"I have two pieces of news."
Kirigakure, the Akatsuki base.
Black Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground, looking at the people before him with an amused expression.
"One good, one bad. Which would you like to hear first?"
"Good news and bad news?"
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow. They had just been about to leave to capture the Tailed Beasts. Who would have thought Black Zetsu would bring them intelligence now?
For him to put it that way, perhaps it concerned that fellow...
"Then give us the bad news first."
Obito Uchiha's voice was calm.
He wanted to see just how bad this news Black Zetsu called bad could be.
He was merely being mysterious.
There were only a handful of people in the current Shinobi World who could cause trouble for the Akatsuki.
Even Uchiha Jin had proven not to be invincible.
Hadn't they been chasing him down just a while ago?
If Uchiha Jin hadn't run so fast, they would have joined forces and killed him long ago.
"The bad news is that Uchiha Jin has left Konoha and is heading toward Kirigakure. At his speed, he should arrive within three days."
Black Zetsu smiled as he spoke.
Ever since realizing Uchiha Jin was a variable, he had kept White Zetsu secretly monitoring his every move.
He had learned a great deal of intelligence unknown to others...
Of course, there was no need to tell the others anything unimportant.
Rather than waste time watching the drama, they might as well capture a couple of Tailed Beasts.
After thousands of years of planning, this attempt had to succeed!
He had to rescue his mother.
Obito Uchiha's pupils contracted, his expression shifting beneath his mask.
He hadn't expected his guess to actually be right.
That fellow Uchiha Jin really dared to