After the White Zetsu sent to monitor the Uchiha vanished one after another, Obito finally took notice.
He had never paid much attention to the Uchiha remnants who had escaped Konoha under Shisui's leadership. He had only sent White Zetsu to watch them so he could observe Shisui's movements.
After all, the existence of those Uchiha could both restrain the less-than-obedient Itachi Uchiha and, at the right moment, provide Konoha with information that would draw Konoha High Command's attention to the Uchiha remnants. It was killing two birds with one stone.
But the consecutive disappearances of the White Zetsu forced Obito to focus on them.
Though White Zetsu was not very intelligent, he possessed the ability to use Wood Release. After transplanting a White Zetsu body, one could also reduce the consumption of Dojutsu power. If Shisui, who had awakened the Mangekyo, mastered this technique, he would become no small threat.
But Obito had yet to figure out exactly how to deal with Shisui.
Attacking directly was too risky. If he acted together with Itachi Uchiha, he could not be sure whether the two had truly fallen out, or whether Itachi would turn on him at the last moment and join Shisui in dealing with the man behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
Thinking of this, Obito gave up on sending more White Zetsu to monitor them and decided to share the information within Akatsuki.
Aside from himself and Itachi, many people in the organization were surely interested in the Uchiha remnants—especially Orochimaru, who was obsessed with human experimentation, and Sasori of the Red Sands, who specialized in puppet modifications. Kakuzu might even move for the bounty.
Pulling back his gradually wandering thoughts, Obito stood within the Mizukage's residence and gazed out over Kirigakure, shrouded in gloom.
Whenever he had free time,