"Hey, Tobi."
"What's up? No movement for half a day, did you fall asleep looking for the person?"
"..."
Hearing this familiar voice, the masked man immediately turned to look.
Unsurprisingly, the person standing at the cave entrance was unmistakably Kyo, with a smile on his face.
At this moment, his smile was still very leisurely as he leaned against the cave wall, chuckling lightly:
"Oh, you weren't asleep?"
"So, come on, where's that person you mentioned who injured Uchiha Itachi?"
"Where is he?"
"Call him out, let me go and one-shot him."
"...?"
'Huh???'
'You're going to one-shot him???'
The masked man, who had been fuming just a moment ago, was stunned by these words.
'One-shot my ass!'
'That guy already escaped from Kamui Dimension long ago, okay?!'
'And aren't you being a bit too confident in your own strength...?!'
'That guy defeated Uchiha Itachi without taking any damage!'
'You're way too arrogant...'
The masked man was extremely irritated at this moment and really wanted to explode.
But, of course, he still remembered the trainee persona he was pretending to be.
So, after a long silence, he once again tried hard to put on Tobi's goofy act, fidgeting as he spoke:
"Umm..."
"It seems I accidentally let that person escape, Kyo-senpai..."
"Today doesn't seem possible anymore."
"How about this, next time I encounter him again, I'll let you, Senpai, fight him then?"
The masked man attempted to steer the conversation.
Hearing this, the smile on Kyo's face immediately grew even more pronounced. He nodded without exposing anything, saying:
"Sure, anytime."
"However, I need to give you an advance warning—"
Kyo suddenly paused slightly, then walked up to the masked man and said with a smile:
"If, at that time,"
"You actually get to witness our fight, you absolutely must not be too surprised."
"Got it, trainee?"
Having said that,
Kyo suddenly reached out and, smiling, patted the masked man on the shoulder.
"Let's go, let's head inside."
Then, without waiting for his response, Kyo directly turned around leisurely, hands in his pockets, and walked confidently towards the cave behind him.
His pace remained the same, as if strolling through a courtyard.
Looking at Kyo's leisurely back, the masked man couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
'Huh?'
'What does he mean?'
'If I see their fight, I'll be surprised?'
'I've already watched a scene where Uchiha Itachi was one-shot, how could I possibly be surprised by something like this?'
The masked man exhaled imperceptibly, contemplating inwardly.
'Tsk...'
'This Kyo kid, truly is as elusive as mist, impossible to see through.'
'If it weren't for the White Zetsu constantly monitoring this guy, I would almost suspect he secretly ran off to Konoha to put on an act...'
That's right.
White Zetsu's surveillance.
The masked man had, of course, never given up on suspecting Kyo.
In fact, from a long time ago, he had arranged for several White Zetsu to disguise themselves as residents of Amegakure, thereby conducting meticulous 24-hour surveillance on Kyo's residence!
And this time, after returning to Amegakure, the masked man immediately took time to inquire about the surveillance situation.
The result was—
Kyo hadn't left his room all night.
All the White Zetsu indicated that he only came out of his room just before the Akatsuki meeting started.
Furthermore, if Kyo had really secretly left Amegakure, he would have long ago been detected by Pain's Rain Tiger at Will technique.
There was fundamentally no need for further verification.
Unless... this golden-eyed guy possessed a Space-Time Ninjutsu similar to his own, otherwise, there was absolutely no way he could have gone to Konoha without being discovered.
But, in fact, during the months since Kyo joined Akatsuki, the masked man had secretly observed him countless times.
He could already basically conclude,
His Dojutsu named [True Eye of the King] did not include any space-time type abilities.
Therefore,
Based on these facts,
Obito had finally gradually abandoned his suspicions of Kyo.
Although it had to be said, that fox-like ogre and Kyo were both eerily powerful, their styles were indeed worlds apart.
And indeed, they were two completely different existences.
The masked man's eyes flickered slightly.
Then, he silently lifted his step to follow.
As for the mysterious words Kyo had just spoken, he didn't actually pay much attention.
After all, he had known for a long time that this guy was completely a riddle-meister, most enjoyed saying things that interfered with people's thoughts.
At this moment, Obito was thinking,
Maybe when he encountered that fox-like ogre masked guy again in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about finding a fighter...
However,
What he didn't know at this moment was—
That on a certain day in the future,
He would recall the words Kyo spoke today.
Because at that time,
He would personally witness the moment Kyo put on the fox-like ogre mask.