Chapter 41: Obito's Shock and Fear!

Chapter 41: Obito's Shock and Fear!

Ishihara looked at Mei Terumi seriously and smiled.

"You've already become one of mine!"

Mei Terumi's face turned slightly red at these words, her heart pounding. This was the thing she most wanted to hear. She adjusted her hair and shifted the topic, asking:

"So what do you plan to do next? Continue with your research?"

"I'm going to pause the experiments for now. I need to focus on increasing my strength!" Ishihara replied, his expression turning serious.

Although he had created many secret techniques, many of them had thresholds that he could not yet meet, making it impossible for him to use them.

"Are you worried that the person behind Yagura might make a move against you?" Mei Terumi's face turned pale.

If that were the case, it would be dangerous! The person behind Yagura was too mysterious, giving her a very ominous feeling.

"If that person has any sense, they're likely already gathering intelligence on me. Once they realize what I've accomplished, they won't hesitate to strike, not giving me any time to grow!" Ishihara said with narrowed eyes. Seeing the concern on Mei Terumi's face, he smiled and added:

"But there's no need to worry. Even if they come after me, they won't be able to catch me. Don't forget, I have my speed!"

Mei Terumi nodded, reassured somewhat. However, she had already made up her mind: as soon as she returned to the Hidden Mist Village, she would initiate a purge against Yagura! She would provoke the crisis surrounding Yagura early to uncover information about the mastermind behind him.

Ishihara was unaware of Mei Terumi's thoughts, but he indeed wasn't worried about an attack from Obito. If given enough time, he was even considering attacking Obito himself! After all, even if he hadn't mastered all the secret techniques yet, he understood their principles.

And learning ninjutsu and secret techniques was incredibly simple for him, relying only on chakra control, shape transformation, and nature transformation.

His chakra control had long reached its peak! After mastering medical ninjutsu, he could confidently claim that no one in the ninja world surpassed him in this area!

As for the other two aspects of chakra manipulation, he had already found ways to speed up the process! Once his chakra training was complete, any secret technique would no longer pose any difficulty to him, and he could master it instantly!

Mei Terumi decided not to leave immediately. She planned to have Ao and the others train at the base for a while, under the guidance of Orochimaru or Ishihara, until they had mastered the basics of the secret techniques.

Meanwhile, in the Hidden Mist Village, at the Mizukage's office, Obito was pacing anxiously.

Zetsu's delay in bringing back information on Ishihara was making him uneasy, giving him a bad premonition. Just then, Zetsu appeared!

"Did you gather information on Ishihara?" Obito asked impatiently.

"I did," Zetsu's voice was heavy. "But you need to prepare yourself; some of the information is too unbelievable, so I took some extra time to verify it."

"But I have confirmed its authenticity."

Obito's heart sank. "Go ahead."

Zetsu took a deep breath and said, "The person you've been wary of is named Ishihara, and he's a disciple of Orochimaru."

"And... his age is... six."

"What?!" Obito stared at Zetsu in shock, growling, "Are you joking?"

Though he hadn't seen Ishihara in person, the chakra projection he had encountered appeared to belong to a young man. How could he be only six years old?

"I already told you, the information on Ishihara is unbelievable, but after multiple confirmations, it is indeed true!"

"The reason why he doesn't appear as a child has an explanation," Zetsu added gravely.

Obito quickly asked, "What's the reason?"

"Ishihara developed a secret technique that accelerates physical growth!" Zetsu explained.

Obito took a deep breath, resisting the urge to curse. "Are you sure Orochimaru didn't create it? No, wait, how could a technique like this even exist in the ninja world?!"

Zetsu, too, found it incredible. In his thousands of years, he had never heard of such a secret technique.

"It's true, I have verified it!"

Hearing this, Obito felt even more frustrated.

"Go on!"

"Ishihara's talent is beyond extraordinary. He developed several secret techniques from a young age."

"The chakra projection and Lightning Release techniques you encountered that day were his creations."

"And there are more—techniques that enhance explosive power, recovery abilities, defense capabilities... and so on!"

Hearing this, Obito's face twitched as he stared intently at Zetsu, gritting his teeth.

"A six-year-old child, rapidly growing up is one thing, but you're telling me he developed so many secret techniques? Did he start training in the womb?!"

"Damn it, even if he did, it would still be impossible to reach this level!"

Zetsu remained silent for a moment before speaking quietly, "I don't want to believe it either, but this is the reality."

Even now, he found it hard to believe these reports. Such a person shouldn't exist in the ninja world! No, Ishihara felt even more terrifying and mysterious than his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!

Obito stood frozen, staring at Zetsu, confirming he wasn't joking, and feeling an immense weight pressing down on him.

He couldn't accept that someone so terrifying existed in the ninja world. But if it was true...

Obito took a deep breath, gritting his teeth as he spoke harshly:

"If his talent is really this monstrous, then we absolutely cannot give him any more time to grow!"

Zetsu nodded in agreement, speaking with apprehension:

"There's one more piece of information, but try not to get too worked up."

Obito's heart trembled. Wasn't the information already heavy enough?!

He swallowed hard. "Go ahead."

Zetsu spoke in a low voice:

"Ishihara developed a secret technique that allows him to cultivate the Sharingan!"

Boom!!!

Obito felt his brain explode, leaving his mind blank.

A secret technique that allows one to cultivate the Sharingan?! What kind of joke was that?!

Impossible!

Obito clenched his teeth so hard they creaked, his whole body trembling.

He knew that since Zetsu dared to say it, it meant the information had been verified. But still, he couldn't help asking:

"Are you certain?!"

"Yes, someone saw the Sharingan's tomoe in Ishihara's eyes," Zetsu confirmed.

The moment those words fell, Obito immediately and decisively declared:

"Act now! We need to kill Ishihara!!!"

His heart trembled with fear. If Ishihara could really cultivate the Sharingan, then what about Wood Release? What about the Rinnegan?!

Given enough time, even Madara's resurrection wouldn't be enough to stop him!

If he was already this terrifying at six, what kind of monster would Ishihara become at sixteen? Obito could no longer imagine.

He couldn't afford to give him any more time to grow!

Zetsu also felt the urge to eliminate Ishihara, who had become the biggest obstacle to reviving his mother.

However, he also knew how difficult it would be to kill Ishihara.

"Obito, with your current strength, it might be hard to kill Ishihara."

Obito roared in frustration:

"Then what? Do you want to give him more time to grow?!"

"Have you considered that even a single day's difference in power could be monumental for this inhuman monster?"

"We can't afford to give him even a minute or a second more time!"

"Have Yagura lead all the elites and attack Ishihara's base directly!"