In the Land of Rain, Obito wore a pale yellow tiger-patterned mask as he set out with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
Just then, a white snake suddenly appeared and blocked their path. A man wearing a red cloak and glasses slowly emerged from the snake's mouth.
"Kabuto... what do you want from me at a time like this..." Obito said in a deep voice.
Kabuto Yakushi had changed drastically. Having obtained Orochimaru's abilities and inheritance, he looked completely different from before.
"Tobi, your attitude has changed quite a bit. We're secret allies, aren't we? Can't you trust me a little more?"
Obito said coldly, "At most, you're an assistant whose interests happen to align with mine."
Kabuto Yakushi spread his hands. "Then, since that's the case, could you tell this assistant why you're going to Amegakure? It's for the Rinnegan, isn't it?"
"That's none of your business..." Obito walked past Kabuto Yakushi, then suddenly thought of something and stopped.
Kabuto Yakushi wore an amused smile as he turned to look at the backs of Obito and Zetsu. "See? You need my help. Aside from Konan of the White Tiger, there's also the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninja. Getting the Rinnegan won't be so easy for you."
In Amegakure, where towering spires stood everywhere, daylight never showed itself. Torrential rain poured down as Konan stood at a high place, gazing up at Amegakure's sky with a faint smile on her face.
"Konan, you really are here!"
Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived and stood nearby.
"Master Jiraiya, Third Hokage, why are you here too..."
Konan's expression suddenly changed. Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi both assumed fighting stances as a black vortex began to spin.
Obito, wearing his tiger-patterned mask, appeared before them alongside Kabuto Yakushi.
"Kabuto... that