Sasuke remained unmoved by Itachi's plea.
Not to mention that Itachi, without his Mangekyo Sharingan, had severely diminished strength, at best at the level of an Elite Jonin. Such strength wouldn't be of much use in this battle.
Perhaps as a genius, and with his health restored, Itachi could adapt to being without the Sharingan, cultivate again, and regain, or even surpass, his previous level of strength.
But at least for now, he wasn't qualified to participate in the battle.
What's more, Itachi had been working continuously for seven days to revive the Uchiha clan. One could tell how weak he was from his pale complexion.
Although Sasuke had prepared nourishing medicine for Itachi, no matter how much he recovered, it couldn't keep up with the rate at which he was expending his energy.
In that state, he wanted to clean up the small fry?
Sasuke feared he would be beaten by them instead.
Therefore, Sasuke unceremoniously had Naruto send Itachi back, and also asked Naruto to help infuse a ball of Yin Release Chakra into Itachi's body to replenish his strength, lest he become too weak too quickly.
Sasuke was still concerned about his brother after all. Although he didn't agree to let Itachi participate in the battle, he did promise to let him rest for a day.
After all, Sasuke wasn't a demon.
After resolving the trivial matters here, Sasuke put on his mask again.
He surveyed the surrounding people, who were dressed in similar attire. Including Sasuke himself and Naruto, each of them possessed strength above the Kage level. This made Sasuke couldn't help but marvel at the growing power around Naruto.
Turning his gaze to Naruto, Sasuke asked with a hint of anticipation and eagerness, "Naruto, now that we're about to carry out the mission, shouldn't you tell us what we're going to do next?"
In the seven days, Sasuke, who had rediscovered the meaning of life and was determined to protect the continuation of the Uchiha clan, had become as lively as before.
Having awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and with his Pupil Power constantly increasing, Sasuke had a kind of confidence that he could go anywhere in the Ninja World. Apart from Naruto, he didn't pay much attention to anyone else at the moment.
Faced with Sasuke's question, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Terumi Mei, Kakashi, and the others were also curious.
Only Orochimaru, who had been in the Akatsuki, knew that the Rain Ninja Village was the headquarters of the Akatsuki, and could roughly guess what he wanted to do here.
Is it for Pain's Rinnegan?
Orochimaru thought with amusement, and couldn't help but look forward to seeing which of the two, this incredibly powerful junior and the man who called himself God, was stronger.
Naruto didn't continue to keep them in suspense.
He glanced at everyone around him and began to explain, "Everyone here should have some understanding of my desire to pursue true peace. And the purpose of our coming to this Rain Ninja Village today is for the true leader here, the Akatsuki!"
"The Akatsuki is an organization that, like us, is determined to pursue peace, but lacks the correct guidelines to guide its progress, and ultimately does things no different from a terrorist organization. It is a peace organization that has gone astray."
"We are here this time to liberate them and help them embark on the right path."
"Of course, our organization can also take this opportunity to grow and have a base of its own. This is the strategic significance of our operation. Now, anyone with questions can raise their hand."
Kakashi decisively raised his hand and asked, "Isn't the Akatsuki a mercenary organization that makes a living by taking on various cheap missions? Is their strength worth our attention?"
Terumi Mei also raised her hand and asked, "Isn't the leader of the Rain Ninja Village Hanzo, who is known as the demigod? The Akatsuki's headquarters is here, does that mean the Akatsuki is subordinate to the Rain Ninja Village?"
After a pause, Terumi Mei asked doubtfully, "Also, I am the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village, when did I join Naruto-kun's organization?"
"Pay back the money!"
Naruto glared at Terumi Mei and transmitted his voice secretly.
Instantly, Terumi Mei fell silent.
She felt like she had boarded a pirate ship.
But when she thought about the changes in her Hidden Mist Village in recent years, it didn't seem so bad? Besides, Naruto-kun was quite handsome, and joining this organization didn't conflict with the interests of the Hidden Mist Village anyway.
Terumi Mei was conflicted, wondering if she should just play dumb for once.
Meanwhile, Tsunade and Sasuke, though silent, shared the same doubts.
Jiraiya had some understanding of Akatsuki, but he wasn't clear about the internal affairs of the Rain Ninja Village.
Orochimaru, who knew everything, didn't speak, preferring to wait for the action planner to explain.
"Before answering that question, I must first give you a history lesson about Akatsuki."
"The core members of Akatsuki are three people: Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan. Yes, Jiraiya-sensei, don't rush to glare, they are your former disciples, and they are alive and well."
Naruto interrupted Jiraiya, whose eyes were wide and mouth open, about to say something.
Tsunade, remembering the scene from back then, muttered, "Those three little brats who asked us for food on the battlefield? There were reports that they died in the war, I didn't expect them to be alive."
Naruto continued, explaining, "Yahiko, in order to change the Rain Country, a country that is always crying, decided to create an organization called Dawn Akatsuki to bring peace to this country. Konan and Nagato naturally supported this."
"As time passed, Akatsuki gradually grew stronger. More and more people with the same ideals gathered around Yahiko, and it gradually became an influential organization."
"Hanzo was pleased with Akatsuki's growth, but ultimately, due to Danzo of Konoha sowing discord, he became suspicious and decided to eliminate the organization, so he joined forces with Danzo to force the death of Akatsuki's former leader, Yahiko."
"In the crisis, Nagato awakened the Pupil Power of the Rinnegan, which only the Sage of Six Paths in legends possessed, swept the battlefield, and then fled with Konan, subsequently forming the current Akatsuki."
"They recruited S-Rank Rogue Ninja from various ninja villages as core members of the organization, and under the leadership of Nagato, whose strength was constantly growing, they killed Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Ninja Village, and became the new rulers of the Rain Ninja Village."
"They plan to collect the nine Tailed Beasts, create unimaginable weapons of war, and use terrifying power to make the people of this world fear and hate war, and on this basis, bring peace to the world."
Naruto's simple words described Akatsuki's purpose and current strength.
The legendary Rinnegan, S-Rank Rogue Ninja from various villages.
No wonder Naruto valued it so much that he gathered everyone together; such strength was indeed worth taking seriously.
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