Obito wore a cold mask, but his eyes brimmed with a satisfied smile. He nodded lightly, his tone carrying the pride of a fruitful haul.
"It went very smoothly."
"The Uchiha Clan was utterly destroyed, wiped out overnight. There's no chance of a comeback."
"I took the opportunity during the massacre to collect a large number of Three-Tomoe Sharingan. The haul was enormous."
Black Zetsu nodded slowly in firm agreement, his gloomy eyes filled with calculation.
"Destroying the Uchiha was the right choice."
"First there was Uchiha Fugaku with his Mangekyo Sharingan, then Shisui Uchiha. Both were major wild cards in our plan."
"Now even Uchiha Itachi has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan at such a young age."
"If even one of those three had stayed in Konoha and continued to grow, he would have become our greatest obstacle to collecting the Tailed Beasts."
Eradicating the Uchiha meant snuffing out the greatest potential threat in the Shinobi World ahead of time, clearing away more than half the obstacles in their path.
Obito inclined his head slightly, his tone tinged with arrogance and disdain.
"In its current ruined state, Konoha poses no threat to me whatsoever."
"If the timing were right, I could go capture the Nine-Tails now. It would be effortless."
With no elite powerhouse guarding it, its people divided and its defenses hollow, Konoha stood no chance against Obito.
Black Zetsu immediately shook his head at that, calmly urging restraint.
"Don't be impatient."
"We must collect the Tailed Beasts one by one, in order. If we act rashly now and launch the plan ahead of schedule, the other four great Hidden Villages will inevitably become wary."
"Our real goal is to wait for the perfect moment, then strike like lightning and take every Tailed Beast in one fell swoop, catching