A border area of a small country.
Hagoromo figure leaped continuously on the giant tree, glancing at the sky.
"It's alright, we'll make it in time."
The main mission of this trip is to deliver a scroll to Uchiha Itachi, but a pretext is needed.
So Hagoromo picked up two missions while she was at it, and after completing them, she came over, just in time to meet Itachi.
The figure kept moving forward until it arrived at a secluded mountain range.
Hagoromo stopped, looked around, and nodded.
With a single finger pointing upwards, she lightly touched the ground, and every movement in the entire mountain range was within Hagoromo's perception.
After a long while, Hagoromo finally stood up and confirmed that there were no suspicious traces of Chakra around.
Hagoromo then ventured deep into the mountains, awaiting Uchiha Itachi's arrival.
Time ticked by, and the agreed-upon time arrived.
Hagoromo was originally inside a cave, suddenly stood up and looked outside the cave.
Snap--
A steady footstep sounded, and Uchiha Itachi appeared at the cave entrance wearing the Akatsuki coat.
Hagoromo remained hidden inside the cave and did not leave immediately.
Uchiha Itachi, who was initially somewhat puzzled, suddenly felt a massive surge of Chakra emanating from the cave.
Just as he was about to take precautions, Uchiha Itachi noticed something amiss.
A figure arrived beside Uchiha Itachi with lightning speed, and then swept his hand across the room.
A spore appeared in Hagoromo's hand, but before it could be activated, it was instantly killed by Hagoromo using Yang Release Chakra.
"Alright."
Yu Hagoromo clapped her hands, scattering the spores that had turned to ash, and looked at Uchiha Itachi.
"Lord Hagoromo, I'm sorry!"
Uchiha Itachi immediately understood that someone had used a technique to leave something on his body.
"It's alright, this isn't Mangekyo can see through."
Hagoromo waved her hand and said, "The Spore Technique Absolute cannot be avoided simply by taking precautions."
Perhaps, with a passing by or a single movement, the dust of the spores would have already settled on Uchiha Itachi's body.
"But you need to be careful later."
The fact that Uchiha Itachi was subjected to this technique means that Obito and Black Zetsu within the Akatsuki are still keeping an eye on him.
The only course of action is to proceed with even greater caution.
Uchiha Itachi nodded. Before he came out this time, only one person had passed by him.
That is absolute.
"Lord Hagoromo, the Six-Tails has been captured, and—"
"The Tailed Beast has been extracted."
Uchiha Itachi directly revealed the most important information: the Akatsuki had its first full-scale reunion a few days prior.
This also made Uchiha Itachi realize what was truly hidden deep within this organization.
"Location... no, who are they targeting next?"
Hagoromo originally wanted to ask about the location, but then she thought that the Akatsuki had been around for so many years, and she wondered how many underground bases they had.
He shook his head and then asked about another one.
"It's not clear yet." Uchiha Itachi shook his head. Ever since he extracted the Six-Tails, the leader of the Akatsuki had disappeared.
Even Konan, who had been issuing the orders, didn't appear, which gave Uchiha Itachi the opportunity to come out.
Hagoromo nodded, then took out a scroll from her person.
He reached out and handed the scroll to Uchiha Itachi, saying, "This is the Flying Thunder God Formation. If there is any danger, immediately abandon the mission and activate this scroll."
"It can take you back to Konoha."
Uchiha Itachi's eyes were filled with shock. Flying Thunder God, the Fourth Hokage's signature technique!
Immediately, Uchiha Itachi shook his head without hesitation, "I can't accept this. This thing should be used for something more useful."
Nowadays, no one in the entire Shinobi World uses the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The importance of this scroll is self-evident.
"Here you go." Hagoromo ignored it and tossed it directly to Itachi.
Seeing that he was still thinking of refusing, she said directly, "Master doesn't want a Konoha Ninja with the Will of Fire to lose his life in vain."
"Besides, a technique is only valuable if it is actually used."
"Yes!" Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a long time before finally putting away the scroll.
Then, seeing that there wasn't much time left, Uchiha Itachi told Hagoromo about everything one by one.
Hagoromo Yi stroked her chin. At this time, the Akatsuki had undergone some personnel changes.
Everything else was the same as the information Itachi provided.
"Keep a close eye on the Masked Man and the pitcher plant-shaped member."
Hagoromo thought for a moment, then looked at Uchiha Itachi and said.
"Lord Hagoromo -Gi, that Masked Man should be a member of the Uchiha Clan."
Itachi then shared his opinion, stating that even during his time in the Akatsuki, he had never directly seen the Masked Man's eyes.
However, his intuition told him that this person was very likely the same one from the Night of the Nine-Tails.
"He is him, Uchiha are the Uchiha."
Hagoromo waved his hand, understanding Itachi's concerns.
However, the Uchiha Clan today does not need to do that.
"Yes!" Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi breathed a sigh of relief, as he was afraid that the clan would revert to its old ways.
Suspicion--
This is something Itachi will not allow.
The Uchiha Clan had finally managed to achieve peaceful coexistence with the village; if they were to lose it because of this Masked Man...
Itachi would really take action and eliminate this person directly.
"Alright, it's almost time."
Hagoromo glanced at the sky, then looked at Uchiha Itachi and said, "Be cautious in all actions, and don't hesitate when things become impossible."
Uchiha Itachi nodded, and then his figure disappeared from the spot.
"Call--"
Watching Itachi leave, Hagoromo couldn't help but sigh.
With the Six-Tails beast extracted, the next one will most likely be the Seven-Tails.
After all, besides the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the only other country that possesses Tailed Beast is the Land of Waterfalls.
Hagoromo shook her head, then submerged completely underground.
--
"Itachi is back."
Zetsu's figure rose silently from the ground, and he looked at Obito's figure standing not far away and spoke.
"Oh? Do you know where he went?"
Obito his head and looked at Zetsu, asking.
"I don't know, but my spores were processed by him before they could be activated."
White Zetsu shrugged and said, while the other half of Black Zetsu remained silent.
"It seems he's very cautious." Obito didn't say anything more after hearing this answer.
So what if he's been discovered? As long as Itachi still has a purpose, he won't leave the Akatsuki.
Xiao is still in the adjustment period.
A few days ago, when the Six-Tails was extracted, those three newcomers were quite restless.
"The next step needs to be carried out as soon as possible," Black Zetsu suddenly said.
"I have my own plans." Obito ignored this so-called Madara's will, his fingers simply tracing the words written on the paper.
Three-Tails and Seven-Tails.