Immediately afterward, Mingyue used his Sharingan to control a boatman, piloting a small merchant ship toward the Land of Water.
Mingyue's initial goal was the Hidden Mist Village.
Otherwise, how could he have been waiting for Obito in the southern coastal area of the Land of Fire, a necessary route to the Land of Water?
Originally, Mingyue had no interest in joining the Akatsuki and working for free for those two guys, Obito and Madara.
He had even less interest in the so-called "Eye of the Moon Plan."
In Mingyue's view, if you want something, you must achieve it in reality.
Whether it is truly for peace or for one's own selfish desires.
Infinite Tsukuyomi?
Trapping the whole world in a beautiful dream?
Isn't that just mental masturbation?
The current Hidden Mist Village could be described as running on fumes, like a candle in the wind.
According to information revealed in the original work.
After Obito controlled Karatachi Yagura, in order to prevent the division of power, he slaughtered Kekkei Genkai clans such as the Yuki Clan of Ice Release, the Hozuki Clan, and the Kaguya Clan one after another.
This caused the survivors to have to flee the Hidden Mist Village.
These were all methods Obito adopted to centralize power.
In Obito's words:
"After creating the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi anyway, the people of this world will all live happily in that world. Therefore, no matter what happens to this world, it doesn't matter."
Combining this statement with Obito's redemption at the end of the original work.
Mingyue felt like laughing.
At least Nagato managed the Hidden Rain Village well.
In the end, he also used the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to bring some people back to life.
After Obito turned dark, it felt like he did nothing proper besides scamming people and causing trouble.
The fact that he could be defeated by "Talk no Jutsu" was a bit ridiculous.
If nothing else, those Mist ninjas whose families were ruined and members killed were all crying, okay?
Noticing the curve of Mingyue's lips, Obito couldn't help but frown and asked in a deep voice:
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, just thought of something happy," Mingyue said, quickly suppressing his smile.
Obito didn't delve further, only saying coldly:
"Although Karatachi Yagura is already under the control of my genjutsu, the fleeing Mist Kekkei Genkai clans are scattered all over the Land of Water. My subordinates aren't well-behaved either. The situation in the Mist is more complex than you imagine. Once it is discovered that a Konoha S-rank missing-nin is in the Mist, it will definitely trigger significant turmoil..."
"Don't worry, I will keep a low profile," Mingyue smiled.
Although the Hidden Mist Village was just a temporary base for Obito.
It was very important before the official members of the Akatsuki organization were fully confirmed.
It was only natural for Obito to want to prevent accidents there.
"Words aren't enough."
The space in front of Obito's right eye distorted again, and he took something out from it and threw it at Mingyue.
Mingyue caught it effortlessly and looked down.
He found it was a mask.
It was the same style as the Hidden Mist ANBU mask worn by Haku in the future.
But rather than the Hidden Mist ANBU, it would be more accurate to call it the Hidden Mist Assassination Squad (Hunter-nin).
"It's fine if you don't appear in the public eye, but if you want to go out, it's best to wear that thing."
Obito pointed his finger, his tone allowing no rebuttal, "From now on, your cover identity is a member of the Mizukage's direct agency, the Hidden Mist Assassination Squad. Codename..."
"Call me 'Ming'."
Mingyue was too lazy to pick a name, so he just took one from his real name.
Anyway, he wouldn't really go out to perform missions with this codename.
To be honest, for a moment just now, Mingyue wanted to pick "Tajima" as his codename.
Doesn't Obito call himself "Uchiha Madara"?
Then I'll call myself "Uchiha Tajima" and make him call me Dad.
Alright, just thinking about this idea is enough for now.
If he really picked that codename, who knows if that guy Obito would agree. In case someone noticed something wrong, dealing with it would be troublesome.
...
...
After nearly a week, under Obito's lead, Mingyue finally arrived at the Hidden Mist Village.
Of course, Mingyue was clear.
In the ground beneath their feet, that pitcher plant Zetsu was following them.
Compared to the eternal spring of the Land of Fire, the humid environment of the Land of Water gave Mingyue the illusion that his body was going to mold.
No wonder the other four great nations repeatedly invaded the Land of Fire.
If nothing else, the huge disparity in environmental quality alone was enough to be a reason for war.
After entering the Hidden Mist Village, Mingyue found that the street-side shops closed early, before five o'clock, even before the sun had set.
Even ninjas basically stayed indoors unless they were going out for missions.
By six in the afternoon, the entire village was like a dead city.
Even though Obito and Mingyue walked openly on the street without wearing Hidden Mist forehead protectors, no one stopped them.
It formed a stark contrast with the vibrant Konoha.
"To be able to govern one of the Five Great Ninja Villages into this state is also a kind of talent, Runtu," Mingyue thought to himself.
After crossing a few streets, Obito stopped.
Mingyue looked up and saw a mansion that was obviously old and had been vacant for a long time, but was not dilapidated.
Two characters were engraved on the plaque of the main gate—
[Kaguya]
"This used to be the Kaguya Clan's estate, but they were driven to the eastern border of the Land of Water a year ago."
"You can use it for now. Don't cause trouble for me."
Leaving only this sentence, Obito used Kamui and vanished.