A dark cave.
Several figures appeared with a whoosh, including Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki.
"Hm? Why have we been summoned again? Did something major happen?
Hurry up, my prey is getting away."
One figure swept his sickly green eyes over the others and spoke impatiently.
"Hey, Kakuzu, don't be in such a hurry. Maybe they called us here to let us rest for once.
Then I won't have to follow you around doing odd jobs everywhere. My fragile body
has really been worn out by you!"
The man with a slicked-back hairstyle so greasy flies could not stand on it laughed as he spoke.
He felt that Kakuzu had truly become obsessed with money.
"Hidan, shut up, or I'll kill you," Kakuzu said viciously.
"Got it, got it. You're such a pain, Kakuzu-senpai."
"Enough. Itachi, explain the situation."
Pain stopped their unrestrained bickering.
Kisame said, "We encountered Tobitake Tonbo of Konoha. If Itachi-san hadn't been there, I nearly wouldn't have made it back!"
Without Itachi in that battle, they might have lost from the very beginning.
Even so, he had nearly died.
"Tobitake Tonbo? Tell us about his abilities. You and Itachi joined forces, yet you still nearly failed to return."
Zetsu gave Itachi an astonished look.
Despite having no Kekkei Genkai, he had actually pushed Itachi, who possessed the Mangekyō, into such a difficult position.
And that was with prior intelligence on him.
He was truly a terrifying enemy.
"Sight, hearing, and touch—he can cast Genjutsu through all of them.
His Taijutsu is also highly advanced, and he has exceptional Puppet Technique skills.
Based on our observations at the scene and Kisame's experience, after one hundred of his puppets are destroyed,
his Puppet Technique takes control of the enemy's soul. In other words, it is a conditional technique.