Seeing Naruto, everyone present except Sasuke couldn't help but twitch their lips. Even Konan, who always maintained her icy beauty image, couldn't help but facepalm. She felt that Naruto's actions were something she deliberately made things difficult for others that no one else could have come up with.
Nagato, Nagato in the shadows, coughed incessantly, his already thin body swaying precariously under the force of the violent movements, as if he might die at any moment. However, Nagato's powerful Uzumaki Constitution kept him alive. If it were anyone else, performing Nagato's actions would have killed them eight hundred times over.
Through Pain's pupils, Naruto's movements at that moment could be clearly seen.
Naruto stood there, his foot planted on the corpse of Deva Path, arrogantly and self-righteously questioning:
"What? Can't you say it? Are you pretending to accept us, while secretly plotting to get rid of us?"
A long silence fell over the room. Although everyone knew what was going on, wasn't it inappropriate to say it outright?
Nagato glanced at Konan, who was also silent beside him. He was beginning to wonder if he had made a mistake by letting these two join the team.
Just as Nagato was about to explain further, Naruto spoke up again.
"Hey, why are you all so nervous? I was just joking with you."
"Hehe."
Hearing Naruto's words, Nagato and Konan could only awkwardly agree. Konan forced a smile, while Pain, controlled by Nagato, looked even uglier with his smile, but they had no choice but to do so.
"Alright, alright, is that a genuine laugh? Hurry up and give us the Akatsuki uniforms and the rings that symbolize our status."
But when Naruto spoke, Konan and Nagato went from silence to seriousness. If it were just the organization's uniform, they wouldn't have reacted so strongly, but they didn't expect him to ask for the ring. You have to understand, this thing is the identity certificate of a core member of the organization.
More importantly, he had never announced anything about the ring to anyone. Only those who possessed the ring knew its importance. However, Nagato immediately thought of someone: Orochimaru. That guy used to be a member of the Akatsuki, but later he unilaterally deserted the organization. Although they later took back the "empty" ring that belonged to Orochimaru.
Nagato gave Naruto a meaningful look. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that if he gave Naruto the "empty" ring, he would inevitably have to go back and take it back. But when he thought of Naruto's monstrous fighting power, Nagato could only shake his head helplessly. It seemed that he was no match for him either.
So he decided to leave everything to that guy, Madara, since he wouldn't be the one with the headaches later.
" Konan, give him the ring."
Naruto caught Konan ring Konan tossed to him, and seeing the empty space on it, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Good heavens, isn't this Aunt Snake's original ring? She just gave it to him?
And what about Sasuke? Although he's quite strong, the number of rings he has is limited, so he'll have to stay with Naruto for now.
Sasuke had no objection to this; he had only come along to accompany Naruto, so whether or not he received the ring was irrelevant.
When the two changed into their red-cloud-patterned black robes, their imposing manner immediately increased.
"So, Uchiha Sasuke, I told you we looked good in this outfit, didn't I?"
Sasuke wholeheartedly agreed with Naruto's words. After all, they had already witnessed the Akatsuki in that world before, although it was somewhat different from the Akatsuki in this world. At that time, he thought Itachi looked really cool in that outfit, and now, he was wearing it himself.
Naruto ignored Sasuke, who was still basking in his own glory, and instead turned to Konan and the newly repaired Pain's Deva Path, asking:
What are the plans next?
"Uh... no, how about you go and familiarize yourselves with some of the organization's plans first?"
Deva Path spoke expressionlessly, but regretted it immediately afterward. What the hell was he thinking Jinchūriki familiarize themselves with the organization's plan to capture other Jinchūriki?
But Naruto clearly didn't heed the words of the Deva Path. He simply gave a cryptic smile, because in Naruto's perception, there was a figure moving rapidly underground.
If there are no surprises, this should be that guy Black and White Zetsu.
Even now, there's one thing Naruto still doesn't understand: since both White Zetsu and Black Zetsu male, do they each have one penis, or are they half black and half white?
On the other side, White Zetsu quickly fled to a cave. The moment he emerged from the wall, a noisy commotion echoed throughout the cave.
" Obito! Obito! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
"Tsk!"
The response to White Zetsu was a very dissatisfied click of the tongue, followed by a cold voice.
"I've told you so many times, don't call me by that name. I am Madara Uchiha now."
"Also, I've said it so many times: no matter what happens, don't panic or make a scene. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."
At this moment, a person with a hideous scar on one side of his face slowly walked out from the depths of the cave. The only eye that was exposed was emitting a scarlet light, while the other eye was bandaged.
He looked at the flustered White Zetsu with a somewhat unpleasant expression.
"Oh, okay, Ban."
Upon hearing White Zetsu address him in this way, Obito's expression softened.
"Alright, White Zetsu, tell me what happened just now. What made you so flustered?"
Only then did White Zetsu tell Obito what had happened at the Akatsuki that day. But after hearing this, Obito was completely distraught and started cursing.
"What the hell is going on? Why would Naruto Uzumaki join the Akatsuki? Is he out of his mind? Doesn't he know that the Akatsuki are there to capture Jinchūriki and collect the Tailed Beast?"
Obito paced anxiously back and forth in the cave. From White Zetsu's perspective, one could clearly see the sweat beading on Obito's forehead, showing that he was somewhat anxious after learning that Naruto had joined the Akatsuki.
"What should we do? What should we do? Should we go away and hide for a couple of days?"
Obito muttered to himself. He was completely afraid to face Naruto. Not long ago, he had used some special methods to bring Naruto to another world, intending to kill Naruto there. But who would have thought that he was no match for Naruto? Now, Naruto had come knocking on his door.