Obito Uchiha stood up, and the space around him gradually warped, drawing him inside.
Zetsu silently sank into the ground as well, disappearing from sight.
"Pain, I still don't trust Madara!"
"Neither do I. As soon as he shows an opening, I'll kill him. At this stage, he's still useful to their plan."
Deva Path Pain spoke without mercy. For the sake of the plan, he could temporarily tolerate the elusive Madara Uchiha!
Konan said nothing more. All she could do was quietly support Nagato and help him carry out his plan.
Meanwhile, in the shadows, White Zetsu, who had been impersonating Obito Uchiha, met up with Black Zetsu.
"Well? My performance was pretty convincing, wasn't it?"
Looking at White Zetsu Ayan's smug expression, Black Zetsu kept his dark face stern. "You talked too much! Watch that next time!"
"There's no need to return to Kirigakure yet. You've maintained your control over the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, well lately. Let's go find Zabuza Momochi together and recruit him into Akatsuki first."
Then Black Zetsu went to the base alone and looked at Obito Uchiha, who was connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
"Looks like it won't be long now..."
The Land of Waves was a rather unusual country in the ninja world, because it had no ninja.
This was mainly because its economy was poor, leaving it without the resources to train ninja.
Of course, the most crucial factor was a tycoon named Gato, who controlled all of the Land of Waves' maritime transportation to the outside world, plunging the country further into poverty.
He had also hired large numbers of thugs and high-level ninja to maintain his rule there, leaving the Land of Waves unable to resist.
Whoosh...
Space warped, and Obito Uchiha's figure abruptly