Chapter 354: The Disappearance of the Eight-Tails.

"Kakashi."

Seeing Kakashi appear, Minato and Sakumo called out simultaneously.

"Teacher, Father."

When he saw Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi also showed a surprised expression, but he quickly put it away, as now was not the time to think about such things.

"What happened?"

Minato asked Kakashi.

"Teacher, it seems something has happened to my brother."

Hearing this, Minato glanced at Sakumo, as he had just heard this from Sakumo less than a minute ago, and now Kakashi was saying it again.

"How do you know?"

Minato asked.

"I saw it."

Everyone was stunned by this response, as they couldn't understand how Kakashi had seen it.

"Saw it? Kakashi, what do you mean?"

Before anyone else could speak, Hatake Sakumo asked first.

"I'm not sure either."

Kakashi shook his head.

"Just now, I suddenly had a bad feeling, and then an image appeared in my mind. There were three people who looked like members of the Otsutsuki clan, and in the middle of them was a huge black sphere. My intuition tells me that my brother is sealed inside that black sphere."

"Otsutsuki clan? A black sphere? Kakashi, do you remember where you saw this?"

Hearing Minato's question, Kakashi shook his head again.

"I don't know. It was a very ordinary, common place, nothing particularly noticeable, so I don't know where it is. I only know it seemed to be on a cliff."

"Just a cliff? That's too broad a range. Even if we want to rescue him, it would be difficult to find the exact location."

Jiraiya said.

"But I'm more curious about how Kakashi saw that image."

At this moment, Tsunade also spoke. While everyone else was curious about where Satoru was sealed, Tsunade was curious about how Kakashi saw it, as this couldn't be explained logically.

"Could it be Obito? Or is this what Obito is seeing?"

Suddenly, Minato had a bold guess in his heart.

"Theoretically, this is impossible."

Although Tsunade knew that Kakashi had one of Uchiha Obito's eyes, the two sharing one pair of eyes couldn't see what the other was seeing. After all, this was the Sharingan, not the Rinnegan.

"Maybe this is the power of bloodline, family, and bonds."

Jiraiya thought for a moment and said.

"Now is not the time to discuss these things."

At this moment, a deep voice sounded, and Hatake Sakumo appeared with a serious expression.

"Now we should discuss how to rescue Satoru."

Hearing Sakumo's words, Kakashi nodded in agreement.

"Sakumo-senpai, I understand your feelings, but rescuing Satoru is not that simple. Even if we find where Satoru is sealed, do you think we can match those who sealed him?"

Jiraiya rarely spoke so rationally.

"Damn it."

Sakumo clenched his fists unwillingly. He knew Jiraiya was right. Those who could suppress Satoru might not be opponents even if all of Konohagakure's people were added together.

"Do we just have to watch Satoru being sealed? He's my child."

Sakumo's emotions were a bit out of control, and his voice grew louder. Even the veins on his neck bulged, showing how agitated he was.

He hated himself for wasting so many years, for being so weak. His strength had declined too much, not even half of his peak.

"Sorry, Sakumo-senpai."

At this moment, the space in front of everyone distorted, and a man in a black robe with red clouds appeared before them.

Seeing this person, Kakashi's emotions immediately became agitated.

"Obito, where is my brother?"

Kakashi immediately questioned, having no patience for Obito's games.

"So, you've discovered my identity?"

Hearing Kakashi call out his identity, Obito's tone was not surprised, as he had already prepared for this.

"But it doesn't matter anymore."

Obito removed his mask, revealing a face with two completely different sides.

"Obito?"

Everyone was stunned upon seeing this face.

"Obito, how did you become like this?"

Kakashi's voice trembled as he asked. As Kakashi's deepest emotional scar, seeing Obito's face made his heart feel like it was being squeezed.

"This has nothing to do with you, Kakashi. I'm here to announce that in ten days, we will officially target the Jinchuriki of the Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails."

Obito said coldly.

"The Eight-Tails? Didn't you already capture it?"

"Hmph, that guy escaped. We only brought back one of his tentacles or rather, a tail."

Obito's tone was somewhat frustrated at this point. He hadn't expected that even with Uchiha Itachi's involvement, the mission would fail. He couldn't believe that Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan couldn't distinguish between the real body and a tentacle.

"Obito, is there really no way for you to turn back?"

Seeing Obito's face, Minato's heart softened. After all, Obito was his most cherished student.

Hearing this, Obito fell silent.

"From the moment Rin died, this outcome was inevitable. I want to create a world with Rin. A world without Rin is hell for me."

"So you're going to deceive yourself with Genjutsu? Even though you know it's fake?"

"That's right. Even if it's fake, as long as it's a world with Rin, it's my world.

The declaration of war is complete. I know you want information about Hatake Satoru. If you win this war, I'll tell you. Though even if I tell you, it won't make any difference."

Thinking of those three Otsutsuki, Obito's heart sank.

"Where is Satoru?"

Sakumo immediately shouted. Finally knowing someone who knew Satoru's whereabouts, Sakumo wasn't going to let him go easily.

"When you win, you'll naturally find out. But I don't think you'll ever know because I can't lose."

(End of Chapter)