"Yota, have you been feeling any better lately?" Hyuga Akira asked.
"Much better, hehe." A brilliant smile spread across Yota's face.
He was the most gifted of that weather-controlling Shinobi clan, able to control the weather through emotion alone.
He was also currently Akatsuki's chief scout.
Hyuga Akira nodded. "Good. Danzo is a middle-aged man wrapped in bandages."
"They've already entered the Land of Rain, and they brought lots and lots of people." Yota spread his arms wide, his expression exaggerated.
"He hasn't contacted you?" Hyuga Akira looked at Yahiko, who was the one communicating with Danzo.
"Not yet." Yahiko shook his head.
Hyuga Akira curled his lip. "Suspicious old bastard."
Danzo clearly intended to investigate the Land of Rain himself before contacting Amegakure.
Fortunately, to avoid attracting attention, Akatsuki and Amegakure operated separately in the Land of Rain. Only their internal members knew the truth.
Unless Danzo spent a long time investigating, he would never uncover that truth.
"Then what do we do, Teacher?" Yahiko asked curiously.
"Wait for him to contact us, of course." Hyuga Akira waved dismissively. "When he does, lure him to the Dungeon and let him put his talents to work for my Dungeon."
He would kill him, then revive him through the Dungeon.
As for whether to let him out afterward, that could wait.
Yahiko thought about it. After Hyuga Akira killed him, he would be revived and have to work for Hyuga Akira.
What a miserable guy.
He shuddered.
Their own situation seemed much the same.
Danzo stood on a hilltop, looking toward a distant town as fine rain fell thickly from the sky.
"Hanzo really is useless."
He did not trust Hanzo that much, so naturally, he had investigated for himself.
Only after investigating did he discover that things were even