Starting with the usurpation of Akatsuki, the ninja world was overthrown.

Chapter 202 A Step Apart

Black Zetsu had considered many possibilities, but he never expected Rin to so resolutely give up on survival.

Summon the three tails.

What he found even more unbelievable was, "How did she break the seal on the tailed beast?"

Little did she know that at this moment, Lin's mind was filled with the spell that Shiba Kiyokawa had imprinted on her heart when he touched her not long ago.

Black Zetsu was too arrogant, so much so that he never expected that a chess piece could break such a complex sealing technique in such a short time after awakening.

Obito sped along, traversing the battlefield like a madman, ignoring all the chaos around him and the Three-Tails' earth-shattering roar, his eyes fixed on only one direction!

There, Kakashi was about to rush up and embrace the dying Rin.

But then Obito appeared and kicked him away.

"Get out of here, you worthless liar!"

After Kakashi was thrown away, Obito quickly picked up Rin with trembling hands.

This scene made Black Zetsu clench his fist in excitement.

"Alright! That's it! Now, all that's left is for Rin to breathe her last, and everything will be complete. Prepare to retreat. Our plan is finished. Preserve Kirigakure's strength as much as possible; from now on, these will all be ours."

But before he could finish speaking, Ah Fei coldly poured cold water on him.

"Don't get agitated. Look closely, Lin isn't dead yet."

Black Zetsu's fiery heart skipped a beat.

"What?"

How could a Jinchuriki who has had his Tailed Beast extracted still be alive?

But upon closer inspection, it really was true!

A cluster of emerald green chakra on Lin's chest stubbornly glowed, keeping her alive until her last breath.

That was the spot that Shiba Kiyokazu had pressed down on when he treated her not long ago.

At that moment, Black Zetsu couldn't help but recall the short period of time that Rin had disappeared, and a bad premonition subconsciously arose in his mind.

"It can't be!" he desperately tried to reassure himself.

No one could possibly know our plan! No one could possibly be targeting us like this! We are the masterminds behind it all!

While trying to calm himself down, he shouted orders, "Kill Rin now! Right now, kill her immediately! Then take Obito away, quick!"

The anxiety that had accumulated over the past few days made him like a frightened bird at this moment, wanting nothing more than to end it all as soon as possible.

However, at that moment, the weakened Lin finally opened her eyes. When she looked up, she saw a mysterious black-robed man wearing a vortex-shaped one-eyed mask.

Rin recognized him immediately upon noticing the only Sharingan visible through the mask.

"Obito, is that you?"

Obito was trembling all over at that moment.

Even the Black Zetsu in the distance was trembling.

The two, one near and one far, were both panicked by Lin's breathing.

"It's me, Rin, don't die!" Obito cried out in despair.

If Rin had died at that moment, it would still have been a perfect ending for Black Zetsu!

Despite the changes in his script, it still worked!

Unfortunately, even the slightest error was enough to shatter everything he had been looking forward to.

The chakra on Lin's chest was still stubbornly flickering!

She forced herself to raise her hand and touch Obito's mask, speaking gently.

"Obito, don't be anyone's puppet, don't—be like me."

At that moment, a White Zetsu disguised as a Hidden Mist ninja quietly approached Obito and Rin.

He's here to complete the mission Black Zetsu entrusted to him!

We absolutely cannot let Lin keep talking. The script is finished, and the female lead should leave the stage when it's time to leave; otherwise, it would be impolite!

The pawns shouldn't have so much screen time, and they shouldn't affect Obito's transformation!

But just as he was about to get close, a disguised "Miba" ninja in the crowd suddenly used the Body Flicker Technique and flashed behind him at an astonishing speed!

With a single slash of his katana, the blade flashed sharply and straight, cleaving the White Zetsu disguised as a Hidden Mist ninja in two at the waist.

If that were all, it wouldn't have been enough to attract Obito's attention.

But the next moment, the disguised "Konoha" ninja smiled slightly and snapped his fingers with a ceremonial gesture, using the hand that wasn't holding the sword.

In an instant, the White Zetsu that had been severed in two underwent a frenzied mutation, its two separated segments rapidly expanding.

It multiplied into large clusters of white spores, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared from human form.

Then, with a "bang," it exploded right in front of Obito.

The spores that exploded splashed onto Obito and Rin, who was in his arms.

Then, a scene that made Obito's eyes widen in horror unfolded. Rin, who was gradually losing vital signs in his arms, also began to develop clusters of abnormal spore tumors under her skin!

"No! No! No!"

Obito reached out in utter terror to press down, to stop, to try and save the situation.

But it was all in vain.

The spores, violently activated, uncontrollably drained the host's nutrients in an instant, causing the already fragile girl to perish instantly.

The distorted spore clusters were frantically extinguished with soil.

However, after the explosion, wildly growing branches sprouted from Lin's body.

The spores originated from White Zetsu, and the only ability of White Zetsu is Wood Release.

After a few breaths, Lin disappeared completely, leaving behind only a towering tree that had sprung up from the ground.

Obito was completely dumbfounded at this point.

His mind went blank as he stared at the large tree in front of him, his whole body trembling violently.

The Sharingan tomoe in his eye sockets spun wildly, eventually merging into one in the blink of an eye.

He did indeed open his eyes as expected, and his chakra surged dramatically in an instant, multiplying several times over!

This outcome should have been what the people behind the scenes wanted.

But at this moment, even the Black-Headed Man was almost paralyzed with fear.

"Why? Why did this happen? The spores in Lin's body shouldn't have been active; they were just for positioning! Why did it turn out like this?!"

The script he and Madara Uchiha meticulously crafted together has now only been slightly altered.

But it was completely transformed and slid into an unknown abyss!

Not only that, the disguised "Konoha" ninja in front of him didn't forget to speak, delivering a morally damaging message to Obito, who was on the verge of losing control.

"This doesn't seem like the methods of the Hidden Mist, but it's quite similar to the methods you used when you arrived here earlier."

Then he asked a question, pretending to be serious.

"Wearing a mask, who exactly are you?"

Before she died, Rin mustered the strength to tell Obito, "Don't become like me."

Now, someone has specifically reminded him, "This method is quite similar to the technique you used yourself."

Even more remarkably, the next moment, another red-eyed boy, whose eyes had been opened by this shock, also rushed forward without hesitation.

Kakashi, wielding the lightning of Chidori, charged forward like a madman.

"You're in cahoots with those bastards too? You deserve to die!!"

Kakashi was kicked away just now and didn't hear Rin quietly calling Obito's name.

As expected, Kakashi, just like in the original story, failed to recognize his best friend once again.

But his words were like a knife plunged into Obito's heart!

Three swords in a row, each one a reminder to Obito—the one who killed Rin was actually those behind you...

"Things"!

At this moment, Black Zetsu was practically going crazy!

His brilliant script, which was just one step away from a perfect ending, has turned into this appalling mess because of a tiny deviation.

During the short period when Lin disappeared, all that luck, all that arrogance, all that overconfidence that he thought he could control everything as a chess player, now turned into boomerangs and lashed out at him!

"It's over—.."

The pitcher plant drooped limply, and for a moment he seemed to lose his composure.

Tobi, who was standing nearby, was still asking him, "Are you going to take Obito with you next?"

For a moment, Black Zetsu didn't know how to answer.

Now that you've taken Obito away, are you finding yourself a successor or an avenger?