Chapter 148 » Obito: Go to Konoha and Steal the S-rank Kinjutsu Edo Tensei! Orochimaru: ???
Pain and Konan fixed their gaze on Obito. If he had no solution, they would have no choice but to sever their cooperative relationship with him.
This matter was non-negotiable. After all, their cooperation was merely a relationship of mutual exploitation. If anything went wrong, the partnership would naturally come to an end.
"Don't worry about this matter. You don't need to be concerned. Just focus on completing all the tasks you're supposed to do. That's all." Obito said, his face expressionless behind his mask. He then instructed coldly, "Alright, let's start preparing to seal the Eight-Tails. After the sealing is complete—"
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"—we'll immediately go to capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. The One-Tail has already been assigned to Sasori of the Red Sand and Kakuzu. After we've captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, we'll go after the Seven-Tails. Black Zetsu has already gathered all the information and data on them." Obito slowly clenched his fist, "Everything is under control."
Hearing this, Pain and Konan nodded slightly.
Afterwards, everyone left this place and arrived at the underground plaza chamber of the Akatsuki base.
Summoning Jutsu — Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
Pain wasted no time. He immediately performed the Summoning Jutsu, calling forth the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals!
The Demonic Statue slowly opened its massive, blood-red mouth. Strands of purple spectral light began to emerge continuously. Finally, they enveloped Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!
Killer B's body involuntarily floated up. Streams of Tailed Beast chakra began to pour out from his body. Gradually, it was all absorbed into the Demonic Statue!
A cold glint flashed continuously in Obito's eyes. While sealing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he pondered his previous concerns.
From the current outlook, it seemed the situation had exceeded his control. He no longer had any means to deal with Yusuke. At present, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki were all in his hands.
If Obito wanted to revive the Demonic Statue and fully resurrect the Ten-Tails, he would have to directly confront the most terrifying ninja of this time!
Regarding the Nine-Tails chakra, he still had a slightly easier way to handle it.
According to the information Black Zetsu had gathered, in the Fire Temple of the Land of Fire, there was a monk who possessed a small amount of Nine-Tails chakra. That monk had already been captured by Obito and sealed within his Kamui dimension.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to use this inferior Nine-Tails chakra.
Could it be... Did he really need to revive Madara Uchiha?
Obito took a deep look at Pain across from him.
If he were to fully resurrect Madara, he would completely lose all control! Was there any way to revive him, but not let him fully revive? Revived, but not completely revived?
He furrowed his brows, deep in thought.
After the Tailed Beast sealing was complete, he left this place.
Comparatively speaking, it would be better to go check on Orochimaru's research results.
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In a dark underground base in the Land of Rain, Orochimaru was busy working in front of several containers. Behind him, Kabuto assisted continuously.
"Splendid!" Orochimaru exclaimed, his face filled with an expression of pure enjoyment as he gazed at the cultivation tank before him.
He never would have imagined that right after joining the Akatsuki, the masked man who called himself "Madara Uchiha" would give him such a great gift!
And this gift was White Zetsu cells — power from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path! It could even be said that White Zetsu's body contained, to varying degrees, cells from the Demonic Statue itself.
These highly active cells, if cultivated well and combined with Hashirama's cells, might allow him to truly achieve genuine immortality!
Immortality!
"Splendid!!!" Orochimaru laughed ecstatically once again.
Behind him, Kabuto couldn't help but shudder at his master's expression.
'Indeed, Lord Orochimaru's mental state is a bit abnormal,' He thought, sighing softly before immediately returning his focus to the experiment at hand.
Comparatively speaking, Kabuto's scientific talent was no less than Orochimaru's. In fact, he had the potential to surpass his master!
"What's going on? What could make you so excited?"
At that moment, a ghostly figure slowly emerged from a swirling vortex. Obito had appeared behind Orochimaru, catching a glimpse of his ecstatic expression.
The Snake Man slightly tempered his smile, then glanced sideways.
"Has the Eight-Tails been captured?"
"It's done." Obito nodded, narrowing his eyes.
"So, do you need something from me?" Orochimaru tilted his head.
He knew this man wouldn't visit without reason — he undoubtedly had a request.
"If you're inquiring about fully merging the Senju and Uchiha clan powers, that will require more time." Orochimaru mused after a moment's consideration.
"It's not about that." Obito said, lowering his gaze, "Orochimaru, how would you rate your escape jutsu?"
Orochimaru was taken aback. He couldn't fathom why the masked man would pose such a question.
"Let me rephrase." Obito continued gravely, "Suppose you encountered Yusuke Kamizuki — or rather, didn't confront him directly. Could you evade his grasp? After all, my intelligence suggests you've had several encounters with him. Each time, you predicted the impending danger and prepared escape routes beforehand."
Orochimaru shrugged. "While it's not something to boast about, it's true. So, what do you want me to infiltrate Konoha for?"
He was no fool. The masked man's question clearly implied he wanted Orochimaru to return to the Leaf Village.
Curiosity piqued him. What could necessitate infiltrating Konoha at this juncture?
Obito took a deep breath. Dealing with intelligent people is indeed this straightforward.
"I need you to steal something from the Leaf."
"What is it?" Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly.
"A forbidden jutsu invented by the Second Hokage — the S-rank Kinjutsu Edo Tensei." Obito's eyes gleamed with excitement!
This forbidden jutsu was naturally inaccessible to ordinary ninja. In fact, most had never even heard of it. However, Obito had known about this forbidden jutsu for a long time.
At the time, he thought he had no need for such a technique. But now, he had to admit: without Madara Uchiha's power, it would be truly difficult to carry out all of their plans.
"What?" Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.
"I know, Orochimaru. This mission is extremely difficult. But I believe you can do it! Once you accomplish it, I can provide you with more Demonic Statue cells for research." Obito said slowly.
Suddenly, Orochimaru let out a hoarse laugh.
"So... That's what this is about?"
Obito was taken aback by these words. Then, he saw Orochimaru slowly raise his head.
Opening his mouth, a slimy scroll emerged slowly from his throat.
"I've copied almost every Kinjutsu from Konohagakure." Orochimaru boasted, "As for the Edo Tensei you mentioned, I didn't just copy it — I've completely improved it! I can now perform the Edo Tensei jutsu anytime, anywhere!" He let out a hoarse laugh.
Obito's eyes widened behind his mask, his heart surging with elation.
Indeed, recruiting Orochimaru into the Akatsuki had been his most astute decision yet.
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