Unlike Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake's strength was a notch lower, and his resistance to Kamui was naturally not as strong as Minato's. In an instant, he was sucked in.
"Kakashi!"
Minato Namikaze flashed to the spot, reaching out to grab Kakashi Hatake, but grasped only empty air.
Both Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze's expression darkened. The reason he hadn't allowed Kakashi Hatake to participate in this operation was that he felt Kakashi's strength still needed improvement and didn't want him rashly taking risks.
"I can't sense the Flying Thunder God Mark."
Minato Namikaze closed his eyes, concentrating on sensing the Flying Thunder God Mark he had left on Uchiha Obito, but he couldn't sense it at all. It was as if it had vanished from this world.
"That dojutsu... does it transport the caster and the target to another space?"
"Or perhaps it creates a powerful barrier that blocks sensing."
"Otherwise, my Flying Thunder God should be able to sense it."
Minato Namikaze frowned in thought. The mark left by his Flying Thunder God Technique could be sensed across the entire Ninja World continent.
Now that it had disappeared, it meant Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake were no longer in the Ninja World, or had entered a barrier with extremely powerful shielding capabilities.
"Minato, what's the situation?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade arrived belatedly and asked anxiously upon seeing the scene.
"He got away, and took Kakashi with him."
Minato Namikaze said with some regret. However, as the Hokage, he immediately reacted:
"What about that Black Zetsu?"
Black Zetsu was a name they had learned from the Quiz Test footage.
"He escaped too."
Jiraiya said unwillingly, with a hint of shame.
After all, the four Kage-level combatants of Konoha Village had jointly besieged one person, yet he had managed to escape so easily. It was indeed rather unacceptable.
This was also because they didn't understand Black Zetsu. If they knew he was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's youngest son, who had lived for over a thousand years stirring up trouble in the Ninja World without dying, they would probably feel much more balanced.
If both of them escaped and Konoha also lost a future Anbu Commander, this operation would be a huge loss for Konoha, a case of 'losing the wife and the troops'.
Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze furrowed his brow tightly and called out mentally:
"Inoichi, relay a message to Shikaku for me."
"Yes, Hokage-sama, please give your orders."
Inoichi Yamanaka's voice sounded.
"Immediately order all registered Ninja of Konoha to guard every entrance and exit. Apprehend any unfamiliar personnel on sight. Execute on the spot if they resist!"
"Yes!"
"Order the Hyuga and Uchiha clans to deploy personnel along the Konoha barrier for a carpet search. Report any suspicious targets immediately!"
"Yes!"
"Initiate a Level One Alert. All villagers are forbidden from going outside. Ninja are to be on standby at all times!"
"Yes!"
With Minato's three commands, the entire Konoha Village sprang into action like a well-oiled machine.
"Previous Hokage, teacher, Lord Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, let's move out too."
"Each of you take one of my flying thunder god kunai and head to one of the four directions around the Village to stand guard. Call me if you encounter any situation; I'll arrive immediately."
Minato Namikaze pulled four specially-made Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch and handed one to each of the four.
"Alright. Take care yourself."
Hiruzen Sarutobi advised. The other three also nodded in agreement.
Whoosh!
The next moment, the four used the Body Flicker Technique and left, leaving only Minato Namikaze behind.
He didn't know where Uchiha Obito's dojutsu would take Kakashi Hatake. He could only wait at the spot where the two had originally been.
After all, with his Flying Thunder God Technique, no matter where in the Village the Ninja found Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, he could rush to the scene immediately.
"Kakashi... Obito."
Minato Namikaze let out a melancholic sigh.
Following his three commands, countless Ninja of Konoha Village began to mobilize.
The Uchiha and Hyuga clans, not daring to disobey the Hokage-sama's orders, dispatched their clansmen to spread out near the Konoha barrier and begin the search... Within the Kamui Dimension, the air shimmered, and then two figures appeared.
Naturally, it was Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake.
"What is this place? What do you want, Obito?"
The moment Kakashi Hatake landed, he broke free from Uchiha Obito's grip, leaped to a safe distance, and demanded.
"I already told you. I'm taking back my eye."
Although Uchiha Obito was covered in blood, the bleeding had slowed.
Because his body had integrated Senju Hashirama's cells, his vitality and recovery ability had greatly increased. Even a severe injury like a pierced abdomen wasn't fatal; instead, it was gradually healing.
Even the large hole in his abdomen was visibly healing.
However, symptoms from excessive blood loss were unavoidable. Uchiha Obito's face was deathly pale, and his body had become sluggish.
But this didn't stop him from glaring fiercely at Kakashi Hatake:
"This Sharingan... I gave it to you."
"Because I hoped you would use this eye to protect Rin properly!"
"But you killed her with your own hands!"
"You killed Rin!"
Uchiha Obito's expression twisted to the extreme, each word dripping with boundless hatred:
"If this eye serves no purpose on you, then give it back to me!"
"Rin... I will save her. I will protect her!"
Reminded of the painful past by Uchiha Obito, Kakashi Hatake's face also showed pain. But he steeled himself and retorted:
"Your method is not saving Rin."
"Rin would never allow you to use methods that harm others and Konoha to revive her."
"Repent, Obito!"
"That gentle Rin... if she knew you hurt our teacher and his wife for her sake, would she accept it? Would she be at peace being revived by you?"
"She absolutely would not! Rin would never accept such a thing!"
At this moment, Kakashi Hatake still thought Uchiha Obito's goal was to revive Rin Nohara. He didn't know that the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' was merely an illusion that fulfilled personal dream fantasies.
If he knew Uchiha Obito was doing all this just to live in a dream with Rin Nohara, a dream where Rin Nohara loved him, he would probably just think Uchiha Obito had lost his mind.
"Enough talk! How could you possibly understand what I must do!"
Uchiha Obito waved his hand, cutting off Kakashi Hatake, and roared angrily:
"I'll say it one last time! Give it back!"
Kakashi Hatake paused, a flicker of confusion and complexity crossing his face, but it was soon replaced by resolve:
"This eye... was given to me by my dear friend, Uchiha Obito."
"You have no right to take it!"
"Because! You are no longer that Uchiha Obito!"
"The you now is nothing but a demon who has fallen into hell!"
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