"Tobi, don't bring back any more strange things next time. It's a hassle."
As they cleaned the pheasants and rabbits and set them over the fire to roast, Shinji said it as though it were an offhand remark.
Tobi wasn't sure whether his odd behavior had aroused suspicion, so he could only keep playing dumb, rubbing the back of his head and promising not to do it again.
First, he had inexplicably caught a white fox somewhere and brought it back. Then that had drawn survivors from the Land of Beasts, followed by pursuers from Kumogakure...
Thinking it over carefully, it was all a little too coincidental, as though everything had been arranged.
Naturally, Tobi had planned it all and done it on purpose.
His goal was to pit the Jashin Cult against the Five Great Nations.
This time, he had simply happened to discover people from Kumogakure and taken advantage of them.
What he needed to do now was figure out how to let Kumogakure's people discover the bodies nearby. Otherwise, out here in the wilderness with no surveillance cameras, who would know who had killed them?
But after what Shinji had just said, it was harder for him to make a move.
If he made it too obvious and gave himself away, he would lose more than he gained.
Forget it. There'll be plenty of chances later. For now, getting rid of his suspicions about me comes first.
With that thought, Tobi threw himself even harder into playing the role of "Tobi."
At one point, he even deliberately handed Hidan a roasted rabbit that was still full of blood inside. Then the two grabbed each other by the throat and fought on the ground again.
Huh?
Why did those two keep rolling around on the ground fighting?
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