Thus, Pakura's status in Amegakure now stood second only to Nagato's. In fact, when it came to actual authority, Pakura could probably have sidelined Nagato entirely.
Nagato, who held absolute power, naturally did not care about such matters. He had never been someone who placed much importance on authority anyway. Thus, in Amegakure, Pakura could be called the uncrowned queen, the one truly in charge of all its power.
Yet now, this uncrowned queen who controlled all of Amegakure's authority was reporting to Sarutobi Toru with a face full of respect.
"Nagato has recovered his health? Uchiha Obito exposed his own identity? And they even had you keep Black and White Zetsu in the dark?" After hearing Pakura's report, Sarutobi Toru was left utterly dumbfounded.
"I never expected Uchiha Shisui's little stunt to cause such an enormous Butterfly Effect. It seems Obito and Nagato must have reached some kind of agreement. Black Zetsu, that great filial son, is going to have a headache now."
"But judging from the current situation, the Akatsuki Organization's goal of collecting the Tailed Beasts probably will not change. At most, their objective after collecting them may have changed."
"And with that thousand-year-old schemer Black Zetsu around, Uchiha Madara should still have a chance of resurrection. This is perfect—I can see what backup plans Black Zetsu has."
No matter what, Black Zetsu had survived for a thousand years, so his strength could not possibly be weak. Unfortunately, in the Original Work, the various masterminds kept setting each other up and stabbing one another in the back, so Black Zetsu never had a chance to display much of his power before he gave Uchiha Madara a literal heart-to-heart.
This time, however, Uchiha Obito and Nagato would absolutely never resurrect Uchiha Madara. Under such circumstances, Black Zetsu would