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Chapter 165 The Death of Uchiha Obito (Third update delivered, please subscribe!)

too fast!

Uehara Naraku is too fast!

Even Orochimaru could clearly see that Uehara Naraku's speed just now seemed to be twice as fast as before. He couldn't even catch the afterimage. He only saw Senju Tobirama's head being smashed into dust!

Orochimaru slowly retreated step by step, just as he was about to leave, when Uehara Naraku suddenly called out to him again: "Orochimaru-san, there's no need to run away. Go underground and revive a few White Zetsu to use as your experimental subjects!"

In a little while, Uehara will clear out all these White Zetsu. What need will there be for White Zetsu in the future Shinobi World War? He can take on 100,000 by himself!

However, these White Zetsu will not perish. As long as the White Zetsu body can still use the Spore Technique, it can split off new White Zetsu.

"..."

Orochimaru nodded, then glanced at Kabuto Yakushi, who was still alive, with a slight surprise at why the guy had survived the explosion.

However, Uehara Naraku suddenly spoke up, saying, "By the way, Orochimaru, I really like your subordinate Kabuto Yakushi. How about considering him as interest on my debt? After all, I just saved his life!"

"Hehehehe..."

Orochimaru chuckled and then glanced meaningfully at Kabuto Yakushi. Kabuto gave a barely perceptible nod, indicating his loyalty to Orochimaru.

After completing this action, Kabuto adjusted his glasses and replied, "If it's about pledging allegiance to Lord Naraku, I've always been more than willing..."

"hehe…!"

Uehara Naraku chuckled noncommittally, waved his hand to signal them to go about their business, and Orochimaru, quite grateful, immediately put away Tobirama Senju's Edo Tensei body.

After all, Uehara Naraku is the kind of guy who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

Orochimaru believed that he had long seen through Uehara Naraku's true nature. Now he wanted to learn from Jiraiya, that idiot, to be patient and wait until he became strong in the future, then take back all the suffering he had endured from Uehara Naraku!

Uehara Naraku ignored Orochimaru and flew to Obito Uchiha's side. He checked Obito's injuries and found that Obito's body had been damaged a second time. If he could not re-transplant White Zetsu, he would not be able to recover.

Uehara Naraku stretched out his palm and reached for the Sharingan in Uchiha Obito's eye socket, but his palm landed on empty air!

Obito was still trying to maintain Kamui's intangibility.

Looking at Obito's defiant gaze, Uehara Naraku smiled slightly: "No need to resist, Obito-senpai. You can't hold out for long with these injuries. You might as well just give me your Sharingan..."

"Uehara Naraku!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Obito Uchiha's mouth as he glared at Naraku Uehara through gritted teeth: "Did Black Zetsu choose you?"

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin, and after thinking for a while, he concluded that there was absolutely no way Obito Uchiha could escape from his grasp.

After all, he possesses the ability to determine Obito Uchiha's location at any time. Even if the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, were to be reborn, he still couldn't save Obito Uchiha!

"You're wrong, Obito-senpai."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and said softly, "It wasn't Black Zetsu who chose me, but rather I who chose it!"

"What do you mean?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Obito Uchiha's eyes.

Uehara Naraku frowned, his gaze towards Uchiha Obito filled with disdain as he said, "Your IQ isn't up to par, Obito-senpai!"

"asshole!"

Obito Uchiha immediately flew into a rage.

He had always been insulted about his intelligence throughout his life, but he never expected to be insulted about his intelligence by a little brat before he died!

"I actually found out everything a long time ago."

Uehara Naraku crouched down and asked, word by word, "But why should I tell you? If I tell you Black Zetsu's true plan, will you willingly hand over Kamui to me?"

"Do you think I had any other choice?"

"Yes, I have!"

Uehara Naraku nodded and chuckled, "You can use Izanagi to escape, then I'll catch up and kill you, and that will ruin your eyes."

Tell me the truth!

Obito Uchiha slammed his fist on the ground, a hint of madness creeping into his single eye as he cried out, "Even if I activate Izanagi, I can't escape very far... I need to know the so-called truth!"

"The truth is... it's all a lie."

Uehara Naraku slowly approached Uchiha Obito and chuckled, "Everything Black Zetsu said is false, and so is what Uchiha Madara said... The Eye of the Moon Plan is not meant to create a world, but to completely destroy it and erase everything in it."

Do you see those White Zetsu underground? That's what humans used to look like! The Eye of the Moon Project will turn everyone into White Zetsu, making them forget all their past and degenerate into these mindless weapons of war.

There is no such thing as eternally slumbering in a dream world; one simply dies gradually in a dream, transforming into a soulless White Zetsu.

After saying that, Uehara Naraku added, "Oh, and there will also be an old woman who looks a bit...interesting."

"..."

Obito Uchiha fell silent. What kind of nonsense was this? He could barely understand some of it, but he couldn't understand the last sentence at all.

Without a doubt, both Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha lied to him.

Or rather, Black Zetsu deceived him and Madara Uchiha.

In any case, the Eye of the Moon Project is a pipe dream that can never bring lasting peace to the ninja world; instead, it will lead to permanent annihilation.

What was the point of everything he did?

Then why does he still want to stay in this world?

Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Obito's expression without caring, letting him think as he pleased, since he had already told Obito the truth.

To prevent Obito from going back on his word, Uehara Naraku threatened again, "By the way, Obito-senpai, please don't lie to me, otherwise I'll have Orochimaru resurrect Rin Nohara using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. That way, you won't be able to touch her when you go to the Pure Land of the Underworld, right? Orochimaru is a very obedient guy; he'll definitely listen to what I say."

"What?"

Obito Uchiha's expression changed drastically. Nohara Rin was his Achilles' heel, and Uehara Naraku's words struck at his Achilles' heel.

After a long silence, Obito Uchiha slowly spoke, "Did Black Zetsu trust you enough to tell you everything?"

"no."

Uehara Naraku fiddled with his fingers and said softly, "Black Zetsu never trusts anyone, whether it's you, Uchiha Madara, or me. We're all the same. Even if we squeeze in, we'll just be outsiders."

"So where did you find out the truth?"

Obito Uchiha raised his head again, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes: "Is your goal to destroy Black Zetsu's plan?"

"If that's the ultimate goal, then you can understand it this way."

Uehara Naraku smiled and nodded, continuing, "Obito-senpai, is there any need for us to waste any more time?"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Uchiha Obito's eyes and said softly, "Your eyes are beautiful. I will have someone make good use of these eyes and not tarnish your reputation."

Perhaps this eye can be given to Yakushi Kabuto.

Once Kabuto performs Hashirama cell surgery and Sharingan transplant surgery on himself, he can use the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to impersonate Obito Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha slowly began to ask, "I have one last condition..."

"Don't make too many demands."

Uehara Naraku raised a finger and shook it, saying softly, "I don't care about your Sharingan, and I don't even need to care about your opinion. If you refuse to give me your Sharingan, I won't care either."

"This condition is very simple..."

Obito Uchiha looked at Naraku Uehara, his voice gradually weakening until Naraku had to get close to him to hear: "That is... you should die!"

Obito Uchiha's remaining hand suddenly slammed close to Naraku Uehara's body, about to pull him into the Kamui dimension!

Before his death, Obito Uchiha had already figured things out.

Uehara Naraku, who lets Black Zetsu do as he pleases, is clearly hiding a bigger conspiracy than Black Zetsu. This kid's acting skills have always been excellent, he has fooled everyone!

The harm that Uehara Naraku can cause is greater than that of Black Zetsu!

Before he died, he wanted to get rid of Uehara Naraku, even if it was because of the threat of Nohara Rin being controlled by the Impure World Reincarnation. He wanted to use his last bit of strength to eliminate Uehara Naraku!

Click!

Uehara Naraku slowly watched the maniacal smile on Uchiha Obito's face, allowing Uchiha Obito to take him into the Kamui dimension.

Within the Divine Might Space.

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow and activated his space-time ninjutsu: "Space-Time Rift!"

This was the reward he received when he defeated Danzo Shimura. Its purpose was to allow him to return to his position and state four seconds prior and to create a spatial explosion.

The next moment, his body transformed into a pale blue light, suddenly flashing out of the Divine Might Space and returning to his previous position.

Obito Uchiha stared in disbelief at Naraku Uehara, whose body had been nearly shattered into a mangled mess by the spacetime explosion!

Obito Uchiha, forcing himself to stay focused, slowly darkened his expression: "Even Kamui couldn't restrain your power. You brat, you really know how to hide your strength!"

"I never intended to hide my abilities, but I never expected you to be so useless, unable to even defeat Tobirama Senju..."

Uehara Naraku reached out and grabbed Uchiha Obito by the neck, ignoring Obito's furious glare, snapped his neck with one hand, and shook the blood off his palm.

After doing all this, Uehara Naraku looked at Obito's corpse and smiled: "I almost forgot to tell him that although I promised not to revive Nohara Rin, I didn't promise not to revive you using the Impure World Reincarnation. Enjoy your time in the Underworld a little longer! When I launch the Fourth Shinobi World War, I won't be able to do without your help, senpai!"

(End of this chapter)