Uchiha Yasuo wore a face full of regret at not having achieved what he wished, while Obito's expression was already turning pale. But since he had a mask covering him, outsiders could not see it.
The Rinkaichū were completely beyond anyone's control, and the moment they landed they began scurrying everywhere.
The swarm let out a dense buzzing sound that made one's teeth ache, flickering with a purple ghostly glow, and wherever they passed, even the ground was corroded into fine small holes.
Uchiha Yasuo had no choice but to use the medicinal-herb gourd to draw some of the swarm back.
But he did not completely draw them all in. When the swarm was about to be unable to keep Obito covered, he then manipulated the medicinal-herb gourd to spit the swarm out a little again.
The tide of insects surged and rose like silk ribbons under his precise control, always maintaining a dangerous critical point, keeping Obito's figure fully covered.
So long as the time of Obito's Kamui ended, the instant his body released its phasing, these insects would immediately pounce and bite wildly.
He did not need to devour him entirely. Even a trace of contamination would make Obito suffer a huge loss.
This time Obito was sitting on wax.
He actually still had other means he could use, such as Kamui attacks, Wood Release, and so on; they were also powerful and not necessarily weaker than Yasuo.
But he had long grown accustomed to using his phasing state to bully the weak, subconsciously employing this method in every battle.
This reliance on past experiences had let him go undefeated everywhere, but at this moment it instead became the fatal shackle binding him.
In the shinobi world, battles were battles of information. Once the information was found out by the opponent, no matter how powerful the ninjutsu was, there would always be ways to counter it.
Uchiha Yasuo had seized precisely this point, and following the plan laid out this fatal insect formation.
Just one move apart, Obito was suppressed by Uchiha Yasuo.
If he wanted to change moves now, he would first have to exit his phasing state, and then he would be swallowed by the Rinkaichū.
This was an unsolvable death loop. Phasing was originally perfect defense, yet at this moment it had become the most gorgeous prison.
Obito hurriedly retreated, but when he retreated, Yasuo advanced, constantly preventing him from escaping the swarm's coverage.
"All right, stop it, all of you!" Pain finally rushed over and shouted angrily, "I said before that internal fighting is forbidden within the organization. Did you not take my words seriously?"
"Leader, it was Obito who came to kill me!" Uchiha Yasuo, while controlling the swarm to swallow and spit, raised his hand to lodge a complaint. "Look, the location where the battle started was inside my residence. It was Obito who came killing his way to my door!"
Pain swept his gaze around and discovered that this was indeed the case, and his anger grew even stronger in his heart.
"Obito, if you do not want to cooperate with the Akatsuki organization, then hurry up and get lost, and do not make trouble here at random!"
The Rinnegan glinted with a cold light in the shadows, and Pain slightly raised his hand. His black cloak with red clouds rustled in the wind, with the air of being ready to strike at any moment.
Having lost the legendary aura of Uchiha Madara, the trifling Uchiha Obito could no longer make Nagato look at him with any respect.
Especially now that the drawbacks of Obito's phasing had been exposed by Yasuo, Obito's position in Pain's heart had fallen again and again, and there was no longer any need to be polite to him.
If Obito still did not know his place, Pain did not mind personally taking action and cleaning him up.
Obito's face was bulging with veins, and the Sharingan under the mask spun wildly. A wave of humiliation once again surged up in his heart.
It had already been many years since anyone had looked down on him!
He almost wanted to simply fling his sleeve and leave, but White Zetsu hurriedly reminded him in secret that everything had to be focused on the bigger picture and that he could not lose the greater for the lesser.
After Obito had remained silent for quite a while, he finally spoke in a muffled voice: "Forget it. In the end, our plan is still somewhat more important."
"In this matter, I was impulsive. From now on, I will not come looking for trouble with this brat again."
"But after the plan succeeds, I will not let him off."
"Hehe..." Uchiha Yasuo let out a strange laugh at Obito, shouting with his face full of provocation, "You won't let me off, and I won't let you off either!"
"I will make you live inside hell!"
"Hehe..." Obito let out a cold laugh and turned to leave, leaving behind only one extremely repressed sentence: "I am already inside hell."
This time Yasuo did not stop him, but instead drew the entire swarm back and shouted at his departing back: "Then I'll show you what real hell is."
Although he had not been able to abolish Obito's Kamui space as he wished, the relevant information had already been leaked.
With Itachi acting as a turncoat, there was no fear that the outside world would not know.
The good days in which Obito had relied on the Kamui space to overwhelm all enemies would, from this day on, never return again!
Uchiha Yasuo followed Konan with a cheerful smile, found another room, and slept soundly and steadily.
He could finally rest.
He could rest, but over in Konohagakure there was no way to rest.
Minato's sudden return, as well as the information he had brought back, made the entire Konohagakure explode.
"What? The Rinnegan?" The Third Hokage had his smoking pipe fall onto the desk in surprise.
"That's right." Minato's brows were tightly furrowed, his tone heavy. "I am very certain that those are the eyes said to have been possessed by the legendary Sage of Six Paths."
"And the dojutsu of that Rinnegan is also extremely powerful. Whether it is gravity control or sealing Tailed Beasts, it can be said to be extremely comprehensive, with no blind spots in its usage."
"Although it has the weakness of a cooldown time, there is only a five-second interval, so it is very hard for ordinary people to seize an opportunity."
"And the worst part is, the two villages have already clashed, and I fear war is unavoidable."
The Third Hokage took several puffs of smoke and sighed: "This truly is a turbulent time!"
"It was only with great difficulty that we reached a peace agreement with Kumogakure and Iwagakure. How long has it even been since peace, and we have to fight again!"
"Sigh, if we can avoid fighting, it's best not to fight!"
"Minato, is it really impossible to negotiate?"
Minato shook his head and said: "I fear it will be very difficult."
"Especially those Uchiha twin rogue shinobi. They seem extremely hostile toward the village."
"Susanoo, this thing that only existed in legends, must have extremely harsh conditions for activation."
"The village should have a proper talk with Clan Head Fugaku, to see what is going on. At least clarify the information and figure out their weaknesses."
"Fugaku..." The Third Hokage's expression stiffened, and he could not speak.
Minato was actually quite perceptive. The moment he saw the Third's expression, he knew there was a problem, and directly asked: "Did something happen to Clan Head Fugaku?"
"Could it be that he was assassinated by the rogue shinobi?"
"Uh... cough, cough..." The Third dry-coughed twice and awkwardly said, "The situation is rather complicated..."
"The Uchiha clan, because they intended to rebel, has already been wiped out by the village."
"What?" This time it was Minato's turn to be shocked.
"The Uchiha clan would rebel?"
"And was exterminated?"
"Third Hokage-sama, are you joking?"
The two of them stared at each other, speechless.
Minato had been the Hokage, and the Third knew that lies could not fool him, but he also could not speak the whole truth, so he could only let his gaze wander and say nothing.
After a long while, facing Minato's angry gaze, the Third finally bit down on his pipe again, lowered his head, and mumbled: "It was all Danzo acting recklessly. I have already punished him."
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