The physical injuries may be a little more serious than when he was buried underground in his teens, but Obito is now very powerful and his ability to withstand is undoubtedly much higher. In addition, with the help of White Zetsu and Black Zetsu, his condition should be much better than it was back then.

"Obito, saving your life is not a big problem, but you have to think about your future actions."

With Black Zetsu's ability to extend life, the magical thing called White Zetsu's cells will have enough time to repair the trauma, and those who don't die on the spot can generally be saved.

"Deidara is dead. We can't hide this. You haven't shown up for two or three days. If you keep going like this, Nagato will get suspicious."

Not only did he fail to kill Orochimaru, but Deidara was also killed. Although it was because he encountered a strong enemy and could not be rescued in time, he did suffer a major failure this time. Fortunately, his miserable appearance was not exposed.

Obito, who has always called himself Uchiha Madara and been involved in the "Akatsuki" organization, has never been as embarrassed as he is now, except for a small loss he suffered at the hands of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze.

"Not long ago, Payne issued an order to examine the organization's candidate members. He seems to want to recruit new people to weaken our influence in the organization."

"Don't worry about him."

Obito said calmly.

"It doesn't matter what a chess piece that knows nothing does. As long as he can revive the Ten-Tails, his role will be fulfilled. As for the process, there is no need to worry too much."

Among the core members of the Akatsuki organization, Orochimaru defected early, Scorpion and Deidara are both dead, and the only two people who are relatively active in capturing the tailed beasts are Hidan and Kakuzu. However, the intelligence of these two so-called immortals has been exposed one after another, and they will be targeted more in the future. No one knows when they will be killed.

In addition, Hoshigaki Kisame is still doing his best, but his teammate Uchiha Itachi has ulterior motives, and no one knows what he is planning.

"We're already a little short on manpower, so let the leader worry about it himself. It would be a good thing if he could find the right person!"

"It's fine if you think it's okay. Anyway, you are the one designated by Madara to carry out the plan."

Black Zetsu said with a meaningful smile.

"However, I hope you don't forget your final goal, and don't die too early."

The resurrection of the Ten Tails is the top priority. If this step cannot be achieved, all other efforts will be in vain. Now that they have captured a tailed beast, it is the sinister Mizuki who has taken one step ahead and completely disrupted the plans of the Akatsuki organization.

"In fact, I am not optimistic about Pain's plan to examine the reserve members. If there were talents available, it would not be like this. How could it be so easy for a strong man who can capture the tailed beast to appear?"

Black Zetsu disdains Pain's attempt to regain control of the organization. There are only so many strong people in the ninja world, how can there be so many traitors for the organization to recruit? Over the years, it has only accumulated less than ten available official members.

…

Mizuki originally thought that he would not have the chance to meet Gaara in the Sand Village, but he did not expect that the future Kazekage would appear like this.

At the Sand Village Ninja School, Class 8's Aburame Shino was busy with Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka, and Mizuki just watched from afar most of the time. Occasionally, some officials whose names Mizuki couldn't even remember would come over and say a few words to him, but he really had no interest in them.

Seeing Gaara openly appear here and interact with students at the ninja school, it seems that Maki has done a good job, and Gaara's status in the Sand Village has begun to rise. This should also be the result of the tacit approval of old lady Chiyo. With Mizuki's identity, of course, there is no need to have a relationship with Aara.

However, this guy without eyebrows still left a deep impression on Konoha ninjas in the unexpected Chunin Exam last year. Inuzuka Kiba naturally couldn't stand the loneliness and challenged Gaara, and then of course he was defeated. The gap in strength is indeed difficult to make up for the time being.

“It’s great to be young!”

Mizuki chuckled and said to Maki beside him.

"Chiyo-senpai wants to see me? This is really strange. I don't remember any connection between me and the old senior from your village!"

Although I am not afraid, I would like to avoid unnecessary trouble as much as possible.

This exchange mission is actually coming to an end. At this point, Konoha Village is about to start preparing for the Chunin Exam. The Sand Village naturally also has an internal selection mechanism. Gaara is taking this opportunity to show his presence, which is also a good choice.

The purple-haired young man who was favored by Mizuki was able to see that Gaara had high qualifications based on Gaara's attainments. It was only natural for him to take the opportunity to get closer to him and win the favor of the students of the ninja school by asking for advice on physical skills.

Of course, this is Shuimu's view as he is used to looking at things from a conspiracy theory perspective. Perhaps the truth does not involve so many conspiracies, and he is just overthinking it.

"Your village helped us a lot this time, but we didn't give anything back, and we have always felt guilty."

Mizuki curled his lips. The guy who took the initiative to inform Konoha Village of the news about Orochimaru, wasn't he just thinking of killing someone with a borrowed knife, killing or driving away Orochimaru who was so close? Mizuki didn't believe that no one from Sand Village would go to investigate the result of the battle a few days ago.

But Mizuki didn't care about all this. He was leaving tomorrow anyway, so he could return in time for the Chunin Exam and naturally would not miss the birth of his daughter!

"More communication can eliminate misunderstandings. Lady Tsunade has always hoped to live in harmony with your village and resist the threat of the enemy together. However, your village should determine the candidate for the Fifth Kazekage as soon as possible, otherwise, some things will not be convenient."

The exchanges between ninja villages also require equal status. A jonin like Mizuki must be received by a jonin of at least Maki or Fukuyoshi's status; if Hyuga Hiashi comes, at least the elders of the Sand Village must accompany the high-ranking officials of the Wind Country to avoid being impolite; what if the exchanges between the Kages are visits? Move Chiyo and Ebizo out to receive Tsunade? So if an organization does not have a supreme leader, many things are indeed inconvenient, and it is difficult to judge the policy inclination of the Sand Village in the future. The efficiency of dealing with people is too low, and the elders' meeting temporarily replaces the authority of the Kazekage? What the hell is that? The ninja village is a military organization, and the ninja world is not peaceful. What is the use of such a noisy meeting?

In the end, Mizuki did not meet Chiyo. In fact, there was no need. Apart from the reincarnation of Misaki, Mizuki did not want to have too much involvement with the Sand Village.

The next day, Mizuki led Class 8 on their return journey!