Hearing that voice, Itachi Uchiha frowned instinctively.
The Masked Man had actually appeared as Tobi this time. But Kisame and he were both ninja personally recruited by the other party. Was there any need for that? Or was it simply to feed the enemy false information?
In fact, Obito was just as baffled at the moment.
He had clearly sent someone to notify the Hokage Building, so why were Itachi Uchiha and Kisame the ones who had come to assist? With Uzushio Village and the Uchiha remnants involved, Konoha should not have remained completely unresponsive.
Even if Jiraiya had secretly reached an agreement with Uzushio Village, Danzo could not possibly stay idle.
If he failed to drive a wedge between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools, then wouldn't all his efforts over the past few days have been wasted? After finding an opportunity, Obito probed Kisame for information, asking about the mission's contents and source.
Kisame shot Obito a sidelong glance and chose to keep the mission confidential.
That left Obito even more helpless. What he valued was precisely Kisame's loyalty, but this was a little too loyal.
Before long, White Zetsu and Zetsu arrived at the scene. After hearing the full story, Obito's expression beneath his mask became exceedingly colorful.
He had not used genjutsu to control Gato, yet Gato had defied his will and sought outside help on the black market. Still, that was not necessarily a bad thing. The more ninja who accepted the commission, the more people would learn of Uzushio Village's existence.
When that time came, the nations would grow even more chaotic because of Uzushio Village's existence, indirectly accomplishing his goal.
Late at night, Shisui and the others casually found a household to stay with.
Faced with strangers arriving in the middle of