"What do I think? I'll sit back and watch."
Xia Yu gave an unconcerned reply, then continued examining the scroll in his hands.
"...?" Seeing Xia Yu's indifferent reaction, Orochimaru froze for a moment.
"Aren't you going to do something? Aren't you afraid their plan will affect the Uchiha population you've built up single-handedly?"
Xia Yu rolled up the scroll in his hands, raised his head, and smiled.
"Nope. Not only will I not stop them, I'll even help them. Let me tell you, I helped them capture three Jinchūriki. Don't go spreading that around, okay? You're the only one I've told."
"You even helped them capture Jinchūriki?!" Orochimaru was stunned. He simply couldn't understand what Xia Yu was doing.
Orochimaru had once been in the Akatsuki and knew the organization's objective.
It was to conquer the world.
He also knew Xia Yu was very close to Uchiha Itachi, so Xia Yu should have known the Akatsuki's true objective too.
"What? Do you want in too?" Xia Yu asked.
"No..." Orochimaru shook his head. "A windmill that isn't turned by my own hand holds no interest for me, much less makes me want to get involved..."
"But why are you helping them?"
Orochimaru was very curious. She was eager to hear the answer from Xia Yu himself.
"Don't worry. I have my own plans too. Anyway, conquering the world won't be that easy for them. Trust me, you can't go wrong."
Seeing Xia Yu's confident expression, Orochimaru scoffed.
"I really don't know where you get your confidence. Don't forget, someone in the Akatsuki possesses the Rinnegan..."
"Hahahaha..." Xia Yu laughed loudly and raised a hand, pointing at his eyes. "My Sharingan aren't half bad either~"
"..." Xia Yu's words left Orochimaru utterly speechless.
Only after a long while did she