Chapter 112 : Rin's Clone!!

Somewhere in the Land of Rain, Uchiha Obito was gazing at the moon, reminiscing about the moments he had spent with Rin in the past.

At that moment, Black Zetsu, who was even more elusive than Obito, suddenly appeared before him.

"Madara, something's wrong. The people from Konoha have gathered at the Hokage's office again," Black Zetsu said, sounding somewhat anxious.

As the will of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Black Zetsu's stealth abilities were unmatched in this world. Whenever it wanted, it could travel anywhere to gather information. Konoha Village was no exception.

Going to Konoha was like returning home for it; it had slipped in and out countless times, and no one in Konoha had ever noticed it.

However, recently, something strange had been happening. Every time Black Zetsu tried to enter the Hokage's office, it felt a mysterious sense of danger.

This feeling of danger prevented it from entering recklessly because it couldn't afford to take risks.

It hadn't saved its "mother" yet, so it couldn't afford to die.

Still, it was extremely curious about why the people from Konoha gathered at the Hokage's office every two weeks at eight in the evening.

It was willing to spend a lot of time in Konoha Village, just to secretly figure out why those people were going to the Hokage's office.

Unfortunately, the people who entered the Hokage's office at eight in the evening were very cautious.

They never mentioned it at other times.

Left with no choice, Black Zetsu had to arrange for White Zetsu to stay hidden in Konoha as a spy for a long period, while it had other matters to attend to.

To ensure that White Zetsu wouldn't "disappear" again, Black Zetsu changed tactics this time. It had them possess the bodies of Chūnin and Genin living around the Hokage building.

Its plan worked.

Two nights ago, at eight o'clock, the Third Hokage and others gathered once more in the Hokage's office.

Coincidentally, Black Zetsu had finished its own tasks and had time to investigate Konoha again.

This time, it wanted to bring Obito along to confirm that it hadn't been mistaken before. It truly had seen the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and it wasn't just a hallucination.

However, Obito had his own thoughts. He would rather stay there, gazing at the moon and thinking about Nohara Rin, than waste time going to Konoha.

"Why does it matter to me if they're gathered together? Are you trying to drag me to Konoha again?"

"Uh, you don't really have anything else to do."

"Just because you're free doesn't mean I am."

"Well, what are you doing right now?"

Black Zetsu's tone was somewhat unpleasant.

At this moment, it was the will of Uchiha Madara.

Obito had no respect for it at all.

In the past, when he refused, he would at least make an excuse.

Now he couldn't even be bothered to find an excuse.

Black Zetsu clearly saw Obito idly staring at the moon; how did he suddenly have something to do?

"I'm thinking about capturing the tailed beasts in two years."

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Goodness, Black Zetsu couldn't help but be surprised.

If it didn't know what kind of person Obito was, it might have believed him.

However, it didn't expose him, as he was Madara's successor, and some plans truly needed his input.

"Alright, fine, even if you're really thinking, we still have two years until we carry out the capture plan. We can think about it more after we return from Konoha."

Now it was Obito who was speechless.

He didn't understand why Black Zetsu insisted on dragging him to Konoha, just because of the suddenly revived Senju Tobirama?

Okay, the revival of Senju Tobirama was indeed a tricky problem.

But it wasn't confirmed yet; maybe Black Zetsu was just imagining things?

"Let's go, Obito. You know my strength is lacking, so I feel safer with you around."

Seeing Obito remain unmoved, Black Zetsu had to suppress its anger and say some kind words.

"Fine, this is the last time. If nothing comes up, don't bother me about this again."

"Okay."

Black Zetsu had no choice but to agree.

In the world of the Third Hokage, Obito and Black Zetsu started heading to Konoha.

On Senju Tobirama's side, preparations for the upcoming journey were also underway.

With a flash of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he appeared in the laboratory.

Looking at the glass jar in front of him, inside was the clone of Nohara Rin.

Although this clone had only been developing for a month, its size and physical attributes were already comparable to a normal thirteen-year-old human.

The reason the clone of Nohara Rin could develop so quickly was thanks to the black technology developed by Tobirama and Orochimaru.

This technology allowed the clone to accelerate its development, meeting the requirements set by Tobirama and Orochimaru in the shortest time possible.

Of course, such an extreme technology also had its side effects.

The first was cost.

Tobirama spent a large amount of money purchasing high-quality medicinal materials from the Nara clan and growth agents from the Aburame clan to ensure the clone received proper nutrition during its accelerated development.

The second side effect was some inherent flaws in the clone itself.

After all, it was a clone developed at an accelerated rate, so its natural lifespan would be shorter than that of a normal person.

Tobirama estimated that this clone of Nohara Rin would likely not live past thirty years.

However, this was already sufficient for the upcoming plan.

After all, it was just an experiment.

The experiment aimed to see if they could bring Obito back to Konoha using Nohara Rin.

Once the cloning was successful, Tobirama would immediately focus on cloning his older brother.

Once he successfully cloned Senju Hashirama's body, he would arrange for all ninjas to search for the whereabouts of Uchiha Madara.

Tobirama believed that once Uchiha Madara heard the news of Hashirama's resurrection, he wouldn't be able to sit still and would reappear in the ninja world from the shadows.

At least, that was Tobirama's thought.

"I'm doing this entirely for the safety of the ninja world. I hope you can understand, big brother."

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for the journey.

Tobirama placed the clone of Nohara Rin into a scroll and successfully brought the scroll to the Third Hokage's side.

In the Hokage office, the Third Hokage and Fifth Hokage Jiraiya were already waiting with a group for Senju Tobirama and the others.

Among these people was Hatake Kakashi.

"You must be Hatake Kakashi, right?"

After greeting everyone, Tobirama looked at Kakashi and asked, "Do you have any of Rin Nohara's clothes?"

"What do you mean, Lord Second Hokage?" 

Kakashi was confused. He didn't understand why the Second Hokage would bring up Rin Nohara.

And from the way he said it, it seemed like the Second Hokage wanted Rin's clothes?

This was the first time Kakashi realized that the village's Second Hokage was such a person.

He thought about how the Fifth Hokage liked to peek in the hot springs, and the Third Hokage also enjoyed using a crystal ball to spy.

But the Second Hokage in front of him was something else entirely; he even went after the clothes of the deceased.

At that moment, Kakashi felt like he had stumbled upon a significant secret.

Speaking of which, did his father, Sakumo Hatake, commit suicide because he realized this secret? 

What about him? Was he about to follow in his father's footsteps?

Kakashi: Father, I might be coming to find you soon!

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