Chapter 122: Reunion with Obito! Oborotsuki's Eternal Mangekyō!
"I never expected that one hard press on the gas would make Obito so desperate…"
Oborotsuki lay leisurely on the thick trunk of a large tree in the back mountains of Konoha, quietly mocking the devoted simp Obito in his mind.
He had been waiting here originally just to eavesdrop on what Mikoto and her son Itachi would say to each other.
But unexpectedly, through sheer coincidence, he overheard the conversation between Mikoto and Fugaku.
Learning that Fugaku planned to lead the clan in rebellion tonight caught even Oborotsuki somewhat off guard.
"I really didn't expect that because of my arrival, the timeline of this world and the main plot have changed so drastically…"
"The biggest reason is still that I snatched the tailed beasts and made the simp panic. Without a few filial sons and grandsons helping him, he can't accomplish anything."
As Oborotsuki was thinking this, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from behind.
He didn't need to turn around to know who it was.
Because he had deliberately lured this person here.
"You really are here…"
Oborotsuki sat up with a meaningful look and turned to face the figure behind him—Uchiha Obito, dressed in the black red-cloud Akatsuki cloak and wearing his swirling mask.
"Hōzuki Oborotsuki…"
Beneath Obito's mask, his eyes glinted dangerously, as though he wanted to kill Oborotsuki with his gaze alone.
Earlier, when he sensed Oborotsuki's chakra, he thought it was just an illusion.
He never expected this guy to actually come to Konoha!
Looking at Oborotsuki's half-smiling, half-mocking expression—as though he were brewing some sinister scheme—Obito's face became extremely grim.
This brat… I hope he's not here to ruin my plans!!
"What are you doing here?"
Obito asked coldly.
"Oh, shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
"You're not out capturing tailed beasts—so what are you doing here?"
Oborotsuki smiled as he countered.
The moment Oborotsuki mentioned tailed beasts, he immediately saw a cold glint flash through Obito's eyes.
"Of course I'm going to capture the tailed beasts. But how do you know we haven't already started?"
Obito suppressed the anger in his heart and asked back.
"Counting the Four-Tails and Five-Tails you stole from Iwagakure, Kirigakure now holds at least five tailed beasts: the Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, the missing Six-Tails, and the Nine-Tails inside Uzumaki Kushina."
"When the time comes, we'll simply go collect them all."
"So in a way, I should actually thank you for your help."
Obito deliberately said these words to distract Oborotsuki's attention.
He had fought this man several times before.
Obito understood Oborotsuki's strength very clearly—and feared it deeply.
Right now, he planned to strike first and aim for a killing blow. To achieve that, he first needed to distract his opponent and create even the tiniest crack in his mental defenses!
Unfortunately, he underestimated Oborotsuki.
"Using the Uchiha clan to weaken Konoha's combat power—gotta say, your calculations are really on point!"
Oborotsuki's mocking words caused Obito's expression to change instantly.
This brat… has he been following me the whole time??
Obito's heart filled with shock and suspicion.
He had no idea how the other party knew his goals so clearly.
"If you want to stop me, you can make your move now."
Obito said coldly. With a flick of his sleeve, a black chain shot out, attempting to bind Oborotsuki.
But an attack of this level could never touch Oborotsuki.
Whoosh—
Oborotsuki appeared behind Obito in an instant:
"I have zero interest in ruining your plans here. On the contrary—I should thank you for orchestrating such a perfect show and forcing the entire Uchiha clan into a dead end."
"But killing you here? Now that would be very interesting!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Oborotsuki vanished again.
Obito's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly activated Kamui, making his body intangible.
Whoosh—
Oborotsuki's kunai passed straight through his body without causing any damage.
"Last time we fought, I already saw through your technique. Using the same method to attack me now is completely ineffective."
Obito looked calmly at Oborotsuki across from him.
"Who said I was going to use that move?"
Oborotsuki suddenly laughed. The upward curve of his lips was so meaningful it left people uneasy and confused.
"Hm? What…?"
"Could it be…"
Obito's pupils suddenly dilated sharply. Then, in disbelief, he looked down at his own chest:
"You… how is this possible…?"
At this moment, he saw that his chest—his body that should have been completely intangible—had actually been wounded!
Blood continuously seeped through his clothes, and the clear, intense pain proved that this was no illusion.
He had really been injured—this was impossible!
He had clearly just used Kamui to phase through…!
"How could I possibly break your Kamui? Surprised?"
Oborotsuki folded his arms, looking completely at ease as he smiled mockingly.
"You…"
Hearing the other party name his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Obito was even more shocked.
A light of shock and uncertainty surged in his eyes:
"The technique you just used… was the Uchiha clan's forbidden Sharingan technique, Izanagi, right? So… who the hell are you??"
He knew Oborotsuki's abilities, knew his weaknesses.
And at the same time, he could use Izanagi to turn reality into a dream!!
All of this was simply unbelievable.
It should never appear on a shinobi from Kirigakure!
Hōzuki Oborotsuki—he was Hōzuki Oborotsuki. He shouldn't possibly possess Uchiha clan abilities…
Obito's mind fell into complete chaos. He deeply suspected that he was currently trapped inside a genjutsu world carefully constructed by the other party.
That was why he was experiencing these hallucinations!
"You're not the only one with secrets."
"No more nonsense. Prepare to die."
Oborotsuki offered no explanation. As soon as he finished speaking, he attacked Obito again.
The moment he activated Flying Thunder God, Oborotsuki's left eye also rapidly changed—from ordinary black pupils to the pattern of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
This was one of the abilities of his left eye's Mangekyō.
It could turn any unfavorable reality for himself into a dream.
And the ability of his right eye was to turn any favorable reality for the enemy into a dream as well.
It was an enhanced version of Izanagi.
But unlike ordinary Sharingan users who went blind from overusing Izanagi, Oborotsuki's eyes were Eternal Mangekyō—the greatest feature being that they would never go blind from excessive pupil power usage.
The only drawback was that this technique—similar to Shisui's Kotoamatsukami—had a cooldown period due to its overwhelming power.
Oborotsuki's chakra reserves were terrifyingly vast.
So the cooldown was relatively short—only about five minutes between uses.
Just now, he had used this ability to break Obito's intangibility and injure him.
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