," was true.
And sure enough, Obito watched as the ninja blades in his hands simply melted away. The terrifying heat of the magma made his eyelids twitch.
It was then that Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan, with its incredibly strong dynamic vision, saw Uchiha Akainu move!
Akainu's left arm had already completely turned into magma, and an extremely pungent odor filled the air.
But his magma-transformed arm didn't strike towards Obito's head.
Instead, it intentionally grabbed for the hand Obito was using to hold his ninja blade!
Obito froze, his expression suddenly changing drastically!
Uchiha Akainu knows Kamui's weakness!!!
As that thought flashed through his mind, Obito rapidly retreated, pulling back like crazy. But when a strong, burning pain shot through his hand, he realized he was already a step too late.
Obito's eyelids twitched slightly as he looked down, seeing that his hand was missing a third of itself! Two fingers were gone too!
"…How did you know?!" A disbelieving tone, tinged with pain, burst from Obito's mouth.
In his shock, he no longer bothered to impersonate Uchiha Madara.
Obito felt that all the shocks he'd experienced in the past few years probably didn't amount to the shocks he'd gone through just tonight.
He looked at Uchiha Akainu as if he were staring at a monster.
A strong sense of unease made cold sweat pour down Obito's face.
It had been years since he'd been this rattled.
But to his surprise, Uchiha Akainu completely ignored him. Instead, he quickly closed the distance, his magma-transformed arm like a curved blade, slashing horizontally at Obito's right hand, which held the blade!
Yet, the magma seemed to cut through empty air, splashing onto the path in the Leaf Cemetery.
The ground instantly ignited into flames from the magma.
"Kamui intangibility, what a truly cheap ability." When those words came from Uchiha Akainu's mouth, Obito's face darkened. He nearly cursed out loud.
However cheap Kamui is, is it as cheap as your Uchiha Akainu's abilities?
A magma body that physical attacks can't affect…
How is that any different from Kamui?!
"You can't take him down." Suddenly, a familiar whisper came from behind Obito. A black and white head, Zetsu, had emerged from the ground behind Obito at some point.
The black and white head said, "Your 'old friend,' Kakashi Hatake, is coming this way. Don't get tangled up with this guy any longer. He can't deal with your ability for now, but you can't deal with his either for now. Continuing this will only attract more Leaf ninja. Being too conspicuous now isn't good for our plans."
Obito gritted his teeth, his face dark. "He knows my intel!"
"Can you kill him in three minutes?" A simple rhetorical question made Obito fall silent.
He took a deep breath, casting a deep gaze at Uchiha Akainu.
Earth Style: Earth Dragon Jutsu!!!
Obito's body slowly began to sink downwards. When only his upper body remained visible, he suddenly asked Uchiha Akainu in a cold voice, "Uchiha Akainu, why did you want to kill me back then?"
Uchiha Akainu replied expressionlessly, "Your 'future evil' had nowhere to hide from these eyes of mine. My thought at the time was to nip future evil in the bud."
"Obito Uchiha, you should be grateful the Fourth Hokage saved your life. Unfortunately, a selfish beast like you harbors no gratitude for a life-saving act."
"You, reeking and festering with malice, would only turn your utterly selfish and arrogant blade against your savior, the Fourth Hokage."
—He even knows the details of the Nine-Tails Attack!!! —And he called me a beast!!!
As his body sank until only his head was exposed, Obito's face turned ashen.
Obito sneered, "Uchiha Akainu, I don't know why you know so much information. But one thing I'm certain of is this… you simply don't understand my aspirations."
"You can't see the true nature of the ninja world. You and I aren't on the same level. My capacity is greater than yours!"
"However… someday, you will understand. But by then, you'll be powerless to protect your justice."
When his words completely faded, Obito was gone.
He believed the words he'd left behind would save him some face, making him not seem like such a clown in Uchiha Akainu's eyes.
"Meow, that guy's dōjutsu is way too cheap, isn't it?"
Kikujiro grumbled under his breath, utterly exasperated. "Why do these crazy people always babble on about 'capacity'? With his limited scope, how dare he compare himself to Lord Akainu? He's so full of himself."
Uchiha Akainu's face was completely unperturbed. "Just an excuse for evil from a delusional fanatic."
"Huh?!"
Kakashi, arriving at the Leaf Cemetery, suddenly caught a faint scent of sulfur in the air.
His heart immediately tensed.
The same scent was lingering outside the Yamanaka clan compound.
That meant Uchiha Akainu was indeed here, and he had even used Scorch Release in the Leaf Cemetery! Could it be that Akainu had caught another evildoer?
His efficiency was too high!
However…
Upon reflection, it made sense. If Uchiha Akainu's eyes could truly see a person's past and future evil, then what evildoer in the entire ninja world could escape his judgment?
"But…"
Kakashi suddenly hesitated. He had participated in the Great Ninja War, killing ninja from enemy villages.
Would he, with blood on his hands, be considered an evildoer in Uchiha Akainu's eyes?
Pausing in his hesitation, Kakashi saw a figure ahead.
Ah… they've already met.
It's too late to turn back now.
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