"Obito, we found the ninja who defected from the Land of Water!"
"Where?" Obito asked coldly.
"On his way back to Kirigakure."
"Hmph, a pathetic clown. Come on, let's send him to his grave." With that, Obito set off with Black Zetsu for the reported location.
As Hozuki Mangetsu raced along, he recalled everything he had seen and heard in Konoha. Once I bring this intelligence back, we can all work together. We'll definitely break the deadlock in the village.
But just as Hozuki Mangetsu brimmed with confidence, he suddenly sensed murderous intent. "Who's there? Show yourself!"
"Foolish insect. Why struggle pointlessly instead of accepting your fate?" A Space-Time Vortex appeared, and a strange pair wearing black robes embroidered with Crimson Clouds slowly emerged from it.
"Who are you?" Hozuki Mangetsu asked warily, sensing the powerful presence of these strange men.
"You looked so confident just now. Did you get some useful intelligence?" Obito asked coldly, his eyes filled with boundless killing intent as he looked at Hozuki Mangetsu. He had no affection whatsoever for Kirigakure, which had orchestrated Rin's death.
Hozuki Mangetsu narrowed his eyes as he studied Obito. The scarlet eyes startled him. "The Uchiha Clan." Then something seemed to occur to him. "Don't tell me you've been manipulating everything in the village."
"Heh. You're surprisingly clever for someone from the Hozuki Clan. But the more a clever man knows, the sooner he dies." With that, Obito drew a kunai and charged at Hozuki Mangetsu.
"Hmph, don't underestimate me. Water Gun Technique!" Hozuki Suigetsu formed a gun with one hand and aimed at the charging Obito, firing two blasts of water at him.
Obito sneered disdainfully at the incoming water blasts, his eyes full of contempt. He did not dodge as they approached, simply turning intangible. As though