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Space distorted, and Obito carefully examined the guy named Shennong. After confirming his target, he revealed himself.

"Your Excellency is..."

The unusual way he made his entrance caused Shennong's expression to change slightly, but he quickly maintained his image as a kind and gentle old man.

But in an instant, the smile on his face froze.

Looking at the crimson three-tomoe Sharingan beneath Obito's mask, he immediately recalled the tragic and desperate scene from over a decade ago, and his expression suddenly froze.

Does this mean I've been exposed?!

No, not possible!

He has always kept a good secret. Although he is stealing secrets from various countries, he is always careful in his actions and has almost never made any sudden moves. It is impossible for Konoha to have any information about him.

However, the Sharingan cannot be faked. In the current era when Fugaku Uchiha is in power, the Sharingan is the best synonym for Konoha!

"Your Excellency, you..."

Shennong remained calm and spoke as he sensed his surroundings.

There's no other chakra aura, just this guy alone?

The Uchiha clan with their three-tomoe Sharingan are strong, but if I go all out...

"The remnant of the Sky Ninja Village, Shennong." Obito's voice was utterly indifferent as he looked down at Shennong, revealing his deepest secret.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just an ordinary doctor... Die!"

Shennong hurriedly denied it, trying his best to say that he had no relation to the so-called Shennong, but before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly moved, and his palm covered with the Palm Healing Technique precisely locked onto the important meridians on Obito's body, and then fell down hard.

Obito remained indifferent, neither dodging nor avoiding, and this arrogant expression drew a hint of mockery from Shennong.

Pay the price for your arrogance, Uchiha!

However, the hand blade covered in the Palm Healing Technique did not cut through Obito's body as Shennong had expected; instead, it pierced right through Obito's form.

The next moment, Obito's body suddenly twisted and swallowed Shennong's body whole.

The distorted space, the dark and gloomy Divine Might Space, finally caused the old silver coin, which had been hidden for more than ten years, to change his expression drastically, and he could no longer maintain his calm pretense.

Kamui dimension is an independent small space. To leave this space, one must possess Six Paths level chakra to destroy it directly. Otherwise, one can only rely on the Kamui eye technique to break free.

Shennong could endure for more than a decade, lurking in countless countries to seize power, all for the sake of revenge. This alone shows that he was an absolute tyrant.

Faced with such a ruthless and cunning figure, no method is as effective as directly imprisoning him in a dark and hopeless space, subjecting him to the torment of despair and pain!

At first, Shennong was able to remain calm and even extremely cautious to prevent Obito from launching a sneak attack.

But as time went by, not only was Obito's sneak attack impossible, but the entire Kamui space was empty, with only endless square particles.

one day.

Two days.

A week.

By the time a month had passed, Shennong's body and mind were on the verge of collapse.

"No, no, damn Uchiha, come out here!"

"I haven't obtained the power of the Zero-Tails yet, I haven't avenged Konoha, I haven't revived the Sky Village, no..."

"No, please, don't..."

He had no food on him, not even a few soldier pills. He could only rely on chakra to maintain his vital signs. However, the feelings of hunger, emptiness, deprivation, and despair tormented this remnant of the Sky Ninja day after day, eventually causing him to break down mentally.

Shennong's consciousness began to wane and disappear. He lay helplessly on the ground in the Divine Might Space, gazing at the dim sky, gradually sinking into despair.

Until the moment his consciousness completely plunged into darkness, the entire world collapsed and shattered as if it had been peeled away.

"interesting."

Wearing the vortex mask, Obito stood on the particle blocks, looking down at Shennong, who had completely succumbed to his illusion, a hint of interest appearing in his eyes.

Originally, he only intended to use illusions to torment this guy, suppress his arrogance, and thus subdue him and bring him into the Akatsuki organization. However, while reading this guy's memories, he discovered quite a few interesting things.

This guy's medical ninjutsu is extremely powerful. His forbidden medical techniques, such as body activation and body regeneration, can even make his ordinary body do things comparable to Hashirama Senju's cells!

If this technique is developed and used well, it will be of great help to his future plan to melt the six paths!

Secondly, there is the existence of zero tails.

"A special tailed beast that can devour the darkness in a person's heart and grow infinitely?"

"Although it's not as powerful as a tailed beast, if we could create one, it would still be a helpful asset..."

Obito's eyes swirled with the three tomoe, and Shennong, who had been lying on the ground, swayed as he stood up, his expression blank, his pupils surging. Shennong's body suddenly trembled, and his dim eyes regained their brilliance, but the expression in them was less than before.

"Let's go to Amegakure first. I'll help you get the Zero-Tails technique."

"Yes……"

……

The long-awaited peace brought tranquility to the entire ninja world, but Obito was shocked to discover that Konoha, which had once been like his backyard, was now facing countless obstacles.

Not only the barriers of the various ninja clans, but even the barrier of the Konoha gate contains special space-time restrictions, preventing those who have mastered space-time techniques from freely entering and exiting. Even Obito was restricted and had to abandon the idea of ​​going through the side gate, instead using the Sharingan's genjutsu to swagger in through the main gate.

After exploring Konoha for a while, he also figured out the current situation of the village.

With the end of the war, Konoha returned to peace. Apart from the punishment of that old monkey, the village's development was steady and progressive. Thanks to the infrastructure of the three countries, the industrial and commercial construction sectors recovered quite well.

As the Konoha people walked down the street, aside from spitting when passing the Sarutobi clan's territory, their faces were mostly filled with excited and peaceful smiles, which almost broke the guard of a certain boy who already considered himself to be in hell.

But when he saw those people who seemed cheerful during the day wiping away tears in empty houses at night, a cold smile appeared on his face.

"Look, this is the cruel reality, this is the despairing essence of this world!"

"War, death, hatred—your hearts are clearly in agony, yet you still wear disgusting, fake smiles during the day... What a laughable world, what laughable people!"

Satisfied with his revenge, the young man went to the Uchiha clan again. It wasn't until night fell over Konoha that Obito finally arrived at the Sarutobi clan's territory.

As the most prosperous clan in Konoha in the past, even after various events occurred after Fugaku Uchiha came to power, the Sarutobi clan's strength still remained firmly in the top tier of Konoha's ninja clans. However, the current head of the Sarutobi clan is no longer the disgraced Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After being publicly tried by Fugaku Uchiha, the former Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was exonerated of the crime of colluding with Kumogaku to betray the village, but he still became the object of the curses and rebukes of the people of Konoha and the Sarutobi clan, who vented their negative emotions.

After being stripped of his position as an elder advisor of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to his clan and immediately resigned as the clan head. Under immense pressure, he locked himself in his room, never venturing out.

Both the secret agents and the Sarutobi clan breathed a sigh of relief.

One side feared that Hiruzen Sarutobi might resort to desperate measures, while the other side worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi might do something that would bring shame to the Sarutobi clan. Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi's act of self-imprisonment was clearly a result that satisfied both sides.

The night was dark, and the moonlight was dim.

Inside the room, candlelight flickered. Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned against the bed, staring blankly at the moon, lost in thought.

Just a few years ago, he was still wielding power and authority in the Hokage's office, but now he has become an object of contempt by the people of Konoha and a disgrace to the Sarutobi clan.

The difference between heaven and earth in just a few short years was something he found hard to accept...

A gentle evening breeze blew in through the window, bringing a touch of coolness, and the lamplight on the desk flickered.

Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's dim gaze sharpened as he looked up at what was in front of him.

A ripple appeared in the space in front of him, which then turned into an inverted vortex. A figure gradually appeared in it and then solidified.

The bizarre space-time ninjutsu, the black robe, and the swirling face mask—information that was almost universally known among the Konoha leadership—immediately caused Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils to shrink sharply.

"It's you?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly gathered his chakra, but instead of attacking first, he asked in a deep voice, "The Sarutobi clan's barrier should have been altered. Even space-time ninjutsu shouldn't be able to penetrate it easily. How could you..."

"A foolish move."

Obito, his face held high, his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan causing Hiruzen Sarutobi to swallow back his next words.

He had already seen the power of those eyes in Fugaku, and how could Higashimatsuyama, the experimental subject who also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, be restricted by a mere barrier technique?

"State your purpose," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, cutting straight to the point.

He's practically a dead man in Konoha now, if not universally hated.

The villagers despised him, his clansmen loathed him, his rights were taken away, and at most he had some remaining strength.

In this situation, the fact that the other party still took the initiative to come to him must mean that they were not there to kill him, but rather to plot something else!

Obito glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, sneered, and then looked around at the surroundings, clicking his tongue in amazement: "What a pity. The Third Hokage, who was the longest-serving and most influential in Konoha, and who developed Konoha into the number one ninja village in the ninja world, has now fallen to this state. It's truly pitiful."

"I have no interest in chatting with you here!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes darkened, but Obito remained unconcerned, saying to himself, "To be honest, I'm really curious, Hokage-sama, what are your thoughts about having your Hokage position taken by the very clan you once despised and hated?"

"Anger? Resentment? Or relief? Tsk tsk tsk, that look in your eyes, I should understand what you're thinking."

Obito suddenly let out a sneer: "But unfortunately, with Mizuki Yoru's support, no matter how unwilling or angry you are, you can't change this outcome."

"Not only will you, Hiruzen Sarutobi, face a dead end and be stripped of all your status and power, but the entire Sarutobi clan, and even Konoha, will inevitably meet the same fate!"

"How tragic, how lamentable, how regrettable!"

"What on earth do you mean!"

"Have you forgotten Mizuki Yoru's identity?" Obito sneered. "That guy is the master of souls. The more he kills, the stronger he becomes. What do you think he's trying to achieve by recruiting Uchiha Fugaku and even mediating the war between Konoha and Kumogakure?"

"It's so I can personally harvest the souls of you leeks!"

"With just a little strength, I can instill fear in you and intimidate you. Then, with a little leniency, I can make you grateful to him. In the end, when Mizuki Yoru raises his sword, you guys might even willingly stick your heads out for him to chop off!"

"You're spreading rumors and trying to trick me into helping you deal with Mizuki Yoru!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, his eyes fixed on Obito Uchiha.

"Whether I am spreading rumors or not, you know in your heart, especially regarding Minazuki Yoru's abilities."

Obito sneered, completely ignoring Hiruzen Sarutobi's question: "Mizuki Yoru, who just participated in the Third Shinobi World War, is at most a top-tier Jonin, but just one war has raised his strength to this level."

"Plus, there are those inhuman, ghostly freaks in Seireitei. What do you think the future will look like under their rule?"

"You guy..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fists, but in his heart he had to admit Obito's words.

Information about Minazuki Yoru and the threat he posed had already been delivered to his desk during the Third Shinobi World War. In just a few years, he grew into a shinobi of unparalleled strength, comparable to the First Hokage. Such a rise is unprecedented in history.

If we really don't restrain that guy and give him several more years...

A chilling fear crept into Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart...

Chapter 217 Obito: "Itachi's childhood friend? Good, good, good!"

During the First Shinobi World War, he was appointed Hokage in a time of crisis, taking over the position from his teacher, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

For decades, he worked diligently to develop Konoha. Although he had made mistakes, he also made contributions. Even though he had reached this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi never forgot his expectations for Konoha and his teacher.

While Konoha is steadily improving under Fugaku's leadership, Hiruzen Sarutobi finds it utterly laughable. After all, when you've hit rock bottom, every step you take is an improvement.

Think about what Konoha was like when he was in power.

At that time, Konoha had a strong military and abundant resources. In terms of overall strength and status in the ninja world, the Fighting Saint was undoubtedly the number one ninja.

Even after two major wars, each of which involved being besieged by several major powers, it still managed to stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

This is Konoha under his rule! (Yes, the legacy left by his predecessors is vast, just like how Qianlong defeated Yongzheng—it can't be exhausted, it simply can't be exhausted.)

And now?

Even if Fugaku Uchiha had the Mangekyou Sharingan, what could he do? He could only rely on Mizuki Yoru, submit to Kirigakure, and have his life and death controlled by others.

Of course, if that were all, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have had much of an emotional reaction. After all, Konoha is indeed in decline now, and it's not unreasonable for it to submit to the power of others.

The problem lies in Minazuki Yoru's abilities!

It kills and steals souls, devouring growth.

This ability is too domineering and too powerful. Relying on this power, Mizuki Yoru rose from a lowly Jonin to the pinnacle of his life in just a few years, which shows how strong and terrifying it is.

Although, for the time being, Minazuki Yoru's attitude towards Konoha is quite amiable. He not only formed a three-way infrastructure alliance with Konoha, but also took in the daughter of Hyuga Hiashi as his disciple, and even took the initiative to help Konoha end the war with Kumogakure.

But this made Hiruzen Sarutobi extremely anxious.

Isn't this simply taking control of Konoha little by little?

He started by supporting Fugaku Uchiha to seize political power in Konoha, then won over the ninja clans by taking on disciples, and finally ended the war with Kumogakure, thus winning over the hearts and minds of the people.

If this continues, it won't be long before the entire Hidden Leaf Village becomes Minazuki Yoru's backyard!

If what Obito Uchiha said comes true, then Konoha will truly become like leeks in a vegetable garden, at the mercy of others, for Mizuki Yoru...

"This kind of thing absolutely cannot happen, I will never allow it..."