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The one who spoke was, of course, the masked man.
Draped in his black cloak, this man called himself Uchiha Madara.
He slowly stepped forward, stopping in front of Uchiha Itachi. Then, turning to face Kuzo, he narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a deep voice.
"That guy, Shimura Danzo, never mentioned having a subordinate as powerful as you."
"With your strength alone, you could have wiped out the entire Uchiha clan yourself."
"Honestly, he didn't need a collaborator at all."
Tobi's voice was low and steady.
While Uchiha Itachi had been fighting, Tobi had been watching carefully, analyzing Kuzo's strength.
And now—
He was certain.
This masked swordsman was no less powerful than his former teacher, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
The strange crescent-shaped slashes, his resistance to Genjutsu, and his terrifying speed—all of it was formidable.
How could a man like this possibly be working for Shimura Danzo?
It didn't make sense.
Kuzo chuckled at Tobi's words.
"You're exaggerating," he said with a smirk.
"Yes, Master Danzo did ask me to take part in this operation, but I refused outright."
"As for why… well, it's simple."
"I'm not like you two. I don't have it in me to commit genocide."
"And besides—"
"Danzo didn't want to get his hands dirty. Isn't it more convenient for you two to take the blame instead?"
"..."
As soon as Kuzo finished speaking, both Tobi and Uchiha Itachi's expressions darkened.
Damn it…
So Danzo had planned this all along.
Tobi was silent for a moment before lowering his gaze. Then, slowly raising a hand, he spoke with finality.
"Hmph. At this point, there's no need for words."
"Come—"
"Fox-masked swordsman, your opponent now… is me, Uchiha Madara."
Tobi had made his decision.
Though he preferred to stay in the shadows, he knew he couldn't sit back any longer.
Uchiha Itachi was running on fumes. If this battle continued, he might not survive.
And if that happened, it would be a huge loss.
But more importantly—
Kuzo was far too dangerous. If his strength continued to grow, he could become a serious threat to the Moon's Eye Plan.
He had to die.
Tonight.
Tobi had observed carefully.
Kuzo was incredibly fast, but he didn't seem to use space-time ninjutsu.
If that was the case, then the odds were in his favor.
After all, no matter how fast someone was, could they be faster than Minato's Flying Thunder God?
"..."
But instead of looking surprised, Kuzo's eyes lit up with amusement.
Finally.
This guy was finally stepping in himself.
Which meant—
The final branch task was about to be completed.
Kuzo smiled, raising his blade slightly as he tilted his head.
"Oh?"
"The infamous Shinobi Shura, Uchiha Madara, is going to fight me personally? I'm honored…"
As soon as the words left his mouth—
**Boom.**
Kuzo vanished.
A blur of motion, faster than the eye could track.
And then—
He reappeared right in front of Tobi, slashing down with his moon-white blade!
This time, all of his Reiatsu was concentrated on the blade itself, not forming a ranged attack—
But a direct cut aimed at Tobi's body.
Tobi, however, simply chuckled.
Without a hint of panic, his Mangekyō Sharingan activated.
**Kamui.**
**Slash!**
Kuzo's blade cut down—
But the moment it touched Tobi's body, it passed through like air.
As if nothing was there.
The blade phased right through him, completely ineffective.
But Tobi wasn't finished.
Before Kuzo could react, Tobi reached out—
And grabbed his arm.
A flicker of triumph flashed in his eye as he let out a quiet, smug laugh.
"It's over."
**Kamui: Absorption.**
Before Kuzo could pull away, space around Tobi's right eye distorted—
An invisible vortex appeared, twisting and warping reality itself.
**Whoosh!**
In an instant, Kuzo's entire body was sucked into the void—
And vanished without a trace.
The wind blew gently.
Nothing remained.
Uchiha Itachi, still kneeling on the ground, felt his heart clench.
**"?!?"**
Did it work?
That masked swordsman—
The one who was overpowering him just moments ago—
Was defeated in an instant?
No…
Something felt off.
Itachi's sharp eyes narrowed slightly.
But before he could voice his doubts—
Tobi let out a quiet chuckle.
A small, satisfied smirk formed beneath his mask.
**Success.**
This time, it had worked.
During the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha, he had tried using this same technique against Namikaze Minato—
But the Fourth Hokage had escaped with Flying Thunder God.
That failure had taught him an important lesson.
So this time—
The moment he grabbed Kuzo's arm, he wasted no time. He activated Kamui instantly, not giving his opponent even a second to react.
And it worked.
He had done it.
Even Uchiha Itachi, a master of the Sharingan, had struggled against this man.
But against his Kamui—
Kuzo was nothing.
Tobi almost wanted to laugh.
...
However—
What he didn't know—
Was that inside Kamui's dimension—
Kuzo wasn't panicking.
In fact—
He was smirking.
"Sure enough… it worked."
Because right in front of him—
Stacked neatly on the ground of this isolated space—
Rows upon rows of small, sealed containers.
Each one filled with an unmistakable power.
Even without opening them, Kuzo knew exactly what they contained.
This was the real reason Uchiha Obito had joined the Uchiha massacre.
His ultimate prize—
**The stolen Sharingan eyes of the Uchiha clan.**
And now—
Without lifting a finger—
Kuzo had walked right into his enemy's hidden vault.
A perfect success.
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