Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 485 Recruiting Obito

Konoha Village.

Kakashi, as usual, went to the Konoha Heroes' Tomb. Looking at the names on the tombstone, he lowered his gaze and remained silent for a long time.

"Are you here to see your old comrades again?"

The voice arrived as soon as the person appeared. Kakashi glanced sideways, a hint of surprise showing in his remaining single eye: "Lord Aokiji..."

Aokiji cut to the chase: "Do you want to see them?"

Kakashi's pupils dilate.

I could understand each word individually, but when they were put together, it was somewhat incomprehensible—no, to be more precise, unbelievable.

Is Lord Aokiji making fun of him?

No, he shouldn't have the leisure to indulge in such pursuits.

"If you want to know the answer, come with me."

Aokiji said something and turned to leave. Kakashi stood there for a moment before following closely behind.

Before long, the two arrived at an indoor room.

Kakashi looked around in confusion; this seemed to be Aokiji's house.

"Don't get me wrong, I came to my house simply because it's close by and there are no outsiders here."

Aokiji offered an explanation.

Kakashi nodded, and then, to his surprise, he saw Aokiji put his hands together and activate a ninjutsu. Not long after, two coffins emerged from the ground.

With a "crack," the coffins opened, revealing two people inside: a man with short black hair and a youthful appearance, and a thirteen-year-old girl with brown hair and a cute appearance.

"This, this is..."

Kakashi stared at the brown-haired girl in front of him, his wide eyes filled with disbelief: "Rin..."

Aokiji explained, "This is the Impure World Reincarnation..."

Kakashi was taken aback. As a ninja of his caliber, he had some prior experience with this ninjutsu.

"I can't believe such a ninjutsu actually exists in this world..."

Kakashi looked astonished and murmured something.

My heart is completely bewildered by Aokiji's actions, as if lost in a fog, and...

Kakashi's eyes fell on the young man beside Rin, and he narrowed his gaze slightly. He had a feeling that he had seen this man before.

Just then, a puff of white smoke suddenly appeared on the man's body, and Lin experienced the same thing, indicating that their consciousness was returning.

Obito recovered and immediately noticed Aokiji, gritting his teeth, "Aokiji..."

He desperately wanted to kill this guy, and he actually did, but as soon as he made a move, he was immediately controlled by Aokiji, unable to retaliate, and could only speak verbally: "Bastard, what exactly do you want to do...?"

Aokiji shrugged and said calmly, "Don't get agitated. I just wanted you to meet two people..."

"Two people?"

After calming down, Obito noticed Rin beside him, and his gaze softened. Then he noticed Kakashi's eyes immediately turned cold and sneer, revealing his double standards.

Many years had passed since then, and Kakashi didn't immediately recognize Obito: "You are...?"

Obito retorted sarcastically, "You really do have a short memory..."

Kakashi: ...

At that moment, a clear voice rang out, tinged with uncertainty: "Th-um, you're Obito, right?"

Rin looked at Obito's face; her eyes were round and clear.

Obito turned to Rin, his eyes softening, and murmured, "Rin..."

Aokiji silently watched the three of them.

In the original work, Kakashi was able to recognize Obito immediately after Obito's mask was broken because he had realized during their continuous battles that the two of them had the same eyes, and he had already mentally anticipated this.

As for Lin, it can only be categorized as a woman's sixth sense...

Obito softly uttered Rin's name, in other words, he had already acknowledged her identity, leaving Kakashi speechless with shock.

As I recall, wasn't Obito supposed to have died a long time ago?

And his appearance, unconsciously, is the same age and appearance as mine...

Does that mean he's still alive?

If that's the case, why not return to Konoha? And why is he currently in a dead state...?

A barrage of questions arose, and even someone as intelligent as Kakashi couldn't understand them.

"Isn't this a truly touching reunion?"

A slightly flippant voice broke the silence of the three.

Obito looked at Aokiji and narrowed his eyes: "You specifically arranged for the three of us to meet; it couldn't have been a spur-of-the-moment decision, could it?"

"Of course, I don't have that much free time. After I finish dealing with your matter, there are other things waiting for me to handle."

"..."

Aokiji looked at Rin and said, "Tell me about the time you were captured."

Obito was taken aback upon hearing this.

Suppressing her curiosity about Obito, Rin carefully recalled everything that had happened and recounted it in detail.

Obito was very surprised after hearing this, as he was surprised to learn that there was such a hidden story.

Aokiji's tone was tinged with sarcasm: "You didn't investigate anything about Rin's death, did you?"

Obito: ...

Aokiji continued, "Don't you find it strange? Why would the Hidden Mist Village ninjas deliberately kidnap Minato when he wasn't around, and then implant a Tailed Beast into him? The Hidden Mist Village's goal was to release the Tailed Beast into Konoha and cause destruction. At first glance, the plan seems fine, but upon closer inspection, many things don't hold up to scrutiny. Why specifically target Rin? And Konoha has the Uchiha clan; are you sure leaving a Tailed Beast in Konoha isn't just handing the village a Tailed Beast?"

Obito: ...

Aokiji teased, "Judging from your attitude towards Rin, I know you must like her."

Obito: ...

Rin glanced at Obito.

Aokiji analyzed, "Let me guess how you awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. I think you probably just happened to witness Kakashi killing Rin, and in your grief and anger, you awakened it."

Obito: ...

"Hmph, it seems I was right."

After a long silence, Obito finally spoke: "What do you want to say?"

"I don't need to explain, I think you already have the answer. After all, this is really too strange, isn't it?"

Obito wasn't stupid. After Aokiji's explanation, he immediately understood. He clenched his fist, his deep voice carrying a grinding intensity: "Madara..."

Aokiji released the restraints Obito had placed on him: "I think you should understand now who your real enemy is."

Obito slowly closed his eyes: "I will tell you everything I know..."

That bastard Ban killed Rin. He'll definitely not let this guy go, fueled by his hatred.

Although Madara Uchiha is dead, he still has his direct descendants, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.

To stop Madara Uchiha, we must first get rid of these things.

Aokiji guessed Obito's thoughts and added, "Black Zetsu has been killed, but Madara Uchiha has been resurrected. I need you to help me deal with him."

Obito was initially shocked, but considering the man's methods, it wasn't surprising, and he quickly calmed down.

Aokiji glanced at him: "Go to the Kamui dimension and release Minato."

Kakashi was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that Minato-sensei had also been resurrected by Aokiji using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?

Did he miss something?

Obito nodded and activated his eye technique, distorting space.

Inside the Kamui dimension, Minato, whose body was covered in black rods, seemed to sense something. He stared intently, and the space in front of him distorted. A moment later, a figure emerged from it—it was Obito.

"This is……"

Minato noticed the cracks on Obito's face and the blackness in his eyes. Under Minato's astonished gaze, Obito did something even more surprising: he pulled all the black rods off his body. Without the restraint of the black rods, Minato immediately regained his freedom of movement.

"Obito, you..."

Minato stared at Obito in surprise.

"I'm sorry, teacher, let's talk about it in detail later. Let's leave here first."

(End of this chapter)