Sara looked at the scratch mark on Pakura's forehead protector and suddenly understood something.
The hero who had already been declared dead in official propaganda, was now appearing in the form of a missing-nin.
Was this… being abandoned?
If even a hero who protected the village and the nation could be abandoned, then Sunagakure truly was a dark village.
Sara suddenly felt that the five great shinobi villages, standing at the peak of the world, were really nothing much.
She gave Pakura a faint smile, "Anyway, don't think about those sad things. Just in time, another member of Akatsuki is also here. I'll take you to meet him. He's the best at comforting people. Maybe after chatting with him for a bit, your mood will get better."
Pakura nodded, 'This legendary Queen of Roran, she really is just like Nagato said, gentle in nature, approachable. It is hard to imagine how she has managed to defeat so many Cloud-nin.'
Nagato, however, grew curious, "Another member?"
"Do you mean Obito? Has he come back?"
Sara nodded, "Yes, he's back."
"Obito?", Pakura felt like she had heard that name somewhere before. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly remembered, 'One of Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze's subordinates, a genius of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Obito?'
Sara laughed, 'That's him. Didn't expect he'd become so famous already.'
Pakura murmured, "I heard that during the battle where Rasa was captured alive, he was just there to make up the numbers."
"But still…"
Pakura suddenly sighed, "Didn't expect Akatsuki members had already infiltrated into Konoha's very core system."
"From the intel I know, Namikaze Minato has a very high probability of becoming the next Hokage. Since Obito is his direct subordinate, his status will also rise higher and higher in the future."
"Now it seems, he probably isn't simple either."
Nagato's expression instantly turned extremely strange.
'Obito, just making up the numbers?'
That was someone even Leader Madara didn't dare underestimate.
And besides, he hadn't even told Pakura, back when they recruited her into Akatsuki, the mysterious masked senior she thought she'd met was actually Obito himself.
He coughed lightly, "Since Obito is also here, let's hurry over."
Sara nodded and led the way at the front. Pakura and Nagato followed behind, chatting while observing the very well-developed and rather prosperous Roran City that Sara had built.
One could say, aside from lacking ninja, every other aspect of Roran was no weaker than Amegakure, and in some areas, even surpassed it.
Before long, they arrived in front of a massive building. From the outside, this towering, imposing structure was even more luxurious than Akatsuki's headquarters.
Indeed, this was a base Sara had specially built for Akatsuki. It could be considered a branch of the organization.
A branch being more luxurious than the headquarters. Well, that was perfectly normal, wasn't it?
Nagato suddenly felt that once he returned, he needed to discuss expanding their base with Madara. But how to get funds approved from Lord Kakuzu would be a huge difficulty.
At this moment, Obito and Rin had already come out to welcome them. Seeing that it was Nagato and Pakura, Obito showed no surprise at all.
Because the Flying Thunder God marker doesn't disappear. From a distance away, he had already sensed the marker he'd placed on Pakura's back earlier.
He only asked curiously, "Why didn't Madara come? From my impression, with his character, he wouldn't go back on his word."
Nagato also found it strange, "Lord Madara said there was some trouble with Akatsuki's intel operatives, so he changed plans and went to the Mountain's Graveyard on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth."
"Obito, do you know the details?"
Obito realized, 'It should be because I captured Black Zetsu, and without their leader, that group of White Zetsu has become restless.'
'But does Madara already count White Zetsu as Akatsuki's intel operatives?'
The corners of Obito's lips lifted slightly, "I probably know a little. I'll go check it out later."
After speaking, Obito turned his gaze toward Pakura, showing a thoughtful expression, "You also came along to sell Sunagakure's chakra conversion devices? In a way, that's really ironic."
Pakura froze. The Obito in front of her, from appearances, was just a boy of about ten years old. Yet somehow, he seemed to know her?
She explained, "I asked to come. Although I already defected from Sunagakure, I still wanted to go back and take a look."
After pausing, she continued, "You seem very familiar with me. Even the fact that I defected doesn't surprise you at all. Could it be, you know that masked senior?"
At the side, Rin was already covering her mouth, laughing. She hadn't expected Pakura was still kept completely in the dark.
Obito coughed once. Suddenly, his chakra changed, spreading an aura that was gloomy and ominous.
He raised his voice, "What's wrong, little girl, you don't recognize this old man anymore?"
Pakura's mouth suddenly opened wide, her expression full of disbelief, "Yo-you are that senior?"
Obito suddenly switched to Tobi's tone of voice, "Hahaha, of course it's me. What, did you forget? I'm Akatsuki's intern."
Three black lines appeared on Pakura's forehead. This playful aura really was exactly like that occasionally unreliable senior she knew.
She never expected, the senior she had always respected, the one who had seen through her fate at a glance, his true body was just a kid from the Uchiha clan?
But then, as if she thought of something, her heart trembled. She couldn't help but ask, "Senior, why was it that before those things even happened, you already saw the experiences I would go through in the future?"
Obito smiled, "Just call me Tobi, or Obito is fine. The reason I could see what happened to you was simply because I have a kind of… ability similar to prophecy. I saw the sorrow in your fate, so I wanted to help you a little."
Pakura's expression instantly dimmed, "So that's how it was. But since you saw it, why didn't you tell me everything?"
Obito walked right up to her, "I actually already told you. But did you believe me?"
"You wouldn't have believed me. Back then, you would only have thought I had ulterior motives."
"If something hasn't happened to yourself, people are always that stubborn, aren't they?"
Pakura couldn't help but think back to the time she had first met Obito, and had to admit that what he said was true.
She murmured, "Yeah… if I hadn't gone through it myself, how could I ever have believed that the village would…"
Obito cut her off, "Enough. Now you're no longer a hero of Sunagakure. Just work properly in Akatsuki."
"Besides, you'll have to work harder. Honestly, among the people I personally recruited into Akatsuki, you're the weakest."
Pakura immediately felt indignant, 'This kid senior really have a rotten personality. Am I really that weak?'
'I have managed to fight my way out of a Mist ambush all by myself. I am obviously super strong.'
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