In the blink of an eye, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Over here, Seii was still training.
Suddenly, a fragnt of mory surfaced in his mind.
Imdiately, Seii halted his training.
The lightning chakra flickering around him dissipated, and with a few swift flashes, he returned to the massive boulder at the center of the island.
Sitting cross-legged, Seii began sifting through these mories.
As expected, the mories ca from the Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone) he'd sent to pursue the Iwa-nin (Hidden Stone shinobi).
From these mories, Seii learned that shortly after the Iwa-nin fled, the Konoha (Hidden Leaf) support team arrived in waves.
After that, the two groups worked together to hunt down the Iwa-nin.
Through a day and night of relentless pursuit and ambushes, most of the scattered Iwa-nin had either been captured or killed.
In the end, only a few managed to slip through the net, their whereabouts unknown.
But that wasn't Seii's problem anymore.
His mission was officially complete.
Afterward, the Kage Bunshin returned to the frontline camp.
Just monts ago, it had dispelled the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique) at the camp, transmitting all its mories back to him.
After reviewing the clone's mories, Seii fell into deep thought.
On the surface, this mission was over.
But he knew it wasn't that simple.
Once those four Konoha Anbu returned to the village, or if the captured Iwa-nin started talking, the village would eventually notice the inconsistencies surrounding him.
When that happened, trouble would co knocking.
Still, as long as there was no hard evidence, he'd be fine.
So for now, he could focus on his training.
Of course, before that, he needed to send another Kage Bunshin to hold down the fort at the frontline.
With that thought, Seii drew a portion of chakra from the interdinsional space in his forehead, refilling his depleted reserves and bringing himself back to peak condition.
Then, he raised his hands, fingers crossing to form the 'Nin' seal, and activated the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu.
Poof!
With a puff of chakra smoke, a Kage Bunshin containing half of Seii's chakra appeared.
Seii gave it a nod, and without wasting words, the clone locked onto the marker in the frontline camp's tent and activated Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique).
Whoosh!
Silently, the clone vanished.
A few seconds later, Seii sensed a new Hiraishin marker appear, confirming the clone had arrived safely.
With that settled, he wasted no ti. Leaping off the boulder, he left the island's center and reactivated Raiton Chakra Mode (Lightning Release Chakra Mode), enhancing his body once more.
However, while Seii was at ease, soone else was growing anxious.
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That night.
The moon shone brightly, stars dotting the sky.
The Land of Earth.
Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village).
In a narrow alley, three Iwa Anbu lay sprawled on the ground, their fates unknown. A fourth was held aloft by the throat, pinned in midair.
Yet, even in this dire situation, the Iwa Anbu didn't cry out for help or struggle unnecessarily.
Clearly, sothing was off.
But it made sense when you considered the Sharingan—specifically, the Mangekyō Sharingan.
That's right. The one holding this Iwa Anbu was none other than Uchiha Obito, wielder of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
At this mont, the Iwa Anbu was under Obito's genjutsu, completely subdued.
It was no surprise he wasn't resisting.
As for why Uchiha Obito was here?
Simple. He'd caught wind of the mysterious attack on Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Lao Zi, who had since gone missing.
This wasn't sothing he could ignore.
Whether it was the 'Eye of the Moon' plan entrusted to him by Uchiha Madara or his true goal of 'creating a perfect world where Rin still exists,' both required all nine Tailed Beasts.
Now, with rumors of soone secretly targeting the Tailed Beasts, how could he sit still?
It wasn't just him, either. Even Black Zetsu was alard.
After all, his plan to save his mother on the moon also hinged on the nine Tailed Beasts.
So, the mont they got the news, the two rushed to Iwagakure to figure out what was going on.
Looking at the motionless Iwa Anbu, Obito didn't waste ti. He activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, manipulating the man's mind and delving into his mories.
Ti ticked by, second by second.
A mont later, Obito withdrew his gaze, muttering under his breath, "Konoha… Hiraishin no Jutsu… Sensei Minato…"
That's right. From the Iwa Anbu's mind, he'd extracted the intelligence Iwagakure had gathered recently. It wasn't exhaustive, but it was close enough.
What he hadn't expected was that Iwagakure's pri suspect was none other than the teacher he once admired.
"How is that possible?" Obito murmured.
Though he harbored resentnt toward Namikaze Minato for failing to save Rin, he didn't believe Minato would do sothing like this.
It wasn't about personal feelings—it was just his gut instinct about the situation.
Wait a second…
Suddenly, Obito realized sothing. Iwagakure suspected Minato because he wielded the Hiraishin no Jutsu.
But Obito knew that, besides Minato, there was soone else in Konoha who likely mastered the sa technique.
In fact, Iwagakure's other theory was that soone in Konoha had secretly learned the Hiraishin and was responsible for this.
And that possibility seed far more likely than Minato being the culprit.
"Uchiha Seii," Obito growled through gritted teeth.
That's right. The person Obito was thinking of was Uchiha Seii.
Back during their battle at the graveyard, Seii had effortlessly seen through his Kamui, costing Obito an arm.
Though Seii hadn't used the Hiraishin then, Obito's later analysis and targeted investigations had all but confird that Seii possessed a space-ti ninjutsu.
Only soone with a space-ti technique could detect the spatial fluctuations when he activated Kamui.
And in Konoha, what space-ti ninjutsu was more famous than the Hiraishin no Jutsu?
Obito had long suspected Seii had mastered it.
That suspicion was why, after losing an arm, he hadn't gone after Seii again.
Now, combining Iwagakure's findings, he was 80% certain that the one who abducted the Four-Tails Jinchūriki was Uchiha Seii.
'But why is he capturing Tailed Beasts?' Obito wondered.
If it was just for power, that was manageable. Once his preparations were complete, he could easily take Seii down. But if Seii had other motives, that could spell big trouble.
Though he had no fondness for Seii, Obito respected his strength.
An opponent like that, constantly working against them, was far from ideal.
For a mont, Obito couldn't help but feel a twinge of worry.
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