"Obito..."
Rin Nohara looked at Obito with a complicated expression. She never expected that she and Obito, who were both believed to be dead in the outside world, would meet again under such circumstances.
She stepped in front of Night Star, her small face showing a resolute expression.
"Obito, stop here. Don't keep making mistakes!"
Seeing the fine cracks on Rin's Edo Tensei body, Obito finally snapped back to reality. His eyes grew colder and more ruthless as he spoke.
"Rin shouldn't have died. The Rin who died, like this world, is nothing but an illusion."
"The world I want to create is one where only truth exists."
"For that, nothing false can stand in my way!"
Obito's three-tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyou pattern, and he activated his intangibility ability, instantly appearing in front of Rin. With his left hand gripping the massive Flame Fan, he swung it down fiercely.
However.
Just as the fan was about to make contact with Rin's body, it stopped mid-air.
Obito clenched his teeth, producing a grating sound. His pupils slightly dilated, and his left hand holding the fan trembled uncontrollably.
No matter how many times he told himself in his heart that this Rin was an illusion, not the real Rin...
Her voice, her demeanor, her gaze
Everything about her was exactly as he remembered.
How could he bring himself to attack such a Rin?
At that moment.
"Whoosh."
Like a gentle breeze, Obito felt his left side lighten.
When he turned to look, he found that his entire left arm, along with the Flame Fan he had been holding, had disappeared.
"This thing..."
Hearing Night Star is voice, Obito looked up and saw that the massive Flame Fan had somehow ended up in Night Star is hands.
"This belongs to the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Madara took it away back then, and now you've brought it back."
Seeing this, Obito's pupils contracted in shock.
He had been in his Mangekyou Sharingan state just now.
Yet, he hadn't even noticed when Night Star had appeared beside him!
Did this mean that Night Star is speed in that instant had surpassed the limits of the Mangekyou is abilities!?
"Damn it..."
Obito clutched the severed wound on his left arm, feeling a sharp pain rushing through his mind.
But the physical pain was nothing compared to the anguish in his heart when he saw Rin.
Night Star walked forward slowly, looking directly into Obito's eyes, and said calmly,
"You're not weak. In fact, you're quite strong. You just... lack conviction."
"Lack conviction?"
Obito quickly created some distance between them, his eyes wide with fury.
"You used Rin to interfere with me, and you call that conviction!?"
Night Star looked at the enraged Obito and shrugged as if helpless.
"You're still the same as before too naive, even childish."
As he spoke, Night Star calmly gazed at Obito, the three tomoe in his eyes slowly converging.
"The difference between you and me is that I'm willing to use any means necessary to achieve my goals."
"Mangekyou Sharingan!?"
Seeing the four-hook pattern emerge in Night Star is eyes, Obito's heart sank.
Of course.
With Night Star is talent and temperament, awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan was only a matter of time.
But one thing puzzled Obito.
The emotional stimulus required to awaken the Mangekyou was intense to the point of being unbearable for most people.
Madara had awakened his after mistakenly believing his brother, Izuna, had been killed by Tobirama Senju.
Obito himself had awakened his after witnessing Kakashi kill Rin.
So why?
Why was Night Star so calm when he awakened his Mangekyou? His expression didn't even flicker.
What kind of emotion had driven him to awaken these dark eyes?
Obito clenched his teeth, quickly forming a hand seal with his right hand, and shouted,
"Wood Style: Wooden Spike Technique!"
As his voice rang out, a wooden spike emerged from his right palm and shot toward Night Star at lightning speed.
The Wooden Spike Technique was one of Obito's most proficient Wood Style jutsu.
Half of his body was composed of White Zetsu cells, and White Zetsu was a creation of Uchiha Madara, made from Hashirama Senju's flesh using the God Tree.
Naturally, Obito had access to some Wood Style abilities.
"Watch out!"
Seeing the wooden spike approaching Night Star, Rin immediately rushed forward, ready to block the attack.
She didn't know that her Edo Tensei body was immortal.
With the resolve to die again, Rin didn't want to see Night Star die in front of her, nor did she want to see the once kind-hearted Obito become a murderer of his comrades.
At that critical moment, Night Star clapped his hands together and said softly,
"Wood Style: Wooden Dome."
A thick wooden wall rose from the ground, blocking the wooden spike Obito had thrown. Not a single mark was left on the wall.
"Wood Style!?"
Obito's pupils contracted in shock. He had only mastered the First Hokage's Wood Style abilities through Madara's guidance and the White Zetsu cells in his body.
How could Night Star also use Wood Style jutsu?
Had he implanted Hashirama's cells?
"Do you know why I chose this forest as the battlefield?"
Hearing Night Star is soft question, Obito felt a strong sense of foreboding.
The next moment, Night Star slowly continued,
"Because this is the perfect place for me to use Wood Style."
Then, Night Star clasped his hands together, forming a hand seal, and said,
"Wood Style: Advent of a World of Trees."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Obito saw the surrounding trees come to life, their branches extending and wrapping around his body.
Without hesitation, Obito activated his Mangekyou ability, transferring his entire body into the Kamui dimension.
"Clink."
Obito's face twisted slightly, and a drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead onto the hard platform, making a crisp sound.
"To think... he can use Advent of a World of Trees!?"
Obito knew this Wood Style technique. He had seen it in the scrolls Madara left behind about Wood Style jutsu.
The Advent of a World of Trees required an enormous amount of chakra.
Even with half of his body composed of White Zetsu cells, Obito couldn't muster the chakra needed to perform such a powerful Wood Style technique.
In the entire history of the shinobi world, only the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara those at the pinnacle of power could use the Advent of a World of Trees.
Could it be that Night Star, like those two legendary figures, possessed the vast chakra reserves needed to perform this technique?
"Damn it..."
Obito clenched his teeth, trying to convince himself to return to the forest.
But deep down, he knew.
Without his left arm, he was no match for Uchiha Night Star.
That guy's strength was unbelievably terrifying!
In fact, Obito had a vague feeling that what Night Star had just shown was only the tip of the iceberg of his true power.
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