The current Third Great Ninja War, because of Ryun's influence, arrived a full ten years late. Many plotlines from the original work had already changed significantly. If he did not intervene with some of the plot characters, many of his plans for gaining power would be difficult to achieve.
"Uchiha Obito. Why was that guy chosen by Uchiha Madara? The idea that he was discovered by White Zetsu because he awakened a partial Mangekyo ability after being crushed by a boulder seems far fetched. And the timing of White Zetsu's appearance is just too coincidental."
Walking on the road to the Land of Grass, Ryun began to ponder the piece named Uchiha Obito.
First, Obito's Two Tomoe had only been awakened recently. He was still two whole levels away from awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan. In this situation, it was impossible for him to display even a partial effect of intangibility.
Ryun himself possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan. The idea of a Two Tomoe awakening a Mangekyo ability was, in his view, complete nonsense.
Then, Uchiha Obito was a nobody. If he did not possess some trait that Uchiha Madara valued, would Madara have arranged for the Spiral Face White Zetsu to follow Obito and save him?
On the battlefield, there were many Uchiha clansmen with Three Tomoe Sharingan. Why target a pair of Two Tomoe Sharingan instead of going for a Three Tomoe?
"There must be something I do not know."
Ryun muttered this softly under his breath and quickened his pace.
The piece named Uchiha Obito was very important to Uchiha Madara. For Ryun, it was even more crucial. He had to personally watch over him until a satisfactory result appeared, only then would he be at ease.
Half a day later.
Ryun quietly arrived at the smoke filled battlefield on the border of the Land of Fire and Land of Earth.
He had not alerted anyone to his arrival here. Even his own presence was deliberately restrained and concealed. Without gods or ghosts knowing, he had secretly followed behind Team Minato from a great distance.
"Sure enough, there is a White Zetsu watching Uchiha Obito."
As soon as he got close to this ninja team, Ryun sensed a White Zetsu hiding inside a tree through his Sage perception.
These guys' methods for concealing their presence were extremely skilled. From a few hundred meters away, even Minato, a Kage level powerhouse, could not sense their existence.
Unfortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Ryun's Sage perception had been honed to its peak. He could monitor Uchiha Obito and also keep track of the White Zetsu without alerting anyone.
"I wonder if that guy has awakened his Two Tomoe Sharingan yet."
Uchiha Obito's eyes were currently black. Plus, neither of Kakashi's eyes showed any problems. So Ryun was not sure if Obito had awakened his Sharingan.
In the original, Kakashi accidentally had one eye slashed by an invisible enemy. After that, Uchiha Obito angrily awakened his Two Tomoe Sharingan, saw through the invisibility, and killed the enemy.
Here, Kakashi's eyes were fine. So Ryun could not immediately tell if Uchiha Obito had awakened his eyes.
In this world, Kakashi had his Hokage father by his side, teaching and guiding him. His strength was significantly greater than his counterpart in the original at this time. Right now, he clearly already had the strength of an Elite Jonin.
After a day of covert observation, Ryun quickly discovered that Uchiha Obito had indeed awakened his Sharingan.
And it was still the Two Tomoe Sharingan.
The war between the Land of Fire and Land of Earth was extremely intense. The missions assigned to Team Minato were all very high risk. After multiple heart stopping life or death battles, any normal Uchiha would awaken their eyes in combat. Even Obito was no exception.
"Good. It seems my plan can be implemented."
Ryun watched the battling Uchiha Obito with excitement.
For the next several days, Ryun could not find a suitable opportunity to make his move on Uchiha Obito. He did not want to alert everyone in Team Minato, nor did he want to alert the White Zetsu hiding in the shadows. So he could only patiently wait quietly for an opportunity.
Finally, one day, half a month later, Uchiha Obito was injured in the leg during a mission. The bone in his calf was cracked. So he was forced to return to the ninja army camp to recuperate for a while, temporarily unable to go on missions with Team Minato. This also provided Ryun with a perfect opportunity to strike.
That day, a female medical ninja, carrying a medical kit, swaggered into the tent where Obito was staying.
"Big sister nurse, you are here."
Obito recognized this medical ninja. She was the nurse responsible for periodically changing the dressing on his leg injury. She was quite good looking. Obito felt she was only a little less beautiful than Rin.
"Little brother Obito, big sister is here to change your dressing." The nurse sister wore a soft, beautiful smile, causing Obito to stare dumbfounded for a moment.
'No, how can I think another girl is good looking. I cannot betray Rin.' Uchiha Obito thought this, but his eyes never left the nurse sister for more than a second.
"Why do you keep looking at me like that? It makes me shy. Close your eyes."
The nurse sister gave a shy smile. The little country pup had never seen a girl use such an adorable, shy expression on him, and her tone was so...
'Big sister nurse is acting very strange today. Could it be. Could it be she really has taken a liking to me.'
Uchiha Obito thought this secretly, and the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
'Oh no, oh no, should I accept big sister's affection? I really cannot betray Rin.'
'But I also cannot betray such a kind and lovely nurse sister. Even if she is two or three years older than Rin and me.'
A simple sentence from the nurse sister made Uchiha Obito's face turn completely red, and deep in his heart, a fierce internal struggle began.
"Be good, close your eyes."
The nurse sister brought her face close to Uchiha Obito's. The young country pup instantly closed his eyes in shyness.
'She. She told me to close my eyes. Could it be. Could it be she wants to kiss me? Oh no, oh no, I am really going to betray Rin.'
Thinking this, Uchiha Obito made no move to open his eyes. He even subconsciously pursed his lips slightly.
Just as Obito was lost in his delusion, a cold palm gently patted his forehead. The next moment, all complex thoughts in Uchiha Obito's mind were cut off, and he completely lost consciousness.
The 'nurse sister's' position conveniently blocked the line of sight of the distant White Zetsu. As he crooked his index finger, the tent flap at the entrance quietly fell down. The White Zetsu could no longer see the specific situation inside the tent.
It was not very concerned about temporarily not seeing inside. It could not maintain a 24 hour uninterrupted watch on Uchiha Obito anyway. That medical ninja did not seem dangerous in its view, so it would not risk entering the tent to check.
The White Zetsu outside was just an ordinary one. Surveillance duty did not require the Spiral White Zetsu to appear personally.
"Obito. Lend me your eye socket."
The 'nurse sister' smiled, fingers gently prying open Uchiha Obito's eyelid.