Obito's Hiding Place

Afu was forced to sign the Summoning Contract.

Looking at the Mark on his body that symbolized a Summon, Afu wanted to cry but had no tears. Although he was just an ordinary White Zetsu, he possessed his own intelligence.

He hadn't even traveled the Ninja World yet, nor had he ever experienced the sensation of taking a dump, yet he had been forced to become a Summon.

Youhu didn't care about Afu's reaction. After the Summoning Contract was forcibly signed, he was finally able to sense Afu's specific location, meaning he wouldn't have to worry about being monitored by Afu in the future.

He would also have an excuse to quibble in front of Obito; everything was for the Moon Eye Plan.

However, the fact that a White Zetsu could become a Summon was somewhat surprising to Youhu. After all, the predecessors of the White Zetsu were humans who had fallen into the dream of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Their spirits were submerged in the dream of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while their bodies were transformed into White Zetsu to deal with the Otsutsuki Main Family.

But with the weak strength of the White Zetsu, was there really a way to deal with the Otsutsuki?

Or were all the White Zetsu in the Ninja World just defective products, and only individuals with Kage Level potential, like Tobi and Black Zetsu, could be considered true White Zetsu?

Leaving the White Zetsu at home to help him clean, Youhu opened his System Panel while walking towards the Anbu Base.

[Your lie "Izuna's Inheritance" has become known to Uchiha Yachiyo. He is "half-believing" of it. Reward: 50 Deception Points]

[Your lie "Izuna's Inheritance" has caused strong emotional fluctuations in Uchiha Inaho. He is "half-believing" of it. Reward: 50 Deception Points]

There were many unread messages on the System Panel, all regarding the success of the "Izuna" lie and the rewarded Deception Points.

It seemed that while he was sleeping, Tiehuo had still been working hard for the cause of the Uchiha.

Youhu did not use these Deception Points immediately, choosing to save them up instead for an opportunity to let his money make more money later.

Besides converting Deception Points into his own strength by making fakes into reality, he certainly had to lay the groundwork for his next lie. He didn't have the habit of spending money recklessly.

Calculated together, the Deception Points rewarded by "Izuna's Inheritance" had already exceeded those from "Hokage's Dark History."

After all, "Izuna's Inheritance" could genuinely improve the strength of his clan members, making it much easier for others to believe than those mere fragments of records from history.

As for the lie "Obito Resurrected," the reward points were the lowest.

There weren't many people in the Ninja World who cared about Obito's life or death. Even if the news that the Masked Man was Obito spread, people wouldn't care whether Obito hadn't died or had been revived.

In the end, the only people in the Ninja World who truly cared about Obito were Kakashi and himself.

However, Youhu believed that Obito still had a lot of potential, and there was still much to dig up regarding the past between Kakashi and Obito.

The most important thing right now was still the spread of the "Izuna's Inheritance" lie.

Izuna's Inheritance is different from Hokage's Dark History.

If he were to loudly proclaim that he had obtained Izuna's Inheritance, Tiehuo and the others might be willing to believe him, but the rest of the village, and especially the high officials, would remain skeptical.

After all, if Uchiha Izuna truly had the strength to leave behind a legacy, he wouldn't have been stabbed by the Flying Thunder God to the point of questioning his own life.

Only by letting them actively investigate and fill in the blanks with their own imaginations could Izuna's Inheritance distort reality and truly come to exist within the Ninja World.

After all, a ninja will only believe what they are willing to believe.

As long as he could prove to the Ninja World that he was Izuna's Successor and display strength consistent with that inheritance, even if Izuna were to revive, he would be unable to deny his identity as Izuna's Successor.

After a while, Youhu arrived at the Anbu Base.

Youhu prepared to change his clothes and head to the surveillance room for his shift, but he was stopped by Kakashi.

"Youhu, you're finally here. I was just about to head to your place to look for you."

Youhu noticed that Kakashi was fully armed and had his suspicions, but he still asked, "Kakashi, what are we doing? Didn't we already drive Obito out?"

Kakashi shook his head and said:

"Obito was driven away, but the threat hasn't been neutralized. The Hokage and other high officials have decided to continue pursuing Obito; we cannot allow him to continue operating in the Ninja World."

"The high officials also believe that since Obito has inherited Madara's Will, it is impossible for him to only seek revenge on the village once or twice."

"Given Uchiha Madara's cunning, he must have other schemes to deal with Konoha. He might even have established an organization in the shadows to overthrow Konoha."

"To avoid greater danger in the future, the village must find these tumors and nip them in the bud."

Uchiha Madara had indeed laid out many plans, but Madara's goal wasn't just to overthrow Konoha; his goal was to launch the Infinite Tsukuyomi and plunge the entire Ninja World into an eternal dream.

Both Obito and Nagato were people cultivated by Uchiha Madara.

The Akatsuki organization they had built was already massive. It not only occupied the entire Rain Country but also controlled a host of rogue ninjas. Currently, it possessed the strength to fight Konoha to a standstill, and it would only become more powerful in the future.

Even he himself was an unofficial member of Akatsuki.

It was a pity he wasn't a formal member yet. If he could meet Nagato and the others and trick them into believing his lies, his own strength might be able to enter the ranks of the transcendent.

This mission might just be his chance to come into contact with more Akatsuki members.

Thinking of this, Youhu nodded and said to Kakashi, "As expected of the Hokage, his considerations are much deeper than ours. I'll go pack my gear right now and join Captain Kakashi in pursuing Obito."

"As long as we defeat the mastermind controlling Brother Obito, we can bring Brother Obito back."

Youhu still believed in Obito so much...

Kakashi felt a profound sense of melancholy. He no longer firmly believed in Obito's innocence, yet Youhu was willing to keep believing in him. Was it because he had spent too long in the Anbu that he was no longer willing to believe in the Will of Fire?

Itachi fell silent upon seeing this.

Danzo had sent him to monitor Kakashi and Youhu.

However, among the three of them, the only one who had any real chance of making contact with Obito was actually himself. He was the only one who wanted to know the reason for the betrayal, while the others just wanted to bring Obito back.

After changing his clothes and emptying out a good portion of the Anbu warehouse, Youhu seemed to remember something and asked:

"But Captain Kakashi, do you know where the forces backing Obito are located? We can't even find Obito, let alone his previous hiding place."

"..."

Kakashi had no clue about this either. He knew Obito was frequently active near the village, but he had no idea where Obito spent his time otherwise.

Youhu looked toward Itachi and said with a pointed implication:

"Itachi, you were the first to see Obito. Did he reveal any information to you?"

Itachi shook his head gently. He felt that Youhu suspected him of colluding with Obito, but he truly did not know Obito's hiding place; he hadn't even had a chance to talk to Obito yet.

He was always being delayed by one accident or another.

"They don't even give us a specific location, yet they send us out on a mission. I think the Hokage is getting senile..."

Youhu muttered to himself, then, as if remembering something, he opened a map of the ninja world and said, "Captain Kakashi, didn't you tell me about the Battle of Kannabi Bridge before?"

"Back then, when you and Obito were executing a mission, Obito died near Kannabi Bridge."

"Tell me, do you think the inheritance left behind by Uchiha Madara could be near Kannabi Bridge? Otherwise, the deceased Obito wouldn't have been discovered, revived, and become the new Uchiha Madara."

Youhu actually wanted to say Amegakure directly, but considering Nagato's strength, he was a bit worried they wouldn't make it back.

He could only settle for the next best thing and chose the Grass Country near Amegakure. Uchiha Madara's base was there, and it had indeed been Obito's hiding place in the past.

"What you say makes some sense..."

After being prompted by Youhu, Kakashi's train of thought suddenly cleared up.

That's right, Obito died at Kannabi Bridge back then. Even if someone wanted to revive Obito, they wouldn't travel a great distance just to revive a Three-Tomoe Uchiha.

Uchiha Madara, or the former Uchiha successor, must be near Kannabi Bridge.

"Obito's base is within the borders of the Grass Country, where Kannabi Bridge is located."

"Perhaps Kusagakure in the Grass Country has long been infiltrated by Obito. The entire village is his logistics base. No wonder Kusagakure's style of conduct has become increasingly arrogant and overbearing."

The more Kakashi thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and Itachi couldn't find any flaws in the logic either.

The place of Uchiha Madara's inheritance was highly likely to be in Kusagakure, the land of the Fourth War, and the forces backing Obito must have an inseparable connection to Kusagakure.

"Then let's go to Kusagakure and take a look."