Inside Madara Uchiha's Base.
Obito appeared before Madara with a whoosh.
"Grandpa Madara, I'm here!"
Madara turned around with his hands behind his back, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"Oh, it's Obito. Did you capture the Five-Tails?"
Obito shook his head.
"I haven't gone to Iwagakure yet, Grandpa Madara. I've been busy with other things these past few days."
Something stirred in Madara's mind, and he casually steered the conversation toward it.
"Hmm? Were you off catching that disobedient subordinate of yours?"
"Well? Did you catch that fellow called Orochimaru?"
Obito sighed.
"Ugh, that guy's as slippery as a snake. There's just no way to get a hold of him."
"Besides, with so much going on now, I haven't had the time to bother with him."
Madara laughed a couple of times, then asked with feigned curiosity.
"Come to think of it, what exactly did that subordinate of yours do to make you chase him all the way to Ryūchi Cave, Obito?"
Obito shrugged.
"The attack on Konoha caused quite a stir. Didn't you hear about it at the time, Grandpa Madara?"
Madara nodded.
"Yes, Black Zetsu did mention it to me."
Obito spread his hands helplessly.
"I wanted Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation on a few people for me. It wasn't as if I expected him to work for free or wasn't offering him anything in return."
"But that bastard actually took the people I wanted reincarnated and went off to attack Konoha!"
"That's pretty much what happened... Tell me, how could I not hunt him down for that?"
Madara spoke in a tone that sounded somewhat curious, yet also casual.
"Hmph, that jutsu the bastard Tobirama Senju invented..."
"Is there an enemy you can't handle, Obito? Do you need your grandpa to take care of