Akatsuki Hidden Village.
Staring at Nagato's empty left eye socket, Obito asked through gritted teeth.
"Nagato, what exactly happened?"
Nagato calmly told Obito everything that had happened a few days earlier, from beginning to end.
From Konan being controlled to his own eye being stolen.
Obito fiddled with his fingers, his thoughts churning.
If his suspicions were right...
The attacker had to be the successor Madara Uchiha had chosen.
For some reason, they had become Madara's pawn, just as he once had.
That mind-controlling dōjutsu...
Was it an ability of their Mangekyō Sharingan?
After all, genjutsu cast with an ordinary Sharingan could never fool Nagato's Rinnegan.
Obito spoke, his expression dark.
"Nagato, you and Konan need to be especially careful lately."
"I have a feeling someone is plotting in the shadows, trying to overturn the entire shinobi world."
Nagato patted Obito's shoulder and said gently.
"You need to be careful too, little junior."
"Don't try to shoulder everything alone. Konan and I can help you."
Looking at the smile on Nagato's face, Obito nodded silently.
Nagato, I'll get that eye back for you.
For your sake, and for the entire shinobi world.
At that moment, Obito felt more stifled than ever.
If not for all the constraints holding him back, how could he have ended up so hamstrung?
Perhaps it was time to make some changes!
A few days later.
A shocking piece of news spread rapidly throughout the shinobi world.
The legendary Darkness of the Shinobi had met his downfall in an unexpected place, killed by one of his own.
And the Uchiha who had killed him had actually awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan!
"Do you think this news is reliable? Those are legendary eyes! They haven't appeared in the shinobi world for years!"
"If it's true, I'm