Obito was silent again. Then, he slowly said, "You will die."
"Leaving now is the wisest choice."
Aoba pretended to be relaxed and said, "Maybe. If Konoha is really going to be destroyed, I believe I can escape in time. But if there is an accident and Konoha is kept, then there is a greater meaning for me to stay."
"Just add another layer of insurance."
Obito stared at him with a dangerous gaze and said, "You think I will fail?"
"Probably... intuition. I always feel that Konoha won't be destroyed so easily. Otherwise, you wouldn't have waited until now to appear here."
Perhaps he already knew Obito's attitude towards him, so Aoba was not scared. Instead, he was a little arrogant.
His words couldn't help but hurt Obito. In the next moment, a sharp wooden thorn was directly pressed against his throat!
"Do you want to try and see if your Kekkei Genkai can stop my Mokuton now?"
"Of course not."
Facing the threat of death, Aoba should have been extremely afraid. But for some reason, his intuition told him that the current Obito... did not have the intention to kill!
Sure enough!
After finding that Aoba was still looking at him with a calm expression, Obito slowly took back the cutting technique.
"Remember, Madara gave your life to me, so I can take it back at any time."
After a moment of silence, Aoba said, "This is also the reason why I chose to stay here…. You are not ready to destroy Konoha."
This time, Obito did not make any drastic reactions. Instead, he said coldly, "Since you want to stay and be buried, then let you be. After tonight, Konoha will no longer exist!"
"Do you want to gamble?"
Aoba suddenly asked.
"What do you want to bet?"
"I will bet my life on whether Konoha still exists after today! If I lose, everything will be forgotten. But if I win by luck, I will continue to stay and do what I should do. But at the same time, I need a promise."
"What promise do you want?"
"I need the right to move freely. No matter what I do during this period, you have to choose to believe me, even if we meet on the battlefield one day, or even stop your plan until the time is right or my identity is exposed."
This was a path of retreat that Aoba had found for himself. At the same time, it was an excuse for him to do things that were not understood by Obito in the future.
Otherwise, not only would he fail to be a spy, Obito might even be the first to strangle him to death!
Alas!
It was too difficult!
After listening to his request, Obito did not think too much about it. After all, as a spy, it was normal for him to worry about his safety. Moreover, it was understandable for him to make the choice without exposing himself.
But to be honest, from the beginning, Obito did not really treat Aoba as a spy. He was not even considered an idle chess piece!
However, since Aoba had already said so, what else could he do? Perhaps...
After taking back the thought of 'You will fail', Obito's tone was still cold. "We will wait and see... but let's wait until you can survive."
Aoba knew that Obito had already agreed, and his heart immediately calmed down a lot.
Then, Obito's figure began to distort and instantly disappeared in front of him.
'Obito, you really underestimated Konoha, and also underestimated the so-called 'will of fire'.'
Aoba, who knew that he would win, sighed in his heart.
For him, gambling was no longer important.
Because it was impossible for him to lose!
Unless, at this time, Pain and Rikudou Sennin were already waiting outside the village,
Prepare to use the Shinra Tensei + Earth Explosion at any time...
Or perhaps, Madara had been resurrected by Edo Tensei, and he was hacking around with a 'Susasnoo Gundam'.
But, was that possible?
At this point in time, whether Yahiko was dead or not was still a question!
One had to know that when 'old age Madara' died, Yahiko was still alive and well. He simply did not care about the fake Obito who had the name of Madara.
In other words, right now, Akatsuki should be in the stage of a new life...
The distance was too far.
Aoba shook his head and threw out all the information that he didn't need to think about for the time being. Then, he seriously thought about how he should act next.
...
It was in a remote place, but it was filled with the sounds of birds and flowers.
This was the place where the ninjas fell into eternal sleep after their deaths.
At this time, a figure was squatting in front of a tombstone, carefully placing the bouquet he brought.
"Sorry, I haven't come to see you for a long time."
"I swear, I really didn't want to forget you."
"I have something to tell you, but it is still classified for the time being."
"Minato-sensei's child is about to be born. This generation will be born in a peaceful era. If we can also be born later..."
After a moment of silence, he got up and said, "I will tell Obito about this good news again."
"I am leaving, Rin."
After Kakashi finished sweeping the grave for Obito and left the bouquet behind, Obito, who had been hiding behind the tree, finally walked out.
He came to the front of his grave and angrily tore up the bouquet in front of his grave and threw it into the air.
However, he did not do the same to the things placed in front of Rin's grave.
"Kakashi, I will never forgive you in this life…. Tonight, I will destroy Konoha with my own hands!"
After saying these two words, Obito's figure once again disappeared from where he stood.
Since he had already met the people he wanted to meet, it was time for him to take action.
....
On the other side, Aoba, who had returned home in tatters, immediately activated [Poor Quality Self Healing Body]'s ability to heal his injuries.
Although they were all superficial wounds, Obito still held back, but in order to deal with the next disaster, he had to maintain his best condition.
So he took out all the stored food in his home, biting his teeth as he prepared to soak in the medicinal bath to forcibly replenish his physical strength.
At the same time, he began to check what cards he could use!
At this time, he suddenly found a dog system prompt. He did not notice.
When he clicked on it, he was immediately stunned.
[Hardening]'s ability had actually been upgraded to Level 4!
Thinking back, it must have been Obito who had ignored him when he was unilaterally abusing him.
But what was the opportunity to level up?
Was it a beating?
Aoba thought about it. In the past few months, every time he fought with Itachi, he had been riddled with scars, and then he had been beaten up by a 'poison'.
Maybe [Hardening]'s normal upgrade condition was 'enduring the attack'!
And it was completely logical!
There was a saying, the thickest armor, the most poisonous beating!
Wasn't this his current situation?