Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu stood outside Amegakure, watching the torrential rain pour down over the village as killing intent filled the air.
After a long silence, Obito finally spoke.
"Black Zetsu, Akame is very useful. We can't just abandon her."
"Understood. I'll tell Akame to retreat immediately if she encounters Shihōin Naraku or the Allied Shinobi Forces."
"Also, send White Zetsu to watch Nagato. If anything unexpected happens, tell me immediately!" Obito made no attempt to hide the killing intent in his eyes.
"Hmph, if I weren't considering the bigger picture, I'd have killed Nagato long ago."
Black Zetsu remained silent. He was growing increasingly dissatisfied with Nagato as well. If their plan hadn't still been incomplete, Nagato would have deserved to die long ago.
"What is Sasuke doing now?"
"He recruited some people and formed a ninja team. They're searching everywhere for information on Uchiha Itachi."
"It's time. Give Sasuke the information on Itachi. Then we'll just wait and watch the final showdown between the brothers."
Black Zetsu was somewhat surprised. So soon?
"Nagato is about to attack Konoha. If we have those brothers fight now, it wouldn't be good if we couldn't keep an eye on everything and something unexpected happened."
"No!"
Obito shook his head. "Nagato already said he wanted to go alone, so let him. I don't want to accompany that fool to Konoha. Just have White Zetsu watch him."
"I'll be focusing my attention on Itachi and Sasuke next. Whichever one wins or loses, the survivor will soon possess the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."
"This is extremely important!"
Black Zetsu nodded. Indeed, the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was extremely important, an indispensable part of their plan.
"Which of the two brothers, Uchiha Itachi or Sasuke Uchiha, do you think will ultimately win?"
At Black Zetsu's question,