"Itachi has finally appeared again?!"
As Sasuke listened to Kakashi's introduction of Itachi, a strange light flashed in his eyes. Nearly ten years had changed him in many ways, but he still could not forget the scene he had witnessed with his own eyes back then.
Kakashi continued, "Aside from these six members who have been relatively active, we have also uncovered information about some of the Akatsuki's former members. They are all powerful individuals, including Elite Jonin and S-Rank rogue ninja.
"For example, Biwa Juzo, one of the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen and wielder of Kubikiribōchō, was Itachi Uchiha's previous partner. Several years ago, he was discovered and killed by Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, while infiltrating Kirigakure. Kisame Hoshigaki then became his successor.
"Besides these six primary active members, we also know that the Akatsuki has three other official members. Two of them should be powerful natives of the Rain Country, but we have almost no definite information on them. We only learned their identities from some intelligence Danzo left behind.
"Two of the three original founders of the Akatsuki were Yahiko, the organization's first leader, who now calls himself a god and has renamed himself Deva Path Pain, and his assistant, Konan. We are uncertain of their abilities and strength, but considering that they managed to organize so many S-Rank rogue ninja, we can be certain that they are not weak.
"Furthermore, because Danzo once operated in the Rain Country and incited Hanzō to target the Akatsuki, they should harbor some resentment toward Konoha.
"Of the three remaining Akatsuki members, the last one is the least known. We only know that he is called Black Zetsu and is supposedly a rogue ninja from Kusagakure. He is even more mysterious than the other two, and we know nothing about