The instant Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, a gleam of naked greed flashed through Danzō's eyes.
That… was a Mangekyō.
Compared to the trouble of recruiting Obito into Root, Danzō would much rather have the boy serve him in another way for the rest of his life.
"All Konoha shinobi, hear my order!"
"Immediately apprehend the traitors Uchiha Obito and Rin Nohara!"
"Anyone who dares interfere will be treated as accomplices!"
With a few cold words, Danzō directly sentenced Obito and Rin to death.
That way, it would no longer be just Root moving against them. Even the ordinary Konoha shinobi—and even Kakashi—would be forced to act.
Once branded as missing-nin, there would never again be a path to redemption.
The moment the order was given, the Root shinobi moved without hesitation.
Dozens of kunai rained down like a storm.
"Obito!" Even with the situation already spiraling this far out of control, Kakashi still wanted to stop him. Because if Obito truly lashed out now, then the charge of treason would become undeniable.
At that point… even the Third Hokage would no longer be able to protect him.
"Have you lost your mind?!"
"…Kakashi," Obito murmured softly.
How could I be the one who's insane?
No… it's this world that's sick.
At last, enough chakra had accumulated.
The Mangekyō released a devouring glow.
"Get lost!"
With a furious roar, Obito exploded forward and kicked Kakashi away in a single motion, sending him flying dozens of meters.
The next instant—
Kamui activated.
Far in the distance, the space surrounding Danzō suddenly began to warp.
Space-time ninjutsu!
This Uchiha brat actually awakened a space-time ability…
With a single glance, Danzō grasped the nature of Obito's Mangekyō.
Even as the thought crossed his mind, he retreated at full speed.
But the warped space followed him relentlessly, clinging tightly to his body. As the distortion rapidly expanded, half of Danzō's body was already being dragged into another dimension.
In less than a breath, he would likely be completely swallowed and shredded within the warped space itself.
But at the exact moment Obito attempted to kill Danzō instantly, the first wave of Root's kunai had already reached him.
Death descended upon Obito in an instant.
At the edge of life and death, the flow of the entire world seemed to slow to a crawl.
Yet this time, even the Sharingan could not find a single path to survival.
The dozens of deadly kunai flashing with cold killing intent had sealed off every possible route of escape.
Still—
Even if he had to suffer grievous injuries, he would kill Danzō first!
But then, through the terrifying perception of the Sharingan, Obito caught the faint trace of ridicule at the corner of Danzō's mouth.
Danzō had a way to evade Kamui?
How?!
A moment later, Obito felt another spatial force suppressing his own.
Kamui's distortion suddenly stalled, unable to advance any farther.
Someone else was using space-time ninjutsu to resist his Kamui.
It was Danzō.
Danzō could actually use such a technique?!
At that moment, Obito understood.
His overwhelming assassination attempt… had failed.
Then he would simply end the first exchange early.
The ability of Obito's left Mangekyō allowed him to remotely twist away enemy attacks—or even enemy body parts—by forcibly sending them into another dimension. It could be used both offensively and defensively.
However, the technique required time to accumulate chakra, and the size of whatever could be transported depended on the amount of chakra available.
Once more, chakra surged madly into his left eye.
A tear of blood slid down from the corner of it.
Kamui activated again.
The space around Obito himself gradually began to distort—
Then, in the next instant, the flow of the world suddenly returned to normal.
"AAARGH!!"
Two muffled cries of pain rang out almost simultaneously.
At that moment, Danzō's entire right arm had vanished completely.
Meanwhile, five kunai had buried themselves deep into Obito's body, causing blood to gush out immediately.
Kamui was powerful, but Obito could not fully control it after forcing himself to activate it twice in such rapid succession.
In that fleeting instant, he simply could not expand the warped space precisely enough to cover the entire surrounding area.
As a result, five kunai slipped through the distortion.
Still, with a desperate evasive movement at the very last moment, he barely managed to avoid any fatal injuries.
"Damn it…"
The fury inside him only burned hotter, because the danger was far from over.
An entire Root platoon—thirty-six shinobi in total—had already closed in on him.
Obito instantly retreated at high speed while forming hand seals.
At this moment, the results of all those countless days and nights of relentless training were displayed perfectly.
In the blink of an eye, the first jutsu was complete.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!
A terrifying fireball several meters wide roared toward the enemy directly ahead.
For a moment, the razor-sharp assault of the Root shinobi faltered.
But…
It still wasn't enough.
Obito's hands moved again in rapid succession.
Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!
Hundreds of flower-shaped flames burst from his mouth and scattered in every direction, swiftly bypassing the massive fireball charging ahead.
The chakra in his Sharingan continued draining rapidly as Obito exerted every ounce of focus to control each individual flame, guiding them accurately toward their targets.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
A chain of explosions erupted one after another, kicking up thick clouds of smoke and dust that swallowed the entire forest in an instant, concealing both Obito and the Root shinobi within.
"What a waste of my arm…" Danzō muttered darkly. "Looks like I'll have to ask Orochimaru to make me another one."
Then he turned and barked furiously at the other Konoha shinobi who were standing nearby in confusion.
"What are you all waiting for?! Capture the enemy immediately!"
"…Yes!"
Scattered responses rang out from different directions.
Clearly, the ordinary Konoha shinobi had little desire to fight.
But even so, they still obeyed Danzō's orders, gripping their kunai tightly while watching the smoke-filled battlefield in tense vigilance.
Meanwhile, Kakashi—who had already been shocked by the terrifying power of the Mangekyō Sharingan—suddenly revealed another expression of disbelief.
The space behind Danzō had begun to twist and distort.
And within that warped space, Obito's figure gradually emerged.
He held Rin in one arm and a kunai in the other as he silently appeared behind Danzō.
A cold flash of steel swept through the air with deadly intent.
Blood sprayed instantly.
"What?!" Danzō clutched his neck tightly with his remaining left hand while retreating rapidly.
"Protect Danzō-sama!"
More than a dozen Root shinobi guarding him immediately surged forward.
"Forget about me! Kill him!" Danzō's eyes were filled with chilling hatred.
No matter how hard he pressed against the wound, the blood would not stop pouring out.
Crimson quickly seeped through the gaps between his fingers.
"Hahahahaha!"
Obito laughed wildly, almost maniacally.
He knew he had succeeded.
He had severed Danzō's carotid artery.
"Farewell, everyone of Konoha."
By chance, his gaze met Kakashi's.
Without speaking aloud, his eyes silently conveyed the message:
Goodbye, Kakashi.
He casually discarded the bloodstained kunai.
Then Kamui activated once more.
The Kamui in Obito's right eye allowed him to transport himself—or others—into another dimension before moving through space itself.
In essence, it was a teleportation technique.
Moments earlier, he had used this very ability to appear silently behind Danzō without anyone noticing.
Soon, Obito and the Rin in his arms vanished completely from the battlefield.
At last, the deadly battle came to an end, leaving behind a crowd of Konoha shinobi filled with shock, anger, disbelief, and complicated emotions.
"Where's the medical team?!" a Root shinobi shouted urgently. "Why aren't they here yet?!"
"They'll arrive soon…" someone answered weakly.
And Obito?
Where would he go?
Suddenly, Kakashi recalled the words Tobi had spoken earlier atop the Hokage Rock.
The Valley of the End.
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