The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 40 Hell has 8 layers

Uchiha An had a look of regret on his face, as if he had failed to achieve his goal, while Obito's face was almost turning blue, but since he had a mask on, no one could see it.

The phosphorus worms are completely out of human control; as soon as they land, they scatter everywhere.

The swarm of insects emitted a chilling, dense buzzing sound, flashing with a purple glow, and corroding the ground with tiny holes wherever they passed.

Uchiha An had no choice but to use his herbal gourd to draw some of the insects back.

However, he didn't completely absorb them all. When the swarm of insects was about to overflow and could no longer cover Obito, he manipulated the herb gourd to spit out a little more of the swarm.

The swarm of insects surged and undulated like ribbons under his precise control, always maintaining a dangerous critical point and ensuring that Obito's body was completely covered.

As soon as Obito's Kamui timer expires and his body dissipates from intangibility, these insects will immediately pounce on him and bite him indiscriminately.

There's no need to completely devour him; even a tiny bit of his essence would be enough to cause Obito a great loss.

In the original story, Obito had to sacrifice one of his White Zetsu's arms to finally defeat Aburame Torune.

But now the swarm of insects has covered his entire body, leaving not a single gap. It's not something that can be solved with just one arm.

Now Obito is in a real predicament.

He actually has other methods he can use, such as Kamui attacks and Wood Release, which are also very powerful and not necessarily weaker than An.

But he's gotten used to using his intangible state to crush weaker opponents, and he subconsciously uses this tactic in every battle.

This reliance, which had made him invincible in the past, has now become a fatal shackle binding him.

Battles in the ninja world are battles of intelligence. Once the enemy has uncovered the intelligence, even the most powerful ninjutsu can be countered.

Uchiha An seized upon this point and used it to his advantage, setting up this deadly insect array.

It was only a matter of one move before Obito was suppressed by Uchiha An.

If he wants to change his tactics now, he first has to exit the ethereal state, and then he will be swallowed by the Phosphorous Worms.

This is an unsolvable vicious cycle. The ethereal form, which was originally a perfect defense, has now become the most magnificent prison.

Obito hurriedly retreated, but as he retreated, An advanced, preventing him from escaping the swarm's coverage area.

"Alright, stop it!" Payne finally arrived, shouting angrily, "I told you before, infighting is forbidden within the organization. Didn't you take my words seriously?"

"Boss, it's Obito who's coming to kill me!" Uchiha An cried out, raising his hand to complain as he controlled the swarm of insects. "Look where the battle started—it was right inside my residence! Obito came to kill me!"

Payne glanced around and found it to be true, which only fueled his anger.

"Obito, if you don't want to cooperate with Akatsuki, then get out of here and stop causing trouble!"

The Rinnegan gleamed coldly in the shadows. Pain slightly raised his hand, his black robes with red cloud patterns fluttering in the wind, indicating that he was ready to strike at any moment.

Without the legendary aura of Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha was no match for Nagato.

Especially now that the drawbacks of Obito's Hollowfication have been exposed by Pain, Obito's position in Pain's heart has dropped again and again, and there is no longer any need to be polite to him.

If Obito continues to act recklessly, Pain wouldn't mind taking matters into his own hands and eliminating him.

Obito's face was contorted with bulging veins, and his Sharingan beneath the mask spun wildly as a wave of humiliation washed over him once more.

For so many years now, no one has looked down on him anymore!

He almost stormed off, but Bai Jue quickly reminded him secretly that everything should be for the greater good and that he shouldn't lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.

After a long silence, Obito finally spoke in a deep voice:

"Never mind, in the end our plan is more important."

"I acted impulsively this time. I won't bother that kid again."

"But I won't let him off the hook once the plan succeeds."

"Heh heh..." Uchiha An chuckled maliciously at Obito, his face full of provocation as he shouted, "You won't let me go, and I won't let you go either!"

"I'll make you live in hell!"

"Heh..." Obito chuckled coldly as he turned and left, leaving behind only a deeply suppressed statement: "I'm already in hell."

This time, An didn't stop him. Instead, she pulled the entire swarm of insects back and called out to his retreating figure:

"Then I'll show you that there are actually eighteen levels of hell!"

Although they failed to destroy Obito's Kamui dimension as they had hoped, related information had already been leaked.

With Itachi, this double agent, around, there's no fear that the outside world won't know.

The good old days when Obito could easily defeat all enemies with his Kamui dimension are gone forever!

Uchiha An followed Konan with a smile, found another room, and slept peacefully.

I can finally rest.

He can rest now, but those in Konoha Village can't.

Minato's sudden return, along with the information he brought back, caused an uproar throughout Konoha.

"What?! The Rinnegan?" The Third Hokage was so surprised that he dropped his pipe onto the table.

"That's right." Minato's brows furrowed, his tone heavy. "I'm quite certain that those are the eyes that the Sage of Six Paths possessed in legend."

"Moreover, the eye techniques of that Rinnegan are also very powerful. Whether it is gravity control or sealing tailed beasts, it can be said to be very comprehensive and has no blind spots when used."

"Although it has the weakness of a cooldown period, the interval is only five seconds, making it difficult for ordinary people to seize the opportunity."

"And what's worse is that the two villages have already clashed, and war seems inevitable."

The third generation took a few puffs of his cigarette and sighed, saying:

"What a turbulent time!"

"We finally reached a peace agreement with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, but how long has peace lasted? And now we're going to fight again!"

"Sigh, it's best to avoid fighting if possible!"

"Minato, is it really impossible to negotiate?"

Minato shook his head and said:

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

"Especially those twin Uchiha rogue ninjas, they seem to hate the village very much."

"The conditions for activating something like Susanoo, which only exists in legends, must be extremely demanding."

"The village should have a good talk with Chief Fugaku to see what's going on, at least get the information and figure out their weaknesses."

"Fugaku..." The Third Hokage's face stiffened, and he was speechless.

Minato was actually quite clever; seeing the Third Hokage's expression, he knew something was wrong and asked directly:

"But what happened to Chief Fugaku?"

"Could he have been assassinated by a rogue ninja?"

"Well... cough cough..." The Third Hokage coughed twice, then said awkwardly, "The situation is rather complicated..."

"The Uchiha clan was wiped out by the village because of their intention to rebel."

"What?!" Now it was Minato's turn to be surprised.

"Will the Uchiha clan rebel?"

"And they were wiped out?"

"Lord Third Generation, what kind of joke are you making?"

The two looked at each other, speechless.

Minato was going to become Hokage. The Third Hokage knew that lies couldn't fool him, but he didn't want to tell the truth, so he just looked away and said nothing.

After a long pause, facing Minato's angry gaze, the Third Hokage picked up his pipe again, lowered his head, and mumbled:

"It was all Danzo's reckless behavior; I have already punished him."