Obito stood frozen, staring at Rin just a few steps ahead.
His mind involuntarily replayed memories of their time together.
Then, he raised his hands in front of his eyes.
Though gloved, all he could see were bloodstained hands.
Back during the Great Ninja War, he had killed enemy shinobi on the battlefield too.
But that was different—that had been to protect Konoha.
But these past ten-odd years?
"Yeah… someone like me… how could I possibly be worthy of Rin's love…?"
Naruto's scolding and Rin's current expression drove Obito into a deep spiral of self-doubt.
But then, he thought of everything he had sacrificed over the years.
With a look of bitter defiance, he hardened himself.
"No! The reason I didn't revive Rin is because I didn't want her to live in this boring, broken world!"
"That's right! I just wanted her to be happy!"
"Rin—you understand me, don't you? Even if the whole world doesn't, you will stand by my side, right?"
As he spoke, Obito even convinced himself, looking at Rin with hopeful eyes, waiting for her affirmation.
But in the face of his expectant gaze, Rin shook her head firmly.
"Obito, you're wrong. No matter how broken this world is, I still want to live—I want to stay by Naruto's side. Because I believe in him. I believe he'll protect me."
Her words were like a blade driven straight into Obito's chest.
And Naruto followed up with another stab:
"You're right, Rin. As long as you're with me, it doesn't matter how chaotic the world is—no one will hurt you."
"Naruto…" Rin looked at him with even more affection, eyes practically overflowing with longing.
Obito clutched his chest, struggling to breathe.
"This… this isn't the real Rin! Uzumaki Naruto—if you die, everything will go back to normal! Yes! You must die!"
His tone grew increasingly deranged.
It was, after all, a common flaw of the Uchiha clan.
Those who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan often suffered from unstable emotions.
Only now did Obito regret not retrieving the other Mangekyō from Kakashi.
If he had both, then even without Nagato's help, he might've been able to take Naruto down—and wouldn't be in such a passive state.
The psychological damage had been dealt.
It was time for Naruto to act.
He raised his hand and activated Universal Pull on Obito.
The moment he felt the gravitational force, Obito's body instinctively phased out into intangibility.
At the same time, he turned to Nagato, who had been quietly observing the entire show.
"Nagato! What are you waiting for?! It's clear he's playing us! He'll never submit—attack now!"
Nagato hesitated. That entire drama had revealed a lot of information.
After a brief pause, he still didn't act.
He wanted to see—who would win between Naruto and Obito.
Because no matter who won…
He would be the one who triumphed in the end.
Seeing this, Obito's fury only deepened.
This level of humiliation—since acquiring Kamui, he had never suffered like this.
Ever since inheriting Madara's legacy and combining it with Kamui's near-broken ability, he had roamed the shinobi world unchallenged.
The only exception had been years ago—when he'd been outplayed by Minato Namikaze's second-stage Flying Thunder God.
And now, facing his teacher's son, he was once again under pressure.
"Hmph. Your little tricks are useless. They can't harm me."
Even now, Obito kept up his bravado.
With Kamui's intangibility, as long as he didn't slip up like in the past, he'd be untouchable.
Worst case scenario, he'd retreat and bide his time for another opportunity.
But when his eyes met Naruto's mocking stare, a strange premonition stirred in his chest.
He had originally planned to phase close to Naruto and pull him into the Kamui dimension.
But that was the downside of having only one Kamui eye—his could only phase himself or transport objects he physically touched.
If he had Kakashi's eye, he could have pulled Naruto in from afar.
The bad feeling in his heart kept growing, so Obito chose to hold his ground.
He figured that once Naruto realized he couldn't hurt him, he'd redirect his attention to Nagato instead.
Though he really wanted to kill Naruto himself, he didn't have many options.
Facing Obito's phased body, Naruto remained calm.
Slowly, he formed a Shadow Clone.
"A shadow clone? Hmph. What a boring trick."
Obito sneered, feeling a sense of control return.
In his view, shadow clones were only useful against ninja below Kage level.
At his level, quantity didn't matter—in fact, it only diluted chakra and reduced one's maximum output.
But the next moment, Naruto's Tenseigan pulsed slightly—
And he activated Kamui, sucking the shadow clone directly into the Kamui dimension.
In Naruto's hands, Kamui's absorption speed was far faster than Kakashi's.
In the blink of an eye, the clone vanished before their eyes.
Summoning a shadow clone…
Then instantly removing it?
The odd move left Obito and the others confused.
"Hmph—!"
But the next second, still in intangible form, Obito grunted in pain.
His body suddenly bent over like a shrimp, a massive amount of blood spurting from his mouth.
His stomach twisted in agony, and Obito's eyes filled with panic.
Even in his intangible state—he was injured?!
Realizing this, he was completely consumed by fear.
Kamui's intangibility was his most secret, most powerful, and supposedly unbreakable defense.
He had relied on it so much that for over a decade, his development of other techniques had stagnated.
And now, inside the Kamui dimension—
Naruto's shadow clone had landed a real punch.
With a Body stat of 200, the punch carried a hint of Saitama's legendary power.
When Obito finally looked up—
And saw Naruto's clone inside the Kamui dimension—he nearly cried.
In Naruto's hand was a massive Rasengan, several dozen meters in size.
Even the wind pressure it emitted was enough to make Obito's cheeks sting.
'What the hell?! How did you even get in here?!'
In his extreme panic, Obito instinctively exited the Kamui space and returned to the real world.
But the moment he reappeared—
His vision blurred, and a searing pain shot through both eyes.
He tried to understand what was happening—
Only to find that his vision had gone completely dark.
"What… what's going on?!"
Obito was totally confused.
First, Kamui's intangibility had been mysteriously bypassed.
Then Naruto somehow entered his Kamui space—with a huge Rasengan no less.
And now, he was completely blind?
In a panic, he instinctively reached for his eyes.
But all he felt… was flowing blood.
His Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan, and the three-tomoe Sharingan in his left eye used for Izanagi—
Both were gone.
Obito couldn't make sense of what had just happened.
But the bystanders—Nagato and Konan—
They saw everything clearly.