Obito and Kirigakure

Land of Water.

Kirigakure, inside the Mizukage's office.

Obito Uchiha was sitting in the Fourth Mizukage's seat, carefully reading through all kinds of Kirigakure documents in his hands.

Beside him, the true Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, stood there blank and wooden, just like a member of the Hokage Guard Platoon.

"Obito, things aren't looking too good right now."

Just as he was leafing through them, Black Zetsu, fused with White Zetsu into Zetsu, slowly emerged from underground. He looked at Obito, who was still leisurely reading the documents, and said with a headache.

"There's more and more movement inside Kirigakure. It's hidden, but it can't escape our eyes. It won't be long before those guys might really make a move."

"Isn't that perfect?"

Obito Uchiha raised his head, and the Sharingan beneath his mask gave off a faint red glow.

"The more chaotic this village gets, the more interesting it becomes!"

Although Obito Uchiha did not blame Kakashi, and also understood what had caused Rin Nohara's tragedy.

People always had double standards. He understood, but that did not mean he would not do something.

Kakashi was an exception. Did Kirigakure have to be an exception too?

Besides, Kirigakure still had two tailed beasts, and the entire Land of Water was cut off from the continent of the ninja world.

In particular, Kirigakure had already been carrying out an elite-focused model before this, upholding the belief that only those who emerged from slaughter were truly strong. Even the Ninja Academy was like this.

Such favorable conditions naturally made it convenient for him to strike hard. What he needed to do was control the Mizukage, then upgrade things on that foundation.

Under his manipulation, Kirigakure could be said to have been pushed to its limit.

High-pressure management policies that radiated across the entire village, upper-level ninja oppressing lower-level ninja, and on top of that, the Kaguya Clan's rebellion, had filled the village with loathing toward kekkei genkai ninja.

It could be said that, in Obito Uchiha's hands, the whole of Kirigakure had already become a hotbed bursting with vitality, where all things competed to flourish.

In any case, it was revenge, and at the same time, he was using Kirigakure as a place to store the Three Tails and Six Tails. Obito Uchiha felt that not letting the village be destroyed outright was already very merciful of him.

Of course, even if he were asked to develop the village, he would not know how.

Perhaps he had pushed too hard. Driven by Genji, an elder who practically possessed the same authority as the Mizukage, Kirigakure's resistance grew more and more intense.

"Take this seriously. Don't forget, you've already been exposed in Konoha."

Black Zetsu looked at Obito's unconcerned manner and spoke somewhat helplessly.

"Although Konoha still hasn't issued a wanted notice, that may only be because they still can't confirm your true identity. When the time comes, they will definitely follow up. Don't forget, we discovered before that someone was secretly investigating. Those people might have been from Konoha, and now things here in Kirigakure have become like this."

"Let them do whatever they want. Do you think I'm afraid of being wanted?"

Obito Uchiha tilted his head and glanced at Black Zetsu. Those ninja who had been investigating had long since died.

Moreover, those ninja had received professional training. After being captured, they had killed themselves before any information could be extracted, so he did not know where they had come from.

But he did not care. He was still confident enough in his own abilities.

So what if they were from Konoha? Konoha wanted to capture him?

What a joke!

Even though Kitagawa Gen had unexpectedly cracked it, he felt that was only because Kitagawa Gen had gotten lucky as hell.

Besides, even if they knew, it did not matter. As long as he was focused enough and adjusted his combat methods slightly, it would be impossible for anything to go wrong!

The power of Kamui was something ordinary people could hardly imagine, unless another Minato Namikaze appeared in Konoha.

"Enough. Let's not talk about this."

Obito Uchiha did not want to continue discussing this issue, and instead handed the list to Black Zetsu.

"I found an interesting seedling here in Kirigakure. Take a look at this guy. What do you think?"

"Kisame Hoshigaki."

When Black Zetsu saw Obito like this, he immediately knew there was no need to persuade him anymore.

In any case, this fellow always had his own ideas. As long as it did not affect his ultimate plan, he could go along with this fellow's thinking.

"A brat from the Hoshigaki Clan. His swordsmanship is good, his Chakra is powerful, and he acts cleanly and decisively. He treats orders as his life. He should be a decent choice. But I remember he seems to be Suikazan Fuguki's subordinate. What do you plan to do?"

"That guy is very lost. Especially under Suikazan Fuguki, he killed quite a few of his own people. Right now, he has a lot of resentment in his heart."

Obito Uchiha gave a cold laugh before speaking.

"He's probably already started doubting everything in this world, and he's almost unable to find a goal for himself. He may not even know why he's alive anymore. After all, this is a false world. To deal with him, I only need to give him an outlet at the right time and guide him properly, and then he will become my loyal subordinate!"

Obito Uchiha was extremely familiar with this matter.

Back then, after Yahiko died, he had used the same method to fool Nagato until he was crippled in the head. This time, he could do it again.

"Also, Nagato isn't exactly obedient. That guy always has his own ideas, so I also need a qualified person inside the Akatsuki to monitor everything."

Although on the surface Nagato had reached an agreement with Obito, in truth, Obito also knew that that guy definitely would not behave.

He had long wanted to plant a suitable person inside to ensure that his Eye of the Moon Plan could proceed smoothly.

"Since you've decided, then let it be him."

Black Zetsu nodded, tacitly approving Obito's idea.

"Also, shouldn't we suppress things here in Kirigakure a little too? After all, the trouble is getting worse and worse. If we don't do anything about it, won't that be bad?"

"Of course we have to do something. This time, let's make things bigger."

Obito Uchiha pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Don't they want to rebel? Then as the Mizukage, naturally he has to suppress them. Let them slowly gather. When the time comes, we'll clean them all up together!"

"Uh?"

Black Zetsu froze when he heard Obito's words, and his expression looked somewhat unpleasant. Was this going to make rivers of blood flow?

Was this idiot not afraid of causing a huge problem?

It seemed that he really was not afraid?

Because he simply did not understand, and did not care.

"Wouldn't that be too intense?"

"No."

Obito Uchiha shook his head and spoke seriously.

"Doing this benefits us. Weakening Kirigakure will make it easier for us to obtain the Three Tails and Six Tails in the future, and it can also weaken Kirigakure's influence on us later. Besides, aren't you worried that those people from before were Konoha ninja, or ninja from somewhere else? We can use this chance to clean them all up. Why not?"

Why my ass. You think I don't know what you're thinking?

Black Zetsu cursed inwardly, but he could not very well say those words aloud.

"Sigh, I thought you just couldn't let go of that Rin Nohara?"

But although he did not say it, White Zetsu, who had not been running his mouth, spoke up now.

"After all, back then it was them who chased and killed—mmph mmph mmph."

Before White Zetsu could finish speaking, Black Zetsu clamped a hand over half his mouth, stopping him from continuing to court death.

At the same time, he braced himself and stared into Obito's murderous gaze, then nodded and said.

"I understand. I'll arrange this matter properly. I'll do my best to make this battle even larger in scale."

"Mm."

Obito Uchiha glared fiercely at White Zetsu before speaking faintly.

"This time, I'll leave it to you. I only want to see the result."

With Obito's instructions, even if Black Zetsu was unwilling, he began to move. Kirigakure, which had already been a mess, now seemed even more treacherous and unpredictable.

And while Kirigakure was in chaos, Danzo looked at the intelligence in his hands, his expression especially ugly.