"Obito, are you not being a bit too hasty? I feel capturing those four tailed beasts now is not very meaningful." On the way to the Wind-Fire battlefield, Black Zetsu said with a serious expression.
Right now, the Outer Path power within Nagato has not fully awakened. So what if he gathers all nine tailed beasts at this point? Nagato's current state simply cannot control the Ten-Tails.
The same goes for Uchiha Obito. He at least needs to be bonded with one Rinnegan to barely qualify as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Relying solely on his pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, he is not qualified to use the Ten-Tails' power.
Currently, both Nagato and Uchiha Obito are too young. Black Zetsu fears they will mess things up. These two are far less reliable than Uchiha Madara.
Black Zetsu believes the most ideal plan is for Nagato to awaken the Outer Path, then have him perform the Outer Path: Samsara of Rebirth technique to revive Uchiha Madara, followed by Madara absorbing the Ten-Tails to become its Jinchuriki.
"I also think it's a bit early. But Nagato insists on putting the four tailed beasts into the Gedo Statue first. I couldn't dampen his enthusiasm, since we need to capture the tailed beasts eventually anyway." Uchiha Obito looked indifferent.
Hearing this, Black Zetsu remained silent for a long time. Finally, it sighed and asked another question. "What will you do after capturing the four tailed beasts? The remaining tailed beasts are all in Uchiha Ryun's hands. Have you figured out how to deal with him, and the Hidden Sound Village behind him?"
This time it was Uchiha Obito's turn to fall silent. After a long while, he answered truthfully.
"Facing him now, I'm not confident. The Akatsuki organization still needs to recruit new members. Otherwise, with just our few people, we might still not be his match."
If the Six Paths of Pain hadn't fought Uchiha Ryun, Obito might still think he could face him head-on. But even someone as strong as Nagato fell to Uchiha Ryun, forcing Obito to reassess the other's strength.
"It's good that you understand. In short, when dealing with Uchiha Ryun, you must never be careless." Black Zetsu felt a slight relief inwardly. This Uchiha Obito wasn't completely foolish.
"I know what I'm doing." Obito glanced at it coldly.
"Well. Have you thought about how to deal with Rasa next? You probably shouldn't reveal all your Mangekyo Sharingan abilities." Black Zetsu's hoarse voice sounded again.
"Hmph, a Kage like Rasa, even if he can use some of the One-Tail's power, is still trash. Killing him won't require using too many abilities." Uchiha Obito did not hold the Fourth Kazekage in high regard.
Black Zetsu nodded upon hearing this. "Speaking of which, the Hidden Cloud Village actually chose to help the Hidden Sand Village control the One-Tail. The Land of Wind, Lightning, Water, and Earth are truly united, willing to help even with this."
"Those four countries probably still fantasize about defeating Uchiha Ryun. It's a pity that even united, they couldn't even take down Konoha. In the end, they are just a mob."
Uchiha Obito's face showed disdain. Although he no longer held hope for Konoha, he still deeply despised those four countries and wished for their destruction.
The two continued on, entering the Konoha camp under the guise of Amegakure ninja. They then waited quietly for the major battle to resume, so they could seize the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
One day later.
Hidden Sound Village.
"Reporting to the Shadow, there is one of your clansmen outside the village requesting an audience. He calls himself Uchiha Shisui."
The arrival of this unexpected guest left Ryun feeling quite puzzled for a while.
"Uchiha... Shisui? What is he doing at the Hidden Sound Village?" Ryun asked subconsciously.
The Anbu captain happened to be beside Ryun discussing matters. Upon hearing the name, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
"Uchiha Shisui? That guy seems to have betrayed Konoha. It's said he deserted his combat post without authorization. I didn't expect him to come to our Hidden Sound Village."
"Huh? Explain clearly." Ryun instantly sensed something strange about this matter.
After hearing the latest intelligence about Shisui from the Water-Fire battlefield, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Konoha rogue ninja? Uchiha Shisui? What a joke." Ryun instinctively refuted.
Uchiha Shisui's loyalty to Konoha was unquestionable. Ryun simply did not believe he would betray Konoha.
"I don't know why he suddenly betrayed Konoha and deserted. You can ask him what happened when you see him later, Shadow. That guy is using his shared clan name with you. He most likely wants to rely on that relationship to join our Hidden Sound Village."
The Anbu captain, unaware of the inside story, thought Uchiha Shisui betrayed Konoha to seek refuge with Ryun.
"Desertion... clansman... seeking refuge... seeing me."
Ryun sorted through the threads of this strange matter in his heart. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, his pupils contracted sharply.
"Impossible. He really dares to do this to me?"
Ryun muttered unconsciously. The confused expression on his face faded rapidly, replaced by unrestrained anger.
He had thought of a very absurd possibility.
"Shadow... what are you saying?" The Anbu captain couldn't help but ask.
"Go, bring that person here to see me."
Ryun spoke through gritted teeth, his voice low. The anger and killing intent in his tone made the surrounding Sound Anbu shudder. They didn't know what caused the Shadow to be so angry, only that the root of it all likely came from that Uchiha clansman outside the village.
The Anbu who first reported hurried out to bring the person over.
"Let me see if you are truly tired of living, daring to set your sights on me."
Ryun lowered his head and muttered to himself. His Sharingan eyes were so red they seemed about to drip blood.
"Sha... Shadow. I will return to my duties now. Please call for me if you have any orders." Seeing that the situation with Ryun was not right, the Anbu captain immediately made himself scarce.
Ryun had a vague idea of what Uchiha Shisui intended to do, but he had no intention of deliberately avoiding the other.
A mere Mangekyo ocular technique. If he hid and avoided meeting out of fear, what right would he have to compete for the world in the future?
"The strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami. Let me see just how strong this 'strongest' really is."
In the original work, many things were hailed as the 'strongest'. For example, the strongest physical attack, Amaterasu. Tsukuyomi was also called the strongest. Gaara's strongest defense. Sarutobi Hiruzen, the strongest Hokage, and so on.
In Ryun's view, these so-called 'strongest' titles held no weight. He knew exactly what Uchiha Shisui planned to do, yet he specifically wanted to clash with him, to see whose eyes were truly the strongest.
"Shadow, Uchiha Shisui... has been brought."
"Good, you may leave."
Ryun casually waved the Anbu away. He sat boldly upright in his office chair, looking coldly at the young figure who knelt on one knee with his head bowed.
Seeing Uchiha Shisui remain silent, Ryun let out a light laugh. Then he took the initiative to speak and ask a question.
"Is being alive... not good enough?"
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