"Is that enough?"
"Not yet, it can be tightened a bit more here!"
"Still not tight enough?"
"Far from it! It might hurt a little, Kakashi, bear with it for a moment, I'll be done soon!"
"Sss—!"
Strange conversation sounds echoed from inside the room.
It turned out that Obito and Kakashi were playing bondage, or more precisely, tying up a hostage for a mission.
It's just that Obito's technique and strength were far inferior to the experienced Orochimaru, and Rin also had no experience. So, the binding was bound to be a bit rough and unseemly.
Fortunately, in the end, everything went smoothly.
A disheveled Kakashi was tightly bound by Obito with red ropes, very tight and strong, though it looked a bit odd.
"Sorry, you have to bear with it for a while."
"It's okay, this little pain is nothing..."
Kakashi shook his head; compared to the immense pain of losing Obito and Rin, this truly was nothing.
"When are you leaving?"
Rin was still a little worried. She didn't know how strong Obito was now, only that every mission carried the risk of sacrifice.
"Now!"
Obito was very resolute. He was also worried that if he kept delaying, he would forever be trapped in Rin's tenderness.
It was impossible; no matter how hard an iron pillar was, it couldn't withstand the friction of a valley of tenderness.
Obito was no exception. Then, he lifted the 'bound Kakashi' and hugged him.
But realizing that it seemed inappropriate, he had to change his position and carry him on his shoulder.
"Kakashi, Obito, you both must be very careful!"
"Don't worry. I'm looking after this guy; nothing will happen to him for sure!"
Obito gave a confident assurance.
As long as he was there, the tragedy of forced sacrifice would not happen again; moreover, ordinary White Zetsu were completely harmless.
Could those fools eat him?
The next moment, Obito activated Kamui, twisted space, and disappeared with Kakashi from the spot, leaving only Rin standing in place, unable to suppress her worry.
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After leaving Konoha Village, Obito carried Kakashi and sped off towards another secret base located in the Land of Grass.
He didn't know where the main White Zetsu body was, but in some temporary, undiscovered bases, there were likely still remnants of other White Zetsu.
As long as he could find one, he could follow it.
"Didn't expect we could go on a mission together again."
"Yeah! Kakashi, but this time you're no longer the captain!"
"I don't deserve to be captain. And, Obito, I'm sorry... I couldn't protect Rin well back then..."
Kakashi immediately slumped and began to pour out his heart to Obito.
"Hmph! I know Rin chose to commit suicide, but Rin dying by your hand is also a fact. From then on, I understood that with our strength alone, it's absolutely not enough to change this hellish world, to rewrite all tragedies..."
"So, so you chose to destroy it?"
"That was then. That was a false ideal formed by the old man who saved my life, ironically he was just a deceived pawn too."
"Madara and Black Zetsu?"
"Funny, isn't it? An old man comparable to the God of Shinobi, and a descendant of the Rabbit Goddess, actually specifically planned to trap me, an Uchiha loser..."
Obito shook his head, sneering.
Looking back, simply being targeted and used by both of them was already a miracle.
"No! You were never a loser, you are much stronger than me..."
"Really? But you've always been the target I pursued."
"Then you've surpassed me."
"Surpassed? But I was wrong, yes, wrong. Only recently did I understand. Rin never yearned for an illusory heaven; all she hoped for was that you, I, and the entire village could survive safely..."
"Obito, you..."
"Nothing to say. I was truly wrong; fortunately, Minato-sensei corrected everything. And now I have a new chance for atonement, right?"
"Right! Everything is still there, it's good that you're back. We can finally fight side by side again!"
"Hahaha, then you have to try harder, don't fall too far behind me! The genius Hatake Kakashi..."
Hearing Obito's taunt, Kakashi felt a relief he had never experienced before.
This was arguably the happiest and most pleasant day in his last few years.
"Obito, after this mission is over, can we go back to how things were?"
"I don't know. It depends on Minato-sensei..."
"I'll ask Sensei. He never gave up on you either; we were outside the door earlier..."
"What did you say? You guys were eavesdropping earlier? Then, didn't you hear everything?"
Obito's face immediately turned red.
Imagining himself crying his heart out in Rin's arms, even seen by Kushina, he felt so embarrassed his ears burned.
"It's okay, I'll definitely keep it a secret."
"Kakashi, I'll kill you!" Obito was angry and ashamed, then smacked Kakashi's butt hard.
"Hahaha—!"
"By the way. Since you've rediscovered your dream, after everything stabilizes, do you still plan to become Hokage?"
"No, I no longer deserve it. But I will definitely usher you into the position of Hokage! With Minato-sensei and you, we can definitely change this world!"
"Obito, I... you..."
Kakashi was a little confused; why suddenly did he have to help himself become Hokage?
He had no such ambition at all.
"Shh—!"
Just then, Obito suddenly cut off Kakashi's question and whispered a reminder:
"That guy's coming..."
"Who?"
"White Zetsu!"
In the direction they were heading, a White Zetsu indeed emerged from a large tree, blocking their path.
Clearly, outside Konoha Village, there were also many White Zetsu branches hiding, tasked with surveillance.
Upon sensing Obito's familiar chakra, a White Zetsu branch immediately approached, trying to assess the situation.
"Obito, it's you after all!"
"Don't talk so much, hurry up and leave..."
Obito showed his appearance after being "darkened," his rebellious commanding tone making the White Zetsu feel familiar.
"You actually managed to escape? How?"
The White Zetsu branch followed Obito, jumping and asking.
"This fool came to visit me; I took him hostage, the Fourth Hokage couldn't bear to kill him, so of course, I could escape."
Obito patted the feigning-unconscious Kakashi.
His explanation was very unreasonable, but there was a bit of logic in it.
What could be done? Both of them were the Fourth Hokage's students. This identity as a hostage might indeed make Minato hesitate.
"It's that simple? Then Namikaze Minato, he?... "
"Don't talk nonsense; that guy and other Konoha ninja are chasing behind us. Where is your main body? Hurry up and take me there!"
"This..."
The White Zetsu branch was indeed a bit hesitant; after all, the current location of the main body was very secret.
Obito, who had just escaped, really couldn't be trusted so easily!
"What are you doing?"
"It's not because I'm worried you guys were given some kind of tracking mark by Konoha... and this guy, is he really Hatake Kakashi? Isn't this just a clone?"
"Hmph!"
Obito snorted coldly, without further ado, he raised his hand, pulled out a kunai, and directly stabbed it into Kakashi's backside.
Kakashi instantly felt pain; blood spurted, making even the White Zetsu subconsciously feel a pang in their own backside.
This was enough to prove Kakashi's true form; after all, a clone wouldn't endure such an injury.
This was truly cruel!
But Obito was very clear: to gain the White Zetsu's trust, necessary pain was unavoidable.
Seeing this, White Zetsu also felt more at ease.
Obito, who engages in such deviant sexual games, cannot be a traitor!
Moreover, White Zetsu didn't know Black Zetsu's true form, let alone the error of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
So, in its eyes, Obito had no reason to betray at all.
And Kakashi's flushed butt, wasn't that one of the best proofs?
"Tsk tsk tsk, it really is Obito!"
"Don't talk nonsense. Since you're not sure, then take me to a temporary base near the main body first."
"And this guy, I'll hand him over to you. Plug his butt, don't let him bleed to death. Also, remember to check his body carefully, see if there are any strange marks?"
Obito turned the passive position into an active one, generously throwing Kakashi to the White Zetsu.
Although being messed with by the deviant White Zetsu would definitely be unpleasant, for the sake of completing the mission, Kakashi had to be sacrificed a little.
Besides, this little humiliation game wasn't even one-hundredth of Orochimaru's, right?