Now, half of the rogue ninjas from Kirigakure in the Akatsuki Organization had been directly killed by Pain. Obito was furious, yet had nowhere to vent it.
Because he also knew that Nagato's judgment of those people had been entirely reasonable.
But one after another, the people Obito had introduced into the Akatsuki Organization had caused problems, causing Nagato's trust in him to plummet even further.
If, in the past, Obito could still rely on his unfathomable Mangekyo Kamui and his vast knowledge to make Nagato wary of him and thus remain respectful toward him—
Then now, Nagato was becoming less and less willing to listen to Obito.
He had previously asked Nagato to recruit Orochimaru into the Akatsuki Organization, only for the man to betray them.
He had spent years operating in Kirigakure and brought so many Kirigakure rogue ninjas into the Akatsuki Organization, yet because of a single decree issued by Mizuki Ember, four more Kirigakure rogue ninjas now wanted to leave Akatsuki.
Seriously, Nagato had begun to question Madara Uchiha's judgment of people!
On top of that, Obito's strength did not seem all that impressive either, making Nagato look down on him even more.
Obito was well aware of this.
But precisely because of that, he was even more enraged!
After all, Obito had always regarded Nagato as a pawn. Now that this pawn was trying to turn the tables, all Obito could do was rage helplessly.
What happened today could also be considered Nagato's suppression of Obito.
If there was anything that comforted Obito, it was that the four Kirigakure rogue ninjas were the weakest among his direct subordinates.
The three strongest ones—Kisame Hoshigaki, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Biwa Juzo—had not betrayed him. That was the only thing Obito could be glad about.
*As a pawn, you