I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Obito sat on the stone tablet of the Uchiha clan, showing absolutely no respect for this ancient artifact.

"It seems you're not as useless as the rumors say."

Itachi looked quietly at Obito and said:

"Uchiha… Madara?"

"Or would it be better to call you Uchiha Obito?"

Chapter 548 Judgment

"It seems you've gotten quite a bit of information from that woman, Qianqiu."

Obito shrugged, chuckled, and walked up to Itachi, meeting his gaze.

Itachi's expression was very calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

Chiaki had told himself that, excluding Madara Uchiha, he was the most talented member of the entire Uchiha clan.

Itachi had asked Sasuke out of curiosity if his talent was second, but Chiaki shook his head and told Itachi about someone whose talent was about the same as his.

Uchiha, Obito!

With similar talents, a slightly older age, and a unique background, Obito at this stage completely overwhelmed Itachi in terms of strength.

He truly deserves his extraordinary talent. According to Chiaki, there are no more than five people in the current ninja world who can fight Obito to a standstill; you can count them on one hand.

Even if Itachi were to unleash his full power now, he would at most be an elite Jonin, and without even reaching the Kage level, he couldn't think of any way to deal with Obito in front of him.

In the ninja world, strength is king; without equal strength, there is no equal right to speak.

Standing in front of Obito, Itachi felt uncertain!

"Don't be nervous."

Obito tapped his mask and struck a nonchalant pose at Itachi, saying, "We're both from the Uchiha clan, so you don't need to be afraid I'll eat you."

"...Why don't you take off your mask?"

After a moment of silence, Itachi asked Obito.

Upon hearing Itachi's question, Obito was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I want to take him with me, is that not allowed?"

"You are afraid."

Itachi tentatively spoke to Obito, "Are you afraid that once you take off your mask, you won't be yourself anymore, Obito Uchiha?"

"……very good."

Obito took a deep breath, suppressing his inner rage, and forcefully changed the subject with Itachi, "Let's talk. I think we have something in common."

"First, break my father's illusion."

Itachi realized that Obito seemed interested in him, so he boldly made his next request.

At the same time, Itachi gathered all his chakra, preparing to unseal himself at any moment.

Even though Itachi knew he couldn't beat Obito, he believed he could still escape from him.

The Uchiha Shrine is still within Konoha's territory. As long as he escapes from the Uchiha Shrine, he can receive Konoha's protection.

Within Konoha, Obito wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

Although there are only five ninjas capable of fighting Obito, two of them are from Konoha.

Chiki, Minato.

Chiaki is one thing, but Minato is the real problem. The Flying Thunder God Technique is no joke.

Furthermore, since Minato had already imprinted the Flying Thunder God mark on Obito, as long as Obito was exposed and Minato sensed the Flying Thunder God, he could appear behind Obito in a second and deliver a heavy kidney strike to Obito.

"This matter has nothing to do with your father!"

Obito, suppressing his temper once again, spoke to Itachi.

After experiencing several failures, Obito's mind became more composed, unlike before when he always thought he was the best in the world and wanted to kill indiscriminately.

He has gradually begun to learn to use stratagems and to manipulate people's hearts to achieve his goals.

There's no other way; since we can't just push through head-on, we'll have to resort to some tricks.

“This matter has absolutely nothing to do with my father.”

Itachi had already realized that Obito had designs on him, and his courage grew.

“If you don’t let my father go, this matter is not negotiable.”

"interesting."

Obito narrowed his eyes, his Sharingan peeking out from the single hole in his mask fixed on Itachi. "Are you threatening me?"

"I'm just reminding you."

Itachi looked at Obito coldly. As a genjutsu-type ninja, Obito's genjutsu, which he was not good at, was no match for Itachi.

Even if Itachi didn't unleash his full power or have his Sharingan, Obito still couldn't do anything to him.

"...Okay, very good, you're very good."

Obito stared intently at Itachi for a moment, then clapped his hands. "Fine, I'll let your father go first."

After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and Uchiha Fugaku walked out of the Uchiha Shrine in a daze.

"Well, I've shown you my sincerity, shouldn't you show me yours too?"

Obito spread his hands and spoke to Itachi.

To be honest, Fugaku Uchiha was insignificant to Obito; Itachi was his greatest ally.

As members of the same Uchiha clan and possessing similar extraordinary talents, it would certainly be a good thing if such individuals could be put to our own use!

"Itachi Uchiha greets Lord Madara Uchiha."

Itachi wisely lowered his hand and bowed slightly to Obito.

Obito fiddled with his mask and chuckled, "You're really smart. I'm starting to like you."

He originally wanted to hide his identity, which is why he has been wearing this mask all this time.

A lie, if told thousands of times, becomes the truth.

Even though Chiaki and the others knew that Madara Uchiha was dead and that the guy wearing the mask was Obito Uchiha.

But the public didn't know.

They only believe what they see and what they judge.

Itachi's statement at this moment proves that he is currently on Obito's side.

"Come on, stop hiding your strength. Let me see just how strong the Uchiha who is the only one favored by that woman, Chiaki, really is."

Obito beckoned to Itachi, "I've heard your talent is unparalleled, and you're widely recognized as the number one Uchiha?"

"I'm not convinced. Shall we have a go?"

"I'm not feeling well, can we just have a skills competition instead?"

Itachi did not refuse; instead, he tried to test Obito's strength and obtain information about him through another method.

In terms of raw power, Obito was already at the peak of Kage level and was about to become a Super Kage; this is beyond question.

Besides raw strength, a person's various abilities are all standards for judging the strength of a ninja.

Patience, Body, Illusion, Wisdom, Strength, Speed, Essence, Seal.

These eight dimensions are the foundation. For the Uchiha clan, there is another criterion for judgment, and that is—technique.

Techniques for throwing kunai!

"Skill?"

Obito felt slightly awkward; as an Uchiha, his kunai throwing skills were definitely subpar.

Even though he copied a lot of ninjas' combat experience and abilities with his Sharingan, he was only slightly better than ordinary people when it came to kunai throwing skills.

"what happened?"

"Does Lord Madara Uchiha really fear a mere patient like me?"

Itachi coughed lightly twice and touched his chest. "I don't have any chakra right now. If we don't compete in terms of skill, then I have no choice but to admit defeat."

Chapter 549 The Bet

Obito Uchiha, who considered himself the best in the world, froze upon hearing Itachi Uchiha's words.

What does he mean?

If we don't compare skills, would Itachi just admit defeat?

In other words, he believes he won't lose as long as it's a contest of skill?

From any perspective, Obito believed he wouldn't lose to Itachi, the sick guy!

"What, Lord Madara, do you really think you'll lose?"

Unfortunately, Itachi launched another taunt at Obito, which was like dancing wildly on Obito's sensitive spot.

"If Lord Madara can't even beat an 'ordinary person' like me, then he'll be quite a laughingstock, won't he?"

"Humph!"

Obito gave a heavy, cold snort. "Although I don't know what method Chiaki used to limit your strength, you are definitely not an ordinary person who has lost your power!"

"If you insist on pretending, that's fine too. I can accept your challenge, Uchiha Itachi."

"Let's have a contest of throwing kunai!"

Upon hearing Obito's words, Itachi's lips curled into a smile.

"...Just comparing wins and losses isn't very meaningful, is it?"

After Obito agreed, Itachi immediately added a sentence that made Obito pause for a moment, then realized what he meant and laughed angrily, "So that's how it is, you were waiting for me here!"

"Alright! Since you want to gamble, let's gamble!"