Chapter 106: You Really Are a Persistent Ghost
When Uchiha Shisui said that, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others all turned to Uchiha Dali in astonishment.
Uchiha Dali merely spread his hands as if it were no big deal. "I already told you, didn't I? Why didn't you believe me?"
"But we still haven't found a good way to accommodate them yet, so for now, they're just roaming outside the village."
"More importantly, an uninvited guest has shown up in our village."
As he spoke, Uchiha Dali stood up.
His words left Hiruzen and the others puzzled.
They exchanged glances, clearly confused.
Just as they were about to question Dali about what he meant, they turned around—only to find he had already vanished.
"Has the Barrier Squad detected anything unusual?"
Hiruzen quickly turned and asked Namikaze Minato beside him.
"I'll go check on the situation!"
Minato didn't dare delay and immediately set off to confirm with the Barrier Squad.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku began commanding the Anbu, issuing an order to place the entire village on high alert.
"I'll gather the Security Division," Uchiha Shisui added before disappearing as well.
At that moment, outside the Hidden Leaf Village—
Uchiha Obito, who had been scouting the village, suddenly noticed a colossal figure appear on the outskirts.
Judging by its size and appearance, it was unmistakably a Tailed Beast.
Specifically, the Three-Tails.
He immediately grew intrigued and used Kamui to teleport over.
Ever since being subdued by Uchiha Dali, the once-aggressive and wild Three-Tails had become much more docile.
Uchiha Dali had instructed it to wait outside the village for further orders—and so it did, obediently staying put.
At that moment, a voice unfamiliar to the Three-Tails suddenly spoke from behind.
"So that guy Uchiha Dali really managed to bring you back here, huh?"
Hearing that, the Three-Tails slowly turned its massive head to look behind.
Roughly twenty meters away stood a man wearing a swirling vortex mask and a cloak patterned with red clouds on a black background.
The Three-Tails didn't immediately attack the intruder, unclear of the situation.
But it did notice something off about the man's eye under the mask.
"This ominous eye... it looks exactly like his..."
The Three-Tails rumbled, speaking to Uchiha Obito in a thunderous voice.
"Him?"
"Well, whatever. I don't care who you're referring to. For now, just follow my orders."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—even if you weren't originally my target…"
With that, Obito activated his Sharingan and cast a genjutsu on the Three-Tails.
In an instant, the Tailed Beast was trapped in his illusion, its body freezing in place, unable to move.
"Y-You cursed brat… I knew it…"
Realizing it was now under his control, the Three-Tails roared in fury—but it was too late.
With the Three-Tails now under his genjutsu, Obito began charging toward the Hidden Leaf Village.
It was clear he intended to use the Three-Tails as a weapon against the village.
However, just as he was about to succeed, a figure suddenly dropped onto the Three-Tails' back.
The massive beast, which had been barreling forward with unstoppable force, came to an abrupt halt.
Not only that—the genjutsu controlling it was instantly broken.
"You really are a persistent ghost…"
Uchiha Dali stood with arms crossed, smiling faintly as he looked down at Obito from above.
Obito, now on full alert, knew his plan for today had completely fallen apart.
Instead of attacking, he stared at Dali and asked, "What's your purpose in capturing the Tailed Beasts?"
"I think they're kinda cute, so I wanted to keep them as pets."
Dali's answer was flippant and willful.
Clearly, it wasn't a serious response.
And certainly not the kind of answer Obito was hoping for.
"We could've worked together… if you'd just listened to my plan."
Obito's tone remained calm and composed.
When brute strength failed, persuasion became the smarter route.
It was a lesson he had learned after experiencing death and being indoctrinated by Uchiha Madara—fighting wasn't always the best solution.
"Still spewing nonsense? You're really asking for it."
As Uchiha Dali spoke, he raised his hand and launched a gravity-based attack toward Obito.
Sensing danger, Obito immediately rendered his body intangible.
But the gravitational force distorted the space around him, stretching his intangible body into a long strip.
"Your attacks won't work on me."
Obito couldn't help but flaunt his abilities.
"Oh really?"
Dali chuckled lightly.
At that moment, his eyes transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan.
He then activated the Kamui technique—one he had mastered after observing Obito use it in Kirigakure during their encounter in the Land of Water.
With both eyes activating Kamui simultaneously, and drawing on his vast chakra reserves, he instantly opened a spatial vortex.
In the blink of an eye, Dali vanished—and reappeared inside Kamui's alternate dimension.
"So it is shared after all…"
The moment he entered, Dali confirmed it: his Kamui space and Obito's were one and the same.
Both users of Kamui were linked to this very same dimension.
And the clearest proof?
A calm figure sitting atop a nearby polyhedral rock—notably missing a head.
More precisely, everything except the head was here.
Cross-legged and relaxed, the figure even swung his leg idly.
It was the majority of Obito's body—he had phased out nearly all of it, making himself immune to attacks, leaving only his head in the real world.
"Well, now you're screwed."
Dali sneered and leapt straight at the body.
Without hesitation, he delivered a powerful roundhouse kick.
The strike was forceful and merciless—one kick was enough to send Obito's body flying far into the distance.
Meanwhile, back in the real world—
Obito stood stunned, still processing Uchiha Dali's sudden disappearance.
Then, without warning, a wave of excruciating pain shot through his body.
Unable to hold it in, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
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