The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Obito Uchiha asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"The reason lies in the change of attitude of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!" Black Zetsu explained, "Logically and emotionally, Minato Namikaze was not qualified to compete with Orochimaru; his foundation was still insufficient!"

"The reason why Minato Namikaze is able to compete with Orochimaru and even gain the upper hand is because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's support!"

"Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru is still too inexperienced!"

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha was even more puzzled and asked, "In terms of relationship, Orochimaru is Hiruzen Sarutobi's direct disciple! Shouldn't Hiruzen Sarutobi be supporting Orochimaru?"

Hei Jue snorted coldly and said, "So what if he's a personal disciple? Even your own son would have to give way to the temptation of power!"

"Compared to Orochimaru, who has a deep foundation, Minato Namikaze, who lacks a foundation, is undoubtedly easier to control!"

"Even if Minato Namikaze became Hokage, he wouldn't have that many trusted confidants to rely on, and he wouldn't be able to control all the power within Konoha!"

"And that gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a legitimate reason to keep his people in their original positions!"

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha's expression turned extremely ugly. He said, "So Hiruzen Sarutobi's support for Minato Namikaze's rise to power was actually just an attempt to install a puppet Hokage?!"

"That's pretty much it!" Black Zetsu nodded and said, "So at that time, the will of Konoha's high-level decision-making group was still the will of Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group!"

"I have to admit we underestimated Hanzo the Salamander!"

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have thought of this!"

Black Zetsu was also quite impressed; he had learned a lesson today!

"The infighting among these people is disgusting!"

Obito Uchiha gritted his teeth, his tone filled with resentment!

Black Zetsu was about to say something to comfort him when he suddenly noticed something and exclaimed, "Wait! That Nagato is a shadow clone?"

"Shadow clone?" Obito Uchiha also saw Nagato dissipate into smoke and asked in confusion, "When did this happen?"

“I don’t know…” Black Zetsu shook his head and said, “He hasn’t formed any hand seals since just now, so he must have used Shadow Clone earlier… Perhaps he knew Shimura Danzo’s purpose, so he deliberately didn’t let Nagato’s real body come just in case!”

"So that means Nagato's true form should still be at the Akatsuki camp!" Obito Uchiha quickly made a decision as he watched Yahiko and Konan flee, saying, "Let's go, let's follow them and see!"

Chapter 44 Am I going to die?

Obito Uchiha and Zetsu both possessed different abilities: one had a space-time ninjutsu, and the other had a terrain-ignoring technique called the Mayfly Technique. Both of them moved at speeds far exceeding those of ordinary ninjas.

Before long, Obito and Zetsu caught up with Yahiko and Konan, who were fleeing.

As Yahiko and Konan fled, a vortex-like ripple spread across the space above a mountain peak, and Obito Uchiha appeared out of thin air on the peak.

After a while, Jue's figure emerged from underground.

Before Obito Uchiha could ask, Black Zetsu spoke first, saying, "I asked the White Zetsu nearby, and Nagato isn't around here!"

"How to do?"

Obito Uchiha frowned and said, "Shadow clones can transmit the information they see back to the main body. Nagato should have received the information that Yahiko and Konan were being chased by Root ninjas!"

"If Yahiko and Konan die here, we can pin the blame on Shimura Danzo!"

"Even if Hanzo of the Salamander doesn't intend to harm them, Nagato will definitely develop a grudge against them!"

"Although it wasn't as perfect as the ominous prediction, it will at least give Nagato a first glimpse of darkness!"

After only a moment's thought, Obito Uchiha decided to kill Yahiko and Konan!

Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment and said, "But if Nagato finds out that we killed Yahiko and Konan, he probably would rather die than help us complete our plan!"

"While his own will is not important, if he is determined to oppose us, he can cause us a lot of trouble!"

"The risk of doing this is too great!"

Black Zetsu had meticulously planned for thousands of years to rescue Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was sealed on the moon, and knew that even a small detail could have a huge impact on future events!

Therefore, Black Zetsu did not want to create unnecessary trouble or obstacles for his plans!

Obito Uchiha's eyes flickered for a moment, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Wouldn't it be fine if we just didn't let him know that we did it?"

"We can disguise ourselves as Root ninjas and leave Konan behind to send a message to Nagato, but Yahiko must die!"

"This kid has had a huge impact on Nagato!"

After several encounters with Nagato, Obito Uchiha realized that it was almost impossible to persuade Nagato with words alone, especially since Yahiko was still alive!

Yahiko and Konan are Nagato's closest relatives, and Nagato always considers their feelings no matter what he does!

Konan is alright; she's focused on Yahiko and Nagato and doesn't have her own ideas, so keeping her around is fine!

Yahiko and Konan are different. Yahiko not only has his own ideas, but also deeply influences Nagato's will!

To change Nagato's mind, the first thing to do is to get rid of Yahiko!

What Obito Uchiha was also concerned about was that he had vaguely seen his own shadow in Yahiko!

This was unacceptable to him!

Black Zetsu didn't say anything more, but just gave Uchiha Obito a deep look.

After this period of contact, Black Zetsu has come to realize that although Obito Uchiha accepted Madara Uchiha's plan, he had his own ideas!

Obito Uchiha may never have intended to revive Madara Uchiha!

He wants to carry out the Eye of the Moon Project himself!

Black Zetsu didn't expose Obito Uchiha's little scheme. After all, Madara Uchiha was also his pawn. As long as Obito Uchiha worked towards the Eye of the Moon plan, that was enough!

If Obito Uchiha fails, he can still use Madara Uchiha as a backup plan to revive him!

Obito Uchiha seems to be going through a rebellious phase right now, with a rebellious streak.

In order not to affect the overall situation, Black Zetsu could only try to go along with Obito Uchiha's ideas.

Obito Uchiha acted immediately, raising his hand to grab at the White Zetsu next to Black Zetsu.

Obito Uchiha's half of his body was modified by Hashirama's cells, giving him some plant-like characteristics, which made it easier for White Zetsu to possess him, allowing him to wear White Zetsu like clothes.

The white zeolon did not resist, and climbed onto Obito's body along with his hand, merging with him.

"The art of disguise!"

Obito Uchiha's body twisted and turned into a Root ninja wearing a mask.

Unlike ordinary transformation techniques, the disguise technique involves absorbing another person's chakra and then transforming it into the same chakra form, making it undetectable even to the most familiar person or a sensory ninja.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original storyline, White Zetsu's clones absorbed other people's chakra, transformed into those people, and infiltrated the Allied Shinobi Forces to engage in internal fighting, causing chaos within the Allied Shinobi Forces.

In the end, it was Naruto Uzumaki who solved this problem by using his ability to sense good and evil in Nine-Tails Mode.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, no one can see through the White Zetsu's disguise technique!

"I'm going!"

After greeting Black Zetsu, Obito Uchiha rushed towards Yahiko and Konan, who were heading this way!

Obito Uchiha did not make any special effort to conceal his presence, and Yahiko and Konan quickly spotted him approaching.

"Watch out! It's a Root ninja!"

Yahiko, seeing Obito's attire, didn't suspect anything and abruptly stopped with Konan in his arms!

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

Without pausing for a moment, Obito Uchiha immediately unleashed a fireball with a diameter of over ten meters at Yahiko and Konan!

"So powerful! Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

A look of horror flashed in Yahiko's eyes as he unleashed his most proficient Water Release ninjutsu with all his might!

Although Water Release is the counter to Fire Release among the Five Elements Ninjutsu, Yahiko's Water Chaos Wave was completely no match for Obito Uchiha's Great Fireball Jutsu, which incorporated Fire Release nature transformation!

Compared to Nagato, who possesses the Uzumaki clan bloodline and the Rinnegan, and Konan, who can develop the Paper Release technique, Yahiko's talent can only be described as average.

Under Jiraiya's tutelage, Yahiko has worked incredibly hard to go from an ordinary person with no foundation to an elite Chunin in just a few years!

In the original story, if Nagato hadn't refined him into a clone of Pain's Deva Path, Yahiko would probably have only ever reached the level of a Jonin at most!

Obito Uchiha has not only awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but also learned many ninjutsu and secret techniques under the careful tutelage of Madara Uchiha. His strength has definitely reached the Kage level, and dealing with Yahiko and Konan now would be a piece of cake!

The massive fireball quickly evaporated Yahiko's Water Chaos Wave, shrinking only slightly in size, and continued its attack on Yahiko and Konan!

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Yahiko shouted a warning, and he and Konan jumped to either side!

And this was exactly Obito Uchiha's goal!

If Yahiko and Konan were to stand together, Obito Uchiha would be genuinely worried that he might accidentally kill Konan as well!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

After separating the two, Obito Uchiha launched another B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu at Yahiko!

The blazing flames blocked Yahiko's escape route from three directions: front, left, and right!

The relentless barrage of ninjutsu attacks left Yahiko somewhat overwhelmed. His eyes widened as he watched helplessly as flames hurtled towards him!

Am I going to die?!

Chapter 45 The Death of Xiao Nan?

"Yahiko, be careful!"

Just when Yahiko was about to give up and prepare to face death, Konan made her move!

Konan raised her hand, and a large number of paper scraps floated out from her sleeves, creating a hurricane that blocked Yahiko's way!

Although the paper was engulfed by the flames in just a moment, causing the fire to burn even more fiercely, this brief moment gave Yahiko a chance to catch his breath!

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Yahiko stepped back to escape the flames, and at the same time quickly formed hand seals to create a water barrier to slow the spread of the flames!

Yahiko leaped and bounded, finally escaping the range of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

But before Yahiko could even steady himself, Obito Uchiha appeared in front of him!

"Die!"

Obito Uchiha swung his kunai and stabbed it toward Yahiko's neck!

Yahiko barely dodged Obito Uchiha's attack by sidestepping, but Obito Uchiha reacted quickly and, after missing his first strike, stabbed at Yahiko again!

This time, Yahiko had no way to dodge, and his body couldn't react at all!

Am I going to die again?!

"Paper Release: Shuriken!"

Just then, Xiao Nan made her move again!

Dozens of shuriken made of folded paper were shot toward Uchiha Obito!

Obito Uchiha froze, and finally gave up his attack on Yahiko, retreating to avoid Konan's attack!

"It's really troublesome!"

Faced with Konan's attack, Obito Uchiha instinctively wanted to use Kamui to intangify and dodge, but the ability of intangibility was too distinctive, and Obito Uchiha, not wanting to reveal his identity, had no choice but to abandon the idea.

Taking the opportunity, Konan went to Yahiko's side and asked with concern, "Yahiko, are you alright?"

"It's nothing!" Yahiko's expression was quite grim as he stared at Obito Uchiha and said, "So this is Konoha's Anbu? They're really strong!"

Since his debut, Yahiko has mostly encountered low-level wandering ninjas, and he has never had any conflicts while mediating and rescuing ninjas from Konoha and Iwagakure.

The last time they were besieged by the Iwagakure ninja, Nagato resolved the crisis.

This was the first time Yahiko had encountered such a strong opponent. He felt that he was completely powerless against Obito Uchiha!

Yahiko's fingernails dug deeply into his palm.

This sense of powerlessness made him feel deep resentment towards himself!

"Yahiko..."

Konan noticed Yahiko's unusual behavior and called out to him softly with concern.

"It's alright," Yahiko slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and said seriously, "Konan, his first target is me! I'll do my best to hold him off, and you take the opportunity to escape from here!"