"Uchiha!"
Obito's voice grew increasingly cold.
Was it a powerful jutsu? Hearing the icy tone in Obito's voice, Tsunade immediately created two wooden clones and positioned them as a protective barrier in front of Izumi Uchiha.
Itachi Uchiha's expression darkened as he stepped forward.
Uchiha?
Hearing that name, Izumi Uchiha—who had seemed mentally exhausted—suddenly perked up. She turned toward the direction of the voice, opening her mouth as if wanting to say something.
But her vision was too blurry now—she could barely make out silhouettes.
Obito's heart pounded nervously. He quickly focused, channeling chakra into his Sharingan and drawing upon his ocular power, ready to activate his Mangekyou at any moment.
Earlier, he'd been caught off guard because he didn't understand Izumi's abilities.
Now that he was prepared, she wouldn't find it so easy to succeed.
At this quiet moment, footsteps approached again.
"Hokage-sama…" came Hiashi's voice.
Both Itachi Uchiha and Obito changed expressions.
Tsunade, however, smiled slightly.
"What are you hesitating for?" Obito coldly demanded of Itachi Uchiha.
If they waited longer, they might end up surrounded by Konoha shinobi.
Obito silently cursed.
He definitely needed to find out from Zetsu what had happened—how had Izumi Uchiha come back from the dead? Her eyes had clearly been taken from her. Whose eyes was she using now? And why did they evolve…?
[Amaterasu]
Itachi steeled himself. A black flame erupted from his eye and struck the ground, causing blood to stream from his right eye socket.
The moment the black flames of [Amaterasu] appeared, they began spreading rapidly, consuming everything on the surface.
Obito scoffed inwardly, casting a blank glance at Itachi.
His eyesight wasn't gone yet—was the 'Amaterasu' really going to miss its target?
Even if Izumi was behind cover and couldn't be hit, why not aim straight for Tsunade instead?
That Itachi… still has too many reservations.
Frowning, Tsunade decided not to intervene personally, considering how intensely Obito and Itachi had seemed about unleashing their techniques. Instead, she let her wooden clones handle it.
The black flames spread rapidly, turning most of the ground pitch-black within seconds, enclosing Izumi Uchiha, Tsunade, and her clones together inside the inferno.
The wooden clones burst into flames on contact with the black fire.
Obito sneered, indifferent to witnessing their fate. As Tsunade became overwhelmed and unable to stop him, he activated Kamui and pulled Itachi Uchiha into its space.
Itachi sighed softly but offered no resistance as he was drawn into Kamui's dimension.
This trip had yielded nothing.
Not only had they failed to discover anything about Sasuke's current situation, but they hadn't even managed an opportunity to communicate with the Fifth Hokage.
"Hokage-sama…" Hiashi's voice drew nearer.
Behind him came two other Hyuga clansmen.
Seeing Tsunade and Izumi Uchiha encircled by rings of black flame, like a solitary island in a vast sea, the group immediately stopped moving.
"Hokage-sama, are you alright? My daughter received a message from *that person*, telling me to bring help."
"Don't come closer! Do you have a sealing scroll with you?" Tsunade shouted urgently.
"No."
"Then what are you waiting for? Go get it already!"
Hiashi quickly left with other clan members.
Kaguya shook her head, emerging from a corner and walking forward, extending her hand to touch the ground.
"You..." Tsunade was startled.
But nothing happened like she expected. All the flames were absorbed the moment they touched Kaguya.
Tsunade stared wide-eyed at this scene.
After finishing this, Kaguya wore a faint smile on her face, walking to Izumi Uchiha's side, supporting her and lifting her body slightly.
Lack a goal, do you? Then how about I give you one!
To awaken such a useful spatial ability all by herself? She's got great potential—definitely worth keeping around.
"Darling, none of them are dead, so how can you die?" Leaning down slightly, Kaguya whispered softly.
As she spoke, she had already started guiding with her mental power.
Izumi's vision was still blurry, blinking repeatedly. Through the haze, she only saw a glowing figure.
She reached out, wanting to touch that silhouette, her fingers landing on Kaguya's cheek.
Tsunade felt strange and shivered involuntarily.
Are you okay?
Actually calling someone "darling?"
Have you gone mad!
Hiroki walked out as well, feeling equally odd.
"I..." Izumi murmured weakly.
"Even if your eyes go blind, we can take Itachi Uchiha's eyes to replace yours. That way, with Blood and Flesh merging, the two of you will be together forever." Kaguya's face showed a smile.
Izumi's body trembled slightly, then, looking at the unclear face before her, she lifted the corners of her mouth, showing an eerie smile.
A chill ran through Hiroki's heart. It should merely be about switching a pair of eyes, so why did her tone sound somewhat creepy?
"You've been through enough today. Rest well now."
Saying this, Kaguya handed Izumi over to Tsunade.
A moment later, Izumi drifted off into unconsciousness.
After Izumi fell into a coma, Kaguya once again became indifferent and aloof, calmly stating, "What a pity, her eyes have started to fail. I wonder how much longer they can last."
"Changing faces sure quick!" Tsunade and Hiroki exclaimed in unison.
"Kaguya, what exactly were you doing just now?" Hiroki couldn't help but ask.
"If she wants to die, she might as well die for me."
[Water Release: Wild Water Wave.]
Kakashi had already raised the forehead protector covering his left eye, revealing his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He formed hand seals following Hoshigaki Kisame's movements.
[Water Release: Wild Water Wave.]
"How boring." While sighing, Hoshigaki Kisame effortlessly moved through the water.
"You can use any jutsu you want, right? How about this one then?"
[Water Release: Great Shark Bomb Technique.]
Kakashi formed the hand seal accordingly. Suddenly, his expression changed.
It wasn't that he couldn't perform this technique, but while mobilizing chakra, he found this jutsu quite draining.
While hesitating, the shark-shaped water bomb created by Hoshigaki Kisame was already rushing toward Kakashi and his comrades.
Just as Kakashi and others were preparing to counterattack, a voice reached Hoshigaki Kisame's ears.
"Kisame, it's time to leave."
Obito abruptly appeared, his gaze locking coldly onto Kakashi.
The moment their eyes met, Kakashi tensed instantly.
A colder gleam flashed in Obito's eyes.
"That eye doesn't belong to you."
In the blink of an eye, the figure standing some distance away twisted like a ripple and reappeared before Kakashi, as though emerging from a whirlpool.
Caught completely off guard, Kakashi's three tomoe clashed against the enemy's three tomoe.
A sudden, intense pressure struck his left eye, nearly forcing it shut.
Face-to-face with the familiar mask, Obito's expression flickered for a brief moment. Then he reached out.
A sickening pop rang out…
Everything suddenly looked strange—red liquid sprayed across his vision, followed by waves of pain.
Kakashi shot out a hand desperately trying to reclaim the object taken by the masked man.
But his fingers closed around nothing.
"Captain!" an Anbu cried in alarm.
Obito lowered his gaze. Kamui activated. In a flash, he shifted to another location, pulling Kisame's body into another dimension and vanishing completely before their eyes.
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