Chapter 73: Obito's thoughts

The breeze was gentle.

A vortex suddenly appeared in a forest within the Hidden Leaf Village.

Then, a masked figure walked out of the vortex; it was Obito.

Previously, when Kakashi went out on a mission, he had secretly followed him to spy on his old friend.

But Zetsu suddenly appeared and told him the intelligence that Shi Yuan had appeared in Konoha, so he had no choice but to return to Konoha reluctantly.

"Have Itachi figured out Shi Yuan's purpose?"

Obito paced back and forth, feeling somewhat restless.

Ever since the Hidden Mist Village was defeated by Shi Yuan, he had been thinking about how to deal with him.

Having learned of Shi Yuan's space-time ninjutsu, he understood that capturing Shi Yuan would be difficult, and killing him even harder.

But it wasn't that he hadn't found a way; it was just that implementing it would be very difficult.

And before all these plans could begin, he had to take back the Mangekyo he had left with Kakashi.

This was also the reason he had been following Kakashi recently; he was still hesitating.

But now that Shi Yuan had come to Konoha, Kakashi was also about to complete his mission and return, and they would soon meet.

He didn't know if Shi Yuan, who had seen his true face, had investigated him.

But he dared not gamble!

Therefore, he had to take back his Mangekyo before Kakashi and Shi Yuan met.

"According to the intelligence gathered so far, he came to Konoha likely for the secret techniques and the Sharingan."

Zetsu's voice was heavy.

He also understood how terrifying Shi Yuan's ability to develop secret techniques was.

With Konoha's foundation, it was unimaginable to what extent Shi Yuan's strength would grow if he obtained those secret techniques.

He would definitely become the biggest obstacle to the Eye of the Moon Plan!

Obito fell into silence upon hearing this.

After a long while, he said faintly: "Do Itachi think Shi Yuan will hinder our Eye of the Moon Plan?"

"He has already mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, genjutsu not weaker than the Mangekyo, and space-time ninjutsu!"

"Plus the Sharingan and the Byakugan!"

"To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if he develops the Mangekyo Sharingan or even Wood Release in the future."

"Even the Rinnegan..."

Obito stopped mid-sentence.

But Black Zetsu knew what he meant.

Could Shi Yuan develop the Rinnegan in the future?!

He wanted to say it was impossible, but he couldn't bring himself to say it!

The Rinnegan was indeed complex, but Shi Yuan had developed the Sharingan without Uchiha blood; it wasn't impossible for him to develop the Rinnegan.

Black Zetsu thought for a moment and asked: "Have Itachi thought about letting Nagato make a move?"

Obito frowned and sighed:

"Of course I have, but if it's just the Six Paths of Pain, the chance of success isn't high."

"Unless Nagato's body is restored and the main body can fully utilize the power of the Six Paths."

But if he did that, it was hard to say whether Nagato would still be under his control.

Most importantly, he wasn't sure if a restored Nagato could kill Shi Yuan.

If he couldn't, and Nagato lost control, they would have suffered a double loss.

Black Zetsu thought for a while and said in a low voice: "How about we start capturing the Tailed Beasts now?"

Obito was moved upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu hurriedly said: "Although one Tailed Beast is still in the resurrection period, we can capture the others first."

"Although Shi Yuan's current strength is very strong, his true combat power is not yet comparable to the peak First Hokage or Madara."

"As long as we complete the Eye of the Moon Plan ahead of schedule, Shi Yuan will pose no threat."

Obito nodded upon hearing this.

It seemed this was the best way for now.

"But before that, I must take back my Mangekyo!"

Obito's eyes became complex.

The Sharingan was a gift he had given Kakashi, and it was also the bond between them. Now that he had to take it back, he felt somewhat depressed.

……

Somewhere in the Land of Fire.

Kakashi and his Anbu squad had just finished their mission when they received urgent intelligence from the Third Hokage.

The content of the intelligence was simple: Shi Yuan had arrived in Konoha!

Upon seeing the intelligence, Kakashi immediately hurried back to Konoha with his team, feeling quite uneasy.

"Why would Shi Yuan appear in Konoha?"

Thinking of his last encounter with Shi Yuan, Kakashi felt extremely depressed.

It wasn't just the gap in combat power, but more so the feeling Shi Yuan gave him!

It was as if some higher-order creature was capturing prey to study it constantly, and the entire ninja world was his experimental field.

So he had a strange feeling that Shi Yuan wasn't very dangerous.

Kakashi sighed, "I don't know if Shi Yuan's arrival this time is a good thing or a bad thing."

The situation in Konoha recently was too treacherous.

Especially the infighting between the Uchiha and the Konoha upper echelons, which made him feel troubled.

That was why he had taken the opportunity to go out on a mission, just to avoid these disputes.

He didn't expect he still couldn't avoid it!

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly, Yamato's voice rang out, waking Kakashi up, and his pupils shrank instantly.

Ahead, the wind was raging, dust was flying, and the ground was shaking and rolling violently.

Wind Release and Earth Release!

And the offensive was extremely fierce and violent.

The enemy's strength was likely very high.

Kakashi felt heavy-hearted; he didn't expect to encounter an attack on the way back, so he shouted in a low voice:

"Scatter!"

Swish, swish, swish!

The Anbu members scattered immediately.

Kakashi also immediately hid behind a large tree, his back against the trunk, preparing to peek out quietly.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, his hair stood on end, and he turned his head in horror, his pupils shrinking instantly.

He saw a figure suddenly appear before his eyes, and a hand was already about to cover his eye.

Kakashi felt horrified!

"Damn it!!!"

He hadn't sensed anything at all; it was simply terrifying.

He dodged without thinking.

But!

Whoosh, whoosh!

Two vines that had long appeared on the tree behind him instantly wrapped around his body.

Kakashi was terrified and incredulous.

"Wood Release?!!"

The enemy had actually mastered Wood Release. Had Yamato betrayed Konoha, or did the enemy master Wood Release?!

But Obito didn't give him any time to think.

Pfft!!!

Obito cleanly gouged out Kakashi's eye, his three-tomoe Sharingan behind the mask staring fixedly at Kakashi.

"Sharingan?! Who exactly are Itachi?!"

Kakashi's mind was in chaos from the series of surprises; he couldn't even care about the pain of his eye being gouged out and demanded sternly.

Between the Sharingan and Wood Release, the enemy had mastered both abilities simultaneously. What kind of sacred being was he?

Obito stared at Kakashi, his eyes filled with nostalgia, hatred, killing intent, and reluctance.

He said in a low voice:

"This is your punishment!"

After saying this, Obito looked at Kakashi, his figure sinking into the ground and disappearing.

Boom!

Looking at those eyes, a name that absolutely shouldn't have appeared flashed into Kakashi's mind, leaving his brain blank, and he muttered:

"Impossible, Obito is already dead; it can't be him."

But thinking of the mysterious person's eyes just now, Kakashi couldn't help but think of Obito.