"I never expected that guy Obito to be the leader of Akatsuki." Jiraiya spoke with some emotion. Of the three members of the team once led by his former student, the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya had particularly deep feelings for them. It was as though he were looking at the three of them from back then...
The equally gifted Kakashi was like Orochimaru; Obito, who envied Kakashi and liked Rin, was like Jiraiya himself. It could be said that Jiraiya's impression of Obito had been even deeper back then, because seeing him was like seeing his younger self—and Naruto as he was now. (I have to complain: the character setups for these three in Naruto are really repetitive!!!)
According to the intelligence Ueno Kei had brought back, whether it was Tobi's true identity—not Uchiha Madara, but Uchiha Obito—or Akatsuki's fighting force, primarily composed of one hundred thousand White Zetsu...
Even the news that Yakushi Kabuto had joined forces with Akatsuki and was providing Impure World Reincarnation as combat power was enough to leave the commanders of the Shinobi Allied Forces utterly stunned...
Honestly, surprise attacks had always been the best means of attack in this world. It was precisely because Akatsuki had struck without warning, because one hundred thousand White Zetsu had swarmed forth, and because countless famous ninja had been reincarnated to deal with the Shinobi Allied Forces...
That the Shinobi Allied Forces had suffered terribly...
The intelligence Ueno Kei brought had ultimately come one step too late, allowing Obito to complete his ambush strategy. The Shinobi Allied Forces had suffered rather heavy losses, and most crucially, Uchiha Obito had yet to show himself. The seven tailed beasts were nowhere to be seen either. The power of seven tailed beasts was no joke; probably no one in this world could