After Training Bankai for a Decade, I Was Scouted by the Akatsuki Chapter 109 Akatsuki's Goal Is the True Direction of the Wor

anwhile, on the other side.

While Kyo was at the Agakure's Shinobi Academy,

Itachi sat alone on a large boulder by a river in Agakure, staring at the water surface ahead.

Only on Sundays,

Did Agakure have such rare clear weather.

Therefore, as long as he wasn't on a mission, Itachi would often co here.

Just sitting quietly.

No one knew what he was contemplating.

And he himself,

Actually didn't know either.

Perhaps he was simply enjoying this rare mont of peace.

And just at that mont,

Suddenly, a sowhat strange voice ca from behind him.

Along with it ca the sound of approaching footsteps.

"It seems..."

"From today onwards, we two will be partners, Uchiha Itachi-san."

"..."

As the words faded,

Itachi slightly raised his gaze but did not move.

He had heard this voice before, during the eting.

It was the newly joined mber,

Hoshigaki Kisa.

Therefore, Itachi ignored him.

He wasn't familiar with him.

At this mont, the footsteps behind him drew closer, and the voice continued speaking matter-of-factly:

"It seems we lack a formal introduction between us."

"Well then..."

"I am Hoshigaki Kisa from the Seven Ninja Swordsn of the Mist. Pleased to et you, Itachi-san."

"..."

The words faded, and Itachi still did not speak.

His mind stirred slightly.

For so reason, he suddenly recalled that,

Not long ago, he himself had been a newly joined mber. Now, unexpectedly, he was considered an old mber.

Although Itachi was not a person bound by emotions, calm to the extre,

That didn't an he was without feelings.

Situations that stir emotions,

He naturally experienced them as well.

At this mont,

Kisa behind him, seeing that he still did not respond, was not angered either.

Instead, he continued to pace forward, then stopped about a ter behind him, slightly grinning and chuckling lightly:

"Even without an introduction, I know about you, Itachi-san."

"I heard that before you left Konoha, you slaughtered the entire Uchiha Clan, leaving none alive, right...?"

"That's precisely why I agreed to partner with you."

"After all,"

"The feeling of killing one's comrades is truly 'indescribable'."

"Don't you agree... Itachi-san?"

Kisa's lips curled slightly, slowing his speech, staring at Itachi's back as he spoke.

The reason for saying this was, naturally, to pique Itachi's attention.

Sure enough,

Upon hearing these words, Itachi slightly raised his head and spoke blandly.

"You might think you know well."

"But what about yourself?"

"Wandering and lost in the mist, ultimately ending up here, you are rely soone who cannot even determine their own direction, are you not?"

"Could it be... you are trying to find direction in Akatsuki?"

Having said this, Itachi slowly stood up, then turned back to look at him, speaking with utmost indifference:

"The people here are almost all outcasts from the world, unable to return to their roots. Here, there is no such thing as direction."

As his words faded, Itachi lowered his eyes slightly and prepared to leave directly.

But at that mont,

Kisa suddenly spoke again:

"Hehe... what an interesting argunt, Itachi-san."

"You say 'outcasts from the world'?"

"But how is it that I think... Akatsuki's goal is the true direction of the world?"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Itachi's footsteps involuntarily halted.

'Hmm...?'

'Akatsuki is the true direction of the world?'

Itachi slightly lowered his eyes.

He could not agree.

After all, escalated war only brings suffering, nothing more.

However,

Just as he was about to speak again, suddenly, a change occurred nearby.

A plant-like creature, resembling a pitcher plant, suddenly rose from the ground and then spoke to the two in a low, hoarse voice:

"Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisa."

"An ergency situation has arisen. You two... have a mission."

"...?"

As the words ca out, Itachi and Kisa were both montarily stunned.

'What's going on?'

'I had only joined that morning, and now in the afternoon, there was already an ergency mission?'

'What a coincidence...?'

Thinking this, Kisa slightly grinned and said with a laugh:

"What perfect timing."

"I actually get the chance to witness the power of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."

"Interesting..."

Hearing this,

Itachi remained calm, looked at Zetsu, and said blandly:

"What kind of ergency?"

As his words faded, Zetsu instantly emitted a completely different, strange voice and said:

"It seems so rcenary Shinobi organization from a small country has investigated our Agakure and the existence of Akatsuki..."

"Leader has decided to send you two to carry out an annihilation strike against these hidden enemies."

"?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Both their eyes flickered slightly.

However,

Before Kisa beside him could speak, Itachi imdiately frowned and asked in surprise:

"Wait, annihilate Akatsuki's enemies?"

"Haven't missions of this type... always been carried out by Kyo-senpai?"

Itachi asked confusedly.

Over this long past period,

All kinds of enemies of Akatsuki had indeed been solely handled by Kyo alone.

And every mission he had executed, without exception, was completed perfectly, undefeated.

That was precisely why Itachi found it strange.

Why was this mission, which sounded like it should have been Kyo's responsibility, suddenly transferred to them...?

However, just as he was pondering this,

Zetsu emitted a low, light chuckle, then said:

"Tsk,"

"Truly keen insight."

"Well... there's no harm in telling you."

"To be honest, Kyo-san currently has another mission and is temporarily unsuitable to carry out this one."

"Therefore, Leader decided to hand it over to you for now."

"Since Kisa is a newcor, isn't this also a good opportunity to let your new partnership beco familiar through this mission?"

"..."

As these words faded, Itachi's mind stirred again.

'Kyo was still in Agakure, yet he had another mission...?'

'So mysterious?'

Itachi was even more puzzled.

Due to his instinctive suspicion of Kyo, he was, of course, very concerned about this.

However,

Before he could continue questioning, Zetsu dropped a sentence and slipped away.

"Well then, you two prepare to go to the base."

"Leader will explain the detailed mission target location."

The mont the words faded, his body had already sunk completely into the ground, finally disappearing entirely.

Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly, his blood-red gaze flickering.

Kisa, seeing this, couldn't help but shift his expression slightly.

Regarding this mission,

He hadn't cared much about it initially, after all, he had prepared for this kind of thing before coming.

But now, he wondered what was with this expression on Itachi's face.

'Why did he seem so attentive towards that mber nad "Kyo"?'

Co to think of it,

Before joining Akatsuki, the masked man had indeed given him a dossier on the formal mbers of Akatsuki.

And in this mber data,

The most special one happened to be this person nad Kyo.

His file had almost nothing written on it.

It only ntioned that he had a pair of blazing golden eyes called the "True Eye of the King", a powerful Kekkei Genkai Dojutsu with a full range of functions.

Possessing the ability to release seal-less Ninjutsu, as well as special abilities suspected to manipulate gravity and Genjutsu, very mysterious and powerful.

With this power, he once alone intimidated an entire Shinobi Village.

But strangely,

Regarding his past background, it was completely blank.

No country, no Shinobi Village.

Even his first appearance was in the boundless wilderness desert of the Land of Wind.

When he first saw the information,

Kisa had been puzzled, thinking the masked man's information was incomplete or mistaken.

Unexpectedly,

The masked man helplessly said he knew nothing about it either.

Kisa could only let it go.

But he never imagined that at this mont, another strange incident involving that Kyo would arise.

Just as Kisa was pondering this,

Suddenly.

Itachi moved.

His expression returned to normal, and then he stepped forward towards a direction on the left, walking and saying:

"Let's go, Kisa."

Seeing the direction he was heading, Kisa raised his eyes slightly and said:

"Hey hey, you're going the wrong way, Itachi-san?"

"If you're going to Leader's base, you're heading in completely the opposite direction..."

Hearing this,

Itachi did not turn back nor stop walking, simply walking forward and saying blandly:

"Before going to the leader, I'll go find Kyo-senpai first."

"There are so things I need to confirm with him."

"If you don't plan to follow, you can go to the base yourself first."

Having said that,

Ignoring Kisa's reaction, he walked off on his own into the distance.

"...?"

And at this mont, hearing this, Kisa slightly grinned, revealing a strange smile.

'Tsk tsk...'

'Just as I suspected.'

'This Uchiha Itachi certainly has a very peculiar attitude towards that Golden Eye Kyo...'

'Interesting.'

'Then... I'll follow along for now and see.'

'Perhaps this ti,'

'I can help Uchiha Madara-sama obtain intelligence on both strange individuals at once...'

Kisa pondered as he followed.