The Akatsuki Organization's Spectacular Gathering, the Ultimate Lifeform, and Jurozaemon Biwa's Escape
At the same time.
Uchiha Obito, who had used Kamui to travel through space-time and flee a thousand miles away.
He also brought Orochimaru and Hiruko back to the cavern at the original Akatsuki Organization ruins beside Amegakure.
Outside, the wind and rain raged.
Hiruko wailed and screamed inside the cavern.
Having gone berserk because the Dark Release had been taken from him, throwing the power within his body out of balance, his eyes were filled with resentment.
"Hyuga Sho... Hyuga Sho!! Damn you, how dare you take my Dark Release... aaaaaah~!"
Watching Hiruko wail incessantly, Uchiha Obito was just as cold and indifferent as Hyuga Sho.
He merely stood silently to the side and watched.
Watching to see whether Hiruko would ultimately go berserk and die, becoming a pile of useless refuse.
Or whether he would pull through and continue serving the Akatsuki Organization.
"Hmph..."
Kakuzu, who was counting money in a corner of the cavern, raised his head and glanced at Hiruko.
Then he lowered his head again and continued diligently performing his duties as the Akatsuki Organization's "Chief Financial Officer."
Soon.
Black Zetsu and White Zetsu emerged from the ground, staring at Hiruko's transformation with ambiguous smiles.
Next, Pain and Konan also projected their figures from afar through the Limbo: Heavenly's Illusion Technique.
Neither of them spoke.
But even through the projections, one could feel their cold, indifferent gazes.
"Lord Hiruko!"
Hiruko's three subordinates.
One, Two, and Three.
They watched Hiruko with worried expressions.
Perhaps... of everyone present, only these three were genuinely concerned about Hiruko's condition.
"As expected..."
Nearby.
Jurozaemon Biwa, whose presence was only slightly stronger than that of Hiruko's three subordinates, stared at the scene.
He took in everyone's indifference.
Jurozaemon Biwa had already conceived the idea of leaving the Akatsuki Organization several years