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JST Chapter 210: Manipulating Obito? Nah, He’s Doing It to Himself
🕑 Added 2025-03-08 13:36:35 +0000 UTC"Kazuki... Kazuki..." Obito repeated the name in pain, his voice shaking, as fury and frustration grew within him.
"Kazuki carved the mark of the Flying Thunder God into Rin... not just for me, but also to protect her in the midst of war..." Speaking out loud eased the burden on his heart a little.
Meanwhile Black Zetsu and Kazuki could hear his words.
"Kazuki must have warned Rin that if she was in danger, she should use the mark to summon him. He didn't want her to die in the war like me..."
Hearing this, Black Zetsu could hardly contain himself.
Obito, have you gone crazy?!
"Wow, his logic is surprisingly clear..." Kazuki commented with a smile.
With the Mangekyō activated, Kazuki combined powerful secret illusion techniques to conceal his presence to the maximum. With complete confidence, he wrapped his arm around Black Zetsu's shoulder and walked towards Obito.
Black Zetsu looked at him in horror. His eyes reflected rejection, but he didn't dare to resist too much, afraid that Obito would discover them.
This bastard is playing too much!
One moment he was a calculating, ruthless genius; the next, a fearless lunatic.
Black Zetsu didn't want to be near Kazuki for even a second longer. Even for someone like him with a thousand years of experience manipulating from the shadows, this level of stress was unbearable.
Brother don't mess with me, I'm in a difficult situation!
Kazuki and Black Zetsu stopped just a few steps away from Obito. From this distance, they could clearly hear his whispered monologue and see every slightest change in his tortured expression.
Black Zetsu stared at the blood scabs on Obito's face. Although he didn't have a heart, for the first time he felt what it was like to be remembered by someone...
"When a soul is loved with fury, flesh and blood cease to matter..."
Kazuki's voice echoed through the air.
Black Zetsu spun around in terror. If Obito heard that, they were done for!
But Kazuki just smiled at her, without the slightest concern. "You and Obito have a very touching relationship..."
"I wonder if, when you see each other again, you will be able to look him in the eyes with the same smile as before, despite the guilt you carry inside."
Black Zetsu felt a shudder. He had done all this for one purpose: to revive his Mother Kaguya.
It wasn't to have a sentimental bond with Obito!
That would be ridiculous!
But seeing how Obito had been manipulated, Black Zetsu's fury and resentment towards Kazuki seemed to dissipate in favor of a more powerful feeling: fear.
If Kazuki, this madman, really told Obito the truth...
Everything would be lost!
At that moment, the resurrection of Mother Kaguya would depend on this dangerous man and a completely unhinged Obito.
But what terrified Black Zetsu the most was Kazuki's dojutsu, his ability to absorb strength from the emotions and minds of others...
A huge sense of crisis surged from Black Zetsu's heart and enveloped it deeply.
For Kaguya's mother, for Obito, for the shinobi
world, for everyone...
It must find a way to do something!
At that moment, Obito clenched his fists tightly. Tears of blood ran down his face. "But Rin... she went out alone to look for me..."
"The damn Alliance shinobi said that Konoha had already retreated. Kazuki was on the front lines against Kirigakure, so getting here was almost impossible for him..."
"Not even Kazuki could have foreseen that Rin would enter the battlefield alone... The distance between Kirigakure and Iwagakure is too great, even sensing the mark of the Flying Thunder God would be impossible..."
"Kazuki should have left Rin in a safe place, but she... went out alone because of me..."
"This world is hell... The good ones like Kazuki, Rin and I are always the ones who suffer. This world must be completely purified!"
For a moment, Obito even felt sorry for Kazuki.
From Kazuki's perspective, first Obito had died... and then Rin, whom he had tried to protect, too. How heartbreaking that must have been for him!
"Kazuki, you did the best you could... Don't blame yourself for what happened to Rin and me..."
Obito looked up in the direction of Konoha. His face showed a strange expression between laughter and tears.
This shinobi world only retains one last trace of warmth and humanity, coming from his good brother, Uchiha Kazuki.
Since Rin's death, Obito's hatred had become immeasurable, and he wished to lead all the shinobi of the world to the same fate.
But thinking about Kazuki...
Obito, for the first time in a long time, managed to remain calm. He realized that, in everything he did, Kazuki was never wrong.
He made no mistakes!
Obito hated the Uchiha because of Uchiha Setsuna. That sick and twisted old man had murdered Rin with his own hands for his selfish desires.
Obito hated the Hokage faction. From Sarutobi Hiruzen to the battlefield commanders in Iwagakure, such as Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, all the Konoha shinobi involved in this war...
If they hadn't been so incompetent, if they hadn't been crushed by Iwagakure, Rin wouldn't have died!
What's more, if Kazuki had been in the battle against Iwagakure, how could he have been chased by Ōnoki!
Kazuki would definitely hit Onoki!
Obito also deeply hated the shinobi from the other villages. It was they who attacked Konoha and started the war. They were just as guilty as Setsuna, all of them complicit in Rin's death.
No one would escape...
Everyone would pay with their lives for Rin's death.
While Obito burned with hatred against the shinobi world...
Black Zetsu, after hearing Obito's opinion of Kazuki, felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.
How could this happen?!
At that instant, Black Zetsu finally understood why Kazuki had marked Rin's left arm.
He didn't just do it to keep an eye on him.
But he used this to break away from Uchiha Obito’s anger and even used Uchiha Rin’s death to raise himself to the highest position in Obito’s heart!
Black Zetsu felt great fear and grievance…
Obito, why are you so stupid!
You actually think that Uchiha Kazuki is doing this for your own good and is the last good person in this world?!
You have no idea that he was the one who orchestrated this whole mess and pushed you into hell!
Open your eyes, Obito!
Black Zetsu screamed in his mind, but Obito's expression at the mention of Kazuki only filled him with more despair.
Obito was completely obsessed with Kazuki!
[From the target Black Zetsu: You have obtained Kaguya's Otsutsuki essence!]
Kazuki glanced sideways at Black Zetsu, his smile unreadable.
It's not that Kazuki made things difficult for this unfortunate couple, but is it wrong to try to get a few gold coins in the process?
It seems he hasn't put enough pressure on them...
Since the final connection has not yet appeared, he will have to increase the intensity...
When Black Zetsu felt Kazuki's gaze, he instinctively lowered his head, like a cornered animal. He didn't even dare to look at him directly.
Kazuki shrugged, musing to himself, 'I should let Black Zetsu relax a bit. If I keep pushing him like this, his stress tolerance will only increase...'
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu was also musing: 'Obito really thinks that Kazuki is a good guy. I must make him open his eyes and see the truth as soon as possible. I have to guide him back to the right path...'
'Otherwise, sooner or later, Kazuki will devour him whole.'
Pressure, great pressure...
The weight of the entire world seemed to rest on Black Zetsu's not-so-broad shoulders.
After reading Rin's diary, Obito repeatedly muttered 'Rin', 'peace', 'hate'. His gaze became firmer than ever.
"Uchiha Madara... said that the Eye of the Moon Plan will bring final peace to the shinobi world, eliminating all wars and ugliness."
Obito clenched his fists tightly.
"I must find him. Only this plan can bring absolute peace to the shinobi world!"
"Rin, this is what you always wanted... A world without war!"
With infinite tenderness, Obito gently closed Rin's eyelids and, in a low, solemn voice, promised his deceased beloved: "I will achieve the peace you always desired."
"And when it's all over, I'll come find you."
"Wait for me..."
With a spatial whirlwind, Obito disappeared into Kamui space.
He wanted to give Rin a proper burial as soon as possible...
