Chapter 141: Beg Me
Obito had completely crashed.
He knelt there, clutching Rin's body tightly in both arms, constantly trying to cover the massive wound in her chest with his hands.
But no matter what he did, blood continued gushing from the wound, carrying away Rin's life force bit by bit.
Obito wailed in despair, bloody tears rolling from both eyes.
Rin struggled to raise her hand, wanting to wipe the bloody tears from Obito's eyes, but her strength had completely failed her. She opened her mouth as if wanting to comfort Obito, but only fresh blood poured out.
Seeing Obito in such desperate helplessness, Yasushi laughed even more happily, his expression growing increasingly twisted.
"Do you know, Obito?"
"When I used Reanimation to summon people from Konoha, I collected biological information from many, many people."
"I was thinking then—how should I prepare a big gift for you? And how could I make you voluntarily jump right in?"
Yasushi circled around Obito, smiling broadly as he explained his plan in detail.
"Obito, you know what?"
"This plan almost failed several times."
"I used Sharingan genjutsu to control Rin. The reason I kept Rin following so closely beside me, no matter where I went—her purpose was to maintain that genjutsu's existence constantly."
"But genjutsu has its inherent limitations. Pain stimulates the subject, easily waking them from the illusion."
"So I had Yashiro and the others guard Rin closely the whole time—not because I feared others would hurt her, but because I feared others might accidentally dispel the Sharingan genjutsu."
"Your pollen spores earlier almost broke my genjutsu."
"Fortunately you warned me early enough, letting me discover it in time, so I could maintain the illusion."
"You thought I was treating her, but actually I was reinforcing the genjutsu."
"Of course, some treatment was necessary too. She couldn't die easily at my hands."
"Obito, you know what?"
"When I watched you relentlessly ravaging Rin's body with poison pollen spores while brazenly talking about making me feel pain—do you know how hard I had to struggle not to laugh?"
"I had no choice but to keep my face rigid, terrified I'd laugh out loud."
"What did you say back then?"
Yasushi tilted his head, frowning as he thought carefully.
"Oh right!"
He slapped his left fist into his right palm, pointing at Obito.
"'Enduring the agony of poison pollen corroding the body on one hand, while tolerating the itching from rapidly regenerating cells on the other—that sensation, tsk tsk...'"
"Those were your exact words, right?"
"Hahahaha... That was absolutely perfect!"
Yasushi laughed maniacally for a while, laughing until tears nearly came to his eyes before sighing and praising Obito:
"Originally, when Nagato suddenly interrupted today, I was very disappointed."
"I was thinking I'd have to find another opportunity for you later. But then?"
"Hehe... You jumped right in yourself!"
"Hahahaha... Obito, this wasn't a script I wrote for you—it was your own choice!"
"Everything was your own decision!"
"You can't blame anyone else this time!"
"This time, the person who killed Rin isn't Kakashi—it's you, Uchiha Obito!"
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH—"
Obito clutched his head like a madman, his anguished screams shaking heaven and earth. His entire being looked utterly broken.
Seeing the chakra fluctuations around Obito growing increasingly violent, his entire aura becoming more and more deathly—like someone about to die completely—Yasushi gleefully poured more fuel on the fire.
He put the back of his hand to his mouth, leaned close to Obito's ear, and whispered mysteriously:
"Hey, Obito, you seem to have forgotten—my ocular ability is healing!"
"Even though Rin looks completely broken right now, as long as she's not dead, I can save her!"
With that, Yasushi voluntarily placed his hand on Rin's body, activating Yang Release and healing her injuries just a tiny bit.
"Cough cough..."
Rin coughed a few times and spat out more blood. Her breath that had nearly stopped immediately resumed slightly, going from death's door to half-dead.
"So, Obito, now it's up to you. Do you want to save Rin or not?"
"If you want to save Rin, well then, hehe..."
Yasushi laughed sinisterly, bringing his face close to Obito's and baring his teeth in an utterly infuriating expression.
"Obito, come on. Beg me!"
"RIN!!!"
Seeing Rin resume breathing, Obito felt joy at first, but immediately followed by horror.
Because Rin's injuries were still fatal. Recovering this tiny bit only made her suffering last longer—she would still die in the end.
And if he wanted to prevent Rin's death, the only person here who could save her was Yasushi.
So then—should he beg Yasushi?
If he begged Yasushi, would Yasushi save Rin?
Or did Yasushi just want to toy with him for a while, and after having his fun, would still kill Rin anyway?
In an instant, hundreds of thoughts flashed through Obito's mind, making him hesitate.
For the first time, he regretted separating from Zetsu. If Zetsu were here, he could completely use White Zetsu's body to patch up Rin's wound.
But now...
Yasushi didn't rush him at all. Instead, he smiled cheerfully from the side and suggested:
"Hey, Obito, you said it yourself—this world is false, meaningless. You've already despaired of this world."
"So what are you hesitating for?"
"Come on, Obito. Kill Rin with one stroke, then continue building your illusory world."
"The Moon's Eye Plan—such a wonderful thing. How can it just collapse halfway?"
"Let's kill to prove our conviction right now. Let this woman who disturbs your heart disappear completely from the world."
"Don't worry. As long as you kill Rin, I absolutely won't revive her again next time."
"Oh right, you also said that only the living Rin is Rin—the dead Rin is a fake."
"Perfect! Now you can completely treat her as a fake!"
"See? When you think of it that way, doesn't it remove any psychological burden about killing her?"
Seeing Obito's appearance of difficult choice, Yasushi simply reached out, grabbed Obito's hand, shoved a knife into it, gripped his hand, and thrust it toward Rin's body.
"No, don't!"
Obito screamed in panic, his body retreating desperately like a frightened little girl. His hand frantically pulled back, terrified of accidentally stabbing the knife into Rin's body.
But how could such a helpful good person as Yasushi let him retreat easily?
Immediately, Yasushi gripped his hand tightly, forcefully pushing forward, absolutely determined to make him achieve the "kill to prove conviction" accomplishment.