The Uchiha Clan Compound.
"Damn it, why don't I have a Team Leader Jonin? Is my talent insufficient? But it's enough just to be on the same team as Rin!"
Obito held his head, alternating between silly grins and expressions full of indignation.
Even a guy like Bai Lu gets a Team Leader Jonin, why can't I?!
"Ah, Grandma, why are you out so early! You shouldn't move around if you're not feeling well!"
Obito yelled, rushing over to support his only relative.
Grandma looked kind and relieved: "I'm just an old bag of bones, I only hope to see you a few more times before I die... Judging by your expression, are you with Rin now? That girl is great, you must cherish her with your life, use your life to protect her..."
"Ah! Why are you talking like that? You're still young! And of course, I will protect Rin with my life!"
The old and the young, leaning on each other as they walked, their shadows merged into one, stretching long in the setting sun.
This scene played out every day.
And no one thought anything was amiss.
Only Obito, simple-minded as he was, subconsciously felt that what his grandmother said today was a little strange, but given his intellect, he couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to dwell on it.
He just needed to cherish the present.
"Hehehe, Obito, truly a good child..."
After Obito entered the house.
Grandma squinted and raised her head, her mouth splitting into a terrifying smile. She immediately sensed something, quickly vanished, and turned her head to look.
Bai Lu 's three-person squad happened to be passing by.
"Mr. Bai Lu, did you notice anything just now?" Ichie whispered after they had walked far away.
"No, she seems like a very trustworthy old woman..."
Bai Lu bowed his head, chuckling.
"That person is Obito's grandmother, a very kind person. There shouldn't be any problems," Gai said.
After the three of them walked far away.
Grandma smiled sweetly and closed the door. Her body began to distort, and a white object separated from her.
This white object quickly melted into the ground... "Lord Madara, things are going smoother than expected. If that fellow loses his grandmother and his lover consecutively, he will surely go mad, won't he? You truly are cruel."
White Zetsu drilled out of the earth.
"Shut your mouth. You are merely a poor imitation of Hashirama."
Uchiha Madara spoke coldly.
"Oh my, so fierce... But, Lord Madara, are you really so optimistic about Obito, that Dead Last? I think Ichie is more suitable. She awakened her Sharingan at ten, and Ichie also has a sister, which is perfect for catalyzing the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
White Zetsu looked confused.
Why Obito? Why not Ichie, the new star of the Uchiha? Maybe they could even produce another pair of Rinnegan... "At my level, the Eternal Mangekyō can no longer change the overall situation. What I need is a tyrant who will carry out my will, someone who possesses abundant emotions far exceeding ordinary people, yet has tasted the pain of consecutive loss. I searched for decades before I found Obito; he will be the most suitable candidate."
Madara sneered.
Obito was the one he had chosen after careful selection.
Every single member of the Uchiha Clan is skilled at showing off, but those who possess abundant emotions like Obito are few and far between.