Blood Core Operation (Two-in-one, seeking monthly votes)

Hearing that Charlotte Doyle needed Blood Cores, Zetsu's and Konan's eyes both lit up. Konan wanted to bring back Nagato and Yahiko, while Zetsu hoped to see his mother.

The two of them spoke at the same time. "My lord, we will bring back large numbers of Blood Cores for you."

Seeing that half the organization had already voiced their stance, Kisame Hoshigaki and Deidara also said, "We will help Hidan recover the Blood Cores."

Only Itachi Uchiha did not speak. After a second of silence, he asked, "My lord, are the Black People of this world truly beyond redemption?"

"There should be good people among them too..."

Itachi Uchiha had been among the earliest members of Akatsuki to appear, and he had followed Charlotte Doyle for some time. Although he knew Lord Charlotte greatly loathed the Black People of this planet and allowed Hidan to sacrifice them, this was the first time he had actively issued an order for them to act.

Hearing Itachi Uchiha's words, the others in Akatsuki said nothing. They did not care about Itachi's statement.

Charlotte, however, did not directly answer Itachi Uchiha. Instead, he began telling him a story. Though he could force his subordinates to carry out orders, he had never treated them as Puppets, so he was still willing to say a few more words.

"Long before this universe came into being, there existed the Celestials, who possessed power beyond the universe."

"But after the Big Bang, the Celestials created the first planets, stars, and other life-forms."

As he spoke, Charlotte waved his hand, and an image of the Big Bang appeared before everyone's eyes. Six nodes flickering with different lusters appeared within it. The next second, in the starry cosmos, an incomparably massive Celestial could be seen spreading his hands as