Kiyokaze looked at Obito Uchiha, who was staring intently at him, with a pained expression.
His heart was filled with despair.
Others might not know what was in Kusagakure, but he knew it all too well.
Madara Uchiha's lair was in Kusagakure.
Moreover, this mission was clearly a scheme set up by Madara Uchiha to win over Obito.
To achieve this scheme, Kiyokaze believed that Madara Uchiha could abandon everything, because Obito was the best candidate in his eyes.
The Uchiha clan was a cursed clan, and also the clan that understood love the most. Once a member of the Uchiha clan awakened to love, they would amplify that love infinitely.
And once that love was destroyed, the resulting hatred would greatly stimulate the brain, producing a special chakra that would stimulate the Sharingan, granting them great power and a significant increase in strength.
Those who had seen darkness were more likely to accept darkness.
In Kiyokaze's eyes, Kusagakure at this moment was like a huge net, waiting for them to enter.
"Kid, stop looking." Kiyokaze smacked Obito's head and rubbed it with gritted teeth.
Should he just kill Obito here?
He would lose his Konoha identity that he had cultivated for so long, and he would also touch Madara Uchiha's taboo.
It seemed like a complete loss; he would offend Konoha and Madara Uchiha, and he might not even be able to change his plan.
If Madara Uchiha set his sights on Shisui Uchiha or Itachi Uchiha, with their talents, their future might be even more terrifying, right?
"Nikkan-sama, you're using too much force."
Obito broke free from Kiyokaze's clutches, his head now a bird's nest.
He indignantly fixed his hairstyle, straightened his headband, and glanced at Rin Nohara not far away.
Noticing his gaze, Kiyokaze suddenly realized.
That's right.
The fundamental reason for Obito's corruption wasn't him. With Obito's love for Rin Nohara and Konoha, Madara Uchiha couldn't completely change his mind with just a few words.
The key was Rin Nohara.
This girl he liked.
Kiyokaze said with a smile: "You two kids stay close to me later, don't get lost."
He was referring to Obito and Rin Nohara. As for Kakashi...
With that dead fish-eyed look, seemingly lazy but actually arrogant, he was already a Jonin and had enough ability to protect himself.
"Tch, I'm already a Chunin now, I don't need any protection." Obito pointed to the headband on his head, the one Kiyokaze had given him.
"You're just an extra. Rin Nohara, you're important as a medical ninja, so stay close to me later." Kiyokaze waved his hand and said to Rin Nohara.
"Okay."
Rin Nohara was relatively obedient and nodded in response to Kiyokaze's words.
Minato's face was full of confidence. Kiyokaze's addition filled him with confidence in completing this mission.
"Let's set off. The village deduced that the key should be the Kannabi Bridge, but we don't know if the Iwa ninjas have already arrived at the Kannabi Bridge, so we need to split up." Minato looked at Kiyokaze.
"You decide." Kiyokaze said indifferently.
Hearing this, Minato pondered slightly, "In that case, Kakashi, you and Nikkan will be a team. I can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to be fast enough. If we find that the Iwa ninjas are not there, I can support you at the first time."
But if he brought Kakashi and the other three, he probably wouldn't be able to do it so quickly.
"Understood." Kakashi nodded coldly.
As he grew older, Kakashi's personality became increasingly indifferent.
He could only communicate slightly when facing Minato Namikaze, Obito, and Rin Nohara.
Kiyokaze didn't have any objections either.
Although he was afraid of Madara Uchiha, he also wanted to see how Madara Uchiha would take Obito from under his nose with him around.
"Let's go."
The figures of several people flashed and disappeared at the border of Kusagakure.
...
...
At the same time.
Somewhere in the dark underground corner of Kusagakure.
An old man with a withered figure was sitting on a chair. He had a head of white hair and his face was full of wrinkles. He was holding his chin with one hand and staring blankly at the open space in front of him.
Behind him, there were strange pipes inserted into his body, while the other ends disappeared into the darkness, connecting to a huge wooden statue that exuded a strange aura.
He is...
Madara Uchiha!
One of the biggest masterminds behind the scenes in the ninja world, nicknamed the Uchiha Dance King.
Perhaps he is no longer the most powerful man in the ninja world, and may not be the final mastermind truly dominating everything in the ninja world, but in Kiyokaze's eyes, he is definitely the biggest threat.
If he could be praised by Madara Uchiha with a sentence like "I, Madara Uchiha, am willing to call you the strongest," it would probably become a legend in the ninja world.
Sasha...
The ground rolled gently, and the pale figure of White Zetsu, with a bright green head of hair, slowly rose in front of him.
"Madara-sama, that kid is here."
"But... it's not just that kid who's here, but also the Konoha Twin Stars who are currently taking the ninja world by storm, the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze, and the Spear of Judgment Nikkan Sarutobi, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with..."
Madara Uchiha's drooping eyelids slowly lifted, seemingly with some unspeakable fatigue, "The Flying Thunder God Technique is indeed quite troublesome. Guide the Iwa ninjas to entangle him, it should be able to buy some time."
The Flying Thunder God Technique was researched by Tobirama Senju specifically to deal with their Uchiha clan, and even killed his younger brother Izuna Uchiha. That was his lifelong pain.
So, he couldn't be more familiar with this technique.
