Itachi Uchiha has begun executing the plan given to him by Aoba to split Akatsuki.
After all, it is inevitable for this group of dangerous rebellious ninjas to split apart without the suppression of Nagato. What Itachi has to do is to control this split within a certain range.
According to Aoba's plan, Itachi Uchiha will personally split the group and win over some rebels. After that, the rights will be transferred to Xin.
In fact, Xin's strength is sufficient. It's just that he joined Akatsuki for too short a time and his reputation is not enough. Therefore, Itachi Uchiha's transition is needed.
Itachi is inside Akatsuki. Although he doesn't talk much, his strength is there, and his qualifications and reputation are actually not low.
Mainly due to the remaining few people, although they are powerful. But looking at the members, Xie, Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, Xin, Hiruko, none of them are that kind of leadership talent.
Itachi Uchiha actually doesn't count, but it barely touches it.
After some simple lobbying, Itachi easily persuaded the above people to form a new Akatsuki.
As for the angle, he chose to stay with Amegakure and assist Konan in stabilizing the situation of Amegakure. It can only be said that Kakuzu actually has a sense of story. It is a pity that in the original plot, his death was a bit hasty and I couldn't elaborate on it.
There are many reasons why he didn't leave. One is that Kakuzu is not a rebel in the traditional sense. In fact, it was the village that betrayed him back then. Kakuzu has actually always longed for a goal that allows him to realize his value.
During his long career as a bounty hunter, he chose money as his human coordinate. After joining Akatsuki, he has been responsible for preparing funds for the organization. Unknowingly, he has invested too much in Akatsuki and Amegakure.
The sunk cost of leaving at this time is too high. In addition, Amegakure is different from his previous ninja village. Konan really regards him as a companion.
Kakuzu doesn't say it with his mouth, but in fact he has recognized this Ninja Village in his heart.
As for Hiruko, he actually has some regrets. Because the time at Amegakure is the most relaxing time for him.
Amegakure did his best to provide him with research resources and allowed him to complete Chimera Technique.
But after he learned that the leader of Akatsuki had lost Rinnegan, he was finally shaken.
Unlike Kakuzu, who is a forced rebel, Hiruko is a real egoist.
He used to worship and be loyal to Nagato because Nagato has God's Eye and is the person closest to God in the world. But after Nagato lost Rinnegan, he immediately withdrew his loyalty.
The main thing is a flexible allegiance.
In fact, he originally didn't think much of people like Itachi Uchiha. The main reason was that this group of people followed a different path from him, which was of little help to his research.
But he knew that he still carried the wanted warrant for Konoha. The current Konoha was no longer the peace-loving Konoha he once was.
He is now showing off in any Ninja Village. The other party's first thought is definitely to capture him and hand him over to Konoha.
In this way, staying with this group of rebel ninjas with good fighting ability can be regarded as a guarantee for their own safety.
There are only six new Akatsuki members. But their combat power is not weak. With the help of Itachi Uchiha's intelligence, they successfully locked the traces of Obito Uchiha.
"The previous leader lost Rinnegan, which shows that he is not a real god. It also tells us that God's Eye itself has no position. As long as he is strong enough, we can also control him.
By recapturing Rinnegan, we can launch Eye of the Moon Plan ourselves and accomplish the true goal of Akatsuki."
Itachi's statement is still very attractive. Even this group of abnormal Akatsuki members still covet the legendary God's Eye.
After all, the reason why everyone present joined Akatsuki was essentially because they were intimidated by the power of Rinnegan.
If you can control this kind of power, no one will refuse it.
Akatsuki members all mobilized. Konoha also responded accordingly.
"The primary targets of this battle are Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha. So after the war begins, we will create a one-on-one environment for Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha.
As for the remaining people, although they are all traitors, they all have their own value. Therefore, try to keep them alive as much as possible."
Akatsuki The few remaining people. Scorpion is the ceiling of Puppet Technique in this world, Deidara is the ceiling of explosive ninjutsu, and Hiruko is the ceiling of Kekkei Genkai's research.
Each of them is a rare talent. Even the honest man Kisame is a special ninja who can combine with Samehada.
Konoha is in a period of rapid development. And development requires accumulation. Not only population, ninjutsu, secret techniques, and scientific research and technology all require a large amount of accumulation.
Although Aoba took advantage of his foresight to lay the foundation for Konoha, but now the plot has completely collapsed. He has lost his plot advantage. Therefore, he can only use traditional methods to increase Konoha's foundation.
In fact, he is not the only one doing this kind of thing. The same goes for Madara Uchiha. This guy annexed Cloud Shinobi not long ago, which also adds various backgrounds to Kirigakure.
In a sense, Kirigakure and Konoha are now engaged in a comprehensive arms race.
The level of this mission is considered to be very high. Although the current combat power of Akatsuki is nothing to Konoha.
But the meaning behind this mission is extremely huge. Therefore, there is no reason why Aoba doesn't take it seriously enough that he will personally lead the team.
Aoba's nervousness was noticed by Tsunade. As a pillow person, Tsunade knows his lover very well.
No matter what the other party does, he always looks confident. Nothing seems to be able to stump him.
The reason why I, Hokage, can do it so comfortably is precisely because of Aoba's ability.
"According to your current strength, the difficulty of this mission should not be as low as imagined. But you have some hidden concerns in your heart. Aoba, what are you worried about?"
Tsunade's inquiry made Aoba, who was a little distracted, regain his consciousness.
"To put it simply, I am trying to train Sasuke. He has now activated Mangekyō, and Ocular Power is very strong. And there are no hidden dangers in his body. It can be said to be a perfect eye-opener.
According to the plan, he will soon get Mangekyō from Itachi Uchiha. Then he will achieve Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. In this way, he will get a chance."
Tsunade immediately understood what Aoba meant.
"Do you want to try to breed a new pair of Rinnegan on Sasuke?"
"That's right."
"I don't understand, there is nothing to worry about. Madara Uchiha succeeded back then. According to you, Sasuke is also the reincarnation of Indra. It is entirely possible for him to succeed. Even if he fails, it should be within your expectation, right?"
"No, according to my plan, I am at least 70% sure that I can make Sasuke awaken Rinnegan. What I'm afraid of is not that I can't do it, but that it doesn't want me to do it."