During Itachi Uchiha's childhood, Saiki Yuu had indeed beaten him viciously more than once.
Even in public, Itachi Uchiha had been beaten viciously more than once.
There had even been a time when he had crawled all the way home from Saiki Yuu's residence.
They had also speculated whether Itachi Uchiha's defection from Konoha had something to do with this.
Now, it seemed that it absolutely did.
Though the hatred in Itachi Uchiha's tone was faint, it ran deep enough to be unforgettable.
Itachi Uchiha could be trusted, at least for now.
Unfortunately, Itachi Uchiha's words revealed nothing about Saiki Yuu's true strength.
He was now caught in a dilemma.
If they went to war with Saiki Yuu here, there were simply too many unknown factors.
Moreover, the forces currently remaining in Amegakure consisted only of himself, Konan, Itachi Uchiha, who had brought Yagura back, and the new member, Kisame Hoshigaki.
After all, Itachi Uchiha was still under observation and could not be fully trusted.
Kisame Hoshigaki had been brought back by "Uchiha Madara," so he required even greater caution.
Excluding them, only Konan and he remained.
With such strength, facing Saiki Yuu with six Tailed Beasts would be extremely difficult even if Saiki Yuu did not personally take action.
But if they did not fight, Saiki Yuu was fucking strolling around their doorstep with Tailed Beasts!
"...Ignore him. Continue carrying out your missions."
Pain spoke indifferently.
A small lack of patience could ruin a great plan!
They had endured for so many years. They absolutely could not let a moment of impulse cause all their efforts to go to waste!
Until their preparations were complete, they had to remain absolutely calm!
Besides, Saiki Yuu was only on the outskirts of the Land of Rain. He had not come to