Moreover, there was still a troublesome figure in the Akatsuki.....the Rinnegan user, Nagato. Although Nagato did not obey Obito's orders, he could still be influenced.
Arata knew that his current strength was not enough to completely crush enemies.
If Nagato were to confront him, he might not be defeated outright, but Nagato's presence was undeniably a threat.
Since his strength was insufficient, he needed to work on improving it.
The reason Arata had stayed in Konoha rather than wandering was to wait for Uzumaki xinglin's body to recover, so that he could replicate the bloodline traits of the Uzumaki clan.
The Uzumaki clan, as distant relatives of the Senju, should also trace back to the lineage of the Sage of Six Paths, with the chakra inherited from Asura.
This explained why Asura reincarnated in Naruto and Indra always reincarnated in the Uchiha.
As the Uzumaki clan shared Asura's bloodline like the Senju, Arata speculated that if he replicated the Uzumaki bloodline and traits, they could potentially integrate with his own incomplete Sage body and Wood Release, further completing his Sage body.
This was why Arata was both cautious and excited about integrating the Uzumaki bloodline.
The next day, the Uchiha clan carried on as usual. They had no idea that a guest intent on destroying them had appeared the day before, or that their deputy leader had once again protected the clan.
The disturbance had been small, the shadow-level Uchiha experts were absent from the clan grounds, and the Konoha ANBU and Root surveillance had been withdrawn. As a result, only a few people knew what had happened.
Arata had no intention of informing the clan. Now, the Uchiha were effectively under his protection. As deputy leader, it was his duty to safeguard them.
His main concern now was that Uzumaki xinglin's' body had likely almost fully recovered.
Being of direct Uzumaki lineage, her recovery was fast. Moreover, Arata was only replicating the bloodline and would not harm her.
Thus, Arata could now replicate the Uzumaki bloodline.
With the integration of the Uzumaki traits, his power was expected to increase further.
Whether this fusion would allow him to break into super-kage -level strength, reaching the power of Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama and truly standing at the top of the ninja world, remained uncertain.
In fact, Arata's recent rapid increase in strength had outpaced his combat instincts and skills.
Even if his Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he had not yet reached super-shadow-level.
Uchiha Madara achieved greatness because his combat desire and instincts were top-tier, allowing him to push his techniques to 200% effectiveness.
In contrast, the unfortunate Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, a thousand-year-old recluse, possessed immense life force, chakra, and skills, yet had no combat experience.
Her targets were weak, and she crushed them effortlessly. After being sealed for a millennium, her combat abilities further stagnated, ultimately requiring Naruto and Sasuke to seal her together.
Arata, due to his innate talent and recent rapid growth, had combat skills that lagged behind his raw power.
He could not fully unleash his potential like Madara. If he could use even 80–90% of his ability, it would already be a success.
To improve combat skills, one must continuously fight, learn, and refine techniques.
But Arata had difficulty finding worthy opponents.
Thus, he relied on his "cheat" ability to accumulate raw combat power.
Once overall combat strength was high enough, even mediocre combat skills could allow him to crush weaker opponents.
This was also why Arata had not pursued Obito to the death.
If he had captured Obito, he would lose the opportunity to acquire his eyes and bloodline later.....especially the ultimate prize, Uchiha Madara.
Madara was the ultimate package. He possessed the Rinnegan surpassing the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and his Rinnegan was original.
Arata could gain far more powerful ocular techniques from him than from Nagato.
Moreover, resurrected Madara had Hashirama's Wood Release kekkei genkai, granting him the full version of Wood Release.....unlike Yamato's incomplete version.
This was why Madara had been secretly targeted by White Zetsu. Defeating him otherwise was impossible.
Therefore, Arata had not used lethal force against Obito, only using Tsukuyomi.
And when Obito escaped later, Arata had deliberately refrained from intervening. Whether Obito would escape or not was secondary.
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