Back in Four Star Village, Menma lowered his gaze from the three reanimated shinobi and dismissed the hundred-meter-long sword formed by the fusion of Susanoo, Nine-Tails chakra, and Sage Mode.
Seeing that Menma had only glanced at him with his Mangekyō Sharingan without actually sealing him, Tobirama—his reanimated body fully reformed—could only shout again.
"Your Sharingan didn't work. The mastermind still controls my body. Quickly, while he's not moving, seal him… get out of the way!"
Before Tobirama could finish, his body moved uncontrollably again. Not just him, but Jiraiya and Minato moved as well, their hands rapidly forming seals.
"Wait, this is…" Tobirama quickly realized something was wrong. The seals they were forming weren't offensive jutsu, but…
"Impure World Reincarnation Release!"
With Tobirama's shout, a control seal popped out from the back of each of their heads. Immediately, the restraint emanating from Orochimaru vanished, and the three regained control of their bodies.
Realizing what had happened, Tobirama shouted at Menma.
"You forcibly overturned the mastermind's control with just one glance! Could this be your Evil Eye… the eye technique that awakened after your Sharingan evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
Tobirama's research into the Uchiha clan's cursed eyes was just as extensive as the Uchiha's own. He instantly deduced that the control over their bodies to perform the Impure World Reincarnation Release wasn't the mastermind's work; it was controlled by Menma's Mangekyō Sharingan!
Based on his previous understanding of Menma, Tobirama had already deduced the approximate function of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Minato and Jiraiya overheard Tobirama's words. They then realized Menma's eyes weren't the previous azure blue, but a piercing crimson!
"Could it be…" Jiraiya's mouth dropped open, and he abruptly turned to look at Minato.
Minato was equally bewildered, completely frozen in place.
"The Sharingan… the bloodline inheritance of the Uchiha clan…"
The more he murmured, the paler Minato's face became, his pupils trembling in disbelief. He realized a certain truth, but he couldn't believe it, nor did he want to.
Hashirama, who had somehow joined them, stroked his chin, analyzing the situation with an air of seriousness.
"Hmm, the ability to control the Sharingan so freely is indeed only possible for a descendant of the Uchiha clan, so Menma isn't actually you..."
"Big brother, shut up! Stop messing around!"
Seeing Minato's face gradually contorting into a pitiful state, aided by Hashirama's intervention, Tobirama could only awkwardly intervene. He was afraid his dim-witted older brother would lead Minato astray. Then, glancing at Menma ignoring them in the distance, he quickly whispered a reprimand.
"Fourth Hokage, don't get the wrong idea! Wake up! Isn't that hair color and appearance enough to explain the truth?"
Minato had been momentarily confused by concern. Now, after Tobirama's reminder, he immediately understood.
"I'm sorry, Second Hokage, I was overthinking it. You're right, looks and that sense of closeness can't be faked!"
Seeing Minato cheer up again, Tobirama sighed helplessly.
"You really are just like your older brother, a bit… cough cough, a bit of a ditz."
"Never mind, let's not talk about that." Tobirama turned his gaze back to Hashirama beside Minato. "Brother, what's going on here? Why did you suddenly abandon the village and side with Menma?"
Hearing Tobirama's question, Hashirama's smile faded, his expression turning serious.
"Because Menma has found the true path to peace, a path to peace that can benefit future generations!"
Just as Hashirama was explaining Menma's grand unification philosophy to the three of them...
Menma frowned slightly and asked Rin, who had run over, in a cold voice.
"Where's Kakashi? Didn't you deal with Obito the way I told you?"
Hearing his question, Rin blushed and waved her hands repeatedly.
"No, no, Kakashi and I have been pretending to be lovers these past few days, following your plan, constantly making intimate gestures. But Obito has grown a lot too, and he quickly realized what was happening, so we didn't succeed…"
Rin's voice trailed off, her face growing increasingly red because the grown-up Kakashi was far more mature and charming than the Kakashi of his childhood. This mature, steady, and handsome older man image completely appealed to Rin, who already had some feelings for Kakashi.
"Didn't succeed?" Menma's face immediately turned cold.
Although he resurrected Rin and had her with Kakashi simply to disgust the scum who killed Minato and Kushina, he also wanted to experiment with the Rinnegan's innate ability to damage the body. However, Kakashi's failure to capture the weakened Obito greatly disappointed Menma.
He knew without a doubt that Kakashi had held back. Both possessed Kamui, and Obito's most troublesome intangibility was useless against Kakashi. Furthermore, Kakashi had the Nine-Tails' chakra he had given him, compensating for his chakra shortage and enhancing his physique. In conclusion, Obito was no match for Kakashi. What's more, Obito had also suffered a mental attack.
"Since Kakashi can't bring himself to do it, I'll do it myself."
What if Kakashi captures Obito and then begs for mercy? Menma wouldn't mind sparing Obito's life, only crippling him so he could watch Kakashi and Rin's affectionate moments every day. But now he had to waste his corruption points to act personally, so killing Obito to vent his anger was the only option.
'System, exchange for Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan.'
[Exchange successful!]
[Mangekyō Sharingan (Obito) - 30,000 corruption points]
[Current corruption points: 200,000]
The reason he only had 200,000 corruption points left was because Menma had once again invested in strengthening his body when he resurrected Rin. He exchanged for Hashirama's Senju Sage Body, developed to its limit, which could evolve the Sharingan into the Rinnegan. The result was as Menma expected. Even though he had exchanged for many Sage Body bodies before, Hashirama's Sage Body still made his physique almost twice as strong.
Even after reviving Rin using the Samsara Rebirth technique, Menma only felt a slight fatigue.
The instant he exchanged for Kamui, a considerable amount of ocular power merged into Menma's eyes. At the same time, the six-pointed star pattern in Menma's eyes subtly changed! In the center of that six-pointed star, a pattern resembling Kamui appeared! It was very similar to Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but the Kamui ocular technique hadn't disappeared.
Rin didn't notice Menma's change; instead, she was worried about the killing intent in his tone.
"Personally?!"
"Lord Menma, please spare Obito, he... ah!"
Before she could finish her plea, Rin was startled by Menma's cold, deathly gaze. Menma glanced at Rin as a warning before withdrawing his gaze. Then, ocular power surged from his eyes, and he directly activated Kamui.
Under the dual divine power, the speed at which he entered the divine power space was significantly faster, several times greater. The surrounding space distorted for only a moment before Menma vanished from his spot.
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