"What?" Konan blinked.
Nagato had no habit of keeping people in suspense and gave the answer directly. "The first-place reward... a training method completely different from ninja training."
Konan nodded slightly, carefully considering Nagato's words.
A moment later, she suddenly understood. "I see."
Although there seemed to be many professions in this world unrelated to ninjas that still possessed great strength, such as samurai.
In reality, the essence of their power was all Chakra!
This time, Konoha had announced that the first-place prize would include a cultivation system completely different from Chakra.
That was worth pondering.
Nagato controlled Pain and poured Chakra into the formation beneath his feet.
Before long, nine shadowy figures whose faces could not be seen appeared inside the underground cavern.
Each of them wore a ring engraved with a special character on one finger: Zero, Azure, White, Vermilion, Mysterious, Void, South, North, Three, Gyoku! (Not a bug, please keep reading.)
One little redhead's fingers were completely bare, with nothing on them.
However, one of his earrings bore the character "Dark."
"I gathered everyone this time because there is a new operation."
Through Pain, Nagato explained his plan.
Quite a few members were very interested in this mission and expressed their willingness to participate.
In the end, the Akatsuki Organization members participating in Konoha's Strongest Chunin Exams in History were decided.
They were Uchiha Itachi, Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, Gaara, and Hidan.
They would respectively use the aliases Tsukuyomi, Artist, Shark, Red Hair, and Follower.
Kakuzu, who loved money as much as his life, had originally wanted to participate. Unfortunately, Pain (Nagato) vetoed it with a cold expression and stuffed the newly arrived little redhead into the team instead.
Having his chance to earn money stolen, Kakuzu glared viciously at Gaara. "You'd better prove your worth."
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