As soon as Lucas greeted him, not only was Uchiha Obito stunned, but even the spirits in the chat group were momentarily speechless.
After a brief silence, Senju Tobirama was the first to react.
Senju Tobirama: Uchiha Obito? If I remember correctly, Namikaze Minato had a disciple by that name.
Namikaze Minato: Group Leader, you're not saying that this is my deceased disciple, are you?
Uchiha Shisui: Impossible! The group leader previously said that Uchiha Obito died to save Hatake Kakashi.
Lucas chuckled.
Lucas: When did I ever say that Uchiha Obito died to save Hatake Kakashi? What I said was that he was buried under the rocks while saving Hatake Kakashi.
Namikaze Minato couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Namikaze Minato: Is he really Obito? Impossible! Obito was talented, but how could he possess such power?
Lucas responded calmly.
Lucas: Your teacher, Jiraiya, was at the bottom of the class when he was in school. Uchiha Obito was the same—he was also at the bottom.
Namikaze Minato: …
(At a loss for words.)
Senju Tobirama: So the masked man in front of him is really Uchiha Obito? That explains it! No wonder his mask only has one eye exposed. I originally thought it had some special significance, but now that I think about it, it's because he gave his other eye to Hatake Kakashi.
Namikaze Minato sounded disappointed.
Namikaze Minato: So that's it… That explains why, during the Nine-Tails attack, when I asked him if he was Uchiha Madara, he didn't answer but instead removed his hood. I should have recognized his hairstyle!
Lucas: Don't beat yourself up. Even if you had recognized him back then, it wouldn't have changed anything.
Namikaze Minato: No! If I had realized it was Obito, maybe I could have brought him back.
Lucas bluntly shut down that thought.
Lucas: Naïve! By that time, he had already released the Nine-Tails, killed your wife, Kushina, and thrown Konoha into chaos. Even if you recognized him, what could you have done? Do you think you could have stopped him? Even if he surrendered, they wouldn't have spared him!
Namikaze Minato fell silent.
Namikaze Minato: …
(That… actually makes sense.)
Senju Hashirama: What happened to Uchiha Obito? If I recall correctly, he was someone who valued his comrades deeply.
Whitebeard: Exactly! I still remember something he once said—"Those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their comrades are worse than scum." I liked that mindset.
Pirate King Roger: A person who would risk his life to save his comrades, saying things like that… How could he be the same person who destroyed his village and harmed his friends?
Fire Fist Ace: Something must have happened to him.
Real World
Lucas glanced at the chat messages but didn't reply there. He preferred to say things only once.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito narrowed his visible eye and spoke coldly.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Uchiha Obito? Never heard of him."
Lucas smirked. "Really? Then who are you?"
Obito responded in a deep, aged voice, "I am Uchiha Madara!"
Chat Group
Senju Hashirama: ???
Senju Tobirama: Oh? So that's how it is! Uchiha Madara, you're the one who changed Uchiha Obito, aren't you?
Uchiha Shisui: Wait, what? That's impossible! Uchiha Madara should have already died by the time Obito had his accident.
Senju Tobirama: Nothing is impossible. Even if Uchiha Madara is dead, it doesn't mean he didn't leave behind certain contingency plans. Otherwise, how else could Obito mimic Madara's voice so perfectly?
Uchiha Shisui: Wait… That voice… Is it really Uchiha Madara's?
Senju Hashirama: That's right! I've known Madara for years, and I know his voice better than anyone. There's no way Obito could imitate it so perfectly!
Doflamingo: Fufufufu~ Not only is he impersonating Uchiha Madara, but he can even speak in his exact voice. If someone tells me that Obito has nothing to do with Madara, I'd never believe it.
Uchiha Madara: Hmph! Whether you believe it or not, I don't need to explain anything to you.
Gengetsu Hōzuki: If Madara doesn't want to explain, then we won't force him. Besides, the group leader knows everything. He'll clear things up for us.
Lucas: That's right! No need to ask Madara—I know exactly what's going on.
Real World
Lucas turned to Uchiha Obito and grinned. "Did you know that Rin Nohara event was cursed by Uchiha Madara?"
The moment he said this, Obito, who had been preparing to leave, froze in place. His entire body trembled. His visible eye locked onto Lucas as he spoke in a hoarse voice.
"…What did you say?"
Obito no longer spoke in Madara's voice. His tone alone was enough to reveal the truth—he wasn't Uchiha Madara. But at this moment, Obito didn't care about keeping up the act.
He only cared about one thing—what did Lucas mean by that?
Lucas smirked and spoke slowly, "Since you want to know, let me tell you a story. A story quite different from what you've been told…
"Once upon a time, there was a boy named Uchiha Obito. In an effort to save his teammate, he was crushed under falling rocks and fell into an underground cave.
"In that cave, there was an old man on the verge of death. He was no ordinary man—he was once known as the feared Ninja Shura—Uchiha Madara!
"For years, he had been waiting. Waiting for someone who could carry on his plan after his death and ultimately resurrect him.
"When he saw the boy, he was intrigued. Because the boy's ocular talent was extraordinary. The very moment he awakened his Sharingan, he had already developed two tomoe in each eye.
"And when he tried to escape, he instinctively activated his ability—the power of space-time distortion. The rocks that should have crushed him instead phased through him. It was this very ability that saved his life.
"The old man was shocked. Even he had never possessed such a terrifyingly powerful eye at such a young age. He believed that the boy was destined to fulfill his dream.
"So he had his subordinates investigate the boy. What he found delighted him—this boy had a heart full of love.
"And the old man knew one thing better than anyone… When a Uchiha with such a strong heart loses their love, their eyes evolve.
"They awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Lucas continued speaking, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable weight.
"The old man found the young man's most precious person—his teammate, Rin Nohara. He manipulated the Mist Shinobi under his control to capture her, implant the Three-Tails into her body, and place a cursed seal that would prevent her from committing suicide."
"Then, Rin was 'rescued' by Hatake Kakashi, but the Mist Shinobi continued to chase them down. At that moment, the young man—provoked by the old man's words—arrived at just the right time."
"The girl, knowing there was a Tailed Beast inside her, realized that if she returned to Konoha, the beast would be unleashed and destroy the village. Not wanting that to happen, she made a choice… She threw herself into her own teammate's attack—Hatake Kakashi's strike."
"And all of this… just so happened to be witnessed by the young man at the worst possible moment."
"And then… a brand-new pair of Mangekyō Sharingan was born."
Lucas stared at Uchiha Obito, whose entire body trembled as his fingers dug into his head.
"In the end, you have to admit… Uchiha Madara's ability to manipulate people is terrifying. The timing of Rin Nohara's 'suicide' was just too perfect. It was absolutely… orchestrated."
Obito clenched his head tighter, his voice raw with anger.
"Shut up!"
Lucas saw the change in Obito's demeanor and knew he had struck a nerve.
Obito already believed Lucas' words.
After all, he knew better than anyone else that the curse preventing suicide and controlling others was something Uchiha Madara had also placed on him.
If he really thought about it, everything that happened to him after meeting Uchiha Madara was just… too coincidental. It didn't make sense.
Why did Uchiha Madara tell him that the world was hell?
If Madara had only wanted to pass on this philosophy, why let him go?
Even more absurd—why was Madara so certain that Obito would return?
Damn it.
Thinking back to that moment, Obito could now see it clearly—Madara had practically spelled it out for him!
The old man was manipulating him from the start!
But back then, when Obito had watched Rin die by Kakashi's hands, his grief consumed him. The sheer shock had pushed him into darkness. He had blindly accepted Madara's ideology and never once stopped to question what had truly happened.
And more importantly…
That memory was the most painful moment of his life. A nightmare he never wanted to revisit.
Of course, he wouldn't have noticed the cracks in the story before.
But now, with Lucas forcibly dragging it into the light…
He could finally see the deception.
Obito slowly lifted his head, his lone eye filled with cold fury.
"You… know too much."
Lucas exhaled lightly, shaking his head.
"Pfft! That's not how you talk to your benefactor. What? You think I know too much?"
Obito scoffed. "Even if Uchiha Madara lied to me, the Eye of the Moon Plan is still correct."
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid? You, Uchiha Madara, and Nagato are all the same—just a bunch of delusional maniacs who think you're the protagonists of this world. In reality, you're nothing but puppets being played like fools."
Obito's expression darkened. "What did you just say?"
Lucas sneered. "You and Uchiha Madara are no different. Don't you realize you've treated Nagato the same way Madara treated you? You thought you were turning him into your pawn, but in truth… you've been Madara's pawn from the very beginning. You never escaped."
Obito's body trembled. His visible eye burned with rage and unwillingness.
Chat Group
At that moment, the chat group had already descended into chaos.
Ever since Lucas explained how Madara had manipulated Obito, the group had erupted.
Senju Hashirama: Madara! You've gone too far! Obito is your own clansman, how could you do this to him?!
Pirate King Roger: Tricking your own allies like this… You're an absolute bastard!
Senju Tobirama: And that's exactly why I despise the Uchiha clan. Their power is driven by such dangerous emotions!
Uchiha Shisui: Nidaime! The Uchiha's power isn't evil! If anything, the evolution of the Sharingan after loss proves that the Uchiha want to change their own tragedies! It's not about destruction—it's about trying to gain enough power to protect the people they love!
Senju Tobirama: Hmph. That may be what you believe, but Uchihas like you are rare. Most become extremely paranoid once they awaken the Sharingan. Uchiha Obito is a prime example.
Doflamingo: Fufufufu~ So in the end, he gave in to despair and embraced the idea that the world is hell, while illusions are paradise.
Namikaze Minato: No wonder there were always obstacles whenever I tried to help Kakashi and the others. It was Uchiha Madara's doing all along.
Senju Tobirama: What a waste… A good-hearted boy turned into this because of Madara's manipulation.
Whitebeard: I liked him before he turned to the dark side.
Howard Stark: Given everything he went through, I can understand why Obito ended up like this. His attacks on Konoha and Kirigakure were fueled by revenge.
Senju Tobirama: Revenge? Probably. Konoha failed to protect its own ninjas. Minato couldn't protect his disciple. So Obito started the Nine-Tails attack.
Kirigakure forced Rin into becoming a Jinchūriki, so he manipulated their Mizukage and drowned their village in blood and tyranny.
Gengetsu Hōzuki: Hold up! Konoha's revenge is at least somewhat understandable, but what the hell did we do? We were just being used from start to finish!
Namikaze Minato: …
(I'm innocent too! Madara's schemes always kept me one step behind! )
Lucas: Okay, okay, enough of this pointless chatter. What's done is done. Obito is pitiful, sure, but he doesn't need our sympathy. At the end of the day, he's a sore loser. His childhood crush died, and instead of moving on, he took his anger out on everyone else.
Lucas: And don't even bring up Infinite Tsukuyomi. If he truly believed that illusion was paradise, then why didn't he just revive Rin in his dreams? Minato and Kushina took such good care of him, and yet he still killed them without hesitation.
The group went quiet.
Lucas had a point.
Uchiha Obito's past was tragic, but what about all the innocent people he had killed? Were they not pitiful too?
The world did not revolve around his suffering alone.
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