The Scapegoat King—Orochimaru
"Believe it or not, I've worked with many people, such as Nagato and Obito. When I worked with Nagato, I found one thing strange: why were his Rinnegan so severely incompatible with his body? As a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Nagato's own Rinnegan had actually overtaxed his body so badly. Moreover, it seemed that the Uzumaki Clan couldn't awaken the Rinnegan. That made no sense."
Su Xiao lit a cigarette. He knew far too many secrets—enough to expose Madara's entire plan.
"After seeing your eyes, I think I know what's going on."
"Oh? You studied Nagato's Rinnegan?"
Madara's expression was rather unpleasant, because Nagato's Rinnegan were actually his own.
"When Nagato came to me near the end of his life, I used Hashirama Cells to extend it. Unexpectedly, his severely overtaxed body didn't reject the Hashirama Cells at all. In fact, it even developed resistance to their erosion."
Madara was somewhat alarmed. He desperately wanted to know how his eyes were doing now. If something happened to them, it would be an unacceptable loss to him.
"Compared to Nagato's abnormal physical condition, there's actually something else I'm more curious about."
"..."
Madara stared at Su Xiao, waiting for him to continue.
"After interacting with Obito several times, I sensed a seal near his heart. I originally couldn't detect it, but I had seen a similar seal near Nagato's heart. That allowed me to catch the faint fluctuations of the thing, so subtle they were almost impossible to sense. That's very interesting. The similarities between those two seals made me wonder whether someone had arranged all of this long ago."
Su Xiao gradually revealed the information he knew to Madara. The reason was simple: Obito wasn't the best partner at present. From beginning to end, Obito had