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Chapter 183 Am I too late?
Chapter 183 Am I too late?
Early morning, Rain Hidden Village, atop the tower.
A light drizzle was falling from the leaden sky.
On the rooftop, Pain gazed silently at the misty rain outside the window, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
"Jiraiya hasn't left yet?"
Footsteps came from the side.
Xiao Nan lifted the curtain and slowly walked onto the balcony, raindrops dripping from the eaves onto the ends of her azure hair.
She stood beside Tiandao, following his gaze to the rain-shrouded village, and said softly, "Yesterday he was wandering around the village, seemingly looking for something."
She raised an eyebrow slightly and guessed, "Is he looking for us?"
The Heavenly Dao remained silent, its brows furrowing slightly. The fine rain reflected in its orange eyes, like a misty fog.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiao Nan also remained silent for a moment.
The sound of rain pattering against the balcony railing.
Finally, Xiao Nan mustered up her courage and asked, "How about—how about we meet him?"
Her eyes revealed a mixture of expectation and worry.
Upon hearing this, Tiandao's expression grew even colder, his face revealing neither joy nor anger. He pondered for a long time before finally shaking his head and saying in a emotionless voice, "There's no need! We still bear an important mission on our shoulders."
The resolute words sounded especially clear amidst the sound of rain.
After saying this, Tiandao said no more, turned around and walked back to the inner room of the tower.
Xiao Nan stood there, watching his departing figure with a sigh.
After a moment, she lowered her eyes helplessly and looked again at the village outline that was faintly visible in the rain.
The cold raindrops hit her shoulders, making her feel a chill.
After a long while, Xiao Nan sighed softly, and that sigh quickly dissipated into the rain on the empty balcony.
Meanwhile, in a dark, underground cave within the Land of Earth.
Water droplets seeped from the slippery rock wall, and suddenly a sound came from the depths of the cave. A spiral-shaped white head emerged from the ground!
Immediately afterwards, a strange white humanoid creature emerged from the soil.
The moment it peeked out, before the White Zetsu even had a chance to stretch its limbs, a figure slid out of the shadows like a ghost.
"Where have you been?! Why are you disobeying orders?!" Black Zetsu's sinister voice suddenly rang out, full of displeasure.
The white Zetsu with the swirling face paused for a moment, then waved his hand dismissively: "Hey, pitcher plant, why are you so nervous!"
He chuckled nonchalantly, "I was just bored and went out for some fresh air! There's no mission right now, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
His tone was nonchalant, as if he didn't take Black Zetsu's questioning to heart at all.
"Hmph!" Black Zetsu's face darkened, and he gave a cold snort.
"Come with me right now," he said impatiently. "Obito's been looking for you for days!"
Recently, Black Zetsu has been questioned by Obito several times because of this, and he was almost driven crazy by that kid. "I'm so annoyed by him these past few days!"
Black Zetsu cursed inwardly, "What the hell is wrong with Obito?"
"Obito's looking for me?" White Zetsu was taken aback, tilting his head as he asked, "What for?"
Black Zetsu didn't bother to explain: "You'll find out when you get there!"
After speaking, Black Zetsu suddenly pulled and dragged the vortex White Zetsu deeper into the cave.
"Ouch, ouch, be gentle, be gentle—" Bai Jue complained as he was dragged away on his knees, "Really, why are you being so rough!"
Despite his complaints, he knew that Black Zetsu was in a hurry, so he had no choice but to obediently follow along.
Before long, the two arrived at a spacious underground hall inside the cave, one after the other.
Obito had been waiting for a long time. When he saw that Black Zetsu had finally brought someone over, he couldn't help but raise his eyes coldly, his Sharingan eyes turning blood red.
White Zetsu met Obito's chilling gaze, and a chill ran down his spine. He instinctively shrank back, saying, "Obito...?"
He waved awkwardly, "Hey hey, long time no see!"
Black Zetsu then released his grip and stood aside. Before he could speak, Obito coldly uttered, "Finally found you!"
Black Zetsu felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this: Obito's tone was a bit off.
He caught a glint of cold light in Obito's eye out of the corner of his eye. Before he could think about it, Obito suddenly moved like a ghost and teleported in front of White Zetsu!
"you-"
Obito's right hand suddenly pressed down on his forehead!
"call out!"
With a strange sound of space distorting, White Zetsu vanished from his spot in an instant!
Black Zetsu's vision vanished, leaving only ripples of air vibration.
He was taken aback: "Obito! What are you doing?!"
Black Zetsu didn't react for a moment and cried out in surprise.
She got rid of him the moment they met?!
Black Zetsu's heart skipped a beat, a sense of unease rising within him: he had originally thought Obito had a task to tell White Zetsu, but...
After all, this special White Zetsu is not low in intelligence and has strong abilities.
But who would have thought that Obito would capture the person the moment they met?!
"Heh," Obito sneered, glancing sideways at Black Zetsu, "Why should I explain what I do to you?"
His voice was cold and devoid of emotion.
Interrogating someone in front of Black Zetsu?
He's not that stupid.
Black Zetsu wanted to ask more, but the next second, a vortex-like distortion suddenly appeared out of thin air where Obito had just been standing!
The air rippled like water.
Obito's figure also vanished into thin air.
In the gloomy and dark cave, suddenly only Hei Jue remained.
He stood there, his expression shifting between light and dark, his unease growing stronger: the White Zetsu of the Vortex knew quite a few secrets.
Although Black Zetsu had confidence in the loyalty of White Zetsu, Obito's strange behavior still made him very uneasy.
Black Zetsu had a strong premonition—
The plan seems to be spiraling out of his control.
Meanwhile, within the mysterious Divine Might Space.
In the dark and distorted alternate dimension, fragments of a giant rectangular stone pillar floated, suspended in various places as if weightless.
Obito's figure appeared silently in the space.
"Hehe, long time no see, Obito!" Uzumaki White Zetsu still tried to act nonchalant, laughing it off while feigning surprise. "You dragged me here as soon as we met, did you miss me?"
He spoke in a nonchalant tone, trying to defuse the current crisis with jokes.
However, Obito simply couldn't be bothered to pay attention to his witty remarks.
"Ah Fei," his voice was cold and direct, "when and where did we first meet?"
White Zetsu was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face froze.
But then he nonchalantly spread his hands: "Obito, what are you talking about! Our first meeting was, of course, at Kannabi."
Before the words were even finished...!
A muffled thud echoed.
Obito suddenly kicked out, striking White Zetsu in the chest and knocking him to the ground!
"Shut up!"
Obito roared, his voice revealing suppressed anger.
He strode forward, stepped on the chest of the White Zetsu, leaned forward, and stared intently at the unique White Zetsu beneath him with his single eye exposed outside the mask.
"You'd better tell me the truth, Ah Fei."
Obito's tone suddenly turned dangerous, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, making it hard to breathe.
Stomped down by the force of an iron hoof, White Zetsu's chest made a grating, unpleasant sound of wood breaking. Obito's kick was merciless, almost burying his upper body into the ground.
White Zetsu simply shrugged, still appearing completely unconcerned: "I'm just telling the truth, Obito!"
Obito's eyes grew even colder upon hearing this. He withdrew his leg from the other's, slowly straightened up, and looked down at the White Zetsu on the ground, his tone icy: "You're not telling the truth, are you?"
White Zetsu still grinned cheekily: "Hey, I'm not lying." Obito sneered, too lazy to listen to his sophistry.
He pointed to a massive, floating stone pillar in the distance, his voice low and chilling: "You know this place, right? It's completely disconnected from the ninja world. Only my eye techniques can allow entry and exit. As long as I don't let you out, you'll never leave, forever stuck here all alone!"
Obito stared directly at White Zetsu.
"And I remember, what you fear most is—boredom, right?"
The last few words were like a haunting, demonic chant, and White Zetsu's entire body suddenly stiffened!
The surroundings were completely silent; the only sound was the laughter he had been making while speaking, which had now completely disappeared.
His exaggeratedly white face revealed no obvious expression, but his voice finally betrayed fear: "Obito!"
"What do you want to do?!"
"You can't do this to me! I was the one who helped you break through the rock wall to save people back then! Have you forgotten all that?"
His voice suddenly rose, and he spoke rapidly, clearly panicked. "No matter what, you can't do this to me!"
"Hmph." Obito coldly snorted, interrupting his lament.
"You'd better think this through carefully." He withdrew his foot from Bai Jue's body, took a half step back, and looked down at him one last time with icy eyes. "I'll come back for you!"
The familiar vortex-like distortion reappeared, and Obito's figure vanished instantly, leaving only White Zetsu slumped in the cold Kamui space, screaming in despair.
The next few days were uneventful, and nothing earth-shattering happened.
Nagato entered that strange dream world several more times.
Yahiko has already started learning swordsmanship from Hatake Sakumo!
Every night, Sakumo Hatake would come to their hut to instruct the three children in swordsmanship and ninjutsu.
During the day, he rarely interferes with the daily lives of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
They should simply continue to follow the schedule that Jiraiya originally set for them, without having to change their habits for his sake.
This surprised Nagato.
Sakumo Hatake's appearance disrupted their lives, but the legendary "White Fang of Konoha" did not forcefully intervene or interfere; instead, he maintained a gentle distance.
This gradually put Konan and Yahiko at ease, as they were still feeling a bit lost after seeing their teacher Jiraiya off.
Nagato witnessed all of this, and his attitude towards Sakumo Hatake began to change.
It's important to know that Nagato never had a good impression of Konoha's ninjas.
His parents died at the hands of Konoha ninjas, and that bloody memory fueled his hatred for Konoha.
Even after encountering Jiraiya, Nagato hesitated for a long time before believing in the kindness of that Konoha ninja.
But Hatake Sakumo
His actions were completely different from the stereotypical, cold-blooded Konoha ninja that Nagato had in mind.
The man's every move was so natural and gentle, yet he took meticulous care of the three of them.
His home was destroyed by war when he was a child, and his parents died at the hands of Konoha ninjas.
Such a deep-seated hatred remains unresolved for Nagato even after many years.
Therefore, when Sakumo Hatake appeared before them, Nagato felt a sense of rejection, even though the other party was someone invited by Jiraiya to take care of them.
However, watching Sakumo patiently instructing Yahiko, Nagato felt a strange sensation rising within him.
Are there people like this in Konoha?
And during cultivation.
The feeling that Sakumo Hatake gave Nagato and the others was completely different from that of Jiraiya.
Although he is usually very gentle, he becomes a completely different person when he is instructing people on swordsmanship.
His sharpness was fully revealed, and he was like a blade drawn from its sheath.
However, this only made Yahiko admire Sakumo Hatake even more.
All of this surprised Nagato and made him find it quite interesting.
Three days passed quickly.
Meanwhile, the login capability has been deactivated.
This means that tonight, two dreams can be realized simultaneously in the dream world.
Shigure didn't hesitate for long and directly chose Kakashi and Obito.
After all, tonight's scene is a classic moment!
Night falls.
In a dark mountain cave, Obito sat cross-legged alone on a cold stone bed.
He exhaled a slightly weary breath and slowly closed his one eye.
Soon, drowsiness swept over him, dragging his consciousness into deep darkness. He didn't know how much time had passed when Obito vaguely felt sunlight dancing on his face.
He instinctively reached out to cover his face, but was surprised to find that he was sitting on a soft patch of grass!
Obito suddenly woke up and sat up straight from the ground.
He cautiously looked around, where golden sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush trees, swaying gently in the breeze.
Not far away, three wooden stakes, each taller than a person, stood neatly in the grass.
This scene caused Obito's breath to stop for half a second.
He rubbed his eyes, muttering incredulously to himself, "This is the small park in Konoha Village? I've come in again?"
! "
Indeed, the familiar training scene before them was the small park in Konoha Village where they used to play as children.
Soon, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed two figures sitting not far away.
Kakashi, Rin.
On the grass, he, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara were sitting side by side.
At this moment, Kakashi, wearing a headband and the familiar black mask, looked somewhat bewildered.
He braced himself with his hands behind his back, looked up and around, seemingly puzzled by the sudden appearance of this scene.
On the other side, Lin had a cute short ponytail and a slightly childish face. She looked a little nervous and uneasy, her little hands were clasped together, but her eyes were fixed on the three wooden stakes not far away.
Obito and Kakashi locked eyes, their gazes filled with surprise and complex emotions.
Soon, both of them realized that, needless to say, they had been pulled into the dream world at the same time again today.
However, Obito couldn't be bothered with Kakashi.
He finally saw Lin, whom he had been longing to see, again!
He turned his gaze to Lin on the other side.
Lin seemed not to notice them at that moment.
She rested her chin on her hand, staring intently at the wooden stakes ahead, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her face filled with intense emotion. Seeing this, Obito quickly put on what he considered his most handsome smile, waved, and greeted loudly, "Hey! Rin! Good morning!"
Kakashi, who was standing nearby, rolled his eyes and thought to himself: This guy is being stupid right from the start. Is it really necessary?
Rin, with her chin resting on her hand and brows furrowed, didn't notice Obito's greeting.
She sighed softly, looked up at the empty training ground in the distance, and said gently, "Ah! What kind of person will our new Jonin leader be?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Obito and Kakashi both reacted.
The two suddenly looked at each other, and saw the same shock in each other's eyes: What?
So this is the time in my dream today!
Just then.
"brush!"
A dazzling golden light suddenly flashed from beside the wooden stake!
Immediately afterwards, a bright and cheerful young voice rang in their ears: "Am I late?"