In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 61 The First Collective Meeting of the Akatsuki Organization

Black Zetsu handed over a scroll. "This is your last mission of the quarter. Once you've finished this, you can relax for a while."

Chiya took the scroll and paused for a moment, then smiled with interest and muttered, "Tanpaku Street, huh? That's going to be interesting."

He clearly remembered that in the original story, Tsunade gambled every day in Tanabata Street, eventually accumulating a mountain of debt and earning the title of "the legendary fat sheep".

I might run into them, but I don't know if they'll recognize me.

I doubt it.

Although he wiped out the Sarutobi and Shimura clans and became a household name in Konoha.

However, since Tsunade developed hemophobia, she has stopped paying attention to Konoha.

Even a major event like the death of the Third Hokage was only learned about by Naruto and Jiraiya.

At most, her assistant, Shizune, would know something about it.

Just then, a pulling force suddenly came from the ring on Qianye's hand.

Black Zetsu remarked from the side, "Looks like we're going to have another meeting."

"Let's go then, let's find a safe place." After saying this, Qianye took out a wind chime hat from the system warehouse, put it on, and disappeared from the spot.

Black Zetsu controlled the giant pitcher plant and merged it into the ground, following closely behind.

Soon, the two arrived at the top of a valley shrouded in mist.

Qianye symbolically formed a hand seal with his right hand, and with a bang, four shadow clones immediately appeared around him. Only then did he feel at ease letting his consciousness enter the pitch-black space.

"He's quite the cautious guy."

Black Zetsu, who followed closely behind, saw the four shadow clones surrounding Qianye with murderous intent and secretly complained to himself. Then, relying on the ring's guidance, he also let his consciousness enter the dark space.

The spacious cave was pitch black all around, except for a Zen lamp in the very center, which emitted a faint light.

One after another, dark shadows appeared around the Zen lamp.

"How's it going, Itachi? Have you adapted to the Akatsuki yet? How about we change partners and form a two-person team?"

Orochimaru couldn't wait to poach Itachi's talent, inviting him to team up with him.

Uchiha Itachi remained unmoved by this, merely glancing at Orochimaru indifferently without replying.

However, Itachi's partner, Juzo Biwa, who was about to complete the feat of splitting the Tailed Beast Ball with his sword, was not satisfied and spoke up to refute Orochimaru.

Immediately afterwards, Sasori, who had always been at odds with Orochimaru, also joined the fray.

The argument only stopped when Qianye arrived. "What were you all arguing about?"

Black Zetsu chimed in, "What else could it be? It's just a matter of changing team members. Orochimaru and Sasori don't get along. Orochimaru wants to poach Juzo from Biwa and form a two-man team with Itachi."

Qianye suddenly realized, "Since Snake doesn't want to be on the same team as Scorpion, then switch with me. I'll be on a team with Scorpion, and you'll be on a team with that old sixth brother, Zetsu."

"Heh. It seems that Senya-kun harbors quite a grudge against Zetsu." Orochimaru's face revealed a sinister smile, but he did not agree immediately.

His desire to be on a team with Itachi Uchiha wasn't out of genuine cooperation; he was simply lusting after the latter's body.

How could I possibly agree to Chiya's exchange?

"Of course, that old sixth brother is useless at everything and always likes to tattle. I'm really worried that one day I won't be able to resist chopping him up." Qianye shrugged slightly, glanced at Jue with disdain, and said in a deep voice, "Compared to Jue, I still think it's easier to team up with Scorpion, the workaholic. At least, he really goes for it when there's trouble."

"Black Zetsu, it looks like we've been rejected." White Zetsu said carelessly upon hearing this.

"Shut up," Black Zetsu retorted.

Just then, the consciousness projections of Pain, Konan, and Kakuzu appeared one after another. Pain said, "It seems that everyone is not very satisfied with their respective partners."

"Of course, apart from the filial son and Shi Zang, the other groups aren't very harmonious. It's time to make some adjustments. Otherwise, something bad will happen sooner or later. I'm afraid something bad has already happened."

Chiya looked at Kakuzu with great interest. Up until now, his teammate Dosan had not appeared. It was not surprising, because of him, he had been killed by Kakuzu earlier than in the original story and used to replenish his heart.

Meeting Chiya's gaze, Kakuzu clicked his tongue lightly and turned his head away to avoid eye contact.

If it were anyone else, even Orochimaru, he would have already retorted. But when facing Chiyo, who had taken four of his hearts, he didn't have a single temper.

Payne narrowed his eyes. "That's right, Dosan was killed."

Black Zetsu sneered, "Rather than saying he was killed, it's more accurate to say he was killed by his own people."

"Who told him to be so fussy?" Kakuzu glared at Black Zetsu. In the Akatsuki organization, apart from the leader and Chiya, he wouldn't tolerate anyone else.

"As for the specifics, let everyone decide for themselves."

Black Zetsu did not argue and released the footage of Dozo before his death.

His death was similar to that in the original story; he was killed by Kaku indiscriminately while fighting an enemy.

Unlike the original story, Kakuzu did not use Fire Release: Headshot to kill directly. Instead, he first used Earth Spear to pierce through the abdomen of both him and the enemy from behind, and then took the enemy's heart along with him, thus killing him.

It was nothing short of murder.

Seeing this scene, even Sasori and Orochimaru, who had killed countless people, couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Scorpion said, "It was intentional."

Orochimaru shrugged and shrugged, indicating his agreement, "It was intentional."

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu hardened his stance once more, glaring at Orochimaru with his glowing green eyes, and said matter-of-factly, "Just dodge it."

Orochimaru crossed his arms, showing no sign of backing down, and said, "You and your partner don't get along very well, do you?"

"So what?" Kakuzu's voice gradually turned cold.

Orochimaru ignored him and continued, "You've wanted to kill him for a long time, haven't you?"

"So what?" Kakuzu finally lost his patience, his eyes revealing murderous intent.

Seeing that the two sides were about to escalate into a full-blown argument, Payne spoke up to stop them, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Everyone, clear up your current tasks. Kakuzu will act alone for now. I will make personnel adjustments in a month."

"Next, I'll talk about the second thing."

"Your performance has allowed Akatsuki's reputation to spread throughout the underworld, resulting in more and more important commissions. The rewards you receive are also increasing accordingly. But this is merely a means of raising funds. Akatsuki is about to enter the next phase."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned serious, and the atmosphere became earnest.

Qianye thought to himself, "Has it finally come to this?"

"The next stage is to collect all the Tailed Beasts. Most of the known Tailed Beasts are located in the Five Great Nations, but a few are missing. In the future, everyone should go and inquire about information about the Tailed Beasts in their spare time."

At this point, Pain looked at Zetsu, who nodded knowingly and said, "The One-Tailed Beast is in Sunagakure."

"The Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails are in Kumogakure."

"The Three-Tails is in Kirigakure."

"The four-tailed, six-tailed, and seven-tailed forms cannot be confirmed at this time."

"The Five-Tails is in Iwagakure."

"The Nine-Tails is in Konoha."

"This is the information we have so far, but we still need to investigate where it is hidden and who the Jinchuriki is."

P.S.: First update. Please vote for me! I have something to do tonight, so I'm updating early.

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