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A blood-red crimson eye glared at the single purple-rippled eye. He felt rage pouring out of every single pore on his body. That insultant child of his sensei has ruined everything.

"Man, that Nine-tails kid is really something else-"

The masked man lashed out of anger and shot a sharpened branch through the White Zetsu.

"Lashing out isn't a good way to manage one's anger."

He glared at Black Zetsu before he turned around and pondered on what he could do now. "I need to find a way to salvage the Moon's Eye Plan."

"Yes, but first we must deal with Nagato's departure from the Akatsuki." Obito turned around and looked at Black Zetsu inquisitively. "The Akatsuki still has strong and powerful members that we can use for our own goals. No more subtly working behind the scenes. The Nine-Tails jinchuriki proved that we have to be more forceful."

Obito turned back around and faced the pouring village of Amegakure. "Maybe you're right. It's time for the world to fear the name Madara once more."

"Good. We can't afford to lose everything to this brat." Black Zetsu said before he sank into the ground, leaving Obito alone.

He stared into the sky, reminiscing about his days as a genin.

About Rin.

"I'll succeed. No matter what." He looked back down at the village his puppet loved so much. "But first, I think I need a little anger management therapy."

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"Man, what are we doing here?" Hidan whined.

"Shut up Hidan," Kakazu growled. "We'll find out in a second. Besides, it looks like we're the only duo alive besides the zetsus."

"Huh, guess you're right."

All four members heard footsteps coming from a darkened hall. "Focus you two, the real leader is taking up the mantle."

"Real leader?" Hidan asked.

Obito stepped out of the shadows and looked over all the members gathered. "Is this all the remaining members?"

"Yes. The rest were killed."

"Oi! Why is Tobi the leader? I'm more qualified than that kid." Hidan whined.

"Hidan!"

"Tobi? Oh, right. That was my alias for a while. Sorry to say but that's not my actual name."

"Oh yeah? Then what's your real name?"

"Madara Uchiha."

Kakazu felt fear behind the name that was just uttered. He had battled Hashirama in the past and barely survived. Madara managed to bring that man to a standstill until Hashirama won by substituting with a clone.

Madara was a name everyone feared, even the foul-mouthed and disrespectful Hidan knew that he was someone that could put him down. One way or another.

"We need to plan out what we can do next. We need the rinnegan back."

"What happened to Pain?"

"He was taken out by the Nine-tails." White Zetsu answered. "And he managed to take a Rinnegan from Pain's body before I got there."

"Ew." Hidan grimaced.

Kakazu turned to face Hidan with a deadpan expression.

"Yeah, anyways, why don't we just go through that stupid village and just take it back?" This time everyone turned to face him. "I mean that pathetic village was already weakened by the old pain in the ass, so why don't we just stroll in and finish the job while we get what we want?"