"By the way, Boss, have you read the latest intelligence the Trading Company sent back?"
Kakuzu suddenly brought up the intelligence again.
Tetsuya paused before answering.
"I was reading it before you arrived, but they sent back quite a lot. I haven't finished yet. Why?"
Kakuzu prompted him.
"Then you probably haven't gotten to the intelligence on Amegakure yet, Boss."
"The Rain Shadow? I really haven't. Why? Has something suddenly changed with the Rain Shadow?"
"Nothing sudden, really. Everything is going according to plan. Hanzo of the Salamander has grown increasingly greedy and corrupt. After our Trading Company shut down most of its operations, he began exploiting and oppressing the ordinary people of Amegakure.
Meanwhile, the Akatsuki that Nagato and Yahiko founded has continued to grow. It's practically become a force capable of opposing Hanzo of the Salamander and his followers.
But according to our Trading Company's investigations, someone seems to be fanning the flames behind the scenes."
"Someone's fanning the flames?"
Tetsuya raised an eyebrow.
"Is it Shinada of the Salamander?"
He recalled the right-hand man of Hanzo of the Salamander whom he had controlled with his Sharingan. Before leaving Amegakure, he had tasked Shinada with continuing to lead Hanzo of the Salamander further astray.
"No, it isn't. We're keeping a very close eye on everyone around Hanzo of the Salamander. Shinada of the Salamander has been pushing him toward corruption, but he isn't the one driving everything that's happening in Amegakure."
Kakuzu shook his head. He knew the people around Hanzo of the Salamander well enough; the men he had assigned were watching their every move.
"The situation in Amegakure has been very murky lately. Not only is someone pushing the village toward internal division and conflict, but people from Konoha have also started making contact with Hanzo