People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

But Obito gave up.

The gentle and kind-hearted Rin would surely be disappointed to see this hopeless ninja world and herself in her current state.

"Rin, it will be soon. Once I change this cruel ninja world, I will revive you. Then we can be reunited."

Chapter 379 Obito's Eyes: Mangekyou Sharingan

Obito placed Rin's body into the Kamui dimension.

After leaving the Kamui dimension, Obito's eyes were terrifyingly cold.

Given Orochimaru's personality, it's abnormal that he would say the phrase "it all depends on one's own ability."

This shows that Orochimaru was confident and must have made thorough preparations to be so fearless.

Obito had already guessed what Orochimaru was planning, given that Orochimaru was so confident.

"Have you found a way to counter Kamui...? Heh."

Obito stepped out of the room, glanced at the still-early sky, and muttered, "It's still early."

...

The Kagero Village Ninja Alliance was stationed there.

Intelligence ninjas from the five great ninja villages are using all their resources to search for Madara Uchiha's location.

The rest of the group were also ready to fight at any time.

Yosuke also travels to the moon where Toneri Otsutsuki is located once again to seek help.

At this moment, Kakashi was alone in his room, staring blankly at a photo of himself, Rin, and Obito.

Ever since learning that Obito was the masked man, Kakashi's heart has been in turmoil, filled with immense frustration.

If only they hadn't given up on Obito during the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

If only we had noticed that it was Obito who caused Rin's death.

If only they could have recognized Obito during the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Will everything be different?

Kakashi lowered his head in self-reproach, rubbing the group photo in his hands.

Just as Kakashi was reminiscing about the past...

The space behind Kakashi distorted, and Obito appeared behind Kakashi.

Kakashi quickly drew a kunai and thrust it behind his back.

Obito tightly gripped Kakashi's wrist, which was holding the kunai.

Kakashi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left eye, and blood immediately flowed down his eye socket.

Kakashi's Sharingan from his left eye had already appeared in Obito's other hand.

Obito removed his mask and inserted his Sharingan into his empty left eye socket.

Using chakra, the nerves in the eye socket are connected to the Sharingan.

Obito opened his left eye.

At this moment, Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan was finally complete.

As Obito was about to leave, Kakashi opened his right eye and looked at him, saying, "Obito, are you just going to leave like this?"

Obito asked coldly, "What's there for us to talk about?"

"This Sharingan was a gift from you, so it's only natural that you want to take it. But I just want to ask you a question!"

"If you want to persuade me to stop, then don't waste your breath."

"No, as your companion, it was my fault for not being able to help you when you were in danger or in trouble. But I want to know, what exactly did you go through to become like this?"

"My experiences? My experiences are not important, but if you really want to know the reason, it's because you killed Lin!"

Obito's expression was filled with anger: "During the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, I entrusted my left eye and Rin to you. What did you promise me then? You said you would protect Rin, and what happened?"

Obito took a deep breath and regained his indifferent expression: "At the moment Rin died, I lost interest in this world. Without Rin, everything in the world is false to me. All the past, all the future, and all existence have no meaning."

"This world is full of illusions; the only thing that doesn't lie is pain!"

Kakashi asked sadly, "Then does that mean the time I spent with you and Rin was all a lie?"

Obito looked at his hands: "I admit that these times are real, but even if they are real, so what? Can they bring Rin back to life? No, they can't! Only by abandoning the past and creating the future with our own hands can we create the world we dream of!"

Kakashi said sadly, "Rin is a kind and gentle person. She decided to save the wounded ninjas on the battlefield because she witnessed the cruelty of war. Obito, what you are doing is killing Rin's ideals."

Obito looked down at the pained Kakashi: "Kakashi, you wouldn't understand. All the misfortunes in the world are due to the inadequacy of the person involved. Now you've been reduced to just talking, and what you say has no value or meaning. Having witnessed reality all along, you should understand that in this world, no wish can ever be fulfilled."

At this moment, I am truly fighting for Rin's ideals. As long as the profession of ninja exists in this world, the war will never end.

The ninja's curse is like being imprisoned and waiting to die. Only by overthrowing the entire ninja world and making the ninja profession a thing of the past can Rin's ideal world be realized in my hands!

Obito had barely finished speaking.

Suddenly.

A kunai flew out of the door and headed straight for the back of Obito's head.

Obito activated Kamui, and the kunai pierced through his head and pinned him to the wall.

A golden light flashed, and Minato Namikaze appeared beside Kakashi.

"Obito, what do you want to do?"

Obito sneered, "Minato Namikaze, you've arrived just in time. But you're still a step too late. I've already gotten what I wanted."

Seeing Kakashi covering his left eye, Minato Namikaze realized that Obito had taken Kakashi's Sharingan.

"Minato Namikaze, you're known as the fastest man, but you're always a step too slow at crucial moments—when I need you, when Rin needs you, when Kushina needs you, when Naruto needs you..."

You once taught me that ninjas exist to protect, but what have you protected? If you can't protect those you should protect, then what's the point of this power?

Minato Namikaze had a complicated expression. He couldn't answer Obito because, just like Obito said, he hadn't protected anything.

Minato Namikaze explained to Obito, "Obito, as your teacher, I have truly failed in my duty and failed to protect you. But I hope you know that from beginning to end, we never intended to abandon you."

"It doesn't matter anymore. I no longer care about this place, this world. This hopeless world has no value. I have no regrets about the path I have chosen so far. I am already in hell!"

Obito put his mask back on.

"No one in this ninja world can escape this war. Whether the Allied Shinobi Forces win, Madara Uchiha wins, or I win, it will completely change this ninja world!"

Obito used Kamui and disappeared from Minato Namikaze and Kakashi's sight.

Chapter 380 The Operation to Seize the Rinnegan Begins

Having regained his Sharingan, Obito returned to the Akatsuki's base once again.

In order to counter Orochimaru's preparations, Obito must also make preparations.

When Rin died, Obito's Sharingan advanced from two tomoe to the Mangekyou Sharingan, Kakashi's left Sharingan had also advanced to the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Kakashi simply hadn't mastered the power of the Sharingan.

First of all, Kakashi was unaware that his left Sharingan had evolved into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Secondly, Kakashi cannot shut down his Sharingan, which constantly drains his chakra. Just maintaining the Sharingan's active state already consumes a lot of chakra.

Finally, Kakashi, who is not from the Uchiha clan, was also unable to perfectly master the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As a result, it took Kakashi nearly ten years to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Obito's right Mangekyou Sharingan has been trained to its full potential, while his left Mangekyou Sharingan, which he has just regained, has not been trained to its full potential.

Although the Mangekyou Sharingan returned to Obito, the power of the two Mangekyou Sharingan is not equal, so Obito cannot perfectly master the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan at present.

But that's enough for now.

Orochimaru was unaware that Obito had already reclaimed his other eye.

Obito had no idea what methods Orochimaru had prepared.

Let's see whose methods are tougher tomorrow.

The next day dawned.

Orochimaru is preparing to begin his plan.

"Lord God, how are the preparations for the Boundary-Breaking Needles going?"

The phantom of the god appeared behind Orochimaru.

"Everything was prepared long ago."

A black needle appeared in front of Orochimaru.

"Once the Boundary-Breaking Needle pierces the distorted space, it can make the entrance to the space extremely unstable. After that, no matter what method is used, it will be impossible to enter the other space. However, the space has a self-repairing function. The Boundary-Breaking Needle can only be maintained for five minutes. Remember to seize the opportunity."

"I understand."

Orochimaru took the Breaking Needle, put it in his mouth, and hid it inside his body.

Orochimaru then casually asked, "Lord God, there's a question I've always wanted to ask you."

The God Master looked at Orochimaru with a puzzled expression: "Oh? What's the problem?"

"When we first met, you told me you wanted to kill Yosuke Ubuyashiki and take something. When I asked you what it was, you said I wasn't strong enough. Now do you have the strength to know?"

The God Lord nodded and said, "We've come to this point, and we've long been one, so I'll tell you what I want: the power of the world's rules."

"Oh? The power of rules?"

The god nodded and said, "Now Ubuyashiki Yosuke possesses most of the power of the rules of that world, while I possess a small part of the power of the rules of that world. Without my part of the power of the rules, life in that world cannot die naturally. Even if it dies in an accident, the soul cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. That is why Ubuyashiki Yosuke keeps chasing after me."

"So what you want to seize is the power of rules within Yosuke Ubuyashiki?"

The God Lord shook his head and said, "Not only that, I wanted to kill Ubuyashiki Yosuke to seize the power of the rules within him, but what I also wanted to seize was the power of the rules of this world!"

"The power of the world's rules? How do you intend to seize them?"

"Orochimaru, after extensive research into the history of your world, I have discovered that the chakra system is not the power system of this world, but rather an invading power system from outside. Kaguya Otsutsuki is an existence from another world, who came to seize the power of your world."