Stalling for Time

Shiro looked around but didn't find Jingxia. He had originally thought Jingxia was also a core member of Akatsuki and was in a group with Tobi.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Although Jingxia has good talent, his current strength is not strong enough to be a core member of the Akatsuki.

At this moment, seeing that everyone had arrived, Nagato glanced around and said, "Tobi, stop for a moment and introduce the newcomers first."

"Hi~ Hi hi, let me introduce it to you."

"Isn't that unnecessary? Everyone knows the Smiling Wind Demon; his bounty is 30 million taels."

It was the Uchiha spoke. After stating Shiro's bounty, he glanced at Kakuzu, clearly hinting at something.

To his surprise, the Kakuzu ignored him, merely glancing at him briefly before giving no further reaction.

Seeing this, the Uchiha had learned some information: Kakuzu must have contacted Shiro and even acknowledged him, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted this way.

However, this is indeed the case. For Kakuzu, Shiro's life was only worth 30 million yen, and keeping Shiro around would obviously bring in more income.

After all, from the previous battle, he could tell that Shiro really didn't want the money. So, according to what Tobi told him, he should be in a group with Shiro.

Then he can sit back and collect money, which is worth far more than 30 million.

Of course, it wasn't just this Uchiha who obtained the information; Shiro also received some.

First of all, this guy is definitely not Madara Uchiha. If there was still some possibility before, the situation became very clear when he said such a thing.

The reason why Shiro made such an outrageous guess as to be Madara Uchiha was mainly because of the fact that Ayue and the others were involved in the plan going wrong.

First, the fact that Ayue and the others possess Mystic Eyes indicates that the world has changed. What if, by any chance, Madara Uchiha acquires Mystic Eyes that can slowly heal his injuries and prolong his lifespan?

While this is absurd, it's not impossible. Plus, there's practically no plot left to draw from, so if Kinshiki suddenly appeared, Shiro... well, that would still be surprising.

However, many things are indeed possible now, but if it really were Madara Uchiha, even if it were a disguise, he wouldn't have chosen this persona.

After all, if he needed to disguise himself, it would mean that his strength had been affected and that he still needed the Akatsuki to capture the Tailed Beast for him. Therefore, it would be impossible for him to choose a persona that would disrupt unity.

This proves that Shiro's ideas might really just be wishful thinking, and Madara might still be surviving somewhere.

Getting back to the main point, after being interrupted by that Tobi, Afei wasn't angry. Instead Uchiha, he continued speaking calmly:

"His nickname is 'Smiling Wind Demon,' which is a bit awkward to address him by, but his Wangquan. Hmm, continue. As you all know, Wangquan killed Kameda Jiro a couple of days ago, so his strength is guaranteed."

"Oh, by the way, His Majesty the Wangquan's dream also seems to be to create a world without war, which is quite similar to the Chief's."

"Dreams? Ha, how naive."

"Hmm? Is that really what Your Majesty Wangquan Quan thinks? What are your plans?"

Shiro glanced at Nagato and said, "We only have a rough idea at the moment, but we hope it will be of some use to you."

Hearing this, Nagato said with interest, "Oh? What method is it? Could you tell us? Maybe we can be of help."

Nagato hasn't yet come into contact with Madara's people, or rather, he's unaware of their existence. Naturally, he doesn't have any plans for the Eye of the Moon yet.

While his current goal remains to eliminate wars in the world, he is now more inclined to use force to oppress people, thoroughly frighten them, and thus usher in true peace.

Therefore, their current strategy is to focus on developing their own strength, and for that reason, he wanted to hear Shiro's thoughts to see if there was anything he could learn from them.

On the other hand, Shiro was happy to stall for time. As for whether his enthusiasm from the start, and whether answering any questions he asked, might arouse suspicion.

Who cares?

After today, he will no longer be a member of Akatsuki. It doesn't matter how much suspicion he arouses; he just needs to stall for time.

Therefore, Shiro then explained his distorted concept of justice to them.

After listening, Nagato shook his head in disappointment. This was not the answer he wanted. This method was actually no different from what he had thought, and it would ultimately cause huge casualties.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you going to introduce me or not? You can talk about your ideals all you want, I don't have that much time."

"That's right, you can talk later. I have another bounty to offer, so hurry up."

"Hey hey hey, let's continue. This guy with the Red Eye is kind of scary, similar to you, Wang Quan, Wangquan. He might also be missing-nin from Konoha, not to mention his clan."

"missing-nin?"

"Hmph!" Yao snorted coldly, neither denying nor admitting it, but Shiro was more inclined to missing-nin.

Because it's unlikely that members of such a large family would be scattered elsewhere, since they weren't wiped out like the Uzumaki Clan clan.

Naturally, the probability of missing-nin is the highest.

"You know this Wangquan, Kakuzu, no need for introduction. This is Konan, she's usually with the leader, whose name is Zero."

"And finally, it's your handsome grandpa here! My Tobi, and my dream is to experience the feeling of needing to poop!"

Shiro glanced at the erratic Tobi, said nothing, and continued to look at the others. Unfortunately, they were all Magic Lantern Body, and he couldn't find any useful information.

The introduction segment only gave them a name, which was the limit. Judging from Shiro's hasty entry into the team, their group, like in the original work, is not very united.

Therefore, important intelligence cannot be revealed too much; what if we get ambushed and killed?

Putting everything else aside, Kakuzu has probably been eyeing their heads for a long time, and given the chance, they all believe Kakuzu act without hesitation.

Of course, not many people believed this name. Shiro used the real name, Wang Quan Fugui, so it's obvious that no one else would use it, except for Kakuzu, Konan, and Obi.

Kakuzu's fame is so great that hiding it is useless. Tobi is just a goofball. As for Konan, her name itself sounds like a code name or alias.

Therefore, Shiro didn't get any real information from this introduction.

"Alright? I'm leaving now. Honestly, all this trouble and time wasted on such a little brat. I'm off." Yao impatiently left these words before disappearing from the scene.

Kakuzu also left at the same time, but unlike Yo, he left without saying anything.