In the Akatsuki members, Konan is an inner ghost, Obito is a trusted subordinate with a muddy heart, Uchiha Itachi is a dead loyalist, devoted to Sasuke with his entire being.
Sasori and Deidara are left-behind children. Due to a lack of care and love in their youth, they embarked on a path of crime. At this time, they are both deeply immersed in the world of two-dimensional hand-modeling, unable to extricate themselves.
Kakuzu has already retired but was pulled out again to run around for his pension. Hidan is a mentally deficient child who was tricked into a cult. Oh, Hidan is no longer around.
Konan is the type of simple, homebody girl who lives in a small town but yearns for big cities. Occasionally, she reads some outdated fashion magazines and then tries to imitate them by drawing eyeliner, painting her nails, and even applying lipstick to make herself look more like a mature woman. But in reality, she is already thirty years old, and any further maturity would be excessive.
As for Nagato, he is the center of all conspiracies, and also a severely chuunibyou individual who escaped from a mental hospital. In his middle age, he constantly claims to be a god and wants the world to experience pain. The worst part is, he really obtained superpowers!
Although Zetsu is not here, he is the mastermind behind the scenes, giving the impression of being a root of rottenness. But in reality, he is just simply indulging in his "YY Goddess." Because he doesn't want to actually revive the real Nohara Rin; he only wants to go to the Moon Realm and create a virtual Nohara Rin to live a happy and joyful life with him.
Black Zetsu and White Zetsu are the masterminds behind the mastermind. White Zetsu is expendable, no need to elaborate. Black Zetsu is the silent one. His goal is to save his mother, making him a complete mama's boy.
Seeing this, Limitless's heart instantly chilled by half.
He himself is a mentally ill patient with antisocial personality disorder. Konan is an ignorant girl with severe dependency issues. Neither of them possesses normal moral values.
Looking at it all, this entire Akatsuki organization…
…isn't it just a group of social idle personnel without fixed jobs?!
They've gathered together, aren't they just a group of unemployed vagrants causing trouble?!
Limitless forcefully shook his head, throwing these messed-up thoughts out.
At this moment, Konan continued to speak, "Everyone, pay attention. This time, besides introducing new members, we also want to convey the organization's latest action plan. We have been accumulating strength for years, and we have finally waited for the big ninja war to begin. Therefore, the next action plan is to continue to expand the scale of the ninja war and weaken the power of various ninja villages. Everyone can also voice their thoughts, and suitable suggestions will be seriously considered by the organization."
Kakuzu impatiently said, "The organization's action plan has changed? Then does that mean I don't have to go earn bounties anymore?"
"No, this matter concerns the organization's development, please continue." Konan immediately denied Kakuzu's suggestion. Then, as if remembering something, she said to Kakuzu, "Oh right, the organization recently purchased a batch of strategic materials, and there's a slight financial shortfall. Your vacation should be over now, so I'll leave it to you."
Kakuzu, who had only rested for less than two days, felt his body about to crack. He immediately asked back, "The organization has always been purchasing strategic materials, can you tell me specifically what they are?"
Konan looked at him, then said with a serious face, "It's classified."
"…"
Kakuzu was speechless. Konan added, "The organization will arrange some new partners for you as soon as possible, please use them sparingly."
Kakuzu was speechless after hearing that. He had originally planned to eliminate his new partners along with his targets, and then take a break while reinforcements were arranged. But now, they were directly arranging "some" partners for him…
Konan still maintained her silence, not having received Obito's instructions. Uchiha Itachi's mind was full of Sasuke, Sasori, and Deidara, immersed in his own world. Besides Kakuzu, no one else spoke.
After a moment, Limitless asked Konan, "Can internal members of the organization also issue missions to others?"
Konan nodded. "Yes, as long as it's not an action harmful to the organization, we won't restrict it. However, the mission fees cannot be low, because you're having other members of the Akatsuki organization act on your behalf."
Limitless nodded, then said to Sasori, "Sasori of the Red Sand, do you have any missions recently? I have a request to entrust to you."
Sasori was the super genius puppet master of the Sand Village. He carried several puppets with him to deal with different situations. At this time, he was hiding inside his defensive puppet, Hiruko.
And as mentioned before, Sasori was a left-behind child. In his growth process, he also encountered many psychological problems. No one knows his inner journey, but simply put, his ideal at this time was "eternal art." He believed that anything with a physical form would decay, so he wanted to turn everything he valued into indestructible puppets. He also modified himself in the same way. Except for a core the size of a mineral water bottle, his entire body was replaced with puppets. At this time, his state was very close to his ideal.
There was no conflict between Sasori and Limitless, so he spoke in a business-like tone, "The mission the organization gave us is to help a small country invade a neighboring country's territory. They are still gathering troops. If you have a request, you'll have to wait a few more days."
The Akatsuki organization's operations were always in pairs, meaning they monitored each other to prevent leaks or betrayal. Sasori's partner was Deidara, the biggest victim of chakra affinity counter-effectiveness.
The degree to which Deidara was countered by Lightning-style chakra was simply unprecedented and unmatched. Even after he was reanimated, a single battery could solve him.
Upon hearing Sasori's words, Limitless nodded. "I'll contact you again later."
Then, Limitless said to Kakuzu again, "Kakuzu, you shouldn't have any missions right now, right? Then I have a request…"
Speaking of this, Limitless looked at Konan. "I want to keep the content of the request confidential. What should I do?"
Konan replied, "Just tell me later. I will transmit it to the other members."
Konan possessed paper ninjutsu, so she could also establish some not-too-distant connections. If it exceeded her range, Nagato could also link with other members. Konan was directly Obito's inside ghost, and Black Zetsu was the biggest mastermind, so even if the mission was kept confidential for only a few days, he didn't want to expose it in front of others.
So Limitless said to Kakuzu again, "Then please wait a moment. I will contact you again after the meeting ends."
Kakuzu was speechless; no one had asked for his opinion. He still…
Ugh, back to work!
Although the members of Akatsuki were a group of social idlers without fixed jobs, when it came to business, they were quite reliable.
This made Limitless's half-chilled heart warm up a little.
After Limitless finished speaking, no one else spoke. However, this was not strange. The vast majority of Akatsuki members were forcibly recruited. It was a bit difficult to make them treat this place like their own home.
It seemed that among these people, only the relatively simple anti-human terrorist, Deidara, treated the people around him as comrades.
The silence continued for a while. Nagato saw that no one was speaking, so he concluded the meeting. "Then, this meeting ends here. The organization's next action plan will be communicated to you later."
After he finished speaking, the figures present disappeared one after another.
But in the end, Kakuzu, Limitless, and Sasori remained, as well as Nagato and Konan.
Nagato then said to Limitless, "What is your request? You can say it now."
This way, it was indeed more convenient than having Konan relay it.
Nagato and Konan were definitely not going to be able to hide it from him. Limitless simply said to Kakuzu, "I want to release a mission to destroy a ninja village. Don't worry, the target is not some major ninja village. It's just a small ninja village with no combat capability. You don't need to worry about strength, but this mission has some points that need attention, which is why I need an experienced ninja like you to execute it."
Experienced?
Kakuzu's eyes narrowed. "You're not mocking me, are you?"
Limitless shook his head. "Of course not. Besides you, I don't feel at ease with any other members. Alright, I'll continue. The mission I want to entrust is to destroy the Craftsman Village. You should have heard of them. This is a village specializing in crafting ninja tools. All the ninjas in the village are artisans, so they don't have much combat capability.
The Craftsman Village is also an island nation. When various ninja villages purchase large quantities of weapons and equipment, they inevitably place orders with the Craftsman Village. Other places cannot produce a full set of ninja tools.
Currently, there are four ambitious individuals within the Craftsman Village who form a group called 'Four Heavenly Giants.' They possess four ninja tools passed down from the village's ancestors. However, their strength is only average, probably not reaching the level of elite ninjas.
They are currently planning to revive the Craftsman Village's founder, 'Seimei,' to conquer the ninja world.
Hmph, these are just some blind small fries, not worth Limitless and Sasori making a trip themselves.
It was one thing when they had no one on their hands before, but now…
Kakuzu! You're the one!
Limitless continued, "My request is to kill the high-ranking officials led by the Four Heavenly Giants and their combat members. But don't touch the artisans who possess techniques. You must do your best to destroy their village, so that the remaining artisans have no way to continue living there.
"These two days, I will send a merchant fleet there to conduct transactions. You will begin your actions after they arrive at the Craftsman Village, then continuously pressure the Craftsman Village, cooperating with the merchant fleet's actions. Ultimately, my merchant fleet will 'have no choice but' to accept the artisans from the Craftsman Village into my country for refuge at their request, and your mission will be complete."
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