Lin Yu, in the role of Tsukuyomi, and Orochimaru arrived at the Hidden Waterfall Village overnight, witnessing the entire process of Nagato subduing Kakuzu.
Lin Yu could understand why Nagato hadn't used Yahiko's corpse to create the Deva Path puppet. After all, Yahiko had completely entrusted his dream to Nagato, and Nagato no longer needed Yahiko as a symbol for the Akatsuki.
Furthermore, Nagato's legs were not crippled by explosive tags as in the original work. The Six Paths of Pain were, after all, just puppets, not comparable to Nagato's powerful true form. He alone could wield all the ninjutsu of the Six Paths of Pain.
However, Nagato still created five puppets, acting as the Deva Path himself. This was to hone his control abilities, and also because some trivial matters didn't require his true form to handle personally.
A god only does what a god should do!
Alright, Nagato's chuunibyou was getting worse. It wouldn't be long before someone would be brought upstairs to feel pain!
"Is this the new recruit who joined the organization?" Obito's three-tomoe Sharingan glowed red, his gaze eerily fixed on Orochimaru.
Obito knew about Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin. Back when he was in the Hidden Leaf Village, the Sannin were beings he couldn't reach. But now, to him, Orochimaru was just an ordinary ninja!
Orochimaru glanced at the masks of the two people beside him and suddenly chuckled sinisterly, "Heh heh heh, I wonder if I'm joining the Akatsuki or the Eternal Life Organization? What do you two think?"
Lin Yu, playing Tsukuyomi, said coldly, "Orochimaru, put away your schemes. You will serve as a researcher for both the Akatsuki and the Eternal Life Organization, and naturally, you will be jointly monitored by both organizations!"
"Correspondingly, the resources possessed by both organizations will also be your experimental material."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips excitedly, "Then I can't wait!"
"However, you also need to submit your research results to the organization on time!"
"What results? Ninjutsu research? Or secret technique decryption?" Orochimaru asked with great interest.
If Lin Yu wasn't currently playing Tsukuyomi, he would definitely say: First, let's build a communication tower covering the entire ninja world to get phones! Then get an air conditioner, a TV, a game console...
Lin Yu said coldly, "Someone will inform you when the time comes."
"Alright, I have no objections."
Orochimaru spread his hands and looked at Obito.
"No objections."
Obito now just wanted to understand the origin of the Eternal Life Organization. Was it created by Teacher Lin Yu? And this person with the crescent moon mask always gave him a familiar feeling. Was it Teacher Lin Yu?
Obito planned to find some time to properly ask Teacher Lin Yu why he secretly started an organization without telling him!
He wanted to join! He didn't want to be with that chuunibyou Nagato anymore!
"Then, Orochimaru is handed over to you. The trial period is two and a half years. Orochimaru, do you have any objections?"
"Since I've chosen to join the organization, I will naturally abide by its arrangements."
Orochimaru walked towards Obito, who was wearing a spiral mask, and said with a sinister grin, "Please take care of me in the future!"
"Hmph!"
Obito snorted and looked at Lin Yu, who was wearing the crescent moon mask, as if asking if there was anything else.
Lin Yu shook his head, but his gaze towards Orochimaru was fierce, as if to say: Mess with him! As long as you don't kill him, you can play however you want!
Obito nodded with understanding and said coldly, "Follow me!"
He wanted to find Nagato. Playing with newcomers was something this chuunibyou was good at, especially with his condescending expression. It would surely be irresistible!
After Obito and Orochimaru left, Lin Yu's figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot.
Temporarily incorporating Orochimaru into the Akatsuki was part of Lin Yu's plan from the beginning. After all, the Eternal Life Organization was short-handed. Shisui couldn't possibly defect from the village to watch Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze was out of the question.
Lin Yu felt a headache. Should he lower the organization's entry requirements and recruit more members? These two or three people were simply not enough!
What if he recruited his godson...呸! Might Guy? With his foolish head, he could be easily convinced with a single sentence!
Lin Yu: "Guy! Do you want to join the Eternal Life Organization? You can challenge Kakashi anytime, anywhere!"
Might Guy: "Wow! That's great! I want to join!"
But if Guy joined, wouldn't it lower the overall intelligence of the organization? Forget it, he wouldn't bother the Hidden Leaf for now. He'd look at other villages. He remembered that around this time, the Hidden Mist Village was implementing its policy of the bloody mist.
He wondered if Obito had already controlled the Fourth Mizukage. The Hozuki clan, the Kaguya clan, or perhaps the Taketori clan, Hozuki Mangetsu who could summon the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Kimimaro with his Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai.
These were all genuine geniuses and could serve as reserve members for the Eternal Life Organization!
Given Obito's petty nature, the Hidden Mist Village accounted for half of the Jonin who attacked Kakashi back then. There was no reason for him to let the Hidden Mist Village off, especially since Nagato lost Yahiko in the Hidden Mist Village.
In conclusion: Yagura is doomed! The Hidden Mist Village had likely already fallen into the hands of the Akatsuki.
After leaving the Hidden Waterfall Village, Lin Yu took off his crescent moon mask, looked at the moon in the sky as if sensing something, and then his eyes flashed scarlet as he disappeared from the spot.
...
On the moon.
An elder of the Ōtsutsuki Hamura branch family stood before the giant Tenseigan, speaking gravely, "Have you not yet found the fluctuation from the ninja world that could affect the Tenseigan?"
"Reporting to the Elder, that fluctuation was too brief. We couldn't lock onto the target, only roughly locate it within the Land of Fire."
"A bunch of good-for-nothings! It's been ten years, and you still haven't found the source of that fluctuation! What have you been doing!"
The elder's aged face showed some unwillingness. He was nearing death, or rather, the members of the Ōtsutsuki branch family on the moon were nearing death. Their bloodline was impure, and only a few were barely surviving.
However... they still had hope, and that was Toneri Ōtsutsuki, born three years ago!
Although he was born without eyes, his pure Ōtsutsuki bloodline gave them infinite hope. Toneri would surely destroy the "failed world" created by the Sage of Six Paths!
It was just that the fluctuation that could activate the giant Tenseigan made the elder a little worried. After all, the moon was filled with the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. If the other party could also track this fluctuation to the moon, they would be completely defenseless.
Their bloodline was impure, and their ability to activate the Tenseigan was limited. They could only place their hopes on the pure-blooded Toneri, hoping that Toneri would lead the Ōtsutsuki Hamura clan to regain its former glory!
"Dispatch puppets to the Land of Fire in the ninja world! You must find the person who caused this fluctuation!"
"Yes!"
The branch family members didn't say it, but what was the point of finding the person with the quality of their puppets? Wouldn't they just be punched to death by someone else? It would be better to close the passage between the ninja world and the moon and live out their retirement in peace.
The elder was truly senile!