Konoha: Deceiving Itachi for Seven Years in Crossdressing, Obito Comes

Orochimaru.

Again with Orochimaru.

Konan's brow furrowed immediately, and a hint of coldness flashed in Pain's eyes.

Akatsuki did not prevent its members from fighting each other.

But...

any act of betrayal would not be tolerated!

Exchanging glances, Pain and Konan vanished instantly.

In Qingchuan's perception, Nagato remained in place, but his aura headed straight for Orochimaru's laboratory!

Clearly, he was going to find Orochimaru.

Konan, however, looked at the girl in front of her,

her pity palpable.

Orochimaru's motives for joining Akatsuki were not pure,

and both she and Nagato were well aware of this.

Akatsuki had never fully trusted Orochimaru; they just hadn't expected...

that the defection would come so suddenly.

However, this wasn't a massive issue for Akatsuki.

It merely meant the potential leak of Akatsuki's intel and a loss of manpower.

Compared to that,

the girl's emotions seemed to carry more weight.

The feeling of betrayal...

she and Nagato had tasted it once before.

It was a memory etched painfully in their hearts.

"Orochimaru has always been selfish; anything that doesn't serve his interests, he simply doesn't care about."

"Don't be too sad."

Konan gently consoled her, softening her tone.

However, she genuinely didn't know how to express it.

After all,

all they'd done was help each other overcome difficulties back then.

No one had come to comfort them.

Qingchuan blinked,

with his head lowered, secretly thinking that this was a solid move.

He hadn't forgotten to clean up Orochimaru's "corpse" before leaving.

Now, before he completed Orochimaru's revival,

the "traitor" Orochimaru within Akatsuki would definitely be a solid confirmation.

Perfect.

Not long after,

Pain returned.

The coldness in his eyes had morphed into killing intent, and his aura was extremely chilling!

"I couldn't find him; the laboratory was destroyed ahead of time, leaving no traces."

Pain said coldly,

then turned his gaze to the girl who remained silent with her head lowered.

"Do you... know which direction he went?"

Qingchuan remained silent, merely shaking his head to indicate he didn't know.

He had hurried back and didn't have time to come up with any excuses.

"Let's announce this news for now."

Konan shook her head, signaling Pain not to continue questioning, and coldly added,

"Just in time, while we seek revenge, others can go chase down Orochimaru."

Pain stared at the girl for a moment longer,

nodded in agreement with this suggestion, and then vanished again.

Konan gently patted the girl's head once more.

"It's okay.

"Realizing Orochimaru's true colors sooner is actually a good thing for you."

"Don't worry; Akatsuki will make Orochimaru pay the price soon."

Comfort and promise—

this was all Konan could currently offer.

Yet Qingchuan's mind was left with just one thought.

How...

could he accumulate 200 billion explosive tags in the shortest time possible?!

Not long later,

the members of Akatsuki gathered again in that same cave.

But this time, without Orochimaru.

Yet Zetsu also had not shown up.

As one of the members responsible for gathering intelligence, Zetsu hardly ever stayed within Akatsuki.

"Announcing something."

Standing at the forefront, Pain scanned the room with a cold gaze.

"Orochimaru has defected.

"He possesses certain information regarding Akatsuki that must be recovered quickly."

At the same time.... everyone should prepare to relocate the base.

"Akatsuki's new base... will soon settle in the core region of the Land of Rain."

The announcements of a member's defection and the relocation of the base

were delivered simultaneously by Pain.

Qingchuan secretly nodded in approval.

The news of the new base in the Land of Rain demonstrated Akatsuki's strength and helped mitigate the negative fallout from the member's defection.

As someone capable of managing so many rogue ninjas obediently,

Nagato truly deserved to be called a master of management.

"I'll handle things with Orochimaru; I have a spy nearby."

Sasori volunteered himself eagerly.

"It was always within my expectations that this guy would defect.

"It's a perfect opportunity to turn him into my human puppet."

As he spoke, Sasori glanced toward the girl in a white robe who hadn't yet donned the Akatsuki uniform.

"New member, can you come with me?"

Sasori's efficiency was evidently quite high.

In just a few sentences, he had outlined a clear plan for Orochimaru.

Qingchuan raised his brow.

But it seemed Juzo Biwa wasn't too thrilled with the idea.

"Hey! There are more people who dislike that guy than just you!"

"You two have devoured all the funds; you should betray him together so I can finish you off one by one!"

Juzo Biwa was quite displeased.

Why?

Just because he wielded a big knife, every time he got his hands on funds, it didn't even match up to these two clowns' scraps?

Meanwhile, Qingchuan seemed to have caught onto something important.

Funds.

Even though Kakuzu was gone, Kakuzu's will...

It seemed Kakuzu's savings were still intact.

Money he had saved over decades couldn't have all been turned in; he surely had some private stash.

Qingchuan's eyes suddenly brightened!

A plan slowly formed in his mind.

Reviving Orochimaru, then having Orochimaru revive Kakuzu, then—

Well, Kakuzu's finances would, of course, be his!

Sounds reliable!

While pondering this, Qingchuan weakly raised his hand.

"Um... can I go capture Orochimaru-sama too?"

"I think he mentioned before...

"No!"

Before Qingchuan could finish, Konan and Pain interrupted in unison!

"You stay by my side; you don't need to go anywhere."

Konan's expression was stern,

"Got it?"

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