In the forest outside Konoha, all was quiet.
"Are you the ones who hired us this time?" A deep voice suddenly came from the shadows, shattering the silence.
Kakuzu slowly stepped out of the darkness, his figure looking somewhat sinister beneath the moonlight.
Before him stood a dark-skinned ninja. Faced with Kakuzu's question, he merely gave a slight nod in silence without saying a word.
Just then, another figure emerged from the darkness. With his appearance came a cold voice. "Our fee for acting this time won't be low."
Kakuzu turned his gaze toward the newcomer, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly in an imperceptible smile.
"Your request is to strike Konoha as hard as possible and diminish their active forces, correct?" There was faint contempt in Kakuzu's voice.
However, before the other side could answer, a female ninja at the front suddenly interjected, "Not only that. If conditions permit, we hope to infiltrate Konoha's concentration of ninjutsu."
Her words made Kakuzu frown slightly. Clearly, this request had caught him somewhat off guard.
"And preferably, obtain a Hyuga main family ninja from Konoha, or their main family's Byakugan."
The female ninja continued, her tone firm, as though she was determined to achieve this goal.
Upon hearing the female ninja's words, Pain, who had been hidden in the shadows, suddenly appeared before them like a ghost.
His tall, imposing figure was especially eye-catching in the darkness.
Pain looked expressionlessly at the female ninja before him and slowly said, "You certainly have many demands. In that case, our price will likely be extremely high. Can you accept that?"
However, the female ninja did not seem inclined to explain much to Pain. Her tone was cold and resolute, as though she had already decided everything.
Without backing down in the slightest, she