I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

He was speaking to Itachi Uchiha, a powerful member who had joined the organization six years prior.

Deidara joined the Akatsuki organization after becoming fascinated by Itachi's genjutsu and its power during their battle.

Deidara believed that Itachi Uchiha was an art form worthy of emulation.

However, Itachi's teammate is Kisame Hoshigaki.

An honest and simple man.

Deidara often felt sorry for him because he often did missions alone with Itachi's clones.

"Boom!"

At this point, the Gedo Mazo's absorption of the Tailed Beasts had stopped.

"Roar--"

Its power seems to have recovered considerably. Even its sound alone is incredibly intimidating.

Then Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, jumped down.

"The absorption of the two-tailed and eight-tailed beasts was very successful."

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"However, the power of the Two-Tails is relatively weak."

"Originally, I planned to absorb them gradually, one tail at a time, based on the number of tails."

"But now that we've collected two tailed beasts..."

“So the other tailed beasts can also be scheduled ahead of time,” Pain said.

"The Three-Tails is a tailed beast without a master, so you can just go and catch it."

"And we also managed to buy the trails of the Five-Tails and the Seven-Tails."

"Next, information about the Nine-Tails also needs to be investigated."

"So now we have four missions."

"The Three-Tails will be handled by Deidara and Tobi," Pain said. "And the Five-Tails will be handled by Kakuzu and Hidan."

"I'm entrusting the Seven-Tailed Fox to Sasori."

"And the final piece of information regarding the Nine-Tails..." Pain said. "Kisame and Itachi. Could I ask you two for help?"

"..." Itachi.

Itachi came from Konoha and joined the Akatsuki organization after slaughtering the Uchiha clan.

You could say that someone who can do this kind of thing is either a psychopath or... has something grand in their heart.

Pain trusted Itachi because he saw that Itachi possessed great potential.

but.

Now is the time for Itachi Uchiha to go back.

“I will go and investigate.” Itachi Uchiha did not refuse.

"..." Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Mr. Itachi, are you sure you want to go back to Konoha?" Kisame asked.

"..." Itachi. "Yes."

Itachi Uchiha said coldly and expressionlessly, "When I chose to annihilate the Uchiha clan, I had already transcended the boundaries of a clan or a village."

"..." Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Or is it that after all these years of working with me, Kisame, you still don't understand my heart?" Itachi Uchiha said.

"..." Kisame Hoshigaki.

Yes.

Kisame was responsible for killing his own village's ninjas to keep it a secret, so his hands were stained with the blood of his comrades.

Therefore, he felt a sense of sympathy for Itachi Uchiha, who had also killed his own clansmen for his goals.

I think the two people are the same kind of people.

but.

After joining the "Kitahara Kaede Observation (^_-) Small Group", Kisame remained silent, but... he also learned a lot of information.

For example.

The massacre of the Uchiha clan was actually orchestrated by the Third Hokage and his associates in Konoha.

Mr. Itachi was just someone who had been brainwashed for the sake of righteousness.

So they're still pretending.

Itachi, you say you want to ignore Konoha's words, but... you're actually a loyal dog of Konoha.

“Then…” Kisame said. “Itachi-san, have you ever used genjutsu on me?”

Having witnessed Kitahara Kaede's use of the Tsukuyomi space, he strongly suspected that he might have been under a genjutsu all along.

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Kisame didn't consider himself an honest person, but after witnessing Kitahara Kaede's Tsukuyomi world, which was identical to Itachi's, Kisame's thoughts changed.

He suddenly recalled the awkwardness he had felt doing missions with Itachi Uchiha over the years.

"..." Itachi Uchiha.

“I will not use genjutsu on my comrades,” Itachi Uchiha said.

This seems like a negative answer.

Itachi, seemingly wanting to discourage Kisame from pursuing the matter further, added, "If you don't want to go to Konoha, then I can go on this mission alone."

"..." Kisame.

Does this mean Kisame himself didn't want to go to Konoha?

"..." Kisame.

Was he being that blatant?

Kisame couldn't help but touch his rough cheeks.

Kisame admitted that he was somewhat reluctant to return to Konoha. Ever since joining the "Observation Group for Kitahara Kaede (^_-)", he had learned a lot of secrets.

They also learned about the worlds of other ninja villages, including Kirigakure, the village where they came from.

Thus, although he yearned for peace, he always felt that the current leader, Pain, was acting in a way that was somewhat wrong.

However, since he had joined the Akatsuki organization, he had to be loyal to it, so he kept quiet.

However, some things do need to be confirmed.

“Then please follow me,” Kisame said.

He walked in front.

In previous missions, Kisame and Itachi Uchiha always teamed up by standing behind Itachi or side by side.

This time, however, his attitude was more forceful.

the reason is simple.

Although he logged off once in the "Observe Kitahara Kaede (^_-) Small Group", he could still see the chat content when he logged back in.

Although he was somewhat inclined to complain about the new title of punishment, "Itachi-san, so I'm doing all the missions by myself," which he found rather strange, he still read the latest information.

And this latest information is also related to Itachi Uchiha.

[Unmarried women of marriageable age]: So what are the solutions now?

[Tobirama Senju]: Throw the question back at Fugaku. Let's see how he handles the fratricide.

[Tobirama Senju]: What will Fugaku do? Minato, you know him better, guess.

Minato Namikaze: Let me think about it.

[Minato Namikaze]: This seems to be... possibly a somewhat impulsive decision.

[Minato Namikaze]: However, Itachi Uchiha is still with the Akatsuki... so let's put this speculation aside for now.

It seems that Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, kept it a secret.

But this makes people very concerned.

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Kisame walked silently ahead, while Itachi Uchiha followed quietly behind him.

The two walked for about half a day before Kisame spoke again.

Just as Kisame was willing to team up with him, Itachi was the same.

His former teammate, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, gave him a different feeling. Most of the rogue ninja from Kirigakure were driven insane by their Fourth Mizukage.

Kisame was the same; in the past, Kisame's job was to kill his comrades in order to eliminate secrets.

How ruthless must one be to do such a thing?

Itachi was the same; he slaughtered his entire clan, but he had his own principles that sustained him. It's hard to know what Kisame had that sustained him.

Therefore, Itachi still hopes that Kisame can find something that can support him.

"Around here, I guess."

Kisame arrived at a riverbank, squatted down, rinsed his hands in the river water, and then took a couple of sips.

Uchiha Itachi glanced at the ninja sandals, then put them in the water and rinsed them.

Instantly, the fatigue from walking all morning disappeared.

After washing his feet, Itachi also drank a couple of sips of water.

As ninjas, both he and Kisame were the type to carry out missions whenever they were assigned, so they didn't have high requirements for their living environment.

"Then I'll just say it straight."

Kisame said.

"The current situation in Konoha may be different from what you know."

“Yes, I know that,” Itachi said. “There have been many reanimated ninjas, right?”

"We already saw them when we were fighting in the Hidden Cloud Village."

"Therefore, Konoha's strength may have increased significantly."

"But these impure ninjas also have their weaknesses."

"Their strength is much lower than that of their peak period."

"Perhaps only about 3-4% of its original peak strength."

"However, it should be noted that even if the bodies of these reanimated individuals can be destroyed, they can still repair themselves quickly, and their chakra reserves are also astonishing."

"Therefore, the best approach to dealing with them is to use sealing methods."

As expected of Itachi Uchiha, he saw through the characteristics of the Edo Tensei in an instant.

But Kisame doesn't want to know these things right now, nor does he want to tell Itachi these things.

“Then…” Kisame said with a straight face.

Do you think your family members will appear in this latest Edo Tensei in Konoha?

"..."!

Itachi paused his charge, intending to deliver another kick.

But Kisame didn't stop.

"Our current mission is to go to Konoha to gather information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."