Naruto : Cruel Rebirth

That day, Kisame did not bring Killer Bee to the agreed-upon location. 

"..." Obito silently left. 

Late at night, in the Akatsuki hideout. 

In the inner room, the candlelight flickered dimly. Sasuke, dressed in black, had white bandages wrapped around his eyes. 

To gain greater eye power, he had transplanted Itachi's eyes. 

"Heh heh heh, I can feel the power constantly flowing out. I'm getting stronger...!" 

Amid the flickering candlelight, Sasuke's wild laughter echoed in the dark room. 

"..." In the corner, Karin hugged her knees, trembling as she felt Sasuke sinking deeper into the dark chakra, causing her to shudder! 

In the outside room, 

Obito silently waited for news. 

The air was heavy, and the flickering candlelight made the tension almost palpable even through the mask. 

Suddenly, the sound of rustling leaves broke the silence, and Black Zetsu returned with a series of bad news. 

"Kisame betrayed us and joined Naruto. The Eight-Tails was taken back by Kumogakure and is on its way back to the village." 

Under the candlelight, the reflection of Obito's mask stretched as his deep voice broke the silence. 

"The most unlikely person to betray us, betrays us, and joins the last person we thought he would join." 

"Only Uchiha's Sharingan can make such an absurd thing happen... and it's that person's Sharingan..." 

"Shisui's right eye, as expected, Naruto has gotten his hands on it." 

"He's done it again, getting ahead of us." 

Black Zetsu spoke up: "What now? We're at an unprecedented disadvantage..." 

White Zetsu said, "But we still have Sasuke, right? He's already transplanted Itachi's eyes and is about to gain even stronger eye power!"

Black Zetsu disagreed, "If only it were that simple…"

Obito added, "Sasuke is currently fixated on getting revenge on Konohagakure. He won't prioritize our plan, and even if he gains new eye powers, it'll be hard to threaten him like we did before…"

White Zetsu then suggested, "But doesn't he have a girl who's in love with him? We could use her to threaten Sasuke…"

Black Zetsu rebutted, "You just said she's 'in love with him.' And given Sasuke's current cold-blooded nature, he might even kill her himself!" 

White Zetsu, still thinking simply, said, "Then let her have a child with Sasuke. We can use that child to threaten him. Even Sasuke, no matter how cold-hearted, wouldn't let his own flesh and blood die, right…"

"…" Black Zetsu was speechless.

"Are you done?" Obito said coldly.

White_Zetsu awkwardly replied, "Ah, I was just joking. I saw you in a bad mood, and I wanted to cheer you up. This kind of thing is really better left to Tobi…"

After a brief awkward moment, the atmosphere turned tense again. 

Obito's gaze darkened. "Since Naruto started acting out of character, we've been at a disadvantage. The Moon's Eye Plan hasn't made any real progress for a long time…"

"The Eight-Tails, the Nine-Tails, the Rinnegan… The remaining three key elements to resurrect the Ten-Tails, two of which are already in Naruto's hands."

"He's also gained the dangerous eye power 'Tsukiyomi'."

"To deal with Naruto now, we need to firmly control the Eight-Tails!"

White Zetsu said seriously, "But our two attempts against the Eight-Tails have failed, and we lost Kisame. Who should we send this time? Should we try convincing Sasuke to finish the job? Or… find someone else?" 

Chak! The hole in Obito's spiral mask glowed with the Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan, crackling with bloodshot veins.

"I'll go myself."

He stood up and walked toward the exit with slow but steady steps.

Watching him leave, White_Zetsu remarked, "It's been a long time since I've felt such a sharp killing intent from Obito, not since the fight with the Kirigakure ninja. Looks like he's really angry this time…"

Black Zetsu said grimly, "If it's like last time, he might accidentally kill the Eight-Tails. If that happens, everything will fall apart. We should have someone keep an eye on him…" 

"That's a lot that's happened while I've been gone…" A carefree voice suddenly spoke, and a white figure with a curled face appeared.

White_Zetsu perked up, "Oh~ You're finally back, Tobi!"

Black_Zetsu frowned, "You stink. Did you just come from some filthy restroom? By the way, did you hear everything we were saying?"

"I heard it. He wants to go capture the Eight-Tails by himself, but he's in a bad mood and might accidentally kill it…" Tobi's carefree expression turned serious. "So, I'll be going with him."

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