Nagato Feels He Was Too Hasty

"Should I investigate this intelligence thoroughly and provide it to Nagato?"

Seeing the uncertain expression on Obito's face, as if he were deep in thought, White Zetsu asked.

With its abilities and the number of clones at its disposal, investigating intelligence in this world was truly effortless.

Although the tasks Nagato had assigned to it seemed numerous, they were nothing more than a piece of cake. It only needed to know whether or not this information should be shared with Nagato.

Obito pondered for a moment before taking off his mask with some annoyance and placing it on the ground nearby: "Give it to him! Most of the tasks Nagato has given you are in preparation for war. There is no need to hold him back at a time like this; let's strengthen our mutual trust for now. At the very least, the current Nagato does not oppose continuing to collect the Tailed Beasts."

"Then do you intend to let Nagato do whatever he wants?" White Zetsu revealed a look of surprise, while on its black half, Black Zetsu suddenly narrowed its eyes, as if it had made a decision.

Obito picked up his mask and stood up from the stone steps: "The war is about to begin, and Nagato intends to convene an Akatsuki gathering, which is a good thing. I plan to persuade him at the meeting to launch the Fourth Shinobi World War, then take the opportunity to capture the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails. The Eye of the Moon Plan will not be delayed..."

He put his mask back on, his scarlet Sharingan glowing red in the darkness through the holes in the mask: "Moreover, we can utilize Sasuke. His ocular power is very strong; he will surely surpass Nagato in the future."

As he said this, Obito had already prepared himself to seize the Ten-Tails.

He walked slowly toward the exit of the cave.

"Although I cannot take the Rinnegan from Nagato, as long as he intends to continue capturing Tailed Beasts, the plan can still proceed." As he walked, Obito pondered ways to deal with Nagato: "Yes, this is just a different way to utilize Nagato. Even if the order is reversed, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki first should be feasible. As long as I can successfully summon the God Tree, I can complete the Eye of the Moon Plan even without the Rinnegan..."

"Even if I cannot summon the God Tree directly, I can use the power of the Ten-Tails I obtain to snatch the Rinnegan from Nagato later. The result will be the same..." The exit of the cave was right before his eyes, emitting a faint light. Obito raised his right hand as if to grasp the glimmer in his palm, thinking firmly in his heart, "The wish of many years is right before me; I will definitely create a world that has you in it, Rin..."

As for Sasuke Uchiha, that was merely a pretext he used to dismiss Black and White Zetsu. Obito wanted to use this narrative to make Zetsu believe he was still trying to resurrect Madara Uchiha.

Zetsu watched Obito's retreating back, following him step by step. Its white half was smiling, while its black half watched gloomily. Soon, the cave was empty.

Amegakure, the rain fell incessantly.

"So, you're saying Sasuke's Taka team is on their way?"

Nagato, who was at the entrance of the main hall receiving a report from White Zetsu, looked at the busy Amegakure ninjas running through the corridor outside and patted his forehead, looking somewhat troubled.

Inside the hall, behind a massive desk, Konan also wearily rubbed her temples. Although she had estimated the workload of arranging all the personnel for Amegakure during the war, she was still overwhelmed by the mountain of documents once she actually started.

At this rate, let alone getting a good rest, her mental state would likely be worse than when she had just returned from Konoha.

"How many days until the Five Kage Summit? Can Sasuke and Kisame make it in time?" Nagato was just about to tell White Zetsu to urge them again.

At that moment, an Amegakure ninja dressed as a chef ran in, looking flustered. He bypassed Nagato, who was standing at the door, and reported to Konan.

"Lady Angel, the food stored in the warehouse... it's... it's gone again! Those two said they still aren't full!"

Looking at his sweat-drenched face, it was as if some terrifying beast were chasing him from behind.

There were indeed beasts, and two extremely ferocious ones at that.

Upon hearing this, Konan pressed her temples, feeling a headache coming on: "It's gone again? How much of our food supply has been consumed over this period?"

It was currently the evening of their second day back in Amegakure, meaning they had only eaten three meals.

"T-two months' worth!" The chef-dressed ninja opened his eyes wide, as if recalling something horrific, his speech even stuttering, "I-I have purchased ingredients six times in total, and every time it was just finished, it was all eaten up..."

As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his face, which looked like he was wiping away tears, appearing quite pitiful.

Nagato, standing to the side, sighed and muttered: "I was too hasty..."

One couldn't blame the Amegakure ninjas for being shocked and inexperienced; those two were truly like pigs. Any normal person would feel their worldview shattered upon seeing them eat.

Three meals, consuming the amount a normal person would eat in two months—listen to that, is that something a human would do?

He had forgotten that the character settings for those two seemed to be the world's biggest gluttons. While they were each worse than the other when it came to fighting, they were Six Paths-level when it came to eating.

Especially since those two had just suffered serious injuries; it was precisely when their appetites were at their peak...

Wait, what kind of logic is that? Nagato felt a toothache. Shouldn't normal people have a poor appetite at a time like this? Why were those two pigs the complete opposite? Their bodies had just started to recover, and their appetites were this good?

They ate heartily as if taking revenge on Amegakure, wolfing down their food without a shred of ladylike grace. Nagato had only gone over to take one look before feeling it was too painful to watch.

This? And there are people who consider those two goddesses? Pfft!

He had indeed said before that he intended to lock Tsunade up and waste food. But he really didn't mean this kind of waste! Amegakure's food was very expensive.

Konan rubbed her temples and made a decision: "Go buy more! Take more people this time and buy three months' worth!"

She did not have the habit of mistreating prisoners.

"Yes!..." The chef-like ninja swallowed hard and retreated with a tragic heart. Buying that much food was easy, but preparing it was hard. His legs trembled as he walked, and he secretly made up his mind to buy the largest pot available this time!

"I truly feel for you~!" Nagato's tone was heavy. Watching the ninja who had to shoulder the food supply for two pigs, and seeing his back disappear into the rain, he felt he should consider giving him a raise.