After leaving the dark, damp cave, Itachi Uchiha had gained a basic understanding of Akatsuki.
It was an extremely loose organization. Aside from regularly completing missions, not betraying the organization, and not killing one another, there were no other strict rules.
Everyone in the organization worked toward the dream of world peace, but in truth, each of them had their own ulterior motives.
Even after Akatsuki dealt with Kakuzu, the rule against killing one another had become flexible.
Judging from the facts, Kakuzu had killed his teammate, most likely on purpose. But as long as the victim was dead, Akatsuki would not pursue the winner's responsibility, offering only a verbal reprimand.
It could be said that this was an organization that had taken survival of the fittest to the extreme, yet it had been established in the name of bringing peace to the shinobi world.
Sighing inwardly, Itachi Uchiha thought of his new teammate and asked Obito beside him, "How much do you know about Juzo Biwa? What kind of person is he? Why did he defect?"
Obito stopped walking and slowly said, "The reason Juzo Biwa defected was probably because he was a good person born in the Blood Mist Village."
"A good person from the Blood Mist Village?" Itachi's eyes showed his surprise.
The Blood Mist Village referred to Kirigakure's brutal graduation system. Unlike the other shinobi villages, Kirigakure's academy students had to kill the companion assigned as their opponent before they could graduate. A place like that had actually produced a good person.
But if he was a good person, why had he chosen to betray Kirigakure and become a missing-nin who joined Akatsuki?
Seemingly guessing Itachi's thoughts, Obito turned and glanced at him before saying, "A good person cannot change the Blood Mist Policy, so Juzo