He slipped silently into the Kamui Dimension and vanished from the spot.
Only Black Zetsu and a bewildered White Zetsu remained.
White Zetsu blinked, his face full of confusion.
"Is this really okay? Letting him leave alone-won't he disrupt our plans?"
Black Zetsu gazed quietly at the empty space where Obito had vanished, his eyes deep and contemplative. After a moment, he shook his head gently, his tone brimming with absolute confidence in his control.
"It's fine. Let him go."
"He thinks he's broken free of our control. He thinks he has schemes and plans of his own."
"But from the moment we chose him and he stepped onto the board, there was no escape for him."
A sinister gleam flashed through Black Zetsu's eyes.
"I planted a Cursed Seal inside his body long ago."
"Whether he lives or dies has been entirely in my hands from the very beginning."
No matter what Obito did, he could never escape the net Black Zetsu had woven around him.
With that, Black Zetsu turned to White Zetsu, his tone grave.
"Nagato is practically an invalid now."
"He alone is nowhere near enough to sustain our plan to collect the tailed beasts."
"Next, spread out and go undercover throughout the shinobi world."
"First, keep a close watch on the whereabouts of the nine tailed beasts."
"Second, search for powerful rogue ninja throughout the shinobi world."
"Pick out useful pawns to join the Akatsuki later and help us advance our plan."
White Zetsu nodded hurriedly. "Understood!"
Light flickered across the Sky Screen, and the scene instantly shifted to Kirigakure.
The waters around Kirigakure were perpetually shrouded in mist, damp and bitterly cold. Sea winds howled, white fog blotted out the sky, and the entire village lay cloaked year-round in a hazy, chilling veil of