Not long afterward...
A forest somewhere along the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
White Zetsu emerged from the soil and stared at the figure before him.
Uchiha Obito.
"Obito, Hyuga Sho defeated Deidara and Hidan... He's chasing Konan right now..."
"I see..."
Uchiha Obito answered.
Everything was unfolding according to plan.
Deidara and Hidan were both outstanding.
But against Konoha's White Demon, they were still in far over their heads.
"If Konan is captured, Nagato's hatred will deepen..."
Beneath the mask, Uchiha Obito remained expressionless.
"Although Nagato is there, she won't betray us... But if she can contribute to killing Hyuga Sho, then... her death will be worth it..."
"Next, Obito, you need to..."
"I'll capture the Four-Tails Jinchuriki."
Uchiha Obito looked deep into the forest.
The Four-Tails Jinchuriki—Roshi.
He was in this very forest.
"Once this is settled, there will still be plenty to do. Hurry up and go!"
"Fine, fine... I know."
White Zetsu nodded.
"Obito really knows how to order people around..."
With that, White Zetsu disappeared.
BOOM!
Thunder rumbled overhead.
The wind... stirred Uchiha Obito's clothes.
It started to rain.
"Everything is under my control..."
Uchiha Obito raised his arm, letting the rain fall onto his palm and body.
"Wait for me, Rin..."
Uchiha Obito would create a world with a Nohara Rin who loved him.
Afterward.
Uchiha Obito entered the forest.
There.
The Four-Tails Jinchuriki was sitting quietly on a rock.
His eyes were closed and his legs crossed, as if he were cultivating his will.
For a Jinchuriki, the mental aspect was also extremely important.
Harmonizing with a Tailed Beast depended on communicating with it heart to heart.
"Who's there?"
Amid the rain, Roshi heard footsteps.
He raised his head and opened his eyes.
He looked in this