Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
And Zetsu, who had gone to find Sasuke's location, finally returned successfully, coming back to Obito's side.
The light of the rising sun swept across the mountaintop,
Illuminating Obito's mask, making it shine.
And at this moment,
He was staring intently at Zetsu ahead,
His eyes radiating a strange light, as he asked in a low, expectant voice:
"Any news on Sasuke?"
Hearing this,
Zetsu's tone suddenly turned somewhat strange, hesitatingly saying:
"Well..."
"There is news..."
"However, something seems a bit off..."
"Huh?"
As Zetsu's words fell,
Obito's expression momentarily froze, and he subconsciously said:
"Off?"
"What's off?!
Obito was naturally puzzled.
You have to understand, Zetsu was an old hand at intelligence.
Not to mention how many storms he had been through, he was absolutely a well-traveled existence.
And now, even he thought something was off?
This was ridiculous...
"Well..."
"You'd better come and see for yourself."
Zetsu said somewhat helplessly as he crawled out of the ground.
For some reason,
He seemed unwilling to explain what was off.
Seeing this,
Obito's expression shifted slightly,
After a moment's thought, he nodded and said flatly:
"Then let's go."
No matter how off Sasuke was,
Obito naturally had to go and see.
At the very least,
Zetsu's attitude already showed that the situation was not simple.
Time passed, soon it was evening.
At the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire, on a valley.
At this moment,
Above the valley,
In a concealed spot.
A spatial vortex suddenly appeared, and then a black masked figure gradually emerged from it… it was Obito.
And beside him, Zetsu slowly surfaced from the ground.
"Here...?"
Obito murmured softly to himself,
As he subconsciously swept his gaze around.
However,
This sweep,
Immediately made him notice something strange below.
On the plain,
At this moment, a gray figure was walking slowly forward.
He was draped in a gray yukata, a hemp rope tied around his waist, his black hair fluttering in the wind, his expression as cold as ice.
It was Sasuke, who had left Orochimaru's base.
At this moment,
He was walking intently in a certain direction ahead, as if he had already determined his target.
"That's right... it's him."
Zetsu beside him lowered his voice, speaking in a hoarse tone.
However,
The moment Obito saw him,
He was first momentarily stunned, and then his pupil constricted sharply!
Cold sweat instantly broke out, and he was completely frozen!
At this moment,
The previously confused him instantly had his thoughts interrupted, his mind going blank!
How is this possible?!
What the hell is going on?!
What the f*ck is happening?!!
Why does Uchiha Sasuke... have the Rinnegan?!
Obito's breath completely caught, his expression completely frozen.
He felt like ten thousand horses stampeding through his mind.
The moment he saw the pale purple in Sasuke's eyes, and that familiar aura...
He instantly recognized it——
That's right...
This absolutely was the Rinnegan!!!
Just like the pair in Nagato's eyes... almost identical!!
At this moment,
Obito finally understood,
Why Zetsu had said "something was off" earlier.
What the f*ck...
This was not just a little off!
This was way too fucking ridiculous?!!!!
According to Madara's theory,
In this Shinobi World, besides the Sage of Six Paths and his descendants, only he should have awakened the Rinnegan!!
Even Nagato's eyes were deliberately transplanted to him by Madara before he died...
That is to say,
The entire Shinobi World should have only one pair.
So, now,
Where the hell did this brat Sasuke's Rinnegan come from???
Obito's eyes stared fixedly ahead.
He took an extremely slow deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
However,
When gazing at those eyes,
It only made his heart even more grim.
This situation,
Was really too sudden.
Just as they were trying every means to reclaim Nagato's Rinnegan for the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan,
Now... this Sasuke, who had come out of nowhere, had already f*cking gotten himself a pair...?
Could it be...
Had he defeated Nagato and seized this pair of eyes...?
Obito's heart suddenly surged with this bold speculation, and then he looked at Zetsu beside him, preparing to verify.
After all, this was the most reasonable cause he could imagine.
However,
Just as he turned his head to look over, before he could speak,
Zetsu here suddenly spoke directly,
He said helplessly in a low voice:
"I know,"
"You definitely want to ask me if he took Nagato's Rinnegan, right?"
"Then the answer will probably disappoint you..."
"Because... it's not."
Zetsu spoke slowly in his usual hoarse tone, expressionless.
"At the time, after I noticed his eyes,"
"I also thought about this question of yours."
"So,"
"I specifically made a detour back to Amegakure, only to find that... neither Pain nor Nagato were any different."
"His Rinnegan hadn't been taken."
"This is what I meant by 'off'."
Zetsu stated slowly.
However,
As his words progressed,
Obito's pupil gradually constricted to its smallest point, utterly horrified!
So, it wasn't eyes taken from someone else...???
Doesn't this mean...
Uchiha Sasuke's pair of Rinnegan was awakened by himself...?!!
"!!"
Realizing this,
Obito's heart suddenly went "thump".
And then,
His heart immediately began to rejoice!
Excellent!
An unexpected turn for the better!!
Unexpectedly... while we couldn't get Nagato's eyes back, Sasuke just happened to awaken the Rinnegan!!
This way,
There was absolutely no need to rush into opposing the Akatsuki!!
Because theoretically speaking...
Being the same Rinnegan, they definitely possessed the same authority!
That is to say, they only needed to use Sasuke's pair of eyes to also complete that great Eye of the Moon Plan!!
There was absolutely no need to be hostile with Kyo and his group just to reclaim Nagato's pair of eyes...
This way,
It couldn't be easier!!
Obito stared intently below, a strange light beginning to appear in his pupil.
All along,
Kyo had been his biggest worry.
And after he was kicked out of the Akatsuki,
This worry,
Had almost crushed him.
To the point where he even set aside his prejudice and actively cooperated with the mysterious Las Noches...
But unexpectedly,
Even that invincible Kitsune Ogre,
After battling Kyo, still couldn't defeat him, and was ultimately forced into a shameful retreat...
And what made Obito feel even worse was,
Even the Edo Tensei Madara, whom he had trusted as his trump card,
Could not... overcome that Kyo.
In fact,
He had even lost an arm.
All of this,
Seemed to subtly suggest,
That he could no longer defeat Kyo...
In fact,
Even the Infinite Tsukuyomi had become an extravagant hope.
Until today!
Everything had changed!
He had once again... reignited with hope!
That was because of...
The Sasuke before him!
With a complete pair of Rinnegan, he was the new ray of hope for the Eye of the Moon Plan!
As long as he found a way to obtain his eyes,
Or rather... got him to join the Eye of the Moon Plan too!
Then,
Infinite Tsukuyomi... would be no problem!
By then,
No matter who, whether it was Kyo or his True Eye of the King... they would all be conquered by that all-encompassing Genjutsu World!
And a truly peaceful world without pain or sorrow would also arrive!!