After Shinno found the Zero-Tails Revival Scroll that he had always been obsessed with, he left Konoha, preparing to revive the Zero-Tails.
The Zero-Tails is formed by absorbing the negative emotions of living beings, converting them into dark Chakra, and then gathering them together to form a living creature of Chakra.
At the present time, with the Great Ninja War underway, various negative emotions are surging, and the Zero-Tails' growth rate will surely be extremely fast.
Shinno's ambition will also be magnified to its limit at this time. The Empty Ninja Village will soon officially appear before the public.
It seems there's another ambitious strategist aiming to conquer the world.
After Mugen and Xiang Yan snatched Veidt's Byakugan, they found a hidden place to conceal themselves. After Mugen regretfully handed over the Byakugan, Xiang Yan bit her own arm, connecting to the optic nerve with the power of regeneration.
A sensation of numbness began to spread in her eyes, finally subsiding after a few moments.
The Byakugan is the top-tier observation eye in this ninja world. Even when not activated, it can greatly enhance the user's vision.
Xiang Yan immediately felt her field of vision become clearer and wider. The feathers of birds in distant trees, the tiny dust particles floating in the air around her—everything was perfectly reflected in her eyes!
"It feels strange..." Xiang Yan had never felt her vision so clear before.
Mugen also took out the Kamui Sharingan from his eyes, replaced them with his original eyes, and lightly bit the back of Xiang Yan's hand.
He, too, felt it was very strange. As long as there was a little regeneration ability, Byakugan and Sharingan could be plugged and played like USB drives.
Mugen said to Xiang Yan, "Try it. Can you use the Byakugan's abilities?"
Xiang Yan nodded, then began to try to concentrate Chakra into both eyes.
This wasn't too difficult a task. Veidt's Byakugan was of the purest degree among all Hyuga clan members, and it had already completed its opening before, so after trying for a while, Xiang Yan found the sensation.
"Byakugan! Open!"
The meridians around Xiang Yan's eyes instantly bulged. This was because a large amount of Chakra was being smoothly delivered into her Byakugan.
But these consumptions were worth it. Xiang Yan's vision immediately began to extend outwards. At first, she was still a little unaccustomed to it, her perspective spinning chaotically.
But slowly, with more attempts, Xiang Yan began to master some methods of controlling the Byakugan. She lengthened her perspective, and her vision instantly extended over ten kilometers away. Like video surveillance, distant scenery appeared perfectly clear in her eyes!
Then she tried to fix her perspective around herself. After a while, she found that she had gained a strange visual ability. She could use her body as the origin point and see everything within a hundred meters to her left, right, up, and down, even things underground, with the Byakugan's penetrative ability!
However, under this kind of vision, the amount of information she received simultaneously was too great, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Afterward, Xiang Yan tested other types of vision, such as Chakra vision or microscopic vision.
After about an hour, Xiang Yan closed her Byakugan again, returning to her original state.
"How is it?" Mugen asked.
Xiang Yan nodded, then said, "Long-distance vision can reach about fifteen kilometers. A 360-degree visual range like a ball can reach a hundred meters. And the Chakra vision and microscopic vision effects are also good. Combined with Mind's Eye of the Kagura, there should be no more deficiencies in reconnaissance."
Mind's Eye of the Kagura can only observe Chakra reactions, but just like Zetsu, it can merge itself with the earth, completely eliminating its own Chakra reaction.
But the Byakugan can perfectly compensate for this drawback. When Mind's Eye of the Kagura and the 360-degree Byakugan are activated simultaneously, as long as something is tangible, it absolutely cannot escape her perception!
At the same time, Obito was staring blankly at himself in the mirror. After a moment, he suddenly jumped up exaggeratedly, his voice and demeanor turning into that of an Uchiha Madara wannabe. He said, chuckling, "Senior, Senior! You guys are really amazing! You can actually start the Great Ninja War with just two people! Why don't you tell me how you did it~~"
Black Zetsu looked at Obito performing and then spat out a word, "Disgusting."
"..." Obito's face turned red, but fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so no one could see it.
He then continued to say in that deep voice, "Only such an extremely contrasting personality will make people doubt my identity. If you can be useful, I wouldn't have bothered with this trouble."
"Hehe," Black Zetsu let out a burst of laughter. "If you can help me collect information everywhere, I don't mind replacing you to monitor that Naruto. And it seems you're enjoying it?"
Obito was silent for a moment, then said again, "Enjoying it? Right now, there's only one thing that can make me enjoy myself. Alright, stop messing with me; I need to go see what those two Uzumaki are up to."
As Obito spoke, a spatial vortex instantly sucked him into Kamui's dimension, and he left the area.
Black Zetsu looked at the place where Obito disappeared and let out another laugh, "If you can still enjoy yourself in the end, that's fine. But Naruto? Heh, just wait and see."
Obito, with the aid of Kamui's dimension, quickly performed short-distance jumps, and soon arrived at the Hidden Rain Village.
According to the original procedure, it should have been Akatsuki personnel who would notify Naruto, and then Naruto would return to the Hidden Rain Village to meet his new partner.
However, the personnel sent out by Akatsuki had never found Naruto's location. Obito didn't want to wait any longer, so he came to find him himself.
And the Hidden Grass Village was where Naruto last appeared.
Obito emerged from Kamui's dimension and quietly arrived at the Elder Hall. This was the core of the Hidden Grass Village. He wanted to find some clues here.
So, he quietly hid beneath the window and raised his head to look inside the room.
Then, he saw seven pairs of eyes staring fixedly at him from the window, unblinking...
This sight left Obito speechless. He didn't know what to say. But before he could speak, the Elders who had been waiting for him spoke first, "Are you the new partner sent by Akatsuki? Never mind, come in first. If you're discovered, we'll just have to treat you as an intruder and kill you."
Obito's eyes, looking at the seven Elders, narrowed slightly. First, he didn't know how he had been discovered. Secondly, the seven people inside... According to them, they were with Nagato and Konan... No! They were not partners! They were Nagato!
Opening the window, Obito climbed in, simultaneously patting his head with a lighthearted tone, "Ah, Deidara and Konan found me hiding again~ Ah, Obito is truly a clumsy child~"
As soon as Obito finished speaking, all seven Elders turned around and stared at him.
Not a word was spoken.
A silent atmosphere began to spread in the room.
Obito's mouth began to twitch...
"Hey! Hurry up and complain! Otherwise, won't I really look like an idiot?!"
"Ahahaha, ahahahaha, everyone is so cold~~" Obito forced himself to continue acting alone, but he felt the pressure on his body growing bigger and bigger! And...
Obito was startled. He actually found a camera in one of the Elders' hands!
The other party had already recorded his current appearance!
"That... what is that in your hand?"
The Elder holding the camera glanced at the item in his hand, then seemed to answer as if in a daze, "Oh, this is bread. Don't mind it. Do you have anything from Akatsuki that you need to convey?"
How can I not mind!! And I'm just acting dumb! I'm not really dumb!!!
Obito somewhat regretted his decision. Why did he have to make himself into a dumb Obito?! Was it still possible to change back now?!
"Oh, Akatsuki, Akatsuki..." Obito still wanted to make some movements that fit his persona, but when he looked at that camera, he instinctively felt that if he continued to act like this, it would absolutely become an absolute black history that he could never erase in his life!
What to do!? Should he continue acting, or just lay down his cards here?
Obito had never imagined that a mere camera would make him face such an difficult choice!
Difficult to choose...
No!
As long as he could realize the Eye of the Moon Plan, never mind pretending to be dumb!
Even if he were truly dumb, so what?!
Goodbye forever! My past self!
Obito made up his mind and immediately continued to wave his hand, saying lightheartedly, "Oh~ Akatsuki just told me to stay by Senior's side all the time~ It's like a high school girl secretly crushing on Senior, ahahaha~"
Silence, spreading...
Obito stammered and continued, "Speaking of, Senior, this is your shadow clone, right? I can't even see a trace of it. Truly worthy of being someone who can start a Great Ninja War."
The Elders didn't admit it, nor did they deny it, but instead talked about other things. "Since you're sent by Akatsuki, then help us contact Akatsuki. Our recent operations need some financial support. You know, Hidden Grass also needs food, and they've consumed too much, so we must raise their treatment to make them fight with peace of mind. Of course, if Hidden Rain needs to provide some manpower, that's fine."
Obito didn't want to pay them, so he continued to pretend to be dumb, "Ah, Akatsuki, Senior, I'm just a new recruit who just joined Akatsuki. No one knows the way, and that kind of thing, just send someone to Hidden Rain Village, right?"
The Elders were annoyed, then said, "I know, then I'll send you. How about it, as a newcomer, are you going to defy your seniors?"
"..."
Obito was sent away on his first day of work.
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