"Is this Obito's room?"
Inside Obito Uchiha's secret base, after devouring the White Zetsu that had led him there and concealing his ability to control White Zetsu with the Sharingan, Shishou looked at the messy room before him with disdain.
It was incredibly disorganized!
Despite Obito's ruthless and cold demeanor in the Akatsuki, his personal life was a complete mess, resembling that of a reclusive, immature teenager. Socks were strewn about, shoes were randomly tossed, comic books lay everywhere, and used instant ramen containers were piled high.
In this regard, Obito truly embodied the saying, "Return home from half a lifetime of wandering, still a boy at heart..."
Creak!
The door to Obito's room opened, and a White Zetsu walked in. It paused upon seeing the mess, then complained, "That Obito, making such a mess."
"I always have to clean up after him..."
White Zetsu donned gloves from who knows where and began tidying up the room.
Shishou, hiding in the room, found it amusing. This White Zetsu almost seemed like Obito's mom...
The next second, Shishou appeared beside White Zetsu and used his Phosphorus Beetles to devour it.
Exiting Obito's room, Shishou devoured every White Zetsu he encountered with his Phosphorus Beetles. Soon, he found the place where Obito stored his ninjutsu scrolls.
After awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, Obito Uchiha had died, but to ensure Obito could eventually resurrect him, Uchiha Madara had left many ninjutsu scrolls for Obito. These included numerous Uchiha clan secrets and forbidden techniques not found in the clan's secret archives, such as Izanagi.
Shishou speculated that the decline in the Uchiha clan's power, including their ignorance about the Mangekyō Sharingan, was partly due to Madara taking all these scrolls.
Among the scrolls were also some basic Yin-Yang Release techniques, such as how to create black rods. The rest detailed how to collect Tailed Beasts and resurrect the Ten-Tails. However, high-level techniques like the Reanimation Jutsu and Six Paths techniques were absent, indicating Madara hadn't trusted Obito completely and had hidden his most valuable techniques.
"What a great haul!"
Shishou was delighted as he looked at the scrolls before him. Although there were no quick methods to awaken the Rinnegan, Shishou had anticipated this since Madara had only awakened it in his eighties.
Storing all the scrolls in a box, Shishou used his Phosphorus Beetles to inspect the box, then created a shadow clone to take the box back to his secret base using the Flying Thunder God technique.
Next, Shishou entered another room in Obito's base.
"How many Uchiha clansmen did Obito slaughter?" Shishou wondered, seeing a wall filled with Three Tomoe Sharingan. If he hadn't intervened, Uchiha Izumi's eyes might have been among them.
Suddenly, Shishou disappeared from where he stood, reappearing at the room's entrance just as a space ripple revealed Obito's figure.
"You found this place!" Obito growled, his voice cold.
He had been investigating the whereabouts of the Flying Thunder God user in the Land of Water when White Zetsu found him and informed him that his base was being raided.
Shishou wasn't surprised by Obito's appearance. White Zetsu's Spore Technique wasn't easily detected, so it wasn't surprising it had notified Obito secretly.
"Hey, you finally returned?" Shishou greeted Obito with a smile, as if he had been waiting at a friend's house for a long time.
Obito seethed with anger at Shishou's mocking tone, his teeth grinding. "Don't push your luck!"
With that, Obito dragged someone out of the Kamui dimension.
"Hmph, we meet again," Kisame Hoshigaki sneered upon seeing Shishou.
Placing his hands on the ground, Kisame performed a jutsu. "Wood Release: Wood Spikes!"
After Obito had transplanted Hashirama's cells into Kisame, he could now use basic Wood Release techniques. Countless wooden spikes erupted from the ground, filling the room. Kisame surrounded himself with spikes, creating a hedgehog-like defense, limiting his movements but also preventing Shishou from using the Flying Thunder God technique to get close.
In the enclosed space, Shishou's Flying Thunder God was greatly restricted, and Kisame's wood spikes intensified this limitation. Obito used his intangibility to phase through the spikes and lunge at Shishou, ready to attack.
Tsk, Kisame got lucky with the transplant of Hashirama's cells, Shishou thought, shaking his head at the sight of Hashirama's face on Kisame's arm. He deftly dodged the spikes and Obito while weaving hand signs.
"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
A sea of fire erupted, engulfing the entire base and incinerating everything. Shishou immediately used the Flying Thunder God to leave the base, leaving Kisame and Obito to endure the flames.
A minute later, estimating the flames had done their job, Shishou reappeared in the scorched base. Kisame was surrounded by a large water sphere, with two water sharks swimming inside, protecting him.
On the other side, Obito reappeared in mid-air, having escaped to the Kamui dimension.
"Hmph, is this the extent of your Fire Release?" Kisame mocked, dispelling his Water Release technique.
Shishou placed his hands on the ground again. "Wood Release: Wood Spikes!"
Countless wooden spikes filled the base, just like before. Kisame prepared to defend himself, only to realize the spikes avoided the space around him and Obito by a meter, filling everywhere else.
Idiot, Shishou chuckled, crossing his arms and watching Kisame and Obito without attacking or speaking.
Kisame and Obito exchanged confused glances, unable to figure out Shishou's intentions.
Suddenly, Kisame's expression changed. "The air!"
Obito's base was underground, with limited ventilation. While it was usually sufficient, the Fire Release had consumed all the oxygen, making it hard to breathe. Shishou could use the Flying Thunder God to get fresh air from outside, and Obito, having just returned from the Kamui dimension, didn't need to worry about it. But Kisame, who had been in the base the whole time, couldn't breathe, unlike when he was underwater.
Obito tried to phase through the spikes to reach Kisame and absorb him into the Kamui dimension, but the spikes obstructed him, preventing him from becoming tangible.
Shishou laughed, watching them struggle. "How do you like my Fire Release?"