"How are we supposed to deal with the experts of the Five Great Ninja Villages with troops alone?"
Kakuzu raised an objection.
He only recognized money, not people. Naturally, he would not pledge allegiance to Obito.
In short, he could make a move.
But they had to pay more!
If they did not, then even as the leader, Obito could forget about making him obey.
In the past, with Konan controlling the Rain Country's finances, satisfying Kakuzu's appetite had naturally not been a problem.
But now?
After Obito took over, without the Rain Country as a financial base, if he had not made a tidy sum from assassination missions, Kakuzu might have defected long ago. So it was hardly strange for him to seize this chance to raise trouble.
Akatsuki had always been a loose mercenary organization. If they were unhappy, they would naturally blow up.
Most importantly, Obito did not possess Pain's prestige or strength, so he could not quite keep everyone in line.
"Don't worry. This time, I've prepared a unique 'meet-and-greet' for the higher-ups of the various ninja villages. I'm sure they'll be pleasantly surprised when the time comes!"
Obito still offered Kakuzu an explanation.
Even though he had already found outside help, Akatsuki was still his foundation, so he needed to keep it stable.
As for the Eye of the Moon Plan and such, these Akatsuki members did not care about that.
They only cared about the benefits they could obtain.
After hearing the explanation, everyone's eyes flickered, yet no one stepped forward to question it.
Because this was not something that could be faked.
Thus, no one questioned whether the "leader" could bring out such forces during the decisive battle. Instead, they moved on to the next topic.
"Recently, someone's been assassinating those nobles and