At this moment, the rain was still falling softly, and the sky was dark, making it difficult to tell the time. Because of the constant rain, the buildings in this village were designed for easy drainage.
Countless steel pipes stand in a row, and the raindrops hitting them make a clanging sound.
Looking towards a towering building, inside, a group of people are surrounding an orange-haired man. Because they are too far away, you can only see their mouths moving, but you can't hear what they are saying at all.
That's right, this group of people are members of the Akatsuki, and they are having a heated discussion about whether Naruto and Sasuke, the two new members, should stay or leave.
"Seriously, do we really not need to call those two new guys for our meeting?"
At this moment, the honest Kisame voiced his deepest question, staring blankly at Pain's Deva Path, the leader, hoping he could provide an explanation.
At this moment, Deva Path felt a vein throbbing on his forehead. He glanced at Kisame's companion, Juzo Biwa, and his meaning was clear: he should shut him up.
Upon receiving the signal, Juzo Biwa quickly grabbed Kisame and, seeing that he was about to speak in protest, hurriedly covered his mouth.
"Why? Hmm... why can't I say... hmm..."
Seeing Kisame being pulled back, Deva Path finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he wondered about Kisame's intelligence, how could he ask such a question? The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss those two, so guess why those two didn't come?
"Alright, let's continue the meeting. Please share your opinions."
"Chief, aren't you welcoming these two newcomers?"
Kakuzu the first to ask a question. He wasn't actually interested in whether the new recruit joined or not, but that blond kid seemed to know some secrets about him. What if the kid found out he didn't want him to join and held a grudge? So Kakuzu to find out what was going on first.
Deva Path glanced at the angle, somewhat speechless. "Old Deng, did those two guys give you money? Why are they so eager today? You're always the one shouting the loudest when recruiting new members, complaining about wasting money by distributing clothes to newbies. Why aren't you here today?"
"No, I just wanted to ask for your opinions, after all, the organization belongs to everyone."
No one believed the Deva Path's words. It's fine to fool others, but don't fool yourself. If this organization listened to everyone, it would have disbanded long ago.
I think these two new members are great.
Scorpion spoke at this moment, his voice cold and devoid of warmth, yet resounding with conviction.
Seeing Sasori set an example, Deidara quickly followed suit, proving his skill in instantly initiating team fights.
"I'd also like to welcome these two."
The others also raised their hands to welcome the two new members.
Deva Path at this group of people, apart from Hidan who was happily stabbing himself with iron skewers, the rest of them seemed quite welcoming to Naruto and Sasuke. This made him somewhat helpless. He had originally wanted to incite these people to gang up on Naruto; he couldn't defeat him alone, but with so many of them attacking together, surely they couldn't possibly lose either, right?
Seeing that no one objected, Deva Path had no choice but to give up and had to announce:
"Alright, it'll be as you say."
Just as Deva Path uttered these words, someone suddenly kicked the door open.
"What do you mean by 'according to you'? Tell me!"
Everyone turned to look at the sound, and saw Naruto and Sasuke stroll in casually, find a spot, plop down, and then look at them with amusement.
However, Obito and those two and a half Black and White Zetsu were both absent, which made Naruto feel a bit bored. So, he decided to tease Nagato. How could he not know what Nagato was thinking?
He just wanted to get revenge, but these members didn't seem to listen to him much.
Naruto's words made Deva Path's face turn very ugly. Although Deva Path's expression remained unchanged, everyone present could feel his anger. However, since their leader didn't speak, they were too embarrassed to say anything. They could only sit quietly with their eyes downcast. Some people even whistled, and the one who took out sunflower seeds to eat was even more outrageous.
"Well."
In the end, all the complex emotions were reduced to a sigh, as if Deva Path had resigned itself to its fate.
"It's nothing, we were just discussing what to eat tonight."
As soon as Deva Path uttered these words, those who had been expecting a good show now looked at their leader with horrified eyes. When did their leader become so easy to talk to?
Deva Path saw the expressions on everyone's faces, and his heart was filled with bitterness. Was this what he wanted? It was simply because he was no match for Naruto Uzumaki; otherwise, why would he be so timid and submissive?
What should we eat tonight?
After hearing this, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. Could it be that the Akatsuki's food was really bad? Thinking about this, Sasuke was already considering whether he should go back to eat. After all, although he often felt very capable after things had calmed down, he still had to be obedient and eat properly.
Naruto clearly didn't believe what the Deva Path Dao was saying, but Naruto didn't care. His strength was the foundation of his arrogance.
Of course, the Deva Path noticed the mocking expression on Naruto's face, but there was nothing it could do.
In the end, they had no choice but to announce the adjournment of the meeting and wait for the next task to resume.
Even after Naruto and Sasuke walked out of the meeting room, the clueless Sasuke still hadn't figured out what had happened.