Operation Begins (Part 1)

"Looks like you've finally set the date."

Late at night, Uchiha Kei and Obito sat within a space that seemed both real and illusory.

Obito had already received all the information, so he had come to find Uchiha Kei himself. To be honest, this operation was extremely critical, and he did not want anything to go wrong.

For Konoha, this was an excellent opportunity for the Fourth Hokage to purge the discordant voices within the village.

Those people had gone too far. They had opposed the Jonin Reform, and now they were disregarding Konoha's internal stability, attempting to deal with their enemies through violence.

Worst of all, they had actually joined forces with people from Akatsuki. This alone had made Namikaze Minato furious.

It was not only him who was furious; even Sarutobi Hiruzen was enraged.

Therefore, this operation was also an excellent opportunity for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Although he had always cooperated with those people, and had maintained his grip over Konoha for so long because of them—

When they began treating Sarutobi Hiruzen as a puppet to control, he had started to hesitate, and he went to see Uchiha Kei.

And when they chose to stand against Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped hesitating instead. He knew what he had to do.

He had no way out, but his son could still gain a new opportunity and regain his footing in Konoha. He would not miss this chance!

Likewise, for Obito, this was also an opportunity—an opportunity to make Akatsuki obediently fall in line!

That Nagato had always fancied himself a god and never listened to him at all.

Although Obito also knew that Uchiha Madara's whole spiel was utter nonsense.

But believing in Uchiha Madara's nonsense did not conflict with listening to him. That guy always thought he was the