Chapter 177: Original World of Naruto – Obito Sees Rin’s Note

[Original World of Naruto]

The famous fourth ninja war has come to an end.

Night, heavy snow outside the window.

Uzumaki Naruto lay on the tatami, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

During the day, he and Kakashi-sensei, Captain Yamato, Sakura, Hinata, and four others formed a team and began the second mission to retrieve Sasuke.

But as they were about to reach the location, they were stopped by a mysterious man with a whirlpool mask, causing the fight between Sasuke and Itachi to end in just a brief moment.

Sasuke killed Itachi and disappeared from the scene.

He had missed Sasuke again.

Now, Sasuke's situation was extremely dangerous.

Sasuke joined the Akatsuki organization and captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, which enraged the Raikage and led to the Five Kage Summit.

At the summit, the discussion topic was likely how to deal with Akatsuki and matters related to killing Sasuke.

Watching Sasuke move step by step toward the opposing side of the Five Great Nations, sliding into the abyss, how could Naruto not be anxious?

Moreover, afterwards, he learned information about the mysterious masked man who stopped them.

The masked man claimed to be Uchiha Madara.

At that moment, Naruto remembered everything he experienced during the Rōran mission.

He recalled that Kakashi-sensei's teammate, Rin, had once handed him a note.

She told him to give that note to the man who wore a mask and claimed to be Uchiha Madara.

Although Rin had warned him not to peek at the contents of the note, because Sakura picked it up and read it out loud, he passively learned it.

It said: [I've been watching you all along.]

This note was still in his ninja tool pouch, carefully kept by him.

This matter also left him mentally unsettled.

Why would Kakashi-sensei's teammate and his father's disciple know someone from Akatsuki? And even seem to have a deep bond?

So, who exactly is that Uchiha Madara?

Naruto remembered that under the mask of the masked man was a Sharingan, and he even possessed a more advanced space-time ninjutsu than his father.

'Wait a minute!'

'Sharingan, and a more advanced space-time ninjutsu than my father!'

Naruto suddenly recalled that there really was someone who matched these two traits perfectly.

The one who used Mangekyō Sharingan to open a space-time portal, allowing him to meet with Konoha and Jiraiya-sensei, Uchiha Obito.

'Can that Madara actually be Uchiha Obito in disguise?'

'That will also explain why Rin-neesan gave me such a note.'

The more Naruto thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, but with that came more questions.

'Why would the kind-hearted Obito later become a member of Akatsuki and even claim to be Uchiha Madara?'

'What exactly happened in between?'

Naruto felt it was necessary to talk with Kakashi-sensei to find out.

Previously, because the Rōran mission involved two timelines, he had always buried this matter in his heart and told no one.

Even when Pain invaded Konoha, when he witnessed Hinata being killed, Nine-Tails going berserk, and saw his father from this timeline, he still didn't speak about it.

But now, he couldn't stay silent anymore.

As for the note…

Naruto took the note out of his ninja tool pouch and held it in his hand.

Although Akatsuki were his enemies, although he was anxious, and very much wanted to catch the man who might be Obito and ask about Sasuke's whereabouts…

He still planned to fulfill the promise first and hand over the note…

At this moment, suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Yo, let's have a heart-to-heart, Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto was startled and turned his head, only to see the mysterious masked man sitting by the window.

He instinctively wanted to hit him with a Rasengan, but because he had just been thinking about all those things, he temporarily held back.

Naruto frowned and asked, "Who exactly are you? Uchiha Madara… or Uchiha Obito?"

The mysterious masked man's originally calm figure suddenly trembled slightly.

He emphasized his tone, "I am Uchiha Madara."

"The one I admired, my enemy, the man I hated the most, was the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama."

"Naruto, I see his shadow in you. You've perfectly inherited his Will of Fire. I've grown curious about you as well."

If it weren't for the Rōran mission, Naruto might have believed these lies.

But now, Naruto suddenly asked, "That ability of yours that nullifies attacks, it's Kamui, right?"

"Just like Kakashi-sensei's Sharingan. Kakashi-sensei has the left eye, and you have the right eye?"

The mysterious masked man was stunned again. Then, recalling something, he rasped, "Did Kakashi tell you this?"

The masked man remembered that when he blocked Naruto's group, he used the Tobi persona and performed a secret technique, Umbrella Lizard.

'Could it be that move made Kakashi suspicious?'

'As expected, I have been too careless.'

But Naruto shook his head, looked seriously at the masked man, and handed over the note in his hand.

"Although I really want to ask where you're hiding Sasuke, I need to fulfill my promise first."

"This is something Kakashi-sensei's teammate, Rin, asked me to give to you."

The masked man was at first indifferent, thinking that Naruto had handed him a little note that might contain some trick.

But after hearing Naruto say the name "Rin," his breathing suddenly became rapid, "You just said… who?"

No longer caring whether the note contained some powerful sealing technique or any other hidden trap, the masked man, with a hand speed Naruto couldn't even react to, snatched the note away.

Naruto was immediately speechless and muttered under his breath, "It's not like I wasn't going to give it to you. Why are you in such a rush?"

But the masked man completely ignored Naruto's words, carefully opening the note.

A violent tremor shook his heart and soul.

'No mistake, this note, this paper, it is the kind of paper Rin loved using the most.'

'It was exactly like the note she tossed to me during the Chūnin Exams.'

[I've been watching you all along. — Rin]

Upon seeing the familiar handwriting and familiar words, the masked man could no longer maintain his composure. One hand involuntarily clutched at his chest.

He was sure, this was indeed a note Rin had written for him. Only Rin would care about him like this.

'Turns out, Rin has been watching me all along.'

She didn't say whether what he did was right or wrong.

As if saying: ["No matter what your choice is, becoming Hokage or destroying the world, I'll respect you."]

"AHHHHHH!"

The masked man went completely mad.

He stepped forward and grabbed Naruto.

"Tell me, where did this note come from?"

Naruto could have dodged, but for some reason, he didn't. Instead, he let the masked man grab him.

There was even a trace of anger and compassion in his eyes as he spoke:

"So… you really are Obito?"

"I thought you guys in Akatsuki. All you bastards, had long since lost every shred of humanity."

"The way you are now… how is it any different from when I was chasing Sasuke?"

"But clearly… you also have someone you care about deeply. So why did you still do all these things?"

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