Kazuki watched the fierce battle between Madara and Obito, nodding thoughtfully.
"As expected of Uchiha Madara..."
If it were Nagato, even with the Rinnegan, he probably wouldn't have been able to break the Kamui's attack.
Combat experience, mastery of the Rinnegan, analysis of enemy jutsu… each of these factors was executed with absolute precision.
Only Madara, the original wielder of the Rinnegan, could accomplish such a feat.
"The Rinnegan…" Kazuki pondered silently. "Madara's Rinnegan is nothing more than an inferior version of the Nine Tomoe Rinnesharingan, a mere imitation enhanced with a fragment of the Sage of the Six Paths' chakra."
Kazuki fell into deep thought.
Seeing the power displayed by Madara, Kazuki realized that the power of the Otsutsuki might be more terrifying than he had imagined…
The Sage of the Six Paths, hidden in the Pure Land, can mobilize the power of dead souls from across the Shinobi World for thousands of years. In the original timeline, in the future he could summon Kage-level shinobi from past generations to summon Naruto and Sasuke from Kaguya's sealed space.
This showed that the true power of the Sage of the Six Paths went far beyond the simple forces of Yin and Yang granted to Naruto and Sasuke.
Kazuki gave a slight smile.
Although the Six Paths Sage may be very strong...
But Kazuki, who is about to summon Kaguya into his body, only hopes that the Six Paths Sage will be as strong as possible!
In that case, the Sage of the Six Paths, sensing Kaguya's chakra within his body, will inevitably focus his attention on him and he could be bound by the system.
Meanwhile the battle between the two Uchihas became fiercer.
Seeing that their jutsu did not affect each other, Madara and Obito opted to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Madara's blows were swift and lethal, but Obito, with the power of Kamui, managed to avoid the damage at the last instant, compensating for his lesser combat experience with the use of his dojutsu.
However, Madara, who had fully mastered the Rinnegan's abilities, didn't give Obito the chance to use Kamui to reverse the situation. With a combination of relentless taijutsu and ninjutsu, he pressured him until he had no chance to counterattack.
After several exchanges, both stopped in sync. Neither activated Susanoo.
Neither could surpass the other.
Madara snorted. Had he raised a traitor?
But he still had an ace up his sleeve: the cursed seal on Obito's heart.
If he activated it now, Obito would be forced to sacrifice one of his eyes to use Izanagi and survive…
Although, seeing as Obito had almost been killed by Onoki earlier, it was likely that he wouldn't do it.
However, Uchiha Setsuna, before dying, had revealed that he taught Obito the secret of Izanagi.
If in his desperation he had even managed to master the Wood Release, it would not be surprising if he could also master the Izanagi.
Madara and Obito watched each other cautiously, evaluating every possibility.
"If I take out one of his eyes, his threat will be diminished. But with his speed surpassing the Flying Thunder God, killing him completely would be difficult…" Madara analyzed. "Although my body has regained some of its strength, I still can't use the full Susanoo. Trying to subdue the five great shinobi villages alone… could be risky."
Obito also remained silent, alert.
Uchiha Madara's fighting ability exceeded his imagination.
Even with Kamui's intangibility and ability to warp space, Obito realized he had no way to defeat the old man.
"The peace Rin desired… Madara's Infinite Tsukuyomi seems to be the only way to achieve it."
Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara looked at each other. Although both of them knew that they could not do anything to each other, they were waiting for the other to speak first.
"Madara-sama…" From the shadows, Black Zetsu emerged with a servile attitude and a serene voice: "You seek peace for the shinobi world, and he is also an outstanding Uchiha…"
"Why keep fighting? Sit down and talk."
"To achieve the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Five Kage are not the only obstacles…"
"There could be even greater threats."
Black Zetsu said meaningfully, although he didn't say the name, but he was hinting at Kazuki.
Being Black Zetsu is not easy at all.
It's not easy being a human, nor being a filial son, much less being a shadow that seeks to save his mother, support Obito and, at the same time, confront Kazuki...
The world is broken, and only Black Zetsu can patch it up.
Luckily...
The two Uchiha, one old and one young, didn't continue to compete, and both understood the meaning of Black Zetsu's hint.
"Uchiha Madara, stop acting so important! You can barely take two steps. Do you really think you're at your peak?"
"Obito, have you forgotten that there's Uchiha Kazuki over there, the same one who's been beating you up since you were a kid? Don't think it'll be easy to face him, do you?"
The quickest and most effective way to divert an internal conflict is to turn it into an external problem.
Both Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara considered themselves close to Kazuki, believing they knew him well.
Kazuki, the epitome of Konoha's Will of Fire.
That Will of Fire, which is nothing more than a collection of illusory virtues, always found a genuine reflection in him...
And therein lay the problem.
A man who loved Konoha so much, could he support the radical Eye of the Moon Plan?
Previously, Uchiha Madara thought that, having experienced war and suffered the loss of loved ones, Kazuki would naturally begin to question the system of the shinobi world...
But seeing the weapons he had developed...
That boy wasn't the one suffering adversity; he caused it to others while living quite well.
Madara, putting himself in Kazuki's shoes, only felt a slight headache.
It was just like when he himself led the Uchiha Clan during the Sengoku Period, wiping out everyone. If someone had mentioned the Infinite Tsukuyomi to him at that time, he would have likely slashed them with his Susanoo without a second thought...
True enlightenment comes from the pain of the heart.
Uchiha Madara had lost his beloved brother, had been betrayed by Hashirama and rejected by the village he himself helped build...
But Kazuki hadn't experienced any of that.
On the contrary, he is beloved in Konoha. With his blazing Will of Fire, how could he easily change his mind and join the Eye of the Moon Plan?
Besides, there is also a very troublesome Senju Tobirama in Kazuki's body.
Uchiha Madara remained silent, pondering. If he were to fight Kazuki, who would win?
Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito listened to Black Zetsu's words and, looking at the strange carnivorous plant-like creature, felt a hint of familiarity.
The irritable heart inexplicably calmed down, and Obito Uchiha kept a watchful eye, and then began to think like Uchiha Madara...
Would Kazuki join the Eye of the Moon Plan?
Konoha was full of people who loved him, and he loved the village. Giving all of that up would be nearly impossible...
It was like before Rin's death. If someone had told Obito about the Eye of the Moon Plan back then, he would have just thought that person was crazy.
Now, however, Obito did not hesitate to kill others for his cause or to corrupt others to join him...
In his mind, everyone was guilty, without exception. This shinobi world, perpetually plagued by war, was corrupt to its very foundation.
So, he was just sending the obstacles to an eternal paradise. In fact, those he killed should be thanking him...
He was helping them atone for their sins!
But that logic didn't apply to Kazuki.
Obito remembered what Kazuki had done for him and Rin, and a great internal struggle arose in his heart...
In his most difficult times, Kazuki had given him generous funds so he could take Rin out for walks...
He had even advised him on how to treat Rin, accompanying him to buy her flowers.
The most painful sentences from her diary...
The Naka River, the Tanzaku Quarters, and many other places he had visited with Rin, their warm home full of happy memories... All of that had been possible thanks to Kazuki.
On the one hand, his only true friend.
On the other hand, the last wish of his beloved Rin.
What should he do?
Obito would never give up Rin's pursuit of peace...
But just imagining fighting Kazuki filled him with anxiety.
He didn't want them to get to that point, but at the same time he feared that even if he activated Kamui to confront him, perhaps even that wouldn't be enough...
Kazuki didn't have the Rinnegan like Madara, but Obito felt, deep down, that even with his powerful dojutsu he couldn't defeat him...
Although he hadn't seen Kazuki fight since the ninja academy, that nagging feeling was impossible to ignore, as if it were an innate blood suppression.
Even now, remembering Kazuki's Sharingan, Obito imagined facing him with his Mangekyō, and yet he didn't feel entirely sure.
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