[{"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-89":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},1341284,1785,"Chapter 89 86: Even Villains Have Awkward Moments","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>Obito, who had disappeared earlier, didn't leave right away. Instead, he came to stand outside the village, atop the Hokage Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village at night looked peaceful, but his Sharingan could easily trace the subtle movements of Anbu patrolling, their routes too sharp and methodical as if searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do people in this world really value family and blood ties this much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Obito couldn't quite understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his knowledge, that wasn't usually the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shinobi world, people always put the so-called \"greater cause\" first. The village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission. The Will of Fire. Even if it meant abandoning their own families… or worse, killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze suddenly froze. Obito felt his head sink heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flood of memory fragments surged inside his mind, flashing one after another chaotic, overwhelming, hard to process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's going on…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened slightly, but after a while the storm of fragments receded. He steadied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to the living room, to his surprise Kushina was awake. She was wearing only a thin nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have come to clean up the \"crime scene.\" After all, the mess they made earlier… wasn't exactly something that could be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito leaned silently against the wall, ignoring her startled expression, and simply waited as she tidied the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Kushina wiped the sweat from her forehead, glanced briefly at him, then slipped into the bathroom to wash up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her walk was strange... stiff and careful. Obito knew perfectly well it was the result of his earlier \"hard work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon she returned, hair wet, towel draped over her shoulders. Even at her age, she looked stunning... her beauty hadn't faded in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… did you perhaps need something?\" Kushina asked as she dried her hair, trying to act casual, as if what had happened before never happened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Obito didn't miss the redness spreading along her neck and ears, the quick, shy glances she kept stealing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clearly embarrassed by how far she had let herself go earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing,\" Obito said bluntly. \"I just came back to check on you. Your condition earlier… it was worrying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I–Is that so? Where did that come from, hahaha…\" Kushina fumbled, flustered by the unexpected concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand suddenly sped up as she wiped her hair, the motion making her chest bounce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito hesitated for a moment, then finally asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After today… is there something you want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kushina was caught off guard. \"No, I just…\" She trailed off, then sat down slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And… if I have to say it, I want to kill Danzō right now~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried a dangerous edge, but then she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even I know he's stronger than me. The risk is too high, and the danger… too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito understood immediately. She wasn't just speaking as herself, she was thinking about Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were only her, she probably would've gone berserk long ago, teaching a bloody lesson to anyone who dared wrong her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Danzō, huh?\" Obito muttered in a low voice, before asking with deliberate indifference:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the Third Hokage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's still the Hokage. Naruto needs his protection. If he dies now, the village will collapse into chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kushina shook her head firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And, according to your reasoning, he isn't really bad for Naruto either. So…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words trailed off as the fire in her eyes dimmed, replaced by something quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Obito nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true... Sarutobi wouldn't be bad for Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the core, the old man's calculations were simple: he only wanted Naruto to develop a sense of belonging to Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a moral perspective, one could criticize him for not being sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from a political standpoint, his actions were nothing more than standard maneuvering for someone at his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sit back, let a child suffer, watch him fall into crisis then step in and show him \"kindness.\" From the position of a Hokage, it couldn't exactly be called wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen's attitude toward Naruto was clear: politics first, personal feelings second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzō, however, was a different beast altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't interested in hearts or belonging... he wanted results and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raw combat strength of a Jinchūriki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd strip Naruto of his identity, erase his will, and forge him into nothing more than a weapon of Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was fundamental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen wanted loyalty born from trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzō wanted obedience born from control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…It's getting late. I should take my leave,\" Obito finally said, peeling himself off the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. You're welcome here next time.\" Kushina nodded, then smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito froze mid-step. \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just… next time you come, don't appear the way you did today.\" She added with a playful, teasing lilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She meant, of course, the heart attack he'd given her by suddenly appearing in Naruto's room of all places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh… I'll try my best,\" Obito replied dryly, already preparing Kamui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before disappearing, he turned slightly. His voice lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kushina, don't worry too much. Danzō will die. His death is inevitable and it won't be long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, his figure twisted into nothingness and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kushina stood stunned for a brief moment. Then, slowly, her lips curved into a faint smile. She rose, returned to her room, and lay back down to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Kushina's house, Obito didn't depart Konoha immediately. Instead, his figure flickered and reappeared atop the trunk of a tree not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand rested against the bark, the other pulled off his mask. His expression twisted into something… complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his conversation with Kushina, scattered fragments of Uchiha Obito's past thirteen years had suddenly surged up in his mind... memories specifically about her and him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those memories, the two often quarreled. Yet beneath it all, Uchiha Obito had only been acting tsundere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those memories… felt real. As if he himself had been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Are these memories starting to affect my personality?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself, troubled. It really did seem like his attitude toward Kushina was shifting, becoming softer without him realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe it's just my subconscious clinging to old times whenever I'm near her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Obito from before... the one who grew up here, who laughed and fought and dreamed was just a personality his soul had shaped before his true consciousness awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in essence, Uchiha Obito was still him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul hadn't changed. So inheriting those emotional fragments… shouldn't matter. They were, after all, still part of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… this sudden confusion, this bleeding together of past and present, left a sour taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be… the more I interact with old acquaintances, the more unstable this becomes? Or am I just getting sentimental over her for some damn reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled sharply, brows knit, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be sure, he invoked the Devouring Coffin, sinking into his spiritual space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He combed through his mind, probing his soul, searching for flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after confirming there was nothing out of place did he finally let out a long breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I'll have to test it with another acquaintance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eye narrowed thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who should I look for…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma was long gone. Rin, dead. Minato, sacrificed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for classmates Shizune, Kurenai, Asuma, Might Guy… they were never close to him. Barely more than passing faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which left only one real option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Guess it has to be Kakashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito clicked his tongue, grimacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miserable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed silently, lips twitching in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Obito turned back, his gaze lingering briefly on Kushina's apartment before he spoke in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zetsu, from today onward… I want you to keep an eye on Uzumaki Kushina's situation. If anything happens, report it to me immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bark of a nearby tree rippled, and a pale face emerged from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Captain. Leave it to me.\" White Zetsu grinned, then tilted his head curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But… are you really okay, Captain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's nothing wrong with me,\" Obito replied calmly, eyes fixed straight ahead. His tone left no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze swept through the leaves, and with it, his figure dissolved into the night, vanishing once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left behind, White Zetsu shook his head and sighed exaggeratedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Maybe, just like Captain himself sometimes says… he's actually entering a character development arc?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Support me at patreon.com\u002FArthorain and read upto 50 Advanced Chapters and Exclusive 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>",1435,"2026-06-05T20:19:17.122Z",1,"novelbin.me","05d16bb89473f9291b66c88eb19f62315c1b8322a8218d596f9eae62f4dcce23","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-90","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-88",238,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-cover.jpg"]