Upon hearing this, Obito's eyes lit up. This boss was truly a talent.
One had to admit, the boss's idea was indeed feasible.
After all, his teacher was the Yellow Flash, the man recognized throughout the ninja world. With the Flying Thunder God Technique by his side, delivering takeout would definitely make a fortune!
Excited, Obito said, "Thank you for your guidance, Boss. I'll take my leave now!"
As he spoke, he once again bowed respectfully to Yun Xiao before leaving the shop.
Since Obito was a major customer, Yun Xiao naturally had to prepare a gift.
Standing at the entrance, Yun Xiao called after him, "Young man, work hard to earn money, and don't let yourself be deceived again!"
Obito nodded gratefully. However, after leaving the store, he didn't immediately rush to make money. Instead, he headed toward Amegakure.
He had to tell Nagato about this matter. He couldn't let them make the same mistake again.
Amegakure, Akatsuki Base
Orochimaru was seated cross-legged on a cushion, meditating with his eyes closed, while beside him, Jūzō Biwa was staring at him in surprise.
A faint glow was flickering around Orochimaru's abdomen. Although the glow was weak, in the pitch-black Akatsuki base it appeared especially distinct.
After a long while, Orochimaru ended his meditation and slowly opened his eyes.
Curious, Jūzō Biwa asked, "Orochimaru-kun, what was that light just now in your abdomen?"
Hearing this, Orochimaru looked surprised. "There was light on my abdomen just now?"
"Yes, a faint glow!" Jūzō nodded.
Orochimaru's face revealed an expression of ecstatic joy, and he let out a sinister laugh. "Hehehe… I didn't expect I had such a talent!"
As he spoke, he pulled out the Immortal Book from his robe and began reading.
"The book says this is the manifestation of spiritual energy entering the body!" Orochimaru licked his lips, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
Jūzō Biwa curiously glanced at the book in Orochimaru's hands and muttered, "The secret to immortality?"
In the corner
Sasori of the Red Sand had already crawled out of the lake of blood and was now tinkering with his puppets on the ground.
He was very satisfied with his creations and couldn't help but nod in approval. "Only puppets represent eternal art."
Across from him—
Kakuzu was busy counting the 16 million ryō in his hands, muttering, "When will the leader finally fulfill his promise and give me that 100 million ryō…" He counted money while grumbling.
"This pile is from the Land of Fire. This pile is from the Land of Wind…"
What was even more surprising was that Kakuzu actually remembered exactly where every stack of money came from!
Shff, shff—
Kakuzu picked up the money and counted it again, as if doing so might suddenly make the sum larger.
Sasori, hearing the rustling, glanced over indifferently. Kakuzu had already counted the money who knew how many times, to the point that even Sasori's ears were beginning to grow calluses.
Tap, tap, tap—
At that moment, Pain and Konan walked into the room.
The moment Kakuzu saw Pain enter, he immediately stopped what he was doing and eagerly asked, "Leader, when will you give me the 100 million ryō you promised?"
Orochimaru, still reading, lifted his head and licked his lips. "Leader, that should be my research funding."
After saying this, Orochimaru lowered his head again and continued reading.
Pain's face remained expressionless as he calmly replied, "Don't worry. Everything will work out."
"Have you seen Zetsu today?" Konan suddenly asked.
Everyone shook their heads. After all, who cared about that black Venus flytrap?
Seeing this, Konan found it strange. Usually, Zetsu could appear at any time, but today he was nowhere to be seen in the Akatsuki base. It was as if he had completely vanished from the earth.
And that man who claimed to be Madara was also absent. Who knew what the two of them were plotting?
Tap, tap, tap—
The sound of approaching footsteps echoed. Everyone exchanged glances, wondering who could possibly be coming here.
All eyes turned toward the doorway—where a spiky-haired man with half of his face horribly scarred walked in.
Everyone instantly became alert. For someone to dare walk into the Akatsuki base like this, he had to be a real tough guy!
Orochimaru was intrigued. Why would an Uchiha appear here?
Pain fixed his eyes on the newcomer. Even though Obito wasn't wearing a mask now, Pain recognized him at once.
"Tobi?" Pain asked.
Tobi—that was the name Obito used in Akatsuki. But he had never once shown his true face publicly.
Pain was puzzled. Why wasn't the man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara hiding himself today?
Obito looked at Pain, his eyes filled with conflicting emotions. Nagato was far stronger than him.
Although he had been using Nagato, Nagato's goal was to gather all the Tailed Beasts to create a military deterrent, ensuring that the major ninja villages wouldn't dare recklessly wage war.
Back then, Obito had laughed at Nagato's childish ideals, never realizing that he himself was the true clown.
"Pain, the Moon's Eye Plan is a lie. I was being used…" Obito said bitterly.
At those words, everyone turned their curious gazes toward him.
Pain remained silent, staring quietly at Obito. Only after a long pause did he finally reply, "I know."
Nagato had never truly recognized "Madara's" Moon's Eye Plan. Between the two of them, it was always just a relationship of mutual benefit.
Nagato had even considered that after gathering all the Tailed Beasts, he would eventually turn against "Madara."
Seeing the others' reactions, Obito was a little taken aback. Why weren't they shocked at all upon hearing this news?
When he had found out, it felt as if the sky had collapsed.
Why were they so calm?
As if reading his mind, Pain spoke evenly: "My goal has always been to achieve peace in the ninja world. It was never the Moon's Eye Plan."
Obito now understood—his relationship with Nagato had always been one of mutual exploitation, both sides keeping each other at arm's length.
"Speaking of which, why did you all join this organization?" Jūzō suddenly asked. "I joined because I lacked a sense of belonging."
Orochimaru placed his book back into his robe and said, "The leader promised to fund my experiments, so I came."
Kakuzu grinned, baring his teeth. "As long as I joined the organization, the leader promised me 100 million!"
Sasori lifted his head and said calmly, "I was bored, so I came to take a look…"
Obito was speechless.
He was worried these people would fall deeper and deeper into the illusion of the false Infinite Tsukuyomi…
But he hadn't expected that in the entire Akatsuki, he was the only one who actually believed in the Moon's Eye Plan.
Looking at this group, Obito's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
In short, they were nothing more than a bunch of dreamless, ambitionless small-timers.
Turning to Pain, Obito said seriously, "Although the Moon's Eye Plan is false, on the border of the Land of Fire, there's a certain shop. You should go take a look. It will be of great help to your dream."
At those words, Orochimaru and Kakuzu instinctively turned their gazes toward Obito.
They hadn't expected that he, too, had met the Boss.
Jūzō and Sasori, seeing Orochimaru and Kakuzu's reactions, grew curious.
Perhaps, all of their secrets originated from that shop.
The two quietly made a note of it, planning to check the place out someday.
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