On the other side, in the Land of Snow.
In the headquarters of the Akatsuki Organization, along with a distortion in the void, Obito appeared inside the cave.
At this moment, his face was extremely contorted, and his entire body was trembling with rage.
"Damn it, how is that possible?"
"How is that bastard Uchiha Jin so strong? Even Uchiha Madara was no match for him, and was even sealed away so easily."
"And—Black Zetsu!"
"That guy is clearly so good at escaping, but to think he was caught by Uchiha Jin this time as well."
"Both of them have been captured, and Nagato and the others have defected to Konoha. What should I do next?"
"What about the Eye of the Moon Plan?"
"I'm the only one left. How am I supposed to collect the Tailed Beasts?"
"Without the Rinnegan in my hands, how can I cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
"That bastard Nagato is currently staying in Konoha, and Uchiha Jin has also awakened the Rinnegan. I reckon the moment I appear in Konoha, I'll be discovered by Uchiha Jin."
"..."
Obito couldn't help but mutter to himself, feeling both angry and terrified.
But, even more than that...
He was utterly lost!
Yes.
He was merely a pawn manipulated by Madara and Black Zetsu. His previous so-called prestige was actually completely hollow, and even the Akatsuki Organization was founded by Nagato's trio.
In essence, Obito was still the same old Obito!
In the past, he was just being pushed along. Now that Madara and Black Zetsu had been captured and the Akatsuki Organization existed only in name, he really didn't know what he should do for a moment.
There was nothing he could do!
What Obito was facing now was just an empty shell.
Most of the Akatsuki Organization had joined Konoha, Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu were sealed, and even the Gedo Statue had been summoned away by Nagato. Naturally, the eight Tailed Beasts previously captured by the Akatsuki Organization had now all fallen into Konoha's hands.
Now a commander without an army, Obito didn't even have anyone around to offer advice. With his intelligence, even if he wanted to rebuild the Akatsuki Organization, he wouldn't even know where to look for Rogue Ninja to join.
Right at this moment, Hidan walked in carrying his double-bladed scythe.
"Madara, you're here!"
"Do you know where Nagato and the others went?"
"I've been looking for ages and haven't seen anyone."
"Even that guy Kakuzu seems to have suddenly disappeared."
"Have you seen them?"
Looking at the empty hall, Hidan couldn't help but ask.
At this moment, he was also very confused.
After all, everything was fine two days ago. Everyone was here in the Land of Snow, and he and Kakuzu were taking on missions. Then he suddenly woke up to find Kakuzu gone.
After wandering around the Akatsuki headquarters only to find not a single companion left, how could he not be completely bewildered?
So,
seeing Obito now actually made Hidan a little happy.
Obito: "..."
Looking at Hidan, who was equally bewildered, Obito's forehead was covered in black lines.
There was no helping it!
Unlike Hidan, at least he knew that the other members of the Akatsuki had already joined the Konoha family.
Therefore,
the Hidan before him had clearly been abandoned.
For a moment,
he really felt like he was looking at a brother in misfortune. However, Obito quickly suppressed this thought. After all, his situation was still somewhat different from Hidan's.
He and Nagato belonged to two different factions to begin with. It was understandable that Nagato didn't try to win him over, since he wasn't Nagato's subordinate in the first place.
But what about Hidan?
He was just an ordinary member. Nagato leaving without bringing him along only proved that Nagato didn't care about him at all.
Now, here was the question!
Did he really need to go through the trouble of winning over someone whom Nagato threw away like trash and didn't care about at all?
But, sigh!
It seemed he didn't have the luxury of being picky right now. So, after letting out a long, helpless sigh, Obito spoke in an extremely cold tone: "Everyone is gone. It's just the two of us left."
"Those bastards like Nagato have all defected to Konoha now."
"What?"
Hearing this, Hidan's mind went completely blank.
"Gone?"
"Nagato and the others went to join Konoha? There are only the two of them left in the Akatsuki Organization now?"
"Are you kidding me?"
However, looking at Obito's cold, imposing aura, no matter how hard it was for Hidan to accept, in the end, he could only accept this fact.
"Those bastards! Damn it!"
"Those bastards just ran off like that? They couldn't even give a heads-up beforehand?"
"Why didn't anyone tell me? It's not like I said I wouldn't join Konoha!"
"Um, Madara..."
"What do you plan to do next? Are you going to join Konoha too?"
Hidan couldn't help but ask, a look of confusion in his eyes.
And to this,
hearing these words, Obito was so angry that he immediately cursed: "Who wants to join that damn Konoha? What I want to execute is the Eye of the Moon Plan!"
"Konoha is the enemy!"
"I must take back the Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue. Only the Infinite Tsukuyomi can bring ultimate peace to the Ninja World!"
Only upon hearing this did Hidan finally relax.
Because he knew in his heart that it was impossible for him to join Konoha. After all, he believed in Lord Jashin and needed to constantly offer sacrifices to him, which was something Konoha would absolutely never tolerate.
He had originally thought that if Obito wanted to join Konoha, then he would have to travel the Ninja World as soon as possible to find sacrifices for Lord Jashin on his own. He hadn't expected Obito to say such a thing.
"I see, that's pretty good too!"
"It just so happens that I don't have anything to do next. As long as you don't stop me from offering sacrifices to Lord Jashin, I can follow you from now on."
"What mission are we doing next?"
"Tell me!"
Hidan was a bit pleased and spoke up immediately.
Obviously,
having gradually grown accustomed to operating within the Akatsuki Organization, if he were really forced to go back to acting alone, he really wouldn't know where to go or what to do.
"So, whatever!"
"As long as he could find sacrifices for Lord Jashin during their operations, he didn't care who he worked for. This was also why he immediately expressed his willingness to follow Obito."
"On the other hand,"
"hearing these words, Obito was completely dumbfounded."
"Follow him?"
"Although Hidan was a bit of a letdown, and taking him in felt a bit like picking up trash that Nagato threw away..."
"But here was the question!"
"As a commander without an army, he didn't have the luxury of being picky."
"But still,"
"even if he took Hidan in, so what? What mission could they possibly execute next?"
"That bastard Nagato ran off with the Gedo Statue and the Rinnegan. He and Hidan didn't have the ability to go to Konoha to retrieve them!"
"But other than that, what else could he do?"
"Unable to defeat Uchiha Jin, it seemed there was practically nothing he could do."
"Improve himself?"
"He had actually reached his bottleneck long ago. Without other opportunities, he would probably stay this way for the rest of his life."
"So,"
"what exactly was he supposed to do next?"
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