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Chapter 164 Obito: It's not me who's wrong, it's the world!
You do not deserve!
You do not deserve!
You do not deserve!
Fugaku's voice haunted Obito's mind like a nightmare.

Lin's disgusted look and those words before her suicide were like sharp knives, completely shattering his inner defenses.

Obito Uchiha's Dao Heart was shattered, and he was reduced to a walking corpse.

He never imagined that his attempt to save the girl he loved would ultimately lead him to push her into the abyss.

But was he really wrong?

Obito looked bewildered, leaning against a tree trunk, seemingly lost in thought.

"Damn it, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be in this mess!" Another person couldn't hold back and rushed up to him, punching and kicking him while cursing, "Useless! Loser! Idiot! Fool! You don't deserve to be a ninja! Bah!"

Despite being brutally beaten, Obito seemed to have completely lost the feeling of pain, enduring punches, kicks, and verbal abuse, his eyes remaining vacant.

"Enough, Pegasus!"

Fugaku frowned and shouted sternly, "Now is not the time to assign blame. Don't forget, we have even bigger trouble ahead of us!"

Upon hearing this, a solemn expression appeared on the faces of the twenty or so people present.

Yes, they're still in danger!
The Cloud Ninja group was right behind them, and they could encounter them again at any moment. With their small numbers, a head-on confrontation would be tantamount to suicide!
But the question is, what should we do now?
Fugaku Uchiha was in a real bind; simply returning to the village like this was definitely not an option.

Putting aside the responsibility for the defeat, even if it were all attributed to Obito Uchiha, as the supreme commander, he would still be subject to punishment if he spoke out.

The key issue is the mission Danzo assigned him: to hold off the Cloud Village's attack for at least ten days. However, since the start of the war, it has only been one day at most.

Not to mention that Konoha's defenses are currently weak, with all the major clans on the front lines and unable to withstand the attack from the Cloud Ninja. Even if they could hold them off, if Fugaku were to run back like that, given Danzo's personality, he would probably kill the Uchiha clan!
But if he were really asked to go all out and gamble the last of the Uchiha clan's resources on this, he hesitated.

"Lord Fugaku, have you forgotten the task Lord Danzo gave you?"

Just then, Ryoma Aburame saw through his little scheme. Suppressing his anger, he stepped forward and said with a sarcastic tone, "Don't blame me for not warning you. If the mission fails and the Cloud Ninja invades the village, you and the Uchiha will be the greatest sinners in Konoha's history!"

Fugaku's face was full of bitterness. He couldn't refute Ryoma's words, so he could only nod and say, "Let's build a defensive line where we are. We can't retreat any further."

This is the Kannabi Bridge.

It's less than 100 kilometers from Konoha Village as the crow flies, and if you retreat any further, you'll be right at your doorstep!
In any case, they must stop the Cloud Ninja here and try to get Konoha ready to build a second line of defense!

"Lord Ryuma, I will lead the remaining men to hold our ground." Fugaku, looking every bit like a frustrated little girl, said with a forced smile, "Please return to the village as soon as possible and report the situation truthfully to Danzo. We need a lot of reinforcements!"

"Hmph, I don't need you to remind me!"

Ryoma Aburame, seething with anger, said coldly, "I will report everything to Lord Danzo in detail!"

The reason that a child led to the near annihilation of the front-line troops is so ridiculous that it's laughable!

"Yes, yes, yes," Fugaku knew he was in the wrong and could only force a smile, lowering his stance to the lowest possible level: "I don't expect to be forgiven, but please, as soon as possible! Send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

Just then, a figure stumbled in, shouting in an urgent and terrified voice, "Lord Fugaku, the Cloud Ninja are less than three kilometers away from us!"

"What did you say?!" Fugaku's face twitched violently, his expression one of utter astonishment. "Where are the sentries on the outer perimeter? Why did it take them three kilometers to spot us?!"

Although it was a retreat, he did not forget to leave spies along the way.

Furthermore, having learned from the previous experience, even more sentries were deployed this time, stationed at distances of three, ten, and fifteen kilometers, precisely to guard against a sudden attack by the Cloud Ninja.

However, these preventative measures still failed to work!
"It was the Raikage, Lord Fugaku." The sentry seemed to be seriously injured, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and said intermittently, "The Raikage led the team himself. He was too fast. Our patrols and sentries were killed before they could react. I... I was the only one who escaped."

Raikage, it's Raikage again!
Fugaku's forehead veins bulged as he clenched his fists in anger: "Is this guy really not afraid of being beheaded by us?!"

Despite possessing formidable combat power, the Shadow of the Village never readily appears on the front lines of battle.

After all, no matter how strong an individual is, it is difficult to contend with a massive ninja army. If they are not careful and perish on the battlefield, it will cause a huge blow to their own side, which would be a loss.

But the Raikage of Kumogakure didn't play by the rules at all, venturing alone deep into enemy territory, which gave them a real scare. "How many of them are there?!"

Fugaku asked quickly.

"Seven or seven people."

The ANBU member's chest caved in, clearly suffering a severe injury. With his last breath, he uttered the information: "The Raikage, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Cloud Ninja ANBU."

After saying this, he breathed his last without waiting for Fugaku to ask any further questions.

"Everyone, take cover!"

Fugaku knew the situation was urgent, but he also realized that this was an opportunity: "Quickly set up a trap, we must take this opportunity to behead the Raikage!"

If they could actually behead the Raikage, or at least severely injure him, they could at least delay the Cloud Ninja's offensive pace and thus atone for their mistakes.

But soon, Fugaku realized just how naive his idea was.

They didn't even see the Raikage's face before they felt the atmosphere tremble violently. Then, amidst the scorching and boiling air waves, a Tailed Beast Ball with a deep red exterior and an interior made of a mixture of Yin and Yang chakra, with an extremely high density, arrived with a terrifying sound wave and roar!

From beginning to end, they never intended to confront this group of defeated soldiers head-on.

Even from several kilometers away, the Jinchūriki only needs to aim at the approximate location to unleash a Tailed Beast Ball.

What kind of trap?
What ambush?
What strategy?
Compared to the Tailed Beast Ball, it's all rubbish!

"Tailed beast jade!!!"

Fugaku let out a bloodcurdling roar and ran to the side.

Everyone was thrown into chaos, but no matter how fast they ran, how could they possibly outrun a flying Tailed Beast Ball?

As Obito stared at the incoming Tailed Beast Ball, his pupils suddenly contracted, and the threat of death made his whole body tremble.

No. I don't want to die.
But just as he was struggling to get up and run away, someone grabbed him from the side.

"You bastard, you might as well die here!"

Someone said something, and the force behind him pulled Obito to the ground.

Everyone was running, but Obito fell to the ground, staring in terror as the terrifying Tailed Beast Ball hurtled towards him.

No. Don't
Why did it have to be me who didn't want to die?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and the rebukes and curses pierced his heart like steel needles.

"No, it's not my fault."

Obito, who had fallen into an abyss of self-blame and guilt, suddenly seemed to have found a glimmer of light.

Just like when people are at their most desperate, they always find a self-consistent way to fill the void in their hearts or to make up for their past mistakes!
Faced with his comrades' accusations, Obito shifted all the blame to a direction he considered reasonable.

"The one who's wrong isn't the ninja world!"

"Was it wrong for me to want to save Lin? No, it wasn't wrong!"

"Who harmed Rin? It was the backward system of the ninja world! It was those high and mighty people who made the rules!"

"I am right!"

Amidst the low growls and questions, Obito Uchiha found his 'reason'.

As the immense pressure of the Tailed Beast Ball approached, he slowly raised his head, his face filled with hatred, and the three tomoe in his blood-red pupils underwent a change.

Rumble——! ! !
I drank so much yesterday that I vomited blood. I went to the hospital for an IV drip in the early morning, and I was practically paralyzed during the day, so I'm updating a bit late. Sorry.
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