Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Obito began collecting Sharingan with a cheerful mood, while his fear of Itachi Uchiha deepened considerably.

He's not just a ruthless person compared to Itachi Uchiha; he's practically a wolf-slayer.

He genuinely had no ulterior motives and sincerely invited him to annihilate the Uchiha clan.

Even White Zetsu couldn't help but say, "Madara... that Uchiha Itachi guy is even darker than you..."

"So what? He's just a pawn in my game."

That being said, Obito no longer dared to underestimate Itachi Uchiha because of his age.

"Let's go, there are still many Sharingan to collect in the clan's territory."

Obito Uchiha used Earth Release to enter the Kamui dimension and headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory, which was not far away.

But when he arrived, his expression darkened.

Chapter 105 A younger brother will always be a younger brother; don't think you can speak loudly just because you have those eyes.

The Uchiha clan's territory was littered with corpses, but many of their Sharingan had been dug out, leaving behind only a flawed tomoe.

"Uchiha Itachi wants to steal my spoils?"

Fuming, Obito Uchiha arrived at Fugaku Uchiha's house. Gengetsu Shimura and Itachi Uchiha were standing at the door, with Gengetsu trying to persuade him.

"If you can't bring yourself to do it, you can let me do it. I understand, it's only human nature."

"Shimura Genzuki!"

Obito, emerging from the spatial vortex, immediately spotted the container in Gengetsu Shimura's hand, which was filled with eyeballs.

Gengetsu Shimura turned around, a playful smile on his face.

"It's you, the guy who calls himself Uchiha Madara. You ran away pretty fast last time, how come you have the courage to show your face in front of me again?"

Seeing the masked man appear, Itachi Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief.

He had argued with Gengetsu Shimura just now because he didn't want Gengetsu Shimura to go in with him and watch him kill his parents.

"Danzo is also collecting the Sharingan you want. I can't stop him. You two can talk."

After subtly provoking the two, Uchiha Itachi went into the house, leaving the space to Shimura Gengetsu and the masked man.

"You junior of the Shimura family, do you really think I left last time because I was afraid of you?"

Mimicking Madara Uchiha's tone, Obito coldly said, "You're so arrogant just because you've mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and the lowly Scorching Release. Back in my and Hashirama's time, someone like you wouldn't have lived more than three years."

"They're putting on quite a convincing act."

Gengetsu Shimura nodded quite seriously. It seemed that Madara Uchiha had told Obito a lot in order to cultivate a qualified incarnation. "But unfortunately, I still don't believe that you are that old bastard Madara Uchiha."

“I’ve done my research. Given that person’s personality, conversations always take place during battles, unlike yours.”

“People change.” Obito Uchiha remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic. “I will always have some patience for juniors like you.”

"Who are you anyway?"

The two spoke their own stories, with Shimura Gengetsu feigning deep thought, "The Uchiha clan didn't actually lose many members in the Fourth Shinobi World War. After all, you rarely participated in wars, and even fewer had the ability to awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan..."

"It seems I need to check the records. It must be one of those Uchiha cases where the body wasn't brought back to the village, but 877 was mistakenly thought to be dead."

Obito Uchiha felt a chill run down his spine; he was starting to panic.

It's not that no one doubted his identity; in fact, you could say everyone doubted it. But no one had ever approached it from such a peculiar angle as Shimura Gengetsu.

No, we can't let him continue.

"Young man, don't try to stall for time."

Obito Uchiha's voice was filled with intense killing intent, "Hand over the Sharingan. It's not something you're qualified to touch."

"Want it?" Shimura Gengetsu took out a sealing scroll, sealed the container full of Sharingan inside, and then beckoned to Uchiha Obito, "If you want it, come and take it if you can."

Inside the room, Itachi Uchiha, holding a short sword, walked in step by step, his vigilance at its highest.

He could disregard all the other ninjas in the Uchiha clan, but his father was the only one he truly respected...

He couldn't see through.

Itachi Uchiha knew that his father was not blindly arrogant, nor did he have the kind of inexplicable self-confidence that other Uchiha had.

Even so, he still decided to launch a debate that was almost certain to fail, which means that he believed he had enough cards in his hand to change the course of the battle.

Therefore... it's highly likely that his father also possessed the same power as Shisui.

kaleidoscope.

However, as Itachi Uchiha cautiously walked in, he did not find any traps or ambushes.

"There are no traps, come in."

Itachi Uchiha pushed open the last wooden door and entered the living room.

His parents changed into casual clothes and knelt quietly in the living room, their backs to him.

“I don’t want to fight my own son. Since you’ve chosen to stand with the village, then let’s do it.”

"Father..."

Uchiha Itachi slowly raised his sword. He didn't shed a tear; he had already cried all his tears the night before.

"Promise me you'll take good care of Sasuke."

Fugaku Uchiha's voice was unusually calm, showing no fear of death whatsoever: "The path you've chosen, no matter how painful it may be... you must continue on it."

"I will be proud of you."

"I'm sorry... Father..."

Uchiha Itachi painfully raised his ninja sword, about to swing it down, but just then...

"The art of dust escape from the original realm!"

A transparent barrier pierced through the house. Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan moved frantically, and his body instinctively retreated. The barrier grazed the hem of his clothes, but Fugaku and his wife made no attempt to dodge.

Fortunately, the ninjutsu didn't seem to be aimed at them. It passed between the two of them and Itachi Uchiha, blasting through the entire house.

"Sorry..."

Shimura Gengetsu's voice, devoid of any apology, came in: "This guy is too slippery, how come my ninjutsu can't hit him?"

"Dust Release..." Fugaku Uchiha turned his head and gave Gengetsu Shimura a deep look.

[The host's bond with Uchiha Fugaku has reached its third stage, and the host has been rewarded with Mangekyou Sharingan power.]

"Another decisive force? Itachi, it seems you have a much longer-term vision of the future than I do."

Seeing Shimura Gengetsu's Dust Release, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly felt much more relaxed. This power, combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique, increased the probability of their rebellion failing by another 20%. But at least his two sons had survived.

In the end, Fugaku Uchiha actually made a profit, but it was the innocent civilians who suffered.

Uchiha Itachi also frowned deeply.

He had no idea that Shimura Gengetsu had mastered Dust Release, and had even more reason to suspect that this guy did it on purpose. Danzo must have suspected that he couldn't bring himself to kill his own parents, so he wanted Shimura Gengetsu to witness his parents' deaths.

"Danzo..."

With a swing of the ninja sword, blood splattered, and the Uchiha couple, who had been kneeling, groaned and collapsed into a pool of blood.

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Fugaku Uchiha felt a faint sense of regret.

if...

If Itachi had clearly expressed his will to him instead of refusing to communicate with him, would everything have changed?

Gengetsu Shimura's attack pierced through Obito's body once again, and Obito's counterattack was also dodged.

From the start of the battle, neither of them touched the other's body even once.

"It has a very strong ability to become intangible, but you can't touch your opponent while intangible. Your reaction speed and physical skills can't unleash the full potential of this ability. It's a waste to follow you."

"That wretched brat..."

Obito Uchiha was seething with hatred; he finally understood how troublesome Gengetsu Shimura was.

His reaction speed was even faster than that of his teacher, Minato Namikaze, and his combat intuition was terrifyingly sharp, allowing him to analyze the characteristics of Minato's abilities in such a short time.

The reason Obito rarely fought directly against strong opponents was because he was worried about this.

His ability to become ethereal does indeed make him invincible, but his weaknesses in attack and fundamentals are unavoidable.

Even with the body of a White Zetsu and Hashirama cells, which greatly increased his chakra reserves and enhanced his taijutsu, he was still no match for Gengetsu Shimura.

Ignoring Shimura Gengetsu, Uchiha Obito remained in his intangible state.

"Itachi, we should go."

"You should leave first."

Uchiha Itachi saw the small figure standing on the high ground, rushing desperately towards home at the end of the street. "I still have things to take care of."

Obito snorted coldly and disappeared into the twisted vortex.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Shimura Gengetsu, "My mission is complete, could you please leave as well?"

With that, he jumped back into the ruins and slashed the eyes of both Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha.