REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!Chapter 83: The Beginning of Internal Discord
Nagato was extremely displeased with Obito's disobedience and immediately rebuked in a heavy voice:
"Obito, now is not the time for internal conflict!"
"Within the Akatsuki organization, infighting is forbidden!"
"Shut up!" Obito jumped up excitedly, shouting through gritted teeth. "Nagato, you and I have a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship. You have no authority to command me!"
" Yasushi has repeatedly schemed against me in secret. If not for... for our shared plan, do you think I'd still be sitting here calmly talking with you people?"
"Forbid infighting huh? You clearly just need his Mangekyo abilities to heal your injuries—you're deliberately protecting him!"
Nagato's brow furrowed as he turned to look at Uchiha Yasushi.
"Did you secretly harm Obito?"
"No!" Yasushi spread both hands, playing dumb and firmly refusing to admit anything. "Ever since the battle started, I've been fighting Danzo and Itachi. Where would I find time to secretly harm him?"
"You still have the nerve to say that?" Obito became even more enraged, pointing at Yasushi and cursing furiously. "You bastard! You secretly took the Mangekyo Sharingan I left with Kakashi, preventing my eyes' techniques from being complete!"
"Ah, that did happen!" Yasushi looked as if suddenly enlightened. "When fighting Kakashi, I accidentally destroyed that eye."
"What do you mean destroyed?" Obito was so agitated that his Mangekyo appeared in his eyes. "You clearly didn't destroy it!"
"No, I really destroyed it!" Yasushi slumped onto the table with a lazy expression.
"You didn't!" Obito furiously yanked up his robe. Beneath it, his body was covered in pockmarks and scars everywhere. "If you really destroyed it, then how do you explain my ocular dimension being full of Rinkaichū beetles?"
"When I fought Kakashi and phased into my ocular dimension, I was immediately swarmed by a nest of Rinkaichū beetles that nearly killed me!"
"Fortunately, my body has strong recovery abilities. I cut away large amounts of poisoned flesh and barely saved my life!"
"HahahAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Yasushi burst into laughter, excitedly slapping his thigh repeatedly.
He knew Obito's body was half White Zetsu's Wood Release body, with recovery power no weaker than his ocular abilities. Rinkaichū beetles couldn't possibly poison him to death.
So before the battle, he'd secretly used the Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan in his chest to place a nest of Rinkaichū beetles into the Kamui dimension, purely to disgust Obito. He'd never expected to actually kill Obito with this trick.
"Obito, don't wrongly accuse me!"
"The Kamui dimension has Rinkaichū beetles because when I fought Kakashi before, I used Rinkaichū beetles against him, and he transferred them away with his Kamui ocular technique."
"How would I know where he transferred the Rinkaichū beetles?"
"Maybe he already knew his eye came from you and deliberately harmed you!"
"If you want revenge, you should go settle accounts with Kakashi!"
"Unless... you can't bear to?"
"Hey, Obito, have you forgotten that Kakashi killed Rin?"
Sure enough, Rin's name was Obito's taboo. Provoked by Yasushi like this, the string in Obito's mind completely snapped.
"Bastard!" He clapped both hands together with a sharp sound, roaring madly: "Wood Release: Cutting Technique!"
The left half of his body immediately bulged outward, forming branch-like shapes. Numerous sharp wooden spikes grew from them, shooting toward Yasushi like arrows loosed from bowstrings.
"Hahahahaah" Yasushi's laughter continued unabated. His body leaped backward several times, dodging the dense wooden spikes. Just as he was about to counterattack, he heard Nagato roar furiously: "Both of you, stop!"
Nagato raised his hand. Five Six Paths puppets sprang forth, positioning themselves in all directions, their cold Rinnegan eyes staring fixedly at everyone present.
Everyone had witnessed the Rinnegan's might during the battle at Konoha. Now being glared at by these Rinnegan, everyone's hearts immediately felt somewhat cold.
"Obito, regarding the Rinkaichū beetles, Yasushi has already explained. The Rinkaichū beetles entered your ocular dimension through Kakashi's ocular technique. There's no case of him secretly harming you!"
"Also, Kakashi is a Konoha shinobi—an enemy. I hope you remember that!"
"This matter ends here. Don't bring it up again!"
"Hmph!" Obito snorted coldly, glancing deeply at both Nagato and Yasushi before storming off furiously.
After watching Obito leave, Nagato surveyed the surroundings and ordered:
"Zetsu, you'll partner with Kakuzu to complete the personnel recruitment mission."
"Understood. Please rest assured, Leader. I'll complete the mission properly."
"That's it then. Dismissed. Yasushi stays."
After everyone else left, with only Yasushi and Konan remaining, Nagato warned:
"Yasushi, I know you and Obito don't get along. But we still need his power to collect Tailed Beasts. Stop playing these little tricks!"
Yasushi adopted an honest child's demeanor, raising his hands high.
"Leader, rest assured. I'm very big-picture. I absolutely won't let our personal grudges affect the Ten-Tails revival plan!"
"It's a shame Itachi betrayed us. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been willing to let him die at Konoha!"
Nagato found Yasushi's constant outward compliance while secretly defying attitudes extremely vexing, yet every time Yasushi's attitude was excellent—he couldn't find fault even if he wanted to.
Everyone has those they favor and those they don't. Nagato was no exception.
He'd originally been very wary of Obito's mysterious behavior. Now knowing his true identity and past experiences, his wariness had decreased considerably, but he still didn't consider him one of his own.
Compared to Obito, Yasushi clearly suited his preferences better.
Combined with Yasushi's ability to heal his injuries, with both factors stacked, naturally he'd look after Yasushi more.
"You'd better mean that!"
After warning Yasushi once, Nagato set the matter aside and had Yasushi begin treating his injuries.
After treating Nagato, Yasushi also left, meeting up with the Reanimation bodies of Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Inabi, and Uchiha Tekka.
Originally, all three Reanimation bodies had been killed under Chibaku Tensei. However, as long as he had their genetic information, Yasushi could summon them anytime.
Considering chakra consumption and various other factors, Yasushi didn't resummon all his clansmen again, only selecting these three three-tomoe Sharingan jonin.
Because of destroying Konoha to avenge their clan, these three radical clansmen had been completely won over by Yasushi, becoming his fanatical followers. Keeping them as bodyguards couldn't be more suitable.
After meeting, without wasting words, Yasushi simply nodded and led them away from the tower top, heading directly to find Orochimaru.
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