Chapter 991

As for Kisame, he is relatively neutral. Although Kisame is a rogue ninja, he is extremely loyal. As long as the faction he belongs to does not betray him, he will not betray that faction; even if he were to die, he would not betray it.

Nagato's betrayal of the Akatsuki organization is an indisputable fact. The new leader, Uchiha Madara (Obito), is very famous and has never done anything to betray the Akatsuki organization, so Kisame chose to stay.

"Nagato betrayed us. It was a waste of all those things you did to help him back then. According to my understanding, if you hadn't helped him with treatment, he would have already died from overusing the Rinnegan."

Obito's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table.

"If you are not satisfied with me being the leader, the position of leader can be ceded to you. In terms of seniority, you are no worse than anyone present here."

Obito was not flattering him. To say nothing of other things, just in terms of capturing Tailed Beasts, Su Xiao first captured Tailed Beasts together with Deidara and Sasori, and later joined the team of Itachi and Kisame, participating in many Tailed Beast captures.

If that is not enough, then what about attacking Konoha together with Nagato? Whether Nagato betrayed them has nothing to do with Su Xiao. Su Xiao participated in the attack on Konoha entirely in the name of the Akatsuki organization; that was, after all, an attack on a ninja village.

As long as Su Xiao speaks up now, he is very likely to become the leader of the Akatsuki organization. Deidara would very likely support him, and Obito would definitely support him.

Is becoming the leader really a good thing? Of course not. The current Akatsuki organization has a total of six official members, and that is counting Su Xiao himself. In other words, even if he became the leader, he would be managing at most five people.

No, that's not right. Obito would not listen to orders at all, let alone Black and Bai Jue. As for Uchiha Sasuke, who is even late for meetings, that is even more out of the question; he is completely a rebellious youth in the midst of revenge, commonly known as a reckless brute.

As for Deidara and Kisame, forget it. Deidara obeys orders intermittently, while Kisame can fully obey orders when the time comes.

The only one who can actually intimidate these villains in the Akatsuki organization is Nagato; no one else can.

Becoming leader = death of a large number of brain cells = drawing hatred = living target = prioritized for concentrated fire = dying fast.

"Heh, I choose to support you."

Su Xiao looked at Obito with a smile on his face. Obito felt secretly disappointed in his heart. If there were no other candidates, he wouldn't want to be the leader either; this is a living target.

"Is there already infighting so soon?"

A somewhat cold voice came; it was the late Sasuke. At this moment, Sasuke was wearing the Akatsuki uniform, and he was followed by Hozuki Suigetsu, Karin, and Jugo. Although these four were all wearing the Akatsuki organization's uniform, only Sasuke was an official member.

"Everyone is here. Let's start discussing the serious business, which is about the Rinnegan. Now that we don't have the Rinnegan, even if we capture a Tailed Beast, we cannot seal it into the Gedo Mazo. The Eight-Tails is a case in point."

Obito's tone was low. Regarding Nagato's betrayal, he was not too angry; what he was angry about was that Konan had hidden Nagato's body.

Heaven knows how Konan will handle the Rinnegan. It would be fine if it were soaked in solution, but if it were just left on Nagato's body, the Rinnegan would be ruined in less than half a year.

It is true that the Rinnegan is powerful, but it also evolved from human eyeballs. If it does not receive nutrient supply for a long time, even a powerful Rinnegan will be ruined. This is what Obito is most worried about.

"Bai Ye discovered Konan's tracks earlier."

After Bai Jue spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Su Xiao.

"I saw her once in the Land of Rain, but her specific whereabouts are unknown."

"Is that so."

Obito looked slightly disappointed.

"Zetsu, there is no need to monitor Konoha's movements after the war. They are busy stationing ninjas in the Land of Rain and pose no threat to us for the time being. Now, put all your effort into finding Konan's whereabouts. Use the Land of Rain as the center and send clones to look for her."

"Hmm."

Bai Jue responded casually. It seemed like he was not satisfied with Obito serving as the leader, but in reality, that was not the case.

"Did you successfully capture the Eight-Tails?"

Su Xiao spoke suddenly. Hearing Su Xiao's words, Deidara placed one hand on his forehead.

"That old bad habit of yours has flared up again."

Deidara knew what Su Xiao was going to do, which was to absorb the energy inside the Tailed Beast.

In reality, that was not the case. Su Xiao's Devouring Core was currently in a 'cooldown' phase and needed a period of time to recover. Rashly devouring a large amount of energy in the near future would very likely lead to him becoming a Blade Demon. He just wanted to confirm whether the Eight-Tails had already been captured.

"The Eight-Tails is already very weak; you will kill him."

Kisame also spoke. He had also captured Tailed Beasts with Su Xiao before and had witnessed Su Xiao devouring Tailed Beast energy. For some reason, as an S-rank rogue ninja, Kisame felt his hair stand on end when he thought of that scene.

"……"

Sasuke was silent; he did not know what had happened.

"Personal hobby."

Su Xiao threw away the cigarette in his hand, and as if thinking of something, he asked unintentionally: "Who captured the Eight-Tails?"

"Sasuke led the team to capture it. Bai Ye, remember to leave him alive."

Obito did not stop Su Xiao; this could actually be seen as an attempt to win him over. Moreover, Tailed Beasts do not die easily, and he still had not given up on the idea of pushing Su Xiao out to act as a shield.

Soon, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee was carried in by Sasuke's subordinate Jugo. With a thud, Killer Bee was thrown onto the ground, motionless.

Su Xiao stepped forward and tapped his finger on Killer Bee's arm. He was verifying a certain guess. According to his judgment, the current Sasuke should not be Killer Bee's opponent. No, Sasuke should be hung up and beaten; even with the help of Karin and the others, he would still be hung up and beaten. The combat experience of the two sides was not on the same level.

The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee is the strongest Jinchuriki today, bar none. He has reached a cooperative relationship with the Eight-Tails and can maintain a clear mind while in full Tailed Beast mode. Not only that, the Eight-Tails will also assist Killer Bee in battle.

To say nothing of Killer Bee's powerful strength, the number of battles Killer Bee has experienced is not just a few times that of Sasuke's. Added to the gap in strength, how could Sasuke have captured the Eight-Tails?

More importantly, in the original work, Sasuke was tricked by the Eight-Tails.

Blade of the Blue Shadow energy flickered at Su Xiao's fingertips, quickly invading Killer Bee's body. A moment later, the Blade of the Blue Shadow energy dissipated.

Su Xiao turned around and returned to his seat.

"Congratulations..."

Su Xiao looked at Sasuke. Sasuke was expressionless; very cool~

"You caught a fake."

"Hmm?"

Sasuke was somewhat displeased. He had nearly died in order to capture Killer Bee. To say nothing of being stabbed multiple times by Killer Bee, more than 40% of his internal organs had been blown away earlier. If it weren't for Jugo and Karin, he would already be a corpse now.

"What do you mean?"

Suigetsu, who was behind Sasuke, was also very dissatisfied.

"A fake?"

Obito stood up and walked toward Killer Bee. After carefully examining him, he vaguely sensed something abnormal. His eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself: Sasuke is still not mature enough, or rather, the hatred in Sasuke's heart is still not enough. He had always wanted to cultivate Sasuke into a chess piece, an important chess piece.

"What do you mean by the fake you just mentioned? Relying solely on your judgment is not enough to make me believe it."

Sasuke clearly did not accept Su Xiao's point of view. He had nearly died in battle only to capture a fake; wouldn't that make him look very incompetent?

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. I have captured more Tailed Beasts with my own hands than you have ever seen."

"You..."

Suigetsu clearly felt that Su Xiao was deliberately mocking them.

"It seems that is indeed the case."

Deidara knew the truth. Su Xiao's statement, "I have captured more Tailed Beasts with my own hands than you have ever seen," had no problems at all.

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