Brother Obito, I Think We Should Establish the Akatsuki

"Youhu, do you have an opinion on the Moon Eye Plan?"

Obito frowned.

"Youhu, you're just an outsider in the Akatsuki. Do you really think you're qualified to offer suggestions?"

Wait... how does Youhu know about the Moon Eye Plan?

Obito hurriedly looked at the White Zetsu clone giggling to the side. He cursed internally that the White Zetsu clone was truly too stupid, and that Youhu was far more capable than he had imagined.

After questioning the White Zetsu clone about exactly what had happened, Obito's expression turned strange.

Youhu's sensory abilities weren't particularly strong, but his luck was excessively good. He had happened to force the White Zetsu, who was hiding in spore form, to reveal itself by channeling a large amount of Chakra.

Fortunately, Youhu had enough confidence in himself.

Not only did he not think the White Zetsu was monitoring him, but he actually believed the White Zetsu was a bodyguard sent by him.

If it weren't for his own overwhelming charisma, the plan to plant spies near Kakashi and Itachi would have been dead on arrival. He should avoid using the Spore Technique so casually in the future.

Thinking of this, Obito opened the letter Youhu had sent.

The ink was not yet dry, and the paper carried a faint, fresh scent. Youhu must have finished writing this letter only a short while ago.

After unfolding the letter, Obito began to read through it carefully.

The opening of the letter was filled with a long paragraph of concerned nonsense. As a subordinate and a fan, Youhu was worrying about him, telling him to wear more clothes while on the run and to remember to eat on time every day.

"What is Youhu trying to do?"

Obito felt strange. How long had it been since someone told him to eat on time?

Aside from his family who had passed away years ago, only Rin would care whether he ate on time. After transplanting the White Zetsu, he didn't even need to eat, as it was an inefficient source of energy.

Continuing to read, Youhu began to offer specific suggestions regarding the Tailed Beast Plan.

Youhu believed that with only a few of them from the Uchiha clan, it was unrealistic to try and capture all nine Tailed Beasts at once. They had to recruit more personnel and establish an organization to realize the Tailed Beast Plan.

Recruiting strong individuals directly from the Five Great Ninja Villages had a slim chance of success and would only increase the risk of exposure.

It would be better to recruit rogue ninja from the Five Great Ninja Villages directly. These rogue ninja, who had survived the pursuit of the Anbu, met the strength requirements and didn't have to worry about them running their mouths.

No one in the Ninja World would believe the ramblings of a rogue ninja.

Seeing this, Obito froze in place. He felt that Youhu was truly a kindred spirit; his thoughts coincided perfectly with his own.

Back when he collaborated with Nagato and Konan to create the second Akatsuki, his intention was to recruit rogue ninja to strengthen the power of the Akatsuki.

Over the years, they had successively recruited a group of powerhouses such as Kakuzu, Scorpion, Orochimaru, and Juzo Biwa.

At this moment, although the combat strength of Akatsuki could not compare to the Five Great Ninja Villages joining forces, it was more than enough to deal with a single, weaker ninja village.

He had spent an entire month back then to come up with this method.

He hadn't expected that in less than half a day, Youhu would be able to think of all this.

Could it be that Youhu's intelligence was actually higher than his own?

Obito felt a bit uncertain.

He continued to read down, and after finishing the entire document, Obito's attitude toward Youhu shifted from approval to fear.

Youhu not only proposed that he recruit rogue ninjas like Orochimaru and Kakuzu who were wandering outside, but also stated that their collection of Tailed Beasts was to break the dark rule of the Five Great Nations and bring the dawn of daybreak to the small nations of the ninja world.

The organization might as well be called Akatsuki.

"No, Youhu, how did you know our organization is called Akatsuki?"

Obito's first thought was to suspect that White Zetsu had fallen under an illusion technique and leaked all their intelligence, but there wasn't a trace of any illusion control on White Zetsu.

This made Obito feel a fear born of the unknown.

He even began to suspect whether Youhu was a backup plan cultivated by Uchiha Madara, or perhaps the executor of another Moon Eye Plan.

After a pause, Obito asked the pitcher plant monster to the side, "Black Zetsu, did Madara cultivate anyone else? This Youhu must definitely be his successor, right?"

"..."

The pitcher plant monster was also puzzled by this. He was the "will" of Madara and had been monitoring Madara until his last breath; how could he not know if Madara had a new successor?

However, this Uchiha named Youhu had terrifyingly strong deductive abilities.

Just through a few scattered words, he had guessed the specific plan of Akatsuki, and had even stumbled upon the truth, successfully guessing the specific name of the organization.

Why hadn't he discovered such a talent back then?

The pitcher plant monster, or rather Black Zetsu, felt it was a great pity.

Regret was regret, but since he had already chosen Obito, Black Zetsu could only appease the candidate he had selected.

"Obito, Youhu is definitely not a successor cultivated by Madara. The only Uchiha capable of inheriting Madara's name is you."

"No matter how agile this Youhu's brain is, he is still just your subordinate."

"..."

Obito felt that Black Zetsu was insulting him, but he couldn't find any concrete evidence. Furthermore, he found Youhu's concern for him quite gratifying; it had been a long time since he had felt anyone's care.

Obito destroyed the letter, a look of disdain for everything crossing his face. He chuckled softly, "That's true. An Uchiha who hasn't awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan is, no matter how outstanding, nothing more than a mortal."

"As long as Youhu remains at ease acting as a spy beside Kakashi and Itachi, I don't mind giving him a position in the new world."

After saying this, Obito took a ninja technique scroll from the Kamui Space and handed it to the White Zetsu clone, saying:

"Take this ninja technique scroll to Youhu. By the way, tell him that I am doing well and don't need his concern. He should focus on lurking in Konoha; the Moon Eye Plan will be realized."

The White Zetsu clone took the ninja technique scroll, burrowed into the soil, and disappeared.

At the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage was feeling overwhelmed by the matter of the Masked Man.

"Should I make the news public that the Masked Man is Obito?"

"Announcing the news about Obito could increase the efficiency of capturing him, but the Uchiha would also be affected. Would the hawks among the Uchiha take a risk, assault the Hokage Building, or even join forces with Obito?"

"Is Obito really the only one who inherited Uchiha Madara's legacy? What if there are others?"

"Given Uchiha Madara's cunning, if he hadn't died back then, why wouldn't he have attacked Konoha directly all these years? With Uchiha Madara's strength, Konoha would have no way to resist."

"Could it be that Uchiha Madara and Obito have some shocking conspiracy?"

"Should I send someone to capture Obito? Kakashi is a good candidate, but if Kakashi leaves, what if Obito attacks the village again?"

After struggling for several hours, the Third Hokage still hadn't reached any reliable conclusion. Instead, he had smoked a great deal due to his anxiety, leaving the Hokage office filled with a thick haze of smoke.

Finishing the last of his tobacco, the Third Hokage knew that he could not decide such a major event on his own.

He sighed softly and called out to the Anbu at his side, "Go and summon the Elder Advisors. I have major matters to discuss with them."