Let Me Join the Akatsuki Organization!

As the tension in the lounge grew more and more charged, "Deva Path" and Konan walked in. The moment "Deva Path" appeared, the atmosphere that had been on the verge of exploding instantly settled.

Casting a cold glance over the members, "Deva Path" said, "We successfully captured three Jinchuriki this time. The Five Great Shinobi Villages are already on high alert, so we'll suspend the Jinchuriki-capture missions for a while."

The Akatsuki members each nodded.

From attacking Iwagakure and capturing its two Jinchuriki to later ambushing the Jinchuriki from Konoha, Kumogakure, and Takigakure, the Akatsuki Organization had relied on surprise attacks every time.

Now that they had successfully captured three Jinchuriki, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would undoubtedly tighten security. If they acted rashly again, their chances of failure would increase considerably.

What's more, among the remaining Jinchuriki, three were still minors. The rest—the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki—were all tough opponents with the title of Perfect Jinchuriki. Capturing them was already difficult enough.

"Deva Path" paused with his gaze on Hidan and Kakuzu before saying, "Use this time to get yourselves into shape. The next phase of our missions will be even more difficult. I don't want another incident like what happened with Raiga Kurosuki!"

At the mention of Raiga Kurosuki, Ranmaru, who had been in a daze, suddenly rushed forward, wrapped his arms around "Deva Path's" leg, and cried, "Sir, let me join the Akatsuki Organization!"

"Deva Path" lowered his head and glanced at Ranmaru.

Ranmaru's clear Red Eye was filled with what could only be called hatred. "Deva Path" had seen that look countless times before.

The Akatsuki members in the lounge all wore complicated expressions.

They knew that the disabled boy with the Red Eye had always stayed by Raiga Kurosuki's side,