Chapter 35: Uchiha Yasushi's Right Eye Ocular Technique Ability
"What did you say!" With his secrets exposed, Obito was both shocked and furious, glaring at Yasushi.
Yasushi completely disregarded Obito's murderous gaze, only sneering coldly:
"You had a hand in the Uchiha massacre too. Don't think I'll easily let you off!"
"Just be grateful!"
"Before I'm finished dealing with Itachi, I don't have time to trouble you!"
"I'll make both of you live in hell!"
"Such audacity!" Obito flew into a rage, slapping the table as he stood, his eyes flashing with malicious light.
Yasushi also refused to back down, suddenly standing up, glaring at him like a needle against wheat, clearly ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
Just as Obito prepared to strike first and eliminate this guy who knew his secrets, suddenly massive pressure descended from above, forcibly pressing both back into their seats.
"Enough! Both of you be silent!" Pain roared.
"Don't test my patience!"
"I'll say it once more—no internal fighting within the organization!"
Seeing Pain explode in anger, Yasushi immediately sat up straight, putting on an obedient appearance and raising his hand with a grin:
"Leader, I only mentioned some intelligence about Uchiha Obito. I wasn't engaging in any internal fighting!"
"He's just too sensitive, afraid of having his secrets exposed by me, threatening me—so I was only passively counterattacking!"
"Hmph!" Pain glared at him in warning to shut up, then took sides: "This matter ends here. Whether he's Uchiha Madara or Uchiha Obito doesn't matter."
"As long as he shares the organization's goals and can help us subjugate the shinobi nations and return the world to peace, he's our comrade!"
Though he said this, he actually already believed Yasushi's intelligence internally.
His previous wariness of "Uchiha Madara" stemmed purely from this person being too mysterious with unclear motivations, making it hard not to suspect this guy had some conspiracy behind the scenes.
However, if he knew this person's identity, thorough investigation of his background would naturally allow accurate judgment of his behavioral purposes, thus determining friend or foe.
As for martial prowess, Pain didn't care. No matter how powerful, it was merely ordinary human standards, incomparable to him, a god.
Seeing Pain taking sides, Obito had no choice but to sit huffily in his seat, arms crossed over his chest, glaring viciously at Yasushi while pondering how to eliminate this variable in his plans.
"I understand now." Itachi, who'd been sitting silently beside them, suddenly spoke. "I've been observing you and have some guesses about your intelligence."
"Mangekyo Sharingan ocular techniques are often unreasonable, but their origins are always traceable."
"The Sharingan is the eye of the mind. The Mangekyo Sharingan represents the wielder's most urgent wish at awakening."
"I remember the situation then—I stabbed straight through your heart with one blade, then casually killed your father, mother, and little brother too, like crushing ants."
Itachi also learned Yasushi's method, beginning to use vicious language to provoke his opponent.
Facing Yasushi's fiery glare, Itachi's lips curled into a pleased smile.
"When I slaughtered your entire family, what was your wish then?"
"Your most beloved father, mother, little brother all fell before you. Your most urgent wish should have been wanting to save their lives, right?"
"So you developed the healing ability to convert ocular power into Yang Release."
"You said it yourself before—that ability is called 'White Rabbit of Inaba.'"
"In legend, the white rabbit was skinned by crocodiles for deceiving them to cross the sea. When suffering unbearably, it met the Eighty Gods, brothers of the Great Lord of the Land. The Eighty Gods deceived it into washing wounds with seawater, worsening the injuries. Later, the Great Lord of the Land healed the white rabbit with fresh water and cattail pollen. The white rabbit prophesied he would win Princess Yakami's heart and become Lord of the Land."
"Later, the white rabbit became the symbolic messenger of the Great Lord of the Land, symbolizing healing and prophecy, loyalty and repaying kindness."
"I see nothing related to 'loyalty and repaying kindness' in you. So your eyes' ocular techniques should be 'healing and prophecy,' correct?"
"Enough! All of you be silent!" Seeing three Uchiha undermining each other and throwing out opponents' intelligence continuously, Pain grew angrier.
"One more prohibition—henceforth, no one may leak organization members' intelligence to anyone, not even internal members!"
Itachi had already said what he wanted. Naturally, he no longer objected, obediently closing his mouth.
While Yasushi stared fixedly at Itachi for a moment, then suddenly broke into a smile.
"Well, if you think it's prophecy, then let it be prophecy."
With both of them silent, naturally others had no objections either, withdrawing their spectating expressions one after another.
However, everyone's gaze toward Yasushi carried several shades of peculiarity.
The ability of prophecy!
What a powerful yet practical ability!
Pain looked around the circle. Seeing everyone had settled down, he continued the meeting, saying:
"Since Yasushi wants to team with Orochimaru and Orochimaru has no objections, let's adjust—Yasushi and Orochimaru form one team, Sasori and Itachi form another."
"Sasori, Itachi—do you two have any objections?"
Sasori and Itachi glanced at each other, both shaking their heads.
"Good, then team up this way."
"Now back to proper business."
"Originally Akatsuki planned to hide our strength, develop secretly and slowly until accumulating sufficient power to collect all nine tailed beasts at once, then use the Ten-Tails' power to overthrow the Five Great Nations' rule."
Here Pain paused. "The newcomers probably don't know what the Ten-Tails is. The Ten-Tails is..."
"I know!" Yasushi suddenly raised his hand high again, interrupting: "The Ten-Tails is the source of all tailed beasts, the Divine Tree's incarnation. After the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Rabbit Goddess, he carved up the Ten-Tails, transforming it into nine tailed beasts. The Ten-Tails' shell became the Gedo Statue."
"Injecting the nine tailed beasts' chakra into the Gedo Statue can resurrect the Ten-Tails, possessing world-destroying power."
Pain looked speechlessly at Uchiha Yasushi.
I don't even know about this Rabbit Goddess business. Your intelligence is more complete than mine, yet you still say your ocular technique ability isn't "prophecy"?
"Fine, since you know, I'll save the introduction." Pain paused, continuing:
"Though the plan is perfect, accidents always arrive suddenly. What we need to do is resolve accidents so the plan can proceed smoothly."
"Now that conflict with Konoha Village has occurred, war will likely erupt soon."
"Currently the organization's preparations are insufficient—personnel incomplete, various strategic resources scarce. The Asura Path's weapons and Animal Path's summoning beasts all require massive amounts of money and materials."
"Even if the Land of Fire wants to wage war on the Land of Rain, they need to gather intelligence first. We still have some preparation time."
"Does anyone have good suggestions?"
As Pain's words fell, he saw Yasushi raising his hand high again.
"What do you want now?" Pain immediately grew angry.
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