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But he can't do it!
If Shigure were here right now, he would tell him: Choosing you as the protagonist only means Kakashi is the only audience member, so the benefits are really not high!
Obito grew angrier the more he thought about it, his knuckles turning white from clenching his fists. He forced out a voice through clenched teeth: "Oh? Looks like you've gotten quite a bit of information from that dream again!"
Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly, "Enough nonsense! Tell me, what is your real purpose in coming to Konoha!"
The two men, locked in a standoff, were clearly plotting murder, and the atmosphere was tense and ready to erupt at any moment.
Obito Uchiha was silent for a moment, then suddenly changed to a cold tone: "Kakashi... I only have one question for you. How can I enter that dream?!"
Kakashi was taken aback: "A dream...? Enter? What are you talking about..."
He hadn't expected the other person to have come for the dream, and subconsciously replied.
Seeing this, Obito became even more enraged: "Stop playing dumb! You lucky bastard, you must go in and out of there often, right? Tell me your secret! Tell me and I'll let you go!"
Kakashi snapped out of his shock, his brow furrowing deeply: "A trick?... Entering a dream is completely random; there's no trick to it!"
Obito snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Hmph, you won't confess obediently? Fine—I'll subdue you and then torture you slowly, it's the same thing!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly lunged at Kakashi, his killing intent exploding outwards!
Upon seeing this, Kakashi focused his mind and, without backing down, instantly entered battle mode.
In a split second, Obito Uchiha's single eye surged with a crimson light as he unleashed a genjutsu attack, channeling his eye power.
Kakashi suddenly felt a powerful mental shock wash over him, and the surrounding scenery seemed to begin to distort.
However, his gaze sharpened, and his forehead protector was suddenly lifted, revealing his Mangekyou Sharingan!
Kakashi's eyes focused rapidly, colliding firmly with the opponent's pupils, and with the power of his own Mangekyou Sharingan, he forcefully shattered the illusionary fluctuations that were invading his mind!
The two spiritual forces clashed briefly before vanishing without a trace.
"Obito, let's stop with this trick!"
Before he finished speaking, he pulled out a kunai with his backhand, and with a swift movement, he launched an attack on the masked man.
Obito remained calm despite his failed attack, letting out a low snort: "Hmph! He only relied on that eye... But, fine—I was just looking to get that eye back!"
The two figures collided suddenly, like lightning flashing, producing a muffled thud!
Kakashi swung his kunai straight at his opponent's throat, the attack passing right through his body!
Kakashi's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately realized it.
The opponent activated that bizarre "etherealization" ability!
The masked man emanated distorted ripples, making him appear like a ghost, penetrating all physical attacks and virtually invincible.
Kakashi's several attacks all missed, so he could only temporarily create distance.
His mind raced as he calmly observed the other person's movements.
Obito chuckled softly, and with a flick of his right hand, a materialized iron hook chain lashed out, sweeping towards Kakashi's leg with a gust of wind...
The two engaged in several rounds of attack and defense.
Kakashi noticed something amiss, "...Found it!"
He probed the opponent's attack with his own body, finally finding a weakness in Obito's "Intangibility" technique—
The opponent must materialize their body the instant their attack hits!
Kakashi deliberately created an opening, standing still while panting heavily, feigning exhaustion due to excessive chakra depletion.
As expected, Obito fell for the trap. He snorted coldly, stepped forward, and threw a punch straight at Kakashi's face!
At the critical moment, a fierce glint flashed in Kakashi's eyes. He suddenly activated the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the punch, and at the same time, his right kunai stabbed fiercely towards Obito's waist!
Because Obito was attacking in a materialized form at that moment, he didn't have time to become intangible again to dodge, and he took a solid hit from Kakashi's sneak attack!
"Uh-huh!"
The masked man groaned, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the stone surface and kicking up a cloud of dust.
He struggled to his knees and stand up, only to find Kakashi already close in, a cold kunai pressed hard against his throat!
"You've already lost! Tell me—what is your purpose in coming to Konoha?!"
At this moment, Kakashi's silver hair was flowing messily across his forehead, and one of his scarlet Sharingan eyes gleamed coldly.
The masked man's body was half-pressed down.
However, when confronted with questioning, he gave a defiant sneer: "Hmph...it seems I won't be able to get that eye back this time."
"Fine, I'll consider this a win. But—"
He suddenly raised his voice and said sternly, "Unless you tell me how to enter the dream world, you can forget about leaving here! You'll stay here forever!"
Before he could finish speaking, his single pupil suddenly twisted.
Kakashi was shocked, sensing a powerful surge of chakra emanating from the other party!
"not good!"
Kakashi thought to himself and immediately swung his sword at his opponent's vitals, but he was still a step too late.
Suddenly, a vortex-shaped black rift appeared out of thin air around the masked man, and with a whoosh, it swallowed him whole!
Kakashi's attack missed its mark, and he watched helplessly as his subordinate vanished into nothingness.
Deathly silence returned, leaving Kakashi kneeling alone on the cold stone floor, staring blankly at the empty ground beneath his kunai.
……
On the edge of Konoha Village.
A ripple suddenly spread through the silent cemetery, a black vortex appeared in mid-air, and then with a "whoosh," Obito appeared out of thin air.
Obito steadied himself, but a dull ache still lingered in his chest.
He awkwardly raised his hand to touch the spot on his waist where the kunai had pierced him, his palm soaked with blood.
Fortunately, the blow did not hit any vital organs; it was merely a superficial wound.
Obito took a few deep breaths, and after recovering, he raised his head and slowly turned his gaze to a tombstone not far in front of him.
The night breeze blew, and his cloak fluttered gently.
For a long time, he stared blankly at the name engraved on the cold tombstone, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Lin... what do I have to do to get in?"
He knelt before the tombstone, pounding his fist on the ground, his voice filled with suppressed pain and resentment.
Just then, a strange wriggling sound came from the ground near Obito's feet.
"Shh—" The soil cracked open, and a black and white figure emerged from the ground—it was Jue!
A chilling voice rang out: "Obito, how is it? Did you get your eyes back?"
He habitually showed half of his body, his tone lazy yet tinged with curiosity.
However, he was met with a cold snort in response.
Obito slowly stood up from the ground, his voice behind the mask revealing a hint of fatigue: "No. Kakashi is an elite Jonin after all, he's not so easy to deal with."
Zetsu clicked his tongue in disdain upon hearing this: "Hmph, just a Jonin! Call Kakuzu along, killing him should be easy, right? I'll go contact Kakuzu right now!"
After speaking, he was about to retreat back underground.
"No!" Obito's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he immediately spoke up to stop him.
Black Zetsu paused, a look of confusion on his face: "Why?"
After a moment of silence, Obito's voice was low and deep: "Kakuzu's ninjutsu is too powerful. What if... it destroys that eye?"
Jue paused for a moment, then nodded: "Oh~ that makes sense. That's right."
After a moment's thought, Zetsu said, "What about Sasori? Let him use his poison to take down Kakashi; that would be much safer for his eyes!"
Obito was stunned by what he heard and was speechless for a moment.
Jue nodded: "Perfect timing, Scorpion is quite free lately, his time is very convenient!"
"……enough!"
Obito suddenly shouted, interrupting Zetsu's incessant chatter, "No need for all that trouble. It's just Kakashi... Let him starve over there for ten or fifteen days before we go get his eyes."
His tone was extremely cold, and the last word was almost spat out between his teeth.
Without another word, he turned and walked step by step into the darkness.
Jue and Jue exchanged a glance, a sinister smile spreading across their black and white faces.
His body slowly sank into the ground, leaving only a sinister whisper echoing in the night: "Hehe...that's right, let him live a few more days and keep that Sharingan safe for us!"
……
In the mysterious and eerie alternate dimension, Kakashi stood alone among the forest-like stone pillars, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
Everything that had just happened was so sudden that he was still not fully calm.
Kakashi took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He slowly walked around between the stone pillars, and finally had to accept a cruel reality.
This strange space is completely different from the ninja world. It is surrounded by endless darkness, and there is no way out!
Looking up, the sky was dark and gloomy, without sun, moon, or stars; the ground beneath one's feet was rough and cold, with giant stone pillars standing in all directions, making it impossible to discern directions.
This place seemed to be some other dimension separate from reality, completely isolating him from Konoha!
Kakashi slowly clenched his fist, his heart filled with anxiety and anger: "Damn it... what exactly is Obito trying to do?!"
He didn't understand why the other party had trapped him here.
If the intention was simply to prevent him from leaking information about his dreams, there was no need to go to such lengths, dragging him into such a bizarre space.
Could it be that Obito... wants to attack Kurama just like in the dream?
Kakashi gasped: Then wouldn't Naruto be—?!
He must find a way to send the intelligence back to Konoha as soon as possible!
……
As night deepened, the lights in Konoha Village became sparse.
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