There were three reasons, but the most convincing was [I don't like them]!
Nothing wrong with that!
That was just how domineering he was!
Although Sasori had turned himself into a puppet, he still had a "heart," and he had once been fully human.
"Big Brother Sasori is right. I don't like those freaks either. Every time I see them, I want to blow them to smithereens!" Deidara immediately jumped in to support Sasori, and this time, no one rolled their eyes at him.
"No matter how powerful a bug is, it's still just a bug. As humans, what we can do is stomp it to death when we see it." Kakuzu also voiced his true thoughts.
Although Itachi and Kisame weren't quite so extreme in their thinking, they also understood one principle: those who weren't of their kind would never share their hearts.
Although Akatsuki stood on a different side from the great nations, and a life-or-death struggle between them was inevitable sooner or later, there was one overriding premise.
This was an internal war among humans!
No one present wanted to be replaced by a bunch of "bugs" in the end.
Otherwise, what the hell would world peace even mean?
It wasn't that Nagato hadn't considered this. He was just worried about that body of his, worried he didn't have much time left, and that had made him somewhat impatient.
But after hearing everyone else's largely similar views, he immediately stopped agonizing over the matter.
"Then... all missions will continue as usual. For now, Akatsuki's development goal remains raising money. Kakuzu will be responsible for managing the accounts."
Kakuzu nodded. If anyone dared fight him for control of the finances, he would have it out with them!
"Konan, continue accepting commissions as circumstances allow..."
"There are plenty of