Inside Kara's underground palace.
A warped vortex appeared out of nowhere, followed by Obito stepping out of it, clad in Akatsuki's red cloud robe.
It had been exactly ten days since his first meeting with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki here. During that time, he had repeatedly tried to arrange a meeting with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki under the pretext of reporting intelligence, hoping to uncover the Otsutsuki Clan's true hiding place. Yet for some reason, Isshiki had refused to see him every time, leaving a Kara member named Amado to receive him instead.
Beep beep...
The moment Obito was detected, an alarm sounded throughout Kara's underground palace.
Before long, Amado appeared again and walked up to Obito.
After lighting himself a cigarette and taking a drag, Amado asked Obito, "Looks like you've made gains again today?"
Seeing that Amado was still the one receiving him, Obito's expression darkened. "I want to see Isshiki!"
"I'm afraid he doesn't have time to see you," Amado answered casually.
Obito's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "Why?"
Glancing at Obito, Amado said, "I'm not entirely clear on the specifics. Perhaps he's busy with reincarnation. In any case, he hasn't been to the base in a week."
Was I still one step too late?
Obito sighed inwardly.
The reason he had been so eager to discover the Otsutsuki Clan's hiding place was to prevent Isshiki from completing his reincarnation. But now, it seemed that Isshiki regarded the matter of reincarnation with utmost importance and had given him no opportunity at all before completing it.
Noticing that Obito seemed distracted, Amado asked, "What intelligence did you uncover this time?"
Obito steeled himself. "I uncovered important intelligence today. I have to see Isshiki in person!"
"Important intelligence?" After a pause, Amado took another drag from his cigarette. "Telling me