The moment Cangyue and Tobi entered the Meeting Hall, every gaze swung toward them.
Then, as one, everyone turned to Hidan.
Hidan's face darkened.
"What the hell are you all looking at me for?"
Deidara propped up his chin and offered a perfectly serious analysis.
"Going by the usual routine, this is where you mock Cangyue for being late, and then he pins you to the floor with a sword, hmm."
"Bullshit!"
Hidan slapped the table.
"You think I never learn?"
The hall fell silent for a moment.
A hint of amazement entered everyone's eyes as they looked at Hidan.
The guy had actually developed a brain.
[Valor Points +10]
Deva Path Pain sat at the head of the table, looking impassively at Cangyue.
"Kambara Sogetsu, Akatsuki's meeting starts at eight in the morning."
"Have you seen what time it is?"
Cangyue leisurely walked to his seat, sat down, and glanced up at the clock on the wall.
The hour hand already pointed to eight forty.
With a solemn expression, he corrected him.
"It's seven one hundred."
Everyone's mouths twitched.
So he was a fan of the hundred-minute hour.
[Valor Points +30]
Pain fell silent for several seconds, then gave up arguing with him about the time.
"Forget it. Let's begin."
He raised a hand and tossed out a scroll.
The scroll slid across the long table and landed right in front of Cangyue.
"Everyone else has already received their assignments."
"You're next."
"The purpose of this mission is to establish Akatsuki's reputation. You may choose your own target."
At those words, the veteran Akatsuki members' expressions shifted slightly.
Anyone who had carried out this kind of mission knew how troublesome it could be.
Sasori suddenly turned his head.
"Isn't it too soon to give a