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Chapter 320 Madara Uchiha Promotes Infinite Tsukuyomi

Several people surfaced from the bottom of the pool, but there was still no sign of Obito Uchiha. Rin Nohara was not giving up and dived underwater several times, but still found nothing.

"Let's go."

"But Obito—"

"He's dead." Kakashi interrupted her, his voice flat and emotionless, as if his heart, which had just been thawed, had been frozen again.

They had no time to linger and could only continue their escape. The three continued fleeing, and strangely enough, the pursuers from Iwagakure never appeared again after that.

Even though Hyuga Kagami deliberately left several obvious traces at the fork in the road, no one followed.

Hyuga Kagami had already guessed that those traces had probably been erased by White Zetsu; White Zetsu had actually started helping them.

"Things are getting more and more interesting." Hinata Kagami walked at the back, looking at the two dejected people in front of him, and muttered to himself, "I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to the truth."

Yueshan Cemetery is located deep underground.

A drop of water landed on his face, and Obito Uchiha opened his eyes. What he saw was a dim, yellowish glow, and on the stone wall above him grew a kind of luminous grass that emitted a faint blue-green light, like stars in the night sky.

He lay on a flat stone slab, the pain in his chest gone. Looking down, he saw a hole in his clothes, but the skin underneath was intact, except for the obvious difference in skin color where the clothes had been torn—it was as white as a sheet of paper.

"You're awake?" A hoarse, aged voice came from the side.

Obito sat up abruptly and looked in the direction of the sound. There was an old man sitting on a stone chair.

His hair was completely white, his face was full of wrinkles, and his body was as shriveled as dried bacon.

Only those eyes, though cloudy and aged, still carried an imposing aura that made it impossible to look directly at them.

"Who are you? Where is this?"

"My name is Uchiha Madara," the old man said.

Obito was taken aback. Madara Uchiha, the legendary Uchiha Asura War God, the man who founded Konoha with the First Hokage, he should have died many years ago.

"Impossible... You're already dead..."

"You've died, but not completely. You've also been declared dead, but now you're sitting here talking to me."

Madara stood up from the stone chair and walked up to Obito.

"You were pierced through the heart by an earth spear and should have died without a doubt. I had the White Zetsu fill your wound with its body, replacing your destroyed tissue. Now there are White Zetsu cells in your body, and they will live in symbiosis with you."

"White Zetsu?"

"An artificial being. You don't need to know too much about it. All you need to know is that I saved you."

Obito lowered his head, looking at the pale area. He pressed his finger on it and could feel the heartbeat, steady and strong.

"Why did you save me?" he asked.

"Because you are the one I chose."

Madara Uchiha looked directly at him intently and began to explain his grand plan—the Eye of the Moon Plan.

"The ninja world is filled with hatred, slaughter, and betrayal... and war brings hunger and disease... igniting the inherent evil in humanity and perpetuating a vicious cycle. Only the Infinite Tsukuyomi can create lasting peace!"

Although Obito Uchiha understood, he did not agree. How could a person live in a dream?

But he still listened attentively, though his thoughts had already drifted far away, back to Konoha, back to his companions.

He was now wondering if his companions were alright now that he had been saved.

However, he also knew very well that he couldn't go back in a short time. Madara Uchiha would probably keep him here to learn ninjutsu until he was satisfied.

On the other side, when Minato Namikaze arrived at the southern battlefield with Shisui, En, and Ryouka, the battle was already nearing its end.

The attack by Kirigakure was repelled, but at a heavy cost. Hyuga Hongxuan, the young master of the Hyuga clan's main family, was killed.

Both of their eyes were gouged out; one was taken away by a Hidden Mist ninja, and the whereabouts of the other are unknown.

When the elders of the Hyuga clan arrived, their faces were ashen. "Useless! All of you are useless! How could you send someone from the main family to the battlefield? How could you let him die? What are you branch families good for?"

The Hyuga branch family members lowered their heads, no one daring to speak, but they still couldn't escape punishment.

Old Hyuga formed hand seals and severely punished them with the Caged Bird, making them suffer excruciating pain until someone completely fainted, only then did he feel relieved of his hatred.

However, this was still not the end. After scolding the branch family, the elder turned to look at Minato Namikaze once again.

"Minato Namikaze, your support was too slow. If you had arrived even a quarter of an hour earlier, my grandson wouldn't be dead. The Hyuga clan cannot have died in vain; you bear full responsibility for this!"

"Elder, I rushed here as soon as I received the news. The Land of Rain is also requesting assistance—"

"The Land of Rain?"

Elder Hyuga sneered, "That's another country's business. Our Konoha ninja died on the battlefield, and as their commander, you bear the responsibility!"

After that, Elder Hyuga unleashed another powerful attack, finally easing his displeasure.

As for the Uchiha clan, although their support was also a bit late, they also had their own difficulties and were asking for help, so it's understandable. Besides, they are both ninja clans, so we should give them some face.

"In short, I will reflect the facts in the report."

After Elder Hyuga finished cursing, he turned and left with his grandson's corpse.

As for the battlefield, what battlefield?

Is it related to the Hyuga main family?

With our Hyuga branch family risking their lives up there, isn't that enough?

Minato Namikaze stood there, feeling somewhat annoyed. He had come to help, and it was clearly Hyuga's fault, yet he was the one being reprimanded.

Perhaps he shouldn't have come; it wasn't his job to come here.

"Now that the matter is over, I'll take my leave."

After bidding farewell to Fugaku Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, filled with anger, left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Only then did he remember that the Land of Rain needed reinforcements. On his way to provide those reinforcements, he encountered Kakashi, Rin, and Hyuga Kagami, who were on the run.

At this moment, the three of them were in a sorry state.

Kakashi's left eye was bandaged, his clothes were covered in mud and blood, and his eyes were empty.

Hyuga Kagami appeared to be alright, but his chakra was almost imperceptible, and his left leg was clearly severely twisted, making it difficult for him to move.

"Where's Obito?"

Rin Nohara lowered her head, and Kakashi remained silent.

Finally, Hyuga Kagami spoke for them: "Obito is dead."

Minato Namikaze fell silent in realization.

He felt a pang of sadness, not grief, but regret that such a young life had ended so tragically.

But on the battlefield, no one is immune to death; he had no time for grief.

After checking that there were no pursuers, he left some supplies and medicine and said, "You all go back to the camp to rest. I still have to go to the Land of Rain."

After saying that, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. A golden light flashed by, and he disappeared.