Chapter 108: Chapter 103: Kakashi and Obito, Naruto's Rage!
Chapter 103: Kakashi and Obito, Naruto's Rage!
"Obito?!"
Upon hearing the name, Yamato and the others were shocked. Wasn't this the mysterious person who had taken Kakashi's Sharingan before? They immediately tensed up, treating Obito like a major threat, and warily watched him.
"Who are you?"
Naruto was startled by the sudden appearance of Obito, Kakashi, and the others. Especially Obito, with his mysterious and eerie demeanor, masked face, and cold aura—he didn't look like someone with good intentions. Even the masked ANBU members behind him became cautious.
Seeing this, Yamato quickly said, "Naruto, we are from the Konoha ANBU, sent by Lord Hokage to protect you!" He showed his Konoha forehead protector as proof.
"Lord Hokage?"
Naruto relaxed slightly upon hearing this. At this point in time, he had immense trust in the Third Hokage, to the extent that the Third Hokage could be considered the only person Naruto fully trusted.
Still, he pointed at Obito in confusion and asked, "Then who is he?"
Yamato stayed silent.
Kakashi and Obito exchanged a long look before Kakashi asked, "Obito, if you're still alive, why didn't you return to Konoha?"
Obito's gaze grew colder. Ignoring Kakashi's question, he stared at Naruto for a moment before finally speaking: "I am the one who killed your parents."
Boom!
Obito's words exploded in Naruto's mind like thunder. His eyes instantly turned red. "What did you say, you bastard?!"
Naruto had always known he was an orphan. From a young age, he understood this truth. Every moment of his life, he had longed to know more about his parents. Whenever he was shunned, insulted, or isolated by the people of the village, whenever he cried alone in the dead of night, he yearned for what other children had—parents, a warm home.
But he had nothing.
No parents, no home. And the one responsible for all of this was the man standing before him.
Naruto's fury boiled over.
"Your father and mother both died by my hand," Obito continued, his voice cold and devoid of emotion.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" Naruto roared in anger, attempting to charge at Obito, but Yamato quickly held him back.
His rage, hatred, and overwhelming negative emotions caused cracks to form in the seal of the Nine-Tails within him. Naruto's appearance also began to change—his whisker marks deepened, his pupils shifted into slits, and his aura became more intense and dangerous.
Obito watched this transformation without any reaction. He knew the Fourth Hokage had sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, and the seal was complex and strong—too difficult to break from the outside. Back then, he had only been able to summon the Nine-Tails from Kushina because her seal had weakened.
Now, Naruto's seal was still intact, so Obito couldn't summon the Nine-Tails. Instead, he aimed to provoke Naruto into a frenzy, forcing the Nine-Tails out from within.
But—
Kakashi, horrified, stared at Obito in disbelief, his voice rising in fury: "Obito?! You killed Sensei Minato...?!"
He couldn't believe what he had just heard. As a child, Obito had been saved by Minato and Kushina countless times during missions. Minato had been Obito's benefactor, his savior. On top of that, the Obito Kakashi remembered had been warm, cheerful, and kind-hearted. How could someone like that possibly do something as monstrous as killing their own teacher?
This had to be false. It must be a lie!
The person before him couldn't be Obito!
Kakashi's mind was in chaos as his red Sharingan eyes locked onto Obito. "Who are you?!"
Obito still paid no attention to Kakashi, continuing to focus on Naruto. "Did you know? Your father was the Fourth Hokage, the hero who saved Konoha!"
What?!
Naruto's eyes widened in shock, his mind going blank. His father was the Fourth Hokage?
This sudden revelation left him at a loss for how to react.
"Damn it!" Yamato and the others paled. They hadn't expected Obito to reveal Naruto's true parentage—one of Konoha's highest classified secrets.
"Move in!" the ANBU members shouted, rushing forward. They didn't know what Obito's full intentions were, but it was clear they needed to stop him.
"Kamui!"
Obito's expression remained unchanged as he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, phasing his body to make himself intangible. The ANBU attacks passed right through him without causing harm.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Kakashi and the others were stunned by this display, unable to comprehend what they had just witnessed. But Obito continued speaking, ignoring their confusion.
"Your father sacrificed himself to save the village, yet as the son of the Fourth Hokage, how have you been treated?"
"You should have been cherished, respected, and protected by everyone."
"But instead, the villagers cursed you, feared you, and shunned you."
"Not only were you not cared for, but everything your parents left for you—their ninjutsu, their inheritance—was stolen from you!"
"Naruto, aren't you angry?"
Obito's words struck Naruto deep, his breathing grew more rapid, and his eyes turned blood red.
Angry? Of course, he was furious!
He was the son of a hero, the Fourth Hokage, but he had been treated like the child of a criminal! It was unjust, deeply unfair!
The flames of rage ignited within Naruto, causing the cracks in the Nine-Tails' seal to widen even more. Deep inside, in the darkness of his subconscious, a faint light appeared.
The Nine-Tails stirred from its slumber, sensing Naruto's growing rage. It grinned maliciously.
"Yes... give in to your anger and hatred, boy, and let my power fuel your revenge!" The Nine-Tails roared as it began battering against the seal, trying to widen the cracks.
"Stop him! We can't let him speak anymore!" Kakashi and the others turned pale. They no longer cared about Obito's strange abilities; they had to get Naruto out of here before it was too late. It was clear now that Obito's plan was to provoke Naruto into losing control and unleashing the Nine-Tails.
But Obito moved faster, positioning himself next to Naruto and holding a kunai to his throat. "Don't come any closer, or I'll kill him," he warned coldly.
Kakashi and the others froze, glaring at him in fury. "Damn you! He's Sensei Minato's son!" Kakashi roared, trembling with rage.
Obito's expression flickered for a brief moment, but his cold demeanor quickly returned. Leaning close to Naruto's ear, his voice became a chilling whisper.
"You think the Third Hokage really cared about you?"
"He only used you."
"He's the one who made your identity as a Jinchuriki public. That's why the villagers transferred all their hatred for the Nine-Tails onto you."
"Perhaps you don't know this, but the Nine-Tails inside you once ravaged Konoha, killing countless people. Your father, the Fourth Hokage, died sealing it inside of you."
"Konoha hates the Nine-Tails, but they fear it too. So they vented all that hatred on you—the defenseless son of the Fourth Hokage."
"And as for the Third Hokage, when everyone else abandoned you, he purposely showed up, giving you just enough attention, little favors to win your loyalty and make you grateful to him."
"His true goal was to brainwash you, to control you and the Nine-Tails within."
Naruto's face turned deathly pale. To him, the Third Hokage was the one shining light in his life. But Obito's words shattered that image, breaking down everything he had believed in.
Shaking his head frantically, Naruto screamed, "No! The Hokage believed in me! He's not what you're saying!"