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92.59% Fairy Tail: Metal and Threads / Chapter 637: Akatsuki Makes Its First Move

章節 637: Akatsuki Makes Its First Move

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Shirotsume.

 

October 14, x788.

 

Once the door to Naruto's hotel room opened, the two men who were speaking to him walked through it. The first thing he noticed about the two were the high-collared black robes with embroidered red cloud patterns they both wore.

 

After that, Naruto noticed their faces. The first, a handsome, fair-skinned young man of about seventeen or eighteen years. He had jet black hair tied into a low ponytail with center-parted bangs that reached his chin and framed his face. Under his eyes, there were two, very well-defined, tear troughs. And his facial features looked remarkably familiar to someone Naruto knew.

 

Fortunately, it did not take Naruto long to put his finger on who this man was similar to, as the red irises with three black tomoe in each was a dead giveaway. This man was an Uchiha… Itachi Uchiha, the man who single-handedly destroyed the Uchiha Clan several years ago.

 

'That's Sasuke's brother, isn't it?' Naruto asked himself while tightening his fingers around the two kunai in his left hand.

 

["Aren't you glad that Alfonzo boy made you memorize all the S-Class entries in the Bingo Book, now?"] Kurama asked. ["Otherwise you probably wouldn't have recognized him."]

 

'Yeah, yeah, yeah.' Naruto replied while internally rolling his eyes. 'That's not important right now. Instead, we need to figure out what we're gonna do to get the Pervy Sage's attention.'

 

While speaking to Kurama in his mind, Naruto shifted his gaze to the other man who entered the room. The second man was older, appearing to be nearing thirty years old, was quite tall, almost as tall as Alfonzo, and had bluish-grey skin with a distinctively shark-like appearance. On top of that, his eyes were strange, consisting of black sclera and white irises. Also there were three sets of curved facial markings under each eye and sharp, triangular teeth in his mouth.

 

On top of his strange appearance, the taller of the two men also had a large sword wrapped in bandages strapped to his back. The sword was almost as long as the man was tall.

 

'And that fishy-looking guy is Kisame Hoshigaki.' Naruto muttered internally.

 

["And he's possibly even more dangerous than the Uchiha brat."] Kurama said, almost growling when he said the word, "Uchiha." ["That sword on his back is strange. It almost feels like its alive."]

 

'Yeah, I know.' Naruto replied. 'Big Bro Alfonzo told me about that. That sword, what was its name again? Whatever… It can suck up magic power. So, I can't fight him head on.'

 

The last thing Naruto noticed were the forehead protectors the two were wearing. The village symbols at their centers were scratched through, making it clear that both men were rogue shinobi.

 

Meanwhile, as Naruto assessed his situation and put names to the faces of the two who intruded into his room, Itachi and Kisame were also looking over him, as well.

 

"It looks like the brat isn't willing to come with us, after all." Kisame said while lazily scanning Naruto. "Oh, and look, he must have been a fan of the Yellow Flash. Just look at those kunai he's holding."

 

"Don't be careless, Kisame." Itachi said in an emotionless tone. "Carelessness leads to mistakes."

 

As Itachi said that, he pulled a kunai from his weapon holster and threw it into the floor near Naruto's feet.

 

"Hmm?" Kisame intoned while raising an eyebrow. "What was that for?"

 

Kisame was not the only one who was confused by Itachi's actions, as Naruto jumped after the kunai sank into the floor next to him.

 

'I didn't even see him take that kunai out.' Naruto thought to himself while cold sweat started dripping down his back.

 

"It seems we're not here alone." Itachi said as his eyes shifted to where his kunai stuck out from the floor. "I'm not surprised you didn't notice, though. That thread was so thin that if it wasn't made of magic power, I would have missed it, too."

 

Hearing that, Kisame finally put on a serious expression as he reached up and took hold of his sword's hilt. Naruto reacted to Itachi's words, as well. However, instead of becoming even more alert, he visibly relaxed.

 

'I don't' know why she's here, but Big Sis Lici is the only person I know who can control threads.' Naruto thought to himself.

 

["Don't drop your guard."] Kurama scolded. ["Until you know it's her for sure, you should think that it's another enemy."]

 

Kisame was thinking along the same lines as Naruto, though.

 

"Itachi, you said threads?" Kisame asked. "Does that mean the Magic Seamstress is here?"

 

"More than likely." Itachi replied. "However, I can't be sure. The wielder of those threads is too far away."

 

*Poof!*

 

As soon as Itachi finished speaking, he disappeared from where he stood in a puff of smoke. When the smoke dissipated, a chair was being held aloft by a bundle of threads that entered through the door behind the two rogue shinobi. At the same time, Itachi appeared in the corner of the room where a chair used to be.

 

A moment later, Kisame leapt into the air to avoid a leg that swept at his knees, pulling his sword off his back at the same time. However, as soon as his sword was drawn, he was slammed in the back by a hardened bundle of threads, sending him flying across the room.

 

"It really was you, Magic Seamstress." Itachi said.

 

Paying Itachi no mind, the interloper, Elicia, kicked off the floor and rushed in Naruto's direction, grabbing him as she ran towards the window behind him. However, before she could jump out the window with Naruto in tow, Itachi flashed in front of her with a pair of Kunai in his hands and his Sharingan watching her every move.

 

"This guy really is fast." Elicia muttered, though she did not stop moving forward. "Probably as fast as Jet, at the very least."

 

"I'm afraid I can't allow you to take him with you." Itachi continued. "If you leave him behind, I can promise we'll let you leave unharmed."

 

"Sorry, I can't do that." Elicia said with a grin. "Fonzie told me that he's gonna be a member of Fairy Tail in a few days. So, I'm only doing my job as his guild mate, you know?"

 

Hearing that, Itachi narrowed his eyes. The fact that Naruto would be joining Fairy Tail was not good news for his and Kisame's mission.

 

"Then, I guess that means you won't be leaving here alive." Kisame, who flickered behind Elicia in a burst of speed, said with his sword raised above his head.

 

*Crash!*

 

Unfortunately, because of the length of his sword, a hole was punched into the room's ceiling. Then, the ceiling was further destroyed when Kisame swung it down at Elicia's back.

 

*Poof!*

 

*Cling!*

 

However, just before the large greatsword could smash into her, Elicia was covered in a cloud of smoke. At the same time, the sound of something metallic being knocked to the floor could be heard.

 

"What! A [Substitution Jutsu]?" Kisame asked in a dumbfounded tone. "when did she become a shinobi?"

 

"That's not important right now." Itachi replied as he turned around to look out the window behind him. "Quickly, we have to follow her."

 

"Right." Kisame replied as he glanced at the three-pronged kunai lying on the hotel room's floor. Then, he quickly moved to follow Itachi, who had already jumped out of the window.

 

Meanwhile, Elicia, with Naruto slung over her left shoulder, was jumping across the rooftops of the town.

 

"Big Sis Lici, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked while watching Itachi and Kisame chase them from over Elica's shoulder.

 

"Oh, I was on my way back from a quest I just finished." Elicia replied. "I felt yours and Jiraiya's magic power signatures. So, I was going to come by in the morning to see if the two of you wanted to ride back to Magnolia with me. But then I felt those two outside of your room, and I figured you were in trouble."

 

"Yeah, I really was in trouble." Naruto replied. "There would have been nothing I could do to get away from them without the Pervy Sage."

 

"Yeah, those two are bad news." Elicia replied. "the one that looks like a shark has almost as much magic power as Gildarts."

 

*Ting!*

 

At that moment, Elicia flipped to the side to avoid a kunai. However, before she could touch the roof she was running on, she shot a few threads from her free hand to catch a second kunai, as well as a shuriken, that were aimed at her landing point.

 

"You can have these back." Elicia said as she spun her body in the air.

 

At the end of her spin, Elicia released the kunai and shuriken, sending them flying back at Itachi.

 

*Cling!* *Cling!*

 

However, Itachi deflected both projectiles with ease, using the kunai in his hands.

 

"[Water-Style: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu]." Kisame shouted after running through a series of hand signs.

 

A moment later, Elicia was forced to shoot out another handful of threads, wrapping them around a light post near the building she was running on top of, before reeling in her threads at high speed.

 

Meanwhile, Itachi, expecting Elicia's evasive maneuver, threw another kunai, intending to cut Elicia's threads. However, when Itachi's kunai came in contact with the threads, it bounced off harmlessly while spinning back towards his direction.

 

Though Itachi did not show it, he was surprised that his kunai was deflected, by thread of all things.

 

However, even though Itachi could see the magic power running through the threads, he had no way of knowing they were made from Elicia's Vibranium Threads. In fact, as these threads' origins were from a continent outside of Ishgar, and were almost exclusive to that continent, Itachi had no knowledge of such a thread.

 

By now, the people who were out enjoying Shirotsume Town's night life were alerted to something going on on the building's roof, as Kisame's [Water Shark bomb] had slammed into a nearby building, damaging it heavily and splashing large amounts of water all over the street.

 

Unfortunately, Elicia did not have the luxury to worry about the people.

 

["You know, if you just used my power, this wouldn't even be an issue."] Scylla said as Elicia anchored herself to the light pole.

 

'I know.' Elicia replied. 'But if I use your power to fight them in the city, the collateral damage would get even worse.'

 

["I can't argue with that."] Scylla replied. ["By the way, you kinda destroyed that hotel room."]

 

'That wasn't me!' Elicia shrieked internally. 'Fish Face was the one who destroyed the ceiling!'

 

["Yeah, but you're the one who cracked the wall when you sent Fish Face flying."] Scylla said in a tone filled with schadenfreude.

 

Elicia did not have any time to think about that, as Itachi flickered onto the light pole, standing perpendicularly just above her and Naruto.

 

"Big Sis, look out!" Naruto shouted.

 

"I know." Elicia replied as she used her threads to pull one of the needles on her wrist band into her free hand.

 

*Cling!*

 

In the next instant, Elicia used the needle to block the incoming kunai Itachi slashed at her. At the same time, she quickly wove her threads together to create a blindfold before using her magic to tie it around her head.

 

'I'm definitely not getting caught by [Tsukuyomi].' Elicia thought to herself as she forcefully stopped herself from making eye contact with Itachi. 'If I do, I'm done.'

 

["Yeah, and then the continent will fall into chaos when Fonzie goes on his man-hunt for revenge."] Scylla added.

 

Shuddering internally, Elicia used her needle to deflect Itachi's kunai several more times. Then, a grin spread across her face as she sensed Kisame running up the light pole from below. However, that was not the reason for her grin, as she could sense the person she was waiting for had appeared stealthily at the bottom of the light pole, as well.

 

"Naruto, get us out of here.' Elicia said.

 

"Got it." Naruto replied.

 

In the next instant, Elicia and Naruto vanished from the light pole. At the same time, both Itachi and Kisame widened their eyes in shock.

 

"What was that?" Kisame asked as he had to forcefully stop the slash he had aimed at Elicia's back. "Where did they go."

 

"That was the [Flying Thunder God]." Itachi replied. "And they could have gone anywhere."

 

As he spoke, Itachi dashed forward, stepping past Kisame. He also ran through a series of hand signs.

 

"[Fire-Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu]." A voice called out from the bottom of the light pole.

 

"[Fire-Style: Great Fireball Jutsu]." Itachi called out before spewing a large ball of fire from his mouth.

 

A moment later, the [Great Fireball] collided with a stream of flames that resembled a dragon's breath, or a [Roar] spell from a Dragon Slayer.

 

"Itachi, what should we do?" Kisame asked while looking down at the one who just attacked them. "We were supposed to be done before Jiraiya got back."

 

"We'll have to abort this mission." Itachi replied after his Jutsu cancelled out Jiraiya's. "With the Magic Seamstress here, as well, we have little chance of completing our mission. Instead, we should report back and update the others about the situation."

 

"Understood.' Kisame replied.

 

"Do you think I'll just let you leave?" Jiraiya, standing at the bottom of the light pole and going through another series of hand signs, asked in a stern tone. "[Summoning Jutsu: Toad Mouth Bind]."

 

In the next instant, Itachi and Kisame found themselves trapped in a long, fleshy corridor. This corridor, the esophagus of a toad from Mount Myabōku, had just appeared around them out of nowhere.

 

"Where the hell are we?" Kisame asked while looking up and down the fleshy corridor.

 

"I'm not sure." Itachi replied. "But we need to get out of here."

 

"Sure thing." Kisame replied as he raised his sword and swung it down at the fleshy wall to his right.

 

However, instead of shredding the wall as he expected his sword, Samehada, one of the Village Hidden in the Mist's Seven Legendary Swords, to do, the fleshy wall was completely unharmed. On top of that, the place where Samehada struck began to wriggle, as if it were alive.

 

"What is this?" Kisame asked in a dumbfounded tone.

 

Before Itachi could offer an opinion on what he was seeing, both he and Kisame noticed that the corridor they were in began to contract. Neither of them had any doubt that if they did not manage to escape soon, they would be crushed to death when the corridor contracted to a certain point.

 

"I suppose I have no choice." Itachi said as he closed his eyes.

A moment later, Itachi opened only his right eye. However, when he did, the pattern of his Sharingan had changed. Instead of three black tomoe surrounding a black pupil, there was now a three sided pinwheel pattern in his eye.

 

"[Amaterasu]." Itachi said calmly while looking at a point on the fleshy wall.

 

Meanwhile, Jiraiya was looking at the esophagus he summoned in the middle of Shirotsume Town.

 

"*Sigh* I'm glad that little girls showed up to help Naruto." Jiraiya muttered while wiping off a bead of cold sweat from his cheek. "To think one of the two women I managed to find would try to poison me to keep me from helping him. *Sigh* She was really pretty, too. And those bazongas. They were almost… No, I guess they weren't even close to Tsuna's. Still, they were really nice."

 

While controlling the toad esophagus to contract around the two rogue shinobi, Jiraiya could not help slipping into his memories of the women he almost got lucky with. However, he was shocked out of his recollections when the esophagus started to writhe as if the toad it was summoned from was in pain.

 

A moment later, Jiraiya saw two figures jump out of the side of the esophagus before running off towards the outskirts of the city. Clearly, they were trying to escape. And because Jiraiya was so certain that no one would be able to escape his [Toad Mouth Bind], he was too late to react to their escape.

 

On top of that, he could see there was a strange black flame burning around the hole Itachi and Kisame used to escape from his Jutsu.

 

"How did they get out using fire?" Jiraiya muttered as he approached the escape point from the outside. "This toad's throat is supposed to be fire resistant."

 

However, when Jiraiya got close to the flames, he felt something ominous. And although he was not sure from a single glance, those black flames would not be extinguished until whatever they were burning on was turned into ash. Still, Jiraiya was experienced enough to remove the flames before the toad's esophagus took too much damage, as he used the [Sealing Arts] to [Seal] them into a scroll for future study.

 

"Anyway, I guess I should go find Naruto.' Jiraiya said while unsummoning the toad's esophagus. "I need to thank that little girl, as well."

 

Saying that, Jiraiya disappeared in a cloud of smoke, heading back to the hotel room he booked with Naruto only a couple of hours ago.


章節 638: The Akatsuki

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Shirotsume.

 

August 14, x788.

 

"That was Sasuke's brother, wasn't it?" Naruto asked after he had some time to calm down after the episode with Itachi and Kisame. "But why was he and that guy who looked like a fish after me?"

 

"Why do bad guys do anything?" Elicia asked with a shrug. "Probably for something like world domination. I mean, you do have a pretty powerful Etherious inside of you."

 

"Hmm... Is it that simple?" Naruto asked.

 

"Who knows?" Elicia replied with another shrug.

 

*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*

 

"Hey, Naruto, are you inside?" Jiraiya, the one who just knocked on the door, asked from outside the hotel room.

 

"It's the Pervy Sage." Naruto said in a relieved tone.

 

After speaking, Naruto stood up to answer the door without hesitation.

 

"Hold on, Naruto." Elicia said as she stopped him by wrapping threads around Naruto's arm.

 

"Huh?" Naruto intoned in confusion as he was forced to stop.

 

"Don't just rush to open the door." Elicia said sternly. "What if they're using a [Transformation], or something?"

 

At Elicia's reminder, Naruto appeared to stop and think about what she said. In reality, he stopped to ask Kurama about the person outside the door. And when Kurama said that he could not sense any negative emotions, Naruto nodded at Elicia.

 

"You're right." Naruto replied. "But I know that's the real Jiraiya." Naruto said in a serious tone with an equally serious expression on his face. Then, he pointed at the seal on his stomach as he continued. "I can feel it."

 

Nodding in response, Elicia released her threads from around Naruto's arm.

 

'Fonzie said that Naruto and Kurama were getting along.' Elicia murmured to herself. 'But I didn't think it would be so good that he could ask him for help like that.'

 

["Do you think the fox told Naruto his name yet?"] Scylla asked.

 

'No idea.' Elicia replied. 'But since he wasn't using Kurama's magic power when we got here, I doubt it.'

 

In actuality, Naruto and Kurama had exchanged names a while ago. And if Elicia had looked through her memories, she would have realized that he used it in the fight against Neji during the Chunin Exams a few months ago. But her mind was too preoccupied with tonight's attack to think that carefully.

 

'More importantly, why is Akatsuki still after the Tailed Beasts in this world.' Elicia muttered internally. 'I mean, there hasn't been any real war between nations in a while, right?'

 

["I mean, there was that rebellion in Rubengard."] Scylla replied. ["Though, that wasn't really much of a civil war because that general, San Jiao Shin, was kidnapped and put under [Human Subordination Magic] by that one guy... what was his name again?"]

 

'Oh, you're talking about Lucy's mom's disciple, right?' Elicia asked. 'Yeah, now that you mention it... I don't remember his name either. Still, that wasn't between nations.'

 

If the man in question's, Zoldeo's, soul had not dissipated after he was separated from Capricorn, he would probably be rolling in his grave because of how insignificant he seemed to be.

 

["That's true."] Scylla replied. ["Well, it was probably something from before you were born. I mean, I don't even know what country equates to the land of Rain. So, it's hard to investigate what happened during the Second Great Ninja War. But it probably still happened here."]

 

"*Sigh* And that leads to a whole bunch of other questions.' Elicia continued while shaking her head. 'I mean, the Tailed Beasts are Zeref's creations in this world. So, there shouldn't be a Ten Tails, right?'

 

["Who knows?"] Scylla replied while shrugging her shoulders. ["Anime logic is fucked. And even though we're aware this is a real world, it still runs on anime logic. So, anything could happen... And probably will."]

 

"I'm glad you're safe, Naruto." Jiraiya said after Naruto opened the door.

 

Jiraiya's voice pulled Elicia's attention away from her conversation with Scylla, causing her to look towards the door that Naruto had just opened. When she did, she saw Jiraiya ruffling Naruto's hair affectionately. Meanwhile, Naruto was trying, and failing, to swat Jiraiya's hand away.

 

"I wouldn't be if Big Sis Lici wasn't here." Naruto said in an irritated tone.

 

Hearing that, Jiraiya looked away from Naruto and focused his gaze on Elicia, who was just watching the two from Naruto's bed. He then put on an uncharacteristically serious expression and bowed his head in gratitude.

 

"He's right." Jiraiya said with his head bowed. "Thank you for helping Naruto. I don't know why you were here, but I'm glad that you were. I wasn't able to save Minato, and I don't know what I would have done if I lost Naruto, as well."

 

"Don't worry about it." Elicia said, waving dismissively in a very similar fashion to the way Alfonzo does it. "Naruto calls me Big Sis. So, what kind of Big Sis would I be if I didn't look out for him, right? As for why I'm in Shirotsume Town, I was just stopping here for the night while on my way back from completing a quest."

 

"Then... We were lucky." Jiraiya replied.

 

"Maybe next time, you'll think before you start chasing women." Naruto muttered with his head down.

 

A few seconds passed after Naruto made his statement. He knew he was loud enough for Jiraiya to hear him. So, he was expecting to hear a response. Yet, there was nothing.

 

When Naruto turned his head to look at Jiraiya, he was shocked, but not surprised, to see Jiraiya looking away.

 

"*Sigh* I guess that's just wishful thinking." Naruto muttered once again while shaking his head. "A leopard can't change its spots, after all."

 

"Hey! That's not it!" Jiraiya, affected by the disappointment in Naruto's tone, shouted in protest. "I don't do this because I want to! I do it because it's necessary. For my research! It's necessary for my research!"

 

Despite Jiraiya's protest, Naruto did not say a word, only shaking his head and looking more disappointed.

 

"UM... Anyway, do you guys want to ride back to Magnolia with me when I leave later in the morning?" Elicia asked, interrupting a conversation that she could see happening many more times over the coming years.

 

"That would be great!" Jiraiya exclaimed, glad to have the topic changed. "That way, we'll be able to get a good rest before the Harvest Festival!"

 

Once again, Naruto looked at Jiraiya with disappointment. However, he knew nothing would change if he continued. Kurama said as much from his mindscape. So, he looked away from Jiraiya, turning his gaze onto Elicia, and nodded his head in agreement with her suggestion.

 

With that, Elicia stood up with a smile. Then, she moved towards the hotel room's door, patting Naruto on the head along the way.

 

"Alright, I'll see you guys at 10:30." Elicia said in a cheerful tone. "Good night."

 

With that said, Elicia left the room, leaving Naruto and Jiraiya to look at each other awkwardly for a while before heading to bed themselves.

 

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Undisclosed Location.

 

A few hours later, Itachi and Kisame, who had been moving swiftly ever since they escaped from the [Toad Mouth Bind], arrived at a cave that had been dug out of the face of a cliff. Entering quickly, Itachi and Kisame sat down on makeshift beds that were carved out of the walls of the cave.

 

This cave, one of the many Akatsuki hideouts scattered over the continent of Ishgar, was the closest rest place to Shirotsume town. Although there were no resources stored in the cave, that was not its purpose, as it was only meant as a place where the members of Akatsuki could stop and rest long enough to communicate with the other members of the organization.

 

"It's been a long time since we failed a mission, hasn't it?" Kisame asked, sounding rather nonchalant about the whole situation. "If Jiraiya hadn't shown up, we would have been able to bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in, though."

 

"Don't underestimate the Magic Seamstress." Itachi replied. "Although neither of us went all out, that was the same for her. On top of that, neither of us were even able to hit her. Don't forget that."

 

That last sentence was enough to give Kisame pause. During the encounter with Elicia, he did not realize it. But neither he nor Itachi, with his Sharingan, were able to land an attack on Elicia. Yet, she had managed to sneak up on them. She had even managed to send Kisame flying with a sneak attack.

 

"You're right." Kisame replied after thinking for a few minutes. "I guess she's an S-Class wizard for a reason."

 

"That's right." Itachi replied. "And now we need to let the rest of the organization know.' Itachi said as he started circulating his magic power into a ring he was wearing.

 

Kisame also started circulating his magic power into a similar ring. Then, both men closed their eyes and let their consciousnesses sink into the rings.

 

In the next moment, Itachi and Kisame found themselves, or rather their projections, standing atop the fingers of a large statue located in an even larger cave. This statue, known as the Gedo Mazo, was a gigantic, humanoid statue of a seemingly mummified creature with closed eyes. However, instead of having only two eyes, it had nine.

 

Like Itachi and Kisame, projections of eight other rogue shinobi stood on the other eight fingers of the statue. Unfortunately, other than their hair colors and eyes, nothing else could be made out from the other eight.

 

"Well, well, well, look who it is." A blond man with bangs covering his right eyes said in a mocking tone. "If it isn't Itachi and Kisame. But wait... I don't see the Jinchuriki. Could that mean... Heavens forbid... you failed your mission?"

 

The unconcealed mockery in the blond man's tone made Kisame's eyes twitch fiercely. However, as he and Itachi had indeed failed their mission, he did not have a retort. Though, he did mark the blond man for quite the beating the next time he saw him in person.

 

"Indeed." Itachi replied without a change in his expression. "There was an unexpected circumstance that we had no way of accounting for."

 

"That sounds like an excuse if I ever heard one." The blond man said, the mockery in his tone even more exaggerated this time.

 

"Enough." A man with orange hair and purple eyes with concentric circles in his irises said calmly. Though the pressure in his tone silenced the blond man immediately. "What was the unexpected circumstance you speak of?"

 

"Fairy Tail's Magic Seamstress, Elicia Taylor, was in the town." Itachi replied, his emotions unchanged thanks to the blond man's mockery. "She showed up just in time to get in the way at the end."

 

Itachi then went on to explain every detail of his and Kisame's encounter with Elicia, Naruto and Jiraiya. And despite their rowdy and arrogant demeanors, none of the other members of Akatsuki interrupted.

 

"Hmph!" A silver-haired man snorted disdainfully. "How dare she interrupt our plans. I'll sacrifice her to Lord Jashin for her impudence."

 

"For once I agree with this idiot." A man with green irises, no pupils, and red sclerae wearing a hood that hid his hair color, said a moment later. "The Magic Seamstress has quite the bounty on her head."

 

"What did you call me?" the silver-haired man asked angrily. "Do you want to be the next one I sacrifice to Lord Jashin?"

 

"This is a waste of time.' A monstrous, hunched over figure said. "And I hate having my time wasted. Still, I believe that woman would go well with the rest of my collection. She would be a fine piece of art."

 

"Oh, come on my man." The blond man said with a chuckle. "How many times do we have to have this conversation. There's no point in art that lasts. Art is an explosion."

 

Ignoring the conversations and arguments going on around him, Itachi looked directly into the purple eyes of the man who led the Akatsuki.

 

"So, what do you want us to do now?" Itachi asked. "The Magic Seamstress mentioned that the Nine Tails Jinchuriki would be joining Fairy Tail. And I do not believe that waging war with a guild like them would be wise."

 

"The Uchiha brat is right." the man with green and red eyes added in a grim tone. "Although I wasn't around when that group of ruffians was formed, I grew up in the same era as their Third Master, Makarov Dreyar. And unless we can keep it secret that we were the ones who did it, I would never kill a member of that guild. They're all insane."

 

"Didn't you just say you wanted to collect that Magic Seamstress' bounty?" the blond-haired man asked, a grin evident in his tone. "What happened to all that."

 

"If I could catch her alone without giving her the chance to identify me, I would do exactly that." The red and green-eyed man replied. "But if there was any chance it could get back to her guild mates, I would abandon the job without a second thought. I have no desire to be hunted down by a bunch of overpowered wizards who care little for collateral damage."

 

"You're going soft in your old age." The blond man said while shaking his head. "What could that group of fools and idiots do to us?"

 

"There's a reason I've lived as long as I have." the red and green-eyed man said. "But since you have a death wish, you should just let me kill you. At least the bounty on you won't go to waste."

 

"That's enough." the purple-eyed man said once again. He then addressed Itachi and Kisame before switching his attention to a man with yellow eyes and short green hair. "Stand by for now, we need more information. Zetsu, I'll leave that to you."

 

"Understood." the yellow-eyed man, Zetsu, replied. "Then, I'll get going right away."

 

With that, Zetsu's projection vanished from atop the finger it was standing on.

 

"I guess that means this meeting is over then, right?" The blond man asked. "Then, I'll be going, too."

 

"Indeed." The purple-eyed man replied. "Dismissed. We'll gather again to discuss our plans once Zetsu returns. Then, we will make our plans to let this world know pain."

 

With that, the purple-eyed man's projection vanished, shortly followed by the other eight, plunging the cavern into silence. 


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