[with card] Enemy of the World

29. Uninvited guests

With the help of medicine, Obito has rarely experienced a dreamless sleep in the past few days.When I woke up the next day, it was broad daylight, and the surroundings were very quiet, except for the monotonous beeping of the instruments in the corner.

He checked his condition.At least in a state of stillness, the penetrating injury caused by the black stick will not bring him much pain. Judging from past experience, he must be able to return to normal activities in about a week.It was his eyes that worried Obito; although it wasn't obvious, he felt as if his eyesight had declined slightly.

——Although the Kaleidoscope Sharingan is good, it cannot be completely relied on in battle, especially for such a powerful forbidden technique as Susanoo, it is impossible not to pay a price.The public will not accept a blind person as Hokage, no matter how many military exploits he has made... You understand?

When he brought the clan's doctor Ninja over to examine him last night, what Fuyue said still echoed in Daitu's ears.After returning from Otoshimaru's Otonin Village, Minato agreed to help conceal it at his pleading, so until today, Uchiha's patriarch is still unaware of the fact that he used his eyes to make a deal.

And after experiencing the ups and downs in recent months, Obito felt that, compared to other more important things, he seemed to be less obsessed with becoming Hokage than before.Now what he cares about is another thing: before defeating Kite and fulfilling the responsibility entrusted to him by Kakashi, he must not lose the power of Sharingan.

As for after that... Anyway, it will be handed over to Orochimaru, and blindness is not that important.

Obito exhaled lightly, closing his eyes.

The third time they fought against Kite, although they had gained in other aspects, they still failed to take Kakashi back this time.The only fortunate thing is that it is just a dead body, at least Kakashi's soul has rested in the pure land, and he no longer needs to be troubled by all kinds of worldly things.

Did he, who was in the pure land, also see what happened later?Is he satisfied with my performance?What did he think when he found out that Tobi was another me?Thinking that he himself died in the hands of "I"——

There was a slight sound as the curtains flapped.Obito came back to his senses, opened his eyes, and saw a figure beside the window sill.

"Minato-sensei!" He quickly sat up from the bed.

"Good morning, Obito." Fourth Hokage smiled at him, "How is your recovery?"

"It's all flesh wounds, nothing serious." Obito also smiled at him, "Did you go to see Kushina?"

Minato nodded: "I talked with Tsunade-sama, and she is fine. This time I came to the hospital not only to see you, but also to pick her up."

"That's good."

After the greetings, the teacher and the student fell into silence.Obito lowered his head, staring at the light-colored pattern on the quilt.

"...Teacher," he said hesitantly, "What happened to the deer scare...?"

Minato's smile faded away. "Do you want to ask about the relationship between him and Lin?"

"……Um."

"Rin in that world committed suicide." Facing Obito's shocked gaze, Minato said softly, "Kirigakure's ninja captured her, sealed Sanwei into her body, and planned to wait for her to return to the village. Then she released it to attack Konoha. In order to protect the village... she bumped into the deer-scared Chidori herself."

Obito clenched his fingers tightly on the quilt.

"...So that's how it is." After a long while, he finally murmured. "It's me... I blamed him."

Knowing that Lu Jing did not kill his companion and betray Konoha, his heart was relaxed for a moment, and then he was quickly swallowed up by the guilt that surged up.The most painful one was obviously Lu Jing, who had just learned the truth about Yuan at that time, and then he was suspected by his companions...

"I have to apologize to him in person." Obito said in a low voice, and beat his leg in frustration, "It's a pity that it's too inconvenient to move now... I'll go find him as soon as I get out of the hospital!"

"Then you have to hurry up. Because... Lu Jing is likely to leave Konoha soon."

"Leaving Konoha?" Obito raised his head suddenly, "Why?"

Minato lowered her eyes: "Rin told me last night that Lu Jing wanted to go find Tobi and use her own chips in exchange for Kakashi's body."

……what?

The clock by the bedside made a crisp click when it hit the hour.The sound brought Obito back to his senses; realizing what Minato had just said, he couldn't help but rage.

"No!" He said through gritted teeth, lifted the quilt, and moved his legs covered with plaster to the side of the bed. "Is he going to sacrifice himself? Why is everyone called Hatake Kakashi this kind of bastard who can only make his own way!"

"Where are you going, Obito?" Seeing him reach out to pick up the crutches leaning against the bed, and awkwardly set himself up, Minato asked.

"Is there still a need to ask?" asked rustically.The door was slammed open by him, hit the wall and bounced back, swinging pitifully. "I'm going to find Lu Jing, pry open his muddy head, and see what he thinks!"

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At nine o'clock in the morning, Konoha was fully awake.Although the number of patrolling ninjas has obviously increased a lot, so far, the fight between Akatsuki and the Five Great Nations has not had much impact on the lives of ordinary people.Obito leaned on his crutches unskillfully and walked in the direction of Jiraiya's house. Every time the crutches fell, a small shallow hole would be made in the ground.

——I also don't agree with Lu Jing's decision, but I can't convince him, because that's what he thinks is right and what he should do.After learning about what I've done in another world... I can't say enough to dissuade him.

He ran into Lynn as he was leaving the hospital.Knowing that Obito was going to find Lu Jing, she was silent for a long time, and finally said this.

I see.He answered in his heart, I understand.I just……

My left foot started to hurt.The bandage on the back of his hand was bleeding from the force, and Obito gritted his teeth, struggling to cross one of the busiest commercial streets in Konoha.Just as he was about to pass by a fish shop, Obito heard the boss yelling: "Guest, here are your two salt-grilled saury! Thank you for your patronage!"

Then came a familiar voice: "Thank you. I put the money here."

The sound of the cane hitting the ground stopped.Obito turned his head and happened to see Shikaki, wearing a full Anbu uniform and a mask, coming out of the fish shop, holding a food box in his left hand and a bouquet of white flowers in his right hand.

Looking at each other, both of them froze in place.

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Obito followed Lu Jing to the third training ground.

They came to the memorial monument.Obito looked at the deer and squatted down in shock, skillfully arranging the offerings and flowers neatly one by one.The silver-haired reincarnator clasped his hands together, mourning for himself who also died young in this world.

"Wait a little longer." He heard Lu Jing say, "You will be able to return to your roots soon."

"Falling leaves return to their roots..." Obito repeated these four words, and the annoyance that had been diluted by the unexpected encounter earlier came to his heart again, and he remembered why he ran out again. "This is the reason why you want to exchange yourself for Kakashi? Do you think that this stupid plan will be approved by anyone? Do you think that if you make such a decision, will anyone really be happy for it?"

"..."

Obito raised his voice, anger starting to show in his tone. "What do you think of yourself, and what do you think of us? A cold-blooded bastard who hides behind and pushes you out? If you can be abandoned so easily, when Orochimaru mistakenly reincarnated you, I And why still pay the price of my own eyes to bring you back to Konoha!"

The deer listened silently, as if not surprised that Obito already knew what he was thinking. "No." He didn't speak until Obito finished speaking, "It's just incidental to switch back to Kakashi. My real goal...is Obito."

"I think so too." The black-haired Shinobu with the same name sneered bitterly. "Do you want to persuade him to turn back? Do you really believe that he will change his mind because of your few words? He will never stop until he achieves his goal...I know this very well."

Lu Jing was silent for a moment. "Perhaps," he whispered, "after all, I've never been in a position to ask anything from him, and my words won't carry any weight with him. I know it's unrealistic...but I'll have to try .and if unsuccessful..."

"You're going to kill him yourself, right?" Obito took his words and asked sharply.

The one who answered him was Lu Jing's acquiescence.

The cane fell to the ground with a snap.Suppressing the pain with anger, Obito walked to Lu Jing's side in two or three steps, grabbed his shoulders, and pulled him up by the front of his clothes. "Kill him? Can you do it? The filthy body is not omnipotent!" He roared, staring at the man in front of him with red eyes, "You have seen how strong he is now, if it wasn't for Shuo Mao last time If Mr. takes action, we are all dead! What is the point of self-sacrifice without results?!"

The mask tilted on top of his head cast a shadow on his face, and Kakashi lowered his eyelids to avoid Obito's stare. "...have to try." He repeated the words, "someone has to stop him, one way or another. I've been thinking these days, he came into this world, and then I I was also summoned by you... Maybe this is the arrangement of fate in the dark, and I am destined to take up this responsibility."

"As you said, the filthy body is not omnipotent...but at least the dead will not die again."

Blood oozed from the edge of the bandage and dripped onto Lu Jing's clothes.Obito approached him, his eyes were like two sharp cones, piercing straight into the bottom of his heart.

"Your people won't die again," he said in a word, "but your heart will."

Lu Jing's body trembled violently.He raised his eyes to look at Obito; the pain that had been suppressed by reason was pulled by this sentence, and it surged out in an instant, and there was no hiding under the bright red gaze.

He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

Everything was quiet.A light breeze rustled the light-coloured paper wrapping the bouquet.Then Obito let go of Lu Jing, turned around, limped back to the spot, and picked up his crutches.

"Actually, I knew it a long time ago." He whispered when he stood up straight again, without turning his head, "No matter what I say, you can't change your decision. If you want to leave Konoha to find him, with Kamui's ability, you can No one can stop you. I'm just disappointed that I'm not strong enough for you to depend on."

"..."

"If you fail to make a break with him, then I will continue to take over the responsibility." Obito finally said, picking up his crutches. "There's something about Lin... I'm sorry."

The sound of the crutches hitting the ground gradually faded away.Lu Jing still stood where he was, watching Obito slowly cross the third training ground and head towards the village.It wasn't until Uchiha's figure almost disappeared at the end of his sight that he withdrew his gaze and looked at the comfort monument again.

"It seems that no matter which world I am in, I will only make Obito sad. If it were you, you must be able to do better than me."

He looked at his name on the stone tablet, bent down, and put his hand on the memorial tablet. "But don't worry... I won't let Obito hurt him."

"It's all up to me to end it."

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That night, in the large conference room on the basement floor of the Huoying Tower.

This is not a formal high-level meeting; there are only seven people in attendance: Minato, Rin, Obito, Shikaji, Jiraiya, Kushina, and Shikahisa.And the purpose of them gathering around the round table is of course to discuss the plan proposed by Lu Jing—to make a deal with Kite and exchange himself for Kakashi's body.

"... Basically my plan is like this." The reincarnated ended his explanation with this sentence.After that, he took out three more scrolls from the ninja bag, put them on the table, and pushed them in the direction of Minato. "These are the information I have summarized based on my memory in the past two days and have not been mentioned in previous reports. They involve the developments of the five major countries and their ninja villages in my original world in the past 20 years, as well as some information from the past. The secrets discovered by various channels. Although the two worlds are not exactly the same, it may be a reference for the teacher."

"This is the last thing I can leave for Konoha."

There was silence in the conference room.Jiraiya looked at Lu Jing with a complicated expression, his lips moved, but he didn't speak; while Kushina, who was sitting between him and Minato, who was also hearing this for the first time, couldn't help it any longer. Fist hit the table.

"Don't be stupid!" She looked at Lu Jing anxiously, "Although Yuan is powerful, she is not completely invincible. Didn't we successfully restrain him last time? The more times we fight against him, The more we know about him, the better we can find a way to defeat him. You don't have to take all the responsibility alone!"

"Maybe you are right, but before defeating him, no one can be sure how many more sacrifices will occur." Seeing Jiu Xinnai choked up suddenly, Lu Jing continued, "This is the best strategy we can do right now ... and the only strategy that can minimize casualties.”

Seeing that the red-haired ninja wanted to say something, he raised his hand to stop her.The deer looked around everyone in surprise, and smiled with his eyes bent. "Obito, Rin, everyone... I am really happy to see you all alive and well in this world. I used to have too many regrets and powerlessness, but this time, it seems that I finally have the right to make up for it." Here's the chance."

"At least in this world, please let me protect you in my own way."

Hearing this, Jiu Xinnai and Lin couldn't help blushing.At this moment, Lu Jiu, who had been silent all this time, stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and cleared his throat.

"Sorry... Although it may be a little out of date, I still have to ask." He said, looking at Lu Jing, "We have already understood your plan, and it is indeed feasible. But the problem is, this is only your unilateral decision How can you guarantee that Kite will agree to the deal you proposed, accept you and send it back to Kakashi?"

"Because of this eye." Lu Jing was not surprised that he asked this question, pointing to his left eye. "Sharingan restrains each other. If I leave Konoha and go to his side, when I fight Konoha in the future, I will have one less restraint on his divine power."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about," said Lujiu. "We can't be sure. Going to him will bring us a greater chance of victory than staying in Konoha and fighting him with Obito. If In turn, you are controlled by him and become a tool to restrain Obito, then the loss outweighs the gain."

"As far as I know, he has not mastered the reincarnation of the dirt. Although his reincarnation eye can manipulate the corpse, it cannot control me. I will not cause harm to Obito, and the worst result is to be sealed by him... But in that Before that, I will try my best to do what I should do.”

Lu Jiu didn't seem to be completely convinced by him.After pondering for a moment, Konoha's think tank said: "However, this gave me an inspiration. After you arrive at Akatsuki, with you and Obito's Sharingan as the medium, we can build a passage directly to the enemy's hinterland. If we can seize the opportunity, maybe we can launch a surprise attack inside Akatsuki's base—"

"I didn't expect you to be discussing the same thing. It seems that I arrived at just the right time."

When Lu Jiu was speaking, the space above the round table suddenly distorted quietly.A voice floated out of the vortex; Kushina, Obito, Lin, and Jiraiya all changed their expressions at the same time.

The red cloud and black robe fluttered in front of his eyes.The next moment, the public enemy of the world, the man they were talking about, had majestically appeared from the crack and settled on the round table.

"In this way, it will be much easier to negotiate—"

Before he finished speaking, four Anbu suddenly appeared beside Tobi out of nowhere, and the four ninja swords pointed at his vitals.The Commander Anbu, who was facing him, was holding a knife behind his back, the sharp blade was approaching his throat, and a pair of sharing sharing eyes were shining brightly under the mask.At the same time, the Shadow Binding Technique, Vajra Chains, and Disorderly Lion Hair Techniques have also bound his body layer by layer, and a Flying Thunder God Kunai was thrown at his feet.

Several chairs were overturned on the ground, making bang bang bang belatedly.In the blink of an eye, the small conference room was already full of swords and swords, full of murderous aura.

Kite didn't resist.From the moment he appeared, his eyes had been locked on the silver-haired reincarnator, and he had no reaction to the heavy attacks on him; and Lu Jing—he was the only one among the people present who did not stand up—also Sitting there motionless, staring back at him with wide eyes.

For a time, it seemed that only each other was left in their world.

"How dare you barge in here alone, even you are too arrogant!" Obito's angry shout broke the stalemate.The lines of the kaleidoscope emerged in his eyes, and he stared at Kite, ready to interrupt the blur of the other party at any time. "What are you still doing with that ridiculous mask? Are you afraid to face your former companions?"

Tobi seemed to finally realize the existence of other people, and turned her face in the direction of Obito.As soon as he moved, the tense atmosphere in the room immediately raised another step; Facing the looking eye, Obito subconsciously took a step back and assumed a defensive posture, but staggered due to the injury on his leg, and was about to fall fall.

"Obito!" Hearing his painful moan, Lu was startled like a dream, and quickly got up and stepped forward, holding the black-haired Jonobu's arm to help him stabilize his body. "careful."

Taking into account the interaction between the two, Kite's eyes narrowed into a dangerous thin line.But he didn't say anything; his eyes flicked across the crowd one by one, pausing for a moment at Lin who was glaring at him with the poison needle tied on his arm, and finally landed on Minato.

"Don't be so impatient, I'm not here to fight today." When he spoke, his voice was unexpectedly calm, even a little contemptuous. "I just wanted to make a deal with you."

"What deal?" Minato asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple," said Iris. "Oshemaru reincarnated Kakashi's dirty soil——" Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, a secret and twisted pleasure rose from the bottom of his heart, "—and he is now in my hands."

"Twenty days later, Yunlei Gorge, the Kingdom of Thunder, bring the counterfeit over there and exchange it with me."

(TBC)