Inside the Base.
Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan arrived together, while Naruto stood at the entrance to greet them with a smile.
Both Sasori and Kakuzu would be pillars of the Revolutionary Movement in the future.
As for the Akatsuki? Heh... it was nothing more than a talent recruitment center!
Kakuzu had brought Hidan along this time, which made Naruto even happier.
Hidan might not be quite right in the head, and he wasn't all that strong, but... his ability was still very handy!
His immortality was also well worth researching!
Not far away, Kakuzu saw Naruto beaming at him and felt as though he was looking at a second Konan.
Every time he returned to the Akatsuki, Konan greeted him like this too!
And then... all the money he'd saved up over that stretch of time would fly away!
Still... remembering that the money he gave Naruto counted as an investment... made his heart ache a little less.
The money he'd given Konan had all been taken for nothing! That was why freeloaders were the people Kakuzu hated most in this life.
"Big Brother Kakuzu! Big Brother Sasori, who's that little guy?"
Hidan pointed at Naruto, who was waving at them, and asked.
"Who is he?" Hidan's question actually stumped Sasori and Kakuzu a little.
To Sasori, Naruto was a bastard who threatened him! Even if Naruto had given him all three of his current bodies.
And Kakuzu? All he thought about was money. Naruto was his business partner, and if Naruto could make him more money, he'd even let Naruto be his dad!
While the two were deep in thought, the three of them had already reached Naruto.
Seeing that neither answered, Hidan assumed Naruto had no particular standing. He pointed at Naruto and said, "Hey! Kid,