As a spatial vortex appeared, a figure fell face-down, stiffly onto the floor.
After Keigetsu turned him over and found that Kakashi was still conscious, she asked,
"Hatake Jonin, do you need a medical Ninja?"
This was not a random question; after all, Keigetsu was not a medical Ninja and could roughly tell that Kakashi was not in good shape.
For more specifics, instrument testing would be required.
Many Ninja, after battle, are not in good condition but choose not to seek immediate treatment, as there are all sorts of strange Jutsu, and perhaps it's a special training method?
Kakashi at this moment didn't even have the strength to speak, only gesturing with his eyes.
"Please help me!"
Upon receiving the signal, Keigetsu immediately contacted the medical Ninja stationed in the experimental building and had Kakashi taken away.
Kakashi, on the stretcher, was not feeling well at all.
After the numbing effect of the Lightning Release Chakra wore off, every part of Kakashi's body was in intense pain; normally, Kakashi would have fainted long ago.
However, his current state was roughly as follows:
Body: "Brain, what are you doing? Why aren't you shutting down in this situation?"
Left Eye: "I'm in such good shape, Brain, let's get hyped!"
There was no other way; the Sharingan's voice was louder, so the brain only heard the eye's babbling.
But for Kakashi, it was perfect; he could now properly think about Obito.
After Kakashi returned, Fugaku also received news that the mission was over, so he rushed back to Konoha without delay.
Only Black Zetsu and White Zetsu remained in the cave, waiting for Obito to appear.
The longer the delay, the heavier Black Zetsu's heart became. Could Obito really have been killed?
He was such a useful pawn!
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In another dark cave in the Land of Fire.
Obito simply treated the wounds on his face, then pulled out a new mask and put it on.
As for returning to the previous cave?
Obito had no such thoughts. The operation failed, Zetsu ran off, and there was also a guy with a Mangekyo Sharingan there. Why go back? To get beaten up?
Obito, in the cave, felt a slight sense of relief at this moment.
Because, for a long time, the cursed seal on his heart had disappeared!
It wasn't the first time Obito had used Izanagi, but the cursed seal on his heart was usually just a harmless Chakra.
The previous Izanagi had never identified the cursed seal as an unfavorable factor, so even after resurrection, the cursed seal remained like a shadow.
However, this time, just before Kakashi's Raikiri was about to strike his heart, the cursed seal detected the approach of abnormal Chakra and activated first, destroying his heart.
So, after this use of Izanagi, it was identified as an unfavorable factor, and Obito, after resurrecting again, no longer had the cursed seal on his heart.
"Haha! Haha, hahahaha!"
In the dark cave, Obito lay on his back and burst out laughing loudly.
However, how much joy, how much melancholy, and how much helplessness were in his laughter was unknown.
Operation failed, identity exposed, cursed seal removed, private dimension turned into a couple's dimension.
A variety of complex emotions, accompanied by Obito's laughter, were vented.
After finishing his loud laughter, Obito sat in the cave and began to think seriously.
The first question he considered was whether to go solo.
For years, although they had the same goal, being constrained by the cursed seal on his heart, Obito could clearly feel the White Zetsu's lack of respect for him.
Black Zetsu wasn't much better; Obito had been annoyed with that guy for a long time.
Now truly free and possessing Kamui, it was only natural for Obito to have ideas.
However, after only a moment, Obito dismissed the idea of going solo.
As Madara's proxy, Obito was very aware of White Zetsu's intelligence capabilities.
The White Zetsu spread throughout the entire Ninja World were the biggest obstacle; unless Obito did nothing at all, it would be impossible to make any moves without White Zetsu knowing.
If he couldn't go solo, then he could only continue to cooperate with Black Zetsu.
However, the method of cooperation would have to change.
Obito muttered to himself.
After thinking for over an hour, Obito finally made his final decision.
Getting up, Obito took off his new mask and threw it into the cave, not putting it into the Kamui Dimension.
Then, he disappeared.
Arriving at the cave where Fugaku had been placed earlier, Obito saw the empty cave but didn't rush to leave.
Just a few seconds later, a White Zetsu emerged from underground.
"Hello, Obito, you're still alive?!"
"Where's Black Zetsu? Tell him to come here!"
Obito commanded the White Zetsu.
The White Zetsu didn't say another word and immediately burrowed underground to report to Black Zetsu.
As this White Zetsu traveled underground, it felt something was off, and after a long time, it finally understood.
Obito wasn't as bad-tempered and hard to get along with as the other White Zetsu said he was.
Black Zetsu had left about half an hour after Fugaku departed. In Black Zetsu's mind, since Uchiha Tomoki had made such thorough preparations, Obito was surely gone.
Actually, Tomoki hadn't really intended to kill Obito; after all, Obito was someone who could bear the Rinnegan and become the ten-tails jinchuriki.
How could Tomoki let Obito die so easily? Sending Kakashi to fight Obito was truly to teach him a lesson.
To make Obito understand that Konoha was not something he could touch, and even without Tomoki, there were still people who could deal with Obito.
As for the deeper hidden purpose, since Kakashi won, there was no need to elaborate.
Anyway, no matter the outcome of Kakashi and Obito's battle, it would achieve Tomoki's expectations.
Tomoki never considered only one scenario or made only one plan.
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