Chapter 349

"It wasn't just about that. Danzo had other motives for getting you to act. He wanted to pin the blame for killing Minato-sensei onto the Uchiha clan! After all, it's said that Uchiha Madara's Sharingan can also control the Nine-Tails.

I knew all along. After that incident, Danzo targeted the Uchiha clan multiple times! He wanted to use that chance to force the Uchiha clan into a desperate rebellion so that he could use the village's power to eradicate them!

Come back, Obito! Danzo is just a selfish bastard! If you're angry about Rin, then beat me, scold me, I'll take it all!

But, just for this one thing, I hope you'll think it over again! Come back with me! Lady Tsunade will definitely see through everything clearly, and with your testimony, she can finally get rid of Danzo, that poisonous tumor!"

Obito, standing to the side, was stunned. Danzo was getting blame after blame from Kakashi, each accusation sticking firmly without a way to deflect it!

But what should he say now?

He didn't know! Truly didn't know what to say at this moment because the conversation had drifted so far that he wasn't even sure where it started!

As Obito was struggling to come up with a response, suddenly another person dashed out from the side.

"Enough, Kakashi! I understand your feelings, but right now he's a criminal, and we need to capture him first! Talk to him on the way back to the village if you must!"

Seeing Shisui with his crimson Sharingan, Obito began to panic. How was this guy here? If he used Kotoamatsukami, wouldn't that be the end for him?

Kakashi clenched his fists, conflicted. After a few moments, he finally closed his eyes and spoke with reluctance, "It seems that there's no other way. We have to do it. Itachi! Kuro! Kabuto!"

Obito was stunned upon hearing Kakashi call out three more names. Damn, it's not just these two?

Chloe, who was hiding nearby, felt conflicted after receiving the command. While she was thrilled at the chance to personally beat up Obito, she also thought it might be going too far.

What if Obito were actually captured by Konoha? Wouldn't that mean all the secrets about Madara and the Akatsuki would come out? Given today's setup, Obito would have a hard time escaping...

What to do? Should she deliberately let him escape? That would be hard to pull off.

Maybe, she thought, just kill him directly when she had the chance? Killing him would be better than letting him leak everything. Although Nagato might need a lot of convincing after, it was still better than revealing all the secrets.

Alright then, I'll find a chance to kill him!

With just that brief thought, Chloe, perched on a large tree, made her decision and threw several specially marked kunai toward Obito.

Sorry, Obito, but for the sake of secrecy, today, you must die. ...

Seeing the White Zetsu clone blown to pieces, Chloe admitted she underestimated Obito. He did have some brains after all.

Seeing the setup today, especially after she revealed her use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Obito, knowing he couldn't win, immediately activated Izanagi.

He altered reality and transferred his chakra to a White Zetsu clone hidden underground, which transformed into his appearance to replace him. Obito himself sneaked away while no one was paying attention.

What a classic Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell!

Of course, Obito was also lucky to escape.

Shisui, considering his friendship with Kakashi, hadn't used Kotoamatsukami right away. If he had, Obito would have been captured in the first round!

"Damn it!"

Kakashi pounded a nearby tree trunk in frustration. Shisui, trying to console him, patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, Kakashi. We'll get another chance." ...

In an unknown underground cave.

Obito, holding his wounded shoulder, his clothes tattered, stumbled towards the stone bed inside.

Though he escaped narrowly, he was still badly injured. That brat, Kōzuki Chloe, had grown this strong in just a few short years!

She had even mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Why are there suddenly so many people skilled in space-time ninjutsu lately? Angolmanue and his servant, Konoha's brat... How did space-time ninjutsu suddenly become so common?

If not for his quick reflexes, he might have been hit by a Flying Thunder God Second Step. If they had marked him, he would have been finished.

Then there was Uchiha Itachi, who used to freeze in fear before him. Despite his young age, he had already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and screamed something like, "I won't freeze like last time!" before launching Amaterasu at him!

Luckily, he had good reflexes and a quick mind, otherwise, he'd be done for today.

"Obito, forgot to tell you, the Fourth Mizukage is dead."

"What?!"

Seeing White Zetsu emerge beside him, Obito was dumbfounded.

"The same night Jūzō Biwa died, he was killed by Angolamanue, who was just passing by. Angolamanue wasn't planning on attacking but the Fourth Mizukage kept pressing, so he lost patience and killed him with a single sword strike."

You gotta be kidding me!

Obito was fuming inside. Why didn't they tell him sooner?! If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have gone to the Land of Water today! He wouldn't have run into Kakashi, and he wouldn't have had to waste another Sharingan!

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Obito asked, trying to suppress his anger.

"Well... we forgot."

"Don't joke around!" Black Zetsu scolded, picking up where White Zetsu left off. "After you got injured last time, you told us not to disturb you unless you contacted us first, so we didn't inform you right away..."

It was only then Obito remembered telling Zetsu that after Terumi Mei almost crippled him. Suddenly, all his anger had no outlet.

Damn it. So this was all my fault?

"Change that order. In the future, inform me of things like this right away."

"Understood."

"Alright, prepare a new backup eye and get ready for surgery."

"Got it!"

White Zetsu answered and then went deeper into the cave, while Black Zetsu, who actually knew everything, contemplated Obito's usefulness.

Did he still have value? On the one hand, the Akatsuki could now collect all the tailed beasts on their own. On the other hand, Obito still had some value to Nagato and played a role in reviving Madara.

And what if Konoha eventually revealed Obito's identity? That would make Nagato suspicious of everything.

What should I do?