With Obito's current strength, he is at most around the level of an Elite Jōnin.
The reason he was able to deceive Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, and fight back and forth with a powerhouse like Namikaze Minato, who was close to the peak of Kage-level, was entirely due to the divine skill of the Mangekyō Sharingan—Kamui.
For ninjas who do not possess absolute power surpassing the Super Kage level, knowing intelligence about the enemy's abilities has a crucial impact on the outcome of a battle.
In the original story, the gap in strength between Sage Mode Jiraiya and Sage Mode Naruto was actually not that large.
If Jiraiya had known Pain's secret, even if he couldn't win, he at least wouldn't have died there.
Even Nagato admitted that if Jiraiya had known the secret of the Six Paths of Pain, he might not have won.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Obito suppressed Kakashi and the others in the early stages.
This was because at that time, Naruto and Kakashi did not yet know the principles behind Obito's "Kamui".
In the later stages, after his mask was broken, he could only barely fight to a draw with his old friend Kakashi.
It seemed like Kakashi's attribute of "fighting anyone to a 50/50 draw" had activated.
But in reality, it was because Kakashi had seen through the principles of Kamui, giving the impression that Obito had become weaker.
If one didn't know the principles of Kamui, they would practically just be toyed with by Obito.
He could even challenge Namikaze Minato, who was several levels above him.
But in Mingyue's view, it was precisely because of the convenience brought by Kamui that Obito developed a conceited personality while easily achieving victories against stronger opponents.
Even though he was just a substitute for Uchiha Madara, he really started to think of himself as Uchiha Madara.
"How... is this possible?"
Obito, whose chest had been pierced, turned his eyes to look.
He saw that the pupil of Mingyue's left eye had turned pale white and lost its focus. He said in shock:
"Izanagi!"
Opposite him, Black Zetsu said in a deep voice: "The forbidden jutsu among Uchiha forbidden jutsu, the technique that can turn reality into nothingness and nothingness into reality?"
"You actually used Izanagi just to avoid Zetsu's attack?"
Obito said in disbelief.
"Hehe~"
Mingyue let out a sneer.
Immediately afterward, under the even more incredulous gazes of Obito and Zetsu, Mingyue's left eye, which had lost its focus and light due to using Izanagi, actually began to gradually return to its original state.
The clear triangular shuriken-shaped Mangekyō began to spin in his pupil once again!
"How can this be!?"
White Zetsu shouted in surprise:
"Izanagi comes at the cost of losing an eye, so why did his eye recover?"
As an old turtle who had lived for thousands of years and even duped Indra and Uchiha Madara for a millennium, Black Zetsu immediately spotted the mystery and said gravely:
"Could it be the ability of that right eye? Is it possible... that it is also related to time?"
Hearing Black Zetsu's interpretation, Mingyue sighed inwardly; as expected of an old bastard with a mother complex who has lived for thousands of years.
"The left eye predicts the future, the right eye rewinds time."
Mingyue revealed a dangerous smile, "I control the gears of time."
If Obito's Mangekyō ocular power is Space, then Mingyue is undoubtedly Time!
Obito gritted his teeth secretly. Immediately, his body also turned into nothingness, and a few seconds later, he appeared out of thin air beside Zetsu.
Mingyue saw at a glance that Obito had also used Izanagi. He could judge this from the fact that Obito's right eye was not blind.
He used the left eye.
Only, it wasn't his own eye.
That Mangekyō was with Kakashi.
He used a spare eye as the cost.
"So that's it. Can he use Izanagi without limit within a certain period of time? That really is a terrifying ocular technique, no less dangerous than your Kamui, Obito," White Zetsu said to Obito from the side.
"Don't call me that!"
Obito snorted coldly.
White Zetsu pursed his lips. You've already been seen through, so why keep pretending?
But he gave Obito some face and shut up in time.
Seeing Obito's attitude, Mingyue also found it quite amusing.
Although he often says things like "No matter what happens to this world, it doesn't matter to me."
In reality, Obito still keeps the time before he was 12 years old sealed at the bottom of his heart, not allowing anyone to touch it.
It is precisely because of this that he lost his cool so easily when Mingyue exposed his identity.
In the end, it isn't for so-called peace.
He just simply wants to create a world where that woman exists.
"But what do we do next?"
Black Zetsu spoke with a hoarse voice:
"Killing him won't be an easy task, but he knows your true identity, so we can't let him live~"
Obito's face was equally dark.
Killing Mingyue was naturally the best solution.
But that troublesome ocular technique was enough to be mentioned in the same breath as Kamui.
He had already used up one of his spare Sharingan.
If he encountered danger again next, he could no longer use Izanagi.
However, just as both sides fell into a stalemate.
Mingyue took the initiative to deactivate his Mangekyō first, not even keeping the three tomoe active.
After letting his eyes return to their normal black pupils, he spread his hands and said:
"Alright, alright, calm down, Obito. Our relationship used to be pretty good, there's no need to fight to the death, right? Besides, there is no conflict of interest between us."