Hearing Itachi's objection, Obito said unhurriedly:
"But how strong could the bond between someone that powerful and the weak really be? And don't forget, he appeared right inside your headquarters!"
At those words, everyone fell silent.
Yes, now that they thought about it, it really was strange.
Even Space-Time Ninjutsu had to follow some basic rules. Namely, he had to first determine where the Akatsuki was!
And if he could pinpoint the Akatsuki's location, then there was a very real possibility that he knew its true objective!
Yet even under those circumstances, he had not killed them to eliminate the problem at its root. Instead, he had let them live.
It felt as though he saw their fighting as nothing more than children brawling, and he could not be bothered to interfere, nor did he want to.
At that moment, Nagato uttered two words:
"And so?"
Obito immediately said, "So we need to seize this opportunity to get ahead!"
Nagato said, "Oh? You mean?"
Obito said, "Exactly! While he isn't paying attention, we capture as many Jinchūriki as possible! He might know we want to capture the Jinchūriki, but he probably just thinks we want to claim the Tailed Beasts for ourselves. He would never imagine that the seemingly lifeless Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is the real key!"
Nagato nodded. "Yes, and by the time he realizes something is wrong, it'll already be too late!"
The corners of Obito's mouth curled upward beneath his mask. "Exactly! No matter how powerful he is, he could never match the Ten-Tails!"
Nagato thought for a moment and said, "But we really don't have enough people."
Obito chuckled, then said, "Have you forgotten what I just said? I've already mastered Impure World Reincarnation, and I picked up some good things from the