Naruto: Manipulation-Chapter 93: You Lost Too Fast! A New SSSSS-Level Mission!

"Kamui."

A spatial distortion flickered within Uchiha Obito's right eye.

From within the warped space, a massive war fan materialized, landing firmly in his grasp—Uchiha Madara's legendary Gunbai.

Obito's crimson Sharingan locked onto Emiya Shigen.

His Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan...

This was the reason he dared to challenge the Rinnegan.

"Nice eyes."

Shigen casually praised Obito's dojutsu.

Kamui, huh...

As it happened, Shigen had the exact same ability.

When he had recovered the Sage of Six Paths' remains in the ancient era and awakened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his subconscious rejection of the world had naturally led to the birth of Kamui.

The only difference was...

Shigen had never told anyone.

"Heh... But still..."

Black Zetsu's voice dripped with disdain as it looked at Obito.

"You really think having that strange eye makes you worthy to challenge Lord Shigen? Even your ancestor Indra was never his match!"

Indra...

Black Zetsu had wasted so much effort trying to manipulate him.

Yet in the end, the one it had overlooked—Shigen—turned out to be superior.

Whenever Black Zetsu recalled its past mistake of betting on Indra instead of Shigen, it felt an urge to slap itself. And after a thousand years of repeated failures, it was no surprise that it had little patience for the Uchiha anymore.

"Enough talk!"

Obito pointed his finger at Shigen, his voice sharp with authority.

"If you lose, then go back to being a wandering healer in this world and stop interfering with this plan!"

Without waiting for a reply, Obito lunged forward, swinging the Gunbai with full force!

"Step back."

Shigen's voice was calm as he instructed Black Zetsu.

"Don't underestimate him..."

Zetsu's form sank silently into the ground.

"..."

Itachi also retreated swiftly, his eyes activating the Sharingan as he watched the battle unfold.

This was going to be a spectacle.

More importantly, it was a rare opportunity to gather intelligence.

Itachi knew about Obito's abilities—his Mangekyō Sharingan granted him an uncanny phase-shifting technique, making him untouchable by any attack.

But now...

How would someone with the Rinnegan counter Obito?

Yet Shigen seemed indifferent to Obito's approach.

Instead, he casually tossed his writing brush into the air.

"Huh?"

Itachi narrowed his eyes at this puzzling move.

The next instant!

Obito was right in front of Shigen!

Shigen raised his palm—an overwhelming repulsive force exploded from his body, surging toward Obito!

"Shinra Tensei!"

The shockwave obliterated everything in its path!

Everything except...

Obito himself.

His body phased through the attack as if it didn't exist in this world.

Dust and debris filled the air, yet Obito emerged unscathed, not even a speck of dirt on him.

The power of Kamui's "intangibility."

Obito didn't need to fear any attack.

He advanced toward Shigen with full confidence—his victory was assured.

"Just as I expected..."

A smirk crept across Obito's lips.

He was well aware of the Rinnegan's abilities and had anticipated that Shigen would arrogantly open with Shinra Tensei.

But that was exactly what he had planned for.

Now that Shigen had used Shinra Tensei, it would have a cooldown period before he could use it again...

Which meant Obito had a perfect window to strike!

"You really thought Shinra Tensei would work on me? And even its power was weak... I see, even the Rinnegan makes people overconfident."

Obito sneered as he swung his Gunbai straight at Shigen's shoulder!

In the next instant!

The fan was about to strike Shigen!

Obito could already see the moment he shattered Shigen's Edo Tensei body.

His grin widened.

At the very last moment, he released his Kamui intangibility—

After all...

While Kamui allowed him to phase through attacks, it also prevented him from launching his own.

Only by deactivating Kamui and returning to physical form could he land a real hit.

"Did he let his guard down?"

White Zetsu watched nervously.

At this rate, Shigen might actually lose.

The battle seemed to have been decided in just one move.

"..."

Even Black Zetsu felt uneasy.

To it, Shigen had always been invincible.

Would he really fall because he underestimated Obito's strange abilities?

That would be... embarrassing.

"The fight is about to be decided..."

Itachi, having seen Obito's Kamui in action before, thought that Shigen's defeat was all but certain.

Then, in that very moment...

His Sharingan caught something.

The writing brush.

The one Shigen had tossed into the air.

Just as Obito deactivated Kamui and swung his Gunbai—

That brush landed silently behind him.

For some reason, a cute little slug was imprinted on its surface.

BANG!

As Obito's fan was about to hit Shigen's shoulder—

Shigen vanished from his sight!

"Wha—?!"

Obito's pupils shrank in shock!

Before he could react—

A sharp pain tore through his waist.

Blood sprayed into the air.

"Flying Thunder God Technique..."

Obito collapsed onto the ground, realization dawning upon him.

He had fallen victim to the very technique that had defeated him eight years ago!

Back when he attacked Konoha during the Nine-Tails incident...

Minato Namikaze had beaten him with the exact same move.

And now, history repeated itself!

Shigen calmly retracted his chakra scalpel, sheathing its green energy.

His fingers caught the falling brush.

With a tranquil gaze, he turned toward the fallen Obito and delivered his verdict:

"You lost."

"Your eyes are just for show..."

"It seems you don't truly understand how to use them."

The battle had ended so quickly...

So decisively...

That even as the dust settled, some were still processing what had just happened.

Just moments ago, White Zetsu had thought Shigen was underestimating Obito by letting him get so close.

And in the blink of an eye—

It was Obito who had lost everything.

"..."

Itachi's expression turned unreadable.

If he hadn't known about Obito's abilities beforehand, he would have thought Obito had lost pathetically.

All his grand proclamations...

Only to be instantly cut down in battle.

"I've learned how to deceive and conceal."

Shigen's voice was devoid of emotion as he looked down at Obito.

"The last time I was revived through Edo Tensei, I learned much from this era's shinobi... Such as Senju Tobirama's cunning. And his Flying Thunder God Technique."

"After all, once you've been tainted by this era's shinobi, staying true to yourself is no easy task."

"From the moment this battle started, I had already planned two different ways to defeat you."

Shigen glanced at the little slug print on his brush.

"I may be from the ancient era..."

"But I don't rely on pretty eyes alone."

"You—!"

Obito gritted his teeth, struggling to stand with the Gunbai as support.

"..."

Itachi's eyes glowed red.

From this battle alone, he had gathered far too much information.

"From what I've seen..."

"You are indeed unfit to lead this plan."

Shigen's cold voice rang out.

"Someone who cannot endure pain... Who fights for power, not peace..."

"I cannot trust your intentions."

"Of course..."

"Since you bear Madara's will..."

"I won't remove you from the plan just yet."

But deep inside, Shigen was already focusing on something else—

A new mission had appeared before his eyes.

One unlike any he had seen in thousands of years.

[SSSSS-Level Mission: Reveal to the world that the masked man is Uchiha Obito!]

"...Huh?"

This...

Why did this mission feel like it carried an absurd amount of spite?

Shigen could even sense a deep resentment embedded in the mission description, as if the one issuing it carried a personal grudge against Obito.

"Still..."

Shigen's lips curled slightly in amusement.

Though he had just thoroughly defeated Obito, he had no intention of letting him continue using Madara's name to gain influence.

"We shouldn't let him keep pretending to be someone he's not."

With that thought, Shigen took the mission without hesitation.

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"Let's make sure Obito recognizes his true identity. Perhaps he's been playing Madara for so long, he's started believing it himself."

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