Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 421 The Movements of Organization Zero

After saying that, he also looked at the fingers that held the characters for "North" and "Three".

However, the "North" that Obito Uchiha mentioned didn't seem to care much about him.

"Since there's a new person, why not just give me a different partner? I'm already getting tired of this lunatic!"

"San," who was called "madman" by "Bei," didn't seem to care much about his partner calling him that, and replied in a flat and perfunctory tone.

"It doesn't matter. If you're not satisfied with this body, just kill it."

Beneath these seemingly plain words lies a deep disdain for the "North".

"Do you think I wouldn't dare? Back in my day..."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Obito, feeling a bit of a headache, quickly interrupted their conversation with a stern voice.

"The matter of Bai's partnership is settled!"

After speaking, Obito seemed to realize that his tone had been a bit inappropriate, so he straightened his collar before continuing.

"In addition, there is a newcomer."

"Kong, this new recruit is someone you know. You and Yu will be in charge of recruiting him."

The two who were originally watching the show turned their attention to Uchiha Obito when they heard that they also had a mission.

"Acquaintances? I don't know many people. Those whose strength is valued by the leader are unlikely to join us, right?"

At this point, Kong unconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, causing Yu to turn her head away slightly in disgust.

Okay, the so-called "Void" is none other than Orochimaru, who has not long since defected from Konoha.

After the battle with Kirigakure, Orochimaru was utterly disappointed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision to surrender.

After the war, when Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the village, he was criticized for leaving the battlefield without permission.

This made Orochimaru truly realize...

Compared to his own pursuits, how ridiculous are the so-called Hokage and the village?

This time, Orochimaru didn't even wait for Minato Namikaze to officially take over as Hokage before choosing to leave Konoha.

At first, the people of Konoha did not realize that Orochimaru's departure was a true defection.

After all, Tsunade and Jiraiya, two of the legendary Sannin, also left Konoha without permission as the war gradually came to an end.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, the teacher, couldn't stop his disciple from leaving.

But after Minato Namikaze took over as Hokage...

During a raid, several experimental bases abandoned by Orochimaru were discovered.

It included a large number of human experiments, and many of the corpses were even missing persons from Konoha.

Since then, Orochimaru's departure has been officially defined by Konoha as defection.

Black Zetsu, who had been monitoring the entire ninja world, took the opportunity to suggest to Obito that Orochimaru be recruited into his own organization, "Zero".

Of course, Orochimaru also got a beating during the process.

Even with Orochimaru's strength, he was powerless against Obito Uchiha, who possessed both the Kamui Sharingan and the Rinnegan.

However, Orochimaru also had his own ulterior motives for joining the Zero organization.

However, upon hearing Obito say that the newly recruited members were actually acquaintances of his, Orochimaru became slightly more interested.

"The positions for the new recruits will be given to you later. As for who they will be, you'll find out when you meet them."

"Well, the leader still really likes to maintain an air of mystery."

Faced with Orochimaru's teasing, Obito Uchiha's veins throbbed beneath his mask.

However, upon further reflection, it was precisely this sense of mystery that led the once high and mighty Sannin to choose to work for him.

Obito quickly regained his composure and calmly looked at Orochimaru's phantom.

"Go and carry out your mission; that's what you should be doing."

After saying this, Obito Uchiha continued to survey the others present, his pale purple Rinnegan radiating a terrifying light.

Seeing that no one had any further objections, Obito simply adjourned the meeting and cut off the communication of the "Illusionary Body Technique".

Only after the last phantom disappeared from the Gedo Mazo's finger did he turn around and look at Black Zetsu beside him again.

"Has the position of the last member you mentioned been confirmed?"

Seeing Obito ask him a question, Black Zetsu shrugged helplessly.

"Not yet. Although I found the location of the seal in Konoha's database, it's been too long and the records aren't very detailed, so whether we can find it is still unknown."

Hearing that even Black Zetsu, who had always been invincible in terms of intelligence, was unsure whether he could find it, Obito Uchiha could only shake his head helplessly.

"Let's find another backup. Once we have all the people, we'll start the operation. We can't keep waiting because of just one person."

"I'll try my best. Our current base location makes communication with other White Zetsu quite inconvenient. Finding a suitable replacement isn't that simple either."

Obito Uchiha was also aware of the problem that Black Zetsu was referring to.

But now he doesn't know whether it's Konoha or some other force that has the means to search for White Zetsu across the entire ninja world.

Some time ago, White Zetsu who were out gathering intelligence would mysteriously disappear from time to time.

It's even more troublesome than that frog in the Hidden Mist.

Just in case, they had no choice but to move the base to this secluded location.

Now that we're safe, it's become much more difficult to communicate with others and gather intelligence.

"Then let's proceed simultaneously. As for the White Zetsu issue..."

"Didn't Orochimaru say that there's a Wood Release test subject in Konoha who underwent his modifications? Let's find a chance to bring him back."

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu simply nodded slightly, and his body gradually sank into the ground.

However, just after his lower body had sunk into the ground, he suddenly stopped and reminded Uchiha Obito.

"The Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Leaf Village, and the Hidden Sand Village will be holding a joint Chunin Exam soon, and the location will still be Uzushima Island."

"It's estimated that all three villages will experience a temporary period of vulnerability. Should we..."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook his head slowly.

"Let's focus on recruiting new members first. If we reveal our purpose too early, that bastard Kirigakure will probably target us again, and then we probably won't have time to recruit new people."

"Should we consider Xiao's side?"

"Forget it. Yahiko is now the leader of Amegakure. The Land of Rain's interactions with the other major powers are too frequent. If we're not careful, we could be exposed prematurely. Akatsuki without Nagato isn't worth doing this."

Seeing this, Black Zetsu stopped trying to persuade him and sank down again, preparing to contact the other members who had been assigned tasks.

Finally, inside the enormous cave.

Only Obito Uchiha remained, sitting alone on the finger of the Gedo Mazo.

One leg dangled down and swung slightly, while the other leg was curled up in front of him, making his figure appear slightly hunched.

The purple Rinnegan exposed by the mask stared blankly at the golem's nine tightly closed eyeballs.

"Lin, it'll be soon. Just wait a little longer; this despairing, fake world will soon disappear."

A peaceful world without war is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)