"Ōnoki, that brat." Shin lifted his teacup and took a light sip, his brows knitting slightly. He was also aware of the issues Tamamo had mentioned.
The shinobi world was vast—naturally, it was enormous—but to that small circle at the very top, it was also quite small. As Akatsuki continued to grow, remaining hidden would only become more difficult. "Besides this time, there was Konoha before. Because of the Uzumaki Clan incident, they pursued the matter with all their strength and nearly found traces of our existence. If we hadn't promptly driven a wedge between them and Sunagakure, diverting their attention, they might have noticed something." Hyuga Tamamo reported to Shin unhurriedly.
Shin lightly tapped the table with his index finger and looked at her. "Do you have any good ideas?" He understood Tamamo's personality. Since she had raised the matter, she naturally already had a plan in mind. Hyuga Tamamo nodded, her tone as steady as ever. "I believe that remaining hidden is not conducive to our continued development. If this goes on, the other villages will notice something amiss sooner or later. Since that is the case, we might as well take the initiative to reveal part of our strength, letting the major villages know that a force exists in the shadows while still maintaining a veil of mystery so they cannot see through us.
"At the same time, we can sell intelligence to the major villages and even accept assassination jobs, disguising the exposed organization as a secret mercenary group. We can also take in rogue ninja from every village, creating the illusion that Akatsuki is an organization centered around rogue ninja.
"Of course, we won't allow those rogue ninja access to anything truly core. It would be equivalent to using an outer organization as a layer