Chapter 36: Obito's Decision
"You guy, why are you always thinking about money every single day?"
Inside the Anbu rest area, Kakashi, who had already changed his clothes, rarely gave a dead-fish eye look at Hyuga Makoto beside him.
Perhaps due to their time spent together recently and his performance during these two missions, Kakashi was becoming more and more relaxed around Hyuga Makoto.
However, like Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was truly speechless at Hyuga Makoto's money-grubbing behavior.
"Your Hyuga Clan shouldn't be short on money, right?"
"Yeah, and you just got thirty-five million Ryo last time."
Yamato nodded along from the side, and even Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but look over curiously.
"Thirty-five million Ryo, that's no small sum..."
"Tch, you're the young clan head of the Uchiha, you've never lacked money since you were a kid. What do you know?"
Hyuga Makoto had also finished changing, and he let out a helpless sigh.
"Thirty-five million Ryo is only about the bounty of one Senior Asuma..."
"Eh? Senior Asuma's bounty doesn't seem to be that high, does it?"
Yamato couldn't help but rub his chin upon hearing this, while Kakashi's eyelids twitched as he listened.
"No, what kind of things are you paying attention to every day?"
"After all, I'm from the branch family. I've had too many hard days, so I definitely need money."
Hyuga Makoto shrugged and said as if it were a matter of course.
"Things like buying a house later, getting furniture, getting married and having kids, and so on—don't all of those require money?"
"That seems to make some sense..."
Kakashi nodded with some difficulty; he didn't know how to respond to Hyuga Makoto's reasoning.
After all, things like marriage and children were somewhat outside his area of expertise.
"Does it really cost that much money?"
Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but murmur; he really had no concept of such things. Yamato, on the other hand, scratched his head.
"It seems being alone is better after all..."
"..."
This time it was Hyuga Makoto's turn to roll his eyes. He suddenly realized that the three people around him were all confirmed bachelors!
In any case, he didn't remember Yamato or Kakashi ever having kids. As for Uchiha Itachi...
That was a ruthless man who either killed his lover with his own hands or let Uchiha Obito do it!
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back first."
Too lazy to think about those things, Hyuga Makoto stood up and stretched slightly, then couldn't help but complain.
"I hope the next mission can be easier. I don't want to keep running into those guys."
"..."
Kakashi's dead-fish eyes glared at Hyuga Makoto again. He always felt like this guy's words had a double meaning.
But he really felt that before the next mission, he should drag Hyuga Makoto to burn some incense!
So unlucky...
To the point where he couldn't even tell if it was his own problem or Hyuga Makoto's.
But bad luck aside, it seemed that since Hyuga Makoto joined, they had returned successfully every single time...
"Then I'll take my leave first."
Hyuga Makoto had no idea what Kakashi was thinking. He said goodbye and left the Anbu base directly.
His mood could be described as very good right now; this operation could be said to have gone very smoothly!
"That guy Sasori, in making Puppets, actually preserved the vitality of the Sharingan. That technique is really something..."
Actually, thinking about it, Sasori had turned himself into a Puppet. If he didn't have 'eyes', how would he observe his surroundings?
That was probably why all his Puppets retained their 'eyes'...
"And the feedback from the moon has also given me a sufficient understanding of the application of many techniques!"
Although the Chakra from the moon's Tenseigan had been disconnected, the knowledge gained from this connection remained in his mind.
Whether it was the application of Yin Release and Yang Release, or abilities similar to Shinra Tensei and flight, he now had a clear understanding.
"I can even try to condense Chakra Balls myself..."
Chakra Balls would really provide a huge boost to his combat strength, especially when combined with the power of the Tenseigan—it would be terrifying!
Most importantly, the Chakra Balls could distinguish his fighting style, which would allow him to better obscure his identity.
"I wonder what Black Zetsu will think..."
Hyuga Makoto rubbed his chin. He was actually quite curious about Black Zetsu's reaction.
That guy would go to any lengths to save his mother!
"Now that I've actively appeared, will he start collecting the Tailed Beasts ahead of schedule?"
But as soon as this thought appeared, Hyuga Makoto shook his head.
The Gedo Statue had been treated quite badly by Uchiha Madara and now required Nagato to supply it with Chakra; even if he wanted to, he couldn't do it yet.
"Most likely, he'll investigate my identity. Then I'll have some fun playing with him, or rather, playing him..."
Hyuga Makoto had a bit of a mischievous smile in his heart, but he didn't think about it further.
He planned to go back quickly and use the portion of Yin Release he got from Kakashi, and he also had to give the Sharingan he obtained to that guy Shisui.
"Bastard, it really is you!"
However, at that moment, Hyuga Makoto suddenly heard a voice from behind.
This made him turn his head in confusion, and his expression instantly became a bit awkward.
Not far away, Naruto was staring at him with a pair of resentful eyes...
...
"To think such a thing would happen."
Inside the Hidden Mist Village, Uchiha Obito listened to Black Zetsu's report with a furrowed brow.
He had been staying in the Hidden Mist during this time; after all, he was the one who had single-handedly thrown the Village into chaos.
However, the death of that man Ao had brought some more unrest to the Hidden Mist, and more people were starting to question his decisions.
Even if he didn't care at all, he didn't want the Fourth Mizukage to fall so quickly. Only then could he better destroy this Village!
But hearing such news now was truly giving him a headache.
He still knew Orochimaru and Sasori; after all, one was a fellow villager who almost became the Hokage, and the other almost became the Kazekage.
Yet these two were actually defeated by a mysterious guy, and they even had to pay a significant price to escape?
"Do we know who did it?"
"Not sure, Obito. That guy is too terrifying."
White Zetsu shook his head with his large eyes blinking, but this made Obito dissatisfied.
"I've said it before, I am Uchiha Madara now! And weren't you following Orochimaru? How did you not find out anything?"
"You can't blame him. If his Clones had moved even a little slower, we wouldn't have been able to get any information at all."
Black Zetsu glanced at the pitiful White Zetsu before finally speaking helplessly.
"However, that guy's abilities are very peculiar. He seems to have abilities similar to the Rinnegan."
"Rinnegan..."
Black Zetsu knew how to hit the main point. This one sentence immediately made Obito's brow furrow even tighter.
"Can you be sure? If it really is those eyes, then will they..."
"I can't be sure. Even Orochimaru and Sasori didn't see his eyes clearly."
Black Zetsu shook his head, but he knew Obito was about to take the bait.
"But he definitely possesses abilities similar to Shinra Tensei. Moreover, he mentioned something about 'Asura's Chakra' before attacking. I think we must take this seriously!"
"Similar abilities? Asura's Chakra?"
Obito murmured. He didn't understand what 'Asura's Chakra' was, but for someone to attack just for this mysterious Chakra...
He didn't even dare to think about what they might do in the future!
Especially since this Mysterious Person also possessed Rinnegan-like abilities, it really made it hard for him to feel at ease.
"We definitely need to investigate this guy thoroughly!"
Obito's voice became firm as he looked at Black Zetsu and said,
"I'll leave this to you. No matter what, you must find some clues!"
"I understand."
Black Zetsu nodded, feeling a bit relieved in his heart.
As long as Obito was willing to focus on this guy, he would have more room to prepare.
"Clues, huh? It seems I know a little bit."
However, at that moment, White Zetsu spoke up with a grin.
"Actually, we weren't the only ones who saw him. Orochimaru and Sasori were fighting Konoha Ninjas at the time."
"Hmph, Konoha..."
Hearing 'Konoha', Obito's eyes instantly became a bit disdainful.
"And it was Konoha's Anbu."
But White Zetsu didn't care at all and continued to chuckle.
"The team leader was Kakashi, and Uchiha Itachi was also in there."
Hearing these words, Obito suddenly froze.
His gaze also became somewhat flickering, as if he were thinking about something...
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