Hatake Satoru stopped Kakashi, who was about to chase after Naruto.

"It’s no use chasing now, we don’t even know which way they fled."

"We can’t just watch Naruto get taken away."

Kakashi was a bit anxious about his student being taken.

"Kakashi... If you want to save Naruto, you’re the only one who can do it now."

Obito’s surprise attack disrupted Hatake Satoru’s plan. It had only been less than two days since his negotiation with Nagato ended. Whatever happened in between was not something they had time to consider now.

The most urgent thing was to rescue Naruto.

...

"You might not believe this, but everything I’m saying is true."

"That masked person with the Sharingan, his Sharingan is Obito’s."

Kakashi froze in place.

Obito’s Sharingan, a name that hadn’t been mentioned in a long time. Even his peers never spoke of Rin and Obito in front of Kakashi.

Hatake Satoru didn’t directly tell Kakashi that the mysterious person was Obito. Even Obito’s eyes would be a huge blow to him right now. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Hey, wake up, Kakashi."

Hatake Satoru punched Kakashi hard. The past was affecting his thinking ability.

"The only way to save Naruto is for you to use Kamui to send me into the Kamui space."

"But."

Kakashi, having regained his senses, realized the plan was feasible. However, his brother was just an ordinary person. Although he was unusual in some ways, sending only him in might be dangerous.

"Don’t worry, your brother, me..."

"I am the strongest."

Hatake Satoru’s reliable voice made Kakashi have to choose to believe him.

They didn’t have time to wait for Tsunade to be informed and send rescue. His Chakra could only barely transport one person. And Konoha currently had no guaranteed victory against the mysterious person.

This was the terrifying part of the Akatsuki organization; any single ninja could pose a threat to a ninja village.

"Brother... Be careful on your way."

Kakashi rarely called Hatake Satoru "brother," and then he activated Kamui and sent Hatake Satoru into the Kamui space. Hatake Satoru gave Kakashi a reassuring smile before leaving.

Kakashi’s stamina was nearly depleted after transporting Hatake Satoru. Before, he had only tried to break the limbs of enemies; this was his first time transporting a whole person.

"It’s up to you now, brother."

Kakashi collapsed on the ground. The Sharingan was still a great burden on his body.

After entering the Kamui space, Hatake Satoru removed his eye patch. This fight could not afford any mistakes.

He completely unleashed the power of his Six Eyes, expanding his range of observation. The prerequisite was to know Obito and Naruto’s location.

The Kamui space was quite large, and Hatake Satoru’s Six Eyes could not cover it entirely.

"Found you."

Fortunately, Obito hadn’t expected Hatake Satoru to use Kakashi’s ability to enter here. He was still in this space, and in a very conspicuous location.

"Hey, you really made me search hard. You bastard."

Hatake Satoru instantly appeared before Obito. At this moment, Obito was trying to use the Sharingan’s genjutsu to control the Nine-Tails within Naruto’s body.

Hatake Satoru raised his hand and severed the hand Obito had on Naruto’s neck. Then, he kicked Obito back, putting distance between him and Naruto.

However, he couldn’t currently dispel the genjutsu Obito had cast on Naruto. The Nine-Tails also showed no intention of cooperating, not helping Naruto break free from the genjutsu.

It seemed Naruto wouldn’t be able to help in the fight. Just as I wanted.

Hatake Satoru, now serious, was enough to rescue Naruto from Obito. Obito’s use of Kamui was not as flexible inside the space as it was outside.

Obito was surprised to see Hatake Satoru enter the space. His identity might have been exposed.

"It’s time to tell me your plan, Obito."

Hatake Satoru weighed Obito’s hand, transplanted with Hashirama’s cells, and said to Obito.

"I’m more curious about your plan. After talking with you, Nagato wavered in his desire for peace."

Obito said this, and Hatake Kurabide could roughly understand...

After Nagato’s conversation with Hatake Kurabide, Nagato must have contacted Obito upon returning to the Hidden Rain Village. He didn’t know if Obito had told Nagato about this operation.

The current situation was a mixed bag of good and bad. The good news was that Nagato had wavered after Hatake Kurabide’s persuasion. If Nagato didn’t know about Obito’s operation this time, he might be able to persuade Nagato to defect when Nagato attacked later.

The bad news was that if Nagato knew about this operation, it would inevitably affect the progress of his later plans. His persuasion might vanish like smoke because of Obito’s series of actions. Hatake Kurabide would no longer have a chance to meet with Nagato, and Obito would order Nagato to resurrect Madara when the time was right.

However, as long as Naruto was retrieved now, the second scenario could be avoided. There was still room for maneuver.

Hatake Kurabide put Naruto aside. His battle with Obito was about to begin.

Obito had basically guessed that the "Blue" ability used by Hatake Kurabide was a space-time Ninjutsu similar to the Flying Thunder God. However, it seemed he didn’t need a mark to teleport to his destination. As for why he couldn’t suck him into the Kamui space when he touched him earlier, that would have to be figured out in the subsequent battle.

Facing Hatake Kurabide’s abilities, Obito intended to block Hatake Kurabide’s vision first, preventing him from tracking his location, as usual. Obito immediately carried out his plan, using Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu on Hatake Kurabide.

Hatake Kurabide did not dodge but endured the great fireball.

During this time, Obito moved to Hatake Kurabide’s blind spot, intending to launch a sneak attack.

But just as he was about to attack, Hatake Kurabide turned to look at him. Obito hastily stopped and retreated. It was only then that Obito noticed Hatake Kurabide had removed his eye patch. The moment those eyes fixed on him, he was reminded of Uchiha Itachi.

He felt the same way about both of them, so annoying.

"It seems you also have a good pair of eyes."

"Thank you. You used to have them too, but you gave them away so easily, didn’t you."

Obito remained calm despite Hatake Kurabide’s provocation. He also realized he couldn’t win against him. He intended to trap Hatake Kurabide and Naruto in this space and leave Kamui space alone.

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