Akatsuki Members

At this moment, within the Hidden Rain Village.

In a dim mountain cave, footsteps suddenly echoed at the entrance.

They were very rhythmic and very relaxed.

Chen Xiaoxi shoved his hands into the pockets of his Akatsuki cloak and strolled in with a leisurely air.

As soon as he stepped inside, he was surprised to find that all the existing members of the organization had gathered.

From left to right, they were:

The leader of Akatsuki—Rice-Resisting Expert, Pain.

The White Tiger of Akatsuki—Ninja World's Rich Woman, Konan.

The Pitcher Plant of Akatsuki—Intelligence Agent, Actor Zetsu.

The Worker of Akatsuki—Shuriken from 800 Li Away, Kakuzu.

The Traitor of Akatsuki—Lead Scientist, Orochimaru.

The Iron-Headed Kid of Akatsuki—Sword-Blocking Tailed Beast Bomb, Juzo Biwa.

And, the Small Fry of Akatsuki—the passerby-faced Fujii, who was about to be instantly killed by Kakuzu.

Looking at the lineup before him, Chen Xiaoxi couldn't help but chuckle. It was quite different from the standard ten-member dream team in the original story.

The moment Chen Xiaoxi stepped in, all eyes turned to him.

The first to speak was Konan, who had always had a good impression of Chen Xiaoxi. She slightly raised her eyes and said calmly:

"You're here, Chen Xiaoxi."

"Today, Akatsuki has a new member joining, and we'll take this opportunity to formally assign everyone's action partners."

"After all, we've been forming teams randomly until now."

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoxi immediately nodded and smiled kindly at Konan:

"Understood."

With that, he was about to step into the ranks, but the moment he moved, a slightly noisy voice came from the entrance—

"Waaah!"

"What's going on?

Have the senior members of Akatsuki already gathered?"

"This is amazing! I've never seen such an incredible scene!"

Before the voice even finished, Everyone's gaze simultaneously shifted towards the direction of the sound.

Two people entered, Naturally, it was the mysterious masked man and Itachi Uchiha.

Seeing this, Juzo Biwa slightly lifted his chin and said impatiently:

"Hey, hey, hey... Who is this noisy masked guy?"

"He's too loud?"

As soon as he spoke, The masked man suddenly put on a startled expression and quickly explained:

"Ah, good morning, Senior Juzo!"

"It's Tobi! An intern of Akatsuki! But, it's only temporary!"

"Because I've brought a very powerful new member to the organization this time, so I'll definitely be promoted to a formal member soon!"

The masked man said excitedly, gesturing with his hands.

Although everyone found it very noisy, they immediately grasped the key information.

This guy... brought a new member to Akatsuki?

In an instant, All eyes turned to the figure behind the masked man, who was wearing a Konoha Anbu uniform.

Just then, as if afraid everyone didn't know, the masked man immediately said with a laugh:

"Do you seniors know who this is behind me?"

"Hehe, although he looks a little younger than Senior Chen Xiaoxi, his strength might be even greater than Senior Chen Xiaoxi's!"

"If you ask why... hehe--"

"This Itachi Uchiha, he personally wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan of Konoha!"

As the Masked Man Tobi's voice fell, the entire scene plunged into deathly silence.

Except for Chen Xiaoxi, almost everyone's pupils constricted in shock.

They first looked at Itachi Uchiha's blood-red Sharingan to confirm his identity, and immediately after, they found it impossible to comprehend.

Hmm...

This guy, Itachi Uchiha, looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, right?

And he had personally wiped out his own Uchiha Clan?

That was just too ruthless...

What kind of reason could possibly drive someone to do such a thing?

Clearly, this was not a good question to ask at the moment.

Thus, after a moment of silence, Lead Scientist Orochimaru was the first to speak.

A sinister smile appeared on his face as he said, "Yo... Itachi Uchiha, long time no see."

Hearing this, Itachi Uchiha immediately looked over. The moment he saw that face, he was slightly taken aback and spoke instinctively, "...Orochimaru?"

As soon as the words left his lips, the Masked Man Tobi beside them immediately made a gesture of sudden realization and spoke up, "Oh, that's right!"

"Come to think of it, Itachi-san and Senior Orochimaru seem to be from the same village. It looks like a nostalgic reunion~"

"..."

However, Orochimaru paid no mind to these words, merely continuing to look at Itachi with a light chuckle, "Just as I expected. Itachi-kun, you were born to be one of 'us'."

Hearing this, Itachi raised his gaze slightly and repeated with some surprise, "'Us'?"

"That's right." Orochimaru smiled sinisterly, raised his hand, and explained, "For a ninja who can cast aside their village, comrades, and family, treating them all as burdens, this place is the best home."

"Welcome to the Akatsuki, Itachi Uchiha."

"..."

As his voice faded, no one spoke this time.

Heavenly Path Pain leaped down from the high ground to the side and slowly walked toward Itachi, speaking indifferently as he approached.

He once again recited his famous recruitment line—

"The Akatsuki's goal is [true peace] for the Ninja World, for the Akatsuki to replace the Five Great Nations and rule the world."

"To that end, we recruit excellent ninjas, regardless of their origins or pasts."

"We will use our gathered power to change the Ninja World!"

"So now—"

"Itachi of the Leaf, welcome to the Akatsuki."

As he spoke, Pain indifferently raised his hand and held out a kunai.

Seeing this, Itachi Uchiha was slightly startled for a moment.

But a second later, he reacted immediately.

He silently took the kunai from Pain's hand, and then slowly removed the Leaf Village ninja headband he had worn for years.

Looking down at the headband, a flash of complex emotion quickly crossed Itachi's eyes.

However, it was masked after only a moment.

Then, he raised the kunai and drew it forcefully across the headband.

The Leaf symbol was instantly ruined by the horizontal scratch.

This was—

The mark of a rogue ninja.

Itachi Uchiha lowered his eyes slightly, exhaling a breath without a trace.

He knew.

From this moment on, he would no longer be a ninja of Konoha.

He would embrace a brand new identity.

And just then, Heavenly Path Pain handed the red ring named 'Vermilion Bird' in his hand to Itachi, saying in a flat tone:

"From today on, you are Akatsuki's Itachi.

"Join us in striking back at Konoha even more fiercely!"

What a ritualistic induction ceremony.

Chen Xiaoxi watched the entire process with a light laugh, increasingly feeling a MLM-like aura emanating from Pain.

It's a shame it's being used on the wrong person.

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