If that Six Paths Level shinobi was really in the Rain Country, wouldn't he be walking straight into death?
"Fine, fine, whatever you say. But we definitely can't rely on Akatsuki anymore. They've already transferred away everyone loyal to the organization."
"We can no longer contact Akatsuki's members. The plan now only has you and me left. As for exactly how to proceed, that will depend on you."
Zetsu was somewhat inclined to give up.
Back when the Shinobi World was still relatively normal, there had at least been room for planning.
Now that some major figure had appeared in the Shinobi World, Zetsu was completely incapable of dealing with him, while only two people remained to carry out the plan.
What was there left to play at? Better to run early, preserve his plan, and wait for a better day.
After all, the Rinnegan would not decay. As long as Zetsu waited until Nagato died and took the Rinnegan, there would still be a chance for everything.
But Obito had been carefully cultivated, so he could not simply be discarded. His abilities were quite interesting. Zetsu would observe him a while longer and see what happened.
Torikaze's arrival had caught the entire Shinobi World off guard. The countries that benefited from it seized the opportunity to develop frantically.
Meanwhile, the uninformed countries were frantic with worry, utterly unable to understand how the Rain Country, a small nation surviving in the cracks, could possibly possess such wealth that it could demolish and rebuild its entire village.
But they knew that someone formidable must be guiding this from behind the scenes, so they sent secret squads throughout the Shinobi World to search for clues about Torikaze.
What they did not know was that Torikaze's clone had already returned to Konoha and