Kanami and Obito Uchiha team up?

After leaving, Obito Uchiha didn't linger for a moment and headed towards Otogakure (Sound Village).

The army of White Zetsu generated by Hashirama's Hashirama Cells Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is very suitable for activating the Forbidden Jutsu Impure World Reincarnation. Since Orochimaru wants immortality, Infinite Tsukuyomi also fits the bill.

He never believed from the beginning that Nagato could defeat Konoha. Konoha had a chance at the beginning, but now Konoha had three Tailed Beast, plus an unpredictable Redhead boy.

He felt that if he didn't do something, Nagato and Ōnoki's joint attack on Konoha wouldn't even yield any benefits.

What worries him most is that he won't even be able to weaken Konoha in the slightest, while his side will lose more than half of its strength.

He is all alone here now, apart from Black Zetsu.

Therefore, he did not want Nagato to become a discarded piece; at the very least, he wanted to use him properly before putting him on the field.

On the other hand, the only person who truly stands out from the rest of the Akatsuki Organization is Itachi Uchiha.

He's currently lost in thought in a deserted corner of Cloud Village.

"What should I do now?"

"Should I deliver the news to Konoha that the leader intends to join forces with Ōnoki to attack Konoha...?"

"If I send it out, Konoha me? Everyone who knows I'm a double agent is dead..."

"No, there is one person who does know. Kanami will most likely believe me, since I entrusted my younger brother to his care, which means he has leverage over me. He shouldn't think I'm spreading false information."

"But... do I really need to do this? I've already entrusted Sasuke to his care. Will he just go all the way and die in this war?"

"I suppose this is the retribution I deserve."

"Father, Mother, you believed I had chosen the right path, so why do I want to deny my past self?"

"Having abandoned my family for the sake of the village, can I still be considered your child?"

The tear tracks on Itachi Uchiha's face became increasingly noticeable.

He was exhausted, not only physically and from the strain of the Sharingan, but also from his own mental state.

After pondering for a long time, he stood up.

He still made his decision.

The next day, at noon.

Sound Village.

Inside Orochimaru's Secret Base, Obito Uchiha, already wearing a mask, appeared before Orochimaru.

"Have you thought it through? Do you want to return to Akatsuki Organization and cooperate with us to attack Konoha?"

In the darkness, the Sharingan exposed outside Obito's mask was eerily crimson.

If it were the old Orochimaru, he would definitely have attacked, declaring, "Your body is mine!"

The memory of being instantly defeated by Itachi Uchiha with a single glance still lingered in his mind, so he longed for the Sharingan. However, reason told him that the masked man Madara Uchiha was even more powerful.

We cannot judge his strength based on Tobi's previous habitual thinking.

"You suddenly come here saying you want to join forces with Ōnoki Iwagakure to attack Konoha... I've been engrossed in my research and am mostly unaware of what's going on in the Shinobi World, so I can't verify what you're saying."

"I wonder if you're lying to me and then killing me to claim your reward from the leader?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and chuckled.

When he defected from the Akatsuki Organization, he also took Orochimaru's ring with him, which led to him being hunted down by the Akatsuki Organization for a long time. They eventually gave up the mission to hunt him down because they couldn't find Orochimaru.

He's so engrossed in his research that he knows nothing about the Shinobi World?

hehe.

A cold smile played on his lips beneath Obito's mask.

He didn't believe Orochimaru's words at all.

Every Ninja knows how important intelligence is in the Shinobi World, and Orochimaru has provoked Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization, making enemies everywhere. How could he not pay attention to what's happening in the Shinobi World?

However, he didn't explicitly state it.

He still needs Orochimaru's cooperation, so he makes it clear that he will not do anything that would embarrass him by making it all the more difficult for him.

"If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't need to lie to you. When have I, Madara Uchiha, ever used such despicable methods?"

Obito Uchiha said exaggeratedly.

"If you really are Madara Uchiha, you might be able to kill me easily, but how can you prove that you are Madara Uchiha? You think you can convince me with just your Sharingan?"

Orochimaru gave a dismissive reply.

Kanami's prophecy has basically come true. A real and a fake Madara Uchiha came to me seeking cooperation on the Impure World Reincarnation.

In other words... it's true that he possesses tens of thousands of organisms that can replace human life?

Orochimaru's inner thoughts.

"There's no harm in trusting me, so why not? Since you desire eternal life, and I happen to have the means to achieve it."

eternal life??

Orochimaru's eyes flashed. "What method?"

Immortality was his lifelong pursuit. After witnessing the deaths of his parents, Tsunade's Tsunade brother Nawaki, and Kato Dan, he realized that Ninja's lifespan was finite.

Life is meaningless if it is finite; he needs immortality to pursue the true meaning of this world.

Seeing that Orochimaru had taken the bait, Obito Uchiha's lips curled up slightly.

"By collecting the Tailed Beast and utilizing the Nine Tailed Beasts and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, we can awaken the Moon Eye. Once awakened, it will create another world where there is no concept of time, and people will never die."

"What you're saying sounds so exaggerated, it doesn't seem real at all."

Orochimaru spoke in a relaxed tone, but in reality, he was already thinking about how to get rid of the Masked Man in front of him.

Almost everything Kanami said before came true. If the two of them hadn't conspired beforehand, then the masked man impersonating Madara Uchiha must be in great danger.

Otherwise, he wouldn't believe that Kanami come looking for him for no reason.

As for the reasons the other party gave, even after they were explained twice, he still didn't believe them.

Do you think Orochimaru is a fool? He must have wasted over fifty years of his life to believe Kanami's reasons.

However, he believes it's highly unlikely that the two will team up.

Kanami not only attacked the Akatsuki Organization's Secret Base in Amegakure, but also made the base less secretive. If the two of them had colluded beforehand, then he could only admit defeat.

"Whether it's real or not, you'll find out when the time comes. In any case, true immortality is impossible in this world. Even if you possessed an immortal body, in this chaotic world, you would still have to ensure that you wouldn't be killed inexplicably, or even by your closest loved ones."

"That's what Obito Uchiha said coldly."

Hearing Obito's words, Orochimaru laughed instead, "Closest person? Sorry, I don't have anyone close to me."

"As for the Impure World Reincarnation you mentioned, the prerequisite is that a living person is needed as a sacrifice for the soul of another deceased person to descend."

How many people can you have as sacrifices?

He tentatively asked Obito Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha sneered, "A lot."