Kabuto Yakushi and the other two understood clearly.
Obito had come looking for them, and he probably had no good intentions. Most likely, he wanted to use them as pawns.
But the three of them understood an even greater truth—
"As long as I'm useless enough, no one can use me!"
If Obito wanted to use them, he first had to help them grow stronger.
That way, Kabuto Yakushi and the other two would be using him first.
As for whether they would toss Obito aside afterward like a crumpled ball of tissue under a teenager's bed, or whether both sides would truly cooperate in good faith—
The choice rested with Kabuto Yakushi and the other two.
After all, they shared a common enemy.
Lin Qing.
Standing nearby, Zetsu watched both sides, each harboring their own schemes, shake hands and cooperate. He shook his head and sighed.
His name might have been Zetsu, but with these four together, they were the truly hopeless ones.
The White Snake Sage was old.
Kabuto Yakushi was weak.
Obito was sick.
Hidan was crippled.
And there was Orochimaru, still being regrown and nurtured.
Together, they had gathered the "old, weak, sick, crippled, and pregnant."
Were these people planning to rush up to Lin Qing and extort him?
Once again, Zetsu missed Madara Uchiha.
While Zetsu was distracted, the four had already begun walking around the base. Kabuto Yakushi bluntly laid out their plan:
"We have two plans."
"The first is for me to train in Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu and become a Snake Sage with the help of White Snake Sage No. 1.
"Then, we'll search extensively for the remains of powerful figures from past generations and use Impure World Reincarnation to increase our combat personnel."
Obito knew little about Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu, but he