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But he still had to pretend a little.

He couldn't show how eager he was to launch Black Zetsu to the moon.

So Obito appeared calm.

"This is the launch device I stole."

"There are two in total," Obito said. "They can send you there and bring you back."

Of course, there was something wrong with at least one of the devices. Obito could let Black Zetsu inspect them and confirm there were no problems, but by the time it tried to fly to the moon, it would realize it had been tricked.

Still, he couldn't let that on.

So Obito worked hard to control his facial expression.

"…" Black Zetsu.

"Let's test it," said Black Zetsu.

"No problem," Obito nodded. "But are you sure? If there's an error and it misfires, you might die."

Die?

It couldn't fly, nor did it have the power of its two brothers, but it was still of the Ōtsutsuki clan.

And one of the Ōtsutsuki traits was… they don't die easily.

But since Obito said that…

"In that case…"

Black Zetsu said, "How about you try it first, Obito?"

"…" Obito.

!!!

Obito just wanted to fool Black Zetsu quickly, so he had deliberately said something emotional to cover up his true intentions.

But…

Black Zetsu was ruthless too.

Obito had the Mangekyō Sharingan, but using Izanagi would blind him.

And currently, he was using one original eye and another "more practical" one.

So he didn't want to lose either of them.

Obviously…

Obito still didn't know that Danzo had already successfully embedded Sharingan into his arm.

So Obito was still obediently placing eyes in his eye sockets like a normal person.

"How about using Pain instead? He's technically a corpse," Obito suggested.

"Agreed," Black Zetsu nodded.

So, the two "trustworthy employees" of the Akatsuki headed to Amegakure to look for their leader—Pain.

Pain.

The Six Paths of Pain were actually six corpses controlled via the Rinnegan.

This was a special ability of the Rinnegan. Some of these details had even been told to Nagato by Obito and Black Zetsu.

After all, although Nagato thought the Rinnegan belonged to him, he was not its original owner.

So…

In some sense, Nagato was quite pitiful.

But in another sense, he'd hit the jackpot.

Because if he were just an ordinary Uzumaki, his talent and growth would never have reached this level.

The leader of Akatsuki.

Stronger than Kage-level. Possesses the Rinnegan—the same as the Sage of Six Paths.

And he gave off a tragic yet powerful aura.

That was Pain.

Knock knock——

Pain's room was knocked on.

"I am Pain. I am a god," he said coldly.

But when Nagato embodied Pain and said "I am a god," he didn't mean he was strong—he meant he had experienced pain, extreme pain, and thus saw himself as godlike.

To Obito…

Nagato was just mentally unstable.

To Black Zetsu…

Pain had nothing to do with it. Its job was only to fool Obito. However Obito tricked Nagato was his own problem.

Still, Nagato was just a poor guy who didn't know the truth.

But even thinking that, Black Zetsu didn't say it out loud.

"You two came to me at the same time?"

"…" Pain looked at Obito and Black Zetsu.

"We discovered a special projection device while searching for relics of the Sage of Six Paths."

"Oh? The Sage of Six Paths?"

Pain stood up immediately.

"What kind of ninja tool?"

Nagato, a.k.a. Pain, had been told by Jiraiya when he was younger that he had the same eyes as the Sage of Six Paths.

He was destined for greatness.

So naturally, anything related to the Sage of Six Paths had his full attention.

"Yes," said Obito, disguised as Tobi. "But the tool hasn't been tested yet. It might be fatal."

"…" Pain. "Fatal?"

"Right. Since it's a projection device and we can't confirm the exact distance yet—but considering it's from the Sage, it might be capable of launching someone to the moon."

To… the moon?

You mean, literally the moon?

"…" Pain.

"…" Pain.

Ordinary shinobi couldn't fly. Even as Tendo (Heavenly Path) Pain, despite the "heaven" in his title, he couldn't truly fly—just hover using repulsive force.

But…

Now, here was a tool that could launch someone to the moon.

"…"

"…" Black Zetsu stood silently as Obito's background prop, not saying a word.

It simply watched calmly as Obito continued his con job.

"I'll think about it,"

Pain said. "If needed, I'll send out the Animal Path."

Among the Six Paths, he was the Deva Path himself, and there were also the Human Path, Preta Path, Naraka Path, Asura Path, and Animal Path.

But since he controlled them…

Using himself as a test subject was a bit risky.

However, if the test succeeded and he could directly launch this fake Uchiha Madara to the moon, then he and Konan wouldn't have to worry anymore.

So…

It was worth a shot.

Even if it meant sacrificing one of the other five bodies, he would try.

Nagato made up his mind.

"…"

"That's fine," Pain said.

"But I'll need half a day to prepare."

"No problem."

"Then we'll test it tonight. The moon will be out by then," Obito said.

"Alright," said Pain.

Although Pain was the one who said it, in truth it was Nagato who needed time to consult with Konan about it.

If this device could get rid of that so-called Uchiha Madara, then Konan's explosive tag plan might no longer be necessary.

"…" Black Zetsu.

"…" Black Zetsu.

"…" Black Zetsu was speechless.

Stupid Obito. Look at how hesitant Pain was—he might just use this thing to launch you to the moon in the future!

But by then, the moon might not even exist anymore—and Lady Kaguya will have already been revived.

So, you lucked out, Obito.

Your con game with Nagato is really lacking.

Black Zetsu thought this to itself.

But on the outside, it remained expressionless.

So the three parties all waited for the moon to rise.

Meanwhile, back in the chat group...

Even though Black Zetsu had gone offline, Jiraiya's embarrassment wasn't over.

[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: So that's it—you wrote those books to help Tsunade pay off her debts, huh?

[Pervy Sage]: Ugh…

[Pervy Sage]: Also, Lord First, Icha Icha Paradise really isn't as bad as people say. It's not that kind of indecent material.

[Tobirama]: …

[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Well, in any case, thank you for helping Tsunade. She learned from me when she was young… and somehow turned out like that.

[Tobirama]: …

[Tobirama]: Just stop, big brother.