Chapter 248: Obito: "I've Achieved Perfection!"
Kakashi want Konoha to Join? Is That Possible?
Of course, it's possible!
Itachi immediately replied with a letter: "A year ago, we were still one family. If Konoha wishes to return to the embrace of Fire Village, that's naturally fine. But we don't want any troublemakers."
Who is the troublemaker?
Just looking at the expressions of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, it became clear to everyone who the troublemaker was.
Kakashi was silent.
Damn it...
No solution!
Even though Kakashi had gained some ground recently, if he were to face those old guys head-on, he wouldn't stand a chance.
Not to mention, cleaning up these old guys would cause an immense loss.
And what did they mean by "Konoha wants to return to Fire Village's embrace"?
**I'll embrace your grandfather!**
Even if there was to be a return, it should be Fire Village returning to Konoha's embrace!
We are the legitimate ones!
We have the *Konoha War God* Hiruzen Sarutobi!
What is your Fire Village?
A heresy!
A complete heresy!
"No need to think too much about it!"
Kakashi tossed the letter aside and calmly said, "At this moment, we must unite. We can definitely overcome this challenge."
"Of course, Konoha will definitely prevail!"
Jiraiya sighed beside him, "It just feels like a bit of a pity."
Not long ago, he had infiltrated Fire Village.
Don't be surprised!
Jiraiya specializes in stealth and deep penetration missions.
With his skills, unless Fugaku became aware and set a trap, there's no way the current Fire Village's security force would discover him.
Jiraiya saw firsthand how Fire Village was flourishing more and more.
He went three times, and each time, Fire Village had undergone a new change.
Now, Fire Village had become a very peaceful and prosperous village.
This showed that Uchiha Itsuki was also very adept at managing the village.
Forget about Itachi, the man who had the mind of a Hokage at the age of seven didn't have that kind of skill.
Moreover, Jiraiya had gone there when Fire Village was first established, and Itsuki had already prepared everything in advance.
You could say that Fire Village's current development was all thanks to Itsuki's light-handed leadership.
He had planned ahead for the village.
He led Fire Village's growth.
If possible!
Jiraiya would love to bring Itsuki to Konoha and make him Hokage. He'd surely bring glory back to Konoha.
Is that possible?
Impossible!
Stop dreaming!
Every time Jiraiya thought like this, he realized he was just dreaming!
Fire Village returning to Konoha, Uchiha Itsuki returning to Konoha—there's only one way:
**Take them back by force!**
"Sigh!"
Jiraiya sighed again.
He no longer wandered or gathered research materials.
No more!
Konoha was truly at the brink of life and death.
All of their strength had been mobilized.
Jiraiya was almost the strongest fighter Konoha had at this stage.
Because Kakashi had defeated Cloud Village, Jiraiya had joined him without hesitation.
He saw hope in Kakashi!
For this reason, he had argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi several times.
But Jiraiya was firm: he was a Konoha ninja, not a Sarutobi clan ninja.
With Jiraiya on board, Kakashi's side became even stronger, subtly suppressing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other ninja clans.
Konoha now maintained a strange balance.
Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped to resolve the leftover issues within his clan and then retire peacefully behind the scenes.
As for what Danzo Shimura was planning, he had no clue.
So, as long as Kakashi didn't bother him, Sarutobi wasn't going to interfere.
He didn't dare to hope for power anymore!
As for Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, they weren't important.
They really weren't important!
Even the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance had gradually returned to the fold.
Now, they waited!
Once Sarutobi had dealt with his clan's issues, they could consider taking care of Danzo Shimura. At that point, Konoha would finally be unified.
That would be a good start!
Jiraiya let out a long sigh of relief.
He hadn't noticed the dead look in Danzo's one eye.
Deep in Danzo's gaze, there was only cold determination.
"If none of you will let me live..."
Kakashi continued assigning tasks to the various ninja clans.
At this point, none of the ninja clans in Konoha trusted each other, so Kakashi could only assign missions directly to the clans.
For example, the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance was tasked with monitoring Stone Village.
The Sarutobi clan was to monitor Cloud Village.
The Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado families were assigned to watch Fire Village—and they couldn't let their guard down against Mist Village either.
As for Sand Village...
That was assigned to the Inuzuka and Aburame clans to keep an eye on!
After organizing everything, Kakashi sighed deeply.
**Damn, this is exhausting!**
It wasn't as easy as before!
But soon!
Very soon, this would all be over.
At this moment, the dead look in Kakashi's one eye was even darker than Danzo's.
…
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared atop a large tree.
Itsuki gazed out at Rain Village in the distance.
The village, known for its constant rain, was unusually clear at this moment.
A faint ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, shining on the village that had never seen sunlight before.
Itsuki's face was dark, a bit twisted.
He had read the original story. He knew what this scene meant!
When Konan fought Obito alone, only to be killed by him.
And now!
Damn it, he couldn't contact Konan at the moment.
Using the Akatsuki's rings, he could contact almost every member, except for two.
Konan and Nagato!
"Obito, you've got guts!"
Itsuki's eyes involuntarily turned into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
His intense emotions caused his eye power to increase.
But he had no time to focus on that!
He started walking toward Rain Village.
Step by step!
Using sensory ninjutsu, he detected Obito's presence.
Obito seemed calm, with no signs of a battle.
It seemed like he was waiting for him!
Good!
Even better!
A smile even appeared on Itsuki's face.
"Tap, tap."
"Tap, tap."
He walked slowly forward.
On the way.
Kakuzu and Hidan appeared, staring coldly at him.
Having lost contact with their leader, how could they not notice?
As members of Akatsuki, they naturally had to return and see what was going on.
Such a powerful leader, and even he could be in trouble!
"Hey, hey, Uchiha brat, this time, you're in trouble!"
Hidan laughed loudly.
Kakuzu turned his head and glared at him, growling, "Shut up, Hidan, or I'll kill you!"
"Oh yeah? Big talk! Go ahead and try."
…
Itsuki turned his head, giving them a cold look.
Immediately, Hidan's shouting stopped.
He stood frozen in place, as if he had lost his soul.
Genjutsu?
Kakuzu was startled, cautiously eyeing Itsuki.
He feared Itsuki might launch an attack at any moment!
However, Itsuki ignored him.
While he could easily take down Hidan with a single glance, it wouldn't work on Kakuzu.
Kakuzu had a natural resistance to genjutsu.
With multiple hearts and chakra sources, even if his main body were to die, he could simply replace it with a backup heart. Any illusion Itsuki cast could be broken at any time.
Besides, Itsuki had no intention of killing these two.
If he wanted to, he could do it anytime!
With the complete Susanoo, it would only take two punches.
But right now, Itsuki was more worried about Konan!
Konan...
Konan...
A cold killing intent began to seep from Itsuki's body.
It grew stronger and colder!
The entire space seemed to be filled with his murderous intent.
It felt as if it could freeze a person's soul.
Suddenly, two more figures appeared.
Sasori and Deidara.
Deidara was about to speak when Sasori's tail viciously stabbed at him. Deidara quickly dodged, losing his chance to speak.
"Do you have a death wish?" Sasori's cold voice rang out.
"Tch!" Deidara scoffed in dissatisfaction but said nothing more.
Though full of energy, he wasn't stupid!
Blabbering now might mean he'd never get to blabber again. The choice was obvious.
This time, Itsuki didn't even glance at them and continued forward.
He encountered two more people.
Zabuza Momochi and Kisame Hoshigaki!
Itsuki stopped, looking at them, and said calmly, "Kirigakure has a new Mizukage. You two can consider returning. The Mizukage won't care about your past actions. In fact, she's acknowledged that Kirigakure's old ways were wrong."
The two remained silent.
Itsuki didn't linger either and continued on his way.
Then, he met another person!
It was Orochimaru!
And there was Cold Lord, who grinned and said, "Itsuki-kun, I'm looking forward to this!"
"Then sit back and enjoy the show, Sensei!" Itsuki coldly replied.
This time, he was truly angry. If something happened to Konan, he vowed many people would pay for it.
Even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't stop him!
That's the word of Uchiha Itsuki.
Finally!
Itsuki spotted Tobi!
Tobi sat with his head lowered, deep in thought, perched on the tongue of a massive statue.
Next to him, Black Zetsu had just merged with a White Zetsu and stood silently by.
"Heh!" Itsuki sneered.
He couldn't sense it!
Konan's chakra seemed to have completely vanished.
But Nagato's was still there!
It was behind Tobi, but his chakra felt...
Whoosh!
Itsuki stopped walking and teleported directly in front of Tobi using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Hello, Uchiha Obito!"
Tobi kept his head down, unmoved by Itsuki calling out his real identity.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru and the others watched with strange expressions.
Obito…
Uchiha Obito?
The masked man's true identity!
Some recognized him.
Some didn't.
But none of it mattered!
They were more interested in what was about to happen.
"Uchiha Itsuki!"
Tobi's deep voice finally emerged.
"Has anyone ever told you that you know too much?"
"They have," Itsuki stared at him. "Plenty of people, but unfortunately, none of them could do anything about it. Now, tell me, where is Konan?"
Tobi didn't answer and instead said, "Just because they couldn't stop you doesn't mean I can't. Uchiha Itsuki, today is the day you die."
He suddenly lifted his head, coldly locking eyes with Itsuki.
At this moment, he had two fully functioning eyes.
One was the Sharingan!
The other was the Rinnegan!
Nagato's Rinnegan!
He now wore a special silver-white metallic mask.
The pair of eyes on that mask stared at Itsuki like the gaze of the Grim Reaper.
Itsuki wasn't surprised.
He chuckled lightly. "Obito, who gave you this courage? Or are you relying on that patched-up body of yours?"
Tobi's eye twitched slightly.
"What, did I say something wrong?"
Itsuki smiled faintly. "Your eyes, your arm, your legs… Heh, should I call you Uchiha Obito, or Senju Obito?"
Tobi's face darkened further.
Nagato's Rinnegan had given him endless courage.
That immense power made him feel invincible.
So, when he first faced Itsuki, his arrogance was clear.
And his words carried a subtle air of superiority.
No matter how strong a Mangekyo Sharingan user was, so what?
He possessed the Rinnegan!
But Itsuki's words nearly made him spit blood.
"Angry?" Itsuki smiled as he looked at Obito. Suddenly, his body disappeared.
Tobi's pupils shrank violently as he hastily made himself intangible.
Boom!!!
A massive explosion rang out.
Itsuki had activated his Sharingan, and Susanoo materialized.
His entire form smashed into the spot where Obito had just been.
The massive statue was shattered to pieces.
The deafening roar seemed to reverberate throughout Amegakure.
"You're still getting mad?" Itsuki roared.
"Tell me, where is Konan? If you don't speak, I'll tear you apart!"
Obito, both enraged and shocked, turned to glare at Itsuki, just as Itsuki launched another attack.
Boom!
A colossal arrow shot through Obito's body.
"Speak!"
Luckily, Obito had quickly made his chest intangible, or that arrow would've torn him apart.
"Uchiha Itsuki!"
Obito roared.
Whoosh!
Itsuki, now fully controlling the massive Susanoo, appeared in front of Obito, swinging a punch with all his might.
"I'm listening!"
Whoom!
Obito became intangible again.
But beneath his mask, his expression grew more and more grim.
Repeated use of his intangibility was taking a toll.
After that last dodge, he had already paid the price.
At this rate, even if he could evade Itsuki's attacks, his own Mangekyo Sharingan would consume him.
Not even Hashirama's cells could save him!
Thinking of this, during a brief pause in Itsuki's attacks, the space before Obito began to distort.
Whoosh!!!
A barrage of massive kunai shot out, flying toward Itsuki.
"What the hell is this!?"
Without even looking, Itsuki continued his relentless charge toward Obito.
"Hand her over! If you don't, I'll beat you so bad, even your great-grandmother won't recognize you!"
Itsuki bellowed, attacking wildly.
His savage actions made even the members of Akatsuki twitch.
What on earth is this guy on?
Human?
This guy doesn't look human at all!
(End of Chapter)