It is the practice itself!!!

“Obito, you have the Nara plan, but I have the ladder!”

“Two months, sixty days, counted by day and night, that’s one hundred and twelve days. I want to surpass myself one hundred and twenty times! Obito! Let’s see who will be the one to die!!!”

……

Before I knew it, two months had passed…

Chapter 162 How are you?

A landform called ‘Arakawa’ near the junction of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.

As the name suggests, it is a barren land surrounded by mountains.

It is said that during the Six Paths Ninja Sect period, Arakawa was once a Feng Shui treasure land, and even contained dragon veins, but an unprecedented war caused the land here to lose its vitality forever.

Today, Arakawa is full of vigorous big trees with intertwined roots, like gourd vines covering the steep cliffs!

Because this is the place where Uchiha Obito practiced.

Even though tonight marks the one-year anniversary between him and Nagato, Obito still tirelessly shuttles through the colorful shadows of the trees…!!!

His body and mind were focused to the extreme!

The ‘air’ that he was sweeping with his fists and feet was actually his imaginary enemy ‘Nagato’! !

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Every time fists and feet collided with the ground, hideous wooden nails would burst out from the ground…

He has mastered the combination of Taijutsu and Wood Release to perfection.

Hei Bai Jue was the witness of his practice.

White Zetsu said: “It seems that Obito is very clear that two months is not enough to fully develop the power of Hashirama Senju, so he did not choose Hashirama’s grand Wood Release style, but combined his own fighting style. After the Flower Tree World, he took a different approach and formed his own style. This is not simple, although what he did, Hashirama could easily do it if he wanted.”

Black Zetsu said: “In the past, he was able to use the limited Hashirama cells to perform the Insertion Technique and Hell’s Chaos, an attack method that combines efficiency and lethality. This shows his talent in this area, which is also the reason why he was chosen by Madara.”

White Zetsu said: “It’s not good. If Nagato is really killed by him, then Madara’s plan will be ruined. Why don’t we go and persuade Obito again, beat Nagato into a cripple and teach him a lesson…”

Hei Zetsu laughed and said, “Haha, just let him be. A child who is in his rebellious period won’t know how to turn back until he hits a wall…”

White Zetsu said, “Oh! Are you talking about Nagato? In another month, he will be twenty years old. For these ninjas, twenty years old seems to be a watershed, the watershed from a child to an adult. The so-called three prohibitions of ninjas are limited to twenty years old.”

“So, Nagato, you shouldn’t be considered to be in your rebellious phase right now? If we strictly define it… you should be.”

White Zetsu pulled the aloe vera head that he and Black Zetsu shared and tilted it to the left.

“Estrous period?”

“Hehehe…” Hei Jue smiled sinisterly: “Maybe.”

……

In the newly built open-air bath in the Hidden Rain Village.

Nagato soaked his whole body in the warm spring water.

His practice ended yesterday, and after a good night’s sleep, he ate, drank, and had fun to relax.

Not affected at all by the pressure of meeting Obito tonight.

There is a barrier, so rain water won’t get into the bath.

A light mist floated in the air, and Konan was right in front of Nagato, washing her body defenselessly.

Nagato didn’t know where to put his eyes…

There had been times like this in the past, when I had taken a hot spring bath with Nagato instead of Perrin… but that was through rocks.

It’s not like now, where we are seeing each other honestly, separated by a layer of fog thinner than a veil.

Xiaonan, you have become more and more presumptuous and bold towards me recently…

Although there is a custom of mixed bathing in Yamato culture.

But… the world of Naruto is obviously much more conservative.

This is no longer the realm of friends, right?

Could it be that she has slowly transferred her feelings for Yahiko to me?

It’s not that Nagato is slow in emotions, but because he cares too much, he can’t help but be cautious… Even if some things are obvious, he doesn’t dare to think too deeply about them, for fear of desecrating the friendship between him and Konan.

But right now…

He blushed and glanced away.

The rippling water in front of Xiaonan was almost transparent. He could even see some details that he shouldn’t have seen…

Really, time flies and people are easily left behind…

Xiaonan lowered his eyelids, his eyes were rippling.

“Nagato, seriously, let’s not be so cautious this time…”

“Just do it in one go.”

“Gather the existing forces, attack together, and kill Uchiha Obito completely…”

Whether to kill Obito.

This question… Nagato had been thinking about it all the time during the two months of intensive training.

To be honest, if we gather all our forces as Konan said, it wouldn’t be difficult to keep Obito…

But if Obito left at this moment, the actions of one person would become completely unpredictable.

That is… Black Zetsu.

If Obito died, who knows what Black Zetsu, such a filial son, would do to resurrect Kaguya?

As the will of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and a body of Yin-Yang Release, Nagato cannot get rid of it with his current means.

Moreover… the core of Nagato’s growth plan, the second ‘Maple’, is still a hungry baby at this moment. The basic foundation of the ninja world is not suitable for major changes yet.

Even if they had to kill Obito, they should have waited until Kaede grew up, at least until she had smoothly transitioned to the stage of ‘Mastery of Senjutsu’ and ‘Eternal Mangekyō’ Sharingan, right?

Nagato said calmly: “Konan, tonight I will fight Obito alone…”

“Alone? You mean, you and Pain Six Paths…”

“No, I don’t plan to use the Six Paths of Pain. I want Uchiha Obito to lose sincerely, relying on my own strength…”

“Why? I don’t understand, really…” Xiaonan’s eyes flashed.

Nagato said earnestly: “Konan, although we now have a stable home in Yugakure, don’t you want Akatsuki to reappear?”

“Eh?” Nagato stood up in front of Konan.

“If we want to be truly invincible, we will have to hunt the tailed beasts sooner or later. But this will sooner or later make the Rain Village we lead the public enemy of the five major nations.”

“We are not afraid, but there is no need to be.”

“So… you want to?”

“To rebuild Akatsuki, we support a pseudo-leader, and that person is… Uchiha Obito!”

Obito…Once upon a time, you lived in seclusion behind the scenes of Akatsuki, commanding everything and letting me work hard for you in front of the stage!

But this time, our stance and status have to change!

I am the one who sits firmly in the fishing boat, but you are the one who puts the bid and sells your head!!!

Just based on this duel tonight!!! I will force you to accept this unequal treaty…!!!

Xiaonan’s eyes trembled: “Nagato, you have actually seen such a far place…”

At night, we arrived at the promised temple in the Land of Rain.

“Swoosh!” The mysterious vortex stirred time and space, and a dark figure appeared in front of Nagato.

“Mr. Madara, how are you?”

Chapter 163: Good at dancing with long sleeves!

Obito looked around and confirmed that only Nagato showed up. He fixed his gaze on the latter’s fair face and said faintly, “You betrayed me, yet you still laughed at me, Nagato, do you think you are very humorous?”

Nagato looked innocent: “Mockery? Ah, ah, you mean the name ‘Madara’? That’s strange, haven’t you always regarded yourself as Madara, the nemesis of Hashirama Senju…”

Obito sneered grimly: “Hehe, in fact, I should have realized it long ago. When you were deciding Jiraiya’s life and death, and when you planned to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki that night, those sharp questions you asked intentionally or unintentionally were all pointed…”

“Nagato, now that things have come to this, let’s get this straight. When did you know that I was Uchiha Obito?”

“Ah hehe… You, you are actually, Uchiha Obito!?” Nagato took a step back in shock, with an exaggerated expression on his face, but then, his exaggerated expression turned into a deep smile and he shrugged.

“Although, I want to say this, but it is indeed as you said, there is no need to sing Clouds Covering the Moon anymore.”

“Well, since you asked sincerely, I will be merciful and tell you!”

“Do you remember when Kabuto visited the Kannabi Bridge and searched for Uchiha Obito’s blood that was buried under a huge rock?”

Obito said: “Ah, how could I forget, that was the beginning of my murderous intention towards Orochimaru…”

Nagato said calmly: “Kabuto’s original intention of looking for Obito’s blood was indeed to perform the Impure World Reincarnation of ‘Uchiha Obito’, but at that time, we didn’t know that you were Obito.”

Obito said coldly: “What a joke, Izanami has already been used, you tell me it’s not coming for ‘me’? The one who died in the Ninja War was just a last-place Chunin Uchiha Obito, how can he be so valuable!”

Nagato said: “That Izanagi is indeed not prepared for you, but to deal with other emergencies. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.”

Obito’s eyes darkened slightly: “And then?”

Nagato said: “The blood collection was successful. We immediately started to carry out a batch of Impure World Reincarnation on the samples of the deceased, including Uchiha Obito. Everyone succeeded, except Uchiha Obito, who failed…”

“Tell me, what does this mean?”

“Yes, it means that Uchiha Obito, the Uchiha boy who died during the Third Ninja World War, is still alive in this world…”

“Originally, Orochimaru was just thinking of collecting samples from the Uchiha clan in Konoha on a whim, and thought of Obito, a minor character with a low presence. Unexpectedly, he uncovered a shocking secret…”

“Then the question is, since Uchiha Obito is still alive, why doesn’t he return to his hometown of Konoha as a hero? Where is he and what is he doing?”

“I can’t help but feel curious. I am a very curious person. If I don’t understand something, I must figure it out. Otherwise, I will be unable to sleep or eat.”

“One night after that, I suddenly thought of a scene that made me feel horrified.”

“When you appeared in front of me, Yahiko, and Konan as Madara, it was shortly after Obito’s death.”

“You were wearing a strange mask with only one pupil, hiding your true appearance. Uchiha Obito entrusted his left eye to his best friend Hatake Kakashi, and the eye you showed happened to be your right eye.”

“The power of your right eye can allow objects to penetrate your body. Am I to understand that you survived when your body was crushed by the rocks because of your right eye?”

“Plus, the lair where you hid happened to be near the Kannabi Bridge. When you learned that Kabuto’s purpose was to take Obito’s blood, your violent reaction at that time made people even more suspicious.”

“But what really convinced me that your identity was Uchiha Obito was a sentence you accidentally let slip.”

“…” Obito raised his eyes.

“That’s right. When you were explaining to me what a ‘strong person’ is as Madara, you said, ‘If it’s for the noble Moon Eye Project, for everyone’s happiness! Even if the other party is my mentor, my brother or sister, my biological parents, or even a pregnant woman about to give birth! I can kill them without mercy!!!'”

“I have made a special trip to learn about Madara’s life. Madara is a self-taught genius. All his skills were learned from the fierce battles of the Warring States Period! Where can I find a mentor?”

“So, I was completely convinced at that time! You are Uchiha Obito! You are cheating under the guise of Uchiha Madara!!!”

“How credible is the so-called ideal world that a person who even faked his identity drew for me? You simply want to use us!!”

“We are all born by our parents!! Why did you lie to me!!! Xiaonan and I clearly trusted you from the bottom of our hearts!!!”

Obito said in a low voice: “So, on the night of the Nine-Tails, you stood me up openly?”

Nagato said in a deep voice: “That’s right, I won’t offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will definitely offend them! You were the first to be unrighteous! You can’t blame us for being ruthless!”

“I am Nagato Amegakure! I was born with the Rinnegan of the Six Paths Sage! My destiny is in my own hands!! It will never be in the hands of someone with ulterior motives like you!”

So that’s what’s going on…

Hum hum.

Obito’s sinister voice rang out: “Since you are so honest, I will tell you too, Nagato.”

“I am indeed not Madara. I am acting in accordance with Madara’s will.”

“Also, the Samsara Eye is not the eye opened by Yuyin Nagato, and you are not the reincarnation of the Six Paths Sage…”