Good grief!
This is beyond ridiculous; it's practically absurd!
Ever since witnessing Ye Chen reshape Orochimaru's personality and alter his memories last time...
And after spending more than a month together...
The group still couldn't accept that such righteous words were coming out of Orochimaru's mouth!
Looking at Orochimaru's expressionless face, everyone felt as if they were seeing a holy light.
Even the Konoha people, who had been adjusting for a month, were astonished, let alone Uchiha Obito.
Uchiha Obito, who had been immersed in grief and pain, stared at Orochimaru with wide eyes and a distorted expression.
This is Orochimaru?
Could this be some Konoha Ninja in disguise?
No matter how little Uchiha Obito knew about Orochimaru, he knew Orochimaru was absolutely not this kind of person.
Not to mention the rumors he'd heard in Konoha Village and the intelligence he'd gathered over a long period after becoming Uchiha Madara's successor.
Everything told Uchiha Obito...
That Orochimaru was a rotten seed, bad to the core from head to toe.
How could he have the nerve to say such things now?
"Who are you?"
After staring intensely at Orochimaru for a while, Uchiha Obito managed to squeeze out that one sentence.
He really didn't know what to say.
Please, I'm performing a tragic drama, why are you suddenly quoting 'How the Steel Was Tempered' to me?
"Forget it, just kill him, Minato."
Orochimaru suddenly sighed and spoke with a lack of interest.
The reason for this was that he could tell from Uchiha Obito's reaction just now.
This was merely a selfish brat.
A guy who would hurt anyone without hesitation for the sake of his own feelings, without a shred of guilt.
Orochimaru felt there was absolutely no need to continue talking to such a person.
"Yeah, let's end this quickly, Minato."
"Hey, my Chakra is about to run out."
Jiraiya also looked at Uchiha Obito with disgust and urged Minato on.
In reality, the Chakra consumption to maintain the Four Red Yang Formation wasn't that high; he was just making an excuse.
"Wait! Teacher Minato!"
At that moment, a dark shadow jumped down from a nearby treetop.
Wearing an Anbu mask and revealing half of his silver hair, it was Kakashi Hatake.
"Kakashi, why are you here?"
"Didn't I tell you not to come over?"
Seeing Kakashi Hatake appear, Minato Namikaze asked with a frown.
When formulating the plan, Minato Namikaze had specifically instructed Kakashi Hatake.
His mission was to protect the safety of the Village, not to confront Uchiha Obito directly.
Furthermore, given Kakashi Hatake's complicated feelings toward Uchiha Obito, Minato Namikaze didn't want the two of them to meet.
He wanted to avoid any accidents.
"Teacher Minato, I..."
Kakashi Hatake didn't know how to explain, hesitating for a moment.
As the Hokage's confidant and the one who would hold power in the Anbu in the future, he was well aware of tonight's combat plan. So when he saw no movement in the Village, he knew that Uchiha Obito had fallen into Konoha's trap, just as Nara Shikaku had predicted.
He had followed them all the way here purely because the Uchiha Obito he constantly thought about had appeared.
"Address me as Hokage-sama!"
Minato Namikaze said with a stern face.
Hearing this, a bitter look appeared on Kakashi Hatake's face. He knew this was a sign that his teacher was angry.
Normally, Minato Namikaze would never make Kakashi Hatake call him Hokage-sama; he was always called 'Teacher'.
"Kakashi, go back quickly."
"We have enough people here."
Hiruzen Sarutobi also spoke to Kakashi Hatake.
"Hahaha, what a touching display of teacher-student affection."
Uchiha Obito suddenly spoke again with a cold sneer. He glared hatefully at Kakashi Hatake, especially at the Sharingan Kakashi was revealing:
"If I had known, I would have killed you first and taken my eye back!"
"With a complete set of Sharingan, today's victor would have been me!"
The power of a single Sharingan compared to a pair was not as simple as a 2-1 equals 1 difference.
As seen in the original story, once Uchiha Obito reclaimed his eye, the power of his Mangekyo increased by more than just one level.
Over there, the hatred and killing intent in Uchiha Obito's voice hit Kakashi Hatake like a thunderbolt.
He stared blankly at Uchiha Obito, as if unable to believe these words were coming from him.
"Tch! What are you looking at? You murderer!"
"It was you who killed Rin! I want nothing more than to kill you and use your head as an offering to Rin!"
Looking at the complex look in Kakashi Hatake's eyes, Uchiha Obito felt inexplicably guilty.
He couldn't describe what kind of emotion it was, which forced him to maintain a facade of ruthlessness.
"Obito, I..."
Kakashi Hatake paused and raised his hand, seemingly wanting to say something.
"Don't say anything, just get out of here."
"Seeing you reminds me of the scene where you killed Rin."
"Get lost!"
Uchiha Obito shouted with blustering bravado.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault."
"Killing Rin is the most painful thing in my life."
Kakashi Hatake was heartbroken. Killing his own teammate with his own hands was a scar he was unwilling to touch.
"But! That is no excuse for your mistakes!"
"Attacking Konoha! Attacking Mistress!"
"If Rin knew you did these things, she would be heartbroken and sad!"
"Rin would definitely not want you to do this, Obito!"
Kakashi Hatake said firmly.
Even if he was his best friend, what was wrong was wrong. He believed that even if Rin Nohara were still alive, she would be pained and saddened to see the current situation.
"Bullshit! You don't know anything!"
When Kakashi Hatake mentioned Rin Nohara, it was like touching a sore spot for Uchiha Obito, and he screamed:
"Only by doing this! Only then can I see Rin again!"
"Only by doing this can a true, peaceful world be established!"
"Once the 'Eye of the Moon Plan' succeeds, everyone can live together happily and forever!"
"Whether it's Rin, or you, or Teacher Minato, or Mistress Kushina."
"It doesn't matter even if they're dead; they'll all come back to life in the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' world!"
"That will be true happiness and freedom!"
The information Uchiha Obito revealed shocked everyone.
There was too much information. For a moment, a vague concept formed in everyone's minds, but more intelligence was needed to uncover the truth.
"Hey, kid, what exactly is this 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' you're talking about?"
Jiraiya couldn't help but ask.
Uchiha Obito's mention of coming back to life in the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' world had caught Jiraiya's attention.
"Tch! You think I'd tell you?"
Uchiha Obito realized he had spoken too much and was naturally unwilling to continue.
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