Liumu wanted Akatsuki to revive and be reborn according to his expectations.
Even though every member of Akatsuki had a past in the original story, that would not affect Liumu's plan.
If there was any real difficulty, it would probably be Uchiha Itachi, codenamed "Scarlet."
Liumu had not wanted to interfere too much with the Uchiha Clan's fate. After all, as a living, breathing person, no one wanted to see a massacre happen.
But Itachi was the backdrop to the entire storyline, and the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha's upper ranks still showed no sign of easing. Both points gave Liumu a terrible headache.
What Konan meant by things not going ideally was that many of the candidates Liumu had mentioned could not be found, and several were even pillars of their respective ninja villages.
They could not be brought over simply by extending an invitation.
"There's no need to rush that!"
Liumu offered a word of reassurance.
After all, judging by the timeline, many of Akatsuki's members, including Itachi, had not even been born yet. Even people like Kakuzu and Kisame had yet to make a name for themselves in the Shinobi World.
Their defections needed the plot to support them.
It was a matter of time, not ability.
For now, Liumu's proposal was merely to have Yahiko prepare, allowing the successor Akatsuki, headed by Nagato, to take on a basic shape.
Yahiko was responsible for governing the Land of Rain, and every country needed a force in the shadows, just like Konoha's ANBU and the Root under Danzo.
Not everything could be handled out in the open, and Nagato and the future Akatsuki would serve as the dagger in the Land of Rain's darkness.
"Liumu, how do you know so many ninja from other villages?"
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