On the White Snake Sage's Divination crystal ball, the face twisted with bitterness belonged to none other than... Obito Uchiha!
Behind him was a dim stone chamber whose location was unknown.
"So he really did... transplant Nagato's Rinnegan!"
Jiraiya's gaze sharpened, and his hand curled slightly.
There was no sign of Tsunade in the stone chamber.
It seemed he had imprisoned Tsunade in a space-time dimension. Otherwise, Lady Katsuyu could easily have brought her to Shikkotsu Forest through reverse summoning.
"Hm?"
Just then, the figure standing behind Obito... caught Jiraiya's attention.
When he saw the man's face clearly, Jiraiya's eyes flew wide open!!!
Shikaku... Nara!?
The Shikaku in the image showed no signs of being a prisoner. On the contrary, he stood respectfully behind Obito, like a subordinate!
Had Obito used his Sharingan to control Shikaku?
Jiraiya smiled bitterly.
I never imagined Obito Uchiha had this kind of vision and ambition... This is real trouble! He already has powerful Eye Power and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Now he has Shikaku's mind at his disposal too. That makes things several times harder!
"White Snake Sage, where is Obito's stronghold?"
The White Snake Sage half-closed her eyes, then opened them and said, "The Land of Earth... To be precise, in the mountains near its border with the Land of Rain. Even leaving from my gates, it would take you twenty-four hours to reach it."
"Ah... I see. Twenty-four hours... I'm afraid he'll relocate before then!"
"You needn't worry about that."
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
A black earthworm crawled out from beneath the White Snake Sage's sleeve.
"This is a 'Shadow Gu,' paired with my Divination for finding people. Swallow it, and you will be able to sense changes in the target's location in real time. Of course, you cannot sense