[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito":3,"chapter-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Reborn as Uchiha Obito",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1341216,1785,"Chapter 121 118: The Ghost of the Uchiha","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>The next day, in the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's strange. For the past month, Terumi Mei has been showing up late a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now… even Pakura-san is late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao raised her brows in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pakura, who had just sat down, flushed slightly red. She stole a quick glance at Terumi Mei across the table. Coincidentally, Mei raised her eyes at the same time, locking onto her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pakura froze. Mei's eyes narrowed, just a touch of irritation flickering inside them but then, unexpectedly, she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them exchanged a brief look, then turned their heads away with perfect timing, shifting their gaze toward Yugao instead. Their eyes carried a strange mix of playfulness and pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What's with those faces? Is there something on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused, Yugao touched her own cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pakura and Mei simply shook their heads, lips curling into meaningful smiles. Neither of them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you're not mistaken,\" Chihori chimed in suddenly, leaning on her hand with an amused grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yugao… promise me you'll be strong when the time comes. You'll need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?!\" Yugao blinked, even more lost now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chihori didn't explain further. She just kept smiling mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are acting really weird…\" Yugao muttered, shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the following days, it became clear that Terumi Mei and Pakura had reached some sort of unspoken agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without fail, every other night, one or the other would slip quietly into Obito's room. Their timing was impeccable, as if they had planned it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the nights passed...filled with clashing bodies, flushed faces, and the sound of cheeks clapping alongside whispered discussions of new jutsu and experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time blurred, and before long, another stretch of days had flown by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, White Zetsu slithered out of the ground with his usual grin, carrying news that made his voice almost sing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess what? Uchiha Itachi took the Chunin Exams alone,\" he reported, tone half-mocking, half-amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only did he pass… he wiped the floor with everyone. The brat's already a Chunin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito arched a brow beneath the mask. He stayed silent for a moment, then the corners of his mouth tugged upward in a faint smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Interesting. Looks like it's time I paid him another visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Zetsu tilted his head. \"Heh, Captain...you say that like some proud uncle sneaking around the family barbecue. What's next, are you gonna bring him a congratulatory fruit basket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito gave him a flat look through the mask. \"…If I did, you'd eat it first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True,\" White Zetsu admitted cheerfully. \"But hey, I'd leave the ribbon for him. I'm not heartless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low laugh escaped Obito. \"Enough. I'll handle this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting a moment, he gave brief instructions to the others, and then slipped into Kamui space, vanishing toward the Land of Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>September, in the Land of Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skies were clear, the breeze crisp, and the trees of Konoha rustled with life. The village remained as bustling and lively as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from the Uchiha compound, a young boy was training alone in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt gracefully into the air, hands flashing through practiced motions, unleashing a storm of kunai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel clashed against steel mid-flight before sinking cleanly into separate targets all around the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the boy landed, he simply stood still, expression unreadable. No pride, no disappointment...only calm acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap, clap, clap~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A round of applause broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Who's there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy, Uchiha Itachi, snapped his head toward the sound, eyes sharpening with alertness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a hentai, Itachi would've soon discovered his mother getting her cheeks clapped under a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky for him, it wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just Obito, clapping himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, a figure emerged, already seated casually on a tree trunk as if he'd been there all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been a while,\" the masked man said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your strength has grown, Itachi-kun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi's pupils contracted, surprise flashing in his dark eyes. Anger stirred within his chest, but just as quickly, he suppressed it, forcing his expression back into calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he fixed his gaze on the masked man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uchiha… Madara?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Itachi call out Madara's name, Obito was secretly overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really thinks I'm him… wow, guess my acting career's paying off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although excitement welled up in his chest, his face remained calm, his \"acting skills\" unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a faint glimmer of surprise appeared in Obito's single visible eye. \"Pretty smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been beneath the Naka Shrine and read the stone stele.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only ones who know of that place are the Uchiha clan,\" Itachi continued in a steady tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's where I began investigating you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly, he looked calm, but deep down, Itachi's heart was far from settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the masked man had revealed the Mangekyō Sharingan to him for the first time, Itachi had returned home shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, he had thrown himself into research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dug through every clan record and scroll he could find. He questioned his father carefully. He asked Shisui for guidance and hints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he learned the truth of the Mangekyō Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, one night, he slipped down into the underground of the Naka Shrine. There, upon the stone stele, he read the hidden words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge left him shaken...yet it also gave him direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From all the information he gathered, one conclusion formed in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the clan's records, aside from Uchiha Madara in the distant past, no Uchiha had ever defected from Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left only one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This masked man… must be Madara Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Itachi kept this secret to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Uchiha clan's relationship with Konoha's leadership was already strained to the breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If word spread that Madara Uchiha still lived, if the higher-ups discovered that the ghost of the clan's founder walked again...then what would happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consequences were unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. This was knowledge he had to shoulder alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Support me at patreon.com\u002FArthorain and read upto 50 Advanced Chapters and R-18 Content!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Update schedule: 7 chapters\u002Fweek\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every 300 power stones = 1 Extra Chapter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By voting with [power stones], you can easily get double the number of chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-06-05T20:19:17.122Z",1,"novelbin.me","eac87ef19b942aee4e8d34faefb15bcbb048a19bd6cbb7f52526de9fb7f1571f","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-122","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-120",238,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-cover.jpg"]