A New Reward

"Damn, it can really run."

On the ruins of the Land of Waves, Shisui watched Obito's figure gradually disappear and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Obito just stared intently at the two of them, then left without saying a word.

That bizarre Space Ability terrified even Shisui, but he was helpless against it!

"But that guy looks kind of familiar?"

"He looks familiar. Although half of his face looks like a ghost, but..."

Hyuga Makoto glanced at Shisui, sensed his surroundings, and then spoke softly.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Uchiha Obito."

"How could it be him?"

Upon hearing this name, Shisui was somewhat dazed.

Uchiha Obito was his senior and a hero of Konoha!

"How did he become such a grotesque figure?"

"Who knows him? Can you understand Uchiha Itachi?"

Hyuga Makoto glanced at Shisui, as if he didn't understand why Shisui had committed suicide.

What does it mean to understand mental illness? Does it mean one must become mentally ill?

"Let's get out of here as soon as possible; this body's Chakra is almost depleted."

Clone is not the original, even if it uses his own cells and White Zetsu Cells, the difference is still obvious.

Of course, this is also related to the way he uses Wood Release; such consumption naturally leads to some problems.

"However, it wasn't without its gains; at least my compatibility with this body has improved."

Hyuga Makoto was in a good mood. The higher the compatibility, the better he could control it, and the easier it would be to absorb it in the future!

"Yes, let's leave quickly. We also need to inform Konoha about this."

Shisui nodded, but he quickly stopped and scratched his head.

"Oh no, how are we supposed to notify Konoha given our identities?"

"Your perception is a bit poor."

Upon Hyuga Makoto, Hyuga Makoto shook his head.

"We were being watched the whole time we were fighting; they might be intelligence agents from the Black Market."

Is that so?

Shisui didn't really know, but he also had some doubts.

"If it's on the Black Market, that's fine, but other places might not give it to Konoha."

"Idiot, can't you just sell yourself to Konoha?"

Hyuga Makoto rolled his eyes and said earnestly.

"This is money too, how can we waste it?"

Shisui remained silent for a moment. Was he trying to fleece Konoha?

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with it? If you really can't, just draw it yourself."

Hyuga Makoto rubbed his temples and continued his sermon.

"Then they'll put a high bounty on the Black Market, and Konoha will know within a day."

"Is this acceptable, doing it this way?"

Shisui was dumbfounded. Wasn't this a bit unethical?

But considering that Obito was utterly inhuman, it seems like their immoral behavior goes unpunished?

"The reward deposit won't be small, so--"

But at this moment, Hyuga Makoto's gaze fell upon him again.

You need to work hard to earn money, otherwise we won't be able to afford the deposit.

"You wouldn't want Konoha to miss this news just because we're poor, would you?"

Shisui almost burst out laughing in exasperation; this was a message for Konoha!

You, Jiraiya's disciple and Hokage descendant, are still inferior to me, Uchiha?

In the dark cave, the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals " was quietly in operation.

Before long, projections of Akatsuki Organization members began to appear.

Why are we having a meeting at this hour?

Orochimaru's shadowy figure swept around the area, then he licked his lips and asked with a smile.

"Strange, neither Juzo Biwa nor Itachi are here, and that mysterious guy isn't here either?"

"Something must have gone wrong."

Scorpion's cold, hoarse voice slowly rose.

"What good can come of being with someone who kills their own parents?"

"I heard that Kakashi from Konoha used your parents' statues to block your attack, is that true?"

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Kakuzu asked curiously from the side, and seeing Sasori's murderous gaze directed at him, he shrugged indifferently.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm also very regretful now. Uchiha Itachi is very valuable in Konoha!"

If I really die...

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Pain.

"I'll keep Itachi's and that guy's eyes; we can't waste the material."

"They didn't die, but Juzo Biwa and Uchiha Itachi were seriously injured."

Just as everyone was discussing this, Pain spoke up.

"They encountered that Mysterious Person's organization."

"Um?"

This sentence immediately perked everyone up; Orochimaru and Sasori truly had a deep-seated hatred for each other.

Kakuzu's teammate was killed right in front of him. Even though he didn't care about his teammates at all, it was still incredibly humiliating for him!

Is there any concrete information?

"Their organization is called 'Nuclear,' and the two people they encountered this time are also quite special."

Black Zetsu spoke up at this moment, and his tone sounded somewhat complicated.

"A character codenamed Indra" possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan.

,,"Oh?"

Before Black Zetsu could finish speaking, Orochimaru's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mangekyo?"

"That guy used Susanoo and still beat Uchiha Itachi."

Black Zetsu sighed and continued speaking helplessly.

"As for the other one, codenamed Asura, he uses the same Wood Release Senju Hashirama!"

Wood Release?

This time, not only Orochimaru, Kakuzu's gaze became somewhat serious.

One of them had studied Hashirama Cells, and the other had faced Senju Hashirama directly.

Now that such a guy has actually appeared, how can they not be curious?

How strong is this guy?

"Very strong, he can use the Wood Dragon Technique."

Black Zetsu recalled the scene of their battle and felt an immense headache coming on.

"Moreover, he can use techniques similar to the Tailed Beast Bomb!"

"The Wood Dragon Technique?"

"Tailed Beast Bomb?"

These words immediately caused everyone's expressions to change.

The Wood Dragon is not something an ordinary person can wield, and the Tailed Beast Bomb...

The fact that they can use techniques like this only shows that they have conducted systematic research.

The purpose behind such an organization researching this kind of thing is probably not so pure!

"That's right, this organization is probably more complex than we imagined."

Pain spoke then, his gaze somewhat cold.

He decided to convene the meeting after hearing this news.

Although in his eyes, he believed himself to be the god who could change this chaotic Shinobi World.

In particular, he also possesses the eyes of a celestial being!

But that Mysterious Person also had a pair of strange golden eyes, and even possessed abilities similar to his.

Now it's been discovered that the organization possesses both Wood Release and Mangekyo, and has even researched the Tailed Beast Bomb?

This inevitably aroused his suspicion!

Even though he wasn't afraid, and was even eager to try.

However, he was also worried that these guys would affect his plans, which was something he couldn't allow!

"I hope you will be careful, and I also need you to gather as much intelligence as possible about them. I need to know everything about them."

"We definitely need to be careful..."

Everyone present nodded, even though they were all elite missing-nin, and always arrogant.

Aside from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, which they were somewhat wary of, they basically disregarded all other forces in the Shinobi World.

But they weren't stupid, they just...

"I will try my best to gather intelligence; I'm also very interested in them."

Orochimaru licked his lips, a different kind of light in his eyes.

"I'll try to find intelligence; they might be valuable collectibles."

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Sasori nodded slightly, Kakuzu chuckled softly.

"I'll investigate through the Black Market; their hearts are also an excellent supplement."

Even though they knew they had to be careful, especially Sasori and Orochimaru, they knew even more how powerful the Mysterious Organization was!

But they also have their pride; after being repeatedly beaten, they can't just let it go.

If they lose even this pride, what kind of ninjas are they?

"Do whatever you want, I only care about the results."

Pain knew these guys' personalities; they were all unruly and rebellious.

But that's exactly what he wanted to see; otherwise, how could his plan proceed?

"Especially when someone like this appears, it would be troublesome if they didn't even have the courage to fight back."

Pain muttered to himself, his curiosity about this Mysterious Organization growing stronger, but also his vigilance increasing.

Unfortunately, he had too little information, otherwise he really wanted to test their mettle!

"Meeting adjourned. I'll wait for your news."

Pain didn't waste any words; after explaining these things, he immediately went offline.

The others also left, their eyes gleaming, clearly to make preparations.

"Well...

Only Black Zetsu sighed softly, and after he left, Obito's gloomy voice rang out.

"So, what did they decide?"

Obito really suffered a huge loss this time; his defenses were truly breached!

The reason he broke down wasn't because of the comment, "Wow, you're so ugly."

While these words were extremely insulting, they couldn't compare to Hyuga Makoto a "sewage rat."

In his eyes, this was just a false world that needed to be shattered!

He doesn't care at all what others say.

But what he couldn't accept was that these guys might actually jeopardize his plans to build a new world!

"Everyone will be gathering intelligence; we'll definitely catch these guys."

Black Zetsu spoke in a low voice, though he also felt some pain in his heart.

This level of attention was sufficient for the Akatsuki Organization; in fact, it could be described as something they valued immensely.

But for him, who "knows everything," this is far from enough!

They were facing their mother's own clan...

"That's good. We must find out their situation and absolutely cannot let them cause trouble!"

Obito had no idea what Black Zetsu was thinking, so he silently nodded.

However, only for a moment, a hint of worry reappeared in his eyes.

"By the way, about my identity, what if...?"

Obito himself knew that he was able to suppress Nagato mainly because of his identity as "Uchiha Madara".

If it were just some nobody like Uchiha Obito, he was genuinely worried that something unexpected might happen.

In fact, he would have to pay an even higher price to achieve it!

"Didn't you clean up the tails around there?"

Black Zetsu knew Obito's worries, and he sighed, offering a helpless words of comfort.

"As for those two guys, I'm afraid they..."

"That's good."

Obito knew what Black Zetsu meant; those arrogant guys probably wouldn't even look at him and wouldn't pay him any attention!

This annoyed him, and even made his fists clench.

However, this is a good thing for his plans.

"Danzo, you're fucking rich!"

On the main street of Konoha, Hyuga Makoto, who had just finished training Hinata and Neji, couldn't help but sigh once again.

He suddenly realized that he was constantly getting funding for some special operations group, and it was even more expensive than a painting by Shisui?

"Although it's a Obito, it actually sold for 80 million taels..."

Just thinking about it made Hyuga Makoto Hyuga's fists harden.

Even so, this matter is not that simple, after all, the places in Konoha where intelligence is gathered are all old hands from Root.

They wanted to sell Obito's portrait, but after comparing and confirming a lot of other information, they couldn't.

But relatively speaking, this money is just too easy to make!

"I have a lot of intelligence. How about considering becoming an intelligence seller full-time from now on?"

For a moment, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help but touch his chin, but he quickly shook his head with a smile.

"Even information about selling paintings needs to be repeatedly verified; other information that can't be verified at all simply won't sell."

But regardless, the money is in hand!

"And barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to complete my task in the next few days."

Hyuga Makoto was overjoyed; this was a win-win situation!

Although he didn't remove Obito's mask in front of Kakashi, tell me, didn't he do it?

"Perhaps there will be follow-up missions..."

He hadn't forgotten that he had personally killed Qing, and he had brought back that Byakugan as well.

This essentially cuts off any future path for Kirigakure to find Obito!

Although he didn't care what happened to Kirigakure, he wouldn't mind going to check on things if there was a mission.

"Perhaps I could even visit the Kirigakure's secret vault..."

Hyuga Makoto pondered this, Neji, standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up out of curiosity.

"Cheng, you seem to be in a good mood today?"

"Sigh, you can even feel that?"

Hyuga Makoto his daze and asked, somewhat amused, before Hinata nearby, spoke first.

"Brother Makoto has been smiling the whole time, he must have encountered something happy, right?"

Is that so?

Hyuga Makoto touched his face, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"It seems I should learn how to control my facial expressions."

"Brother Makoto has a very handsome smile."

Hinata smiled, but then she lowered her head.

"Just don't laugh like everyone else."

,,"Ah?"

Hyuga Makoto paused for a moment, Neji pursed his lips beside him.

"You've been training with Lord Jiraiya lately, so you probably haven't noticed how high the morale is in the clan. Everyone's smiling more these days."

"I see..."

Hyuga Makoto pursed his lips, as if he had realized something, while Hinata confirmed it for him.

"Yeah, it's just that his laughter is really weird; I can often hear it in the middle of the night."

Hyuga Makoto was speechless upon hearing this; he now genuinely suspected something.

Is there something wrong with your eyes? Is there some problem?

So, those with Red Eye laugh like that, and those with Byakugan laugh like that too?

"Don't you guys pick up that habit!"

Hyuga Makoto shook his head, ignoring the matter of the "Hyuga Laughing Trio," and turned to look seriously at Neji.

"Especially you, don't do anything like this."

"Tch, I know..."

Neji gave a soft snort, but quickly looked ahead with a puzzled expression, Hinata also looked confused.

"She is..

"Um?"

Hyuga Makoto tilted his head, his expression suddenly turning strange.

A black-haired girl walked up to him, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke earnestly.

"Excuse me, are you Hyuga Makoto?"

Hyuga Makoto was momentarily unsure whether to answer, but at that very moment his system flashed.

[Complete the side quest]

[Facing the Morning Sun: Obito, you're not dead?]

[Reward Obtained: Six Paths Technique]

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