Fugaku agreed to Minato's proposal. After all, he had no reason to refuse at all.
As the leader of the Uchiha clan, although he previously held no hatred towards Obito,
And even greatly admired him—after all, this disciple of the Fourth Hokage was more "pure" compared to the Second Hokage's disciple, Uchiha Kagami, in the past.
But who would have thought that Obito would trigger the Kyuubi Rebellion Night, causing the deaths of many Konoha citizens, and making the entire Uchiha clan the target of suspicion.
Furthermore, it was rumored that when Itachi massacred their clan in the future, Obito was also involved.
For such a disgrace to the Uchiha clan, Fugaku certainly wouldn't be merciful.
In fact, Fugaku—who wasn't Obito's teacher—was even more eager to erase this shameful stain than Minato!
Of course, he wouldn't take over the decision. How Obito would ultimately be punished? That depended on Minato's own will.
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Not long after, Minato and Fugaku re-entered Orochimaru's laboratory.
"By the way, is the other future Orochimaru still here?" Fugaku asked curiously before entering.
"No. He's not always here. That Orochimaru only comes once a week. Day-to-day, we communicate through the magic bell he gave us."
"So that's how it is! A magic bell that can connect across time? Amazing! But shouldn't such a treasure be better utilized for the village's development? If only you could master it, Minato—"
"No need. I already know the future there. Their path is different from ours, it can't be imitated. Besides, instead of constantly chasing someone else's path, it's better for us to create our own future. Besides, I trust both of these Orochimaru. Their research results will make a great contribution to the village. Remember their spectacular battle with the Tenseigan back then?"
Minato explained calmly. As the Hokage, he had a broad mind—he wouldn't greedily claim everything good that belonged to others.
Fugaku immediately apologized, whether intentionally or not.
"Sorry, I was overthinking."
While talking, the two of them had already entered Orochimaru's laboratory.
The defense facilities along the way had been turned off beforehand, indicating that Parallel World 4's Orochimaru was also quite obedient.
However, before they met Orochimaru, their ears were already greeted by heart-wrenching screams of pain.
"No!"
"Don't!"
"I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
"Orochimaru-sama, please, let Rin go!"
"No way, absolutely not! Don't!"
"I'll do anything, I'll really do anything!"
Hearing such sorrowful cries, Minato and Fugaku immediately burst into the laboratory.
Only then did they realize that Orochimaru was "torturing" Obito in a very unusual way!
Visible: Obito was tightly bound to an operating table with chains, his empty black eyes unable to see anything.
On the other side of the operating table, Rin—revived through Edo Tensei—also had her eyes covered, her body tied up, and her mouth gagged.
Orochimaru stood beside Rin, releasing many snakes that coiled around Rin's body.
The snakes crawled, slithered, and flicked their cold tongues.
Faced with such deep terror and horror, the still 13-year-old Rin was completely unable to resist!
"Ugh~ ugh ugh~~~!"
"Yamete~~~"
Rin could only let out sounds of fear and desperate pleas, unable to resist, and to achieve a more realistic effect, Rin herself had no idea what was happening.
For Obito, who couldn't see anything, Rin's cries sounded like the cruelest torture in hell!
In fact, compared to Obito's wild imagination, ordinary NTR was nothing at all!
In fact, at a time like this, Obito suddenly felt that the previous hell felt so beautiful and merciful.
If observed closely, Obito's body was already covered in bruises and scars. Clearly, before this, he had desperately struggled against his bonds, trying to stop Orochimaru's "imaginative humiliation" of Rin.
Unfortunately, he failed.
Without eyes, without even any remaining chakra, the young Obito was completely unable to resist Orochimaru's binding techniques!
Therefore, up to this point, Obito had already gone from anger to despair.
With Rin's increasingly heartbreaking cries, Obito had even given up all his pride. He began to admit his mistakes, began to beg Orochimaru.
After all, for the still 14-year-old Obito, he was still too young and too fragile... Not yet possessing the steadfastness of heart he would have in the future.
He was completely no match for Orochimaru's cunning!
Oh, wait—it wasn't just one Orochimaru.
The double torture from the Orochimaru duo before had already shattered most of Obito's will.
And today, this vile attack only shattered the remnants of his fragile mental defenses.
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Seeing this scene, Minato and Fugaku couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement and horror.
Hiss...!
What is this new torture and humiliation game?
Too extreme!
Poor Obito and Rin, are they alright?
At the same time, Orochimaru also noticed the arrival of Minato and Fugaku, and then stopped his new "game".
"Yo! Fourth Hokage, Fugaku, you've come?"
"Orochimaru, this...?" Fugaku's usually flat face twitched slightly.
"A few days ago, Minato already told me about his proposal. So, I've had a 'friendly' discussion with Obito. Unfortunately, he doesn't agree at all to turn around and support us. No choice, I had to use a little... special methods. So far, the results are quite satisfactory!"
Orochimaru explained while licking his lips, still enjoying his game.
All this time, poor Obito was a "little entertainment" in between his research.
After all, Obito was too easy to play with as a stress reliever after research, he was perfect!
Even Orochimaru—the Fifth Hokage from Parallel World 3—also praised Obito's "body", almost becoming addicted!
Minato shook his head, immediately refusing: "Orochimaru, Obito is up to you. But you shouldn't use Rin as a tool for blackmail. She died to protect the village! This isn't right..."
Instantly, Orochimaru only felt a shadow flash—the "bound Rin" in his hands had disappeared and appeared in Minato's arms.
'Damn, Minato is getting faster! Wait, didn't I already shed my skin? Why is there still a Flying Thunder God mark?'
Orochimaru nodded, smiling apologetically:
"Sorry, sorry, I was too hasty. Rin, will you forgive me?"
"Ugh ugh~"
Rin was still sobbing, not fully recovered from the terror of her nightmare. But she had heard and felt the chakra of Teacher Minato, so her heart was a little calmer...
At the same time, Obito, bound on the operating table, also felt the arrival of Teacher Minato like a ray of hope piercing through darkness and hell, he suddenly felt there was hope.
With his already shattered will and lost "darkness" status, Obito was no longer arrogant or haughty.
He immediately cried out loudly:
"Minato-sensei?"
"Minato-sensei, it's you, right? Please save Rin! She's my only hope!"
"Wait! Sensei, wait! Everything can be discussed... I'm willing to help the village, help sensei!"
"I... I was wrong! I can love Konoha too!"