The chat was boiling over.
Everyone was spitting venom at Obito.
Behind his desk in the Hokage Office, Naruto rubbed his temples — he couldn't take it anymore.
[Naruto (Adult)]: "Cough, cough… okay, mild spoiler — later on, Uncle Obito does become the savior of the world!"
Silence.
Total, stunned silence.
The entire ninja world stared at the chat in disbelief.
This guy?!
The same man who caused wars, massacres, and the Nine-Tails attack? Savior?
[Boruto]: "Yeah right, as if! The old man lies more than Konohamaru's training schedule."
[Iwabe]: "Not buying it either."
[Mitsuki]: "If Boruto doesn't believe it, I don't believe it."
[Sarada]: "Then I do believe it — because it's the Seventh Hokage's word."
[Madara]: "Savior? Obito? Did I miss a memo?"
[Tobirama]: "Hah! As if that fool could redeem himself."
[Hashirama]: "Now, now, little brother — Naruto wouldn't lie. Maybe Obito really does find the light later!"
[Uchiha Setsuna]: "If Obito becomes a savior, I'll go make out with a ceiling fan on high speed!"
[Hyūga Daisuke]: "Then I'll go hug a tree… violently!"
Years later—
Itachi Uchiha was dead.
Killed by his brother's own hand.
And somewhere deep underground, the mask began to crack.
Obito heard the news, and for a moment, his calm façade… split.
A grin twitched at the edge of his mouth — then widened into something unholy.
At last…
The cautious act was over.
He had only pretended to be a fool this long because of one person — Itachi.
The man's eyes could see through everything.
Even masks.
"Finally…" Obito whispered, trembling with excitement. "Finally, that meddlesome genius is gone."
From a branch above, White Zetsu peered nervously.
"L-Lord Obito, what do we do now?"
"Do?" Obito chuckled, his voice dropping low — gravelly, cruel. "We stop pretending."
He leapt down from the tree, laughing wildly.
Then — with one motion — his tone changed.
Calm vanished. The air thickened with killing intent.
"Enough games. The world is mine to rewrite."
The voice was no longer that of the goofy clown in a mask…
It was that of a king descending into madness.
The viewers froze.
[Naruto]: "That… that's not the same Obito I knew."
[Kakashi]: "No. That's the Obito who died with Rin."
The Meeting in the Rain
Obito stepped into the storm — lightning bleeding into black clouds.
Rain hammered the scorched earth as he looked around at the remains of Amaterasu still burning.
"Heh. Even in death, Itachi plans ahead."
Black flames danced around him.
He smirked. "So, this is your parting gift, huh?"
[Mei]: "He's actually scared of Itachi?!"
[Chōjūrō]: "Well… would you want to fight him?"
[Darui]: "Man's got a point. Itachi's genjutsu alone could ruin anyone's week."
[Jiraiya]: "Healthy Itachi could've ended this war before lunch."
Somewhere nearby, Sasuke awoke in a cave.
His eyes blinked open — and there he was: Obito.
Standing tall, face hidden, drenched in the dim red glow of eternal fire.
Kakashi, watching from the sky projection, suddenly felt a nosebleed drip.
He quickly turned away.
[Sakura]: "Kakashi-sensei?! Are you okay?!"
[Kakashi]: "Ahaha… heatstroke. Yeah. That's it. Just gonna grab an iced tea."
[Obito]: "Foolish Kakashi. I know you're watching me."
[Kakashi]: "…"
[Darui]: "Here we go again… Konoha's bond problems."
[Sakumo Hatake]: "Son, please…"
Sasuke met Obito's gaze — and the moment their eyes aligned, black fire erupted across Obito's shoulder.
Itachi's Amaterasu, still programmed to activate upon seeing Sasuke's eyes!
Obito hissed, retreating into the shadows, his skin burning —
until he snapped reality itself with Izanagi, rewriting his fate in one breath.
"Even dead, you're annoying, Itachi," he growled. "But fine… I'll use your brother instead."
He reappeared beside Sasuke, his voice soft, dripping poison.
"You want to know the truth? About your brother… and Konoha?"
And so he began weaving lies.
Half-truths laced with venom.
Every word crafted to twist Sasuke's grief into hatred.
[Sasuke]: "This… this can't be…"
[Kaguya]: "Heh. Mortals and their soap operas."
[Jiraiya]: "He's manipulating the boy! It's all lies!"
"Your brother killed the clan for Konoha's peace," Obito whispered.
"He lived his life protecting you from the shadows.
But the village? The elders? They used him.
They destroyed everything you loved."
Sasuke's pupils quivered.
His breathing hitched.
"Why… why only me?"
[Obito]: "Ask yourself that. Why did he leave you alive?"
The chat exploded.
[Sasuke]: "So it's true…"
[Itachi]: "It was… I never wanted you to know."
[Shisui]: "You carried too much, Itachi."
[Boruto]: "Man… Sasuke-sensei really had it rough."
[Momoshiki]: "He'll have it rougher. Just wait."
[Iwabe]: "Bro, you don't even go here."
Obito smirked in the shadows.
Like his old mentor, Madara, he was a master of emotional warfare.
One carefully placed truth, one twisted sentence — and Sasuke's world collapsed.
The young Uchiha clenched his fists.
If the village wronged my brother… then the village must pay.
And thus was born the team Taka,
with a single goal—Destroy Konoha.
[Sarada]: "No wonder Dad's got built-in scam detection now…"
[Boruto]: "Poor guy. He's been manipulated since middle school!"
Time passed.
While Sasuke fought Obito's wars, the masked man moved in shadows,
building armies, puppeteering Akatsuki,
until the day he chose to step into the light.
The Day the King Descended
The Five Kage Summit — peaceful, dignified, orderly.
Until the air above the hall warped.
A spiral of darkness opened, and Obito emerged, cloak fluttering, eyes glowing like twin crimson storms.
The room trembled.
Even the Raikage's muscles tensed.
[Obito]: "Enough talk. I'm declaring war… on the entire world."
[Hashirama]: "Wait, WHAT?!"
[Tobirama]: "Told you — Uchiha!"
[Darui]: "Man didn't just drop the mic. He dropped a whole war."
[Boruto]: "So this is it… the Fourth Great Ninja War!"
The sky rumbled above.
Lightning split the heavens.
And there stood Obito — no longer the fool, no longer the mask.
Just a man with nothing left but rage and vision.
The King of Shadows, fallen and furious.
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