The moment Tobi heard that Shinji was considering giving Sasuke the Rinnegan to replace his eyes, his heart nearly sank.
Buddy, you couldn't go swapping those!
As though he had heard Tobi's thoughts, Sasuke said with little interest, "The eyes I have now are enough. Besides, if someone else could evolve their eyes into the Rinnegan, then sooner or later, I can too."
Sasuke was firm, mainly because he did not want to give up the eyes Itachi had given him.
They were practically the last thing Itachi had left him.
So even if the Rinnegan was stronger, he had no intention of swapping.
Tobi could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
"Suit yourself. Since nobody needs these, I'll keep them for now."
Shinji put them away without a care. He really had gained quite a lot from this trip to Konoha.
Oh, right. He had also put away the eye Shisui had given Itachi.
Perhaps it would come in handy someday.
Tobi hesitated, but still did not ask for them.
Although he felt that if he really asked, there was a chance Shinji would actually give them to him, but... the time was not right.
Better to leave them with Shinji for now.
Tobi's gaze flickered a few times, but he said nothing.
Shinji, on the other hand, found this a little strange, then thought it over and roughly understood what was going on.
Madara was still waiting for someone to resurrect him with the Rinnegan.
And Tobi had never intended to sacrifice himself.
That raised a question: now that Shinji had taken the Rinnegan, how was Madara supposed to come back to life?
That fellow Black Zetsu would never let this go.
But Shinji did not take Black Zetsu seriously at all. If he stayed away, fine.