Accumulation

Land of Radiance.

Hidden Radiance Village Hospital, Summoning Courtyard.

With a bang, Yoya appeared there.

The nearby Medical Ninjas immediately examined Yoya, then skillfully lifted him onto a stretcher.

Tachibana Tatsu-maru licked his paw.

"Takuya, how many times has that brat been reverse summoned now?"

Though he was already over seventy, Third Elder Takuya remained vigorous and full of spirit.

Seeing that the Medical Ninjas had not said much, Takuya knew Yoya would not be in danger.

Takuya shook his head.

"I don't remember either. While I wasn't around, other clansmen probably brought him back too."

Tachibana Tatsu-maru let out a meow.

"He gets hurt more than anyone else. I've never seen anyone throw themselves into things this hard."

Takuya showed no sign of reproach.

"There are always clansmen like that. Yoya is just a little more hardworking than most."

"Looking at his drive, I hope that one day in the future, he can awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Tachibana Tatsu-maru stood on all fours, his round belly nearly dragging on the ground. He looked exceptionally adorable.

"You're the only one who indulges him this much."

Takuya laughed heartily without refuting him.

Takuya was originally in charge of the Mission System, and this time, Yoya had taken on another mission involving merchant ships from the Land of Water.

Takuya had long been prepared for it.

How could a battle maniac possibly avoid getting injured?

After all, this was far from the first time he had been on the verge of death.

If the Land of Radiance did not have such a comprehensive Summoning Beast system, and if the clan head had not set up Reverse Summoning formations.

Yoya had no idea how many times he would have died by now.

Takuya had only come to the Summoning Courtyard today to visit his old companion.

He had only chatted with Tachibana Tatsu-maru for a short while when an emergency Reverse Summoning was needed.

Tachibana Tatsu-maru casually pulled Yoya back, wanting to see what foolish stunt Yoya had gotten himself into this time.

"Do you still have enough dried fish lately?"

Takuya asked with a smile.

At that, Tachibana Tatsu-maru licked his paw.

"Enough. There's more than I can finish. The doctor told me I need to watch my diet, or I'll eventually eat myself to death."

After all, the Land of Radiance was now surrounded by the sea, and quite a few ordinary people had chosen to become fishermen.

Naturally, the Land of Radiance had no shortage of fish. Every cat in the Cat Clan had collectively received an upgrade to their food supply.

They could eat as much fish as they wanted.

Because they ate too much, many cats had glossy fur and plump, round bodies, making them look irresistibly pettable.

"Too bad the doctor says you probably won't listen."

Takuya said dismissively.

Tachibana Tatsu-maru laughed. "Rather than eat bland food for a lifetime, I'd rather eat myself to death. I'm off."

With that, Tachibana Tatsu-maru dispelled his summoning and vanished from the spot.

Takuya shook his head and left as well.

Land of Rivers.

Underground base.

A vortex appeared in midair, and Obito arrived.

A full two years had passed. Black Zetsu had not only failed to return.

There had not even been the slightest word from him.

Kakuzu had also long since reported all of Disornas's intelligence to Obito.

To show his sincerity, Obito removed all the White Zetsu spores from Kakuzu's body.

The two sides seemed to have grown more harmonious.

As for Tobi, after confirming that Black Zetsu had indeed vanished, he began obeying Obito completely for the grand plan of reviving Kaguya.

Obito's first order was for every White Zetsu to search for the other Rinnegan that Black Zetsu had hidden away.

As well as Uchiha Madara's corpse.

But after two whole years, they had found absolutely nothing.

Over those two years, Obito had focused on recruiting people and removing the two layers of seals on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Because both seals had been placed using the Giant Tenseigan.

Their sealing power was extremely strong.

Obito currently had no way to break them.

Without breaking the seals, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path could not be used at all.

Obito had learned how to break the Soul Sealing Barrier through memory extraction.

But he did not have the Giant Tenseigan.

Now, he had only one method—the dumbest, but also the safest.

Blood sacrifice.

As long as enough people were offered in blood sacrifice, the Soul Sealing Barrier could be lifted.

When Obito gave the order, Kakuzu and Scorpion refused without hesitation.

To Kakuzu, only actions that brought profit aligned with his values.

He would not carry out meaningless slaughter.

Although Scorpion had killed countless people, his killings had always served a purpose.

He likewise refused without hesitation when Obito demanded the large-scale slaughter of civilians.

Obito was just as powerful, but his leadership charisma was inferior to Pain's.

His control over Kakuzu and Scorpion was even weaker.

Obito's Moon Organization had developed extremely well over the past two years, maximizing the strengths of the White Zetsu.

The intelligence sold by the Moon Organization was detailed and accurate, making it highly sought after by people from all kinds of factions.

One after another, they stopped buying intelligence on the black market and began purchasing it from the Moon Organization instead.

It was now the largest intelligence organization in the ninja world.

While this allowed Obito to rapidly accumulate funds, the Moon Organization had also encroached on the interests of the black market and the Five Great Ninja Villages.

It had become a thorn in the side of both the black market and the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Under these circumstances, Kakuzu and Scorpion could not admit that they were members of the organization.

They could only say that they, too, purchased intelligence from the Moon Organization. Otherwise, they would not even be able to accept missions on the black market.

Obito did not reveal his identity, and no one still knew who led the Moon Organization.

But those who came to buy intelligence did not care about that. As long as the intelligence was accurate, that was enough.

Selling intelligence made Obito quite a lot of money.

But the organization had made too many enemies. Over the past two years, Obito had recruited only one person.

Although others were willing to join the Moon Organization, they were all worthless nobodies, and Obito had no use for them.

After all, they would eventually need to capture Tailed Beasts, which placed considerable demands on strength.

Kakuzu and Scorpion were both regulars at the Exchange Office, taking on missions to eliminate rogue ninjas.

For even darker work, Obito handed it over to Satori, the monster that had emerged from the Box of Paradise.

Satori's abilities were extremely useful against most ninjas.

More importantly, since Obito could destroy the Box of Paradise, he held Satori's lifeline in his hands.

Satori could only obediently follow Obito's orders.

Of course, Obito's needs happened to align perfectly with Satori's preferences.

Satori's favorite thing was slaughtering civilians in large numbers. He did not merely need Chakra.

He also needed fear and hatred to nourish the Box of Paradise.

Upon learning that they needed to lift the Soul Sealing Barrier, Satori suggested sacrificing people directly to the Box of Paradise.

The Box of Paradise was fully capable of lifting the Soul Sealing Barrier.

But unfortunately, Obito directly rejected Satori's request.

Obito simply did not trust anything that came out of the Box of Paradise.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was tied to the future plan, and Obito would not allow even the slightest mistake.

With blood sacrifices, they only needed to drain the blood.

After draining the blood, they could cut off a portion of the corpses for Impure World Reincarnation research.

The rest could be thrown into the Box of Paradise and made into living corpse puppets.

The Box of Paradise would eat them regardless of whether they were missing arms or legs.

Disornas's research often required living sacrifices, and powerful ninjas were not so easy to capture.

Sometimes, they could only bring along civilians to make do.

Obito had the White Zetsu search for relatively remote villages. Once they found one, they only needed to throw the Box of Paradise over there.

Then Satori could do the work.