When the Akatsuki first made a name for itself in the Shinobi World, no one took it seriously. The major ninja villages were willing to hire the Akatsuki only because certain things were unsuitable for them to do under their own identities.
But now, the Akatsuki had clearly revealed the tip of its iceberg.
And through Su Yu, they had also learned just how terrifying an existence the Akatsuki truly was.
"Mr. Su Yu, although I know this request might be asking too much, I still want to ask: could you let me try persuading my... Nagato and the others first?"
Jiraiya hesitated, then spoke to Su Yu in a conciliatory tone.
Hearing this, Kakashi voiced the same request as Jiraiya. Clearly, they still held out hope for Nagato and Obito.
Su Yu knew that whatever Jiraiya said would be useless. After all, not everyone could use Talk no Jutsu like Naruto.
And without Talk no Jutsu, mere persuasion could accomplish nothing in this world where everyone was so utterly obsessed.
But Su Yu agreed anyway:
"All right, but let's get this straight first. Even if you're lucky and they really are willing to listen to you, they're still getting a beating. Otherwise, I'll be very unhappy!"
Jiraiya and Kakashi laughed sheepishly. "Ha... haha, of course, of course!"
Seeing this, Su Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Then Kakashi and Jiraiya's vision blurred. When their sight returned, they were already inside a gloomy cave.
The Akatsuki members standing around them stared silently at the three who had suddenly appeared out of thin air, their expressions varied.
A few minutes earlier.
The last members, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, had arrived.
"Anyway, everyone's here now. Can our leader finally tell us why he called us back?"
A clear voice