"…"
Everyone looked at the completely bare Obito, and for a moment, no one knew what to do.
As mentioned before, these first-generation Akatsuki members were fairly kind people.
They had only just been brought back with Edo Tensei, so they had not yet been influenced by the current, deserving shinobi world.
Because of that, the only harsh punishment methods they could think of were the lower-body techniques taught in the contents attached to the scroll.
Those lower-body techniques were extremely useful, but against a man without roots, even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice.
Under Kyūsuke's lead, the group began trying things out.
They discovered that inflicting pain on Uchiha Obito was useless.
Uchiha Madara had been able to endure it, while Uchiha Obito seemed to have somewhat dulled pain perception because of the white substance on his body.
Actually, Obito's sense of pain was only dulled, not delayed.
As mentioned earlier, Madara wanted to be revived precisely because after revival, he would be able to feel the pain of being alive again.
Those sensations were also part of what allowed a ninja to display their true strength in actual battle.
If Obito's senses were delayed, that would be equivalent to his strength being restricted.
So Obito merely had pain reduction, and that was all.
After realizing this, Kyūsuke and the others thought of another piece of content from the scroll.
If the other party endured pain, then one could choose to do the opposite.
The problem was that Obito had nothing there. Even if they wanted to do the opposite, there was nothing to use.
The group found themselves somewhat out of options and even began tickling Obito with feathers.
The tickling did allow them to discover something: Obito only had reduced pain after injury.
His other senses remained the same as before, and might even be slightly stronger than those of ordinary people.
"No wonder he has a shit fetish. The book says fragrance and stench are actually just differences in perception between species. Dogs like poop because they can smell leftover food scents that humans can't."
"Stop talking. I'm about to throw up!"
"So what do we do now?"
"No idea."
With no idea how to punish Obito, the group had already started awkwardly chatting.
Obito had reduced pain, so ordinary harm had no effect on him.
If they made a larger wound, it might have some effect, but it would also be easy to kill him outright, giving him a quick release instead.
And in their view, this person had been locked up here by Konan and the others, which meant he definitely still had some use.
They could take revenge, and they could mess with him, but they absolutely could not kill him.
"Can I take a look?"
Uchiha Madara suddenly spoke.
He really wanted to see what exactly was written inside that scroll, so he could confirm whether it was the work of that naturally deserving and evil Tobirama.
At the same time, he also hoped to help these people properly punish Obito, the traitor.
Once he built a good relationship with them, he would have a chance to seize the Hashirama cells from Obito's body.
"Here."
Kyūsuke hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still tossed the scroll to Uchiha Madara.
They truly could not think of anything, so they could only see whether this legendary Uchiha Madara could give them some inspiration.
"Everyone, everything I did was ordered by Uchiha Madara. I was only part of his plan.
"And it wasn't me who harmed you. It was this chaotic era that harmed you.
"Originally, once I activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, all of you would have been revived in a perfect shinobi world…"
Obito also began trying to use Talk no Jutsu.
But his argument was clearly far too poor, and listening to it only made people angry.
"Damn it! Is there anything we can use to block his mouth?"
Kyūsuke looked around, but there was nothing nearby.
Obito had no clothes on, and there was no blanket on the stone bed. It was completely empty.
They were also Edo Tensei bodies, so their clothes and bodies were one.
If they tore off their clothes to stuff Obito's mouth, the clothes would automatically drift back.
"Found it."
Madara had roughly finished reading the scroll.
In his heart, he was now almost certain that this had been done by evil Tobirama.
There was still a portion of the content that these original Akatsuki members had selectively ignored.
Fortunately, they had ignored it earlier. Otherwise, he would have been the one experiencing this torture.
Now it was perfect. It could be used on Obito!
"Found it? Found what?"
Kyūsuke curiously leaned closer.
"Look here."
Madara maintained his aloof attitude and simply pointed casually.
He said no more, letting the others understand it themselves.
Kyūsuke looked at the plot written inside and roughly understood the method.
Understanding was one thing, but actually carrying it out…
Kyūsuke's expression became very conflicted.
"What's wrong? What is it?"
"Yeah, say something."
The others were confused.
"It's like this…"
Kyūsuke quietly explained to them.
True, Obito was currently completely bare.
But having no mountain peaks did not mean there were no valleys.
If they could not bombard the mountain, then they could bombard the valley.
But the same problem remained. There was nothing around them. No tools.
Were they supposed to use what they brought themselves?
After listening to Kyūsuke's explanation, the others' expressions also turned ugly.
They did not have any special preferences.
And Edo Tensei bodies had no sensation or blood flow, so naturally, they could not rise.
Use fists?
Even psychologically, they could not get past that!
"I'm back!"
Just as everyone was conflicted, Hisuke, who had gone to notify Kie to collect new intelligence, returned.
Besides a new scroll, he also carried an extra bag in his hand.
"Uchiha Madara didn't lie to us. Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi really did use filth to fight several times before. They even had one such fight in Konoha not long ago. Apparently, one corner of Konoha still reeks because of it." Hisuke spoke.
"Uchiha Madara is actually an honest man!"
Seeing that Madara truly had not deceived them, and that he had even helped them find a new way to punish Obito earlier, Kyūsuke could not help sighing with emotion.
"What are you doing now?"
Hisuke stretched his neck in confusion and looked toward Obito on the stone bed.
Obito was actually lying there leisurely, crossing his legs and resting with his eyes closed.
Was he really this arrogant?
Had his teammates not punished him?
"We have no way to. Oh, right, Hisuke, what's in that bag?"
Kyūsuke shook his head with a sigh, then asked curiously.
"Oh, these? When Kie went out to gather intelligence and ask around, these were given to her by warmhearted Amegakure villagers."
"The village now is truly wonderful. Back when we were children, if we were hungry, we had to steal food. Now people actually take the initiative to give us food. This is all thanks to Lord Nagato and Lady Konan!"
Hisuke spoke with a moved expression, then opened the bundle and showed everyone the fruits and vegetables gifted by the "Amegakure villagers."
Cucumbers, bananas, carrots, bitter melons, lotus roots, iron-stick yams, and durians.
The variety was so abundant, and the quality so excellent, that it drew everyone's attention.
"What a premium harvest. A damn shame! Our vessels lack the sensory formula. We cannot taste any of it."
Kyūsuke picked up a bitter melon and ran his hand over its bumpy skin a couple of times.
After realizing he felt nothing at all, he sighed.