As a wealthy tycoon who monopolized a nation's maritime trade and ranked among the richest in the shinobi world,
Gato was naturally no fool. Aside from trying to swindle him out of his wealth, there was only one other possibility for why this mysterious ninja had brought him into this secret chamber.
The other party was competing with the ninja who had attacked him—perhaps they were even enemies.
With that in mind, Gato regained the bearing of a powerful company president. The way he looked at Obito became more nuanced as he considered how to profit from this and regain the initiative.
After all, what he feared most were desperate men with nothing to lose. Such people could not be controlled at all.
Obito saw every change in Gato's expression clearly, but he did not expose Gato's thoughts. He was not doing this for money or status. He merely wanted to make the shinobi world even more chaotic.
After the Fourth Mizukage broke free of the genjutsu's control, Obito secretly visited Kirigakure several times. What he observed left him somewhat disappointed.
That leader of the Land of Whirlpools had actually not killed Karatachi Yagura and installed a new Mizukage. The once-chaotic Kirigakure was gradually returning to order, which did not serve Akatsuki's interests at all.
So after leaving Kirigakure, he had been searching for an opportunity to create chaos. In the end, he set his sights on Gato.
Gato was the true ruler of the Land of Waves, yet there were not many powerful ninja around him. Even if Obito influenced him with genjutsu, those around him would not notice. But considering that the genjutsu might be seen through, Obito simply revealed himself and guided Gato directly.
Pulling back his wandering thoughts, Obito slowly said, "I have two suggestions for