Secondly, although he had survived thanks to Zetsu's help, his current state was very poor—even his soul body felt unstable and wavering.
In such a condition, Mōryō could only suppress his anger. After all, even though Obito might still need his assistance later... what if?
As a demonic being, Mōryō was extremely sensitive to negative emotions, so he could vaguely sense Obito's malice toward him—it was just that practical factors kept it suppressed for now.
This time, it really was thanks to his help. Without him, I probably wouldn't be able to converse calmly with you here anymore.
"Hm, so? Because you insisted on playing some cat-and-mouse game alone and dawdled for so long, in the end you failed to capture the Seven-Tails.
You should know that I was the one who volunteered to handle the Seven-Tails back then. Now that the Seven-Tails is gone, how exactly do you expect me to face Nagato afterward?"
Hearing this, Obito just let out an annoyed laugh. Clearly, he had zero interest in the other's gratitude—he wasn't about to let nice words sweep the matter under the rug. What was he thinking?
And honestly, with the Seven-Tails' loss now a done deal, although Obito also regretted not joining the fight earlier to resolve things quickly, dwelling on it now was pointless. He could only use this to pressure Mōryō a bit and make him more obedient in the future to make up for it.
"This time it really was my fault. I'll be more careful in the future. And this time wasn't a complete waste—that guy showed up here with the priestess.
That means they won't stay in the Land of Demons any longer. Before this, as long as she was there, I couldn't retrieve my body. Now that my physical body has been destroyed, this is the perfect chance for me to become whole again.
And once I retrieve my physical body, I can help you collect the tailed beasts much better. For example, the Seven-Tails—next time, I absolutely won't drag things out this long again."
"But isn't this just beneficial for you yourself?" Looking at Mōryō's confident and earnest appearance, Obito couldn't help cursing inwardly—this beast really only ever thought of himself.
Still, though somewhat dissatisfied, Obito didn't show it. After witnessing Furina's earlier performance, he truly needed to further strengthen his own side's power.
This applied not just to Mōryō, but to himself as well.
"Fine then. I'll look forward to you retrieving your body and snatching the Seven-Tails back from Furina once more."
The originally smug Mōryō froze instantly upon hearing Obito's words—which were hard to tell if they were sincere or sarcastic. Only after several seconds of silence in the air did he reply awkwardly:
"If it's that water-playing guy, I feel it still needs long-term planning."
Mōryō: Me fighting Furina? For real?
"Hmph." Seeing Mōryō's momentum weaken, a smile appeared beneath Obito's mask. It seemed that even after retrieving his body, Mōryō still harbored great wariness toward Furina—he probably wouldn't exceed his control.
Although there was no need to worry about Mōryō's issue, Furina had unknowingly become a massive obstacle blocking the Eye of the Moon Plan. Obito even had a premonition.
Just give her a bit more time, and she would become harder to deal with than the combined Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages. And between them, there was absolutely no possibility of negotiation—the Seven-Tails and Nine-Tails were both by her side. What the hell was he supposed to do?
"Forget it. Just report everything here to Nagato and the others exactly as it is. I can't be the only one suffering headaches."
After thinking for a long time, Obito ultimately decided to kick the ball to Nagato. Since the other was the Akatsuki organization's public leader, he should take more responsibility for the tailed beast collection matters.