Looking at Sasuke before him, who was like an irrational, furious child, Aoki could only shake his head helplessly.
This kid had been utterly fooled since childhood, brainwashed by the Third Hokage, then by Itachi, and after Itachi's death, by Obito. He was either being deceived or on his way to being deceived.
Hearing Sasuke's words, the Second Hokage, Tobirama, also changed his expression. His gaze instantly locked onto Sasuke's position, and his fingers twitched slightly as he prepared to teleport over.
Seeing this, Aoki hurriedly spoke up, "This kid is purely brainwashed! Don't kill him. We'll find a way to make him listen. But before that, let's teach him a lesson first!"
After Aoki finished speaking, Tobirama initially thought they were going to let the kid off. Hearing Aoki's subsequent words, Tobirama naturally agreed wholeheartedly. This arrogant little Uchiha brat was exceptionally irritating in Tobirama's eyes. He had originally planned to just kill him outright, but now that Aoki had spoken, Tobirama couldn't very well refuse to give him face.
He instantly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. That earlier kick hadn't just shattered bones; when he kicked Sasuke, the Second Hokage had also conveniently left a Flying Thunder God Mark on him. In an instant, he appeared before Sasuke.
'So fast!'
Seeing Tobirama appear before him instantly, Sasuke's heart trembled. He had just been showing off; he couldn't get his face slapped immediately, could he? The Mangekyō in his eyes began spinning wildly once again.
"Damn it!! You can't possibly be a match for these eyes of mine! Die!!"
A trail of bloody tears instantly streamed from his eyes. The inextinguishable Amaterasu Flame directly engulfed the Second Hokage, Tobirama. At this moment, Sasuke seemed to already see Tobirama being burned to death by Amaterasu, and a confident smile reappeared on his face.
"What a naive brat!"
Just as Sasuke was confident he could finish off Tobirama, he discovered that his Amaterasu had passed directly through Tobirama's body. This ability... it was just like that guy, 'Madara Uchiha'!
"How is this possible?! What is this?! The Sharingan?!"
Sasuke now noticed Tobirama's eyes. Tobirama's eyes were originally red, so Sasuke hadn't paid much attention. But looking now, they were actually a pair of Sharingan! Clearly, in the entire Ninja World, the Uchiha Clan only had himself and that 'Madara' guy left. Why did this Tobirama before him also have the Sharingan??
Before Sasuke could continue thinking, a blue Susanoo materialized out of thin air before him. Without a word, it directly threw a punch at Sasuke.
Boom—
From within the stirred-up dust, a figure instantly shot out. It was Sasuke, who had dodged this attack, though he now looked somewhat disheveled.
Sasuke was growing more and more bewildered as the fight went on. These inexplicably appearing individuals could even activate the Sharingan. He had no idea where these guys had come from.
Growing increasingly irritated, Sasuke also activated his Susanoo. Moreover, he directly entered the second stage, instantly drawing a bow and aiming at Tobirama, who had also activated his Susanoo. This time, Sasuke even attached Black Flames to the arrow, shooting it directly at Tobirama.
Whoosh—
Facing this arrow, Tobirama merely controlled his own Susanoo to spread its arms, its palm directly facing the incoming arrow. A spatial force directly swallowed the entire arrow, somewhat similar to Kakashi's Kamui Shuriken, capable of sucking enemy attacks into a different dimension. Tobirama, also proficient in Space Ninjutsu, had gained this ability upon awakening his Mangekyō.
Seeing his attack was completely useless, Sasuke grew anxious. He still had to go kill Danzo; how could he be held up here? He immediately drew his bow again, preparing to compensate with quantity. But before Sasuke could fire, a sudden change occurred.
"Not good!!"
Feeling the stinging pain coming from his eyes, Sasuke's expression changed drastically. Even the covering Susanoo instantly crumbled and vanished.
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Tobirama couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Just as everyone was wondering what was happening, Madara Uchiha, who had been observing from the sidelines, spoke up, "Hmph, this brat just awakened his Mangekyō and has been recklessly using its power. Now his Eye Power is severely depleted. The Mangekyō is useless now; I'm afraid those eyes are about to go blind."
With Madara's explanation, everyone understood. Looking at Sasuke, who was covering his eyes with a look of horror, Tobirama lost interest in continuing the fight. He was just a brat who had gotten inflated after recently gaining power. Moreover, Aoki had said to spare his life. Tobirama then dispelled his Susanoo and returned to the group.
Looking at Sasuke, whose eyes were nearly blind, those possessing the Sharingan now realized the special nature of the Chat Group. Without the Chat Group, perhaps one day they too would end up like Sasuke, their Sharingan going blind. But ultimately, it was because Sasuke was too arrogant. Having obtained the Mangekyō, he thought he was invincible, leading to his Eye Power being wildly depleted. Not long after awakening the Mangekyō, he had blinded himself first.
"Alright, take this kid back. Let Naruto talk some sense into him. Oh, and Second Hokage-sama, use Edo Tensei to bring his brother back. Some things need to be said by his brother personally."
After Aoki finished speaking, everyone quickly began to carry out the tasks. As for Danzo, he had already been beaten into a near-dead state by Obito and Kakashi and was dragged back. Shisui's eyes were also directly plucked out. This time, perhaps because he had been beaten senseless by Aoki and the others in the Chat Group, upon meeting again, Danzo didn't even get to activate the Inner Four Symbols Seal before he was finished.
Just as everyone was returning to Konoha with Sasuke and the little tail Karin, who had been watching the battle, a white figure slowly emerged from the ground not far away.
Watching the departing group, White Zetsu looked extremely anxious. Just as he was about to leave, a hand instantly grabbed his neck.
"Let's go. Take me to find Madara Uchiha... Obito."
The one who appeared was Aoki. Having read the original story, Aoki knew that White Zetsu had been hiding here, waiting to call Obito over when Sasuke's situation turned bad. So Aoki had been waiting, waiting for White Zetsu to appear himself. Just as Aoki predicted, the moment he caught White Zetsu, he activated his eye's ability, directly controlling White Zetsu and simultaneously stuffing a mental sphere into his body.
The controlled White Zetsu unhesitatingly led Aoki towards the Akatsuki Organization's base. In the current Akatsuki, basically only Obito remained.
Soon, the two arrived at the base. Before even entering, they saw Obito already waiting at the entrance.
"Just who are you people?!"
Obito voiced the biggest doubt in his heart. When Aoki and the others appeared, Obito remembered clearly that among them was a figure of himself.
Faced with Obito's question, Aoki thought for a moment before slowly replying, "How to put it... we are all Hokage from other worlds. You can understand it as parallel worlds. And you, in another world, worked hard and became Hokage, so you joined our ranks."
After Aoki finished speaking, Obito fell into silence, unsure if it was because of the other version of himself or because of his current self.
After a long while, Obito suddenly took out a pair of Sharingan from his robes and handed them to Aoki.
"You're here for Itachi's eyes, right? Here they are."
Looking at the eyes offered before him, Aoki was momentarily stunned, at a loss. What kind of development was this? No fight at all, and he just hands over Itachi's eyes like that?
As if seeing Aoki's confusion, Obito gave a self-deprecating smile.
"I'm not your match. So, there's no point wasting time with you."
Hearing Obito say that, Aoki naturally saw no need to fight. He took Itachi's eyes and directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to vanish on the spot.
Watching Aoki leave, Obito stood there, lost in thought. After a long time, looking at the White Zetsu before him, Obito directly used Kamui to suck it in, then vanished himself.
Meanwhile, back in Konoha Village, Naruto, Sasuke, and the Edo Tensei-revived Uchiha Itachi were currently staring at each other wide-eyed. Especially after hearing the explanation about the various worlds, the three of them were at a loss.
Now that Sasuke had learned the truth, he had changed his mind and decided to properly protect Konoha. As for Naruto beside him, he was grinning foolishly non-stop. Seeing Sasuke return to Konoha, Naruto couldn't be happier.
"HAHAHAHA, SASUKE!! You finally came back!"
With that, he wrapped an arm around Sasuke, as if afraid he would leave again.
As for Sasuke, he wore a look of disgust. The two instantly reverted to their childhood selves, mutually disliking each other.
Seeing this scene, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but smile. Then he turned his gaze towards Tobirama nearby, full of gratitude, "Thank you for your trouble, Second Hokage-sama. Sasuke will protect Konoha well from now on. In the future, I entrust Sasuke to all of you Hokage-samas."