Looking at the ruined base before him, Uchiha Shin's expression darkened unpredictably.
He suddenly turned to Black Zetsu and said, "Where is the Death God Mask? Release Orochimaru's soul!"
"Your Mangekyou cannot control souls yet. Even if I release Orochimaru's soul, you still won't be able to obtain what you want," Black Zetsu said.
"That person in Akatsuki with the Rinnegan can do it, right?" Uchiha Shin asked with narrowed eyes.
"The Animal Path of the Six Paths of Samsara can store souls, and it can also return a person's soul to their body. So, as long as we find Orochimaru's corpse, reviving him won't be difficult." Black Zetsu smiled. "But Nagato probably won't do that. Orochimaru did betray Akatsuki, after all. Heh heh."
"Nothing is impossible as long as the price is high enough!" Uchiha Shin gritted his teeth. "Besides, what I want is Cell Cloning technology, not Orochimaru's revival! Nagato can simply use the Animal Path to interrogate Orochimaru's soul. Revival? Hmph."
"And what price do you plan to pay?" Black Zetsu looked at him with a teasing expression. "Everything you have was given to you by Master. You... what do you even have to offer?"
"Me, of course!"
Uchiha Shin said confidently.
Back then, he had arrogantly gone to Nagato seeking cooperation, only to nearly be killed by Nagato's Rinnegan. After that, he never mentioned working together again.
And he would not mention it now either!
Because he was going to "join" them, not cooperate.
To put it simply, he was selling himself.
"He helps me get what I want, and I help him capture Tailed Beasts!" Uchiha Shin said. "Akatsuki has probably already converted most of its collected funds into strategic supplies. Their next step should be capturing Tailed Beasts. My Mangekyou naturally counters Tailed Beasts.