Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Payne said.

It's not the right time to take action.

As Payne just said, no matter how strong it is, it is still just a whole, and in the face of absolute power, many people are useless.

Konoha...

Kakuzu said coldly and ruthlessly.

Xiao Nan nodded.

"Hey, could it be that someone betrayed the organization and gave our information to Konoha?"

There was silence.

"Is it time for another meeting? Time flies. It seems like just yesterday we had our last meeting. Is there something important this time?"

"Ah Fei, you're so noisy! If you keep making noise, I'll kill you!"

She was not unaware of Konoha's rapid development, but one issue was the timing; another was that she had previously offered suggestions, but Madara was not yet ready.

After a moment...

“He is not a child, but an extremely powerful genius. Even Itachi had to use his Sharingan to suppress him. His creativity can take Konoha to the next level.”

but.

Kisame said calmly.

but.

He stopped speaking and silently observed Payne and Minami.

Before Payne could speak, Zetsu delivered a message.

As for Konoha.

"..."

Konoha's ability to capture the White Zetsu clone was truly beyond his expectations. With Konoha's current capabilities, he feared that if he went with Kisame next time...

If we can't win, we might get captured, right?

He couldn't help but feel a little worried.

As for Kakuzu and Deidara's words, he couldn't be bothered to refute them at all—

Itachi believed that Pain and Zetsu had their own judgment.

"Okay, stop arguing!"

Pain said, "Itachi could not have betrayed the organization, and only Zetsu himself knows about his actions."

"That's true. We've been in this organization for so many years, and I trust them quite a bit. This time, it's probably that guy from Konoha who developed some kind of technique again."

Jue sighed softly, "Saving Kakuzu last time still caught their attention!"

"..."

Kakuzu fell silent for a moment.

Regarding the last incident, he thought it was unlikely that there was a mole who betrayed the information; he believed it was just something he made up because he didn't like Itachi.

Hidan's fatal weakness was probably discovered by his opponent while they were observing.

but.

The whole thing started because he wanted to take Hidan with him to arrest Chiba and pay the bounty.

"Senior, why don't we go and kill him together? We can also make money for the organization."

Ah Fei called out.

Kakuzu fell silent for a moment.

He was very stubborn, insisting that he was just careless at the time, but to this day, Kakuzu still has no way to break through his opponent's astonishing speed.

Also.

His heart is in terrible condition now.

If this time passes, instead of him causing trouble for Chiba, he'll be delivered right to Chiba's doorstep for free.

Payne said, "Ze, now that the clone over there has been captured, we should be more cautious when gathering intelligence. It would be best to figure out how the other side knew."

"I will."

Jue nodded, then smiled slightly. "I was just careless before. This time I will go there myself to see what's going on and destroy the clone while I'm at it."

"Ah."

Payne nodded, and then continued, "Our strategy remains unchanged, focusing on strengthening ourselves and our organization. However, if you think there are suitable new members, you can recommend them as external contacts."

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

They were all rogue ninjas, so they had no friends to recommend them to. Pain's intention was clearly to have them pay attention to ninjas from various villages who could be recruited into their ranks.

Sasori suddenly spoke up, saying, "I used to have a spy working for Orochimaru; he might have some resources that we can utilize."

"Oh?"

Payne was a little surprised.

Sasori had actually secretly planted a spy on Orochimaru's side, which was something Orochimaru hadn't expected.

After a few seconds of silence, he narrowed his eyes: "How capable are your men?"

"Hehe, to be honest, I don't know much about it. After all, I just made a move on a whim back then, and I didn't pay attention to what happened to him afterward. He just occasionally sent me some information."

Sasori said indifferently, "The last time he sent intelligence was before Orochimaru died."

"Okay, find a suitable opportunity and try to make contact."

"Ah."

……

"Chiba, have you figured out anything yet?"

"His structure is very peculiar, completely different from that of normal humans. The strangest thing is that his cells are surprisingly similar to those of the first generation of cells."

Chiba said, "There is reason to suspect that it is a derivative of the first generation of cells."

"derivative?"

Kakashi frowned. "You mean, someone conducted the same kind of experiment as before, and succeeded?"

"Based on current assessment, it should be so, and I suspect this guy comes from the Akatsuki organization."

Chiba nodded.

"Akatsuki Organization?"

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Given your understanding of Orochimaru's base, do you think it's possible that Orochimaru leaked it?"

"It's highly unlikely. Orochimaru didn't consider the Akatsuki to be one of his own, so why would he entrust such important research to them?"

Chiba shook his head.

Kakashi pondered for a few seconds, then nodded solemnly.

If it wasn't Orochimaru, then it means someone else took Hashirama's cells.

This is troublesome!

Chiba was well aware of their concerns.

For ninjas, intelligence is extremely important, and it is normal for them to plant spies among themselves, but a spy who can take Hashirama's cells must be a high-ranking official.

but.

Chiba knew very well that the other party's Hashirama cells were not obtained from Konoha, but were bitten off by Hashirama Senju himself.

however.

If you were to rashly claim that Madara stole Hashirama's cells back then, probably no one would believe it; on the contrary, they would find it utterly ridiculous.

Chiba pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from today's situation, the other side may have even stronger concealment capabilities and be able to bypass our previous defense system."

"But shouldn't there have been first-generation cells before this organism existed?"

"We can consider this possibility. Besides, it's also possible that some of them were secretly taken by the enemies of the first generation."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Kakashi pondered for a long time.

He pushed his headband up and then confidently observed the White Zetsu's condition.

So special!

This creature...

If it were truly Orochimaru or Danzo's research, then Danzo wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths, and Orochimaru wouldn't have left the Akatsuki organization.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

With such powerful intelligence capabilities and incredibly formidable members, what exactly is the Akatsuki organization's objective?

Collect the tailed beasts, and then dominate the ninja world?

"Kakashi-sensei, don't worry too much. Our immediate task is to deal with it first, in case my suspicion that a more concealed entity does indeed exist..."

"Hmm, let's send it to the Anbu first. Should I go or you?"

Kakashi looked at Chiba.

"I'll go there and, while I'm at it, try out the cells of Kimimaro that have this kind of constitution."

Chiba said as he took the sealed White Zetsu away.

While sonic detection techniques can defend against White Zetsu, they may not be able to defend against Black Zetsu. However, since Zetsu is currently operating in black and white forms, their movements can still be detected.

but.

Once they discover Zetsu, that guy might also be able to kill White Zetsu with some kind of ability.