"Akatsuki? Is it the Akatsuki from Amegakure?" Hiruko asked.
"Wasn't that organization destroyed because they wanted to usurp the power in Amegakure?" Ni said.
As an organization that had been in various small countries, they had heard of Akatsuki.
However, they remembered that Akatsuki had betrayed Amegakure and was exterminated a few years ago.
At least that was what Amegakure said.
"Akatsuki is indeed in Amegakure, but it is different from the Akatsuki you know. Just treat it as an unfamiliar organization."
"Are you also part of Akatsuki, Madara-sama?"
"Not at the moment."
"At the moment..., huh?" Hiruko probably guessed a little about the relationship between "Madara Uchiha" and Akatsuki.
He believed that this Madara Uchiha was a secret member of Akatsuki, or maybe one pulling the strings.
"Stop asking so many questions. You will eventually know everything you have to know." Obito said without a trace of emotion.
As Madara Uchiha, he had to keep up his appearances and not let others see through him.
After saying that, Obito planned to leave.
"Madara-sama, how should I contact you in the future?"
"No need, I will find you if I need anything." After saying that, Obito immediately used Kamui to teleport away with Zetsu.
Seeing that Obito and Zetsu suddenly disappeared, Hiruko did not act rashly. Instead, he let his two subordinates search around.
"Hiruko-sama, they seem to be no longer around. I don't sense anyone around." Ni reported.
"Then he must've truly left. After all, he is stronger than us now. There is no reason for him to sneak attack us." Hiruko nodded and said.
"Hiruko-sama, why should we cooperate with them? That guy didn't even take off his mask. He is not sincere at all. Why should we trust him?"
A man with explosive muscles and black short-sleeved shirt asked.
"Well, considering the situation, we're not exactly in the position to refuse." The man who was out of commission because of Obito's Genjutsu said frightenedly.
He never thought that the difference between Shinobi's strength could be so big. That masked man only glanced at him and he already fell into his Genjutsu.
Ni and the muscular man were about as strong as him. Since he could be taken out by the masked man instantly, that meant Ni and the muscular man would also be taken out by the masked man.
And even though he respected Hiruko very much, he did not think that Hiruko's strength could match the terrifying masked man.
"Ishikawa, that only makes you sound spineless. No matter how powerful the masked man is, he is the one who comes here to propose a cooperation with Hiruko-sama." The muscular man said stubbornly.
"No, Ichi. You can say that because you don't know how terrifying that masked man is." San shook his head and said.
"You..." Ichi still wanted to argue with San, but he was interrupted by Hiruko.
"Stop arguing, it's meaningless." Hiruko said.
"No matter who the masked man is, he is the one asking us to cooperate. There is no need to be too afraid of him. But at the same time, do not underestimate him. I can say for sure that he is no ordinary Shinobi.
"Yes, Hiruko-sama."
As soon as Hiruko stepped in, the two of them instantly stopped arguing.
They sincerely respected Hiruko because it was Hiruko who got them this far from the lowest point of their life. Now, they were stronger than those who laughed at them.
"Our trip is canceled. Let's just go back to our base and wait for Akatsuki." Hiruko said.
At first he wanted to come out of the mountain again and create another organization to hunt the Shinobi who had Bloodline Limit before declaring war on the Five Great Shinobi Countries with absolute strength.
However, because he ran into a Madara Uchiha imposter as soon as he went out, Hiruko became vigilant.
Although he believed that he'd be able to deal with Five Great Shinobi Countries once he had gathered enough Bloodline Limit, he was still weak at the moment, and his subordinates were not strong enough to protect him.
If he ran into another skilled Shinobi like the fake Madara Uchiha earlier, Hiruko was not sure that he would be as lucky next time.
So he had to be patient for now. The fake Madara Uchiha had already agreed to give him two Shinobi with Bloodline Limit.
Once he fused those two Shinobi, his strength would improve greatly, and it would be much easier to carry out his grand plan.
"Haha, I will soon surpass you, Sannin. I will eventually rule the world and become the strongest Shinobi."
...
"The operation is a success. Shisui, you are now a lovely girl."
When Shisui opened his eyes, he saw that Nagasawa was laughing.
Today was the last day of his vacation. In order to make sure that nothing got on the way of his job in the future, Shisui chose this day to undergo Hashirama Cell's implant.
The laboratory was more secluded than he had imagined, and the experiment was more complex than he had imagined.
Because as soon as he sat on the bed, he was ambushed by Nagasawa's Shigan.
Shisui was really surprised. Even though he had Mangekyō Sharingan, he could not even see Nagasawa's movements clearly, let alone dodge.
As a result, Shisui was knocked out by Nagasawa. He did not know what Orochimaru and Nagasawa had done to his body.
Even Shisui could not remain calm at this time. Although he did not discriminate against women, he was born as a man and did not want to become a girl.
He quickly looked down and saw that his familiar 'thing' was still there. Shisui breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Nagasawa was just joking.
"Captain Nagasawa, you should not joke about such a thing." Shisui said helplessly.
He was helpless as that was just how Nagasawa was. He could always be trusted at critical moments, but outside of that, he was just a hilarious guy.
"Are you interested in transgender operation, Nagasawa-kun? I have relevant knowledge to do it." Orochimaru remembered that Nagasawa seemed to have said something similar to Kakashi, so he asked.
"Forget it, forget it." Nagasawa waved his hand and refused. He was just joking but Orochimaru took him seriously.
"Cough cough." Nagasawa cleared his throat and his expression became serious. He asked, "Shisui, how are you feeling? Do you feel any discomfort?"
Shisui closed his eyes, carefully sensing the changes in his body, then opened his eyes and said, "I feel very good, my body is much lighter than before."
"Then try using Susanoo, and see if it makes you uncomfortable like before."