23Obito and Zetsu were confused!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 23 Obito and Zetsu were confused!
Obito Uchiha shivered and looked around suspiciously, finding no suspicious individuals.
"What's going on? Why do I feel like I've been schemed against?"
Obito took a deep breath, gazed deeply at Rin Nohara's grave once more, and quietly departed.
His purpose in coming this time, besides seeing Rin, was to accomplish something far more important.
"Uchiha, don't blame me. I'm doing this for the world. When the Infinite Tsukuyomi is activated, you will all live again. Rest in peace."
With a cold smile, Obito silently arrived at Root.
"Who's there?"
Danzo, who was working, let out a low cry and looked up with a cold gaze.
Coming towards him was a man wearing a spiral mask.
The newcomer was tall and lanky, without a proper demeanor.
"It's you?"
Danzo put down his pen, stood up, stretched his body, and said faintly, "Why have you come?"
"I heard you failed, so I came to see."
"You came to mock me, didn't you?" Danzo looked at Obito indifferently: "Didn't you say it's easy for your Akatsuki Organization to gather intelligence? Help me gather some."
"What?"
"Do you know why I failed?"
Under Obito's puzzled gaze, Danzo spoke slowly and deliberately.
The more Obito listened, the more something felt off, and he quickly raised his hand: "Wait, you're saying Rasengan?"
"These past few days, I've been pondering it, and it can only be the Rasengan."
"That's not right!"
Obito was stunned.
How could he not know about the Rasengan? That was his teacher's ultimate technique, often used in front of them.
Furthermore, his teacher often regretted that they lacked wind nature, making it impossible to perfectly unleash the power of the Rasengan, which is why he hadn't taught it.
However, that didn't mean they didn't know about the Rasengan.
On the contrary, they were very familiar with it.
"Can the Rasengan be thrown?"
"It couldn't be Jiraiya, could it?"
Obito quickly focused his first suspicion on Jiraiya.
Because in this Ninja World, currently, he was the only one who could use the Rasengan; others simply didn't know it and couldn't learn it.
"Do you think that's possible? Jiraiya is probably still rolling around on some woman's belly right now."
"Then that's strange."
Obito leaned against the wall, stroking his chin, also completely at a loss.
"I understand what you're saying. I'll have someone investigate when I go back. The existence of such a person is also a dangerous bomb for me."
"But right now, we need to rethink our approach."
"I'm already thinking."
Danzo rubbed his temples: "It's just that it's going to be very difficult to get such a good opportunity again!"
Bang!
In a fit of anger, Danzo slammed his hand on the desk: "Damn it, what a good opportunity that was."
Obito's expression was grim.
Yes,
It was such a good opportunity, how could something like this happen?
The worst part was that Konoha Village had such a deeply hidden force that they hadn't noticed at all.
"After I go back, I'll have Zetsu investigate thoroughly."
Obito pondered for a moment, then looked up at the furiously raging Danzo, calmly analyzing: "Now, two forces are in a standoff. You can't act rashly anymore."
Their Akatsuki Organization also needed time, so at this stage, Konoha Village couldn't be thrown into chaos.
Once Konoha Village fell into chaos, the entire Ninja World would be plunged into war.
It wasn't that the Ninja World couldn't have a Fourth Shinobi World War, but now was not the time.
If the Fourth Shinobi World War started now, their Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rain would also be drawn into it, which would be detrimental to their plan.
Perhaps this current state wasn't bad either.
No.
If he didn't contribute, it would be difficult to get Danzo to cooperate in the future.
He had to find a way to trick Danzo.
"I'll go discuss with someone and see if we can weaken the Uchiha Clan's combat power."
Obito said earnestly, then elegantly departed.
Danzo was suspicious, feeling as if he was running away.
...
"Zetsu!"
Not far from Hokage Rock, Obito's voice was cold.
"What do you want? Didn't you go see your sweetheart?"
Zetsu emerged from the ground, looking at Obitostrangely: "What's wrong, did someone dig up your sweetheart's grave?"
"Get lost!"
Obito's face was dark as he asked coldly, "I'm asking you, did you not notice at all the hidden force deep within Konoha Village?"
"Hmm? What did you say?" Zetsu was startled, then laughed: "That's impossible. How could my intelligence be wrong? Absolutely impossible."
"Facts prove that nothing is impossible."
Obito recounted the information he had just received from Danzo.
Zetsu was dumbfounded on the spot.
"This is impossible!"
He was confused.
To be honest, the Five Great Villages had always been his primary targets, so he invested the most effort in them.
Under such circumstances, it was basically impossible for Konoha Village to hide anything from him.
Seriously, he could even find out what kind of underwear the Third Hokage was wearing today if he wanted to investigate.
This was not an exaggeration.
It was just that he wasn't that bored.
But now Obito was telling him that there were still people hidden in Konoha Village, and this matter was somewhat mysterious.
"It seems I've been lax recently."
Zetsu's expression was grim as he said seriously, "Don't worry, I will continue to keep a close eye on Konoha Village and won't miss any clues."
"There's one more thing!"
Rubbing his temples, Obito also calmed down, sat cross-legged on the ground, and said with a frown: "We need to stabilize Danzo."
"The only way to stabilize him is to make the Uchiha Clan pay a price."
"I see that the Uchiha and the Village are already at odds. Why don't we just drag this out? When it's time for us to act, we might be able to bring the Uchiha Clan over to our side."
"You're thinking the same thing as me."
They were confident they could face the entire Ninja World, but the more friends, the better.
The Uchiha were an excellent choice.
They believed that by the time they acted, the Uchiha would already be suffocated by the Village, and that would be the perfect time for them to make their move.
"So, the question is, how do we stabilize Danzo?"
Zetsu and Obito exchanged glances, both frowning.
Too difficult!
...
"Oh, the space has gotten bigger, and what's this?"
Naruto was very open-minded about these things; it wasn't his time to show his strength yet.
He just needed to develop in the shadows for now.
So he was quite at ease.
At this moment, he came to the space again and suddenly found that the space had expanded, and three strange things had grown inside.
These were three trees, oddly shaped and very peculiar.
He walked over, squatted down, and touched one of the trees with his finger. A light burst forth, and a piece of information appeared in his mind:
Transformation Technique! [Growing]
Growth limit: Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits, Seventy-two Earthly Fiends.
Hiss!
Naruto let out a strange cry, almost jumping up.
His entire being was filled with boundless joy.
Oh my god,
This was a direct leap from a tiny supernatural ability to a terrifying existence that could grant immortality and roam the universe.
The immense surprise almost sent Naruto into shock.
Clutching his heart, Naruto suddenly fell silent.
It was indeed 'growing', but this growth rate was not just slow; it was indefinitely far off.
"Tch, what a wasted surprise."
Naruto grinned, unable to suppress it...