Jiraiya was certain the Uchiha Massacre had not been Itachi's doing alone. The Konoha High Command had played a part.
Itachi was merely a scapegoat. The Konoha High Command had been the ones who ordered him to wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
As far as Jiraiya was concerned, the Uchiha Clan was gone, and that was that. Ever since the ninja villages were founded, the ninja clans had been in decline.
But now an Uchiha from the Ancient Times had traveled here through the Dragon Vein.
He was a man from an age when people devoted their lives to their clans.
He would surely blame the Leaf Village for the Uchiha Clan's destruction.
And that was exactly the part Liao Wu intended to play.
Liao Wu's Sharingan shifted into Mangekyo as he spoke with seeming fury. "Where is the Leaf Village? I'm going to destroy it."
"And that Uchiha Itachi—he willingly became a lapdog for the Senju Clan. He deserved to die!"
Obito said, "Senior Liao Wu, there's no need to seek revenge on Itachi. He's already dead!"
Obito had settled on calling him "Senior." Madara would never call someone younger than himself Grandfather.
Obito had no desire to, either. He looked older than Liao Wu.
"What?!"
Shock spread across Konan's and Nagato's faces. This was the first they had heard of Itachi's death.
White Zetsu had always handled Akatsuki's outside intelligence, and he worked for Obito.
Jiraiya and the Two Great Sages, hidden nearby, also heard the news.
Sage Shima was elated. "Wonderful! Akatsuki has lost another General!"
Sage Fukasaku corrected her. "Dear, if that Madara fellow was telling the truth, Uchiha Itachi was a spy sent into Akatsuki by the Leaf Village."
"We shouldn't be happy about his death!"
"He was a hero!"
Obito explained, "Itachi was gravely