The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 182 Crack

The gloomy sky over Amegakure Village was still shrouded in rain.

Just like Obito's heart, it was gloomy and stifling.

Time flies. After searching for Nagato and Konan for more than a month, Obito and Zetsu discovered a cruel reality.

Nagato is lost.

To be precise, they lost Nagato's position.

There are faint sounds of chaos starting to rise in Amegakure, but Nagato and Konan still haven't appeared.

Still haven't found it?

Obito asked in a deep voice.

Jue's figure popped out from the ground beside them, splitting to the left and right like a pitcher plant.

"No, I don't know what happened, but they must have been deliberately avoiding us."

"Where's Kisame Hoshigaki?" Obito's eyes were deep.

After planning for so long, he was back to square one. He was anxious but helpless.

"I haven't heard from him recently either. He might be in the Water Kingdom. I don't have any tentacles there anymore."

Most White Zetsu are still being trained; they won't be as numerous as they were during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

The number of White Zetsu is also limited; to monitor the entire ninja world is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Just then, the ring on Jue's hand suddenly emitted a wave.

Zetsu was somewhat surprised: "Nagato is calling."

Obito's eyes lit up: "Let's go see what he's saying?"

He is currently playing the role of a prospective member who has not yet stepped into the limelight.

So they didn't get the ring at all and couldn't access the space of the slide body.

Jue used his magic to enter that dim space.

Everyone was there after entering the space: Pain, Konan, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Kisame Hoshigaki.

Payne slowly opened his eyes and scanned everyone below.

"Everyone knows about the Uchiha clan, right?"

The most discussed topic in the ninja world recently is the Uchiha clan's fighting strength.

After all, Chiyo crippled the Raikage in front of everyone.

Kakuzu said in a somber tone:

"The Uchiha clan currently enjoys very high prestige in Konoha. If nothing unexpected happens, Uchiha Chiyo's next step will be to compete for the Hokage position."

Scorpion laughed within the Hiruko:

"The Third Hokage will not relinquish the Hokage position to the Uchiha clan."

"It would be best if they fought each other."

Kakuzu countered, "Now that the Uchiha have seized power at the highest levels, the possibility of another violent coup is slim."

"On the contrary, the Uchiha clan may develop for a period of time before it stirs up trouble again."

"All right."

After Pain spoke, Kakuzu and Sasori also fell silent.

"Kisame, have you tracked down Juzo Biwa?"

Kisame's distinctive voice rang out: "Juzo Biwa has returned to Kirigakure, and the Fourth Mizukage has pardoned his crimes."

"He has been hiding in Kirigakure, and I have been unable to infiltrate and capture him."

Payne said, "In that case, you should withdraw from the Land of Water first and not waste time there."

"I understand," Kisame Hoshigaki replied, perfectly coordinating with Pain.

Payne continued, "The failure of the last operation caused our organization to lose a lot of strength."

"Next, Konan and I will look for funding and new personnel to join us. Amegakure will be temporarily managed by Kakuzu."

"What!?" Kakuzu was immediately shocked. What did that mean?

Should we just dump an entire village on him?

Payne never took back what he said; this wasn't a discussion, it was a notification.

He ignored Kakuzu's surprise and continued:

“Last time, Scorpion saved Xiao Nan, so in terms of resource allocation, he was favored.”

He said this to Kakuzu.

Sasori let out a pleased laugh. Although Pain was powerful, the rewards were plentiful. Saving Konan was definitely the right decision.

"Konan will be returning to Amegakure soon, Kakuzu, go back and wait for her."

Kakuzu pondered for a long time, but still couldn't understand why Pain had entrusted Amegakure to his management.

But he has always liked money and is in charge of finances in the Akatsuki organization.

Amegakure is, after all, a ninja village, and there are still benefits to be gained from it.

Kakuzu then agreed: "I understand, I'll get to Amegakure as soon as possible."

"No one stays. The rest of you are free to do as you please. I will contact you again if there are any missions."

Everyone else agreed, and the image disappeared.

Now all that's left are Pain, Konan, and Zetsu.

Jue asked, "Where did you go?"

Payne sneered and did not give a refusal, his attitude was quite bad.

While Payne was arrogant in the past, he was still manageable to communicate with others; this situation is the first time it has occurred.

Having no idea what was wrong with Payne, he remained silent for a moment.

Xiao Nan then spoke up:

"With the defection of Pipa Juzo, this mission has failed, and our organization's strength has been greatly weakened."

"We need to lie low for a while, accumulate strength, and wait for the right time."

Not all of Akatsuki's money was used to buy explosive tags for Konan.

Some funds are used for organizational development, including recruitment and training of personnel, as well as daily expenses.

Xiao is a loosely organized group. Some tasks involve giving bonuses to members to win them over.

However, these are not the biggest expenses; the biggest expenses are with Obito.

Previously, Nagato and Konan had no idea what the Gedo Mazo was.

Therefore, Obito would keep a portion of the money, claiming it was for maintaining the Gedo Mazo.

In reality, he used all of it to cultivate White Zetsu.

Although White Zetsu existed before, the challenge lies in converting them into combat power.

It requires a lot of resources.

This is also why Obito didn't launch the Fourth Shinobi World War earlier.

"Let Madara find what he wants himself."

Konan's tone revealed her sarcasm towards Obito.

Zetsu has now noticed that Nagato and Konan's attitudes are completely different from before.

It's obvious that Konan went to the Uchiha clan and likely learned something.

"I understand, I will pass it on to him."

Jue also found it troublesome, and after responding, he disappeared from the scene.

Nagato did not stop casting the spell, but instead began to call upon the owner of the "Zhu" ring.

A short while later, Qianyao's shadow appeared here.

He looked around and said, "This is the Illusionary Body Technique. It's just like a holographic projection."

The feeling you get from experiencing it yourself is different from the feeling you get from seeing it.

He looked at Payne: "How are things going with you guys?"

Payne spoke to Chiyo in a completely different tone.

"During this period, I gradually stopped providing energy to the Gedo Statue."

"But my body is still recovering very slowly."

Qian Yao nodded slightly: "Did you pull out the black rod behind you?"

Payne remained silent for a moment, his expression somewhat somber.

Konan said, "Those black rods have already pierced into Nagato's internal organs, and it will be very difficult to remove them. I'd like to see if you have any ideas."

What she didn't say was that just removing the outermost black rod almost cost Nagato his life, which is why she sought help from Chiyo.

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