Hearing something hit the ground, Uchiha Madara instinctively glanced over. When he realized he had no recollection of this person, he looked away again.
The man who had once steered the course of the Fourth Shinobi World War now lacked the time he needed to develop. His current strength was nowhere near enough to attract anyone's attention. Was he insignificant, or simply cannon fodder?
Uchiha Madara formed hand seals. After breaking the control of Impure World Reincarnation, he turned to Black Zetsu and said calmly, "Tell me about the current situation in the Ninja World."
Black Zetsu showed no particular reaction and answered directly, "The Akatsuki has now been exposed. The Five Great Nations are discussing how to deal with it. Nagato is far stronger than Obito, so Obito cannot force him to use Rinne Reincarnation and reclaim the Rinnegan. The Tailed Beasts captured so far are the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Seven-Tails. Unless something unexpected happened, the Six-Tails should have been secured by now as well.
"The One-Tail and Nine-Tails are in Konoha, and the Eight-Tails is in Kumogakure. However, those villages have gotten into a dispute over who will lead their forces. The Eight-Tails may appear in Konoha during the competition."
As he listened to the latter part, Uchiha Madara's brows gradually drew together. The main problem was that his successor was too "useless," which also meant his judgment had been poor when he chose him.
As though he knew what Uchiha Madara was thinking, Black Zetsu did something rare and offered an explanation on Obito's behalf. "Originally, everything was proceeding according to plan. But somewhere along the way, an organization called Genkyo suddenly appeared in the Ninja World..."
"Genkyo?"
"Yes. So far, five known members of this organization have appeared. Every one of them is at