"Who I am isn't important," Ning Feng said calmly. "What is important is that I know a great many things about you."
If Uchiha Obito hadn't also been a member of the Uchiha clan, Ning Feng truly wouldn't have bothered speaking so much with him.
Sure enough, upon hearing Ning Feng's deliberately mysterious words, Obito's brows immediately furrowed, and the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger.
"Oh? Is that so?"
From their brief exchange earlier, Obito had already keenly sensed just how formidable this boy before him was.
He could also feel that, up to now, Ning Feng still hadn't gone all out.
"You manipulated the Fourth Mizukage and carried out countless shady deeds," Ning Feng continued slowly. "Just that alone should earn you endless pursuit and retaliation from Kirigakure, shouldn't it?"
That simple sentence instantly pushed Obito—already shocked—to an even greater level of astonishment. The way he looked at Ning Feng became razor-sharp.
If it were anyone else, Obito would have killed them on the spot to silence them. But now…
"Hmph. You're a bold one," Obito said coldly. "Knowing so much about me—aren't you afraid I'll kill you to keep it quiet?"
Ning Feng merely shrugged, wearing an expression that clearly said come at me if you want.
Seeing Ning Feng act so arrogantly, Obito was furious inside, yet he did not make another move.
"Kid, I'll remember you."
After leaving those words behind, Obito turned to leave. But a faint voice drifted from behind him:
"As a member of the proud Uchiha clan… to think you'd want to take revenge on the entire world over a bit of personal loss and emotion."
"Rather than letting your so-called Eye of the Moon Plan succeed—forcing the entire world to slumber in an illusion—why not work with me to build a truly great cause?"
"To revive and strengthen the entire Uchiha clan—how about that?"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Uchiha Obito froze in place.
He stood there stiffly, slowly turning his head. When he looked at Ning Feng again, his gaze had become somewhat unfocused.
Revive… the Uchiha clan?
"Hmph," Obito shook his head after a brief silence. "The Uchiha clan is already腐朽—its former glory is long gone. A clan like that doesn't deserve revival."
"Besides, Konoha is deeply wary of the Uchiha. The village leadership guards against us at every turn. The Uchiha clan has no chance of rising again…"
As memories of his past life in Konoha surfaced, Obito's heart filled with anger and resentment.
"The Uchiha clan of today is no longer what it once was."
"That's where you're wrong," Ning Feng immediately replied.
"The Uchiha clan today is already very different from the past."
"…Oh?"
Obito was stunned.
He hadn't expected the Uchiha clan's situation to have improved so drastically.
For some reason, the hostility in his gaze toward Ning Feng lessened noticeably.
At that moment, Konan silently appeared beside Ning Feng and spoke softly:
"The Uchiha clan in Konoha is no longer the clan that the village leadership fears and suppresses."
"All of this is because of Lord Feng."
"Under Lord Feng's careful planning and efforts, the Uchiha clan has been completely renewed. There are already five members who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Moreover, the Uchiha clan is now deeply trusted by the Hokage, Namikaze Minato. They've become the most prominent clan in Konoha—surpassing even the Sarutobi and Nara clans."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Lord Feng is very likely to become the future Fifth Hokage…"
As Konan spoke, her words were filled with admiration and reverence.
"The Fifth Hokage…?"
Obito stared at Ning Feng once more, shock rippling through him, his impression of Ning Feng changing yet again.
He truly hadn't expected this boy to have so drastically improved the Uchiha clan's standing within Konoha.
Thinking of the Uchiha clan—of his parents, his friends—Obito found himself hesitating.
Especially when he heard the word Hokage.
Heaven knew how badly he had once wanted to become a Hokage admired and respected by all.
But after seeing so much darkness, he himself had fallen into the darkness…
"Kid," Obito said after a long pause, "you've done well. You've accomplished many things I once wanted to do."
"Take this as a meeting gift."
Obito clearly didn't dare stay any longer—afraid that if he remained, he might truly be persuaded by Ning Feng and the others.
With that, he tossed down the weapon in his hand. His figure flickered, and he vanished without a trace.
Watching Obito disappear, Konan looked puzzled. She couldn't help feeling that the man who had just left carried an unusually gloomy aura.
Ning Feng, meanwhile, curled his lips slightly and bent down to pick up the weapon Obito had left behind.
The moment he did, his expression changed.
[Flame Fan]: Epic-grade weapon.
A war fan passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan's leaders, crafted from the branches of the Divine Tree. It can be used to perform "Uchiha Reflection."
[Uchiha Reflection]:
A ninjutsu-reflecting technique. This special fan absorbs chakra, converts it into Wind-nature chakra, and reflects the enemy's ninjutsu back at them as a violent storm.
Ning Feng hadn't expected Obito to hand him such a valuable gift right away.
In the original story, both Uchiha Madara and Obito had used this very weapon to reflect enemy ninjutsu back at their opponents with devastating effect.
Holding the Flame Fan in his hand, Ning Feng immediately felt a special flow of chakra wrapping around his fingers. The sensation grew even stronger the tighter he gripped it.
"So this is an epic-grade weapon…"
Ning Feng sensed it briefly, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes.
Even he hadn't anticipated that Obito would give him something like this. It seemed that, deep down, Obito still held some hope for the Uchiha clan.
As Ning Feng was thinking this, Konan asked in confusion, "That man came and went like a ghost… who exactly was he?"
"No need to worry about him, Konan. Let's head back."
With that, Ning Feng turned to leave.
But at that very moment, his exceptionally keen Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly caught sight of several more figures rapidly approaching.
The previously peaceful Amegakure—
Began to grow lively once again.
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