Chapter 238 : Obito's "Death" #(with main plot)
Da da da… Light footsteps approached. Obito's eyes widened as a little green-haired girl passed him, running with open arms to the masked youth's feet and hugging his leg.
"Why are there still children here?!"
"Nnnn, " the girl ignored the flustered Obito and, in her tender, clear voice, cooed to the youth, "Lord Jin, will you play with me?"
"Alright."
The youth dangled his leg, which the girl was clinging to, then gave a slight flick to toss her into the air.
"Hey!!"
—This child isn't even three years old!
—What irresponsible thing are you doing?!
Obito instinctively reached out to catch her, but a jolt of pain stiffened his limbs for a moment.
Unlike his panic, the girl showed no fear at all. She landed gracefully from mid-air, hands and feet flailing, precisely back onto the foot of the youth called "Jin," giggling with delight.
—What kind of strange people are these…?
Obito was utterly bewildered.
However, seeing that the little girl was fine, he refocused his attention on the room's walls. Dragging his heavily injured body, he slowly made his way to the wall and forcefully pounded the solid earth.
Jin was using Fu-chan as a ball, tossing her back and forth with a root white zetsu, all three having a grand time.
During this, he even cast a glance at Obito, who was stubbornly engaging in useless efforts: "This broken body of yours was repaired by Lord Madara with precious artificial tissue. It wasn't easy to save your life, so don't be in such a hurry to die~"
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Obito realized he truly had no strength to escape. The thought of Kakashi and Rin still in precarious danger on the battlefield made him frantic, spinning around like a headless fly.
"You, an old geezer, and you, a crazy pervert, why did you capture me?!"
"How rude, calling someone a pervert and all~"
Jin, holding Fu-chan, rubbed against Madara's side, complaining in an affected tone, "Lord Madara, look at him, he's just not obedient~"
Fu-chan clapped her hands and repeated, "Not obedient! Spank his bottom!"
"That's right, Obito's bottom should be spanked! Our cute little Fu-chan is much better behaved, isn't she~"
"Yes! Hehe…"
The two, one big and one small, were such a pair of rascals, their banter completely blocking whatever Uchiha Madara had been trying to say, leaving him unable to interject.
Since hiding in the deep underground, it was the first time he so desperately wanted to stand up and beat someone.
Jin seemed to sense this overflowing displeasure and, knowing that playing any longer would invite punishment, decisively took Fu-chan and ran off to another room to play with White Zetsu, leaving Madara there to brainwash Obito.
The reason he wasn't as proactive as when he was trying to sway Nagato was because he knew Obito's mind was currently filled with Rin and Kakashi, making him completely unreceptive. Saying more would be useless and wouldn't provide any sense of being a spiritual leader.
Indeed, after listening to Madara's philosophy about the "true world," Obito was completely uninterested, asking what all this nonsense was about? He was still determined to return to his companions.
Madara was not in a hurry about this. He had already prepared a full package of defenses for Obito, just waiting for the right moment.
After instructing White Zetsu to keep an eye on Obito, Madara went into a deep sleep, oblivious to everything outside.
When the time came, Black Zetsu would naturally wake him.
Obito continued to try for a long time, even checking the other room where Jin and Fu-chan were, only to find he couldn't get out there either. He kicked the stone wall a few times in frustration.
It was useless, and he only ended up hurting his bones.
Out of helplessness, he could only resign himself to sitting back on the bed, choosing to temporarily stay there to recover from his injuries, and reassess once he was healed.
"I told you, you can't get out."
Jin casually tossed Fu-chan to Obito, gloating, "Here, it's your turn to play with her now."
…In the Mountain Prison, Obito was begrudgingly babysitting for Jin, while in another modern world, The animator finally updated the continuation of the Kannabi Bridge mission.
Naraku, bored in his mental space, had scrolled through dozens of pages on the forum, almost finishing all the new fan art, fanfiction, and hand-drawn animations. Hearing the system notification, he quickly closed the forum and opened the animation website.
—There was no movement before, and it updates right after Jin and Obito meet?
He watched the animation and pondered, guessing that The animator probably wanted to see Jin's attitude towards Obito, and whether he would reveal his true identity to him.
Now that he knew Jin didn't want to tell Obito his true identity, The animator could determine what could and couldn't be broadcast, then edited and released the animation.
—
The story picked up from the last episode. Minato, after assigning two missions, led Kakashi, Obito, and Rin to infiltrate enemy territory and encountered Iwagakure's reconnaissance Ninja, Mahiru.
With the aid of the Sharingan Reincarnation Seal, Kakashi successfully used Chidori to take down the enemy, not nearly being counter-killed as in the original timeline.
Furthermore, Mahiru recognized the young Ninja who killed him as the "sōgari" whom Iwagakure Ninja on the front lines dreaded. The expression on his face before he died was one of utter disbelief.
[Going deep alone, a narrow escape from death.]
[I warn the person above me not to jinx it.]
[Mahiru: What virtue and ability do I possess to have the yellow flash and sōgari come kill me together?]
[I thought he'd be a formidable enemy with such a cool and flashy name… Is that all there is to him?]
[Mahiru: I'm so sorry for being too weak! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻]
After the four entered enemy territory, Minato quickly separated from the team to confront the main enemy force alone. Kakashi led Rin and Obito deeper, approaching Kannabi Bridge.
Unfortunately, they were ambushed midway by Iwagakure Jonin "Oishi" and "Hikari."
The two used a feint, with Hikari's Ninjutsu and shuriken attacks as bait, attracting Kakashi and Obito's attention. Oishi then decisively used "Ninja Art: Camouflage Concealment" to flank them and abduct Rin.
Obito watched helplessly as Rin showed a terrified expression and vanished into the smoke. His Sharingan immediately evolved to Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
This time, Kakashi did not argue with Obito.
The moment the choice appeared, he subconsciously clutched the pendant through his clothes, feeling the pain of the pottery shard digging into his palm, and involuntarily fell into a memory.
He recalled the pain and regret he felt day and night after waking from an unknown Genjutsu;
He remembered the conversation he had when he saw his father for the last time, and the phrase, "I still believe a Ninja is not a tool";
He remembered Naraku, illuminated by the bright moonlight, saying he would willingly walk the path called "mistake" for his sake;
He remembered that afternoon, his companions scrambling for the bento Naraku brought, the warm sunlight in the forest, and the aroma of food… Kakashi decided to rescue Rin.
This was a choice made entirely from his heart.
He wasn't sure if he was truly wrong, but he knew that if his father and Naraku were here, they would make the same decision.
[Holy crap! Camouflage Concealment is too insane! This is cheating!]
[You two, stop fighting and look back! Your home is about to be stolen! ! ! ! ∑(ﾟДﾟﾉ)ﾉ]
[My Rin, ahhhhh (꒪Д꒪)ノ]
[The flashback, though late, has arrived… ]
[This is not the wrong path; this is the correct answer in life!]
[Ultimately, the son of the white fang still inherited his father's will and made the same choice.]
[Kakashi is destined not to be a cold-blooded mission machine; he is such an incorrigibly gentle child (T ^ T) ]
[He has already experienced the pain of loss once; how could he repeat the same mistake?]
The camera shifted to Minato's side; he quickly arrived using the Flying Thunder God Technique… —
Naraku: Skip, skip!
The system cooperatively pulled the progress bar, skipping Minato's solo show.
—
The animation continued to show Kakashi's progress.
Kakashi and Obito found Hikari and Oishi's hiding place—a huge, hemispherical rock shelter, a temporary stronghold created with Earth Release.
They deliberately made some noise outside, which indeed drew Oishi's attack.
Having witnessed the power of Ninja Art: Camouflage Concealment before, Kakashi and Obito learned their lesson this time, activating their Sharingan at the start of the battle for observation.
One Three Tomoe and one Two-Tomoe Sharingan were enough to prevent Oishi from hiding. He was immediately impaled through the chest and abdomen by Kakashi's ninja sword, dying on the spot.
[He actually asked what kind of eyes these were?]
[He hadn't even heard of the Sharingan; he died without injustice.]
[It seems he's not very well-informed.]
[Being sent off by two pairs of Sharingan, Oishi certainly has quite a reputation.]
[A grand funeral!]
—
Naraku: Kakashi's eye is saved!… By the way, even if I didn't make a wish, it should have been fine, right (silently pained about popularity points).
—
After dealing with Oishi, Kakashi and Obito entered the massive rock shelter and engaged in a fierce battle with Hikari.
This fight was very fluid, and Obito and Kakashi's teamwork was excellent. They quickly cut down Hikari without much effort.
Kakashi skillfully dispelled the Genjutsu Rin was under, but unexpectedly, the "dead" Hikari struggled to his feet and activated "Earth Release: Rock Lodging Collapse," causing the rock shelter to rapidly collapse.
A huge rock fell. Obito timely pushed Rin, who couldn't dodge in time. Although he wasn't injured, the rock separated him from Kakashi and Rin.
[So cool, so cool!!]
[Kakashi's movements for dispelling Genjutsu are so practiced it makes one's heart ache, hahahaha.]
[Oh no! Forgot to finish him off!]
[Wait, wait, wait! Old Thief, what do you mean by separating Obito?!!]
[Bad! I have a bad feeling!]
—
Seeing Obito escape the fate of being "crushed to death," Naraku knew that Black Zetsu must have used other means to scheme behind the scenes, which ultimately led to Obito still "dying" on the battlefield and being taken back to the Mountain Prison.
—
As expected, the side where Obito was located suddenly experienced a violent explosion, causing the entire massive rock shelter to collapse into a heap of rubble in the blink of an eye.
Kakashi, pulling Rin, only survived by hiding in a small space between interlocking boulders. When the tremors ended, the two could no longer find where Obito was trapped.
The two tirelessly moved rocks and called Obito's name, finally hearing a response at one point.
"Rin… Ka, Kakashi…?"
"Obito!"
"Obito, are you alright?"
The camera cut to deeper within the ruins, and a poignant BGM (background music) began to play at the right moment.
Obito lay on his back in the darkness, covered in fallen rubble, with large amounts of blood flowing in all directions through the cracks in the earth and stones.
His pupils were already dilated, and he continuously coughed up blood. Knowing he was beyond saving, he reached into his satchel with his barely movable left hand and gripped the corner of an exploding tag.
"Rin, Kakashi… you two, hurry and go…"
Kakashi on the other side immediately retorted, forming hand signs: "No! You wait, I'll be right there—"
"Kakashi… this time is different… I'm already… done for…"
Hearing this, Kakashi's pupils suddenly constricted. The Chakra that was about to form in his hands froze, then slowly dissipated.
"My bo… body… most of it has been… crushed… I can't… feel anything now…"
"How could this be… " Rin covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, unable to accept that Obito, who was alive just moments ago, was about to die beside her. "Why is this happening…?"
"If I could have been faster," Kakashi knelt on the ground, his heart filled with endless self-blame and regret, "If I had been faster, I could have saved you just now!!"
—I always, always fail to protect the people I care about!
He clenched his right fist and slammed it heavily on the ground, venting his unspeakable anger at himself.
"Don't say that… Kakashi… don't blame yourself…"
Obito looked straight up, finally understanding how Naraku felt that night watching him escape Root.
—As long as the people he cared about were safe, death wasn't so terrifying.
"Whether it's me… or… Naraku… seeing you two safe… will make us very happy…"
He barely managed to cough out the blood filling his mouth, a slight smile curving his lips.
"You must take Rin… and live well… Naraku, he… he is still waiting for you… at Konoha… to come home…"
With strong willpower, Obito endured, injecting Chakra into the exploding tag, using his last bit of strength to urge Kakashi to take Rin and leave.
"Can't let the enemy… get… my eyes… Hurry… Ten seconds left…"
Knowing Obito was serious, the two turned and left in tears, the music reaching its emotional climax.
The second before the explosion, Kakashi used Chidori to blast through the outer rock layer and escaped.
Behind them, the violent explosion shook the mountain of rock debris three times, raising a large cloud of dust and smoke.
[Ahhhhhhhh Obito!!! щ(ﾟДﾟщ)]
[No, my poor baby Obito! Why!!]
[Every part of his body crushed, how much pain must that be?]
[Feeling like he couldn't live, he immediately thought of destroying his body with an exploding tag. Obito, you really ┭┮﹏┭┮]
[Listening to his friend's voice grow weaker and weaker, waiting for him to die little by little… Old Thief is so cruel.]
[Ahhhhhhhh I don't want Obito to die ahhhhhhhh (〃＞dish＜)]
[Our little princess Obito has grown from someone who needed protection into a reliable Ninja who can stand up and protect his companions, boo hoo hoo hoo (T ^ T)]
[No no no no! Don't leave Obito, don't leave him alone ahhhhh!!!]
[There's no choice; if they don't leave, everyone will die here… ]
[The towering rock ruins are the grave of a Konoha hero.]
[The wind of Kannabi Bridge forever took away the clumsiest Uchiha.]
—
Naraku touched his non-existent conscience, feeling that designing pranks for Obito earlier was a bit too much.
Perhaps he should find an opportunity to compensate him later?
—
Kakashi, filled with hatred, dealt with Hikari, avenging Obito.
Iwagakure reinforcements arrived quickly, a large number of Ninja surrounding Kakashi and Rin, vowing to annihilate them on the spot.
To cover Rin's escape from the encirclement, Kakashi fought desperately until the end. When he woke up, he saw the deeply concerned faces of Minato-sensei and Rin beside him.
In the next scene, Kannabi Bridge collapsed and broke apart in a roar of explosions.
Thus, the mission ended.
[Good! Use his head to honor Obito!]
[So many Iwagakure Ninja? Kakashi wouldn't be captured and tortured, would he?]
[Thankfully, Minato arrived quickly; I was so scared.]
[Possessing the fastest speed in the Ninja World, yet always only arriving at the last moment. Is this the curse of a speedster?]
[The mission is complete, but Obito won't be coming back (ㄒoㄒ)]
[Boo hoo hoo hoo my baby Obito o(TωT)o ]
[Before this, I never imagined Obito would die, boo hoo hoo hoo… ]
—
Naraku read the heartbroken bullet comments on the screen, then looked through Jin's eyes at Obito, who was flustered by Fu-chan, and suddenly felt a bit amused.
—If possible, I still need to find a way to remove Obito from the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
—At least give him a chance to return to Konoha in the future…
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