A light drizzle seemed to lay a filter over the entire sky, shrouding Amegakure in rain and filling it with gloom and oppression.
Atop the central tower, a distorted vortex appeared out of thin air.
Then Obito, wearing a one-eyed mask, stepped out of the vortex. Under Konan's wary gaze, he walked step by step toward the depths of the tower.
After a long while, Obito stopped in front of a sealed room.
Konan opened the door and said to the person inside, "Nagato, he's here."
A voice came from within. "Let him in!"
Obito's lips curled into a smile as he entered the room.
He took in Nagato's emaciated figure, seated in a specially made wooden chair, then fixed his gaze on the Rinnegan in Nagato's eye sockets. "You've received the news from Konoha, haven't you?"
"Mm."
Nagato answered flatly.
Obito's tone sharpened. "Our private disagreements are already affecting our shared plan. If this goes on, neither of us will benefit!"
Konan stepped up beside Nagato. "You were the one making moves behind Nagato's back! How do you explain what happened in the Land of Demons? I don't remember the organization having any plans to recruit that monster!"
Obito shrugged. "I only wanted to recruit some backup in case anything went wrong. Didn't you recruit people behind my back, too?"
He was clearly referring to Shinji, Haku, and Karin, who had repeatedly sabotaged his operations.
Konan, however, thought he meant Hiruko and Raiga Kurosuki, whom she had recruited in secret. Frowning, she said, "We wouldn't have done that if you hadn't broken the rules first! And you went way too far—you were far too conspicuous!"
Hearing Konan admit it, Obito thought, So those three really are Nagato's people!
His expression darkened. "You're the ones who went too far! You