[Uzumaki Naruto (Adult): “Well…
I can personally guarantee that Lord Madara didn’t get a hole punched through his chest.”**
[Black Zetsu: “See?
I told you!
Lord Madara is number one!”
[Uchiha Obito: “Lord Madara, you’re amazing!!!”**
[Madara Uchiha: “Mm.
You two keep up the good work.”
Boruto Era
Reading the messages scrolling through the chat, Naruto nearly burst out laughing.
“Hahaha!
Sasuke, look at what they’re saying!”
Clutching his stomach, Naruto laughed so hard that tears formed in his eyes.
“If this system allowed people to reveal the future, then they’d all be…
Hahaha!”
Standing beside him, Sasuke looked at him with utter disdain.
[Sasuke Uchiha (Adult): “Loser…
you’re as childish as ever.”**
(Author’s Note: Characters from the Boruto era are merely spectators.
They cannot participate in quizzes or reveal future events.)
…
The video continued.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion of water erupted from the distant forest, sending countless droplets flying through the trees.
“So it wasn’t rain after all…”
Crouching atop a treetop, Obito fixed his gaze on the distant battlefield, his expression instantly turning wary.
“My companion just reported in.
They’re over there!”
Zetsu pointed into the distance.
“Let’s go!”
Obito nodded.
Dark clouds gradually swallowed the evening glow as time slipped away.
His heart pounded with anxiety as he raced from branch to branch.
The scenery ahead blurred.
Suddenly—
Obito clutched his eye in agony.
A new image flooded into his mind.
A young girl…
Blood spilling from her lips…
Looking at him with despair.
“W-What’s happening?!”
Shaking his head frantically, Obito pushed himself even faster.
The landscape blurred past him.
Rain mixed with tears as it streamed down his face.
Rustle!
He tore through a patch of bushes—
Only to witness a scene that plunged him into absolute despair.
Kakashi’s Lightning Blade had pierced straight through Rin’s chest.
“…Kakashi…”
Rin looked at the boy before her with hopeless eyes.
Through Kakashi’s Sharingan, that horrifying sight was transmitted directly into Obito’s mind.
The pain of the two boys became one.
Their faces overlapped.
The world around them seemed to distort.
Cough!
Rin spat out another mouthful of blood and staggered backward.
Instinctively, Kakashi caught her—
Only to grit his teeth in anguish before resolutely pulling the Lightning Blade free.
Slash!
Blood burst forth.
A splitting pain exploded inside Kakashi’s head as an eerie ringing filled the air.
Everything became surreal.
Thud.
The girl collapsed.
Kakashi stumbled backward.
In the distance, Obito witnessed every moment.
Everything Kakashi saw flowed directly into his own consciousness.
Drip…
Drip…
Before anyone realized it—
A torrential downpour engulfed the battlefield.
The last rays of sunlight vanished behind heavy storm clouds.
Darkness descended.
“Damn it!
He succeeded!”
An Iwagakure jōnin shouted anxiously.
“We worked so hard to obtain her!”
Another jōnin clenched his teeth in frustration.
Obito lowered his head.
His breathing became ragged.
He refused to believe it.
He couldn’t accept it.
Why…?
Why did it end up like this…?
Minato-sensei…
Where were you when this happened?!
“…Rin.”
Obito slowly raised his head.
The spiral-shaped White Zetsu still covered his face.
His right Sharingan spun violently.
At the same time, Kakashi’s left eye mirrored its movement.
One tomoe…
Two tomoe…
Three tomoe…
Until both eyes transformed into an intricate new pattern.
Boom!
Blood vessels bulged across Obito’s eye.
Overwhelmed by the immense surge of Chakra, Kakashi collapsed to the ground.
Obito looked up into the storm-filled sky.
Rain mercilessly drenched his body.
As though heaven itself mocked the boy’s innocence…
Mocked his tragedy…
Then—
He let out a heart-rending roar.
A scream that seemed determined to announce his birth—
And his vengeance—
To the entire world.
“AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!”
The surrounding Kirigakure ANBU and jōnin all turned toward the sound.
Obito staggered forward.
Several wooden branches suddenly sprouted from his back.
“Who is that?!”
One ANBU immediately became alert.
“Reinforcements?”
“Idiot!
It’s only one person!”
The surrounding ANBU all drew their weapons.
[Rasa (Fourth Kazekage): “I’m curious…
Can this kid really defeat all those ANBU?”
[A (Fourth Raikage): “Hard to say.
Obito is only a Chūnin, after all.”
[Nohara Rin: “Obito, run!
Don’t worry about me!”
[Uchiha Izuna: “Hmph!
Such short-sighted fools!”
“Obito has just awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Prepare yourselves to witness the true power of the Uchiha Clan!”
[Ōnoki: “I’m curious…
What exactly is the ability of Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan?”**
The footage continued.
Several ANBU swiftly pulled shuriken from their pouches and hurled them at Obito.
He remained standing perfectly still.
“I won’t accept this…”
His voice was hollow.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The shuriken should have struck him.
Instead—
They passed straight through his body before embedding themselves into the trees behind him.
Everyone froze.
The masked boy staggered forward.
“…This can’t be real.”
“W-What just happened?!”
The Kirigakure ANBU’s pupils contracted.
“He dodged them?”
Another ANBU looked equally bewildered.
“I WON’T ACCEPT IT!!!”
Obito roared toward the heavens as rain poured over him.
Boom!
He slammed one foot into the ground.
Mud exploded into the air.
The raging wind and rain seemed to swirl around him like a storm.
The scenery blurred.
Obito charged forward in fury.
“Don’t underestimate the Bloody Mist Village!”
One ANBU drew his blade and slashed at Obito.
Obito simply drove his arm into the man’s abdomen.
Crunch!
His arm suddenly transformed.
Wood burst from within it.
Several thick branches impaled the ANBU’s body.
The wood twisted and expanded wildly, erupting through his flesh before skewering several nearby jōnin as well.
Splurt!
Blood splashed across Obito’s face.
He stepped back, snapped off a thick wooden root protruding from his arm, and looked down coldly at the wounded jōnin.
The Kirigakure jōnin scrambled backward like frightened spiders, terror filling their eyes.
Just as Obito raised the sharpened root to finish him—
Three piercing sounds echoed overhead.
Three ANBU descended from above with blades aimed straight at him.
“Die!”
Obito’s right eye spun.
Whoosh!
All three swords passed harmlessly through his body—
Instead striking the jōnin lying beneath him.
The unfortunate jōnin screamed in agony.
“It…
it went right through him?!”
The ANBU’s eyes widened in shock.
Before they could react—
Obito leapt into the air, spun once, and snapped all three of their necks.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Bodies continued falling throughout the battlefield.
“W-What kind of technique is this…?”
One ANBU’s voice trembled.
“Forget him!
Retrieve that woman’s body first!”
Another jōnin shouted urgently.
“We absolutely can’t let the enemy take possession of the girl’s corpse!”
Hearing those words, Obito saw several shinobi rushing toward Rin’s body.
He bent his knees.
Boom!
He vanished like an arrow released from its bow.
Every Kirigakure shinobi who tried to cut him down watched their attacks pass harmlessly through him.
“He really can become intangible!”
Breaking through their encirclement, Obito snapped off another wooden branch from his own body and hurled it.
Thud!
It struck a jōnin squarely, sending him flying.
The moment he crashed to the ground—
Obito rapidly formed hand seals.
Wood erupted from inside the man’s body, growing uncontrollably.
“So he instinctively used Wood Release…”
Zetsu watched in visible surprise.
“Obito…”
“I finally understand why Lord Madara chose you.”
The terrified expression on the jōnin’s face reflected in Obito’s eyes.
Boom!
Boom!
Obito smashed the man’s waist with overwhelming force before slamming him into the ground.
[Tobirama Senju: “So…
this is the power of Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan…”
[Kurotsuchi: “Why did Obito suddenly become so ridiculously strong???”
[Kirigakure Jōnin: “!
I’d like to know too!
I was lying on the ground, and my own three teammates ended up stabbing me to death!!!”**
[Kirigakure ANBU: “…”