"Itachi, that child... he's your eldest son, isn't he..."
Hearing Aizen's words, Fugaku's expression froze slightly!
Why had he brought up Itachi!?
Just as Fugaku was at a loss inwardly, Aizen looked at him, a glimmer of amusement flashing through his profound eyes as he continued softly.
"I thought you would already know... I didn't expect Tokino hadn't told you this fact..."
As Aizen's words fell, Tokino, standing to one side, lowered his gaze slightly. His expression was tense, but he said nothing.
Fugaku, on the other hand, wore a puzzled expression, unable to understand what Aizen was trying to say.
Aizen's lips curved slightly into a smile. Standing tall and straight, he said with a soft laugh.
"In a sense, the Akatsuki that Itachi joined was also one of the pieces I arranged long ago."
At that, his lips curled upward as he murmured with a light chuckle.
"After all... the three children who founded Akatsuki left Las Noches with my consent..."
"Clearly, they've done quite well these past years, haven't they?"
Before Aizen's words had even fully reached his ears, Fugaku was already stunned.
Itachi... the Akatsuki that Itachi had joined... was actually...
It was merely... a piece laid out fifteen years ago!?
Just what kind of person was the Aizen before him!
What exactly did he intend to do to the Ninja World, that he had begun setting all this in motion fifteen years ago!
Thinking of all this, Fugaku's breathing grew slightly heavier, and a deep chill ran down his back.
Only at this moment did he understand the true meaning behind Tokino's earlier words!
On the way to Las Noches, Tokino had coldly told him while climbing a rocky cliff.
"Every one of those people in Las Noches is a monster... none of them can