Figures appeared one after another.
Each shadowy figure carried a certain heaviness, their eyes locking onto each other.
There was a weight in their gazes.
"Kisame, I heard someone took your weapon?"
At that moment, a hunched figure looked at the phantom-like figure full of sharp teeth, speaking with a mocking tone.
The Akatsuki still held some hostility between them.
"Sasori, I don’t want to see you," Kisame bared his sharp teeth, anger flashing in his eyes.
Losing his weapon, Samehada, was a deep pain for Kisame. Now to be mocked by Sasori — how could Kisame not be furious?
"Heh... Do you think Orochimaru tricked you?" Sasori teased carelessly, even stirring resentment against Orochimaru among the others.
"Do you think Orochimaru will come this time?"
Just then, a masked figure appeared, speaking slowly as if asking a question.
"Hmph. He’s practically been rejected by the organization. He definitely won’t come," Kisame replied.
Since parting ways with Orochimaru, Kisame’s impression of him had worsened. He had lost Samehada because of Orochimaru, and he had also witnessed an even more terrifying force.
What a frightening force that was. Even thinking back, Kisame still felt uneasy.
The Wood Style ninja he fought alone was enough to fill him with terror — pure, absolute terror.
And then there was the Sun Wukong who appeared later, suppressing him so completely he could barely fight back.
Dealing with him was like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Alright. We’re here for a meeting," another figure appeared, his Mangekyō Sharingan glaring noticeably.
When Itachi finished speaking, the atmosphere inside the room grew somewhat calm.
"Haha. Looks like things are getting lively today." Just then, yet another figure showed up.
His energy orbs were black and white, and above his head was a huge plant-like mouth that could open and close, similar to a man-eating flower!
This figure’s voice sounded strange, almost like two people speaking at once.
After appearing, he spoke with a teasing tone, "Lately, this Atsukara has been moving around the ninja world quite frequently. Even the Jashin Cult seems to have been wiped out by them!"
Right now, he was in charge of the Akatsuki’s intelligence, so he knew some things.
The Uchiha Merchant Association had taken in so many injured children and was actively searching for their biological parents.
Their actions were loud and clear.
So, naturally, news about the Jashin Cult couldn’t be hidden.
"The Cult was destroyed? What about Hidan?" Kakuzu, with his horned and masked face, spoke with curiosity.
Back then, Kakuzu had worked with Hidan on missions. Both were monsters. He wanted to keep working with Hidan, but now that plan might be ruined. He needed to find new teammates.
"Hidan? His status is still unknown," Zetsu shook his head, sounding uncertain.
"Those red-robed cultists from the Jashin Cult have all disappeared. From what I hear, they were taken away by Atsukara’s people."
"Don’t you know where they were taken?" Kakuzu frowned and asked.
Black Zetsu shook his head. "I’m not sure. That team seems to have a way to hide their tracks. All we know is they entered the Land of Fire, but after that, we can’t find any trace of them."
Black Zetsu was very curious.
Even with his intelligence skills, he hadn’t been able to find any news or information about Atsukara.
"It seems Atsukara is connected to the Uchiha clan. Their entry into the Land of Fire might have been covered up with help from the Uchiha," Itachi said slowly.
Of course, Uchiha Genya’s identity remained unspoken.
"Itachi, when you wiped out your clan, wasn’t it the Atsukara who blocked you?" Black Zetsu looked at Itachi and asked.
"Yes. The people from Atsukara are very strong!" At that moment, a voice with a teasing yet serious tone spoke.
Everyone turned to look in one direction as a masked man with one eye appeared in the group.
"Tobi..." The voice teased.
When he appeared, the room fell silent.
Among the Akatsuki, they instinctively thought this masked man was Uchiha Madara.
But this man called himself Tobi.
"I’m hosting this meeting today. Of course, there are only two things to discuss!" Tobi looked at everyone and spoke slowly.
"What are they?" Itachi asked calmly. His mission was to gather information on Akatsuki, so he was eager to hear about their plans.
"The first is that the plan to capture the Tailed-Beasts might have to be moved up. The second," Tobi paused, then continued, "is to find Atsukara’s headquarters. In the future, they will be an obstacle to us. If we get the chance, we must destroy them!"
As he spoke, the single eye of Obito burned with killing intent.
He had faced Sun Wukong from Atsukara and knew how strong they were.
Sun Wukong’s abilities even allowed him to see through Obito’s space ninjutsu.
Recently, Atsukara’s changes had gone beyond their expectations.
They were getting stronger and stronger.
Obito had tricked Nagato into carrying out the Eye of the Moon plan, but Atsukara was likely a major obstacle—one that couldn’t be ignored.
You must destroy it completely!
After Obito said this, the expressions of those around him changed in different ways.
Kakuzu and Sasori seemed indifferent.
Uchiha Itachi looked shocked, but more than that, he seemed unwilling to believe it.
Kisame was resentful—Genya had stolen his Samehada, and he was determined to take it back!
As for Zetsu, both of them showed different expressions, but inside, they supported Obito’s decision because their plan was all for the Moon Eye Plan to be realized.
"Looks like none of you object?" Tobi saw their reactions and continued speaking.
"Oh~~ You want to destroy my Atsukara?"
While they were discussing this, a sudden voice rang in everyone’s ears.
Everyone present felt a buzzing in their heads. Then, they turned to look in the direction the voice came from.
Among them suddenly appeared a short figure. However, black flames covered this small figure, making it hard for others to clearly see the face.
"Who... how did you get here?" Kisame’s tone changed when he saw the sudden figure beside him. The illusory figure took a few steps back!
This was the one he hated with all his heart—Atsukara’s Sun Wukong who had taken his weapon!
How did he appear here?
The others also looked at the suddenly appearing Genya with caution and took defensive stances. Their eyes also turned to Obito.
Obito was the leader of this meeting.
How did this person sneak in?
They had to understand that right now, they were in a special mental space.
"Th-That’s Hidan’s ring on his hand!" Obito’s remaining eye stared fixedly at the ring on Genya’s ring finger.
"It seems Hidan has already fallen into your hands!"
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