Chapter 320: Obito Falls Into Madness
Before he could even gather his thoughts,
he heard Rin's shy and serious voice.
"We've already signed a contract."
"Live and die together."
"A Rin who only cooks and cleans for you…"
"Can't satisfy you."
Each word stabbed into Obito's ears like a knife, making his head ring.
"What does she mean she can't satisfy Kakashi?"
Obito opened his mouth, wanting to shout,
but his throat locked up from the violent wave of emotion—he couldn't make a sound.
Could it be…
his Rin was already married to Kakashi?
No!
He couldn't suppress the fury and heartbreak. Even his chakra burst out with it.
Obito clung to the wall like a shadowy parasite peeping on someone else's happiness.
His fingers dug into the stone, leaving gouged claw marks.
He was the one who loved Rin.
Back when she was kidnapped, it was Kakashi who wanted to abandon her.
He had been the first!
Just on the other side of the wall—
Rin and Kakashi both sensed the unfamiliar chakra. Instantly alert, they leapt to the rooftop.
"Akatsuki?"
Kakashi frowned, his eyes sharp as he focused on the source of the chakra.
Wearing the signature red cloud cloak and a swirling mask,
Obito remained unrecognized.
"You dare infiltrate Konoha? Here to steal intel?"
Kakashi raised his hand,
gripping Rin's soft palm. Through their Hunter Contract, a surge of lightning surged into her Thunder Seed.
This was his Thunder Hunter ability,
capable of instantly empowering his contracted partner.
To Obito, already on the verge of collapse,
this was the final straw.
"Steal intel…"
"Yeah… I'm here to steal intel!!"
He gripped his mask with shaking hands and let out a hoarse roar.
The tomoe in his eyes spun wildly,
twisting into the shape of a Mangekyō Sharingan.
So intense was the chakra of Kamui
that his tears evaporated instantly,
unable to collect in his eyes.
Kamui cannot hide my tears!
Kakashi, you bastard!
You killed the Rin I loved—now you dare shamelessly claim her as your own?!
His searing, wrathful, devastated eyes locked onto Rin.
"Akatsuki? Never heard of it. Must be an enemy,"
Rin said with a furrowed brow.
There was something oddly familiar about the masked man…
but she couldn't place it.
Still, if he was a threat to Konoha, she wouldn't hesitate.
That cold, unfamiliar look in Rin's eyes—
it made Obito feel like his heart stopped beating.
Why?
Why are you looking at me like that, Rin?
Why don't you resist when Kakashi holds your hand?!
Die, Kakashi!
Consumed by madness, Obito lunged at Kakashi with a heavy iron chain, aiming for his throat.
CLANG!
The chain was intercepted by a glowing bow charged with lightning.
Hunters typically carried bows—used to hunt wild beasts in the mountains.
But the Thunder Hunter's bow was far more powerful.
It could even slay Hellhounds.
After several exchanges—
Kakashi frowned slightly.
His killing blow had passed right through the enemy.
No… not dodged.
Phased.
A space-time ability?
With the Reincarnation Game, ninja abilities had grown wildly unpredictable.
But even space-based powers had counters.
"Lightning Arrow!"
Kakashi kicked away the rabid, beast-like masked man and widened the gap between them.
Drawing his bow, he released a blue lightning-infused arrow.
It sliced through the air like thunder, rippling space around it.
"You're still a loser, even as a player!"
Obito laughed coldly.
With Kamui's phasing, his body slipped into another dimension—
immune to all attacks.
But when he glanced at Rin, who was looking worriedly at Kakashi—
his rage exploded again.
Rin!
Do you even realize what I've sacrificed for you?!
I betrayed Konoha, destroyed the village, killed our teacher—
All to create a world with you in it!
BOOM!
Massive trees erupted from the ground like tentacles, lashing at Kakashi.
The lightning arrow had phased through him…
or so Obito thought.
Suddenly, his body spasmed.
Pain.
His whole body went numb.
"What…? I phased into the other dimension…"
His hands trembled. The wood release had been cut off.
Though he'd evaded the lightning physically,
the arrow's charged energy had pierced space itself—
part of it leaked into Kamui's dimension, paralyzing him.
"Now!"
Kakashi drew the short blade at his waist and appeared beside Obito in a flash.
The Thunder Hunter wasn't built for melee—
but right now, Obito was just a trapped mutt in an electrified net.
And hunters were good at skinning trapped prey.
His blade shimmered with electricity—
and slashed straight through Obito's mask.
"No face?"
Kakashi had wanted to see who it was,
but Obito had used his last bit of strength to phase his head away.
"I couldn't get a clear look… just some scorched, wrinkled skin… like burn scars?"
Rin's voice was tense as she reported what she'd caught.
She saw my disfigured face?
Obito's panic soared.
His body shook with shame and fury.
But Kakashi had already bound him with lightning chains,
pouring current into him continuously.
SLASH!
The blade tore open Obito's cloak. Blood spurted.
The wound was deep—almost splitting him in half.
In the final moment,
Obito tapped into all the power of Hashirama's cells,
phasing the rest of his body into the other dimension.
Kakashi… I'll kill you!
Barely alive, he gasped violently. Blood and broken bits of organs spilled from his mouth.
He fumbled for two healing potions—
but had no strength to hold them. They fell, spilling across the ground.
He crawled forward,
licking the spilled medicine off the floor.
I'll make you pay—tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold, Kakashi!
Not until he escaped the Land of Hot Springs did he finally catch his breath.
His eyes were cold now.
Even the tenderness he once felt at the memory of Rin was gone.
That's not Rin.
She's just a brainwashed puppet of Kakashi!
Lord Madara was right. This world is wrong!
I'm the one who gave up everything for Rin—
yet all she sees is Kakashi!
This world is utterly insane!
The Eye of the Moon Plan…
I'll create the true world.
A world with Rin… untouched by Kakashi's lies.
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