Obito is tended to by two White Zetsu during his rehabilitation, learning more of about Madara's goal while getting annoyed with the Zestus' potty humor. Obito recovers and while adapting to the prosthetics that Madara developed from the White Zetsu, training himself to properly use his new limbs. One day, White Zetsu arrives with news of Obito's team-mates being in danger, surrounded by Mist ninjas. When Obito fails to break through the rock blocking the exist, the White Zetsu known as Tobi offers himself as armor for Obito to wear. Obito draws power from the Gedo Statue to break the rock. Madara tells Obito he will properly thank him in the future, and that Obito will return to him. On his way to the battle site, Obito has a vision of Rin through his empty eye-socket but ignores it. He arrives just in time to realize that Kakashi has run his Chidori through Rin's chest although Rin manages to say Kakashi's name before hitting the ground, dead. As Kakashi studies Rin's body, both he and Obito unknowingly awaken both their Mangekyō Sharingan. Kakashi passes out from exhaustion while a bereaved Obito slaughters the surrounding Mist ninja while avoid their attacking, finishing the rest off with Wood Style: Cutting Sprigs. Having slaughtered the Mist ninja force, standing in a pool of blood and watching Rin's dead body, Obito concludes he is in hell while mourning the death of the girl he loved.