Konan almost died just now.
It was Kakuzu who saved her.
Those masses of black threads were Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear. Thanks to a certain someone, after several high-intensity life-and-death battles, he had realized the insufficiency of his own strength, so he diligently studied, trained, modified, and evolved his secret technique, Earth Grudge Fear.
The current Kakuzu was no longer what he used to be!
Although he still only had five hearts!
However!
His ability to survive was even more tenacious...
The current Kakuzu could completely achieve controlling the Earth Grudge Fear to fight from a distance with his main body, or manipulate the Earth Grudge Fear mask monsters to fight.
He could even prepare some live sacrifices beside him. When an Earth Grudge Fear mask monster's heart was destroyed, he could extract a heart from a live sacrifice and integrate it into his Earth Grudge Fear, creating a new Earth Grudge Fear mask monster to fight again!
Too strong! Simply too strong!
But actually... these things were not really useful for increasing combat power.
It was mainly to better perform missions involving Uchiha Lexon... Bah! It should be to better contribute to the organization.
Look... he had already saved the organization's second-in-command.
He wondered if the Leader would agree if he used this merit to request finding a new teammate...
"Is it just you alone?" Beside Kakuzu, Pain suddenly asked him.
Because the Earth Grudge Fear consumed too much energy and couldn't recover for a while, Kakuzu, whose body was now like a child's, let out a steady voice from under his mask: "Basically everyone has arrived, Leader."
As a veteran of the 'Akatsuki' organization and the important financial manager, he naturally knew of the existence of the Six Paths of Pain.
However, he only knew the slightly deviant yet factual matter that the Six Paths of Pain were all one entity.
And on Tendo Pain's side...
In Number Two's line of sight, figures wearing black robes with red clouds gradually appeared one by one.
Uchiha Itachi... Kisame Hoshigaki... Sasori... Hidan... Deidara... Zetsu...
Except for Lexon, all current members of the 'Akatsuki' organization were present.
Even Uchiha Obito, wearing a swirl mask, was peeping from the shadows...
"There are quite a few people..." Number Two looked around at the people who were obviously from the same organization and asked again, "Do you know about the Earth-Moon Transmission Point?"
Earth-Moon Transmission Point?
Those who didn't understand the meaning didn't think much of it, but Black Zetsu, who knew about this specific matter and had just discussed it with Uchiha Lexon a few years ago, was a bit surprised.
Why did this person want to know about the Earth-Moon Transmission Point?
What was the purpose of going up to the moon?
Black Zetsu was puzzled in his heart but did not show it.
'I won't tell him for now, I'll talk about it after discussing it with Uchiha Lexon.'
He thought to himself.
Incidentally, Black Zetsu had communicated with Lexon many times over the past few years and had long developed a considerable sense of trust in this comrade-in-arms. He would attempt to discuss matters regarding his mother with him.
Actually, this wasn't because Black Zetsu had a kind heart or pure thoughts... but because that guy Lexon really knew how to tailor his approach.
It was one thing to communicate with people using [Innocent Heart], but meeting Black Zetsu and praising how good his mother was, completely speaking to Black Zetsu's heart and leaving him stunned.
Little did he think that Lexon was purely craving his mother's body.
Black Zetsu did not intend to tell the guy with the hair tied up about the Earth-Moon Transmission Point.
However... Black Zetsu felt that the guy's gaze seemed to be staying on him the whole time.
"You know, right?" Suddenly, Black Zetsu heard the other party's inquiry.
Number Two's gaze looked straight at Black Zetsu, asking again: "You know, right?"
Instantly, even the members of the Akatsuki couldn't help but shift their gazes to Zetsu.
White Zetsu shouted lively: "Know? Know what? What Earth-Moon Transmission Gate? I don't know anything! Ehe~"
"If you know, tell me." Number Two's gaze was burning. "I will spare you all."
"Heh, quite the big tone. Let the Evil God grant you judgment!"
Number Two's tone provoked the displeasure of the other members. Hidan, holding his scythe, pointed at Number Two and spoke loudly.
"We'll talk about what Zetsu knows later. Kill him first." Tendo Pain also looked at Number Two and spoke indifferently.
Eliminating the target first was the optimal approach.
"Let me show you the art of this master!" Deidara, with yellow hair in a single ponytail, opened the palms of his hands. The mouths in the center of his palms stuck out their tongues and grinned.
"Do it." Tendo Pain didn't waste words and directly ordered.
Immediately, all members of the 'Akatsuki' organization moved.
"Amaterasu!" Uchiha Itachi's eyes suddenly turned into the Mangekyo Sharingan. Blood and tears flowed from one eye, and black scorching flames appeared in vain on Number Two's body.
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!" Kakuzu mobilized lightning attribute chakra, gathering astonishing lightning to bombard Number Two.
"Art is an explosion!" The mouths in Deidara's palms chewed for a while and spat out birds made of explosive clay, flying towards Number Two.
"Performance of a Hundred Puppets." Sasori spoke coldly and threw out a summoning scroll. A hundred puppets pulled by chakra threads suddenly appeared and attacked Number Two.
"Almighty Push!" Tendo Pain raised his hands, and a strong invisible force burst forth, surging towards Number Two.
"Woohoo~~" Hidan simply used his powerful strength to throw his scythe to slash at Number Two.
"Water Style: Super Shark Bomb Jutsu!" Kisame condensed chakra, quickly formed seals, and as the seals completed, a ferocious great white shark fiercely bit towards Number Two.
...
Number Two obviously ignored the attacks of the 'Akatsuki' organization members, still looking straight at Zetsu, who was vigilant and thus had not launched an attack.
Suddenly, he raised a finger, pointed at Black Zetsu, and murmured: "Him."
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