"Obito… I thought that no matter how far you fell into darkness, you would still retain at least a shred of human decency. I never imagined you had already gone this completely insane."
Kakashi raised his head and sighed toward the heavens.
Unfortunately, Obito's moral bottom line was even lower than he had imagined.
Inside the footage, once Obito saw that Rin had begun transforming into the Three-Tails, he knew his current objective was complete.
All he had to do now was stand aside and let her rampage through Konoha.
So Obito formed a hand seal.
With two soft pops, Pakkun and Bull vanished.
Some people might wonder: Hadn't Obito only just ordered the two dogs to inform Danzō?
Why would he dismiss the summoning now?
First, Obito had been acting.
Everything he said was deliberately meant for Rin outside to hear.
Second…
That had not been the release of a Summoning Jutsu.
It was the release of the Shadow Clone Technique!
As Konoha's Copy Ninja and the true master of the Eight Ninja Hounds, Kakashi recognized it instantly from outside the game.
His pupils contracted sharply.
He had spoken too soon when he said Obito might still possess a trace of humanity.
Somehow, this was even more outrageous!
To avoid leaving any flaws in his performance, Obito had not trusted even his own ninja hounds. He had used shadow clones to impersonate them instead!
And once a shadow clone disappeared, all its memories returned to the original body.
Was this the legendary art of doing it to…
Himself?
There was no need to keep watching what happened next.
The Three-Tails' chakra had already begun pouring out of Rin, and she was transforming into the beast and going berserk.
Unlike the real-world Rin—who was a perfect jinchūriki and could even activate Baryon Mode—the Rin inside this test server was a traditional jinchūriki from the old shinobi world.
The kind who lost control at the slightest provocation, injured everyone nearby, and inflicted almost as much damage upon herself.
So what should Kakashi do now?
Right.
Kakashi looked toward Naruto and Konohamaru, who were still trying to persuade Han, the Five-Tails' jinchūriki.
Sometimes, kind words were useless.
People needed to see the practical advantages and consequences for themselves.
Kakashi called Han over and replayed everything Obito had just done.
He even provided commentary, explaining Obito's identity in both the real shinobi world and the illusion game.
"Kakashi… w-what the hell am I looking at?"
Even Han, a famously cold and rugged man, began sweating as he watched.
"Mr. Han, why is your face turning red?"
Kakashi pretended not to understand and innocently asked him.
"…I'm simply feeling invigorated."
Han immediately straightened himself.
"Kakashi, I've decided you were right. The world outside the village truly is too dangerous. I should return to Iwagakure and leave you a reliable way to contact me."
Both Han and Kokuō inside him were terrified by what they had just seen Obito do.
Even the ugly Three-Tails had become the target of that pervert.
What chance did Kokuō have?
Kokuō was snow-white, fluffy, and elegant from head to hoof.
That furry-obsessed maniac would absolutely target both him and Han!
Watching the Five-Tails and his jinchūriki surrender together, Kurama revealed a triumphant smile inside Naruto.
Because they feared furry-obsessed Obito, the pair had decided to return to Iwagakure and give Naruto a fragment of their chakra.
Was that not simply escaping a wolf's den and walking straight into a tiger's mouth?
Obito might have been obsessed with furry creatures, but his abilities were ultimately limited, and he was destined to fail.
Only Naruto had received the Great Toad Sage's prophecy declaring that he would one day claim all nine Tailed Beasts.
Naruto was the true ultimate furry fanatic!
And so, after handing Naruto a portion of Kokuō's power, Han hurriedly departed.
The three Konoha ninja were not worried about whether he would actually return to Iwagakure or deceive them and run away to hide again.
Given his current fear of Obito, Han would probably still feel unsafe even after reaching the village.
He might dig three holes and fill one back in every night before sleeping, terrified that someone could sneak up and violate his defenses.
At the same time, the Tailed Beasts inside Naruto watched the replay as well.
Their feelings about Obito's behavior were identical to Kurama's.
They were not afraid of Obito himself.
But because of the prophecy, they naturally imagined Naruto doing the same things to them.
If they failed to break fate, Naruto would eventually subject them to all sorts of unspeakable horrors.
Even worse, the Tailed Beasts noticed that while the famously stoic Han had been visibly frightened by the footage, Naruto watched as though nothing were wrong.
He had even looked pleasantly surprised.
What did that prove?
It proved Naruto and furry-obsessed Obito were the same kind of person.
Naruto did not see anything wrong with Obito's behavior at all.
Perhaps he even thought that version of Obito was unbelievably cool.
Was that frightening?
Yes.
Extremely frightening.
The Tailed Beasts became even more desperate to find a solution as soon as possible.
They urged Shukaku, who had yet to take action, to have his jinchūriki Gaara approach Naruto.
Shukaku responded that Naruto's Sage Mode promotion route would bring him to Sunagakure soon anyway.
There was no need for Shukaku to do anything proactively.
Naruto knew nothing about their secret discussion.
With Iwagakure's mission complete, he began discussing their next destination with Kakashi.
If they chose Kirigakure, they would need to return to Iwagakure first and borrow the Flying Raijin Formation to teleport there.
If they chose Sunagakure, they could simply set out from their current location.
The journey would be somewhat longer than teleporting directly to Kirigakure, but they would pass through several small countries and minor ninja villages along the way.
They could spread the Sage Mode method there as well.
And unlike the Five Great Shinobi Villages, they did not need to enforce the strict requirement that at least one person master it before they left.
It would be enough if one person among several nearby minor villages succeeded.
And so, the Konoha group set off toward Sunagakure.
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Inside the Engraved Tsukuyomi test server, events were still unfolding.
Obito watched with satisfaction as the Three-Tails transformed into a living wrecking ball and rampaged throughout Konoha.
However, he had overlooked one important question.
During the Nine-Tails' attack years ago, Kurama continued attacking Konoha even after Madara's Mangekyō control was broken.
That was because Kurama already hated the village.
But what about the Three-Tails?
Isobu had almost completely emerged, which clearly meant he had taken control of Rin's body.
So why was he displaying such intense hostility toward Konoha?
That brought matters back to the strange delay from earlier.
When Rin first fell into despair, nothing happened.
Only after a noticeable pause did the Three-Tails' chakra suddenly erupt.
The real reason was simple.
From inside Rin, Isobu had witnessed Obito shouting his name while performing those depraved acts.
Even the Three-Tails had been stunned speechless.
For a brief moment, Isobu genuinely felt afraid.
Only after recovering did he remember: He was a Tailed Beast.
What was there to fear?
He should simply kill the pervert.
That was why Rin had already been overwhelmed by negative emotions, yet no Tailed Beast chakra emerged immediately.
Therefore, the Three-Tails' furious assault on Konoha had one true objective.
He was trying to hunt down and kill Obito, the grotesque furry-obsessed lunatic.
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