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"Uchiha Obito, open your eyes."
"Obito, don't turn around; it's me, Black Zetsu."
"Who's speaking?!"
In a daze, Uchiha Obito suddenly opened his eyes.
The wandering soul of the Uchiha clan had been grandly resurrected!
What greeted his eyes was emptiness.
When a person loses their vision, what they see isn't the darkness of closed eyes but the emptiness of seeing nothing when the eyes are open or closed.
Izanagi had been successfully activated, and Obito had forever lost the light in his right eye.
But for a ninja, vision isn't absolute. The chakra sensing abilities honed through years of battle can, to some extent, be regarded as a third eye.
But that teasing voice just now...
Obito's heart sank sharply.
"Where is this...?"
Considering the chains binding his body, it was evident that his plan to fake death and escape hadn't fooled Gojo Kaigetsu. He ultimately hadn't been rescued by Black Zetsu.
"Gojo Kaigetsu..."
"Didn't expect this, did you, Obito? You didn't want to listen when I tried to talk to you properly. Now that you're a prisoner, you have no choice but to listen."
"Guess what kind of treatment you'll receive after being captured by me?"
Seeing that Obito remained silent, Gojo Kaigetsu felt a bit disappointed. "You're in for a lot of suffering~"
"You'd better pray that you're valuable enough in Black Zetsu's eyes for him to risk infiltrating Konoha to rescue you, sharing some of the experimental pressure."
Upon hearing this, Obito's face grew even darker.
In this situation, wanting to escape from here, Black Zetsu was almost his last hope.
Although he already doubted Black Zetsu in his heart and planned to find a way to verify the authenticity of the information Gojo Kaigetsu had revealed after escaping, all of this was based on the premise that he could escape.
But listening to Gojo Kaigetsu's confident tone, it seemed he had calculated everything.
"How do you even know about Black Zetsu?" Obito asked coldly. "You're not a Chūnin, not even an average Jōnin. How many secrets are you hiding!"
"Heh, as an advisor, I have more secrets than the military ration pills you've eaten."
To guard against Black Zetsu's infiltration, Gojo Kaigetsu had already arranged for seals to be placed all around the secret laboratory.
His own safe house was also set up around the lab. With the Six Eyes, he could achieve 24/7 surveillance without blind spots.
If Black Zetsu had the guts to come, he'd seal this behind-the-scenes manipulator who had spanned ninja history.
Gojo Kaigetsu said gently, "Don't think too much. Just cooperate with the upcoming experiments we're going to conduct on you, Obito."
"Heh, you think I'll assist you Konoha ninjas in your experiments? Don't even think about it."
In his words, Obito had completely distanced himself from Konoha.
His tone was somewhat aggressive. After all... the worst outcome was nothing more than death; there was nothing to fear.
In a world without Rin, he no longer cared.
But who knew...
"Not cooperating? Obito, you wouldn't want Rin's ashes buried under the Memorial Stone..."
Gojo Kaigetsu's words instantly hit Obito's sore spot.
Obito's breathing immediately became rapid. "Gojo Kaigetsu! You bastard! If you have something against me, come at me; I absolutely won't allow you to touch Rin!"
"So, isn't this experiment directed at you?"
Gojo Kaigetsu didn't care whether Obito could still see or not. He spread his hands and signaled with his eyes to the ninja researchers beside him, instructing:
"Begin the experiment."
After giving his instructions, Gojo Kaigetsu left the laboratory.
As the heavy stone door closed, the last trace of light and Obito's screams disappeared.
Human experimentation inevitably involves some pain. Hopefully, young Obito can withstand the dual torture of mind and body.
Perhaps, if something valuable is discovered in the end, Gojo-sama might generously release Obito.
....
Recently, it seemed the ninja world had entered the rainy season, with continuous drizzle.
At dawn, the border of the Land of Grass, located at the junction of the great nations of Earth and Fire, was shrouded in mist.
At the end of the street appeared a ninja who resembled a shark, carrying a sword on his shoulder.
*Kisame Hoshigaki!*
Ever since successfully ambushing the Fourth Mizukage and smoothly escaping from the village, Kisame had begun his wandering journey through the ninja world.
He hadn't planned to join any rogue ninja organization, nor did he plan to take revenge on the Hidden Mist Village.
Like a shark silently licking its wounds in a dark corner, he would return as a rogue ninja when the Hidden Mist restored its peace.
Whether he would be re-accepted and utilized or executed according to the law, he had no regrets.
Before that, he had become a bounty ninja.
Ninjas also need to make a living. Kisame hid while avoiding the pursuit squads sent by the Hidden Mist Village.
At the same time, he took on bounty missions from underground exchange offices and the black market, accepting tasks from underworld bosses to maintain his daily expenses while quietly saving money.
Who knows, maybe one day when the Hidden Mist has new leadership and the village starts developing like Konoha, they might need an outstanding "Mist expatriate" like him to return and invest in construction.
He arrived at a black market hub.
Here gathered people from all walks of life.
There were underground exchange offices, merchants waving cash to hire ninjas for illegal businesses, and even some bookstores selling banned books.
Kisame Hoshigaki's destination was the bookstore.
Although the main attraction was selling banned books, they usually also sold some popular books and newspapers.
Kisame pulled out two cash notes from his pocket and placed them on the counter, requesting a monthly magazine and a weekly newspaper.
Reading makes a ninja progress.
The various weekly newspapers published in the ninja world recorded recent major events.
The speed of obtaining information was much slower than when he was in the village's Anbu, but it was still a way to acquire information.
Kisame began to read:
*[TOP 1: Konoha Elder/Advisor Gojo Kaigetsu Assassination, Life and Death Unknown; Fourth Hokage Furious, Konoha Ninjas Mobilizing Frequently. Insiders Reveal That If Gojo Kaigetsu Dies, Konoha Will Launch a War]*
*[TOP 2: Information Leaked! According to Konoha's Spokesperson, the investigation into the assassination has made a breakthrough, and Konoha is closing in on the mastermind]*
*[TOP 3: The Kumogakure and Hidden Stone Villages Express Deep Concern Over Gojo Kaigetsu's Assassination and Declare They Will Assist Konoha in the Investigation, Strongly Condemning the Terrorist Attack]*
*[...]*
*[TOP 7: 'Konoha: War Ninja' Sweeps the Ninja World; Some Viewers Suggest Renaming the Film to 'What Kind of Ninja Life Will You Choose' to Pay Tribute to the Assassinated Gojo Kaigetsu. It Is Reported That Gojo Kaigetsu Was the Producer of 'Battle Blade' and This Might Be His Final Dance]*
"Yare yare~"
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