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"It seems you know quite a bit."
Obito's deep, hoarse voice came from the distant forest.
He was the first to emerge from the forest, carrying a giant fan, appearing at the edge of the formation.
Following him was Nagato, seated on a huge mechanical device.
The massive mechanical device floated in the air, moving around, with Nagato in the center, his head drooping, his half-length red hair covering his face, revealing only one eye shining with a cold purple light.
His bare upper body was emaciated, like a mummy, with dense black rods inserted into his back, and his hands encased in cylindrical metal.
This man had no semblance of life about him, like a demon crawled out from hell, causing a deep discomfort in anyone who saw him.
...
At this time, the people of Konoha had quietly arrived at a mountaintop, hidden among the dense leaves of a large tree, overlooking the situation on the plains.
"That person..." Hinata was so frightened by Nagato's appearance that her face turned pale.
"Hey! Is that a living person? Not a puppet?" Kiba whispered.
"Of course, it's not a puppet." Neji observed carefully with his Byakugan, "The two new individuals both have terrifying amounts of chakra."
...
"Nice to meet you two, would you like to come in?" Kaito, looking at Obito and Nagato outside the formation, smiled and said, "If you want to kill me, you'll probably have to come in."
"Fine, let's see what tricks you can play," Obito bravely stepped into the formation without any fear.
Nagato silently followed him.
They quickly approached Kaito, and Nagato's mechanical device landed on the ground.
"Have you been careless, Kaito?" Nagato suddenly spoke, "You didn't take the opportunity to destroy the bodies of Pain and Asura Path."
As he spoke, Pain and Asura Path, who had previously fallen on the ground, suddenly stood up again, flashing into position in front of Nagato.
"Careless, or intentional?" Obito removed the fan from his back and planted it on the ground, "Since you sensed our presence and deliberately drew us out, it seems you are quite confident in yourself."
"Not bad," Kaito shyly smiled.
Obito turned his gaze to Izuna and Chiri standing behind Kaito and asked, "I remember the Uchiha clan shouldn't have so many people left, right?"
"After all, you were also involved in the downfall of the Uchiha clan, weren't you?" Kaito said meaningfully.
"You knew..." Obito's lone eye showed naked venom, "The Uchiha clan chose to betray me, and this was the fate they deserved! But where did you learn about it, from Itachi?"
"It was Danzo, oh, you collaborated with him, didn't you?" Kaito's expression turned a bit strange, "But, are you really Uchiha Madara, or... just someone posing under that name?"
Obito stared intently at Kaito's expression, his hoarse voice carrying a murderous tone: "Kid, you'll soon understand the terror that comes with the name Uchiha Madara."
Kaito's expression suddenly became very animated, he glanced at Izuna, who was frowning, and mockingly laughed, "If you're Uchiha Madara, why don't you recognize Izuna-senpai?"
"Izuna?" Obito paused for a moment, suddenly recalling something Uchiha Madara had once told him.
Izuna Uchiha... that name... was Madara's brother!
Obito's reaction was quick, and he sinisterly looked at the smug Kaito, emphasizing, "There's no need to fool me with an imposter, my brother Izuna, he has long been dead."
"Pfft..."
Seeing the vein throbbing on Izuna's forehead, Kaito couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He jokingly said, "Aren't you taking this too seriously, Obito?"
After Kaito spoke, the scene fell into a moment of silence.
Obito's pupils widened in surprise for a moment, and then a tangible murderous intent erupted from him.
However, since Nagato was also present, he still did not abandon his role, but said with anger, "Who is Obito? My identity is not something a youngster like you can defame at will!"
Nagato watched Obito's back with cold eyes, thinking to himself that this was indeed the case.
From the beginning, he and Konan had been wary of the elusive man before them.
Although Obito quickly refuted Kaito's words earlier, Nagato still observed his subtle reaction, which instead confirmed that his identity was definitely not the Uchiha Madara he claimed to be.
Faced with the murderous aura bursting from Obito, Kaito remained utterly unfazed, even emphasizing, "Denial is useless, Obito. Since I can summon Izuna-senpai, I can also summon the real Uchiha Madara."
"Our cooperation, the ultimate goal is what matters, right, Nagato?" Obito suddenly calmed down, turning his gaze to Nagato.
"Ah," Nagato nodded.
Indeed, the cooperation with this man was to achieve Yahiko's ideals; as long as the purpose was achieved, his actual identity didn't really matter.
However... what exactly would happen, they would only know once the goal was truly achieved.
Nagato looked at Obito's back, his wariness increasing several folds.
At this moment, Obito's apprehension towards Kaito had reached new heights.
He picked up the fan in his hand and said, "Originally, it was decided to eliminate you only because your Mangekyo Sharingan might hinder our plans, but now it's different."
"You must die here today!" Ignoring Nagato's earlier request to personally take action, Obito, with the fan in one hand and the scythe linked to the fan in the other, charged forward.
Nagato watched Obito's back, which carried a hint of desperation, and remained silent.
Even Pain and Asura Path continued to stand their ground calmly.
Although Nagato had confirmed the man's identity, he was still not very clear about his specific abilities.
He only knew that he was proficient in space-time jutsu.
At this moment, he suddenly decided to observe through Kaito's actions.
Facing an unreliable partner, it was always best to gather more information about them.
As Obito attacked, Kaito produced a dagger in his hand and drew it to meet the attack.
His approach was noticeably faster than Obito's.
In an instant, his blurred figure reached Obito.
The tip of the dagger, shimmering coldly, thrust rapidly towards Obito's chest.
Facing Kaito's thrust, Obito didn't parry but instead raised his scythe and continued charging forward.
With his combat habits, Kaito would phase through his body due to the phasing ability brought by his Mangekyo Sharingan, and then he could take the opportunity to solidify and counterattack Kaito with a slash.
However, when he calculated the distance and planned to enter the phasing state, he felt something was off.
The density of space here was much greater than in the outside world!
Normally, phasing for him was like diving into water, but now it felt like the water had turned into stone.
At the critical moment, Obito leaned back, letting his body fall backwards.
Ssst!
The sound of a sword cutting through fabric and flesh rang out, followed by the splatter of blood.