Obito took a deep breath.
This turn of events… was something he had never anticipated.
He had hidden himself so well for so many years—yet his identity had been exposed in such a ridiculous way!
At this moment, Obito couldn't help but feel that there was something off about Naruto. Too many oddities surrounded him.
Even if Naruto was willing to surrender… he couldn't be left alive!
"Nagato! Do it! Looks like we won't be able to use him after all!" Obito turned toward Nagato.
But Nagato didn't move.
"Uchiha Obito..."
He repeated the name in his mind, analyzing it.
Now that it was clear the other party wasn't the legendary Uchiha Madara, there was no longer anything to fear.
A mere Uchiha—was no longer worthy to stand on equal ground with him.
But before they could attack, Naruto struck first.
Tenseigan ocular power surged forth!
A wave of ocular energy swept out, enveloping Obito's group.
Sensing Naruto's attack, the group instinctively prepared to resist.
Nagato's Rinnegan was already active, his hand raised, ready to unleash Almighty Push.
But Naruto's gaze swept past them—not at them.
At the person behind them—Nohara Rin.
Kotoamatsukami!
This was the first time Naruto had ever used this ability.
The cooldown time for this technique was infamously long—at least when it was in Shisui and Itachi's hands.
But Naruto possessed an enormous amount of ocular power, combined with various Sage Body and Ōtsutsuki traits.
He could compress the cooldown to an extremely short window.
Roughly an hour or two, give or take.
The moment Rin was hit by Kotoamatsukami, her gaze lost focus.
Kotoamatsukami—an ultimate-level genjutsu capable of rewriting a person's deep-seated will.
Naruto's command was simple:
Unconditionally fall in love with him and obey his every command.
But this wasn't out of some lust for Rin—
It was to utterly crush Obito's heart.
The moment the genjutsu took hold, Rin's gaze locked onto Naruto—
With unrestrained love and affection.
In her world, it was as if only Naruto existed.
The people around her—Obito included—were no longer worth a glance.
She bypassed everyone else and stepped straight toward Naruto.
Her eyes glistening, filled with tenderness, she buried her face into Naruto's chest.
At that moment, she closed her eyes in satisfaction, her brow relaxed in joy.
"I love you most… Naruto…"
Obito stared at this scene like he'd lost his mind, his eyes nearly shooting out fire.
The Rin he loved most, now cuddled up to another man, completely smitten.
This scene…
It was even worse than when Kakashi had pierced Rin's chest.
In fact, in some ways—it was far worse.
"Uzu! Ma! Ki! Na! Ru! To!"
Obito forced Naruto's name through gritted teeth.
"What did you do to Rin?! You're dead! Even the gods can't save you now!"
The shock was too much—Obito lost all composure.
His heart was overflowing with rage, on the verge of exploding.
He had reverted into that impulsive boy from long ago.
Good thing he'd already awakened the Mangekyō, or he might've needed to awaken it again.
Seeing his goal achieved, Naruto smirked.
He raised his hand and gently caressed Rin's hair.
"Rin, did you hear that? Your friend Obito wants to kill me. Scary, right?"
Rin reluctantly pulled herself out of Naruto's embrace. She turned toward Obito with a look he'd never seen before—
Disgust.
"Obito! Naruto is the one I love most! How could you think such a thing?"
"Did you ever consider me a friend? The way you are now—it makes me sick!
If this continues, we'll have to cut ties forever!"
Rin… looked at him with loathing…
And said words that nearly made him suffocate.
'That sweet girl who used to smile kindly at everyone, who was gentle to the bone—that was my Rin!'
Obito opened his mouth, throat dry, heart on the verge of shattering.
But all he could do was scream silently in his mind.
He took several deep breaths to calm the storm in his chest.
If he didn't vent, he really was going to explode.
He looked at Rin, his voice gentle:
"Don't worry, Rin. I'll save you from this."
But Rin didn't accept the kindness.
"Obito, stop talking nonsense.
As long as I can be with Naruto, I don't care if the world ends.
Please don't disturb us again."
Obito turned his gaze to Naruto. His eyes now blazed with murderous intent.
"I have to admit, you're the first person who's ever enraged me this much.
Uzumaki Naruto—
You could've had a bright future.
But you made the one mistake you never should have!"
Naruto raised his hand again and gently pulled Rin back into his embrace.
Obito's eyelids twitched violently.
But Naruto's next words caught him completely off guard.
"You're talking about that so-called Moon's Eye Plan carved in the Uchiha Shrine, right?"
"You! You're not even Uchiha—how do you know about that?!"
Obito blurted out, then quickly processed the implication.
"If you know about the Moon's Eye Plan—then you should be supporting me!"
"In that genjutsu world, everyone can be happy! Even someone like you wouldn't be excluded!"
"Just cancel Rin's Reanimation Jutsu right now—and I'll let you join us!
This is your last chance!"
Obito looked at Rin and forcibly suppressed his hatred toward Naruto.
Naruto chuckled. His smile was bright and sunny.
"And then what? In that fake world, you get to love Rin, have everyone's blessings, and live happily ever after?"
Obito didn't respond—
Because that was exactly what he wanted.
But Naruto's next words pierced straight into his soul.
"Rin is dead.
If you truly regretted it, why not work hard and bring her back to life?"
"You know the Rinnegan has Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, don't you?"
"My parents—your teacher and his wife—they treated you like family.
And this is how you repay them?"
At this point, Naruto's smile grew increasingly mocking.
"The Moon's Eye Plan... 'for the sake of the entire world'?
Spare me. That self-righteous act makes me want to puke."
"The only reason you want a genjutsu world—
Is because you know that even if Rin came back to life,
She still wouldn't love you."
"Let's be real—what you want isn't Rin alive, or Rin happy.
What you want is a Rin who loves you,
who makes you happy."
"You slaughtered your own clan. You killed your master.
And after all that…
You really think you're worthy of Rin's love?"
Naruto's words were like lightning—
Striking Obito right between the eyes.