However,
Although he thought this way,
Sasuke did not completely let down his guard.
It can't be helped.
This was Kyo's telepathic message...
That guy always seemed to have everything figured out. Since even he said so, there must be something off...
Thinking this,
Sasuke withdrew his gaze.
Then,
He looked towards Obito on one side.
After all, compared to that Black Zetsu, who always cowered like an idiot, Obito made him more wary.
Before, when they were capturing the Tailed Beasts together,
Sasuke had already witnessed the power of Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan countless times.
Its name was "Kamui".
Possessing the powerful ability to open "Space-Time".
Through this ability,
Obito had developed the two tactics of "surviving" and "sneak attacking" to the extreme...
Even the battle-hardened Tailed Beast Jinchuriki would be caught off guard when sneak-attacked by Obito's Kamui.
Therefore,
Sasuke reasonably deduced —
If any of them were responsible for the sneak attack, then the most likely... was Obito.
Thinking this,
Sasuke's attention was even more focused on Obito.
At the same time,
On the other side,
Obito, always cautious by nature, couldn't have missed the strangeness in Sasuke's gaze.
However,
His attention was completely on the Ten-Tails and the Four Kage below, and he didn't pay too much attention to Sasuke's gaze.
Everything seemed... normal.
White snow flew past.
The Ten-Tails' attacks continued to indiscriminately bombard the surviving people below.
But just then,
Suddenly,
An incident that no one had expected suddenly occurred!
"Puh!!"
Blood splattered, staining the snowflakes red!
At some point,
Black Zetsu, who had been hiding nearby, was already standing behind Sasuke!
And his pitch-black arm had already pierced through Sasuke's body!!!
"—!?"
Realizing this,
Sasuke's pupils suddenly shrank, completely frozen.
Wh-what's going on...!?
The one supposed to sneak attack me... wasn't Uchiha Obito, but... Black Zetsu...!?!?
At the same moment he realized this,
A trace of fresh blood trickled from the corner of Sasuke's mouth.
And when he looked to the side,
Madara's expression remained as calm as usual, without a ripple.
Obviously,
He was fully aware of Black Zetsu's actions, and it could even be said... he had ordered it!
On the contrary, it was Obito on the other side,
From his suddenly startled gaze, it could be seen that he was obviously stunned, completely not expecting things to take such a turn...
What's going on...?
However,
At this moment,
What shocked and horrified him even more were the four Kage below.
"!!"
Almost everyone, without exception, had their pupils constricted, completely frozen, utterly incredulous!!
Wh-what's going on...?!!
The mastermind behind the scenes, Uchiha Sasuke...
...was backstabbed by someone!!?
Was it that black guy?!!
Their minds were almost completely blank, completely unable to understand why things had suddenly taken such a sharp turn!!
Just moments ago, they were trying to figure out how to deal with the enemy, Uchiha Sasuke... and now he was sneak-attacked by his own people???
At this moment,
A's gaze was particularly shocked.
Just moments ago, he was thinking that he must charge onto the Ten-Tails and personally kill Sasuke to avenge B...
Yet he never imagined that the moment this idea arose, something had happened to Sasuke!
Tsunade and Kakashi beside him exchanged glances, both seeing a look of "seeing a ghost" in each other's eyes.
However,
At this moment, under the Ten-Tails' bombardment,
They simply had no time to figure out what had happened; they could only dodge attacks while observing the situation.
And at this moment,
On top of the Ten-Tails,
The intense pain did not immediately cause Sasuke to lose his mind. His expression was grim, but he still clenched his jaw tightly.
He tried to use his Rinnegan to unleash Shinra Tensei, directly blasting the Black Zetsu behind him away!
However,
Just as he tried to mobilize his Chakra, suddenly—
An extremely strange feeling violently surged into his heart, then immediately spread throughout his body!
When he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
His body,
At this moment, seemed to be out of control...
Although he wanted to activate the Rinnegan, he couldn't mobilize a single bit of Chakra...
And then,
Black Zetsu's body seemed to melt into a liquid, instantly merging with his body...
Turning into a black and white appearance.
The next moment,
He involuntarily raised his hands and extremely slowly formed a seal.
Sasuke's pupils were still constricted, trying with all his might to prevent this situation, but it was still useless...
Then,
Under everyone's gaze,
Black Zetsu, controlling Sasuke's body, slowly uttered a few words—
"Rinne Rebirth."
Whoosh!
The moment his words fell,
A white light violently burst forth from his body, obscuring everything around!!
And at the same moment,
The Edo Tenseid Madara beside him likewise emitted a bright white light.
Obviously,
The target of Black Zetsu's technique... was him!
Seeing this scene,
Sasuke finally completely understood...
So,
This was the real "sneak attack" Kyo had spoken of...!
Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu together, by controlling my body to release the Rinne Rebirth technique, were trying to revive him...
Was this why he valued the Rinnegan...?