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Chapter 28 Obito: How the Steel Was Tempered

Location: An underground base near the border of the Fire Nation.

"Lin..."

Obito, whose half face was completely disfigured, but whose other half still showed that he was still a "boy", sat up from the stone bed.

Just now, he once again dreamed of the scene where Rin was killed by Kakashi. That was an indelible shadow for this young man who had just achieved "master-killing" to some extent not long ago.

"This world of ashes has no reason to exist. I must create a world where Lin is still alive and can live happily."

But when Obito finished these self-motivating words and closed his only remaining eye, what he saw was the scene before the war again.

…remember…

"If you dare to come back with injuries, I will give you another good beating with my fists! Do you understand?"

"Who do you think I am? I am the man who will become Hokage - Uchiha Obito! I will bring everyone back unharmed! It's a deal!"

"Well, we have an appointment!"

That was the agreement Obito made with his master's wife Kushina before Minato's squad set out on the expedition. But now, the woman whose temper seemed a little bad at first glance, but who was actually very gentle in nature, had died at Obito's hands on the first day of becoming a mother.

……

'Sister Kushina...' As soon as he said this in his heart, Obito immediately shook his head fiercely, 'No - she is, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!'

But before the scene just now faded from his mind, Obito fell into another memory.

…remember…

"So, what about Lin?"

"We'll talk about this later. Even if it means sacrificing our companions, we must prioritize completing the mission."

In this seemingly gray memory, Obito knocked Kakashi to the ground with one punch. This was probably the most clean win for Obito in their duel from childhood to adulthood, or even the only time he "won".

"Yes, we all call those who break the rules and laws of the ninja world trash... But those who don't know how to value their companions are even worse than trash!"

……

"Kakashi—" Obito's emotions were extremely complicated when he thought of this companion he had known for many years and who was also the murderer of Rin.

Afterwards, guided by a feeling of anger or some other emotion, Obito punched the stone wall next to him. As a result, his White Zetsu arm, which had just been reattached a few days ago, was once again disabled and turned into white pulp.

At this moment, a creature dressed in white and roughly in human form suddenly poked its head out from the ground.

"Is it broken again? I told you to be careful. You'll have to replace a new piece of tissue."

"Stop talking nonsense and just connect it for me." Although he said it without losing face at all, Obito still lay back down obediently and let the White Zetsu with the Uzumaki mask help him reconnect his arm.

However, during the arm grafting process, this White Zetsu was not idle, "Hey, Obito, you..."

"Don't call me Obito, call me Madara now!"

"Yes, yes, then, Madara, have you heard? Recently, there seems to be a rumor around Konoha about a genius who surpassed Kakashi."

When Obito heard White Zetsu mention Kakashi, his eyes suddenly became more fierce, "Kakashi... Humph, it's reasonable for that kind of trash to be surpassed."

But after a few minutes, Obito suddenly asked: "What's the name of the genius who surpassed Kakashi?"

"My name is Madara."

"I'm not kidding."

Hearing what Obito said, the White Zetsu scratched his head in confusion, "I'm not kidding, that person is called Madara, and he seems to be the apprentice of Orochimaru. By the way, I remember that the Fourth Hokage was also the apprentice of Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas, right? Then this person with the same name as Madara is also the apprentice of another of the Three Ninjas, and he is also a genius. Do you think he has the potential to become Hokage?"

"Hokage? Haha, that kind of thing has nothing to do with me anymore... You said he is a genius, so in what specific areas is he a genius? Bloodline limit? Or secret technique?"

After realizing that the so-called genius might also be called Madara, Obito calmed down. Obito, who regarded Konoha as his biggest enemy on the road to creating a new world, naturally did not want a true genius to suddenly appear in Konoha. However, as he had inherited the real Uchiha Madara's legacy in every sense, he had already understood some of the truth about this world.

Even if there is really a genius like Kakashi who can become a jonin at the age of 12, it is still not enough in the face of true "talent".

"I don't know about that. No one has gone to Konoha for investigation recently. I know this because the news has spread so widely... Are you going to Konoha again? That's very dangerous. What if you don't escape this time..." The weird tone seemed to reveal some kind of concern, but Obito obviously didn't like it. He even became emotional again.

"Losing to the Fourth Hokage doesn't mean I will lose to anyone else!" Obito touched his eye sockets and revealed his own unique Mangekyō Sharingan pattern. "What's more, the final result of that battle was that the Fourth Hokage died, and I was only injured."

Then, he sat up and said, "But now is not the time to deal with Konoha. Even if I would have such an idea, it would definitely not be now."

"Is that so? Then I feel relieved..."

After Obito's arm was reattached, this special White Zetsu left. After that, Obito stared at the dark ceiling in a daze, and it was unknown whether he was thinking about future plans or recalling past experiences.

At this moment, three unidentified objects suddenly appeared from the void and smashed towards Obito.

"Divine power!"

Subconsciously thinking that someone was attacking him, Obito immediately activated Kamui. However, what he didn't expect was that the three items completely ignored the hollowing of Kamui and smashed into Obito's head.

"How is this possible?" Obito, who originally thought he was going to be seriously injured, was stunned, because he found that although he was hit directly, he did not suffer any damage at all. He looked at the three "ninja tools" that were thrown at him, but found that they were just three books.

"How the Steel Was Tempered, The Old Man and the Sea, Awakening the Giant Within? What is this? Why did it suddenly appear here?"

After learning a little bit from the book's introduction, Obito discovered that these seemed to be books about teaching people to be strong-willed and to discover the power of their own consciousness. 'Could it be that... this is the revelation of the Six Paths Sage? He recognized what I was doing and told me to be firm in my beliefs...'

"I see. I understand. Then, let's start with this one."

Obito picked up something called a book, something he was unwilling to even look at when he was still in the ninja school.

'Wait for me, Lin!'

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