After Shikaku arrived in Amegakure, Naruto called a meeting that very night.
The meeting took place on the ninth floor of the Amegakure Tower.
Four people attended: Naruto Uzumaki, Konan, Orochimaru, and Shikaku Nara.
Naruto sat on the south side, facing the curtain of rain outside the tower, with Konan standing behind him.
Orochimaru and Shikaku sat on the east and west sides, respectively.
"It's truly an honor to discuss important matters with the greatest mind in the Shinobi World today..."
"Please don't tease me, Orochimaru. Let's get down to business."
"Based on the intelligence Konoha obtained from Obito's autopsy, I've drawn the following conclusions."
"First, Obito Uchiha used Impure World Reincarnation on himself."
"Second, Obito's Sharingan were reused. In other words, there are two pairs: a counterfeit pair produced by Impure World Reincarnation, and the genuine pair."
Orochimaru said, "Only ocular power at the level of the Rinnegan cannot be fully reproduced by Impure World Reincarnation. With the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, there's no distinction between 'counterfeit' and 'genuine.' The eyes produced by Impure World Reincarnation are real."
Shikaku said, "Did Obito account for even that? That makes things even trickier. But there's something more troubling. Given his obsession with the Eye of the Moon Plan, he would never give up becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki just to reuse his eyes. That would be putting the cart before the horse. So I suspect he has a way to use the Ten-Tails even in a reincarnated body. Naruto, Konan, Orochimaru, what do you think...?"
After everyone considered it, they gave their answers.
Konan said, "I agree."
Orochimaru said, "That makes sense."
Naruto propped his chin on one hand. "That's Uncle Shikaku for you. I only figured this out tonight, and you've already laid it all out so clearly."
Shikaku said, "Good. Then