Squelch!
Blood dripped from the black rods onto the ground. Six figures in black cloaks patterned with red clouds appeared on the spot, one of the burly figures carrying a critically wounded man in a kimono over his shoulder.
Most strangely, all six figures possessed Rinnegan!
The Six Paths of Pain, who called himself a god!
"The Six-Tails has also been successfully recovered..." Pain glanced indifferently at the corpses of the Mist Ninja scattered across the ground. "The Seven-Tails should be about done as well. Next, we can begin working on the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails."
"Will the Nine-Tails still be entrusted to Itachi's team according to the plan?" Another blue-haired woman in an Akatsuki cloak stepped forward and asked coolly.
"Yes. Itachi is very familiar with Konoha, and the Sharingan is, aside from the Rinnegan, the most suitable eye for suppressing and controlling tailed beasts. As the foremost of the nine tailed beasts, the Nine-Tails' strength is beyond question. Within Akatsuki, aside from me and him, only Itachi can suppress the Nine-Tails," Pain said flatly.
"Then what about the Eight-Tails? Kakuzu or Deidara?" Konan asked.
"First, we'll seal the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails. Also, what has that one been doing? Zetsu's movements have been quite strange lately as well." After speaking indifferently, Pain seemed to recall something. His brows furrowed slightly, and his voice lowered.
"Zetsu seems to have followed him to the Land of Swamps..." Konan replied uncertainly, her brows also drawn tight.
"The Land of Swamps? Moryo? Hmph, forget it. As long as he doesn't affect the organization's plans, let him do as he pleases. He should understand what is at stake," Pain said with a snort, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.
"Mm."
"Then let's go."
A breeze swept through, and the area returned to silence. Only the thick