Inside the Kamui Dimension.
Madara stood with his arms folded, glaring indignantly at Obito beside him. He said coldly, "Obito, I need an explanation. Why didn't you collect the tailed beasts according to our plan? Why did you revive me in this form?"
"Some things happened after your death, and the situation gradually slipped out of our control... Nagato..."
"Was Nagato killed by that Uchiha outside? Is that why I wasn't revived in time?"
Obito shook his head gently and said with an ulterior motive, "Madara, Nagato never intended to revive you. He had no intention of carrying out the Eye of the Moon plan. And he isn't dead-he's serving someone else now."
"Someone else?" Madara paused in surprise.
"Yes. A few years ago, a mysterious ninja joined the Akatsuki and demonstrated some of the Rinnegan's abilities. Based on my investigation, there's a strong chance he belongs to the same clan as the Sage of Six Paths. He's even more troublesome than Oto Uchiha! The Rinnegan has fallen into his hands, too."
After venting his frustrations, Obito felt considerably better and began looking forward to Madara's reaction.
After briefly digesting the news, Madara's expression took on a hint of surprise. He couldn't help saying, "It seems the shinobi world became interesting again while I was dead."
After Hashirama's death, Madara had found the shinobi world dull and thrown himself into planning the completion of the Eye of the Moon plan.
Setting aside the grave injuries Hashirama had left him with, he had always yearned for a fight against an evenly matched opponent.
Then Madara's surprise faded, and his expression turned serious. "Obito, we must pick up the pace."
"That's what I think, too. You had far too much time on your hands just now," Obito said with a nod.
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