Obito floated silently in midair, watching the farce below with cold eyes.
After Uchiha Madara died, he had initially considered reviving him. But as time passed, he was no longer willing to be merely a pawn. He began to wonder: Why should Uchiha Madara be the one to carry out the plan? Why couldn't he carry it out himself?
Later, he altered the plan somewhat, turning Uchiha Madara's revival into a "backup option." Uchiha Madara's will, Black Zetsu, had likely guessed his intentions, yet for some reason, it had not stopped him.
Until the Fourth Shinobi World War.
He encountered the man who had left everyone speechless.
"Uchiha Asuka..." Obito muttered. Thinking of that man who had constantly switched sides during the Fourth Shinobi World War, an inexplicable fury rose within him.
If that bastard had not kept sabotaging the Akatsuki's plans and defeated Nagato, he never would have chosen to bring out the Impure World Reincarnation Uchiha Madara.
As for the revived Uchiha Madara, it was not that he had been completely useless. There simply had not been many things he was useful for.
Only two, in fact.
Defeating the Five Kage, and causing "his own will," Black Zetsu, to betray him.
"Or rather, it wasn't his will that betrayed him, but..." Obito lowered his gaze toward the two men below, now standing on the same side, and slowly said, "Uchiha Madara betrayed the plan and chose to stand with the Five Great Nations."
The moment the words left his mouth, Obito fell utterly silent.
That year.
He became Uchiha Madara's pawn and fully accepted the Eye of the Moon plan.
That year.
For the plan to proceed smoothly, he plotted how to weaken the Five Great Nations.
That year.
To weaken Konoha, he infiltrated the village during Kushina's