[Izanami]

Shindai met Kabuto Yakushi, who would one day become a powerful ninja.

But the Kabuto he saw now looked somewhat foolish.

Poor Kabuto. He was betrayed by Danzo and forced to fight against Nonou Yakushi, the woman he considered his mother. In the end, he even questioned his own existence.

"Shindai! It's time to go back!"

Obito called out to Shindai from a distance.

"Coming!"

Shindai gave one last glance at Kabuto before running off to join Obito and Kakashi.

The battlefield had been cleared. The main group was preparing to return to Konoha.

Shindai returned to Konoha with the rest of the group.

Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, and other ninja headed to the Hokage Building for a meeting.

Although the Battle of Mount Hakuto was deemed by Hiruzen Sarutobi as the final confrontation and the war would end, however, minor conflicts were certainly not going to disappear so easily.

Shindai and the others went their separate ways.

However, before everyone parted ways completely, Rin Nohara suggested, "How about we go to a barbecue restaurant to celebrate?"

Obito immediately responded enthusiastically, "Sure! That's great!"

Kakashi also nodded in agreement, "Yes, let's go now."

"I won't go. I have some things to do. You guys celebrate. I'll head home first."

Shindai wanted to think carefully about how to resolve the matter with Pakura. Without finding a solution, he really wasn't hungry.

Shindai left directly and went home.

Rin Nohara asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Shindai? Shouldn't he be the most excited about eating?"

Kakashi watched Shindai's retreating figure and said, "It must be about Pakura. Ever since fighting her on the battlefield, Shindai has seemed deeply troubled."

Obito also expressed concern, "Yeah, he won't say anything no matter what you ask him. It's killing me."

When Shindai got home, he closed the door, took a shower, and then lay in bed thinking.

"How can I find out when Pakura will leave Sunagakure... This is a big problem. If only I'd thought of this earlier. I should've installed a tracker on Pakura back then, so I wouldn't have to worry like this now.

But who could've predicted that Pakura would want to become Kazekage and bring me back to Sunagakure? Even if I could go back now, I wouldn't want to return there anyway. That would just be redundant.

What if I sneak into Sunagakure and install a tracker on Pakura? No good—Sunagakure would love nothing more than to get their hands on me. If I got caught, they'd tear me apart bone and all. I'm not invincible, after all. I need to come up with a safer plan."

Right now, Shindai felt utterly overwhelmed, as though he had two heads instead of one.

...

Mountain Tomb.

Black Zetsu stood straight and announced boldly, "Madara, I've brought him!"

Madara Uchiha gazed down at the unconscious Setsuna Uchiha with a regretful shake of his head. "If only he had succeeded in bringing Obito to me, like that other one did."

Black Zetsu's air of confidence instantly collapsed.

So you're really out to get that brat Obito, huh!

If Black Zetsu didn't already know all there was to know about Madara, he'd almost think Obito was Madara's illegitimate son.

So obsessed with Obito… other than Hashirama Senju, has Madara ever been this fixated on anyone else?

In Black Zetsu's eyes, Obito was truly worthless and held no real value whatsoever.

"Wake him up. We'll start immediately on forcing the awakening of his Mangekyo Sharingan. If this fails, we'll have to make alternative plans. My Agent Plan will require a complete rewrite."

Silently, Black Zetsu slapped Setsuna Uchiha awake.

The moment Setsuna Uchiha opened his eyes, all he saw was the massive Spinning Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

[Naraka: Viewing of Hell] appeared before Setsuna Uchiha as Madara Uchiha cast the genjutsu.

Before Setsuna Uchiha now emerged Tobirama Senju.

"K-K... Tobirama Senju?!"

Indeed, Tobirama Senju was Setsuna Uchiha's greatest fear.

Back then, Setsuna Uchiha had been inciting the Uchiha clan members to rise up when Tobirama Senju had already arrived with his forces.

At that time, seeing Tobirama Senju had frozen Setsuna Uchiha completely.

Tobirama Senju's objective had been clear — to arrest him.

When Setsuna Uchiha attempted resistance, Tobirama Senju directly severed his left arm.

Now in Setsuna Uchiha's vision,

Tobirama Senju stood with arms crossed, radiating immense pressure as he coldly declared, "Setsuna Uchiha, as a member of Konoha's Military Police Force, you have incited rebellion among the Uchiha clan. I hereby place you under arrest and confine you within prison!"

To his surprise, Setsuna Uchiha discovered his left arm had regenerated, yet simultaneously he terroringly realized he couldn't control himself as he unsheathed his ninja sword and slashed toward Tobirama Senju.

"Attempting resistance?"

Tobirama Senju effortlessly counterattacked by drawing out kunai. Before Setsuna Uchiha could even see Tobirama's form clearly, his arm had already been severed.

The real sensation of pain caused Setsuna Uchiha to cry out in agony.

Observing Setsuna Uchiha's expression of extreme terror, Madara Uchiha murmured, "It's time now — the decisive forbidden technique, Izanami!"

Madara Uchiha's Spinning Three-Tomoe Sharingan gradually turned grayish-white until it lost all luster.

Meanwhile, Setsuna Uchiha sat motionless on the ground, as if paralyzed by the genjutsu, staring blankly ahead.

Madara reached sideways, pulling an eye from the nearby White Zetsu and implanting it into his own eye socket.

Madara Uchiha's vision returned.

Black Zetsu looked at the dazed Setsuna Uchiha and asked, "You mentioned earlier that Izanami can only be broken once one accepts their fate. But since you, the caster, can set that fate, what condition did you set?"

Madara Uchiha replied expressionlessly, "It's obvious that Setsuna Uchiha fears Tobirama Senju the most. However, fear alone isn't enough. He has no will to resist Tobirama at all. So I set the condition for breaking the genjutsu: if he ever counterattacks Tobirama Senju, Izanami will end."

[Inside the loop of Izanami],

Setsuna Uchiha kept trying different ways to escape, but each time, his left arm was severed by Tobirama Senju.

Setsuna never even thought of resisting. The moment his arm was severed by Tobirama became his recurring nightmare.

Madara Uchiha's Naraka: Viewing of Hell technique forced him to relive that nightmare.

Each time his arm was severed, enduring the pain of amputation pushed Setsuna Uchiha closer to mental collapse.

Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu waited for a long time.

There was no change in Setsuna Uchiha's Spinning Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Izanami showed no signs of stopping.

Disappointment slowly appeared in Madara Uchiha's eyes.

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