Chapter 623: Kakashi, Just How Far Can You See?
Obito remained intangible as he approached Dark Naruto, afraid that he might also end up becoming another kill added to Naruto's kill count.
"What are you doing? Taking revenge on the villagers of Konoha?"
Obito asked.
"No. I'm doing this to complete the task my original self gave me."
Dark Naruto shook his head.
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Obito looked confused.
It wasn't just the answer itself that confused him. What puzzled him even more was why Dark Naruto cared so much about keeping his promise to his original self.
Judging from what had happened earlier, Dark Naruto had seemingly been prepared to trap his original self in that mental world forever.
So what was the big deal about breaking a promise?
Could there be some connection he didn't know about?
For example, did Dark Naruto have to fulfill his original self's long-cherished wish before his original self could finally 'rest in peace'?
"To become someone as troublesome to Namikaze Minato as Otsutsuki Isshiki, someone he'd have no choice but to seal inside the Kamui dimension, the Nine-Tails' strength alone isn't enough."
Dark Naruto began explaining earnestly.
"…"
Obito was skeptical of Dark Naruto's assessment.
Was the Nine-Tails really not enough?
He had personally tested it before.
Forget about a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who was even stronger than the Nine-Tails itself. Even an ordinary Nine-Tails was enough to make Namikaze Minato die in Konoha.
But then Obito thought about it.
The Namikaze Minato of this world was Namikaze Minato with absolutely no lower limit, so that really might not be enough.
Perhaps, in his heart, no matter how important the village was, it still wasn't more important than his own life.
And the Hokage of this world, Kushina, was a perfect Jinchuriki. According to what Naruto had said earlier, there was also a Tenseigan Hinata.
In that case, Dark Naruto's ordinary Nine-Tails Chakra Mode really was a little underwhelming.
"So what exactly are you planning to do? I seem to have noticed that your strength has increased quite a bit."
Obito cautiously asked the question, wanting to see whether Naruto would tell him.
Dark Naruto, however, seemed to have been fooled as well. He also believed that Obito was still the naturally kind-hearted Uchiha who had been changed by Madara.
Dark Naruto directly told Obito about his situation.
"You know about Otsutsuki Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra, right? Even if you don't, Black Zetsu attached to you should know."
"The method of resurrecting Kaguya is to gather a massive amount of chakra from the Shinobi World."
"The Tailed Beasts are essential. Besides them, countless people are also needed."
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi is used to absorb everyone's chakra and supply it to Kaguya."
"If I want to fulfill my original self's wish and become someone troublesome enough to Namikaze Minato, then I must also possess greater strength."
"So I…"
"I want to know how you managed to become stronger just by killing them. Is it some kind of special Kekkei Genkai?"
Obito frowned and interrupted Dark Naruto's long explanation.
"Heh heh, Uchiha Obito, are you stupid? There are countless ways to absorb chakra in the Shinobi World."
Dark Naruto looked at Obito with contempt.
"Wait here. I'll demonstrate another method for you."
After saying that, Dark Naruto walked outside, seemingly going to meet someone.
Sure enough, a figure appeared at the end of the road.
"That's… the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara?"
Obito froze for a moment.
According to the situation, shouldn't Konoha be at war with Sunagakure right now?
Why would the One-Tail Jinchuriki be here?
And it didn't look like he was here to launch a sneak attack on their base either. Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared so openly.
Wait.
Could this Dark Naruto be planning to…
"Gaara, you're here."
"Naruto!"
Gaara excitedly stepped forward and hugged Naruto.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't persuade my father. No matter what I said, he refused to give up attacking Konoha. I…"
"It's fine. I don't blame you."
Naruto smiled gently, then reached out and stroked Gaara's head.
And then…
"…"
Obito's eyes widened.
'This Uzumaki Naruto really is a naturally promiscuous fox demon!'
'So what exactly does this count as? A Bond Ninja or a Furry Ninja?'
Gaara was both surprised and delighted by what was happening.
But soon, something felt wrong.
Obito remembered what Dark Naruto had just told him.
There were countless ways to absorb chakra in the Shinobi World.
Could it be…
Yes.
This was a jutsu used by someone named Fūka in the real Shinobi World, called Reaper Kiss. (Execution by Kiss)
It could absorb another person's chakra through this special method, continuing until the target was completely drained and died.
Obito had heard of such a secret technique before, but he hadn't expected Dark Naruto to actually know it.
While Obito was marveling at this, Naruto had already sucked Gaara dry and killed him alive.
In the real world, Gaara had escaped disaster and kept his Tailed Beast without having it extracted from him.
But in the Engraved Tsukuyomi world, Naruto had personally extracted Shukaku from him, along with every last bit of Gaara's own chakra.
Normally, in the Engraved Tsukuyomi world, having a Tailed Beast extracted wouldn't just leave someone alive—it would actually give them an extra life.
But Naruto hadn't merely extracted the Tailed Beast.
He had also completely drained Gaara's own chakra.
And after Gaara revived, he drained him dry a second time, collecting double the reward.
Obito now understood why this was Naruto's dark side.
'This is way too dark.'
He hadn't even thought about killing Kakashi.
Yet this Dark Naruto had killed his good friend Gaara without the slightest psychological burden.
"You saw that. I don't just need ordinary chakra. I also need the chakra of the Tailed Beasts."
"I want to become like the progenitor of chakra and gather a massive amount of chakra into my own body."
"I want to become the second Sage of Six Paths!"
Dark Naruto spread his arms and revealed his goal to Obito.
"…"
Obito was speechless.
'Kakashi, just how far can those eyes of yours see?'
Kakashi had said that Naruto was very similar to him, but Obito had never imagined that he could be this similar.
Even Dark Naruto's goal was exactly the same as his!
At the same time, Obito finally understood where the difficulty of his mission in this world lay.
There was actually someone with the exact same goal as him.
But there was only one set of Tailed Beasts.
"There's no other way. Against weak villagers, I can use the first method. But against powerful beings with massive amounts of chakra, I can only use the second method."
"Let's go. We need to collect chakra while Dad and Mom haven't returned yet."
Dark Naruto urged Obito.
After all, Obito possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu, making him an excellent helper for traveling around.
"Fine. Where are we going next?"
Obito decided to agree for now.
As long as he obtained the strongest Nine-Tails first, he would naturally be invincible.
As for Dark Naruto, there was no way he could obtain all the Tailed Beasts in such a short amount of time.
"Let's slaughter a few small Shinobi villages first to get us in the mood."
"…"
A day passed, and Obito had already become numb.
At this moment, he felt that he wasn't the villain.
Naruto was the villain.
Dark Naruto used his identity as the Hokage's son, along with the good reputation the Masked Man had built by making friends throughout the Shinobi World and constantly doing good deeds, to recreate what had happened in Konoha.
He made people line up, claiming that he was going to put shields on them.
Then he wiped them all out with a single blast.
"Hey, Uncle Obito, do you know where we can find something to eat around here? I'm getting a little hungry."
Dark Naruto asked Obito, who was following behind him with a numb expression.
(End of this chapter)