Dusk was founded just like that. From the name alone, it was clearly meant to oppose Akatsuki.
And if they were going to oppose Akatsuki, they needed to take action against it.
Liao Wu thought for a moment, then said to Deidara, "Deidara, can you help me capture Konan and bring her back?"
Deidara looked puzzled. "Lord Liao Wu, why capture Konan?"
"I want her to have my children!"
"Oh, and Dusk has another long-term mission: restoring the Uchiha Clan!"
That was Liao Wu's declaration.
Deidara accepted the task. "As you command, Lord Liao Wu. I'll bring Konan back for you."
"..."
Orochimaru and Itachi watched Liao Wu issue Dusk's very first mission.
It was to catch a woman for him.
Liao Wu turned to Itachi. "Itachi, you're healthy again. Have you thought about marrying and having children?"
Itachi shook his head. "What right does someone burdened with his clan's sins have to marry and have children?"
Itachi had killed his beloved Izumi with his own hands.
Before killing her, he had used Tsukuyomi to let her live out a happy life with him as an ordinary person.
If they had not been ninjas, if their surname had not been Uchiha, Itachi would have wanted to live an ordinary life with Izumi, working from sunrise until sunset.
But Itachi had been born an Uchiha. He had never been destined to spend his days in peace like an ordinary person.
And judging by his features, as Danzo had once said, Itachi had been born with an ominous face.
Deep creases ran from either side of his nose down toward the corners of his mouth.
They were also called nasolabial folds, and in face reading, they were considered an ill omen.
Danzo had once told Itachi that such features invited war. His