Believe in Science!

In the dense forests of the Land of Water, Obito walked slowly, recording the coordinates along the way in the Kamui dimension. After a while, he stopped and turned to look at Black Zetsu as he emerged behind him.

"You're here?"

"Mm. Nagato had some things to handle, so I was delayed a little. Is Kirigakure dealt with?"

"No. I've only made a start. The rest has to be done slowly. What are Nagato's plans?"

"What else could he plan? Naturally, to recover and build strength slowly. His power is formidable now, but the foundations of Waterfall Country and Rain Country are too weak in the end. Nagato's goal isn't the same as ours."

"Challenging the Five Great Nations? Interesting. Let's leave them alone for now. Just guide him a little in that regard. Also, help me find some research talent. I feel like there may be some issues with the fusion of the Hashirama Cells."

"Understood. But do you still not intend to join Akatsuki?"

Leaning against a tree, Obito shook his head. "I'll wait a little longer. The arrangements in Kirigakure aren't ready yet, and my own strength is still somewhat lacking. Let's leave it like this for now."

"All right. What you said makes sense too. This is what you asked for." As he spoke, Black Zetsu took out a scroll and handed it to Obito. "Recorded inside is intelligence on some Chunin. Their strength is decent. There's no accurate news on Jonin for the time being."

"Got it. Chunin will be enough for now. That's it, then."

"Mm." After saying that, Black Zetsu slowly sank into the ground and left, without mentioning a word about Obito asking him to find researchers.

Obito stood in place and looked over the scroll for a while, then used Kamui