The southern Land of Fire.
Inside a hidden cave, Obito opened his eyes on a stone bed and asked into the darkness beside him, "How long have I been asleep?"
Zetsu replied, "A week has passed."
"A week?" Obito slowly rose from the stone bed, lowered his gaze to the Rinnegan with its concentric rings, and murmured, "The Rinnegan consumes even more chakra than I imagined."
Because he possessed Uchiha blood, the burden the Rinnegan placed on Obito was not as great as it had been on Nagato.
Even so, the chakra consumed by using Limited Tsukuyomi had far exceeded Obito's expectations.
Not only had it drained the Special White Zetsu's chakra, but it had also damaged his own life force considerably. He could only recover slowly through sleep.
The last time he had experienced anything like this was when he first met Madara Uchiha, more than ten years ago.
After thinking for a while, Obito asked Zetsu, "How are things with the First Hokage?"
Zetsu lowered his head and replied, "There hasn't been any unusual activity. He hasn't even woken up..."
"It seems harnessing the First Hokage's power won't be so easy..." Obito paused, then gazed into empty space.
After bringing the reanimated First Hokage under Limited Tsukuyomi, Obito had chosen not to seal him away.
He wanted to try controlling the First Hokage. With his help, dealing with the Jinchūriki would become much easier. At the very least, he would be able to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
But things had not gone as he wished. The First Hokage remained trapped in the genjutsu of Limited Tsukuyomi, showing no signs of being controllable. Instead, he had become a burden.
Just then, Zetsu suddenly said, "Could it be that Limited Tsukuyomi can't control a reanimated body?"
Hearing this, Obito gave