Chapter 213

Judging by the reaction of the organization's leader before him, he clearly trusted this defector from Konoha.

But after carefully recalling everything, Li Ang realized that to outsiders like Changmen, Uchiha Itachi was a monstrous murderer who slaughtered his entire clan—how could he possibly be a Konoha spy?

Of course, he couldn't say that directly, since he had no evidence: "Leader, just have Kisame keep an eye on him."

"When it comes to Uchiha Sasuke from Konoha, he won't be able to hold back."

At these words, Changmen slightly furrowed his brow: "Long, don't say things like that again."

Though the Akatsuki had no bonds of friendship among its terrorist members, such words undermining unity still needed to be avoided.

Since Changmen didn't believe him, Li Ang said nothing more and turned to leave the cave.

The purple Rinnegan watched him depart, Changmen's expression cold.

To be honest, this 'Long' was the only person in the Akatsuki he couldn't understand.

But it didn't matter—as long as he was willing to lend his strength to help complete his plan.

'Strange fellow.'

……

On the other side.

After returning to his quarters in the base, Li Ang found a strange figure standing inside.

A figure clad in a long black robe, wearing a single-eyed mask.

Uchiha Obito.

Li Ang froze. He hadn't expected the man to come knocking so quickly.

He tensed slightly, feigning ignorance of the man's identity: "Who are you?"

"Hehehe."

An old, grating laugh came from behind the mask, followed by the masked man's self-introduction: "I am—"

"Uchiha Madara."

At these words, the room fell into absolute silence.

After a moment, Li Ang burst out laughing, then said coldly: "You're Uchiha Madara? Then I'm Hashirama Senju."

That was the normal reaction.

So Uchiha Obito wasn't bothered—he'd received this same response every time he introduced himself before.

He simply gave a powerful reply.

The crimson Sharingan slowly spun, and the old voice echoed again in the room: "Today's youth are amusing."

Looking at the Sharingan, Li Ang replied noncommittally: "That doesn't prove your identity—Uchiha Itachi has a Sharingan too. Is he Uchiha Madara as well?"

He was calculating the likelihood of killing Uchiha Obito with Gungnir in one thrust.

Under this information gap, the man would have zero defenses.

So—

Should he do it?

'Never mind.'

After brief consideration, Li Ang temporarily abandoned the tempting idea.

The reason: Uchiha Obito could use Izanagi, and after suffering losses from Gungnir, he'd almost certainly retreat into Kamui's space and not come out.

The Gungnir forged by Lao Tang wasn't strong enough to penetrate dimensional space.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito felt an unsettling vibe from the man before him—a faint but persistent threat that made him want to activate Kamui.

After a moment of silence, he spoke: "I don't need to prove my identity to you, youngster."

Li Ang sneered: "Chirp. What do you want from me, Madara my lord?"

At this, Uchiha Obito's mind flashed back to the information Zetsu had given him.

Unseen Sage Mode

Exaggerated power…

According to Zetsu's description, this unknown man's strength ranked among the top three in the Akatsuki.

Realizing this, he spoke: "The Akatsuki was founded by me and Pain to restore peace to the world."

"What is your goal?"

"Long."

Uchiha Obito knew every member of the current Akatsuki inside and out—except this man.

This obsessed man could not tolerate any factor beyond his control—and that was precisely why he had come.

In response to Uchiha Obito's question, Li Ang shrugged: "Didn't you invite me to join the Akatsuki in the first place?"

Indeed, Li Ang had originally planned to flee from the Land of Rain—but he'd been stopped by Sasori, and later joined the Akatsuki to obtain his profession.

Now, he intended to plot the Eye of the Moon Plan, which was why he hadn't left yet.

Realizing this, Li Ang stopped teasing Uchiha Obito and spoke directly: "Uchiha power."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Obito's eyes flickered with barely perceptible revulsion.

Another madman seeking to seize the Sharingan—no wonder he'd come to the Akatsuki.

After all, to outsiders, the only remaining Sharingan users in the world were Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.

Oh, and Kakashi.

As for Danzo—

That disgusting old dog wasn't worth mentioning.

Thinking of his former best friend, Uchiha Obito fell silent.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "If you want Uchiha power, I can give you a two-tomoe Sharingan."

"As the price, from now on you must obey my commands."

Uchiha Obito naturally had spare Sharingan — on the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre, he had collected quite a few.

A trace of surprise flickered through Li Ang's heart.

He hadn't expected such a good thing to fall into his lap, after all the so-called pursuit of the Uchiha's power was nothing more than a reasonably plausible excuse he had made up on the spur of the moment.

Thinking of this, he put on a look of surprise and said: "Madara, my lord, is being so generous?"

"Hmph."

Uchiha Obito gave a cold snort, then vanished from before Li Ang's eyes.

A moment later, he reappeared inside the room, a container in hand in which a crimson eyeball was soaking.

Li Ang glanced at the container in Uchiha Obito's hand and asked, "Then what does Madara, my lord, want me to do?"

"Keep capturing Tailed Beasts. After that, I'll have Pain assign you the difficult missions," Uchiha Obito said in a flat, toneless voice. "Don't think about betraying me — you won't want to know the consequences."

Just as he could use the Sharingan to control the Fourth Mizukage, so too could he control the person before him.

However, doing so would undoubtedly greatly reduce their initiative, and would still require him to manually direct them — far too much trouble.

Far better to first buy the other party over with a spare Sharingan.

As for afterwards—

He would reserve a good spot for the person before him in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Li Ang ignored the other's threat, picked up the container, and examined it closely. "Understood, Madara, my lord."

At this very moment, he had already gathered every material he needed and could now perform his class change.

Li Ang hadn't expected the final material to come so suddenly.

When he raised his head again, Uchiha Obito had already vanished from the room.

'Heh.'

'I really have to thank you, Uchiha Obito.'

One more chapter will be posted later.