Within the Land of Rain, the dark clouds overhead were suffocating.
Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha stood atop a cliff, gazing at Amegakure at the foot of the mountain as they considered how to attack it and reclaim the Rinnegan that belonged to them from Nagato.
Pulling his gaze away from Amegakure, Madara Uchiha glanced at Obito beside him and said flatly, "My idea is to charge in openly and kill our way through. What about you?"
Obito neither agreed nor disagreed with Madara Uchiha's brute-force suggestion.
Charging in to take back the Rinnegan was naturally the simplest and most direct plan, but the question was, could Madara Uchiha and he really defeat Nagato together?
Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, which was inherently highly effective against souls.
Madara Uchiha was also in an Edo Tensei body and simply could not display the strength he had possessed in life. Even if they joined forces, there was still a considerable chance of failure.
If they attacked rashly and Nagato was alerted in advance, the losses would outweigh the gains.
Besides, they would not only be dealing with Nagato, but also Konan and a whole series of Akatsuki members.
"Let's wait for now. Zetsu is gathering intelligence. The strength of Nagato and Naruto is beyond anything you can imagine. They are not much weaker than you and Hashirama Senju were in your prime."
"So you've seen me at my peak?"
Madara Uchiha folded his arms across his chest and smiled dismissively. He did not believe anyone in the current ninja world could rival him and Hashirama, not even Naruto and Nagato.
In the days since Obito and Black Zetsu had revived him, they had not immediately attacked Amegakure.
Instead, under Black Zetsu's guidance, they had secretly investigated Iwagakure, Cloud, Kirigakure, and Uzushio Village. Those