"Nagato, I got the materials you wanted."
Obito tossed the bag of materials in his hand to Nagato.
"Orochimaru said he doesn't want a ring, and neither do I.
Give the ring to Zetsu. The three of you, plus those six, makes exactly ten."
Nagato took the ring and looked at Obito.
"Madara, I don't know what you're planning, but our interests align, don't they?"
Obito stared at Nagato, his brow furrowing slightly beneath his mask.
Right! It's been ages since I put on a show for Black Zetsu. If I don't stir up some friction, he'll get suspicious.
"Nagato, I was the one who proposed the Eye of the Moon Plan. I certainly won't do anything to harm the Akatsuki."
Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan slowly turned, and a vortex gradually drew his body in.
"I don't like people telling me what to do. You'd better stop asking questions!"
He entered the Kamui Dimension, leaving only Nagato and Zetsu in the office.
Nagato glanced at Zetsu and sighed.
"From now on, we'll be relying on you for the organization's intelligence."
"No problem..."
Zetsu, with his aloe-shaped head, burrowed into the ground and left the office too.
Nagato jostled the materials in his hand and pondered for a moment.
"Rings, huh...
Yahiko, I have an idea..."
Evening arrived.
Outside Kirigakure's new Mizukage Building, Karatachi Yagura gripped Xuanhui's hand and shook it like mad!
"Big Brother Xuanhui! You're truly my big brother!"
After hearing from Haku and Mei Terumi about their newfound strength, he was beside himself with excitement!
"Yagura, calm down... You're about to pull my arm off..."
Left with no choice, Xuanhui applied a little strength and raised his arm.
He lifted Yagura clean off the ground!
Seeing this, Mei Terumi and Haku turned away, their bodies shaking as they