Dead Last Will Always Be Dead Last

Obito's face under the mask immediately turned ashen.

He hated it most when others looked down on him. He immediately grunted, his voice rough and aged, and shouted:

"Ignorant junior!"

"You've merely been lucky enough to obtain a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, and now you're arrogant and conceited."

"I've roamed the ninja world for decades, annihilated countless powerful enemies, and even worked with Senju Hashirama to pacify the chaotic era and establish the village system. How can someone like you, a junior, question me?"

"Tch!" Uchiha An glanced at him dismissively and sneered, "How domineering was Uchiha Madara? He wouldn't be like you, hiding his head and tail."

"If you have the guts, take off your mask and let everyone see your true face."

Obito naturally refused and feigned:

"When I left Konohagakure back then, I had a great battle with Hashirama and injured my face, which is why I wear this mask to cover it. I didn't expect to be looked down upon and doubted by a junior like you."

"It seems you won't know my strength unless I teach you a lesson!"

Uchiha An curled his lips, turned to look at Pain sitting at the head of the table, and spread his hands:

"Hey, Leader, I didn't start this this time. Can I kill him?"

"Internal conflict is forbidden within the organization!" Pain said with a grim expression, rejecting An's request.

Mainly, Pain had fought with "Uchiha Madara" before and knew his Dojutsu was extremely powerful. He didn't believe Uchiha An, a newcomer, could pose any threat to Madara and didn't want Madara to continue using this to establish his authority.

This made Uchiha An very regretful.

He had already planned that if Pain agreed, he would seize the opportunity to strike hard and thoroughly mess with Obito.

Even if White Zetsu could keep Obito alive, he might not be able to kill him in one go, but he could definitely peel off a layer of his skin and collect some interest first. The remaining debt could be settled with him slowly later.

"Ah, what a pity!" Uchiha An sighed, as if he had lost all motivation. He slumped onto the table and fell silent.

"Alright," Pain said, tapping the table with his hand. "From now on, you will all be comrades within the organization, and you will have opportunities to get to know each other."

"An, let me introduce you to the other members of the organization."

"All the current members of the Akatsuki Organization are here."

"My codename is 'Zero', and Konan's codename is 'White'. We are a pair."

"The group on the left is Zetsu and Juzo Biwa, with codenames 'Gen' and 'Nan' respectively."

"The group on the right is Sasori of the Red Sands and Orochimaru, with codenames 'Gyoku' and 'Kū' respectively."

"Madara is a partner of the organization and shares common goals with us, but he is not a member of the organization. He has no codename and does not need to team up with anyone."

"You and Itachi are new recruits, codenamed 'North' and 'Vermillion' respectively."

"Neither you nor Itachi have a partner yet. I imagine you wouldn't want to partner with Itachi either, so you two will act alone for now. Once you find new companions, we'll form groups."

As soon as Pain finished speaking, Uchiha An raised his hand high again.

"Leader, I want to be in a group with Lord Orochimaru. I believe Lord Orochimaru would also be very willing to discuss the Konoha Destruction Plan with me."

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru didn't want to be used by him. He shook his head ungraciously and sneered:

"Although I am a rogue ninja of Konohagakure, I have no particular interest in destroying Konoha."

"However, if you have information on how to resist the summoning of the Underworld after the Fourth Hokage used the Reaper Death Seal, or how to resurrect from the dead, then I might change my mind."

"Understood, understood..." Uchiha An waved his hands dismissively at Orochimaru's decisive refusal, as if he hadn't seen it, and continued to say with a smile: "I know, Lord Orochimaru is only interested in immortality, and formed the 'Immortality Duo' with Sasori of the Red Sands!"

"But you don't need to set your sights on Namikaze Minato. His soul should still be in the Shinigami's belly. The figure that appeared earlier was just Chakra he left in Naruto's belly in advance."

"Most of the Chakra he consumed when he came out to fight was the Nine-Tails' Chakra. And the reason he could control the Nine-Tails was likely Uzumaki Kushina doing it inside Naruto."

"He did this mostly to leave some means of survival for his own son. Now that it's all used up, it naturally won't be there anymore."

"However, I have other information regarding the Art of Immortality that will surely satisfy you."

"So that's how it is! But..." Orochimaru's vertical pupils suddenly shrank, his long snake tongue flicked out, licking his lips, and he said sinisterly: "This kind of top-secret information, even I don't know. How do you, an ordinary Uchiha Jonin, know it? How can I be sure your information is true?"

"Oh, oh, I'm telling you, you can go verify it!" Uchiha An shrugged indifferently, spreading his hands, "As for how I know, does that matter?"

"Anyway, I just know!"

"And there's much more I know!"

"For example, that guy over there pretending to be Uchiha Madara and acting all cool is actually a Konoha hero who should have died long ago – Uchiha Obito."

"Heh heh... How about that, didn't expect it, did you?"

"Hmm?" At this, everyone's gaze immediately shifted.

Regarding the identity of this Uchiha Madara, everyone had some doubts. After all, Uchiha Madara had long become a legend in the ninja world, and he was too old.

Several generations had already passed in the ninja world. No matter how powerful a person was, they should have died of old age by now.

Moreover, Obito always wore a mask to maintain an unfathomable state, and no one present had seen his true face.

This naturally deepened everyone's suspicion.

But since the leader had introduced him, even if he wasn't Uchiha Madara, he was likely a very powerful ninja, which was why everyone reluctantly accepted him as Uchiha Madara.

Now that they heard that this Uchiha Madara was indeed a fake, everyone's eyes immediately showed a playful expression.

Not only towards Uchiha Madara, but also towards their own leader, Pain.

If this was a fake, and their "god-like" leader failed to discern it, instead being pointed out by a newcomer, that would be interesting.

Obito's mental fortitude wasn't as strong as Itachi's. Now that his identity had been exposed, his heart immediately panicked. He subconsciously let out a cold snort and retorted:

"Hmph!"

"Nonsense!"

"What do you, a junior, know?"

"I don't know who spread some baseless rumors to you, making you believe them. Now you dare to question my identity!"

"How absurd!"

"Was it Kakashi who told you?"

"Tch!" Uchiha An let out a disdainful scoff. "I just know these things!"

"What you consider top-secret intelligence is completely transparent to me."

"Not only do I know you are Uchiha Obito, but I also know your Dojutsu is called "Kamui," a space-time ninjutsu that allows you to escape to another dimension."

"Heh heh... As expected, even with Mangekyo, the Dead Last is still the Dead Last, a piece of trash who only knows how to evade!"