The battle with Killer B had been perilous. Sasuke had stepped through death's door twice.
If not for the members of Hawk Team, Sasuke would already have been dead.
But Sasuke's final burst of dojutsu had also saved Hawk Team's lives.
Karin complained about Obito. "What was that Madara Uchiha thinking? Why did he send us on such a dangerous mission? He never told us the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki would be this strong!"
Karin refused to believe that the Akatsuki had never investigated the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
After all, someone that powerful had surely been a major force in the past Ninja World Wars.
He must have left traces.
Yet Obito had not told them how strong Killer B was. As a result, they had gone in completely unprepared and been beaten like dogs.
Sasuke said, "This isn't Madara's fault. We were too hasty. We need our own independent intelligence system. We can't rely too much on the Akatsuki, or we'll be at their mercy."
Karin asked, "Are we going to recruit new members?"
Sasuke shook his head. "There's no need. Cat Granny has a comprehensive intelligence network. We got careless this time!"
"Before infiltrating the Cloud Village, we should have visited the Empty Zone and asked Cat Granny about the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
Jugo and Karin nodded, both instinctively glancing at the unconscious Killer B beside them.
They still felt a lingering chill of fear.
Without Sasuke's Amaterasu at the end, they would never have made it back.
Killer B had suffered from a lack of information, too. Had he known how terrifying Amaterasu was, he never would have taken the Eight-Tails' form and endured it head-on.
Sasuke pressed around his eyes, still feeling twinges of pain from using his Mangekyo Dojutsu.
Karin asked with concern, "Sasuke, do your eyes still hurt