"They treated you like a god."
Kakashi said, "Quite a few citizens dug out newspapers that had run stories about you, cut out your photographs, and placed them on altars to worship."
A small black-and-white photograph sat on an altar, with fruits and other offerings laid beneath it. Some might even have knelt before the photo, bowing their heads and praying for blessings.
Lin Qing thought about it and found it somewhat strange. After pondering for a moment, he said:
"I do wish I possessed a god's power.
Unfortunately, I can't bring the dead back to life. I can't revive those who died beneath the blades of the Undead Legion.
And besides..."
Lin Qing thought of why he and Konan had come here.
They had come to the Country of Demons to ambush the Masked Man.
Though, through a strange twist of fate, they had thwarted Mōryō's scheme and obtained a great deal of demonic god power, they had still failed to accomplish their original objective.
Forget ambushing Obito—they had not even caught a glimpse of him.
Throughout the night, Lin Qing had repeatedly used Hermit Purple to investigate Obito, only to find that Obito had remained within the Kamui Dimension the entire time.
Combined with his previous observations, Lin Qing finally understood—
"The Masked Man has changed his tactics."
"In the past, he would gather people for profit, lay traps, and fight me head-on."
"But now, his mindset has become this:
Profit and resources—take them if he can. If he can't, then he absolutely won't have any contact with me.
Survival takes top priority over everything else."
That was only natural.
In the past, Obito could draw upon Akatsuki's power and stood on nearly equal footing with Nagato.
Which member of Akatsuki was not an expert capable of intimidating