"Obito, this is the intelligence we just gathered."
Zetsu emerged from the soil and looked at Obito, who was gazing into the distance. His voice rang out without warning.
Obito turned and took the intelligence from Zetsu. After skimming it, he snorted. "Konoha's trap is laughably crude. They want to use the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to lure us in."
Obito was no fool. He quickly figured out what the Konoha ninja mentioned in the report were trying to do.
Zetsu looked into Obito's eyes and asked, "Then do we give up on capturing the Seven-Tails? If we miss this chance, its jinchūriki will most likely be taken to Konoha. With Konoha's defenses..."
Before he finished, Obito's expression shifted several times.
Once, his Kamui had never failed him, but he had suffered repeated setbacks in clashes with Konoha. Thinking back carefully, he could have taken the Nine-Tails ten years ago if those two hadn't stalled him.
Seeing Obito's expression, Zetsu fell silent.
As time passed, the time left for Mother was running short. Ninja whom even he couldn't see through were appearing in the shinobi world, one after another. There was also the great crisis mentioned in the message Mother had left.
After thinking seriously for a long time, Obito asked Zetsu, "Can you confirm those people's movements?"
By those people, Obito meant the Uchiha. Aside from those troublesome Uchiha, he might not be able to beat everyone, but he could at least ensure he never lost.
"I'm not sure..." Zetsu shook his head. "They don't seem to have left Konoha."
Obito said, "If we can't be certain, we need to prepare as though they've already arrived. There's no telling whether we'll be able to escape next time."
Although Obito had mastered Izanagi, he couldn't guarantee he would successfully activate it every