Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

"My lord, although you are the general's man, you are not allowed to wander around the inner palace. If you offend any of the ladies, you won't have enough heads to lose."

"My lord, please wait here in this small garden. I will take this person to see the Emperor."

A eunuch gave instructions and reminders to Obito in the garden, then left with his men.

Obito didn't ignore the eunuch's words, but he still needed to find Rin.

So, he had no choice but to follow the rules, stand at the gate of the courtyard and look out, hoping to see something.

Perhaps fate answered Obito's call. After anxiously waiting for half a day, he really saw Rin, dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, passing by on a small bridge in the distance.

Looking at Rin, who was clearly a new wife, Obito clenched his chest, his heart aching terribly.

He felt his Sharingan was itchy.

Obito was initially worried that, due to the memories from his dreams, ordinary stimulation would no longer be able to awaken his Sharingan, but he never expected that he would awaken it in the end.

In her dream memories, Rin was only stabbed to death by Kakashi.

But now the "cruel reality" is that Lin already belongs to someone else!

Moreover, this person is someone he cannot challenge or erase.

This was a pain he had never experienced even in his dreams.

Obito wanted to roar to the sky and shout "No!", but then he remembered the eunuch's warning before he left not to disturb the people in the inner palace, so he could only force himself to suppress his grief.

When Obito's eyes were blurred with tears, he had already awakened his Sharingan, going directly from zero to two tomoe, and even showing signs of developing towards three tomoe.

As Obito watched Rin walk away with tears in his eyes, Rin suddenly glanced in Obito's direction. Their eyes met, and Obito's heart raced.

Lin did nothing, her expression unchanged, and left after withdrawing her gaze.

There's actually a problem here.

Rulin was still preparing to implement a series of schemes to sow discord between Obito and the court, causing them to break ties. At this point, she should show Obito a wronged and pained expression, letting him know that she was forced into this situation. Only in this way could the scheme be effective.

Kelin didn't show any expression.

If Minato Namikaze had witnessed this scene, he would likely have realized that things had changed.

He might not necessarily believe that Lin has truly betrayed him, but he will definitely not continue according to his original plan.

But Obito is different.

Firstly, he is Xian Er, whose IQ is not high to begin with; secondly, he is completely blind to Lin's affairs.

Rin showed him no expression or response. Obito assumed that Rin was protecting him and deliberately treating him coldly, fearing that he would get into a conflict in the palace for her sake and be killed on the spot.

After a moment of fantasy, Obito felt even more moved, and even more pained.

At the same time, Obito's hatred for his master Minato reached a new level.

He thought that offering his pregnant master's wife, Kushina, to the emperor would surely enrage him, and the court would then do everything in its power to hunt down his master, Minato.

According to the teacher's wife, death was the best ending for her.

This will surely make Master Minato feel the same pain as him!

Obito's tears flowed like a river, forming a small puddle. Looking into the puddle, Obito realized that he had awakened the Sharingan, and he was overjoyed.

Here's the problem: the Sharingan relies on stimulation.

Obito's Sharingan was originally evolving towards the three-tomoe stage, but because he was happy after awakening his Sharingan, the evolution stopped.

However, Obito was unaware of this. He returned to the courtyard, closed his eyes to rest, and began to think about what to do next.

He suddenly remembered the red moon pearl from his dream.

If he can find the Crimson Moon Pearl, he might be able to reverse cause and effect and save Lin before she was harmed!

With a goal in mind, Obito gained motivation. He clenched his fist and decided to use the power of the imperial court to find the Crimson Moon Orb and then use it himself.

Just as Madara was preparing to fake his death and escape, leaving his power to Madara, he could conveniently utilize Madara's power...

"Guards, seize this man!"

Just as Obito closed his eyes and was devising a plan in his mind, the eunuch who had left earlier returned, and his voice rang out in the courtyard.

"Um?"

Obito opened his eyes in surprise.

Before he could react, two masked men grabbed his shoulders and blocked his meridians, rendering him unable to move.

"Good lad, I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder, but I never expected the general to humiliate His Majesty like this by presenting a pregnant woman!"

The Emperor has ordered the arrest of General Uchiha Madara, and all those involved in this matter must be punished to demonstrate the might of the Emperor and prevent any further villains from challenging the Emperor's authority!

The Emperor is merciful and only arrested those involved. Normally, this would be an extermination of three generations of a family, so you should be secretly happy.

"Alright, take him away. As Madara's subordinate, and the fact that he personally offered that woman to him, he must have known something. Knowing this and not reporting it, he'll be held accountable."

At the eunuch's command, Obito was arrested.

This was the first time he had ever felt so powerless.

This feeling of having one's Ren and Du meridians blocked is like having one's chakra sealed in a dream, making it impossible to do anything.

Even the most ordinary soldier could trample on him.

"Lin, wait for me, I will definitely get out and save you!"

Before being imprisoned, Obito secretly made a vow.

He wasn't worried.

After all, the eunuch had just said that the emperor was compassionate and only arrested those involved.

It only said that they would be "punished," not that they would be killed on the spot.

Even if someone is to be killed, it will definitely be the culprit, Uchiha Madara. The accomplices will at most receive some punishment.

Thinking about this, Obito had a question.

Could this be what Madara's feigned death and escape meant?

Was the emperor truly angry or feigning anger?

However, while Obito was waiting in his cell for the instruments of torture and for severe beatings, nothing happened.

Someone brought him a bowl of egg yolks as his food.

"What are you trying to do? Try to choke me to death?"

Because Obito had the goal of obtaining the Crimson Moon Orb, he was full of hope for the future and had no intention of giving up on himself. So he didn't go on a hunger strike and started eating egg yolks to replenish his strength.

As for water...

He finished the whole bowl of egg yolks first, and then saw what the prison would give him the next day.

Obito ate his fill and slept soundly in his cell.

The next morning, Obito groggily opened his eyes, only to feel as if he were lying on a chopping board, with a sharp pain coming from somewhere.

"What happened?"

Obito rolled his eyes in confusion.

His body was completely immobilized, even more severely than yesterday's blocked Ren and Du meridians, as if he had been drugged.