After Training Bankai for a Decade, I Was Scouted by the Akatsuki Chapter 265 It's Still Unclear That Kyo is the Highest Comba

Hearing what Hidan said, Itachi's heart stirred again.

Huh...?

Could it be,

Did Pain actually defeat the combination of Kitsune Ogre Obito...?

Was his Rinnegan power that powerful...?

Itachi was stunned in his heart...

Although his strength had also grown considerably over the years,

If he had to simultaneously fight the Kitsune Ogre and Obito, he absolutely couldn't have easily erged unscathed...

But unexpectedly, the Pain before him actually...

However,

Just as Itachi was halfway through his thought,

Pain glanced over, expressionless, and said flatly:

"You misunderstand."

"It wasn't who repelled them, it was Kyo."

"He happened to return from completing the One-Tail capture mission at that ti, and then acted, repelling the enemy forces with absolute superiority."

"?????"

As Pain's words fell,

This ti, the entire venue fell even more silent!

Almost everyone's thoughts instantly interrupted at this mont, their minds completely blank!

They even thought Pain had used the wrong word...

Wh-what's going on?

Not only did he single-handedly repel the Kitsune Ogre and Obito, but he did so with "absolute superiority"????

This is way too fucking ridiculous!!!

However,

No matter how intently they stared at Pain, Pain still expressionless, just calmly added:

"This is a fact."

"If you had witnessed that battle, you would understand what I an."

Dead silence.

Four faces full of bewildernt.

Everyone's gaze slowly turned towards Kyo, their expressions incredulous.

Especially Itachi, who was instantly dumbfounded at this mont.

Even the usually calm and composed him,

Involuntarily held his breath.

He stared intently at Kyo, his thoughts extrely complicated.

You again...?

Even Obito and the Kitsune Ogre combined... were... no match for you...?

One by one, gazes converged on Kyo's face, full of shock and doubt.

And at this mont,

Deidara beside him crossed his arms, grinned, and said loudly:

"Hey, hey..."

"What's with your expressions?"

"You've known Kyo-senpai for so long, and you still don't realize that he is the 'Akatsuki's highest combat power'? Hmm?"

As these words fell, another silence fell.

And at this mont,

Hidan suddenly sneaked a glance at Pain.

In his view,

As the supre leader of Akatsuki, he would definitely be displeased by this.

After all, from beginning to end, he had led the Akatsuki with an absolutely dominant leader's identity.

However,

Contrary to his expectations,

At this mont, Pain's expression still unchanged.

His face was as calm as water, his gaze without any ripples.

As if he had already tacitly agreed with what Deidara had just said...

Realizing this,

Hidan was instantly dumbfounded.

He suddenly felt... that this leader of Akatsuki seed to be undergoing so changes...

And in fact, not only him,

Even Itachi and Kisa beside him also began to notice —

The core of the Akatsuki,

From so unknown ti, seed to have suddenly shifted from Pain to Kyo...

But just then,

Suddenly,

Kakuzu, who had been silent for a long ti, actually spoke.

His expression was indifferent, he raised his gaze, glanced at Deidara, and said without any emotion:

"I'm not interested in who is the strongest."

"However, the purpose of this assembly should be for the Tailed Beast extraction ritual, right?"

"So, when does the Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals begin?"

As Kakuzu's words fell,

Everyone's thoughts paused for a mont, and then they suddenly realized.

That's true...

According to the previously set plan,

After capturing the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, they should indeed start the extraction ritual.

And the "Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals" that Kakuzu ntioned was precisely the necessary sealing technique they used to extract the Tailed Beasts.

The special characteristic of this technique is that it can completely extract the power of the Tailed Beast from the Jinchuriki's body, thus facilitating the normal progress of the Tailed Beast Weapon Plan.

But, it also has a not insignificant drawback.

That is,

Performing this technique requires a considerable amount of Chakra as a dium.

Therefore, it requires the cooperation of all Akatsuki's mbers, along with Pain, to jointly perform this technique to ensure its successful execution.

That's why Kakuzu asked this question.

He naturally assud that this ti, the ritual should be starting.

And at this mont,

Upon hearing this, Itachi, Kisa, and the others also imdiately reacted, looking towards Pain.

However,

The next mont,

Contrary to their expectations,

Pain raised his gaze slightly and suddenly said in an indifferent tone:

"The extraction ritual is temporarily suspended."

"And the Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals is not the main purpose of this eting."

"...???"

As Pain's words fell,

Not only Itachi, Kakuzu, and the others, but even Deidara beside him was instantly stunned, directly frozen.

Huh???

What does that an...?

The promised Tailed Beast Weapon Plan is suspended just like that????

Not doing it anymore?

Then what did we work so hard to capture the Jinchuriki from various villages for?

Sightseeing...???

Thinking this,

Deidara imdiately frowned, looked at Pain, and shouted loudly:

"Hey, hey..."

"What do you an by 'suspend'?"

"I worked so hard to defeat that One-Tail Jinchuriki from Sunagakure! Hmm!

Deidara shouted very noisily.

Having been around Kyo for so long, he no longer had the sa awe for Pain that he once did.

And at this mont,

After his words fell,

Itachi beside him suddenly had a thought, sensing sothing.

He raised his gaze slightly, looked at Pain ahead, and deliberately frowned as if confused, saying:

"Suddenly interrupting the plan?"

"..."

"Is it because sothing happened during the recent Uchiha Obito invasion...?"

"That made you change your mind...?"

Itachi's tone sounded like he was guessing,

But it was very direct.

After being in the Akatsuki for so many years, he was naturally adept at various acting skills.

And at this mont,

Pain paused slightly,

His gaze, imperceptibly, glanced at Kyo in the distance.

Correspondingly,

Kyo naturally noticed his gaze.

Then,

He just smiled and subtly nodded towards Pain.

?!

After seeing this hint from Kyo,

Nagato's heart was imdiately reassured, understanding his aning.

He knew,

It was ti to say 'that'.

Thinking this, he imdiately looked back at Itachi with Pain's indifferent gaze, expressionless, and said flatly:

"That's right."

"Sothing did happen."

"And, it concerns you... Uchiha Itachi."

"???"

As the words fell, silence fell all around.

Everyone's gaze, in an instant, simultaneously turned to Itachi.

And Itachi himself was even more stunned, his breath catching for a mont, his expression slightly frozen.

Concerning ?!

This... what's going on?

Could it be... that my act of tipping off Konoha back in the day has been leaked?!

Itachi's suspicious gaze imdiately fell on his old teammate, Kisa.

After all,

This guy was originally placed there by Obito,

Specially responsible for monitoring his every move; he could be said to be a constant spy.

And after Obito was kicked out of Akatsuki, this guy's tendencies started to beco sowhat erratic...

Even Itachi couldn't guarantee his position.

Therefore,

If he had shown a flaw,

Then... the most likely possibility was that Kisa had discovered it!

However,

Unexpectedly,

At this mont, after hearing Pain's words, Kisa looked even more bewildered than him.

Obviously,

This guy was also completely unaware...

Realizing this,

Itachi's heart beca even more confused,

He pretended to be calm and looked towards Pain, his gaze calm as he said firmly:

"Concerning... ?"

There was no doubt.

Next, no matter what he heard,

He had already prepared for various outcos.

Pain's gaze unchanged, still calmly said:

"I have received information,"

"Recently, in the Shinobi World... a person has appeared who is continuously tracking your location and information about Akatsuki."

"And the appearance of this person,"

"Could very likely hinder the normal progress of our organization's plan."

"...!?"

As these words were spoken,

Everyone, including Itachi, was stunned.

Huh?!

Soone is tracking Uchiha Itachi and Akatsuki?!

And it could even hinder Akatsuki's plan???

Who could have such strength?

Everyone waited for Pain to reveal the identity,

And Itachi, at this mont, was even more focused, his gaze flickering slightly as he said firmly:

"Who is it?"

As the words fell,

At this mont, the atmosphere condensed, suddenly quiet.

So quiet you could almost hear the breathing of everyone present.

And at this mont,

Pain calmly uttered a few words —

"A survivor from the exterminated Uchiha Clan..."

"Your younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke."

"!?"

"????"

As Pain's words fell.

Everyone present was instantly startled, their expressions various!

Whoa?!

Wait...

What's going on?!

Uchiha Itachi's younger brother???

... Not only did that guy survive, but he's actually... started tracking down Uchiha Itachi and the Akatsuki's whereabouts???

And it looks like he's here for revenge???

In an instant,

A series of thoughts flashed through everyone's minds.

And at this mont,

Even the usually calm and composed Itachi, upon hearing this, couldn't help but be montarily stunned, freezing.

It was him... Sasuke?

Wasn't he training under Orochimaru...

When did he start tracking and Akatsuki?