Somewhere in the Shinobi World...
A huge robot in a red, white, and yellow combination streaked across the sky.
It was the Getter Robot piloted by Uchiha Itachi.
"Itachi... Itachi...!"
Rin Setsu'a pulled Itachi's thoughts back from the memories of his Shadow Clone...
A few minutes earlier...
Itachi's Shadow Clone had been discovered by Sasuke as it withdrew.
When Sasuke saw that his older brother had escaped from prison, he angrily roared his name.
He asked why Itachi had escaped from prison, why he had joined the Akatsuki Organization, why he had attacked Konoha, and why... he had killed Shisui's father.
The questions came one after another.
Itachi did not answer.
His younger brother Sasuke's roar echoed in Itachi's mind for a long time...
"Now, I am a sinner..."
Itachi thought.
It doesn't matter even if my younger brother misunderstands me.
"We're here..."
The huge Getter Robot piloted by Itachi descended from the sky and landed in the water.
A closer look would reveal...
This was precisely the Akatsuki Organization's headquarters.
In other words... the place where the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was hidden.
All-Tactical Converter.
This was Rin Setsu'a's plan.
The Rin Setsu'a in Konoha was a puppet.
Likewise, the Uchiha Itachi in Konoha was a Shadow Clone.
In other words...
From the very beginning...
Rin Setsu'a and Itachi had never been in Konoha.
While Nagato was attacking Konoha,
Rin Setsu'a had chosen to carry out the second step of his plan.
"Itachi, do you have any other questions?"
Rin Setsu'a asked from within the cockpit of the huge Getter Robot.
"I don't understand your motive... You don't seem like the kind of person who clings to good and evil."
Itachi didn't understand.
Why did Rin Setsu'a want to help Konoha?
"Could it be that you have