If it had been any earlier, he could have hidden somewhere no one could find him and reappeared after lying low for a hundred years.
After all, an ordinary human's lifespan was no more than a hundred years at most.
But Saiki Yuu had appeared at precisely this critical juncture.
And he had subdued six Tailed Beasts, turning them into vital tools for enforcing his hegemony.
Now, even if he wanted to hide, he could not. He could only grit his teeth and push the plan forward.
Now that the plan had finally begun and the Three-Tails had just been sealed—
Saiki Yuu had brought six Tailed Beasts to the damn Land of Rain for an outing!
Black Zetsu looked at Pain, whose expression was impossible to read, and felt as though he was about to go mad.
"Itachi, tell us what you think. After all, you're the only one here who came from Konoha."
After pondering for a moment, Pain looked toward the expressionless Itachi Uchiha beside him.
During this operation, Itachi Uchiha had captured the Three-Tails cleanly and efficiently, raising Pain's evaluation of him considerably.
Although Juzo Biwa had died in Kirigakure, that was only because Juzo Biwa had been too weak.
During Akatsuki's development stage, Juzo Biwa still had some value as one of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and an Elite Jonin.
But now, as they prepared for war against Konoha and Saiki Yuu, someone at Juzo Biwa's level was nothing more than fodder.
He had not even been of any help in gathering the Tailed Beasts.
At the same time, although Pain's opinion of Itachi Uchiha had risen considerably, he and Konan still harbored a degree of suspicion toward him.
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