Chapter 948

Thus, after receiving his orders, Itachi Uchiha began making plans.

After a series of deliberate clashes with Konoha, Itachi Uchiha became a glorious—Konoha S-rank rogue ninja!

To achieve this, Itachi Uchiha also wiped out a small shinobi village affiliated with Konoha.

Of course, he had chosen that target because his investigation revealed that although the small shinobi village was affiliated with Konoha, it harbored treacherous intentions in secret.

It had secretly skimmed from the tribute it paid to Konoha and openly complied while secretly defying Lord Yuu's decrees.

Thus, Itachi Uchiha destroyed that small shinobi village and earned the title of an S-rank rogue ninja.

Afterward, Itachi Uchiha frequently made moves throughout the Shinobi World, wiping out several small shinobi villages.

Those small shinobi villages had all shown disrespect toward Lord Yuu or openly complied while secretly defying him.

Itachi Uchiha showed no mercy toward such villages, using his Mangekyō Sharingan to exterminate them completely.

Itachi Uchiha clearly understood that if he wanted to join an organization, especially such a secretive one—

Seeking them out on his own would be an exceedingly foolish move!

Only by making the organization approach him could he earn its trust.

Thus, Itachi Uchiha wandered the Shinobi World, conducting investigations and reconnaissance as he traveled.

Any shinobi village or organization that disrespected Lord Yuu or openly complied while secretly defying him was added to his kill list.

Finally, after destroying an unknown number of shinobi villages and organizations—

The organization known as Akatsuki approached him.

Thinking of this, Itachi Uchiha calmly looked at the man seated in the main seat, whose purple eyes contained ripple-like patterns.

Pain of the Akatsuki! A terrifying figure who possessed the Rinnegan.

Before the man who called himself Pain, Itachi Uchiha was no match for him unless he desperately used