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As soon as the masked man Afei's voice fell,
The room was silent for a moment!
Except for Kuzo, almost everyone had their pupils dilated in shock.
They first looked at the two blood-red Sharingan in Itachi's eyes and confirmed his identity. Then, they were instantly confused.
Hmm...
Uchiha Itachi, he looks like he's only about thirteen or fourteen years old, right?
And yet, he wiped out his entire Uchiha clan by himself?
This is too cruel...
What could be the reason for this?
Obviously, this question wasn't easy to ask at the moment.
So, after a brief silence, the scientist Orochimaru was the first to speak.
A grim smile appeared on his face as he said,
"Yo... Uchiha Itachi, long time no see."
Upon hearing this,
Itachi immediately looked at him. The moment he saw Orochimaru's face, he was slightly startled and instinctively said,
"... Orochimaru?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Tobi, the masked man beside him, suddenly realized and said,
"Ah, yes!"
"By the way, Itachi-san and Orochimaru-senpai seem to come from the same hometown. It looks like a reunion~"
"..."
However, Orochimaru didn't seem to mind and still looked at Itachi with a chuckle.
"Just as I expected,"
"Mr. Itachi, you were born 'here.'"
Hearing this, Itachi raised his eyes slightly, repeating in surprise, "Here?"
"Yes,"
Orochimaru smiled, raising his hand, then explained,
"Being able to cast aside the village, comrades, and family, leaving behind everything that holds you back as a ninja, this is the perfect place for you."
"Welcome to join Akatsuki, Uchiha Itachi."
"..."
As Orochimaru's voice fell,
Once again, the room fell silent.
But then, Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, descended from the high ground and slowly walked toward Itachi. As he walked, he spoke indifferently, repeating his well-known line—
"Akatsuki's goal is to bring 'true peace' to the ninja world, and we will replace the five great nations and dominate the world."
"For this, we will gather outstanding ninjas, regardless of their origins and pasts."
"With the gathered strength, we will change the Ninja World!"
"Now—"
"Itachi of Konoha, welcome to Akatsuki."
With that, Pain raised his hand indifferently and handed Itachi a kunai.
Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi was startled for a moment.
But after a brief pause, he immediately reacted.
He silently took the kunai from Pain's hand and then slowly removed the Konoha forehead protector he had worn for many years.
As he looked down at the forehead protector, Itachi's eyes briefly flashed with a complex expression.
But it was quickly concealed.
Afterward, he lifted the kunai and slashed across the forehead protector forcefully.
The Konoha symbol was destroyed in that horizontal slash.
This was—
A symbol of rebellion.
Uchiha Itachi lowered his eyes slightly, letting out a quiet breath without revealing any emotion.
He knew that from this moment on, he would no longer be a Konoha ninja.
He would now have a new identity.
At this moment,
Pain also handed Itachi the red ring named 'Suzaku' and said indifferently,
"From today, you will be known as Itachi of Akatsuki."
"Join us, and together we'll strike back against Konoha even more forcefully!"
...
It was a ceremonial process of joining the group.
Kuzo smiled as he watched the entire process, more and more sensing the MLM-like atmosphere from Pain.
It was a shame that it was being used on the wrong person.
Just then,
An untimely voice suddenly sounded.
"Excuse me,"
"I wanted to ask earlier—"
"Uchiha Itachi of Konoha, your body... seems to have serious injuries, right?"
"What's going on?"
The person who spoke was Kakuzu, who had been silent up until this point.
At this, everyone's eyes focused on Itachi again.
It was hard to ignore.
Judging by his frail appearance, one could clearly tell that he had suffered some kind of injury...
Seeing this, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and smiled eerily.
"Oh? This is truly strange..."
"According to my information, Uchiha Itachi, the genius, should never have suffered such serious injuries..."
"I'm beginning to wonder, who could have done this?"
"Should it be... you, an intern?"
As he spoke, Orochimaru suddenly looked at the masked man.
At this moment,
The masked man immediately pretended to be flustered and nervous, waving his hand to explain,
"What? No way!"
"Don't misunderstand, Orochimaru-senpai!"
"I'm just a humble intern in the organization, how could I hurt Itachi?!"
"Actually, I know—"
"The person who injured Itachi-san is also someone I brought here!"
"???"
As soon as these words left the masked man's mouth,
Not only Orochimaru but every other member in the room was stunned.
Huh?
What's going on?
Wait...
Did he really bring the person who injured Itachi here?
Where is he?
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