Obito Reborn With Double Kamui

[Hokage Building, Konoha]

[Hokage's Office]

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, held several intelligence reports just delivered by the Anbu, his expression grave.

"The Third Kazekage has gone missing? The Sand Village is mobilizing its entire nation to search for him..."

"The Cloud Village is restless, amassing a large number of troops at the border..."

"The Grass Village has detected movements from the Rock Village..."

"The Mist Village, which has been secluded, is gradually becoming more active..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed heavily, took a puff from his pipe, left his seat, and walked to the window.

With his hands behind his back, he gazed at the statues of the First and Second Hokage on the Hokage Rock in the distance, muttering to himself.

"Teacher, war is about to begin, but Konoha is gradually declining. Can I still realize the ideals you and the First Hokage had?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen increasingly felt that as he aged, his physical abilities were declining...

After a long while, he calmed himself and summoned an Anbu, "Is everything going smoothly with the graduating class from the ninja school?"

The Anbu, wearing a monkey mask, knelt on one knee and reported, "Lord Hokage, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "Notify them that time is running out. We must ensure the graduates grow up quickly..."

After a moment of thought, Sarutobi Hiruzen added, "By the way, send more personnel to the borders of the Land of Fire. If there aren't enough, release some criminals from Konoha's prison and let them atone for their crimes through service."

Having made his arrangements, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, "Go handle it."

The Anbu acknowledged the order and left using the Body Flicker Technique.

At that moment, hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor outside the Hokage's office.

Soon, Shimura Danzō barged in with two Root members.

"Hiruzen, war is about to begin. I need manpower, a lot of manpower!", Danzō got straight to the point, stating his demand.

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment, "You can negotiate with the major clans yourself. The orphanage has recently grown another batch of children."

Shimura Danzō slammed the table, "Hiruzen, the major clans have already provided a lot of personnel in recent years. They won't send more to the Root. As for the orphanage, humph, how many are worth training?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke slowly and calmly, "Konoha only has so many people. What else do you want to do?"

Shimura Danzō said, "The ninja school just graduated a new class of students. Hand over those with simple family backgrounds to me. I guarantee that in a few years, they will become Konoha's sharpest blades..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, "Danzō, you know that's impossible. They are Konoha's new buds, inheritors of the Will of Fire. They must never enter the darkness of Konoha."

Shimura Danzō sneered, "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Konoha is unprecedentedly weak now. Can you guarantee that the other villages won't turn around and attack Konoha together?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious, "You also know that Konoha is unprecedentedly weak. Whose fault is that? If Sakumo hadn't died, the situation wouldn't be this tense!"

Danzō snorted, "Who knew your Anbu captain had such poor mental resilience? Besides, you know very well what really happened back then."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed inwardly, "Sakumo, was I really wrong?"

He hesitated for a moment, then softened his tone, "Forget it. You can recruit the civilian-class graduates, but you must ensure it's voluntary."

Danzō was not satisfied, "A few civilians are hardly useful."

Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted, "Do you want the elite class instead? If you want, I'll give them all to you, but I won't take responsibility for any consequences."

Shimura Danzō was tempted, but after some consideration, he gave up, "Hiruzen, you underestimate me. Everything I do is for Konoha. I won't do anything that undermines unity."

"But the lack of manpower is a fact. I need one more thing."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew the main event was coming. He knew exactly what his old friend wanted, "Go ahead, who do you really want?"

Shimura Danzō slowly said, "The son of the White Fang, Hatake Kakashi. He has few entanglements and possesses unparalleled talent. I guarantee I can train him into Konoha's second sharp blade."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised that Danzō had this in mind and immediately responded.

"Kakashi is out of the question. He is my chosen candidate, fully imbued with the Will of Fire. I will never let him touch the darkness," After a pause, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "How about this: this year's top graduate, Uchiha Obito. Although he is from the Uchiha clan, he is an orphan and not deeply involved with the Uchiha. I can talk to him about joining the Root."

Shimura Danzō's face darkened, "Uchiha Obito, who became this year's top graduate by mastering the Three Basic Techniques and having top theoretical knowledge."

"Despite being an Uchiha, he can't use Fire Release jutsu, hasn't awakened the Sharingan, and although his taijutsu is decent, it's only good for school fights. What use is such taijutsu against strong opponents?"

"He's practically not an Uchiha, no different from a civilian. Recruiting him into the Root would also mean dealing with the troublesome Uchiha. It's not worth it. Hiruzen, do I look like a fool to you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen pretended to have done his best, "If you don't want the top student from the elite class, then figure it out yourself."

Danzō narrowed his eyes, "Hiruzen, are you really not giving me Kakashi?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly turned around, "Danzō, I am the Hokage..."

"Hiruzen, you will regret this!"

BANG!

Shimura Danzō slammed the door and left the Hokage's office with a dark expression.

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Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito was unaware of what had happened in the Hokage's office.

In fact, if he had known, he might have actually wanted to join the Root.

During his four years at the ninja school, he diligently studied various theoretical knowledge and honed his basic skills to the extreme.

He had two goals in doing so.

The first was to meet all the prerequisites for learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.

As the possessor of the Space-Time Mangekyō Sharingan, Obito had a natural advantage in learning the Flying Thunder God. The reason he couldn't learn it in his previous life was simply because his basics weren't solid enough.

Therefore, at the ninja school, he practiced the Three Basic Techniques relentlessly, reaching a very high level of proficiency.

As his body developed over the years and his basic skills improved, he had become much stronger than when he first reincarnated.

Without using the Mangekyō, he had already firmly reached the level of an average Kage.

If he could learn the Flying Thunder God, with the combination of the intangibility of the Three Tomoe Sharingan and the mobility of the Flying Thunder God, he would likely be one of the most troublesome opponents among average Kage.

Besides learning the Flying Thunder God, mastering a vast amount of knowledge also laid the foundation for future transplantation of Hashirama's cells.

The Third Great Ninja War was about to begin. Rin's death, Nagato's fall, and the formation of the second Akatsuki all happened during that time.

To change all of this, Obito needed to go to many places, meet many people, and do many things.

This heavily relied on the abilities of Kamui.

Therefore, solving the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan became an urgent priority.

Without a blood relative who had also awakened the Mangekyō, the only way to solve the side effects was to transplant Hashirama's cells.

However, transplanting Hashirama's cells was not a simple matter. In his previous life, Madara and the White Zetsu had handled everything for him.

In this life, since he couldn't leave the village for now, he was more inclined to collaborate with Danzō and Orochimaru.

At this point, the two had already started their Wood Release experiments, resulting in the deaths of many Senju clansmen, but ultimately producing a successful experiment: Yamato.

They had both the raw materials and detailed experimental data.

But obtaining the data wasn't enough; he also needed to understand and be able to operate it.

This required extensive knowledge.

Fortunately, the ninja school covered much of this knowledge.

Although the school kept advanced jutsu secret, it was surprisingly open about other seemingly unrelated scientific and biological knowledge, offering a wide variety of subjects.

Therefore, Obito learned everything the school taught, absorbing as much as he could. He didn't aim to master every subject, but he ensured his foundation was solid.

He was no longer the dead-last from his previous life but had become the top student of Konoha.

After graduating today, his next plan was to transplant Hashirama's cells. So, if Danzō had actually come to invite him to join the Root, he would have accepted.

Joining the Root would mean being close to the source, giving him access to firsthand information on the Wood Release experiments.

Unfortunately, joining the Root wasn't that easy, and Danzō simply didn't value an Uchiha who appeared ordinary and hadn't awakened the Sharingan.

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