Mist Village Forces
Not long afterward, Kagami received another summons from Pain.
Akatsuki's base.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz."
Multicolored projections appeared one after another.
"Jūzō Biwa was killed."
Once everyone had arrived, Pain was the first to speak. It seemed that, after several days, Pain had already learned the news.
"So partnering with a child really was too much of a stretch? Hmph."
Kakuzu spoke with some disdain. It was obvious that Kakuzu had always looked down on Kagami because he was a child.
"No, I think Kagami shouldn't be weak."
Orochimaru defended Kagami from the side. As an extremely rational person, Orochimaru would never look down on someone because of their appearance.
Sasori let out a cold laugh.
"If you think he's not bad, then why don't you partner with him, you stinking snake?"
Orochimaru closed his eyes and shook his head, speaking with a hint of regret.
"Although Kagami isn't bad either, I still prefer Itachi."
Kagami spoke for the first time.
"Our opponent was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. Jūzō died beneath a Tailed Beast Bomb. Also, I didn't come here to listen to your sarcasm. Shut up."
"Oh my, what a temper."
Orochimaru chuckled.
Pain cut in at the appropriate moment, stopping the group's verbal quarrel.
"There was another person who was killed."
Zetsu looked at Kakuzu beside him.
"Rather than saying he was killed by the enemy, it would be more accurate to say he was killed by his own people."
Kakuzu spoke without the slightest concern.
"Who told that guy to drag things out?"
Zetsu looked toward the others.
"Please make your own judgment."
As soon as he finished speaking, an image appeared before everyone.
In a wilderness, a burly man wearing an Akatsuki Robe was locked in combat with an unknown shinobi. Kakuzu appeared behind the