[Inside The Kamui Dimension]
"Where did you put Rin's body?", Arisu suddenly asked.
The question exploded like thunder.
Obito Uchiha's body trembled violently, and his pupils shrank.
The face beneath the mask instantly lost all color. It felt as though an invisible hand had gripped his heart tightly.
The moment Rin was mentioned, Obito's mind fell into chaos.
'Rin... Why did he bring up Rin!?'
Did he see through his identity?
Or... was he just testing him?
For a moment, Obito's thoughts were in complete disorder.
He forcibly suppressed the emotions surging inside him.
"A top figure in the ninja world like you actually cares whether an ordinary girl is dead or alive?", Obito said calmly.
Arisu shook his head and looked straight at Obito, curiosity in his voice, "I'm curious. Why would you, Uchiha Madara, want a young girl's body? Could it be that you wanted to..."
"Shut up!!!"
The next second, Obito completely exploded.
His Sharingan instantly turned crimson, chakra surged like a storm, and the face beneath his mask twisted with rage.
"Don't you dare speak disrespectfully about Rin!!"
Obito roared. His voice echoed throughout the Kamui dimension, carrying almost uncontrollable killing intent.
At that moment, he even forgot to keep up his disguise as "Uchiha Madara." His fists clenched until they cracked, and even the space around him warped slightly.
The corner of Arisu's mouth twitched slightly, his eyes calm.
Looking directly into Obito's eyes, he said word by word, "You're not Uchiha Madara. You're Obito Uchiha, aren't you?"
The air froze.
Obito's body stiffened. His chest rose and fell violently, and his mind went blank.
Behind the mask, his eye stared fixedly at Arisu. Anger, shock, killing intent, panic... every emotion mixed together, making his whole body radiate danger.
He didn't deny it immediately, nor did he continue pretending.
He simply stared at Arisu.
Arisu remained standing there calmly and continued, "If you were really Uchiha Madara, why would you care about an ordinary girl's body?"
"Let me guess. You must have brought the girl's body back to the Kamui dimension first. Then you tried to preserve it."
"But Rin's body was covered in blood, and she had been pierced by Lightning Blade. The body quickly began to rot. In the end, you could only cremate her..."
Obito stared at Arisu. His chest rose and fell violently, veins bulged across his clenched fists, and the face beneath the mask had completely twisted.
The silence lasted only a brief moment.
"...Shut up!!", Obito suddenly shouted.
The next second, his figure disappeared from where he stood and appeared beside Arisu's left side. The Sharingan in his right eye spun rapidly as Kamui activated.
A space vortex instantly formed beside Arisu, trying to swallow him.
But Arisu merely turned slightly and shifted his feet, barely avoiding the edge of the vortex.
His expression remained calm, even carrying a look of understanding.
"So it really is you, Obito.", Arisu's voice was quiet.
Obito's Sharingan locked firmly onto him.
"What do you know... You know nothing!!"
"If you had arrived just a little earlier back then, Rin wouldn't have died!!"
"Rin is already dead... Those bastards from Konoha killed her! This rotten ninja world killed her! I'm doing this to create a world without war, without pain! I am... Uchiha Madara!"
He almost screamed the last few words, as if trying to convince Arisu, but even more as if trying to convince himself.
Arisu quietly looked at him.
There was no mockery in his eyes, only something complicated.
"Obito, you can fool other people. You can fool this world. But you can't fool yourself. If you were really Uchiha Madara, why would you lose your composure like this? The real Madara... wouldn't lose his mind over a young girl's body."
"Uchiha Madara didn't even have a woman he loved..."
"...Since you already know, then stay here forever."
As Obito finished speaking, the Kamui dimension suddenly began to shake.
Arisu didn't step back.
He simply raised his head slightly, looked straight at Obito, and revealed a meaningful smile.
"Come on. Let me see what you've become over all these years... Obito."
At the same time, Konoha had already fallen into complete chaos.
The members of the Akatsuki had also appeared inside the village and begun launching large-scale attacks.
The piercing alarm echoed throughout the village. Fires and explosions erupted one after another. Ninjas rushed through the streets to fight the enemy while civilians were evacuated in an emergency. Cries and battle shouts mixed together.
Fortunately, the Uchiha of Konoha were still there and protected a large number of civilians as they retreated.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura also had no choice but to come out and fight.
"What did I tell you!? Sooner or later Minato was going to mess up! If he'd listened to me and struck first, they wouldn't have reached the village!"
Seeing the enemy already inside Konoha, Danzo was so angry with Minato that he almost passed out.
Hiruzen looked grim.
"Enough. Hold the village together. Danzo, can those old bones of yours still handle it?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course they can!"
Danzo pulled out a kunai and coated it with Wind Release.
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[Chunin Exam Arena]
Minato Namikaze had just temporarily suppressed the Fourth Kazekage with the Flying Thunder God Technique and was about to leave to reinforce another battlefield when a violent burst of smoke and chakra suddenly appeared in the sky.
Six figures descended from above and landed firmly in the center of Konoha.
Leading them was the Deva Path of Pain.
Minato's pupils suddenly shrank.
'It's him!'
The leader of the Akatsuki whom Arisu had specifically warned him about... the Six Paths of Pain.
Minato's expression instantly became serious.
He knew very well that he wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
The enemy before him was definitely not someone he could easily shake off.
"...I can only hope everyone else in the village can hold on."
"Lord Fifth... Lord Danzo... You have to hold on..."
Minato thought to himself as his hands quietly formed hand seals, preparing for battle.
Just then, a dazzling golden-red light flashed over, carrying the powerful chakra of the Nine Tails, and instantly appeared beside Minato.
Kushina had rushed over in her golden Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
"Minato, what's going on? The Sand Village actually joined forces with the Akatsuki to attack Konoha!"
Kushina stared sharply at the Six Paths of Pain and Rasa ahead.
When Minato saw Kushina arrive, the tension in his heart finally eased a little.
His wife's strength was no weaker than his own. With her here, he could face Pain with greater confidence.
"Kushina... be careful. He's the leader of the Akatsuki. He's extremely powerful."
Minato warned quietly, never taking his eyes off the Six Paths of Pain.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed over.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke arrived at high speed using the Body Flicker Technique and landed steadily beside Minato and Kushina.
His body was still covered in dust and blood from battle, showing he had just finished dealing with a group of invading enemies.
"Minato, are you alright?", Shinnosuke asked, catching his breath.