The Akatsuki Organization Takes Action

If anyone was most excited about this attack, it was probably Kakuzu.

He had attacked Konoha twice in total. When it came to invasions, he was battle-hardened and highly experienced.

There was no need to mention the first time; it was hard to put into words. In short, after fleeing, Hidden Waterfall Village judged the mission a failure and imprisoned him.

His second attack on Konoha came after the Second Hokage's death. By then, he had upgraded significantly. Not only had his strength improved greatly, but he had also equipped himself with a life-saving technique—Earth Grudge Fear.

Not to mention that the First Hokage and Second Hokage were both dead... That boosted his confidence immensely.

Yet before he even reached the village entrance, Mito discovered him. He had abandoned four hearts and only escaped by playing dead.

After that, Kakuzu never dared come to Konoha again.

And today was the third time...

This was also his smoothest infiltration yet. Most of the village's ninjas had been drawn away by Fugaku, no one paid attention to him, and the surrounding barriers had been destroyed in the meteor shower.

Kakuzu raced straight toward the Senju Clan Compound along the streets.

The reason for attacking the Senju Clan Compound was simple: there was hardly anyone here.

As the former greatest clan, setting aside the First Hokage's treasures, their thousand years of accumulated wealth alone must have been an astronomical figure, right?

Otherwise, how could they have supported Big Fat Sheep Tsunade's extravagant spending all these years?

Everyone else had come to take revenge on Konoha, but Kakuzu had come for money.

"Pfft!"

Kakuzu's elongated arm pierced through a Konoha Ninja's chest and tore out his heart.

Whenever he happened upon Konoha Ninjas, he simply killed them.

As the foremost of the Five Great