"In this cold and ruthless ice forest, Obito still wore a faint smile on his face, but his eyes had long lost their luster."
"His chest had already been pierced by a huge wound. Kaoru stood silently before him, watching him fall."
"Did you cast an illusion on him before he died?" Sasuke asked cautiously, looking at the smile on Obito's lips as he approached Kaoru.
"Mmm…" Kaoru nodded lightly, his attention fixed on Obito, who had fallen before him.
"He actually died with a smile…" Karin said in disbelief, looking at the expression on Obito's face.
"That's right, he died without any pain…" Kaoru nodded, then sighed. "Since he couldn't achieve his goals in reality, let him fulfill his wish in his dreams. It can be considered me helping him complete one of his wishes."
Although he didn't have any particular fondness for Uchiha Obito, when Kaoru read the manga in the original story, he actually felt quite sympathetic to his plight. A person whose fate was completely altered, who spent his entire life striving for an ideal…
The gloomy sky, the frozen forest, the falling snowflakes – everything seemed like a funeral ceremony specially held for him.
Looking at Obito's corpse lying before him, Kaoru took a step forward. A small glass bottle appeared in his hand from somewhere. Then, Kaoru crouched down and gouged out Uchiha Obito's right eye, his own Mangekyō Sharingan that could activate Kamui…
Karin and Suigetsu, who were nearby, couldn't help but widen their eyes at this sight.
"Kaoru, what are you doing?" Sasuke asked with a frown, seeing Kaoru remove Obito's eye.
"Preventing his eyes from falling into the hands of others." Kaoru said calmly, placing Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan into the glass bottle. Although he hadn't figured out how he would use Obito's eyes yet, having the bug-level ability of Kamui in his own hands was a good thing. Having a space of his own sounded quite cool.
"Amaterasu…" After storing Obito's eyes, Kaoru muttered. His Mangekyō Sharingan erupted with powerful ocular energy, and black flames instantly leaped out, falling onto Obito's body and setting him ablaze.
Obito's Sharingan was powerful. If his body remained in this world, it would likely be used as material for reanimation by those with ulterior motives. Kaoru didn't want either of these things to fall into anyone else's hands, which was why he completely destroyed Obito's body. When a person dies, their lamp goes out. All the precious things from their life become utterly unimportant after death…
"Oh right, Sasuke, why are you here?" After finishing everything, Kaoru looked at Sasuke and asked.
"Oh right, Sasuke, why are you here?" After finishing everything, Kaoru looked at Sasuke and asked.
"My purpose in following the Akatsuki was to find an opportunity to kill this masked man. However, recently, he's become very secretive, avoiding me completely. Moreover, these past few days, he's disappeared from my sight. That's why I brought the Hawk Team to secretly follow him, wanting to know what this masked man is plotting… However… the first thing I saw was you killing him…"
At this point, Sasuke sighed and clenched his fist involuntarily. "So, he died by your hand. I should have been the one to finish him off personally!"
"Heh…" Kaoru chuckled noncommittally, then continued, "So, what now… The masked man is dead. Do you want to return to Konoha?"
Hearing Kaoru's question, Uchiha Sasuke fell silent again.
"Still haven't decided?" Kaoru asked, observing Sasuke's hesitant expression.
"Mmm." Sasuke nodded.
"How about this, I'll point you in a direction…" Kaoru shook his head lightly and said calmly, "Did you know… your brother Itachi was reanimated…"
"What?!"
Sasuke's expression instantly turned to shock.
"Where is he now?!" Sasuke immediately asked.
"I don't know either." Kaoru shook his head and said, "Itachi isn't in Konoha Village, but I heard he should be looking for you. I didn't expect you to show up here."
"Is that so… In that case, I'll go find him first, and then I'll make plans." Hearing the news of his brother's revival, Sasuke said anxiously. He no longer had any intention of returning to Konoha Village and immediately set off with Karin, Suigetsu, and the others to search for Itachi's whereabouts…
"Alright… it's time to check on the situation of the other four Kage…" After Sasuke left, a smile played on Kaoru's lips. He then turned and walked towards the canyon where the four Kage were.
...
When he returned to the canyon, Kaoru was slightly surprised by the scene before him.
The canyon, which had been reshaped, was now full of potholes and uneven terrain, clearly the result of a fierce battle. Moreover, the condition of the four Kage was also quite disheveled. Except for Gaara, who was fighting the Fourth Kazekage, and Mei Terumī, who was fighting the Fourth Mizukage, both of whom still seemed capable of standing, Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage had collapsed on the ground, seemingly unconscious.
And the four former Kage had long since disappeared…
"What happened here…" Kaoru approached Mei Terumī, who looked exhausted, and asked.
"The strength of the four former Kage was too great, and coupled with their immortal bodies, except for me and Gaara who could still hold on, the Tsuchikage and Raikage were likely severely injured…" Mei Terumī shook her head and said bitterly.
"Is that so…" Looking at the Raikage and Tsuchikage lying on the ground, their guards stood by them protectively. Kaoru couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.
It was no wonder. Among these former Kage, the Second Tsuchikage and the Third Raikage were probably the strongest. The Second Tsuchikage possessed Dust Release, no less than Ōnoki's, and the Third Raikage had the strongest spear and strongest defense. Even in the original story, Naruto's various Rasengan couldn't kill him, so it was no wonder the Fourth Raikage alone couldn't defeat him…
"What about the four former Kage?" After a moment of contemplation, Kaoru asked again.
"I don't know why… when we were all at a disadvantage, they suddenly retreated…" Mei Terumī said with a somber expression. "But thankfully they retreated. Otherwise, it's hard to say how long the four of us could have held on…"
"Retreated… Was it because Yakushi Kabuto saw me defeat Hashirama Senju and Obito? He realized he was no match for me… and retreated?" Hearing this news, Kaoru secretly speculated.
"After this battle with the former Kage… I think… it's time for us to form a ninja alliance…" Gaara said, patting the dust off himself and speaking to Kaoru. "Just the four former Kage already made it so difficult for us. And we don't even know how many reanimated individuals the enemy has. With their strength, it's not something one ninja village can handle…"
"The Fourth Kazekage is right." Mei Terumī also nodded. "After this battle, I finally understand how terrifying their strength is…"
Speaking of which, Mei Terumī's beautiful eyes then looked at Kaoru. "Of course, this battle… I also learned that your strength as the newly appointed Hokage is even more exaggerated…"
"Thank you for your praise, Mizukage-sama…" Kaoru responded calmly to Mei Terumī's compliment.
"In any case, let's take the Raikage and Tsuchikage back to my Konoha Village for treatment. After they recover, we'll reconvene the Five Kage Summit to discuss this matter." With these words, Kaoru turned and left. Gaara and Mei Terumī followed directly. Darui, Kurotsuchi, and the other guards of the Raikage and Tsuchikage exchanged glances before reluctantly picking up their unconscious leaders and heading towards Konoha Village.
...
On the third day, in the Five Kage Summit conference room in Konoha Village.
The Five Kage and Mifune of the Land of Iron were gathered. However, unlike last time, after careful treatment by Konoha's medical ninjas, the Tsuchikage Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage had recovered from their injuries, though they were heavily bandaged.
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