The Eye of the Moon Plan begins

Hidan was indeed extremely powerful, enough to give even Pain serious trouble.

Hidan's strength was immense. He was practically a savage beast in human form; even the legendary Monster Strength probably amounted to no more than this.

His defenses were absurdly high, too. Even after taking Shinra Tensei head-on and being hurled away, he looked virtually unscathed. He simply dusted himself off, stood up, and kept fighting.

That kind of bone density was simply impossible for a normal human to possess.

Overwhelming strength and defenses, along with the legendary immortal body.

If Hidan hadn't seemed somewhat wrong in the head, he might even have become the strongest member of the Akatsuki Organization besides Pain himself.

Still, Pain was only one of the Rinnegan's abilities. If Nagato truly brought all his trump cards to bear, he was confident he could defeat Hidan.

He had only managed to bring Hidan into the Akatsuki Organization thanks to Kabuto's mediation.

For some reason, Hidan trusted Kabuto deeply. He practically obeyed his every word.

That also raised the importance of the two men somewhat in Nagato's mind.

At least as far as Nagato was concerned, a single Sarutobi Hiruzen could never match the combined value of Kabuto and Hidan.

At the same time, he had begun to wonder about Uchiha Genya, a man he knew only through rumors.

How had someone like Hidan been captured by Konoha? And then subjected to inhumane experiments for a time?

It seemed Konoha's strength... no, Uchiha Genya's strength was a little greater than he had imagined.

After putting Sarutobi Hiruzen in his place, Pain looked at Konan beside him.

Konan nodded and began explaining the second reason they had all been summoned.

"The second matter concerns a war commission for the Akatsuki Organization."

Before the Akatsuki Organization revealed its