Once Sasuke confirmed that Killer B was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he began laying out a plan.
"Suigetsu, take the right. Jugo, take the left. Karin, get behind me."
Karin was a support Ninja and the team's healer, making her someone they had to protect.
Even if they were badly wounded, her abilities could help them recover quickly.
Killer B kept his arms folded and made no move to interrupt Sasuke while he assigned positions.
He could tell these Akatsuki members were green. They still had a lot to learn.
Experienced Ninja would never have appeared openly before him and asked who he was.
They would have set an ambush outside Cloud Thunder Canyon without giving away the slightest trace of their presence.
Then they would have waited for him to let his guard down before moving in to capture or kill him.
Instead, Sasuke and his companions had walked straight up and asked if he was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
That told Killer B plainly enough that they were here for trouble.
Of course, their Akatsuki cloaks had already given away their affiliation.
Akatsuki's methods were blunt. They rarely relied on ambushes or assassinations. Usually, they announced themselves and fought a Jinchuriki head-on.
Then they captured whoever they defeated.
Every Akatsuki member was an S-Rank Rogue Ninja, and each had his own pride.
The moment Killer B judged the group to be inexperienced, Suigetsu launched the first attack.
He sprang toward Killer B like a leopard, reaching over his shoulder in midair to grip the Kubikiribōchō strapped to his back.
"The Kubikiribōchō?"
Killer B recognized Suigetsu's weapon. It was a distinctive blade.
The massive cleaver had a round notch near its tip.
It weighed nearly thirty kilograms. An ordinary person would struggle to hold it in one hand, let alone deliver