Still, proud as he was, he naturally did not show it.
"Hehehe... Those two zombies died just like that. What a shame," Kisame Hoshigaki said ruefully. Although he did not particularly like those two,
they had belonged to the same organization, after all. Their dying so easily left him feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"Sacrifices are inevitable on the road to peace. Their contributions will not be wasted. Itachi, Kisame, continue their mission and bring back the Three-Tails," Pain said indifferently, his tone utterly unchanging.
How could the bridge to their dream be so easy to complete? Some obstacles were inevitable.
Still, it was no great problem. They were already close. Once they captured the Three-Tails and sealed the Three-Tails through the Seven-Tails,
they could devote all their efforts to capturing the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails!
"No problem. The Three-Tails, huh?" Kisame Hoshigaki bared a ferocious grin. The Three-Tails was a big fellow he knew very well.
Before he defected from Kirigakure, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, had been the Three-Tails' jinchūriki.
"We'll leave the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails until last," Pain said after a moment's consideration.
It was time to slow down their captures. They had already obtained seven tailed beasts, but had sealed only two.
Sealing the tailed beasts required a gradual progression. If they insisted on capturing the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails now, they would probably draw serious attention from the major ninja villages.
If those villages intensified their search for the Akatsuki, finding Amegakure would probably not be difficult. That would put the Akatsuki at a serious disadvantage.
Once they brought back the Three-Tails, they could seal the Three-Tails through the Seven-Tails in one go. Then, with nothing left to worry about, they could retrieve the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
"Itachi, I heard your younger brother Sasuke recently killed Orochimaru. He's looking everywhere