Konoha.
Ninja Academy.
Observation Deck.
Naruto watched the screen.
His eyes instantly welled up.
What is going on?!
What exactly is being shown on this screen?!
What death? What loneliness?
How could he be afraid of such things!
As he thought, two streaks of tears flowed down his face.
Naruto was broken.
He was broken by Light screen Obito.
Looking at the hellish battlefield on the screen.
For every wooden stake that stood, Naruto felt as if he was pierced as many times.
Riddled with holes.
If the future brought by Light Screen Naruto was like this, why would he trust Naruto so much?
A bloody future on the screen.
Naruto's heart was filled with dissatisfaction.
But he also felt very powerless.
Gradually.
The more he listened to Obito's cruel voice.
The more resolute Naruto's eyes became.
The future predicted by the screen is death, isn't it?
Light screen Obito's complete denial, isn't it?
He had heard such questioning and opposing voices many times.
That scoundrel named Uchiha Obito, Uzumaki Naruto, he remembers you!
Naruto still had a fire burning in his heart.
What Light Screen Naruto couldn't achieve, he absolutely, unequivocally would achieve!
Even if he died in the process.
That's what a Hokage should do, isn't it? Beside him.
Lee was in tears.
Tenten also felt extremely distressed.
If the future truly was like this.
How could the two of them accept it!
Neji, he was still so young, how could he sacrifice himself!
He still had his own obsessions to resolve.
How could he die so easily?
Looking at the "silent" Neji on the screen.
Lee and Tenten couldn't help but recall their experiences as a trio in Might Guy's team.
Along the way.
They had indeed formed a strong bond!
Neji, who appeared cold on the surface, was actually a gentle person deep down!
How could he die as predicted by the screen...
Neji watched himself on the screen fade away.
He felt the distress of those around him.
Especially Lee, Tenten, Naruto, Might Guy, and others.
His feelings at this moment were indescribable.
If his death would cause others to feel reluctant.
Then perhaps death wasn't something to be feared.
He observed.
At the moment Light screen Neji died, the Caged Bird on his forehead disappeared.
Light screen Neji's face also showed a relaxed expression.
Neji knew that his counterpart on the screen had sacrificed himself willingly.
Thinking of this.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with such a future.
His life's pursuit, to escape from fate.
It seemed he had achieved it at the very last moment... Outside Hidden Rain Village.
At the cave entrance.
Obito watched Light screen Obito's inner questioning.
'Death will continue.'
'Your reckless words and ideals will all become lies.'
'This is the result of speaking of ideals and hope.'
'This is reality.'
Hysterical.
Light screen Obito was indeed hysterically questioning Naruto.
He could easily obliterate Naruto.
But he didn't.
He chose to break Naruto's heart.
Obito could understand Light screen Obito's thoughts.
Because of their similarities, because of his understanding.
Such a person with an obsession should not die easily.
Obito was noncommittal about Light screen Obito's actions.
From a planning perspective.
For the Eye of the Moon Plan to succeed, there was no need to do these superfluous things.
But ever since his mask was broken.
Facing Kakashi, facing Naruto.
His memories, his feelings, drove him.
Would Kakashi and Naruto truly "awaken"?
Obito watched Light Screen Naruto's reaction, then the scene of him sinking into pain.
He also wanted to know the answer.
[In the cold Kamui dimension]
[Kakashi held a Chidori, its lightning crackling like a thousand birds]
[Lightning swirled around him]
[His target was Obito, who sat on the ground]
[However, Kakashi hesitated to strike]
"You can't possibly not understand Naruto's feelings."
"You can still turn back, and become your old self again."
[Obito laughed wildly]
[Beneath this frenzied laughter was a deep, dark despair]
"It's precisely because I understand Naruto's thoughts too well that I want to listen to everything he says."
[Obito stared directly at Kakashi with both eyes]
"And then deny all of it."
"And I'll say it again."
"The fact that you feel guilty about me is laughable in itself."
"If you think the reason I started this war was merely because of you and Rin."
"Then you are gravely mistaken."
[After speaking, Obito stood up and walked forward]
[He willingly let the Chidori in Kakashi's hand pierce his heart]
[He leaned close to Kakashi's eyes, looking directly at him as he spoke]
[His voice seemed to come from the depths of an abyss]
"I know everything."
"Rin threw herself onto your Chidori, choosing to die herself."
—
"The old you would surely empathize with Naruto and say the same things."
"And even now, I still believe..."
[Kakashi's words were cut short]
[Obito interrupted him with a shout, "Look closely!"]
[He saw]
[A circular, gaping hole through Obito's chest]
"There's nothing left in my heart."
"Now I can't even feel pain."
"You don't need to feel guilty, Kakashi."
"This hole was torn open by this hellish world."
"Once, my heart held nothing but pain."
"So I abandoned everything."
—
[In a dark world]
[A grayish-white creature was constantly expanding]
[Its expanding body left only half a head]
[Its hair was grayish-white, and one eye was a Rinnegan]
[It was vaguely recognizable as Obito]
"Rin."
[The Ten-Tails tried to break through Obito's entire body]
Becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki isn't something one can simply decide to do.
Just putting one Tailed Beast inside the body is already extremely difficult to control.
Let alone placing the combined form of all Tailed Beasts within one's body to control it.
It's impossible; it would definitely cause one's own consciousness to collapse... [As expected]
[As the Ten-Tails continued to expand]
"Ah!!"
[Obito let out a cry of agony]
[The scream was heartbreaking]
[Like a nightmare of endless suffering in reality]
[The expanding parts continued to spread]
The young Obito, wearing orange goggles.
Introducing himself with youthful exuberance.
'I'm going to be Hokage.'
[The expanding gray creature completely lost its human form]
[Only a single purple Rinnegan remained, struggling bitterly]
"Rin."
[The Rinnegan ultimately filled with tears of pain]
'So, of course, I don't have time for girls.'
'Right, Sensei?'
A group photo of Team Minato.
The spot where young Obito stood was torn away and disappeared.
Obito forgot himself.
[At the center of the Ten-Tails]
[Obito's entire body was connected by dozens of wooden stakes]
[One arm had already been torn off]
[Becoming a severed arm]
[Another cry of agony]
This pain was unrelated to will.
The most abundant pain.
Pain that no human could endure.
[His other arm was constantly being torn by roots]
[Ultimately, it was ripped off alive]
Team Minato's group photo.
The spot where Kakashi stood was torn away and disappeared.
Obito forgot Kakashi.
[A third cry of agony]
[Obito's lower half was torn apart]
The spot where Minato Sensei stood was torn away and disappeared.
Obito forgot Minato Sensei.
Only remained.
Rin's smiling face.
Both hands making peace signs.
A happy pose commonly used for photos.
A beautiful sight.
Or a sight of love.
[Finally]
[Obito's head was also torn off diagonally]
[That red Mangekyo also shattered]
[Tearing apart the last shred of will]
[About to collapse]
Rin in the photo was torn in half.
Her smile was torn in half.
The last bit of beauty was torn in half.
In the very next moment.
All of Rin's memories would vanish from Obito's mind.
Just like "Obito," Kakashi, and Minato before.
He would then become a puppet, a wooden figure without self-awareness... [The girl named Rin]
[Obito's ultimate memory he didn't want to forget]
Controlling the Ten-Tails was indeed almost impossible.
However.
A very small number of individuals possess innate compatibility and acquired mental strength.
Capable of controlling this earth-shattering power.
[Six Paths Obito]
[Clad in the Six Paths Sage's robe, with eight pure black Truth-Seeking Orbs on his back]
[Holding a pure black Six Paths Staff in his right hand]
[He, with his grayish-white hair, had a cold expression]
[Slowly raised his head and said, "It's finally complete."]