Amegakure
Deva Path Pain stared at Zetsu with a grim expression.
"Kakuzu and Hidan have also lost contact? What on earth happened?!"
Black Zetsu appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was cursing loudly.
"You're asking me what happened?! Don't you know what kind of people those two are? Sending them to Konoha to gather information is practically suicide!?"
If it weren't for Nagato's innate Uzumaki Clan physique, Black Zetsu would really have wanted to give those Rinnegan a new owner.
At this moment, Black Zetsu truly missed Madara terribly. Although he had been using Madara all along, Madara was genuinely reliable!
This Nagato, with his half-baked Rinnegan, just sits here acting like a god all day long; Black Zetsu really can't stand it anymore.
Of course, he could only think about it. Obito were still unknown, and it would be very difficult for him to get close to Nagato's main body by himself. Moreover, Nagato was always on guard against him, and the risk of a sneak attack was too great.
He could only try to calm Nagato and prevent him from doing anything foolish; everything would have to wait until Obito returned.
"The Two-Tails has been captured, and those two are no longer of any use. I think the most important thing now is to find Madara first."
"You mean I should go to Konoha myself? That doesn't fit the plan. Nine-Tails) must be saved for last!"
Black Zetsu was speechless. His original intention was to tell Nagato not to do anything foolish in Konoha, but the guy had clearly misunderstood him.
But this is for the best. As long as Nagato doesn't go to Konoha like a fool, there's something strange about that Uchiha Senga. He has no idea what to do with him.
However, Obito still needed to be found, and Black Zetsu turned his gaze to Konan was standing next to Pain.
Konan noticed Black Zetsu's gaze and spoke up.
"You want me to go to Konoha?"
"No!"
Before Black Zetsu speak, Pain directly refused. To him, Konan was the only one he truly trusted, and he absolutely could not accept anything happening to Konan.
Just when things reached a stalemate, the space beside them suddenly distorted, Obito appeared from within it.
Upon seeing Obito, Black Zetsu exclaimed in delight.
"Bandit! You're back!"
Black Zetsu called out Obito's name. Pain didn't pay much attention, but the perceptive Konan noticed it. She glanced at Obito, then lowered her head and said nothing more.
Obito glanced at Black Zetsu before looking away, afraid that if he looked any longer he would lose control and attack.
Senga had already told him that Black Zetsu's physique was very special, making him almost impossible to kill; only Six Paths level power or Sealing Jutsu could have an effect on him.
Therefore, he had no choice but to suppress his hatred for the time being and calmly say to Pain,
"I've collected all of Nine-Tails 'Chakra; there's no need to go to Konoha for now."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three people present all changed.
"What?"
Without saying a word, Obito released a ball of Nine-Tails Chakra from the Kamui Space.
As the Nine-Tails Chakra appeared, a violent aura swept out. Pain's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice,
"Is this the Nine-Tails 'Chakra? It's so violent, it's incomparable to those other Tailed Beast!"
Konan couldn't help but ask,
Is that all?
Obito glanced at Konan, but before he could speak, Black Zetsu suddenly interjected.
"That's enough! The Nine-Tails is a special case; this Chakra is enough to revive the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
After saying that, he looked at Obito with an appreciative gaze.
Obito so reliable! He actually brought back the Nine-Tails 'Chakra; this is such a pleasant surprise!
But he still had some questions in his mind: How did Obito manage to collect all that Nine-Tails Chakra? And what about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
Pain asked these questions for him.
"Madara, how did you obtain the Nine-Tails Chakra?"
"Of course, I got it from the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. However, I was discovered by Uchiha Senga while I was capturing the Jinchuriki. He was very strong, so I had to settle for second best and take this part from the Jinchuriki."
"It's Uchiha Senga again? Just how strong is he? Even you, the head of the Uchiha Clan, find him troublesome?"
Pain's tone carried a subtle hint of sarcasm, Obito snorted coldly.
"Hmph! I advise you not to underestimate him. I've confirmed that his eyes are the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"So what if it's the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? Can it compare to my Rinnegan?"
"Hehe, that's not necessarily true."
A meaningful smile appeared on Obito's mask. He thought to himself, "Senga Chiga also has a pair of Rinnegan, and it's the original one!"
You think you can compare to Senga Chiga with your secondhand goods? Don't be ridiculous!
Moreover, Senga Chiga's Rinnegan has a full twelve Tomoe. Although we don't know what they mean, they definitely can't just be decorations!
Obito is already looking forward to seeing Nagato's expression when he Rinnegan Senga's Nagato! Oh, and that damned Black Zetsu too!
He now has absolute faith in Senga, not only because of Senga's overwhelming strength, but more importantly, because he personally witnessed Senga's Yellow Springs Reincarnation!
That's a miraculous technique that can truly revive the dead! If Senga could revive Rin as well, he would gladly die right now!
Nagato misunderstood Obito's meaning; he thought Obito meant that the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was no worse than the Rinnegan.
He scoffed, finding it utterly absurd. The Rinnegan was the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths; compared to Rinnegan, what was the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?
Obito didn't take it to heart. Having already learned the truth, he only felt sorry for Nagato and had no intention of arguing with him.
Black Zetsu spoke at this moment,
"Alright, it's good that Madara is back safe and sound, and he even brought back the Nine-Tails Chakra. That's definitely something to be happy about!"
Pain nodded, while Konan said with some concern,
"But the organization is severely understaffed, with only Deidara left..."
Pain frowned; this was indeed a problem. He asked Obito,
"Madara, did you receive any news about Itachi and the others while you were in Konoha?"
"You mean them? Uchiha Itachi has become the head of Konoha's Anbu Commander, Kisame is his subordinate, Hidan seems to have been dealt with by Uchiha Senga, and as for Kakuzu..."
When Kakuzu was mentioned, Obito paused for a moment, Konan quickly pressed him for details.
What happened to Kakuzu?
She really didn't want Kakuzu, because he was indeed a financial whiz; she even had to get the money from him to buy Explosive Tag!
Obito's expression beneath the mask was very strange. He slowly spoke.
"Kakuzu has joined Konoha's finance department and is in charge of managing the money!"