Kapitel 216: The Remaining Akatsuki Members

"The original members of the Akatsuki organization were initially ten in total.

After enduring Konoha's blows and Nagato's incident, only Pain, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Konan, and the six of us are left.

Konan has naturally distanced herself from the now completely corrupt Akatsuki.

Although Yuki once again defeated Orochimaru, it's uncertain where he has been reborn, but he won't stay in the Akatsuki organization anymore.

To be serious, apart from the always online Jiraiya, we can now only contact Pain, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

Just as Itachi conveyed his will through the Sharingan.

The Land of Water.

Jiraiya, who was exchanging pleasantries with his younger peers, was slightly stunned after receiving the message from the ring and immediately received the beheading sword. Then, he turned to his teammate and confirmed:

"The information I received is correct. Uchiha Itachi??? What era is this guy from? How can he stand up and jump around at this time?"

"The information is correct, and the other party claims to be Uchiha Itachi. I think it should be true. After all, with the ability of Leader Pain, the only person who could defeat him is such a legendary figure," said Kisame, the shark-faced one, carrying his partner on his back.

"Well then, should we go and join this Uchiha Itachi as our new leader? Should we go?" Jiraiya hesitated a bit.

"I will go. It's just a change of leadership, a stronger one at that, and the organization's power will also be stronger. I don't want to be chased around by the Mist Ninja's pursuit troops all the time," said Kisame, the real identity of Hidan with the Cross.

In fact, Kisame, who was actually Hidan with Kakuzu, didn't care about Pain's death and quickly accepted it all.

"Well, in that case..."

Jiraiya thought about it seriously.

To be honest, the title of S-rank Missing Ninja sounds loud, but it wasn't so pleasant in the past.

Unless the strength reaches the level of Yuki, the level of Itachi.

Otherwise, personal strength can only run away constantly in front of the vast Ninja Village, no matter how strong.

After all, the special pursuit troops sent out by the Ninja Village, who knew your abilities, could fail countless times, but you would be finished after one failure.

Jiraiya joined the Akatsuki not only because of the necessary martial education but also because the Akatsuki organization could shelter him.

Because of Bai Jue's intelligence network, the Akatsuki's S-rank missing ninjas lived carefree lives.

"Uchiha Itachi? It's not bad to have a new leader with stronger strength. Let's go and pay our respects."

In the end, Jiraiya, who didn't want to return to a life of running away, made the same choice as Kisame.

"A wise decision. It seems that we will continue to be partners," Kisame, the one with the shark's face, smiled.

Just when the two reached an agreement, a dissatisfied voice suddenly interrupted:

"Hey, hey! What are you two babbling about? Don't ignore me, damn it!"

Facing Jiraiya and Kisame, there was a black-haired, bandaged face from the neck down and a very cold look.

The Fog Hidden missing ninja junior named Momochi Zabuza happened to meet the two missing ninja seniors by chance.

In theory, they were all people who had fallen to the end of the world and should have gone their separate ways.

However, Momochi Zabuza, who had always liked knives, undoubtedly had the idea of taking the beheading sword carried by Jiraiya when he saw it.

Although he was no longer a Mist Ninja, he still liked the title of one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

What happened next was a familiar process.

Although Momochi Zabuza had the strength of an elite Jonin and could even fight Kakashi evenly at one point, he naturally couldn't take any advantage when facing the combination of Jiraiya and Kisame.

Instead, Jiraiya and Kisame were eager to win him over.

Recently, the Akatsuki organization lacked people, and being a missing ninja from the Mist, it was a good opportunity to recruit someone with considerable strength like Momochi Zabuza.

But just as they had the new and old leaders in mind, Jiraiya and Kisame were no longer in the mood.

"So, Momochi Zabuza, do you want to join our organization?" Jiraiya asked one last time before leaving.

"I've already said it before. I finally got rid of the idiot boss, and now I don't want to welcome another inexplicable boss," Momochi Zabuza said impatiently.

"In that case, forget it."

Jiraiya and Kisame glanced at each other, shook their heads, and didn't waste any more time on taking Momochi Zabuza's life, leaving directly.

An hour later.

Dozens of ANBU with Mist Ninja ANBU masks, known throughout the entire Ninja world, had chased all the way here to this place where Yuki and Itachi fought. After seeing the aftermath of the battle, they immediately dispersed and began their familiar investigation work.

...

Hidden Rain Village.

Just as Jiraiya and Kisame received the ring's message and were about to leave, Pain, who was conducting experiments with various strange and grotesque organs in a laboratory, also received a communication.

"Uchiha Itachi? Didn't he die in the battle at the Valley of the End back then?" As someone from Konoha, Pain was surprised.

But after a moment's thought, since the Sharingan's ring had appeared on the person claiming to be "Uchiha Itachi," it was evident that Pain had been killed.

Regardless of whether this "Uchiha Itachi" was genuine or not, from this moment on, the fate of the Akatsuki organization had undoubtedly changed.

Since Pain was dead, what about Konan, who was closely associated with him?

Pain suddenly thought of this issue.

If she hadn't taken care of him, and now he was about to change his identity, his situation would not be good.

"Never mind, I'd better leave from here first and then observe and make a decision later."

Pain immediately packed up his belongings with a spirit of survival, preparing to leave this vortex first.

After all, his Ghost Maro technique was nearing its end.

If necessary, he could find a place to hide for a while, practice his Ghost Maro technique to perfection, and then come out with the power to conquer the entire Ninja world.

Everything, including Konan, Uchiha Itachi, and Konoha, would bow down to him then.

At this moment, just thinking about the scene of conquering the entire

In Ninja World, Pain's eyes couldn't help but light up with excitement, and even the speed of packing the items in his hands increased significantly.

Finally, when he was about to leave after packing the necessary bags into sealing scrolls, Pain looked at the Akatsuki organization's uniform hanging on the hanger and thought for a moment, but he didn't put it on. He left without hesitation.

Dong... Dong... Dong...

Rapid footsteps echoed continuously in the hidden base deliberately allocated by Konan.

Looking at the familiar but empty and cold environment around her, Konan, who had always been familiar with it, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear as if strange eyes were watching her footsteps.

When she was about to reach the exit, suddenly!

A familiar figure appeared before her, and Konan's expression froze instantly.

It was none other than Konan.

After the battle with Yuki, the location where Konan and Itachi fought was very close to the Land of Rain.

After a quick flight, she quickly returned to the Hidden Rain Village and even had time to place the bodies of Nagato and Yahiko. Then, she changed back into the original Akatsuki organization's cloak and came here.

She didn't forget what Konan had instructed her before.

"Konan, why are you here?" Seeing the sudden appearance of the blue-haired woman with an icy expression, Konan reluctantly smiled and asked.

"To take your life."

Not interested in saying much to Konan, she simply extended her hand, and many paper shurikens flew out of her clothing, instantly turning into countless paper kunai and overwhelming Konan.

"Wait! Is there a misunderstanding among all this?" Seeing this scene, Konan could only dodge in a hurry, while her face turned panicked, and she shouted, "I haven't betrayed the leader! That guy called Uchiha Itachi summoned me, and I haven't agreed yet! I'm just about to report this to you, Konan! We're on the same side!"

Until now, Konan still thought Konan was trying to kill her because she had turned to Itachi.

"Uchiha Itachi? Summoned?" Although she received no information from her ring, Konan quickly guessed everything when she heard Konan say this.

She had already expected this and didn't care about it, her attacks only becoming fiercer.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that Konan's killing intent didn't diminish, Konan had no choice but to take a chance.

"Spiritual Art!"

In an instant, a thick white smoke rose from around him.

Although Pain had taken away most of the contract beasts he had trained over the years, Konan still had some reserves.

In an instant, a fierce wave emanated from him.

After a few breaths, a new, vigorous life force emanated from Konan.

She looked at the composite beasts lying in a pool of blood before her.

Konan didn't care at all and gave a cold smile. Then, with a clap of her hands, she looked at Konan with a gaze that sized up a dead person and said confidently, "You've brought this upon yourself. Next, I'll let you experience the most powerful bloodline limit that once swept through the entire Ninja world."

"Explode! Power of Wood Release!"