Chapter 47: Not Just Nightmares!
The sky was clear and bright, sunshine brilliant, cloudless for miles.
The azure sky seemed freshly washed, a few wisps of thin clouds floating lazily. Sunlight poured down unreservedly, coating the entire training ground in warm tones.
In the training ground's center, several severely worn wooden posts stood quietly, their surfaces covered with kunai and shuriken scratches.
"Where... am I?" Obito opened his eyes groggily, looking at this familiar environment. His mind was somewhat fuzzy for a moment.
Suddenly his head hurt. A familiar voice came from behind.
"Idiot Obito, you can't even use shuriken properly!"
Obito turned to see Rin retracting her hand with puffed cheeks.
She'd just knocked his head.
"Rin..." Tears involuntarily fell from Obito's eyes, his heart once again producing that familiar feeling of great joy.
The originally chaotic thoughts in his mind were all knocked away by Rin's punch. His entire head was filled with Rin's image, unable to accommodate anything else.
"Hey, Obito, can I discuss something with you?" Rin rubbed the corners of her clothes with both hands, showing a rare shy expression.
"Ah!" Obito was immediately dazed. Without a second thought, he jumped up, patting his chest and calling out: "Rin, no need to say 'discuss'—whatever you want, I'm willing to give you everything!"
"Anything?" Rin was immediately delighted, her eyes sparkling. Obito's heart felt like it would explode with joy.
Obito immediately nodded repeatedly without hesitation.
"Anything!"
"Then thank you so much, Obito." Rin said seriously, bowing to express gratitude.
"Oh, Rin, why be polite with me! What's mine is yours..."
Obito smiled foolishly while rubbing his head, smiling so much his eyes squinted shut.
However, before his words finished, he saw Rin with flushed face walk before him, extending her hand toward his face.
"..." Obito's overjoyed brain immediately went blank, mouth agape, completely forgetting where he was.
But he only felt pain strike. His vision went dark. Blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, clear water—everything vanished from his eyes, leaving only darkness.
Yet Rin's joyful voice came to his ears.
"Ah, Kakashi, look—this Sharingan really suits you!"
"So what if that one's gone? Just transplant this one—don't be sad anymore!"
What plunged him into an icy pit even more was Kakashi's familiar voice also carrying over.
"Rin, why are you taking Obito's things again?"
"Oh, Obito himself said what's his is mine. I'm taking my own things—what's wrong with that?"
"What about Obito then?"
"Oh, why do you care so much? Who told him to be a simp?"
Instantly, Obito felt as like he was sinking into the abyss. Not just heartache—his entire being was splitting apart.
"No..." Obito screamed miserably, jolting awake from the nightmare. Sitting on the bed, he gasped heavily for breath.
He waved his hand before his eyes, clearly seeing his palm's lines, finally confirming it was just a nightmare.
Because during the day he learned from Yasushi that the eye he'd gifted Kakashi was destroyed, so he had this nightmare at night?
Daily thoughts become nightly dreams—not impossible.
But he touched his heart, feeling White Zetsu cells had just repaired the crack there. Suspicion grew greatly in his heart.
Just now, he'd truly "heartbroken"!
If not for such an absurd thing as White Zetsu cells existing, he'd likely have died on the spot.
Who dies from a nightmare?
Was it truly daily thoughts becoming nightly dreams, or was someone secretly harming him?
Obito's eyes widened. His Mangekyo Sharingan spun at high speed, repeatedly checking his body many times. But no matter how he checked, he found no traces of genjutsu.
"Not genjutsu?"
Obito frowned tightly, carefully calculating. If someone was harming him, who would it be?
The primary suspect was definitely that damned Yasushi—their enmity was greatest. He was vengeful, had a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan—both motive and ability made sense.
But his Mangekyo ocular jutsu were healing and prophecy respectively—verified personally by many people.
So although this guy was detestable, he could already be ruled out.
The next candidate was Uchiha Itachi.
Though he and Itachi cooperated to complete the great deed of Uchiha clan massacre, now he knew Konoha Village's shadow was behind it all. Itachi hadn't truly betrayed Konoha Village.
Now Akatsuki organization wanted to move against Konoha Village. If Itachi wanted to secretly eliminate powerful enemies for Konoha Village, that also made sense.
But the same problem existed—Itachi's Mangekyo ocular jutsu were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi respectively, which he'd personally verified.
This way, Itachi's suspicion could also be ruled out.
Now in the shinobi world, there were only three Mangekyo users. Could this not be a Mangekyo ability?
But such ability, so strange yet powerful—absolutely not ordinary genjutsu. At least it must be some secret or forbidden technique.
This wasn't something ordinary people were qualified to possess—at least it must be from a major village shinobi.
Hidden Mist Village were all fools who didn't even know of his existence, much less could move against him.
Most likely still enemies from Konoha Village's side!
Could it be Danzo?
No one knew how many secret and forbidden techniques Root possessed. Maybe it was harmful stuff developed by that Second Hokage Tobirama Senju when he was bored.
Moreover, such covert nightmare methods matched Danzo's style perfectly.
The famous "Darkness of the Shinobi World" was no joke.
Universally acclaimed.
So many people died without knowing Danzo's shadow was behind it.
If Itachi leaked his intelligence to Konoha Village and Danzo secretly moved against him, that was completely reasonable.
On one hand, it eliminated powerful enemies. On the other, it avoided tarnishing the former "village hero Obito's" reputation.
Killing two birds with one stone—even if Sarutobi Hiruzen knew, he wouldn't oppose.
The more Obito thought, the more he felt Danzo did this.
But how did he curse him?
He hadn't had physical contact with anyone recently.
Had Root infiltrated?
Or did Rain Village originally have Root spies?
Or was it a bloodline curse through genetic material he'd left in Konoha Village?
Obito tossed and turned in bed, thinking more and more irritably.
He'd have to steal the "Scroll of Seals" to see if it contained a solution to this forbidden technique. Otherwise having nightmares every night was too painful.
Especially... that nightmare's content!
Now whenever Obito closed his eyes, his mind couldn't help but recall that nightmare.
That feeling was too real!
As if it truly happened!
Though reason told him it was a nightmare—fake—such things wouldn't happen in reality.
But his subconscious couldn't help but imagine wildly!
"Rin, Kakashi..."
Obito murmured softly, his entire being falling into a dejected state.
Not far from him, Yasushi again gently wiped away bloody tears beneath his right eye, laughing silently once more.
He opened his right hand. A Sharingan appeared in his palm—clearly the already "crushed" Mangekyo.
Just a small sleight of hand.
Using genjutsu for combat might not fool Kakashi's group, but for deceiving people, it was overkill.
He used two fingers like a blade, cutting across his chest to create an opening, gently implanting the Mangekyo inside.
Well, Obito, enjoy yourself!
With your eye as a medium, this ocular jutsu isn't just nightmares anymore!
Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular jutsu abilities were unreasonable—like Shisui's "Kotoamatsukami" that brainwashed people. The brainwashed wouldn't notice any abnormality, only believing these were their true thoughts.
Yasushi's right eye ocular jutsu was the same.
It didn't take effect immediately but clung to the victim like a curse.
Moreover, this curse only activated during sleep, lurking after waking—completely traceless!
As long as the opponent didn't notice when first struck and couldn't promptly expel the Mangekyo's ocular power, this curse would gradually deepen—deeper and deeper, stronger and stronger!
Never-ending until death.
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