Xuanyuan Group

Akatsuki did not accept just anyone as a member. The fact that Mo had been invited to join, and that even the Undying Duo feared him, showed that his strength was far from ordinary.

Pakura continued,

"Besides that, your spy also said that ever since this organization's leader suffered a major loss at your hands last time, he moved a plan forward. They've begun investigating Jinchuriki, intending to extract the Tailed Beasts and create a Tailed Beast Weapon capable of ruling the Shinobi World..."

"So it has begun after all!"

Long Ye's expression shifted slightly.

With his current strength, even with Itachi as an undercover agent, he was still somewhat lacking if he wanted to confront Akatsuki head-on.

Even for him, defeating Nagato would not be easy, and killing him would be even harder. Not to mention that Akatsuki was not just one person—they already had eight members.

None of those eight was weaker than Pakura and the other two. If they truly fought, even relying on their numerical advantage would be enough to force him into defeat.

Once one's strength reached a certain extreme, taking another step forward became incredibly difficult. That was precisely Long Ye's current situation.

Recently, he had absorbed Danzo's Sharingan right arm and replicated Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, likewise reaching the profound level of the fourth form.

But in terms of its various abilities, this pair of Sharingan might not necessarily be stronger than Shisui's eye.

After all, Shisui's eye was known as the strongest genjutsu Sharingan, and Kotoamatsukami could even alter a person's will.

As for Itachi's eye, its greatest strength was that Susanoo possessed two divine artifacts for offense and defense. In terms of Susanoo alone, it might be stronger.

Coming back to himself, Long Ye suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Where