Naruto: Reborn as Uchiha Obito

"The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is pregnant~."

White Zetsu's cheap-ass voice suddenly broke the room's silence.

'What the fuck...?' Obito was a little surprised and glanced at White Zetsu with a strange expression.

The news of Uzumaki Kushina's pregnancy although he did not ask White Zetsu to keep it secret, he didn't expect this freak to take the initiative to expose it like a damn gossiping auntie.

Across the room, Pain's eyes narrowed slightly.

"When?"

"At the end of last year," Zetsu replied, tilting his head smugly. "Due date's October 10th."

He grinned wider.

"Also, for safety reasons, Konoha's planning for her to give birth outside the village. They're gonna prep an enchantment, barriers, and load the area with guards. Y'know, standard 'please don't let a disaster happen' stuff."

"If you want to strike, that'd be the perfect time. Otherwise, you'll have to wait… maybe for years."

From Obito's perspective, White Zetsu looked like a cheap slut.

Then came the voice.

"Madara?"

Pain looked straight at him.

'Huh? Where did Madara come from… ohh, he's just calling me.' Obito had a strange feeling, as if a wife and husband were fucking and then the wife called another man's name while doing it.

He exhaled, brushing the weird intrusive thought aside. 'Tch…'

Obito finally spoke, voice flat but coldly informative.

"When a woman who's a Jinchūriki becomes pregnant, part of the seal's chakra gets diverted to the fetus. That weakens the seal containing the tailed beast."

"And the moment she gives birth... that's when the seal is weakest. That's also the moment when the Jinchūriki is at their lowest both physically and spiritually."

He paused.

"But…"

Pain leaned in slightly. "But what?"

"However, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is the wife of the Fourth Hokage, and when she gives birth, the Fourth Hokage must be present."

"The Fourth Hokage is just like you, a student of Jiraiya, one of the three Sanin, who has mastered the art of Flying Thunder God, and he is undoubtedly the fastest in the current ninja world known as the Yellow Flash of Konoha."

"With him there, he can escape with the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki at any time." Obito shrugged.

"Unless you've got a way to trap space-time ninjutsu… you're not stopping him."

Of course, what he didn't say aloud was:

'With my Double Kamui now, my warp speed is instant too. Equal, if not better than the Flying Thunder God. He can run, sure. But I can chase.'

He smirked to himself, quietly proud.

"So that's the case… I understand now." Hearing this name, Pain and Konan were obviously stunned for a moment.

Then, everyone saw Pain speak lightly, in that usual deadpan dramatic-ass tone:

"It's okay. I have transcended beyond mortals from the pain of infinite existence. From mortal… to god."

"It is impossible for a mortal to rebel against god."

…

'Ohhh hell no.'

'What kind of edgy-ass line did this bastard just drop?'

'God? Man, you just a glorified emo with piercings!' Obito rolled his eyes under the mask, already feeling the secondhand embarrassment claw at his spine.

Seriously. This man really let a pair of fancy eyeballs and some rain turn him into a biblical cosplayer.

It seemed like the power of the Rinnegan hadn't just inflated Nagato's confidence... it straight-up detonated it.

The man had gone from "quiet orphan boy" to 'bow before my power.'

Obito held back a sigh and kept his face blank as he responded, voice dry:

"So… you're planning to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki? We're not even ready to seal tailed beasts right now."

Pain shook his head.

"No. My purpose is not to capture the Nine-Tails."

Obito narrowed his eye.

Pain's face was flat as always as he continued:

"The Fourth Hokage… he is indeed the strongest of mortals. His existence is a threat to peace."

"Therefore, I will take this opportunity... to eliminate him."

"A kage is too dangerous to leave alone."

'Bro... chill.'

"Killing the Kage of a village is too high-profile, and it will attract the attention of the entire ninja world afterwards." Obito exhaled loudly through his nose and shook his head.

"Akatsuki is still in the shadows, operating silently. If you pop off like this now, you'll blow the whole cover. That's not good for business, Pain."

"It's okay, the only members exposed to Akatsuki are Scorpion and Kakuzu, and I don't need them to go out this time. I'll do it myself." Pain seemed determined to kill that blond bastard.

'The fuck?'

'Why is he so fired up all of a sudden? Did I overdo the gaslighting? Shit, I knew I should've dialed it down during our last philosophy talk.'

Obito's brain went blank for a second, the mask hiding his baffled expression perfectly.

"What about the Rinnegan? Have you forgotten someone?"

After hearing Pain's words, Obito reminded him speechlessly:

"Don't forget, in addition to us, Jiraiya also knows about the existence of the Rinnegan."

"He'll come straight to Rain Village sniffing around like a pervy bloodhound. And when that happens, the entire Akatsuki base is compromised."

"..."

After being scolded by Obito Uchiha, Pain was silent.

Absolutely nothing came out of his mouth for a good ten seconds.

The room got so awkward that even White Zetsu who had been lowkey grinning like a drama-loving troll kept a straight face.

Obito sighed in his heart.

It's fair to say that the current Nagato is still too young... he's not yet the hardened, calculating Nagato of more than a decade later.

His thinking just isn't that complete yet.

However, it turns out that people grow.

He saw Pain speak again:

"So, how about sending the information of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki giving birth to the other four ninja villages?"

"..."

'Damn, he is really evil as fuck… and also when did he become smart? He was just a dummy a minute ago.'

Even Konan beside him had her eyebrows twitch slightly.

After hearing this proposal, Obito was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

This… actually seems like it works.

He didn't know about the other four ninja villages, but Mist Hidden Village is controlled by him, so he could think about that later.

Sand Hidden Village? There's a high chance they might not do anything at the moment.

However, Rock Village and Cloud Village would definitely make a move.

The Fourth Raikage had suffered once before at Minato's hands, and if he had the opportunity to retaliate, he would definitely not be soft.

The Third Tsuchikage is an old fox, and if there's a chance to trip up Konoha, he would not hesitate.

And if you had to say which ninja village hates Minato the most… Iwagakure is definitely ranked first.

During the Third War, Iwagakure was forced by Minato to issue the infamous order:

"If you encounter the Yellow Flash, run."

And Minato's most famous record? Slaughtering 50 Jonin of Iwagakure in an instant.

Therefore, the one who wants to kill Minato the most… is definitely Rock Village.

In other words even if he doesn't do anything… Minato and Konoha are still destined to suffer this catastrophe.

Thinking of this, Obito's face turned a little strange.

Seeing that Obito didn't object again, Pain immediately made a decision:

"Then it's decided. I will secretly reveal the information to the four ninja villages."

"As for whether the Fourth Hokage can survive… it depends on his ability."

After saying that, Pain looked at Obito again and asked:

"Also, Madara, the organization is short on members. Do you have any new candidates?"

"If you want a candidate, there is one suitable one at the moment," Obito replied after thinking for a moment.

"Mist Hidden rebel ninja, Juzo Biwa, one of the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen."

"Seven Ninja Swordsmen…"

After hearing the name Obito gave, Pain didn't object. He turned to White Zetsu and ordered:

"Go, find him."

"Also, keep searching for the trace of the Three Tails."

"Yes, Chief."

"..."

Obito stood up but not before finger-locking with Konan's hand.

Her body visibly stiffened, and her expression faltered for just a moment… which Nagato definitely noticed.

"Konan, what's the matter?" he asked with concern.

"It's nothing… I was just thinking about this guy's plan just now. Sorry I worried you," Konan said calmly.

But the moment Nagato looked away, she yanked her hand silently from Obito's grasp not before slightly scratching him with her nails in revenge.

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After leaving Rain Hidden Village, Obito came to the edge of a cliff and waited quietly.

A moment later, a white head emerged from his feet.

"In the future, without my permission, some secret information is not allowed to be disclosed casually."

"Uh... I thought you didn't care about them anymore, I'm sorry ≥_≤"

In the previous meeting, after seeing that Obito didn't want to do anything to the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, White Zetsu had started pretending to be dumb.

"I really don't care."

Obito glanced at White Zetsu speechlessly.

"However, you interfered with my plans."

Originally, in his plan, he didn't intend to kill the Fourth Hokage or his wife.

It just so happened that if the Nine-Tails stayed with Uzumaki Kushina, she would constantly tie it down with chains, and the Nine-Tails would never recognize her.

Now... it seems that those plans might be about to change.

As for whether Minato can survive this catastrophe, it's up to him.

Although Obito didn't plan to kill Minato, he wasn't going to go out of his way to save him either.

After all, if Minato dies, that's also a good outcome.

You know... he still had his eye on the Uchiha clan in Konoha.

And when it came to the Uchiha clan except for Uchiha Obito's grandmother, who had raised him... the rest? Even the second personality didn't feel anything for them.

Let alone this Obito?

That big pile of prey... If he didn't toss it into the Devouring Coffin, wouldn't that be a waste?

However it wasn't realistic for Obito to infiltrate Konoha alone and wipe out the entire Uchiha clan.

Once a war starts, there's no way it remains silent.

It wasn't a matter of strength. It was a matter of identity.

With his current strength, no one alive in the ninja world could threaten him.

But… what troubled him was exposure.

If Minato hadn't died and continued ruling the village... who knows maybe the Uchiha wouldn't be wiped out.

However, if the Third Hokage or Danzo took power again?

Then the Uchiha clan was definitely screwed.

Therefore, when the time came, he planned to be present at the scene.

If Minato survived this catastrophe safely, then Obito would wait for another opportunity to harvest the Uchiha.

But if Minato didn't survive…

Then Obito would spare the lives of his wife and child.

That would be the final repayment for old favors and after that, neither side would owe the other anything.

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