Chapter 221

For a fraction of a second, time seemed to freeze. "Nariya!" The next instant, Obito cried out in desperate anxiety, rushing toward him at full speed. Everything disguised beneath his mask appeared to be cast entirely out of his mind. He forgot the ceaseless rain, forgot Kakashi standing stunned behind him, and forgot Black and White Zetsu, who might still be watching from some hidden place. He hurried straight to Nariya Ueshima, gripped his shoulders tightly with both hands, and spoke through his mask in a voice choked with raw, earth-shattering panic. "You—are you out of your mind? You damn near scared the life out of me..." "How could you pull a prank like that in a chaotic situation?"