The dim Underground Base.
"This is our newest member, Akame!"
The massive Demonic Statue of the Outer Path stood on the ground, with all the members of the Akatsuki standing atop its ten raised fingers.
As Deva Path introduced her, the other members all turned their attention to Akame.
At the same time, Akame swept her gaze over the others one by one. Apart from herself, Kakuzu, Deva Path, Konan, and Zetsu were all physically present.
The others-Uchiha Itachi, Haku, Sasori, and Deidara-stood on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's fingers as multicolored apparitions.
This was the Magic Lantern Body Technique!
Members elsewhere in the Shinobi World could use Deva Path Pain as a relay to create special apparitions, then perform various jutsu through them.
"Where's that guy Hidan?"
After looking Akame over a few times, everyone withdrew their gazes. Any member Nagato approved of was certainly no weakling, so none of them questioned her, even though Akame looked like a girl who had yet to grow up.
But they soon noticed Hidan was nowhere to be seen. Deidara looked curiously at Deva Path and asked.
"Hidan died surrounded by Cloud Ninja!"
Although the beheaded Hidan had not died and had only been sealed away by the Cloud Ninja, that fate was no different from death.
So there was nothing wrong with Deva Path declaring Hidan dead.
"That guy finally died! That's worth celebrating!"
Deidara nearly burst out laughing, while Sasori shot him a disdainful glance from the side.
Most of the Akatsuki's members, however, felt almost no sadness over Hidan's death. Instead, they reveled in his misfortune.
It couldn't be helped. Hidan was a lunatic who did practically nothing worthwhile all day apart from killing people as sacrifices to the evil god he worshipped.
So none of the