Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

During his interactions with Minato, Hashirama repeatedly hinted at Minato's problem with Otsuchi.

What do you mean by having a rebellious streak in the back of one's head?

What? He observed the night sky and discovered that Obito was a thief star that would bring misfortune to his master?

There are also dreams of encountering divine beings who offer prophetic guidance.

These things are perfectly normal in this world that has been severely corrupted by fate.

The problem is that Hashirama said too much.

Some things don't necessarily become more believable just because there's more evidence.

Evidence must be in moderation; too much evidence may make people wonder if it is fake or fabricated.

Of course, this is only the smallest part of the problem.

Minato Namikaze was intelligent enough to realize this, but his morality prevented him from suspecting that Hashirama had any malicious intent in deceiving him.

So which part has the biggest problem?

Actually, it has already been mentioned.

It's a moral issue.

As a recognized hero in the martial arts world, Hashirama Senju naturally had a very high moral standard, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, whom he taught, inherited his chivalrous spirit.

Then, not long ago, Hashirama himself hid in the shadows and watched Hiruzen Sarutobi teach Tsunade not to be consumed by hatred, but to use her medical skills to help people, which was another passing on of knowledge.

Jiraiya and Tsunade both received instruction from Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato, as Jiraiya's disciple, also received the same spiritual inheritance.

Perhaps this is the "Will of Fire" of this world.

However, it was precisely because Minato surpassed his teacher in this respect, being too gentle, that he chose to believe that children could change their nature.

Even if Obito was born a demon, he could still bring him back on the right track.

And because of Minato's personality, he did not tell Hashirama about his choice.

Because he could tell that Hashirama genuinely cared about him.

If you tell Hashirama, he will definitely continue to worry and try to persuade him.

So he chose to keep it a secret.

Meanwhile, Obito in the sky finally got his chance to appear.

The pillars below adjusted the time again with the Crimson Moon Orb, bringing it to a few years later.

It was at this moment that Obito stepped into his role, and at the same time, he lost his original memories and truly became the Obito of this world.

Those original memories will only appear in the form of dreams.

Because he skipped his childhood, Obito didn't have to start training from scratch, and he already had some strength when he entered the role.

Coupled with the combat experience gained in his dreams, Obito's hidden power grew rapidly.

However, according to the clues in the dream, it seems that a lewd old man has been hiding in the dark observing him and has been talking badly about him to his teacher, Minato.

"Minato-sensei wants to kill me, I have to strike first!"

Obito took out a secret letter from his pocket.

This is a secret letter from the imperial court recruiting him. It says that he is actually related to the current Grand General Uchiha Madara. The Grand General thinks highly of him and wants him to serve the imperial court.

Therefore, the general was willing to personally teach him martial arts.

Following the address on the secret letter, Obito would go to Madara Uchiha whenever he had free time to learn martial arts.

Hashirama discovered all of this.

After realizing that Madara had led Obito into darkness, Hashirama suddenly understood that he had actually had another choice.

Lose, win, don't fight, surrender.

And now, he has chosen to fake his death to escape.

Actually, there's another one, and that is—to kill Madara.

He hadn't even considered this at the time.

Hashirama was shocked.

Is it really as everyone says, that he actually has an indescribable emotional bond with Madara subconsciously?

Or was he also corrupted by fate?

Hashirama still couldn't understand why Minato had deceived him and why he hadn't eliminated Obito.

The reason he didn't kill Madara in this world was because he felt that Madara's style of doing things was very "upright." As the Grand General of the Imperial Court, he was the Hokage of this world, and he had a positive image.

In the real ninja world, when Madara fought him at the Valley of the End, didn't he also go all out?

Although Madara managed to escape using Izanagi in the end, it wasn't his fault; he had truly gone all out.

For the village, for everyone.

"Is it because he doesn't know the consequences?"

Hashirama thought about it and realized that this was possible.

In the real ninja world, Madara returned in a menacing manner, his intentions clearly hostile. Hashirama, for the sake of the village, naturally had to fight Madara to the death.

But in this world, Obito hasn't actually done anything yet.

Just because Hashirama said that Obito would kill Minato doesn't mean much to Minato.

Minato might also think that if fate decrees that either he or Obito must die, he can choose to sacrifice himself.

Therefore, to persuade Minato, he must be made aware of the serious consequences of letting Obito run rampant.

So, what are the serious consequences?

Hashirama didn't know either.

Aside from the uncertain future of turmoil and destruction in the martial arts world, he knew nothing and had no concrete information.

Therefore, Hashirama decided that he would remain uninvolved and continue to be an observer, watching to see what would happen as this timeline came to an end.

One day, Obito returned from Madara Uchiha's place as usual.

As time went on, he learned less and less from Madara.

Or rather, his improvement in strength has reached a bottleneck.

According to the memories in the dream, to quickly improve one's strength, one needs to awaken the Sharingan.

But because of the past events in his dreams, nothing can stimulate him now.

Even after learning that his master Minato was plotting with others to get rid of him, Obito remained calm.

This made Obito a little anxious.

With his current strength, he is no match for his master.

But if this continues, not only will he be in danger at any moment, but he also won't be able to explain it to the imperial court.

When the imperial court sends someone down, he will become useless.

"Obito, go quickly and inform Master... uh."

Just as Obito was wandering around the courtyard, deep in thought, a dark figure climbed over the wall, fell to the ground, said a few words to Obito, and then passed out.

Obito took a closer look and realized it was Kakashi.

Kakashi was also Minato's student; he was Minato's fellow student.

Look at Kakashi now, his eye has been slashed, and it looks just like in the dream, he's lost an eye.

"Master? Master!"

Obito stepped forward, picked up Kakashi, and shouted a few words to the surroundings.

"Kakashi? How did he get so badly injured!"

Soon, Minato Namikaze appeared, took Kakashi from Obito, brought him back to his room, and began to help him heal.

Kakashi slowly woke up in the evening.

"Master! Our whereabouts have been exposed for some reason, and Junior Sister Lin has been captured by the imperial court!"

Kakashi made a startling statement as soon as he woke up.

Obito, who was eavesdropping outside, was startled.

Lin?

Wait, exposed?

Obito suddenly realized that it was he who had been providing the Imperial Court with all the information about Minato.

Kakashi and his group's whereabouts are just one example.