Chapter 680: My Money, My Money!

"Renya, what were you all doing just now?"

Konan remembered Danzō’s instructions and stood at the door waiting for an entire afternoon.

She finally saw someone wake up and walk out of the room.

"I went to help you deal with Uchiha Obito." Renya yawned, then seemed to remember something and added, "Don’t forget to hand over the one hundred billion Explosive Tags to me."

He didn’t help deal with Obito without conditions.

"You won?" Konan asked suspiciously.

The masked man’s Mangekyō Sharingan ability was special—even Nagato wasn’t confident he could defeat him.

She really didn’t think Renya could defeat him so easily.

Moreover, there were no signs of battle on Renya’s body, which only deepened her doubts.

This guy isn’t messing with me, is he...

"Why would I lie to you?" Renya swapped in Obito’s eye right in front of Konan. "He seems to have fallen asleep inside the Kamui space. I’ll bring him out now."

Konan stared blankly at Renya’s right eye—that eye wasn’t it the masked man’s?

Could it be that he really defeated him?!

As space rippled, Uchiha Obito appeared in the room, still lying on the ground.

However, his injuries had recovered quite a bit compared to before.

It had to be said—the power of Hashirama’s cells was terrifying. Such severe injuries had already recovered by more than half in just a few hours.

"You’re Madara?"

Konan looked at the unmasked Uchiha Obito before her, shock flashing in her eyes.

This was her first time seeing Obito’s true face.

Although she and Nagato both knew the masked man wasn’t Madara, they had never seen what he actually looked like.

Now that she saw him, he appeared to be around their age.

Uchiha Obito did not answer. He stared blankly at Renya—more precisely, at his right eye!

That Mangekyō Sharingan... wasn’t that his own eye?!

He finally understood why Renya could enter the Kamui space and ambush him.

Renya removed the eye and switched back to his own, then looked at the stunned Obito with annoyance.

"What are you staring at? Haven’t you ever seen someone swap eyes?"

Uchiha Obito: "..."

Was that really what shocked him?

What shocked him was why the other person had his eye!

"Konan, this is Uchiha Obito—the one who claimed to be Uchiha Madara."

Renya ignored Obito’s complicated gaze and extended his hand toward Konan.

"The one hundred billion Explosive Tags you promised—shouldn’t you fulfill that now?"

Perhaps because history had been altered, he had an ominous premonition.

He felt that staying in the Akatsuki any longer wouldn’t lead to anything good.

That’s why he rushed to deal with Obito—his goal was to get the Explosive Tags from Konan, then knock out Kakuzu and run off with all the organization’s money!

Hearing this, Konan snapped out of her shock. She looked at Renya’s outstretched hand and nodded.

"Alright, I’ll give you the Explosive Tags right away!"

Since Renya had helped deal with Uchiha Obito, the Explosive Tags she had saved over the years were no longer needed.

Giving him a portion posed no problem.

Konan glanced at the severely injured Obito on the ground and turned to leave without hesitation.

On the surface, she was going to get the Explosive Tags—though in reality, she was going to notify Nagato.

"Who exactly are you?"

Uchiha Obito asked in a low voice.

Previously, he thought Renya’s Mangekyō could foresee the future, but now it didn’t seem that way.

Especially that eye that belonged to him...

"I’m just a passing strong man." Renya looked down at him. "Watching you get deceived—I honestly find it pitiful."

Uchiha Obito’s pupils shrank as he asked in shock:

"What are you talking about?!"

How could I possibly be deceived? It’s impossible!

Although he didn’t fully understand what Renya meant, he absolutely refused to believe he had been deceived.

In fact, he had a vague idea of what Renya was referring to—he just refused to admit it.

"Aren’t you curious where I got this eye?"

Renya took out a container holding Obito’s eye and waved it in front of him.

Uchiha Obito said nothing, subconsciously clenching his fist.

"This eye was given to me by another you." Renya crouched down and spoke softly. "You and Madara are both just pawns. The ’Eye of the Moon’ plan is nothing more than a method someone used to deceive you."

"If you don’t want the tragedy to repeat, then stop continuing the plan."

Having said that, he didn’t say anything more.

After all, Uchiha Obito was just like Uchiha Madara—someone who wouldn’t shed tears until he saw the coffin.

No matter how convincingly he spoke, it would be hard for the other party to believe him.

However, compared to Madara, Obito’s will was weaker—otherwise he wouldn’t have been persuaded by Naruto.

"Come back! What exactly are you talking about?!"

Uchiha Obito watched Renya leave the room and tried to stop him, but his injuries were too severe to move. He could only watch helplessly as he left.

Madara and I are both pawns... the ’Eye of the Moon’ plan is fake?!

He felt like Renya was deceiving him, yet some instinct told him that everything Renya said was true!

As soon as he stepped out of the room, Renya saw Konan returning, along with the Deva Path of Pain beside her.

He had known Konan went to find Nagato.

But that was fine. With both Konan and Nagato here, no one would stop them from running off with the money.

"Renya, here are the Explosive Tags I promised you."

Konan handed over the prepared Explosive Tags to Renya, then entered the room with Pain.

Renya put away the Explosive Tags, exchanged a glance with Danzō across from him, then found Kakuzu, who was counting money.

"Kakuzu, I’ve got so much money I can’t even spend it all... it’s quite troubling."

Renya sat beside Kakuzu, speaking with a hint of melancholy.

Kakuzu: "..."

What’s wrong with this guy? Just because he has money, he can show off?!

Just as Kakuzu was about to tell him to get lost, Renya’s next words made him overjoyed.

"Why don’t you help me spend it?"

Kakuzu: "!!!"

A blessing falling from the sky—today it actually happened to him!

"Come, come!" Kakuzu said enthusiastically as he walked ahead. "Let’s discuss it in detail in my room!"

He didn’t want others in the organization overhearing their conversation.

Otherwise, those poor guys would definitely come to get a share.

This kind of good thing—no way he’d include them.

The members of the Akatsuki watched as Kakuzu enthusiastically led Renya into his room, all confused.

"Isn’t Kakuzu only interested in money?"

Deidara played with the clay bombs in his hand, not understanding why he was being so enthusiastic toward Renya.

Uchiha Itachi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them, watching the three figures leave, as if thinking about something.

...

After an unknown amount of time, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly echoed through the base.

"No!!!"

"My money, my money!!!"

Hearing this, everyone rushed toward Kakuzu’s room, not understanding what had happened.

They only saw Kakuzu kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly, repeatedly pounding the floor with his fists.

Renya and Danzō had already vanished without a trace.

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