[These words stabbed into Kakashi's chest like a sharp blade.]
[When he transferred Naruto's clone into Kamui space and shattered the Masked Man's mask, the face that appeared before Kakashi was that of his old close friend.]
"Is that really Obito?"
The Fourth Hokage, Minato, widened his eyes.
Upon learning that Kakashi's Kamui dimension was connected to the Masked Man's dimension, Minato began to suspect the Masked Man's identity.
Before he could convince himself that this guess was wrong, the video on the screen exposed the Masked Man's true identity: Uchiha Obito.
While shocked, Minato also had many questions.
If Obito wasn't dead, why didn't he return to Konoha?
Also, as a member of the Uchiha clan, why was he involved in the later Uchiha incident?
In Minato's view, Itachi Uchiha had no reason to destroy his clan, and neither did Obito.
After all, it was the clan that raised him; there was no deep hatred strong enough to justify wiping out the Uchiha clan.
All these questions made Minato's head nearly explode.
He didn't even have the mental capacity to think about the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
"No matter what, at least we know his identity now."
No matter how things unfold, knowing the opponent's identity is the first step to dealing with them effectively.
[More than shock, Kakashi felt disappointment. He couldn't believe that the one who stirred the ninja world into war, almost destroyed the village, killed their teacher, his wife, and countless comrades, was the same Obito who once told him to treat comrades like family.]
Fourth Hokage Minato: What? He even killed me and Kushina?
[Kakashi immediately thought of the reason: Was it because of Rin?]
[In fact, this was also a deep pain in Kakashi's heart — he had failed to keep his promise to Obito.]
[As Obito and Kakashi entered the Kamui space to duel, the battlefield was split apart.]
[Inside Kamui space, Obito kept using genjutsu to replay the scene where Kakashi pierced Rin's heart, tormenting Kakashi's mind.]
[But Obito didn't expect that Kakashi's heart had become incredibly strong.]
[In the end, to stop Obito from hurting his comrades anymore, Kakashi painfully pierced Obito's heart.]
[Little did he know, this was all Obito's plan — Kakashi's Raikiri destroyed the seal Madara left on Obito's heart. To survive and pursue his own goals, Obito successfully transformed into the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.]
"Wait, what exactly is the Ten-Tails?"
"And what does it mean to be the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki?"
The Fourth Hokage Minato's face showed pain.
This video clip hit him hard.
His student, whom he had high hopes for, had actually killed him and Kushina, and almost destroyed the village.
Is this really Obito?
Are you sure he's not some terrorist who just looks exactly like Obito?
Since he became the team leader and teacher for Obito, he never did anything to betray him.
Kushina was especially good to him—almost like she wanted to adopt him as her son.
Minato couldn't accept that Kushina's death and his own could be connected to Obito.
This was just too damn ridiculous.
"Hmph, the situation hasn't happened yet, I can still try to fix it."
If anyone else knew this, they'd probably want to tear Obito apart limb by limb.
But Minato, the Little Sun of the ninja world, thought instead to pull Obito back on the right path before he made any more mistakes.
After making up his mind, Minato stopped thinking too much. He stared at the screen, frowning at Obito, who had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Ten-Tails? Could it be that statue-like thing?"
In the earlier footage, Minato had seen the tailed beasts being absorbed by a statue.
The appearance of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki naturally made him think of that.
"If the Ten-Tails really is a fusion of the One to Nine-Tails, then it's no wonder the Akatsuki collected all the tailed beasts in the ninja world."
"But what exactly is that statue? Why can it absorb the tailed beasts?"
As he thought about it, Minato felt a headache coming on again.
[After becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Obito's heart still couldn't let go of the bonds with Team 7. His wavering will caused the Amanuma Spear to break during his final fight with Naruto and Sasuke, and all the tailed beasts were extracted.]
[Near death, Obito wanted to follow Nagato's path, to revive the fallen ninja of the Allied Shinobi Forces and redeem himself, but Black Zetsu tricked him with a skillful deception and instead revived Uchiha Madara.]
[However, the advantage of Black Zetsu possessing him was that it forcibly extended Obito's life temporarily, even as he was about to die.]
[After being revived, Madara beat Naruto and Sasuke nearly to death and gained the power of the Six Paths.]
[Kakashi and Obito, to save Naruto, both used Kamui simultaneously, greatly increasing teleportation speed and sending Naruto to another dimension.]
[The battlefield was split again into two fronts: Obito fought desperately inside to save people, while Kakashi and others delayed Madara outside.]
"I &%&***&%!"
The Fourth Hokage, Minato, rubbed his head. Even with his calm nature, he couldn't help but curse at what was showing on the light screen video.
Aside from cursing, Minato didn't know how else to express his shock.
After the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki appeared, now this Shinobi world's Shura, Uchiha Madara, appeared and nearly killed his son.
This feeling—no single curse word could fully express it.
"What's happening to this Shinobi world?"
"Is this still the world I know?"
"First the Rinnegan, then the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and now Uchiha Madara. What's next, some final boss who wants to destroy the world?"
Namikaze Minato sighed.
He felt that maybe with Obito, there was a chance to bring him back on track.
But with Uchiha Madara, he was truly powerless.
He was just a small Fourth Hokage. He only wanted to protect the woman he loved and the village. Why was it so difficult?
[Facing a powerful enemy like Madara, Guy decided to open the last gate of the Eight Gates technique.]
[Kakashi clearly knew that the consequence of this was death. He would not allow himself to lose a comrade again, but he also understood Guy's will of fire, the same as his own: to protect what is important with life.]
[Right now, all Kakashi could do was to let Guy's youth burn completely.]
[Using Kamui to assist, he tore open Madara's Six Paths level defense, allowing Guy to land a heavy punch on Madara's body. Yet, this damage was far from enough.]
[When Guy opened the gate that night, the chakra he released shocked Kakashi.]
[He feared Guy's words would be like when Lee said to Neji back then: "This is a secret move prepared to defeat you," which was terrifying.]
[However, Madara was no longer a normal human. Even with half his body shattered, he could heal quickly.]
[Meanwhile, Guy was already burning out like a candle flickering in the wind, his flame ready to be extinguished at any moment.]
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