Naruto: The Fall of the Uchiha - Chapter 73
“You! How! Dare!…”
Obito’s face, hidden beneath his mask, was flushed with rage, and the whites of his eyes were almost entirely red with blood vessels.
“Don’t come any closer…”
Seemingly intimidated by the overwhelming fury, Uchiha Jin ‘frantically’ stepped back at this critical moment.
An opportunity!
Obito, ever alert to the flow of battle, wouldn’t miss this chance. Praising Madara’s name for its intimidating power, he instantly appeared at Jin’s left side, his right hand, infused with Kamui’s power, mercilessly reaching for Jin’s heart.
It’s over!
In the face of Kamui’s space-warping might, not even the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, could survive. Obito believed this attack would surely end Jin.
Destroy Uchiha Jin!
With the capture of another pair of Mangeky? Sharingan, Obito was thrilled to discover it was a time-manipulating good technique!
Kamui’s power disregarded spatial constraints, and now, with these time-ignoring Mangeky?, Obito could achieve anything.
Years of waiting had paid off. Armed with White Zetsu’s intelligence and this superior space-time Mangeky? combination, Obito easily captured all the Jinch?riki in secret.
Even Nagato, with his Rinnegan, fell to Obito’s blade. Black Zetsu, who had been monitoring him, was also trapped in Kamui’s dimension.
No one could stop him now!
Obito, in a triumphant roar, manipulated the Gedo Statue, absorbing all the Tailed Beasts and transforming into the Ten-Tails Jinch?riki, launching the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Finally!
A peaceful, perfect world emerged!
No more conflicts, eternal peace, and a lively, adorable Rin Nohara, along with his cherished Team Minato.
Minato voluntarily stepped down, making Obito the Fifth Hokage. Standing beneath the Hokage Rock, he basked in Konoha’s admiration, organizing the grandest wedding for Kakashi and Rin.
“What a beautiful world…”
Watching the Hatake family with their many descendants, the elderly Obito’s eyes gleamed with happiness, his face adorned with a contented smile, unconsciously mumbling.
“To protect this beautiful world, I would give everything…”
“To protect this beautiful world, I will follow every command of Lord Jin…”
“To protect this beautiful world, I will follow every command of Lord Jin. I, Obito, will be Lord Jin’s most loyal servant, defending his honor with my life and soul!”
…
In the dark, golden eyes hidden within the shadows anxiously watched the scene.
To Black Zetsu, there was no Rin, Team Minato, or peaceful, beautiful Shinobi world.
Black Zetsu only saw the kneeling Obito and the bleeding right eye of Uchiha Jin.
Another illusion-type Mangeky?!
Frustration surged within Black Zetsu. After thousands of years of planning and seeing a glimmer of hope, would it all be shattered today?
Should I intervene?
Black Zetsu hesitated, unsure if revealing itself was worth it. One reason was that its exposure might not be beneficial, and the other…
Obito!
Though Obito’s intelligence wasn’t high, and he was easily manipulated by Madara, Black Zetsu sensed his unwavering resolve over time.
With such determination, along with the support of his Mangeky? and White Zetsu’s power, even facing an illusion-type Mangeky?…
“Amazing indeed!”
Uchiha Jin pulled out a kunai, maintaining the ‘Kotoamatsukami’ while slowly approaching Obito.
After Shisui’s fall, Jin had acquired Shisui’s Mangeky?, integrating it into his own. Although uncertain if his ‘Kotoamatsukami’ was as powerful as Shisui’s under the same conditions, it was undoubtedly more potent than Danzo’s ineffective use.
However, the left eye’s ‘Kotoamatsukami’ for permanent mind control drained enormous energy, causing irreversible damage to Jin’s eye and potentially collapsing the newly formed Netherworld space. Thus, Jin used the right eye’s ‘Kotoamatsukami’.
While ‘Kotoamatsukami’ reached the pinnacle of illusion techniques, subduing someone like Obito, who had Mangeky? and White Zetsu’s support, was extremely challenging.
Only by exploiting Obito’s moment of rage and leveraging his own substantial chakra reserves did Jin barely succeed.
But clearly…
“What’s wrong? Kakashi and I are waiting for you!”
A visibly pregnant Rin, dressed in Hokage robes, appeared beside Obito, her eyes filled with concern and love.
“No! This isn’t real!”
Before Rin, Obito struggled wildly, finally realizing something was amiss, clutching his head and rolling on the ground.
But every time he looked into Rin’s concerned eyes, his madness subsided…
No!
Head in hand, Obito broke through the sturdy walls of the Hokage building, running frantically through Konoha’s streets.
The further he went, the more surreal the scenery became.
But Rin, initially left behind, inexplicably floated before him, transforming back into her eleven-year-old self.
“Obito, why did you betray Konoha? Why did you betray me and Kakashi!”
“I didn’t! I just wanted to create a peaceful world where we could live happily together!”
Facing this scene, Obito stopped, painfully banging his head against the dark ground, struggling and shouting.
“Liar!”
A young Kakashi appeared, angrily punching Obito and accusing him.
“You did it for yourself! What did Minato-sensei do wrong? What did Kushina do wrong? And all the innocent villagers who died in the Nine-Tails’ attack!”
As Kakashi spoke, familiar figures emerged from the dark ground, all victims of the Nine-Tails’ attack.
The most familiar and striking were Minato and Kushina, their gazes full of hatred.
Rasengan and Adamantine Sealing Chains simultaneously attacked Obito, followed by accusations that cut deeper.
“You claim to save the world, yet you unleashed your wrath on the Nine-Tails’ attack and the Bloody Mist, causing countless deaths. Why should these souls suffer for your failures? Even if you escape to another world, their resentment will never cease!”
“Look at your hypocritical Hokage robes! Everything you did was for your own selfish desires, your so-called saving the world was just an excuse!”
“You don’t deserve it!”
In Obito’s terrified gaze, the young Rin raised a kunai and plunged it into his chest.
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