The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

In the secret base of Akatsuki

"Chief, why did you call us together this time? I was just thinking of going to the black market to make some money!"

There was suppressed dissatisfaction in Kakuzu's voice. He felt that this meeting was delaying his ability to make money.

"I'm going to introduce you to a new person this time."

Pain looked around at Orochimaru, Itachi, Kakuzu, Sasori and others present with an indifferent expression, "From today on, Uchiha Itachi will join the Akatsuki organization and become one of you."

At this time, Itachi had changed into a black suit with red clouds, painted his nails with trendy nail polish, and stood in a dark corner with an expressionless face.

"Uchiha Itachi," Orochimaru sneered, a complex expression flashing across his pale face, "I didn't expect that a genius ninja from the Uchiha clan would join this organization. I heard that you massacred the entire clan. What a waste!"

Orochimaru's voice was cold and magnetic, his eyes were like snake pupils, and he would stick out his long tongue and twist it while speaking, making him look like a humanoid snake monster. If Hinata Feng were here, he would definitely be disgusted.

Scorpion, who has always been at odds with Orochimaru, rarely agrees with Orochimaru's opinion this time.

"This stinking snake finally spoke sensibly. It would be a waste to kill the Uchiha clan directly. Only by making human puppets can we better utilize their value. That is the eternal art."

Listening to the two guys' rude words, even Uchiha Itachi, who was usually calm, couldn't help but get a little angry.

He had never imagined that even though he had already arranged the best possible exit for his clan, there would still be people lamenting that he hadn't utilized the Uchiha clan members' bodies to their fullest potential!

Itachi glanced at the two of them coldly without any reaction.

His injuries had not yet fully healed, and he had only received emergency treatment from Konoha's doctors and the mysterious man who called himself Uchiha Madara, so it was not appropriate to take action now.

"Uchiha Itachi?" Kakuzu pulled out a stack of wanted posters from his pocket, flipped through them, and then put them back with regret, muttering, "How could anyone put a bounty on a guy like you?"

"Okay," Payne interrupted everyone with a cold expression, his eyes scanning around like a god looking down on all living beings.

"I've gathered you today not only because we have new members joining us, but also to discuss the current situation in the ninja world and determine our next course of action."

"Not long ago, the Fourth Raikage led his troops to break through Konoha's border strongholds. They might have been defending the Hidden Rock Village. They didn't go any further, but only swept the strongholds along the border. According to Zetsu's intelligence, Konoha has already dispatched troops to the border to reorganize the defense line."

Xiaonan's voice was cold and quiet, and even when explaining the war between major powers, he always spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"As for the Iwagakure Village, the Ōnoki have already reached the border, but they haven't chosen to launch a large-scale attack. Currently, they are only engaging in small-scale battles. Under these circumstances, the organization needs to clarify the next steps!"

When Uchiha Itachi heard this, he remained calm on the surface, but there was a storm in his heart.

He lowered his eyelids slightly to hide the throbbing in his eyes. Could it be that the sacrifice of the Uchiha clan still could not bring peace and stability to Konoha?

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue even longer. "Life is so fragile, it's consumed in one war after another. Chief, if possible, I'd like to go to the border to collect some research materials."

At this time, Zetsu appeared and said, "Oonoki wants to entrust the Akatsuki organization to help attack the Konoha stronghold, and the price is very generous."

Hearing the generous price, Kakuzu immediately became excited, "Chief, let me go. I can even earn some bounty along the way."

Pain's reaction seemed to be stuck for a moment, and then he retorted: "The organization is currently in the stage of accumulating strength. It must continue to recruit new members and not participate in the struggle between major powers. Kakuzu, Orochimaru, you two should behave yourself!"

The cold voice rarely rose a few degrees. While speaking, Pain warned Kakuzu with his eyes. Otherwise, to put it more seriously, he was really worried that Kakuzu would quietly go and take Ohnoki's mission and expose the organization early!

"For the next period of time, the organization will focus on accumulating strength. Everyone, please maintain confidentiality during your actions and do not expose the organization too early!"

Although Payne's voice was not loud, it was full of unquestionable majesty.

The Akatsuki members sighed helplessly, you have the bigger fist, you have the final say.

"According to Akatsuki's custom, we go on missions in pairs. Itachi, you'll be on the same team with Biwa Juuzou from now on. You've just joined, so take a few days off first. We'll assign you tasks later. Okay, dismissed!"

Payne made all the arrangements and seemed not to want to face the talented people in the organization anymore, so he just disappeared!

They remained silent all the way back to the tower of Rain Village, leaving only Nagato and Konan.

Konan stood beside Nagato naturally. "Itachi and the mysterious man who called himself Uchiha Madara concealed a lot of information. According to the information I obtained, there may be other mysterious people who appeared that night and rescued dozens of Uchiha family members, causing considerable casualties in Konoha."

"That's fine. 'God' doesn't care what their attitudes are or what secrets they have. As long as they can contribute their strength and capture the tailed beasts, that's all that matters."

For Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, all the members of the Akatsuki organization except Konan are cannon fodder tools. They recruit powerful rebel ninjas to replace them in collecting the tailed beasts when they are not in a position to take action.

As long as the mission was accomplished, Nagato didn't care about their inner thoughts and intentions.

Once the organization completes recruiting personnel and accumulating strength, and finds out the location of the tailed beasts, Nagato plans to launch dispersed attacks in an effort to collect as many tailed beasts as possible at one time.

Once a few tailed beasts are sealed in the Outer Path Demon Statue, the pressure from the demon statue on oneself will be much less.

In that case, Nagato estimated that he would be able to act as he pleased and capture each tailed beast. Then, with the Rinnegan and the Outer Path Demon Statue, he would be able to suppress all resistance.

Konan glanced at her friend helplessly and said in a tone that matched her angelic temperament, "Zetu has received news that something unexpected happened in the Hidden Mist Village. The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karutagi, and the Three-tailed Beast, Isobu, are both dead. I'm afraid it won't be possible to collect the tailed beasts in a short time!"

Nagato's withered and emaciated body trembled violently, and his godlike aura disappeared without a trace. "How could this happen!"

"It should be caused by the political struggle within Wuying Village. Jue has already gone to investigate."

Nagato's dismay only lasted for a moment before he quickly regained his composure. "Let Zetsu investigate thoroughly. If the Three-Tails is truly dead, it will take years for it to be resurrected. During this time, we must increase our combat power and try to locate the other tailed beasts."

"Well, I'll go take care of some documents first," Xiaonan agreed, then turned and left to deal with village affairs.

Since Nagato has difficulty moving around, Konan takes on most of the village affairs, although she doesn't like them herself.

Ever since Yahiko's death, Nagato has been her only bond. Since her best friend wants to take this path, even if it is an endless bloody journey, Konan is ready to go with him to the end!