Kirigakure.
The Akatsuki base.
"You can go capture the Tailed Beasts now."
Madara Uchiha sat in a chair in the Stone Chamber with his arms folded, looking down at Obito Uchiha standing before him.
After spending so long revived through Impure World Reincarnation, he had finally seen through these people. Every last one paid lip service while defying him, talking about capturing the Tailed Beasts to bring peace to the Shinobi World.
Yet not one of them had gone out to capture a Tailed Beast.
No wonder so many years had passed without him being resurrected.
The plan had not even started.
In Madara Uchiha's plan, Obito Uchiha would trick Nagato into capturing all the Tailed Beasts, then use Rinne Rebirth to resurrect him.
He would become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and personally cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, bringing true peace to the Shinobi World!
There was a vast gap between the plan and reality.
Without him pushing them, who knew how much longer they would drag things out...
Madara Uchiha had already waited a lifetime. He did not want to keep waiting after death.
Had he not seen these people for what they were, he would have released Impure World Reincarnation long ago and waited to be resurrected.
But now he dared not release it, afraid that Obito would fail to resurrect him according to plan.
If that really happened, all his years of scheming would become a joke.
Staying behind to direct the Akatsuki in capturing the Tailed Beasts was therefore the wisest choice.
Once the time was right, he would simply control Nagato and have him resurrect him.
Then no one in the Shinobi World would be able to stop him!
No.
Uchiha Jin's face appeared in Madara Uchiha's mind.
That brat's abilities really were rather unusual.
Although he was