A dimly lit room in Iwagakure.
Deidara was idly blowing at his bangs, clearly bored.
Suddenly, the space around him rippled imperceptibly.
A figure materialized before him.
Seeing this, Deidara pouted in displeasure and grumbled, "Leader, what took you so long to rescue me, hmm?"
"I feel like the organization doesn't value me at all, hmm!"
Obito, his expression solemn, responded, "How could that be, Deidara? The organization has always been deeply concerned about your situation."
"As soon as I finished my other tasks, the very first thing I did was come for you."
Deidara was both skeptical and secretly pleased. "Really, hmm?"
Obito nodded confidently. "Of course, I, Obito, never lie."
Only then did Deidara seem satisfied. "Hmph, that's more like it... Oh, by the way."
"That commotion outside—was it caused by Sasori, hmm?"
Obito shook his head. "No, Sasori didn't come along for this mission."
Deidara's face showed sheer disbelief. "What?! Sasori didn't come to save me, hmm?!"
"Unacceptable… If he's not here, then I'm not leaving! You guys don't care about me at all, hmm!"
"I'm staying in Iwagakure! My treatment here is way better than in Yoru!"
Hearing this, Obito chuckled. "If that's how you feel, great. I wasn't planning to take you back anyway."
Deidara's angry expression froze in place. "Huh?!"
His voice faltered as he stammered, "Wait, maybe we should talk this over, hmm?"
Obito patted Deidara's shoulder and said in a serious tone, "No need to discuss. From now on, the organization has an important mission for you."
"You are no longer a member of Yoru. Instead, you'll be our undercover agent in Iwagakure. Your new codename is 'Borsalino.'"
Deidara's expression soured. "No way! I don't want to do some boring undercover job, hmm!"
Obito chuckled. "Come on, Deidara, you have to expand your horizons. Being an undercover agent can be fun too."
"Take your master's Dust Release, for example. Such an artistic technique isn't boring, right?"
"Just think of it as staying here to further your artistic training."
Deidara appeared deep in thought. The old man did acknowledge his art, promising not to interfere with his pursuits anymore.
And honestly… he had always been fascinated by Dust Release.
Deidara hesitated before asking, "So when will my mission be considered complete, hmm?"
Obito pondered for a moment. "When you become the Tsuchikage and merge Iwagakure into Yoru, your mission will be accomplished."
Deidara's eyes widened in shock. "W-Wait! How could I possibly—"
Before he could finish, Obito covered his mouth and shook his head.
"This is a direct order from the boss. No room for negotiation."
"Focus on completing your mission and returning to the organization's embrace."
"Oh, and I'll miss you, Deidara~"
With that, Obito vanished into his Kamui dimension, leaving Deidara questioning his entire existence.
Moments later, in a secluded spot, Obito reappeared.
He quickly disguised himself as an Iwagakure shinobi and made his way to Madara's battlefield.
Gazing up at the domineering figure standing high above and the stunned Ōnoki, Obito couldn't help but admire the scene.
"No one does theatrics quite like you, Madara. The sheer intimidation is overwhelming!"
Below the towering structure, a circle of Iwagakure shinobi had already gathered, their faces grim.
Obito's gaze locked onto his target—the Five-Tails' Jinchūriki, Han.
There was no mistaking him. The man was over seven feet tall, wearing flashy red armor and an enormous red conical hat.
Honestly, it was impossible not to notice him.
Casually, Obito approached Han.
"Excuse me, Han-sama? Are you Han-sama?"
Han glanced at him coldly, snorting through his nose. "Who are you?"
Obito pointed at himself with feigned excitement. "Han-sama, it's me! One-Tail, Two-Tails—I'm...!"
Han's instincts flared. There was something dangerous about this lunatic in front of him.
"…Who are you, really?"
Suddenly, the voice before him lost its playfulness, turning cold.
"Oh, you're quite perceptive, Five-Tails' Jinchūriki."
A chill ran down Han's spine.
Danger!
Steam erupted from the vents in his armor.
But it was already too late.
Obito smirked. "Kamui."
A crushing spatial distortion engulfed Han.
The monstrous strength he prided himself on was utterly useless against this technique!
He couldn't even struggle!
Within moments, Han was completely absorbed into the Kamui dimension.
At such close range, unless the target possessed Six Paths-level strength or had some way to counteract space-time ninjutsu, the Double Kamui was virtually inescapable.
As the surrounding shinobi watched in terror and confusion, Obito chuckled darkly.
"Heh… Now only the Eight-Tails remains."
He lifted his head and shouted towards the high ground. "Grandpa Madara, we're done here. Let's move to the next target!"
Hearing this, before Madara could react, Ōnoki was already stunned.
Madara had no children, so where the hell did this 'grandson' come from?!
Was this that legendary phenomenon—no spouse, yet a house full of grandchildren?!
Madara burst into laughter. "Hahaha, very well! I'm almost finished here."
Panic spread among the Iwagakure shinobi.
"He's Madara's grandson! Capture him!"
"Everyone, attack! We can use him to threaten Madara!"
As the foolish shinobi charged at him, Obito sighed and clapped his hands.
"Susanoo!"
A towering, two-hundred-meter-high warrior materialized.
Clad in menacing armor, with colossal wings extending behind it, Susanoo's mere presence blotted out the sky.
The charging shinobi were sent flying instantly.
Swords clattered onto the ground.
Some even collapsed onto their backsides in fear.
"W-What is this monster?!"
Staring at the incomprehensible entity before them, the Iwagakure shinobi were consumed by despair.
An overwhelming sense of helplessness settled in.
How could they possibly fight against this?!
To Susanoo, their weapons probably weren't even as threatening as nail clippers.
They might as well just lie down and accept their fate!
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