"It had finally begun."
Akatsuki had yet to make a move, but some of its members had long since grown impatient and wanted to act.
It was a gathering place for madmen. None of them were easy to deal with, and none of them were decent people.
If there had to be an exception, it was Konan.
"The mission must not fail!!! In the name of Uchiha Madara, make the world tremble!!!"
Basically, none of Akatsuki's members respected one another. Aside from Konan and Nagato, the others all feared Obito to some extent.
The fact that he used Uchiha Madara's name was not without its benefits.
No one could have imagined that a plan targeting the Tailed Beasts of the major ninja villages had begun on this desolate island.
"One-Tail!!!"
A month later, two Akatsuki members in their uniforms appeared outside Sunagakure. Looking at the brightly lit village, they let out cold, sinister laughter.
Not long afterward, an intense battle erupted within Sunagakure.
"Lord Hokage, urgent intelligence from Sunagakure!!!!"
Early the next morning, as Tsunade entered the Hokage's Office, someone from the Intelligence Department burst through the door and shouted.
"Give me the scroll."
The Title Girl Stormed Off in a Huff!
Snatching the scroll, Tsunade quickly opened it and began reading.
"Bang!!"
"Damn it!!"
"Akatsuki again!! Those bastards openly attacked Sunagakure and abducted the One-Tail's Jinchuriki. What exactly are they after!!!"
There was not much recorded on the scroll. Tsunade finished reading it all in less than two minutes.
The violence buried within Tsunade flared to life. She slammed the scroll onto the desk with such force that it left deep marks on the recently replaced tabletop.
"Notify Minato Namikaze. Tell him I need to see him and have him come immediately."
Akatsuki had openly attacked Sunagakure and taken