"Before dividing the benefits, shouldn't we first deal with the rogue ninja problem from all sides?"
Ōnoki displayed wolfish greed. After all, Akatsuki was not a legitimate organization; it was made up of rogue ninja from every faction.
Aside from its most formal elite force, it also had a great number of low-level members, all of them people who had come from various villages.
That was the main reason they hated Akatsuki.
There was another point as well. The Mizukage and Tsuchikage had thought of the same thing, and Mei Terumi followed his words by adding:
"Sasori of Sunagakure and the hero Pakura joined Akatsuki. I highly suspect that Sunagakure has long been supporting this organization in secret, so this may very well be your trap."
Their suspicions were not without reason. Akatsuki was largely made up of people from Sunagakure, and Sunagakure had also been the first to state its position.
They had to use the most sinister conspiracies to speculate about them. Only then could they uncover some truth.
Becoming a Kage required not only great strength, but also enough brains.
Sure enough, after those words, everyone present looked at one another warily, afraid that they might attack each other and turn the situation into a chaotic melee.
"No."
As the one presiding over the situation and the initiator of this gathering, Qi showed no anger in the face of the questioning from those around him. He patiently explained:
"I have not met with any of you in private. As for the rogue ninja, they came to me of their own accord and were willing to follow me."
They met Uchiha Yuu. What did that have to do with me, Qi?
"Our organization does not only include people from Konoha; we also have ninja from other villages. More