The Akatsuki members returned to the cave where they had previously been hiding, looking utterly bedraggled.
Their plan to ambush Konoha and capture the Tailed Beasts could be said to have failed completely.
Even their powerful leader, in whom they had placed such faith, had failed as well.
The remaining Akatsuki members all fell silent. Every so often, they exchanged glances, their eyes carrying strangely complicated emotions.
Black Zetsu had not expected Konoha to be this powerful. Even he felt a faint sense of alarm.
Three Mangekyo Sharingan capable of manifesting the Complete Body Susanoo, the Fifth Hokage with extraordinary battle instincts and space-time ninjutsu, and Ye Ning...
Black Zetsu felt a wave of panic rise within him.
After plotting and making arrangements for thousands of years, this was the first time he had felt the situation in the Shinobi World slipping beyond his control.
After pondering for a moment, Black Zetsu turned his gaze toward Obito.
He had the Three-Tails' chakra in his hands—their only gain from this operation.
They had failed to bring back the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and a trace of regret flashed through Black Zetsu's eyes. But for Obito to seize the Three-Tails' chakra from such a powerful Konoha, he must have gone through a fierce battle.
Even without the Three-Tails itself, a mere portion of its chakra would still be enough to revive the Ten-Tails—to revive Mother!
A flash of determination passed through Black Zetsu's dark eyes, as though he had never wavered in his heart.
As for the Nine-Tails...
Black Zetsu thought carefully. If he remembered correctly, Kumogakure's Kinkaku and Ginkaku possessed Nine-Tails chakra as well, didn't they?
If they had no chance to obtain the Nine-Tails in the future, they could only use the chakra within those two as a substitute.
Ye