Obito's face beneath the mask had already become very ugly. This was the role of intelligence in Ninja Battles.
He had actually been pushed to this point by such an old man.
"Heh, do you think you can do anything to me like this?"
Obito's voice was filled with coldness as he looked at Setsuna before him, as if he were looking at a dead man.
"Just a grain of sand, not even half as good as Madara-sama."
Setsuna's voice, however, was full of mockery.
'Bastard!'
"Ignorant fool, you have no idea how terrifying the Mangekyo is!"
Obito gritted his teeth and charged straight at Uchiha Setsuna. Even if he got injured, he would send this old man into the Kamui dimension and then relish in his pathetic state.
"Keep using Fire Release!"
Setsuna shouted without fear, his eyes wide as he watched Uchiha Obito approach. He pulled a kunai from his Ninja Pouch and thrust it toward Obito's heart.
Obito maintained his intangibility, and the two passed through each other. Obito appeared behind Setsuna, using him as a temporary human shield to block the Fire Release. This allowed Obito to momentarily regain his physical form and catch his breath.
At the same time, he placed his hand on Setsuna's back.
"Old man, ready to say your last words?"
Obito's tone carried a hint of triumph. The rules of victory were already in his grasp.
However, as the flames approached and he felt the physical touch from behind, Setsuna's face also revealed a smile of success.
The dozens of explosive tags attached to his body activated simultaneously, and the blinding light immediately caught Obito's attention.
"That's!"
After seven years, Uchiha Obito had fallen for the same trick again. He thought that without the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would never be caught by the same move.
Boom!
A massive explosion erupted. The power of dozens of explosive tags reduced the entire Military Police Force to rubble. All the Uchiha inside had already evacuated the building beforehand, suffering only minor scratches from the flying debris.
From the ruins, Setsuna reappeared, and his left Sharingan gradually turned gray.
He had prepared Izanagi in advance, which was why he dared to risk his life in this gamble.
He had originally thought this plan would be difficult to succeed, but he hadn't expected this self-proclaimed 'Madara' to be so lacking in combat experience.
However, he still frowned.
"Setsuna-sama, what exactly is this guy?"
More than a dozen Uchiha gathered around him. When they saw Obito's condition, they were horrified.
Obito's body had been blown in half, but no blood flowed from the wound. Instead, an unknown white substance surged from the severed area, sealing the wound. Despite being severely injured, Obito was still alive, even maintaining consciousness.
A small piece of the mask on Obito's face had been blown off, revealing his pained expression. His single eye glared fiercely at Setsuna, who stood above him.
'Damn it, to think I've been pushed to this state by an old man.'
"Damn it, Obito has messed up again."
Zetsu, who had been observing from a distance, couldn't help but curse. Obito was too unreliable. He almost missed Madara.
Zetsu split into Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
Black Zetsu said to White Zetsu, "You handle the distraction, I'll handle the rescue."
"Understood."
White Zetsu agreed readily and clapped his hands together: "Spore Technique."
He had already released spores around the area before the battle began, and they had long since attached themselves to Setsuna and the other Uchiha.
"What the hell is this?"
Seeing the white, bulging growths suddenly appear on their bodies, some of the younger Uchiha members screamed in shock.
"These things... are absorbing chakra?"
Setsuna frowned, watching as the spores, after absorbing chakra, began to take on human-like forms. He was somewhat surprised.
'It resembled Senju Hashirama's Wood Release.'
"Stay calm. These things can't absorb much Chakra."
The scene quickly quieted down. After all, these were Uchiha elites. Seeing what appeared to be clones, they quickly understood the situation.
It didn't take long for the spores to be dealt with.
"Oh no, Setsuna-sama, the masked man is gone!"
Tekka, who had been the first to deal with the spore clones, quickly noticed the problem. The masked man who had been writhing on the ground was nowhere to be seen.
"How is that possible? No one approached him! "
The Uchiha elites were all shocked. The masked man's condition clearly made it impossible for him to escape on his own. This meant that someone had managed to evade their Sharingan's perception and taken him away.
Setsuna's expression, which had slightly improved, darkened again. He had thought he could help the Uchiha eliminate a future threat.
"Setsuna-sama, what do we do now?"
Tekka's expression was equally grim. More importantly, the Uchiha's current situation in Konoha was precarious.
"Huff…"
Setsuna let out a long breath and looked at the gathered Uchiha elites. He spoke in a heavy voice: "All of you, head to the Naka Shrine now."
"What about you, Setsuna-sama?"
"Me? The Uchiha have been hiding for too long. I'll go show Sarutobi Hiruzen the true resolve of the Uchiha! "
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On another battlefield, Itachi looked at the body of Fugaku on the ground, and a tear slid down his cheek.
In a normal fight, Itachi would never have been able to kill Fugaku. However, Fugaku had come with the intent to die. His proud son had killed so many Uchiha clansmen, so how could he continue to live?
"Itachi, I don't want to fight my own child. If this is the future you see, then I leave Sasuke in your hands. "
Remembering his father's last words, a trace of sorrow flashed in Itachi's usually calm eyes.
He looked up and calculated the time, 'Sasuke should be here soon.'
Itachi picked up his father's body and quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to return his home. He had more important things to do now. The civilians would be handled by Root.
However, Itachi regretfully noticed that his mother was not at home.
Just as Itachi finished setting up the scene, a child's voice came from outside.
"Dad! Mom! There's so much blood outside! Teyaki-san and Uruchi-san, they..."