Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

"Sharingan?"

Sasori stared expressionlessly at Obito Uchiha. To be honest, the moment he saw those scarlet eyes, he felt a bit like he was having PTSD. The thought of turning around and running away surged through his mind, but thankfully, his puppet-like body perfectly concealed the turmoil in his heart.

When Obito Uchiha walked up alone,

He noticed the swirling mask and the black trench coat embroidered with red clouds, clearly not Konoha's ANBU equipment. He also didn't sense any killing intent from Uchiha Obito. Most importantly, he sensed something lurking in the shadows and realized that the person might not be Konoha's pursuers, which temporarily suppressed his urge to make a strategic retreat.

"who are you?"

"Uchiha... Obito."

Obito Uchiha revealed his real name.

Nowadays, it would be shameful to flaunt the name of Uchiha Madara in public.

"Uchiha Obito?"

A human-like question surfaced in Sasori's eyes. He had never heard of this name. It wasn't that he was ignorant, but the Uchiha clan alone had dozens of Jonin. Unless one was an expert in the intelligence industry, who could remember which experts the Uchiha clan had? Most people only knew a few names such as "Flame Demon" and "Body Flicker," let alone Obito Uchiha, this 'dead man'.

"Names are not important."

Obito Uchiha didn't want to get bogged down in this unpleasant topic. "All you need to know is that I am an enemy of Konoha, Sasori of the Red Sand. I've come to you hoping you'll join our organization and work together to deal with Konoha."

He extended an invitation to Sasori in his capacity as a member of the Akatsuki organization.

This was also one of the conditions under which Payne 'forgave' him.

Now that Madara Uchiha's facade has been exposed, he should stop acting suspiciously and instead join the Akatsuki organization and act as a member from now on. That's why he's wearing the Akatsuki's uniform.

"Konoha's enemies? An organization?"

The scorpion's pupils contracted.

That's interesting!

Where do these guys get the courage to be enemies with Konoha?

“We contacted you five years ago.”

Obito Uchiha stared at Sasori with his crimson single eye. "However, we searched the entire ninja world but couldn't find you. But I was lucky; not long ago, an informant discovered that you left Konoha... Speaking of which, I want to ask why a rogue ninja from Sunagakure would leave Konoha? Your answer will determine whether you join our organization or say goodbye to this world here."

"Were you behind the attack on Konoha?"

"We just gave it a little push."

"Uchiha Obito... that white humanoid figure hidden underground, is it also part of your organization?"

"Hmm? You can sense the presence of White Zetsu?"

Obito Uchiha's eyes widened in surprise.

Beside him, a white Zetsu silently emerged from below, standing beside Obito Uchiha, looking at Sasori with a look of astonishment.

This white Zetsu is responsible for tracking and monitoring scorpions.

If it weren't for this White Zetsu, Obito Uchiha wouldn't have been able to locate Sasori so quickly and accurately.

"Wait... why do you have White Zetsu chakra on you?" At this moment, Obito Uchiha used the Sharingan's perception to its fullest extent and noticed the well-hidden chakra fluctuations on Sasori's body that were almost identical to those of White Zetsu.

"Because for the past five years, I've been studying a corpse that's almost indistinguishable from the humanoid thing next to you."

Scorpion stared at the living, breathing White Zetsu.

They immediately realized that these guys were definitely not from Konoha.

The corpses he was studying were probably spoils of war obtained by Uchiha Munen after fighting these guys.

"I have to say that Dong XZ's ability to hide his whereabouts is outstanding. Even after more than five years of research, he has not developed a useful anti-tracking technology. I had not discovered him before, but he got too close just now, and I noticed a trace of him."

Scorpion looked White Zetsu up and down.

His eyes were filled with a restless desire to dissect.

Not only were the White Zetsu he had studied over the past five years dead, but there was only one complete corpse. Over those five years, he had practically shredded the White Zetsu in countless experiments. Now, seeing a living White Zetsu, the researcher's impulse was suddenly hard to suppress.

"The research... I see."

Obito Uchiha suddenly realized.

No wonder Sasori disappeared without a trace for the past five years. No matter how hard we searched, we couldn't find him. It seems he was imprisoned by Konoha for research.

It's no wonder that Sasori had White Zetsu chakra fluctuations. This was because he had undergone some kind of modification. When he saw Sasori's chakra fluctuations, he also realized that most of Sasori's body was no longer human limbs, and only a small part of his body still had life.

He's just as crazy as Orochimaru!

but,

A sense of vigilance arose in my heart.

It's possible that Sasori is bait or a spy planted by Uchiha Munen. Thinking of this, I hesitated again. Should I recruit him into Akatsuki? Generally speaking, Sasori, a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, has nothing to do with Konoha. He couldn't possibly be a spy for Konoha. At most, he's just bait.

but,

According to Black Zetsu, Uchiha Shisui possessed a dojutsu (eye technique) capable of distorting a person's mental will.

This turned the impossible into the possible!

And the possibilities are infinite.

"Joining your organization... no problem, it sounds like a good option. I happen to have nowhere to go right now, so having a place to stay wouldn't be a bad thing for me. The feeling of wandering alone isn't very comfortable, especially when you lack security." Sasori said calmly, accepting Obito Uchiha's invitation.

Obito Uchiha was stunned.

Hey?

So you've already agreed?

Aren't you going to consider the organization's strength?

The fact that they agreed so readily only makes people feel that something is wrong!

Obito Uchiha's mood became incredibly complicated at this moment. Damn it, it was all because of this series of setbacks that he had lost his composure. He should have thought more carefully about recruiting Sasori of the Red Sand before taking action. He had acted impulsively!

"That white thing probably followed me all the way, and has been watching me ever since I left Konoha?"

Sasori looked at White Zetsu with a standard smile on his face. "To prove I'm not a spy for Konoha, Obito Uchiha, help me hunt!" That smile, which was practically a salesperson's standard smile, somehow seemed to be filled with cruelty and indifference.

He'd had enough of the garbage materials from the Land of Waterfalls.

It's impossible to plunder any high-quality materials from these small countries, so... let's go find more valuable prey! However, he himself is currently somewhat powerless to do so.

but,

Obito Uchiha, who offered himself up, gave him an opportunity.

"hunting?"

A flash of insight struck Obito Uchiha, and he realized what Sasori meant.

“That’s right, Hunting. Since you came to me five years ago, you should know that I am a puppeteer, right? For a puppeteer, a handy puppet is essential. Unfortunately, when I escaped from Konoha, I didn’t have the chance to find the puppet I used before. I could only try to create a new puppet.”

Scorpion frankly explained that he was in a 'weak' state, and his attitude was quite sincere.

"So, where is the hunting ground?"

"south."

The location of Taki no Kuni is considered to be in the northern part of the mainland.

To its south are many countries: the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rivers, the Land of Wind, the Land of Water, and the Land of Fire.

just,

He wanted to prove that he wasn't a spy planted by Konoha.

It goes without saying which country the target of the hunt would be.

The two immediately headed south, and it only took them a day to travel from the Land of Waterfall to the Land of Fire. Then, the Konoha garrison stationed in the Land of Grass was attacked. Of course, it was not the headquarters of the garrison that was attacked, but a total of seven patrol teams went missing one after another. Then, the two elite teams that went to investigate never returned.

In the end, the three Jonin who went off together also disappeared without a trace.

One of them was a ninja from the Uchiha clan.

This is a real eye-opener; it's like stabbing the northwestern border defense forces in the backside!

Even the Jonin are trapped. Could it be that the Iwa ninja launched a surprise attack?

The high command of the Northwest Border Defense Force was startled. Moreover, given the precedent of the Eastern Border Defense Force being wiped out by the Mist Ninja five years ago, they dared not hesitate and immediately sounded the alarm. The entire border defense force entered a state of high alert and sent a message to the village.

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"It's a pity that Konoha and Iwa didn't end up fighting each other." Obito Uchiha sighed with regret. Although he didn't expect to cause a conflict between Konoha and Iwa with such a small trick at the beginning, when he saw the ninjas of the two great villages facing each other at the border, he couldn't help but wonder if he should take the opportunity to cause a fight between Konoha and Iwa.

But before he could take any action...

Uchiha Shisui then arrived at the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth.

"Even if a real fight breaks out, it probably won't make much of a difference. The current Iwa ninja are no match for Konoha." Pain said in a low voice. Just because he was confident that the power of the Rinnegan could sweep across the ninja world didn't mean he was truly arrogant. He hadn't missed any information about Konoha.

“That’s true, but it’s always a good thing to cause trouble for Konoha… Anyway, let’s not talk about that. Do you have any opinions about bringing Sasori into the organization?” Obito Uchiha asked.

now,

He was in a cave.

Standing on the finger of the giant statue located in the cave, this is one of the contact points established by the Akatsuki organization.

The figure of Payne appearing here was merely a phantom projection.

"The Scorpion of the Red Sands?"

Payne pondered for a moment.

"Okay, let him join us."

"Let me make this clear beforehand. Although Sasori of the Red Sand personally killed dozens of Konoha ninjas, including one from the Uchiha clan, ... based on that alone, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that he was a Konoha spy. As I've told you before, Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan has the ability to modify a person's will."

"Obito Uchiha said in a deep voice."

Pain had been informed of all known information regarding the Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha Sogen, Uchiha Shisui, and even Uchiha Fugaku.

"It doesn't matter! We already have Orochimaru, so what difference does it make if we add Sasori of the Red Sand?"

Payne, on the other hand, took it all in stride.

Obito Uchiha paused for a second upon hearing this. Well, what he said... makes sense!

Although no evidence has been found of Orochimaru leaking information, he has never been trusted from the beginning. And to be honest, the Akatsuki organization doesn't seem to have many secrets anymore, since even Pain and the Rinnegan are known to Uchiha Mugen.