Chapter 161: Obito's Fear, The Death of Tatsuma

This was a space detached from the real world.

The sky was dark and gloomy, devoid of sun, moon, or stars, like a massive black curtain.

The ground was desolate and vast, devoid of life. Only cubic structures stood erect, stacked together, emanating a cold metallic luster, radiating an eerie and deathly atmosphere.

All you could see was desolation.

If this place represented a person's heart, then their soul must be filled with pain, emptiness, and despair.

This was the Kamui dimension.

It was an alternate space formed by the projection of Uchiha Obito's will, a strong desire to escape reality, after activating his Mangekyō Sharingan.

At one moment.

Crack.

A crisp sound echoed in the silent Kamui dimension, sounding especially clear and harsh.

Suddenly.

A black crack abruptly appeared in mid-air, initially only as wide as a finger, but within a few seconds, the crack was pulled open like a zipper.

Then.

Boom!

Violent energy, like a dam bursting, poured endlessly from the crack, washing over the land.

Rumble.

The ground of the entire Kamui dimension, as if experiencing a magnitude ten earthquake, began to shake like a sieve, creating a violent roar.

Under the onslaught of this energy.

From a bird's-eye view, a large number of cubes on the ground collapsed along a straight line, falling into the ground, and dust rose into the sky...

When all the dust settled.

On the ground, a trench seven to eight meters wide and more than ten meters deep appeared. The most exaggerated part was that this huge trench extended hundreds of meters away.

This was the aftermath of Dan's "Serious Punch" piercing through the Kamui dimension.

Near the space crack.

On the ground, there were remnants of some human tissue, an unknown component of plasma, half a tooth, some tiny bone fragments, and spots of blood.

There was also a faint mist of blood, slowly spreading around, eventually falling to the ground, merging with the dust.

It seemed.

Dan's punch had directly exploded Obito, causing the latter's body to be vaporized by the energy, leaving only these remnants.

About half a minute later.

The human tissue remnants on the ground suddenly turned transparent and quickly disappeared, as if they had never existed.

Then.

Uchiha Obito appeared out of thin air.

Thud.

As soon as he appeared, he fell to his knees, panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

This was a sign of excessive chakra consumption.

After panting for a while, Obito finally lifted his head with lingering fear, his face full of terror.

On his face, the three-tomoe Sharingan in his left eye socket had turned gray, blinded.

Obito stiffly twisted his neck, looking back.

He saw a huge trench, extending from his feet to hundreds of meters away, as if a giant black beast had opened its mouth, ready to devour.

He couldn't help but feel weak in the knees, retreating several steps, finally falling to the ground.

His face was as pale as a ghost.

Uchiha Dan's punch had actually pierced through the real world into the Kamui dimension, erasing his true body hiding here.

Fortunately Obito sacrificed the light of one eye as a price, used Izanagi, and changed the fact that he was killed by Dan.

Although he survived by the skin of his teeth, he couldn't feel happy at this moment.

Before, the reason why Obito could act recklessly in the ninja world, whether it was causing the Nine-Tails disturbance in Konoha alone or confronting Pain deep within the Akatsuki, was all due to the "Kamui" of his right eye.

Obito once firmly believed that Kamui was invincible.

Kamui combined with Izanagi was even more invincible, enough to keep him forever undefeated.

Until today.

His Kamui dimension was pierced by Dan's punch, and the myth of invincibility was shattered.

This time, he narrowly escaped disaster by relying on Izanagi, but what about next time?

You should know after consuming this left eye, Obito no longer had any spare three-tomoe Sharingan.

That is to say, if Dan were to land another punch on him, he would be doomed.

Realizing this, Obito's fear intensified.

In the woods outside Konoha.

Whoosh.

As the space experienced a vortex-like fluctuation, Obito left the Kamui dimension and returned to the real world.

"Obito, are you okay?"

Zetsu emerged from the ground, surprised to see Obito drenched in cold sweat, his face pale.

Just now, he had also witnessed Dan's punch from a distance, never expecting that a mortal fist could pierce the Kamui dimension, forcing Obito to use Izanagi to protect himself.

Even Zetsu, who always kept a low profile and was the biggest puppeteer in the ninja world, couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

What to do next?

Obito, still in shock, glanced in the direction of Konoha. The battle there was still ongoing, with constant explosions and billowing smoke and fire.

But he didn't dare to go back. Obito had been scared out of his wits by Dan's Serious Punch.

At this point, he could no longer care about destroying the Uchiha, competing for the Sharingan, or capturing the Nine-Tails.

He just wanted to escape from here as far as possible.

Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, Obito said coldly, "To the Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village."

Years ago, Obito had manipulated the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, with the power of the Sharingan, and turned the Hidden Mist into the Village of Bloody Mist.

The Hidden Mist was his second base. He decided to go there to rest and recuperate, quietly observing the subsequent changes in Konoha, the Uchiha, and the entire ninja world, before making plans.

As soon as he finished speaking.

Obito and Zetsu hurriedly left.

Konoha, in the village center.

"What happened?"

Many Konoha ninjas watched from a distance as Dan threw a punch that landed on Obito's phantom, which then disappeared.

In the eyes of the spectators.

Dan's punch, although it seemed earth-shattering, appeared to have no destructive power, as if it had hit the air.

It was baffling.

A few seconds later.

The space crack in front of Dan quickly healed, returning to its original state.

And he also withdrew his Stand and fist, deactivated the Eight Gates, and adjusted his body's breath.

Dan was very certain that his fist had entered the Kamui dimension and killed Obito.

Of course.

He also knew that Obito wouldn't be so easy to finish off, after all, the latter still had Izanagi.

But, this was the last time.

Dan's previous move was purely to use Obito as a target to test the power of his "Serious Punch".

As for how to kill Obito, he had a plan in mind.

Don't forget, Obito's left eye was still in Dan's possession.

Both of Obito's eyes were Kamui, and as long as one could skillfully use either eye, they could transport the caster in and out of the Kamui space.

Now that Dan had awakened his own Mangekyō, his ocular power had greatly increased, and he had more than enough ability to control Obito's left eye.

He decided to transplant Obito's left eye into his own body as soon as he returned, and use his own ocular power to develop the abilities of that eye.

Next time.

When Obito appeared in front of Dan, he would relentlessly pursue him, directly kill him in the Kamui space, and take his right eye.

To collect both Kamui.

After all.

Dan was tired of playing with Obito.

Just then.

Boom.

An explosion of fire came from the southeast corner of Konoha.

A fireball rose into the sky, trees grew from the ground, and a cloud of insects swirled in the sky.

It was Itachi, fighting against Danzo and Aburame Tatsuma.

Dan remembered that Shisui's right eye was still with Danzo, and he needed to retrieve it. Also, his nephew couldn't die.

He vanished from the spot in a flash, leaving the Konoha villagers and the Nine-Tails staring at each other.

Uchiha Dan, just left like that?

Seeing Dan leave, the Konoha ninjas were stunned, and then looked at each other.

But there was no time for them to be stunned.

Because.

"Roar!"

The Nine-Tails went berserk again, its huge body colliding with the three toads, its tail sweeping through the crowd, causing hundreds of casualties in no time.

It was only wary of Uchiha Dan's power, as for the people of Konoha, it didn't care at all.

"Beast!"

The Third Hokage roared, holding the Adamantine Staff in his hands, and leaped high into the air, smashing towards the Nine-Tails.

The battle resumed.

In the southeast of the village, amidst the ruins.

Itachi was in a tough fight.

Although he had awakened the Mangekyō, his opponents were not ordinary.

Aburame Tatsuma was not well-known, but as Danzo's chief guard, his strength was terrifying, on par with Orochimaru.

In addition, Danzo was lurking in the shadows, launching sneak attacks on Itachi from time to time.

Fighting two-on-one was too much for Itachi.

However, he never considered retreating, but was driven by a strong belief, determined to kill Danzo to avenge Shisui.

Moreover, even if Itachi wanted to retreat, it was too late now.

He was surrounded by a swarm of insects.

Seeing this.

Itachi's eyes narrowed, he quickly formed hand seals, turning his chakra into a blazing flame, and spewed it out of his mouth in one breath.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.

This jutsu instantly created a powerful firestorm, turning the surrounding ruins into a sea of fire.

"Heh...heh." Itachi was panting heavily, feeling very tired.

His chakra was not abundant, far from being comparable to his uncle's monster-like amount. He had to use the Great Fire Annihilation, a jutsu that consumed a lot of chakra, out of necessity.

Fortunately, the hellish sea of fire burned all those annoying insects to ashes.

Huh? That's not right.

Itachi's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was shocked,

He looked down quickly.

It turned out.

There were still a large number of insects hiding underground, escaping the burning of the flames, and now they were drilling out of the ground.

They climbed up Itachi's legs, gnawing at his flesh, injecting toxins into his body.

The poisonous insects raised by Aburame Tatsuma, although not as potent as those of the main branch, were enough to paralyze Itachi and make him lose his ability to move.

During this time.

More insects emerged from the ground, turning the surrounding ground into a black insect swamp, completely engulfing Itachi.

Then.

This insect swamp wrapped around Itachi, slowly rising into the air, and formed a huge sphere.

"It's over."

Aburame Tatsuma stood on the ground, extended a hand, and made a grasping motion in the air.

Bang!

The spherical body in the air suddenly compressed inward, causing a violent explosion.

However, Itachi was more tenacious than Aburame Tatsuma had imagined.

Boom!

A strong orange-red chakra suddenly erupted from within the insect swamp, evaporating all the insects.

Itachi fell from the sky.

Along with him, a semi-transparent red skeleton several meters tall also fell to the ground.

Susanoo, first form.

It must be said, Itachi's talent was high, especially in desperate situations, he burst out with amazing potential.

"What a troublesome kid." Aburame Tatsuma muttered to himself, but he was not flustered, and immediately formed hand seals to summon a huge insect.

This insect, almost as large as Itachi's Susanoo, had three pairs of wings, and a horn over three meters long on its head. It was clearly a powerful attack-type summoning beast.

At this moment.

Although Itachi had summoned Susanoo, his legs were injured and he could only stay in place for passive defense.

Whoosh.

Aburame Tatsuma leaped up, rode on the back of the giant insect, and drove it to fly up, rushing towards Itachi's Susanoo at a very fast speed.

Boom.

Facing the violent impact, Itachi was indeed powerless and could no longer maintain Susanoo.

With the disappearance of Susanoo, he was grabbed by the two claws of the giant insect and brought to Aburame Tatsuma.

"Let me take your Mangekyō Sharingan for Lord Danzo."

Aburame Tatsuma said emotionlessly, reaching out towards Itachi's eyes.

Itachi, in fact, had been enduring all along.

He knew he would eventually be defeated, and he also knew that his only chance was when Danzo showed up to take his eyes.

Unfortunately, Danzo was too cautious and didn't fall for Itachi's trap, instead letting Aburame Tatsuma do it for him.

There was no other way.

Itachi had no choice but to deal with Aburame Tatsuma first.

Swish.

His left eye suddenly widened, the blade-shaped pattern in his pupil spun violently, releasing an ocular power shock to Aburame Tatsuma, pulling him into the illusionary space.

Aburame Tatsuma remained calm.

He had anticipated that Itachi would launch a desperate counterattack, and had been on guard against Itachi's Amaterasu, but he didn't expect to face an illusion instead.

The Aburame clan has never feared illusions because, the parasitic insects inside Aburame Tatsuma could disrupt his own chakra

flow, or stimulate his body to cause pain.

This would break the illusion.

However, Aburame Tatsuma miscalculated this time.

He was not under an ordinary illusion, but Tsukuyomi, a nearly unsolvable illusion.

In the world of Tsukuyomi.

All factors, including location, mass, and even time, were under Itachi's control. Moreover, the pain experienced by the enemy in the illusionary world would be exactly the same as in reality.

Itachi tormented Aburame Tatsuma for two full days.

In the end, he summoned a giant red moon, which fell from the sky and crushed his opponent.

Two days in the illusionary world was just a moment in reality.

The parasitic insects inside Aburame Tatsuma hadn't had time to act, and their master had already been completely defeated by Tsukuyomi.

"Bang!"

With a puff of white smoke, the giant insect summoned by Aburame Tatsuma suddenly disappeared.

Thud.

Aburame Tatsuma also fell to the ground, his sunglasses slid off, revealing his lifeless, unfocused eyes.

He was killed by Itachi in a counterattack.

Unfortunately, before Itachi could rejoice, a whistling sound came to his ears, and a series of Wind Release bullets, like a machine gun, were shot at him from a distance.

He tried to summon Susanoo again, but his ocular power was exhausted, and in the end, he could only barely protect his vital parts.

Puff puff puff.

Itachi's body was pierced by Wind Release bullets, and dozens of bloody holes appeared on his body in an instant.

Thud.

He fell down.

Through his blurry vision, Itachi saw Danzo walking towards him step by step.

Danzo, not caring whether Aburame Tatsuma was dead or alive, stepped over his subordinate's body, then greedily reached out towards Itachi's eyes.

This scene was seen by Dan, who had rushed over from a distance.

Swish.

In his eyes, the red and black Taiji fish pattern rotated, and his gaze instantly focused on Danzo.

The next moment.

Dan seemed to cross hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, appearing next to Danzo.

With a slap.

He reached out a big hand and grabbed Danzo's wrist.