Obito was not a foolish man either.
Under the current circumstances, with such a significant information gap, he naturally wouldn't continue to do anything to Kyo.
After all, on the surface, Kyo could now be considered an indispensable and powerful combat force within the Akatsuki.
He might even play a significant role in future Tailed Beast Capture Plans.
Therefore,
After hearing Konan's account,
Obito decided to temporarily set aside his suspicions and biases and focus on his own grand schemes.
Pain and Konan, after discussing it,
Decided to follow the masked man's orders and continue with their previous recruitment plan to expand Akatsuki's manpower.
To prepare for the official commencement of the Tailed Beast Plan.
...
Time flew by.
Unknowingly, several months passed in a flash.
The Akatsuki organization gained two more new members.
The first was named Fujii, hailing from some small country. Although tall and burly, he had the generic face of a middle-aged man.
The other was named Biwa Juzo, who defected due to dissatisfaction with Kirigakure's tyranny and subsequently joined Akatsuki.
Objectively speaking,
Neither of these two possessed Kage-level strength.
The only reason they could join Akatsuki was because the organization was currently short-handed.
After all, they couldn't rely solely on Kakuzu working odd jobs to earn money for the organization, right?
Therefore, the purpose of recruiting them from the start was for them to take on various mercenary or war missions and collect funds.
However, Kyo, who knew the direction of the plot, understood that these two would likely die before long and be replaced by others.
So, he couldn't be bothered to deal with them.
"Come to think of it,"
'Now that even Biwa Juzo from Kirigakure has joined, Uchiha Itachi should be joining soon too...'
Kyo thought to himself.
He recalled that in the original work, Itachi's first partner after joining Akatsuki was this man wielding the Kubikiribocho.
And now, Juzo had already been a member for a month.
Logically,
Itachi's joining shouldn't be far off.
Kyo pondered this as he walked through the streets of Amegakure.
The reason he was thinking about this was certainly not for the trivial reason of "simply wanting to meet Uchiha Itachi".
After all, he wasn't a fencing enthusiast.
It was because,
Just the night before last, a brand new main mission had suddenly appeared in his system—
The Uchiha Clan's Massacre Night!
That's right, it wasn't a daily 'side mission'.
It was of the same nature as the earlier "Join any organization" mission… a Main Quest designated by the system!
As everyone knows,
The importance of a system's main quest far outweighs that of side quests. Completing one is guaranteed to yield extremely generous rewards.
The Hollowfication Power of the Shinigami he obtained when he first joined Akatsuki was the best example.
Therefore, Kyo naturally wouldn't miss out on this kind of mission.
Now, he eagerly awaited the system notification sound every day.
"System, open the status panel."
[Ding.]
A crisp prompt sounded, and instantly, a translucent, water-blue interface unfolded before his eyes.
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[Hollow King System]
[Host: Kyo]
[Spiritual Pressure: LV.4 (Intermediate)]
[Zanpakuto: Shinso (100%)]
[Swordsmanship: Proficient]
[Hand-to-Hand Combat: Proficient]
[Shunpo: Excellent]
[Kido: Excellent]
[Items: Shihakusho (Akatsuki Ver.); Portable Gigai; Recovery Medicine]
[Other Skills: Hollowfication (LV.1); Garganta (LV.1); Spiritual Pressure Perception (LV.4); Secret Art: Senriotsurushi (LV.3)]
[Current Main Quest:]
[Participate in the Major Event · Uchiha Clan Massacre Night (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown!]
[Main Quest Branch Missions:]
[Read the Naka Shrine's Stele once (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Experience a Sharingan's Genjutsu once (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Dispel/Counter a Sharingan's Genjutsu once (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Experience a Mangekyo Sharingan's Dojutsu once (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Collect 1 pair of Uchiha Sharingan (0/1), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Collect 5 pairs of Uchiha Sharingan (0/5), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
[Collect 10 pairs of Uchiha Sharingan (0/10), Incomplete, Reward Unknown.]
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Looking at this long list of missions, from top to bottom on the system interface,
A smile of anticipation spread across Kyo's face.
The eve of the Massacre Night,
The beginning of trouble-making!