Kisame said gloomily, "I don't think Mr. Itachi will ever appear here again!"
"If I'm right, he's already dead!"
The others remained silent.
What did anyone else's life or death have to do with them?
As long as they stayed alive, that was enough.
Zetsu spoke languidly. "He isn't dead!"
Kisame abruptly looked up, staring in disbelief at the Venus flytrap-like Zetsu.
"Zhou Cheng saved him!"
"I have to say, Zhou Cheng planned this brilliantly!"
"He used the shock of Sasuke killing his own brother to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Then he brought Itachi back to life."
"That way, they gained two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan."
Pain picked up where Zetsu left off:
"I imagine no one knows the power of the Sharingan better than Mr. Madara!"
"What are your thoughts?"
Wearing his Spiral Mask, Obito answered coldly.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan is powerful, but its side effects are also terrifying."
"Each pair of eyes has a limited amount of ocular power, and using ocular techniques consumes it."
"So they won't use ocular techniques in battle unless they have no other choice."
"Once their ocular power runs out, they'll go completely blind!"
"Itachi's eyes are already nearly blind. What do we have to worry about?"
At Obito's words, the others began to calm down.
"Kakuzu, how are the bounties coming along?"
"How much more funding do we need?"
"Twenty million. Killing one more jonin should cover it!"
"I checked. Right now, the easiest target is a jonin from Konoha's Twelve Guardian Ninja!"
"Asuma Sarutobi!"
Pain nodded. "Then get it done as soon as possible!"
"Have our peripheral members stir up some trouble and distract them!"
"Now, I announce that the Tailed Beast capture operation will begin in seven days."
"We'll work in teams of three. Our first target will be Shukaku,