Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Zongxian looked at Uchiha Obito standing on top of the Three-Tails' head and a cold smile appeared on his lips. Since he wanted to see it so badly, then let him have a good look! And it just so happened that in this world where the Three-Tails' consciousness was imprisoned, he could accurately hit Uchiha Obito's spiritual body.

If we are outside

You also have to worry about being fooled by shadow clones!

However, there's no place for shadow clones here.

"Let me show you! My Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique. I hope you will like its beauty!" Uchiha Sogen's eyes gathered eye power, and the extremely powerful eye power quickly invaded the surrounding space. A six-leaf windmill-shaped pattern appeared in the sky above the dome, which was as solid as steel and rock.

"Oh! Is it finally coming?"

Obito Uchiha looked up at the patterns in the sky above him.

His will was tense to the extreme in that instant, ready to meet the eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan, whose details were still unknown.

[Chapter 96. No pain can surpass the heartache of losing Lin!]

"A genjutsu battle? Is Obito alright? This is different from what was said at the beginning. They haven't even figured out what Uchiha Sogen's eye technique is yet, so why is he personally going into battle? What if Uchiha Sogen's eye technique can modify other people's thoughts? Wouldn't Obito be in great danger?"

White Zetsu looked at Uchiha Obito beside him with a blank expression.

The masked man leaned against a tree, his eyes closed as if taking a nap.

However, with White Zetsu's perception, at such close range, he could clearly sense the extremely active ocular power in Obito Uchiha's eyes, like a howling storm.

"Unless it is a dojutsu that can directly cause physical damage, the genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan cannot truly kill another Mangekyou Sharingan user. Even dojutsu that can modify the will of others are no exception. It is impossible for it to bewitch another Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."

This was the conclusion Black Zetsu reached after observing the Uchiha clan for a thousand years. He taught it to Madara Uchiha in a subtle way, and then Madara Uchiha taught Obito Uchiha.

"Furthermore, there's no need to worry about Uchiha Sogen having any eye techniques with physical attack capabilities hidden in the space where the tailed beasts' mental will is sealed. Obito's choice is correct!"

What plan in this world is perfect?

No plan ever truly works out as intended. Black Zetsu, an old ghost who has lived for a thousand years, has a profound understanding of this. Over the past millennium, he has plotted countless schemes and devised countless brilliant plans in the shadows of the ninja world. However, the same number of failures and setbacks have made him realize that plans don't need to be too detailed.

The greatest benefit of planning is that it helps to clarify the purpose of actions.

As long as the ultimate goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter if the plan is distorted beyond recognition. On the contrary, if one lacks the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and only knows how to act according to the plan, there is a high probability of failure in the end.

The choice made by Obito Uchiha

I admire Black Zetsu.

Taking some risks is acceptable as long as one's own safety is guaranteed.

Whether it's Madara Uchiha or Obito Uchiha, they are probably among the top three most difficult puppets to control among all the puppets he has manipulated in the past thousand years. However, he doesn't dislike their autonomy at all. He has had enough of those obedient good-for-nothings who require him to intervene in everything!

To achieve his goals, he clearly couldn't rely on those useless, wooden figures.

Characters like Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha are the best choices!

All he needs to do is find a way to transform his own goals into those of Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha! These incredibly resourceful individuals will naturally exhaust their wisdom and energy to help him accomplish what he himself cannot!

"Then, should we take advantage of this opportunity to kill Uchiha Mugen?"

White Zetsu glanced at the deep crimson Susanoo not far away, his eyes filled with eager anticipation. "If I use the Wood Release: ...

"Now is not the time for you to make your move."

Black Zetsu also looked at the Susanoo, which was clad in Tengu armor and had all its limbs intact. He even began to admire Uchiha Sogen, the brat. Sogen was willing to expend more of his eye power to protect himself. If Madara Uchiha hadn't chosen Obito Uchiha, Sogen would have been a good choice.

"Furthermore, the so-called two-hit victory is just an 'estimate'. Don't underestimate this Uchiha Munen. Who knows what other trump cards this Uchiha clan leader is hiding? Let Obito handle it! This is his mission!"

White Zetsu immediately wilted.

Since Black Zetsu said that, he definitely won't have a chance to make a move.

Ignoring the mischievous White Zetsu, Black Zetsu looked up at the Three-Tails, which remained motionless in place, and thought that the battle should be over soon. The battle in the mental space is different from the real world; the flow of time there cannot be directly equated with that in the real world.

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"This is it?"

"The eye techniques of the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

A pond, a rockery, a bamboo grove, stone lanterns, a large cherry blossom tree... it looks like a beautiful courtyard?

Obito Uchiha reached out and pressed the mask on his face, which was also formed from ocular power. He looked down at his lower body, which was buried in the mud, and had no idea when he had become like this. Was this the ocular technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan, a genjutsu type?

That's truly terrifying!

Even though he also had the Mangekyou Sharingan, he didn't even have time to react, let alone resist.

wrong,

To be precise, I still don't quite understand how they did it.

He merely glanced up at the pattern of the six-bladed windmills that appeared on the dome, and in the blink of an eye, the dark, imposing dome, seemingly constructed of steel and rock, vanished, replaced by an endless, pristine blue sky.

"Masked man who claims to be Uchiha Madara, how is it? Do you like this place? My little courtyard world!"

sound,

It originated from a nearby cherry blossom tree with lush foliage.

He turned his neck, slightly raised his chin, and glanced sideways, seeing Uchiha Sogen sitting on the overgrown tree trunk, looking down at him with an unpleasantly arrogant gaze.

"So this is your Mangekyou Sharingan's dojutsu? It is indeed quite interesting. The scenery is very nice. Since you've worked so hard, let me tell you something! Genjutsu-type Mangekyou Sharingan dojutsu cannot kill another Mangekyou Sharingan user. Genjutsu, to put it bluntly, is still a contest of dojutsu power. As long as your dojutsu power cannot overwhelmingly surpass mine, then don't even think about killing me here."

As they were speaking,

His lonely crimson eyes unleashed an incredibly powerful pupil force, transforming into a near-tangible shockwave that shook the land around him.

The ground was shaken and cracked open.

Ripples spread across the surface of the pond.

The small courtyard world was like a crystal bottle placed on a cabinet, shaking violently due to an external impact. If it were to fall, it would probably shatter.

"This is the first time I've ever heard of something like this. So that's why they lured me into the spiritual space where the Three-Tails was sealed. As for the outside world, are they worried that my eye technique has physical attack power, or is there some other reason?"

Zongxian smiled, seemingly unconcerned about the tremors emanating from the cherry blossom tree beneath him. He continued softly, "Perhaps, as you say, I may not be able to kill you directly with this power, but... that doesn't mean you can escape unscathed!"

"Yeah??"

Under the mask,

Obito Uchiha's expression was icy. "Then let me see for myself!"

He was still struggling, and the powerful eye power he unleashed swept in all directions like a storm, shaking the small courtyard world. He had not forgotten Madara Uchiha's teachings: whether it is the Sharingan or the Mangekyou Sharingan, in the end it is a contest of the strength of eye power.

As long as his eye power is strong enough, Uchiha Sogen's eye techniques cannot harm him.

"Snapped!"

Zongxian snapped his fingers and gave Obito Uchiha a meaningful smile.

【Konohana Sakiya】

launch!

Obito Uchiha, who had already struggled to his feet from the ground, suddenly felt a sharp, tearing pain in his back. However, this pain did not shake him in the slightest, and he didn't even blink.

On that night, the night Lin died, he was already in hell. The indescribable pain that almost suffocated him had tormented him every moment of the past few years.

If it's just pain,

He was no longer afraid!

No pain can compare to the heartbreak of losing Lin!

However, the weight coming from behind made him realize that the attack he was receiving was not just a simple injury. Before he could turn around, dark brown roots wrapped around his shoulders and reached his chest. The seemingly small and soft roots pierced his chest like needles.

then,

In the next moment, he experienced what it meant to be in excruciating pain.

This is a world of illusion.

Their bodies here are manifestations of their spiritual consciousness reflecting their true selves. They will not bleed or die when injured here, but they will feel extremely real pain. Heart-wrenching pain is the true meaning of heart-wrenching pain.

If someone had suffered such harm in the outside world, they would probably be dead by now.

But this is a world of illusions. The torn heart and lungs are all structures of spiritual energy, which can only bring real and tangible pain to Obito Uchiha and deal a heavy blow to his spirit, but cannot directly take his life. So even though he endured this kind of pain that would make an ordinary person faint ten or eight times over, Obito Uchiha did not utter a single groan.

He doesn't care about pain at all.

This is by no means a boastful statement.

Obito Uchiha coldly stared at Sogen Uchiha with his single, scarlet eye. Though he didn't speak, his contemptuous gaze said it all.

That's it?

Not enough!

"I've been underestimated!"

Seeing Uchiha Obito still desperately releasing his eye power in an attempt to violently destroy this garden world and break his eye technique, Sogen's smile grew even brighter. He even took the initiative to release his eye power so that the growing cherry blossom tree would devour it. He had no choice but to match the frequency with which Uchiha Obito released his eye power to shake his genjutsu world.

It's maintained at a level that gives the impression that if just a little more effort were put in, this small courtyard world could collapse.

Once, twice, three times...

The cherry blossom tree grew taller and taller. Even before it formed flower buds, it had already surpassed the height of the two other cherry blossom trees next to it that had withered. Zongxian was amazed. Indeed, the talent of his Uchiha clan was truly unique. Their innate spiritual energy was so powerful, just like the life energy of Senju and Uzumaki, which was something that ordinary people could not even dream of.

Every struggle ended in failure; each time, it was just a little short.

Sensing the decline of his own eye power, Obito Uchiha finally realized something was wrong. His eye power shouldn't be being consumed so quickly. He tried to unleash his eye power again to break free from the tree roots that were tightly binding him. The illusion around him swayed with his movements.

But at the same time, he also noticed that the roots that had penetrated his body were slowly drawing away his pupil power.

"Uchiha Mugen!!!"

Obito Uchiha still had enough strength to let out a roar.

Unlike Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had reached this point, they no longer had the strength to speak.

"So you finally found it? Much faster than expected... but it's enough." Zongxian looked at the cherry blossom tree with pink buds already forming on the branches. At this point, even someone as strong as Uchiha Obito would definitely not be able to bear it!

"You little brat, how dare you scheme against me."

Obito Uchiha didn't forget to maintain Madara Uchiha's persona, although his anger made it difficult for him to maintain that arrogant attitude of looking down on his juniors.

"Look at what you're saying! Isn't battle all about deceit and trickery? You're Uchiha Madara, who pacified the Warring States period! Shouldn't you be used to these petty tricks by now? Why are you so angry? You should be happy to see the growth of your juniors! Surely a dignified Uchiha Madara wouldn't lack this much magnanimity?"

Zongxian seemed to have transformed into a cold, slippery venomous snake, opening its sharp mouth and recklessly spewing venom.