Uchiha Obito Arrives

(Suddenly realized I didn't post an update on the 13th, frantically making up for it, hoping it won't affect recommendations.)

"The Land of Rain..."

Seeing Uchiha Shūichi fall into a brief contemplation, Shimura Danzō spoke up at this moment:

"Be careful, my lord. That Rinnegan user displayed terrifying power back then, and I've tried many times since to probe the Land of Rain for intelligence, but the ninja I sent there never returned."

Nagato's Rain Tiger Dependent Claws Technique, combined with a large number of White Zetsu, made it impossible even for a Kage-level powerhouse like Jiraiya to infiltrate Amegakure silently, let alone these Root ninja.

"Then you can find a way to get other villages to pay attention to the Land of Rain. You can leak Nagato's Rinnegan intelligence completely."

"Furthermore, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is also in the Land of Rain. Its power surpasses that of ordinary tailed beasts, and it can suppress all of them."

"Most importantly, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path can absorb the chakra of the nine tailed beasts to synthesize the immensely powerful Ten-Tails, a force capable of destroying the world!"

Hearing this, Shimura Danzō's breathing quickened slightly, his eyes turning red:

"My lord, is this true?"

"Not a word of it false. Only with real intelligence can you stir the other villages' interest. Just say this information came from the tailed beasts!"

"As for the other villages, those brutes from the Cloud should be able to get some real confirmation from the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails. Then there'll be a good show to watch."

That would save these pests from sending White Zetsu wandering around Konoha all the time.

A trace of coldness flickered in Uchiha Shūichi's eyes. White Zetsu's infiltration abilities were formidable, but Orochimaru had studied them for years and developed counter-sealing techniques, so he could actually sense White Zetsu's surveillance.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to do some things so openly—if a White Zetsu happened to witness it, everything would be ruined.

But as time passed, Uchiha Shūichi could feel the number of White Zetsu in the Uchiha Clan, and even all of Konoha, steadily increasing. Especially after Uchiha Shisui's death, many White Zetsu came to monitor the Uchiha Clan.

This made many things inconvenient for Uchiha Shūichi, particularly as more White Zetsu arrived in the Uchiha Clan after news of Uchiha Shisui's death spread.

Since no one had ever detected the existence of these White Zetsu monsters for a long time, they monitored with reckless abandon. Multiple times, Uchiha Shūichi nearly had his secrets exposed by them.

Since that was the case, Uchiha Shūichi naturally had to give them something else to do, to keep these White Zetsu from always focusing on the Uchiha Clan.

Just as Uchiha Shūichi was scheming against the Akatsuki Organization, the organization's current behind-the-scenes controller, Uchiha Obito, along with Black Zetsu, also arrived at the Uchiha Clan's compound.

Relying on his powerful Kamui Mangekyo, Uchiha Obito circled the entire Uchiha compound without anyone noticing him. But after finishing his rounds, he couldn't help feeling irritated.

"Damn it, were Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi both taken out by Konoha's higher-ups?"

"Probably not, Obito!"

A white figure slowly emerged from behind him. Uchiha Obito turned to look at the appearing White Zetsu and frowned:

"Weren't you supposed to be monitoring the Uchiha Clan constantly? How did such a big problem slip through? Uchiha Itachi has gone missing!"

"There's nothing to be done... There are too few White Zetsu, and no one was specifically tailing Uchiha Itachi."

"Damn it! What a waste of those two pawns, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui. I wonder if Konoha's higher-ups killed them!"

"I heard Uchiha Shisui left a suicide note, so it's certain something happened to him. As for Uchiha Itachi, we've mobilized our intelligence network and still haven't found any trace of him."

Come to think of it, the Uchiha Clan itself didn't even know Uchiha Itachi was missing. It was the White Zetsu's intelligence network that first noticed something was off. Whether that spoke to the strength of White Zetsu's network or the Uchiha Clan's incompetence was debatable.

White Zetsu could cross-reference intelligence from Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, easily discovering that Uchiha Itachi was neither on a mission in Konoha nor in the Uchiha Clan. That was when they realized something was wrong, drawing Uchiha Obito here.

Uchiha Obito was silent for a moment, then said:

"Check Konoha's Root! If Uchiha Itachi really met with an accident, it must have been Root ninja who did it!"

"Root? There are too many sealing barriers and formations there. Only you can get in, Obito!"

White Zetsu's abilities were powerful, but they relied on organic matter to move quickly and conceal their presence.

Root's bases were mostly built underground, surrounded by stone and reinforced with barriers. Even White Zetsu would be easily discovered in such a plant-less environment.

"Enough chatter. I'll take you to Root's base myself!"

Obito snorted coldly. With his Kamui Mangekyo, he could ignore all barriers. His stealth was only slightly inferior to White Zetsu's.

But if he was careful, staying hidden in the Kamui dimension, Uchiha Obito was a ghost even more terrifying than White Zetsu.

With a swirl of the Kamui Mangekyo, Uchiha Obito and White Zetsu vanished without a trace.

Moments later, inside Root's base, Uchiha Shūichi's expression shifted slightly, and he muttered under his breath:

"Persistent as ghosts. These guys have tracked me all the way to Root?"

"Because of Uchiha Itachi? It seems Uchiha Obito really values his clansman."

Due to their temperament and Kekkei Genkai, the Uchiha Clan was easily used as pawns, but at the same time, their various Mangekyo often produced uncontrollably powerful individuals.

Uchiha Obito himself was an example. As the mastermind behind the scenes, Black Zetsu was well aware of this clan's potential, so he naturally paid close attention to promising figures like Uchiha Itachi.

"Forget it... Even if they learn about Uchiha Itachi, it doesn't matter. Even if they find out about Kotoamatsukami and think it's with Shimura Danzō, it's no big deal."

After a brief thought, Uchiha Shūichi notified Shimura Danzō that White Zetsu had entered Root, then quietly slipped away.

For now, Uchiha Shūichi didn't want Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu to discover his existence. There were few in this ninja world that Uchiha Shūichi feared, but Black Zetsu was certainly one of them.