Akihara Kagura was telling the truth.
Whenever it came to serious matters, Akihara Kagura never lied, at most he just omitted minor details to save time during the conversation.
In fact, if Uchiha Obito hadn't killed Aburame Ryuma and framed him, how could Akihara Kagura have joined the Akatsuki Organization?
"..."
Nagato's eyes looked oddly at Uchiha Obito.
Even though the Akatsuki Organization was known for its violent recruitment methods, there was no need to use such despicable means to frame the innocent, right?
"Hmph..."
Uchiha Obito snorted discontentedly, "Akihara Kagura, don't make yourself out to be some innocent victim, this isn't the hypocritical Konoha..."
"Although I did frame you first..."
Uchiha Obito looked at Akihara Kagura disdainfully and said coldly, "But you're not exactly an innocent guy yourself, thinking of turning it around to frame me instead..."
To this day.
Uchiha Obito still found this matter too absurd.
Instead of trying to clear his name, a person who was framed wanted to kill the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki and stir up a big commotion, letting everyone know he was framed. Luckily, I arrived in time to save the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki before Akihara Kagura could act.
Uchiha Obito reminisced about Akihara Kagura's joining of the Akatsuki Organization, even feeling like he was the victim, forced to reveal his identity which caused a lot of trouble.
"Don't worry about the details..."
Akihara Kagura waved his hand with a smile, advising with an attitude unfitting for his age, "After all, in terms of the result, you have achieved your goal."
"..."
Uchiha Obito actually disagreed with Akihara Kagura's view.
Although he did achieve his goal, he didn't feel any sense of accomplishment. Instead, it felt like being forcibly fed something extremely unpalatable, unable to spit it out yet having to swallow it.
Now that things have come to this.
Uchiha Obito couldn't dwell on past events, saying deeply, "Originally, only I knew Akihara Kagura's identity. Today I'm letting you all meet to avoid future mutual slaughters, because Akihara Kagura needs to continue being an undercover in Konoha for a while, he can help us a lot..."
"I understand."
Nagato nodded, accepting this matter in his heart.
An undercover in Konoha Village could provide much information regarding Konoha, including crucial information about the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki, which would indeed be beneficial to their plans.
"Brother Nagato."
Akihara Kagura extended his hand amicably towards Nagato, chuckling lightly, "I've already treated you to pear juice before, let's look out for each other in the future..."
"But we paid the bill."
A cool voice interrupted Akihara Kagura's words.
Konan, holding two cups of pear juice, approached them, handing one to Uchiha Obito, as the number of people present warranted such a distribution.
"He doesn't need pear juice."
Akihara Kagura swiftly snatched the pear juice, collecting it before anyone could protest, casually saying, "I used buying drinks as an excuse to come out, and this pear juice is for bringing back to teacher Jiraiya, to prevent any slip-ups, it's also a rare tribute from us disciples."
"..."
Konan found it hard to refute.
Even Nagato found nothing wrong with this.
Though they disagreed with Jiraiya's views, and could even kill this teacher for it, minor things should not be fussed over.
Only Uchiha Obito's hand reached for the drink but grasped empty air. He glanced at the three present and the Deva Path Puppet...
These people were all Jiraiya's disciples, and Uchiha Obito suddenly had the illusion of being an outsider; even considering, he was still their junior.
"Alright..."
Uchiha Obito suppressed such irrelevant thoughts, not wanting to bother with these trivial thoughts, looking at Akihara Kagura, "Since you mentioned Jiraiya, let's deal with this. Jiraiya is investigating the Akatsuki Organization's intelligence, and he knows too much. We have to eliminate Jiraiya..."
"..."
Nagato and Konan remained silent, without answering.
Regarding this matter, they actually had no objections.
For the people of the Ninja World, a disciple diverging from their teacher, wanting to prove they can tread a different path, often thought about killing their teacher.
Akihara Kagura frowned, giving Uchiha Obito a look, "Wait, I have a question... are you really a ninja from Konoha?"
Uchiha Obito spread his palms, speaking proudly, "Hmph, whether or not I'm a ninja from Konoha, it doesn't really matter..."
"It's quite important."
Akihara Kagura was a bit helpless, educating his supervisor, "Konoha ninjas should all know about Jiraiya, one of the Sannin's past. He was the disciple of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who once trained the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato..."
"And then?"
Uchiha Obito furrowed his brows.
"I am his disciple."
Akihara Kagura felt his supervisor lacked political sensitivity, proactively hinting, "Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is already old, he needs to choose the next Hokage..."
"The most likely candidate for the future Hokage is teacher Jiraiya. My teacher seems uninterested in succeeding as Hokage, so he would likely recommend me, his disciple, who possesses both the Wood Release Bloodline and the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, to become the next Hokage of Konoha..."