Surprised by Obito's sharpness, Hyuga Kagami looked over at him somewhat unexpectedly.
Obito curled his lip. "Don't look at me like that. I've suffered so many losses at your hands that even a pig should've gotten a little smarter by now!"
Hyuga Kagami smiled. "That's right. Having you attack Iwagakure and seize the Rinnegan was indeed only one part of my plan."
Obito turned serious. "Your goal was to let me legitimately regain the Rinnegan?"
"Mm."
Hyuga Kagami nodded.
Obito was somewhat puzzled. "Then why did you have to make me attack Iwagakure? With your current strength, dealing with the other villages should be effortless. There was no need to go to all this trouble, was there?"
"Deal with the other villages?" After a pause, Hyuga Kagami shook his head. "No, no, no. I'm doing this to preserve them!"
Obito grew even more confused. "Preserve the other shinobi villages?"
Hyuga Kagami said, "Without sufficient threats, those shinobi villages will slowly perish without me needing to do anything. So I have to do something to keep them alert and preserve the necessity of their existence."
Obito asked in confusion, "Why? You can now legitimately unify the Ninja World and let everyone enjoy peace. Why do this?"
Hyuga Kagami glanced at Obito. "Peace?"
"That's right! You're now the strongest sage in the Ninja World. As long as you're here, the Ninja World can stay forever free from war and slaughter. There would be no need for shinobi villages to exist at all!"
Hyuga Kagami shook his head.
Obito's expression darkened. "Was I wrong?"
"Unfortunately, the Ninja World isn't an isolated island!" After sighing softly, Hyuga Kagami explained, "The peace you envision is indeed appealing, but for the Ninja World, absolute peace is a slow poison. It will castrate our fighting spirit, lower