Nagato narrowed his Rinnegan slightly, his eyes showing a rare heaviness.
That man—always pretending to be the great Uchiha Madara, shrouded in mystery and arrogance…
Was now being toyed with by Naruto.
In just a single exchange, his elusive intangibility was instantly broken!
And both of his eyes… had already been gouged out by Naruto.
All of this—happened in the blink of an eye.
Naruto's flawless sequence of attacks forced Nagato to treat him with full seriousness.
Now that Obito had lost both his eyes, his power level dropped from Super Kage to merely Kage level.
Even some veteran Kage-tier shinobi could now defeat him.
This was the price of relying too much on the Mangekyō.
All he had left now were some rudimentary Wood Release and Fire Release techniques.
In desperation, he pulled out two three-tomoe Sharingan from who-knows-where and shoved them into his sockets.
Thanks to the Hashirama Cells in his body, he could plug-and-play with eyes.
His vision was restored—but these were just regular Sharingan.
They didn't significantly improve his combat capabilities.
As he looked up, the first thing he saw was—his own Mangekyō Sharingan… in Naruto's hand.
Now without his Kamui intangibility, Obito had lost all confidence.
Having witnessed Naruto's methods with his own eyes, he felt a pressure like never before.
Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.
Finally, he realized—
Naruto's ability to enter the Kamui dimension must have something to do with Kakashi's Mangekyō.
"Why is Kakashi's Sharingan in your hand?! Did you kill him?!"
Naruto blinked, a little surprised at the question.
"Wow. At a time like this, you're still worried about Kakashi? You two really are a tight pair."
"But don't worry—Kakashi's not dead."
Hearing this, Obito visibly relaxed.
Yeah, he clearly cared a lot about Kakashi.
"But you?" Naruto's voice turned cold. "You're definitely going to die."
Naruto didn't care whether Obito got "redeemed" or not.
To him, someone like this deserved nothing but death.
He formed another Rasengan, this time imbued with both Wind and Fire Release.
Wind fuels fire.
In an instant, it became a spiraling Shuriken of alternating red and white.
It hummed violently, releasing a dangerously oppressive aura.
A single Rasenshuriken, casually formed like this, made Obito feel true fear of death.
"Am I… going to die…?"
That thought surfaced in Obito's mind.
But in the final moment, he turned toward Rin, standing at Naruto's side.
He wanted to see—if, when faced with death, he could awaken Rin's true self.
But as expected… he was disappointed.
Rin didn't move.
Her gaze was still locked on Naruto, filled with deep, unwavering affection.
Just as Naruto raised his arm to throw the Rasenshuriken—
He suddenly stopped.
With a flick, he tossed it behind him like trash.
BOOM!
The moment it hit the ground, it exploded into a blast as massive as Deidara's self-destruction, if not bigger.
It was shaped like a giant starfish, except colored red and white.
If Deidara had seen this, he'd probably have a breakdown.
Even Obito, who was prepared to use Izanagi to cheat death, furrowed his brows in confusion at Naruto's change of heart.
"What are you doing?"
Naruto's gaze sent a chill through Obito's spine.
"Blowing you up like that would be too easy."
"You like that Moon's Eye illusion world, right?
Then I'll give you exactly what you want."
As his words fell, Naruto's ocular power erupted, wrapping around Obito completely.
Before Obito could even make sense of what was happening, the world around him spun wildly.
His vision went black—then light returned—and the entire world had changed.
He looked around, trying to understand.
That's when he saw—Rin.
Wearing that smile that haunted his dreams.
"Rin!"
Obito's face lit up with joy, instantly forgetting everything else.
He ran toward her—
But Rin's smile twisted into something sinister.
Even the bright skies darkened.
Her smile, now eerie and ghostly, sent a chill down his spine.
Then, right before his eyes—
Rin activated Chidori.
Her right hand, now crackling with blue-white lightning, stabbed through her own chest.
"NO!!"
Obito's eyes went bloodshot as he screamed with all his soul.
Rin pulled out her bloody hand—
And in her palm… was her still-beating heart.
She held it out, blood dripping from her mouth, wearing that same twisted smile, and stared at Obito.
"Obito… it's all because of you.
I became like this…
Everything—everything is your fault!"
In this genjutsu world, Naruto had amplified all of Obito's emotions and guilt tenfold.
To someone like Obito, who valued Rin even more than his own life—
This was a level of pain a thousand times worse than death.
"No… no! NO!!"
Obito collapsed to his knees, clutching his head, screaming at the sky.
And then—the rain fell.
Heavy droplets poured down in sheets.
Less than a minute into the illusion—and Obito was already on the brink of insanity.
His mind overwhelmed with pain, guilt, regret, and despair.
And this?
This was just the beginning.
Naruto had set this nightmare to loop infinitely.
Every cycle, the Rin he loved would die in a new way—
Right in front of him.
Endlessly.
Outside the illusion—
Nagato watched Obito convulsing like a madman: snarling one moment, sobbing the next, then cackling like a lunatic.
Both he and Konan took deep breaths, chills running down their spines.
They couldn't imagine what Naruto had done to Obito…
To turn him into this in a matter of seconds.
Naruto looked down at Obito, eyes devoid of any sympathy.
This was his own doing. There was nothing to pity.
"You dreamed of an illusion world, right?
Well, now it's yours—forever."
With that, Naruto sealed Obito inside the Totsuka Blade's spiritual realm.
There, he'd have all the time in the world to repent.
And no one could interrupt.
Beside him, Rin watched the whole thing.
For a moment, a flicker of emotion passed through her eyes.
But it faded quickly, and her gaze returned to Naruto—filled with longing once more.
Under Kotoamatsukami's absolute command, Naruto was her entire world.
"Uzumaki Naruto…
You really are strong.
Stronger than anyone I've ever seen.
At your age—you have every right to be proud."
"But let me offer one last invitation—
Join Akatsuki.
Otherwise, no matter how much of a genius you are…
Even you will fall before the power of God."