Naruto's behavior in class had changed. He stopped acting as the class clown but he was still the same. He had a hard time remembering the class material.
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Location: Konohogakure Forest
It's been a few days since Itachi left the village. It was dusk and past midnight and as he was about to lay down and sleep, he sensed two people walking towards his direction. He didn't sense any threat from them though. He stood his ground.
The rustling noises of the grass being stepped on grew more audible as the duo came towards him with a steady pace, as if they knew where he would be.
"So you're Itachi Uchiha who massacred your clan. If you don't have anywhere to stay, how about joining our organization: the Akatsuki?" A man with spiky orange hair wearing a black cloak with red clouds suggested as he came out from the shadows. Beside him was a woman with straight blue hair.
The Akatsuki: a mercenary group. This was merely a disguise for them to accomplish their objective.
"Who are you guys?"
"I'm Yahiko." the man introduced. "I'm the leader of the Akatsuki and this is Konan." He gestured.
They seemed fairly amiable but looks can be deceiving.
"Okay, we'll get straight to the point. We want to help shinobi like you. We have been watching you and we know you killed everyone in your clan except your little brother." There was a pause of silence as the two men looked at each other. "We may know more than you think we do. If we deem you to be someone who is truly dangerous, we have our ways to deal with you." Itachi scanned Yahiko. He didn't seem to be bluffing.
Yahiko continued. "We will keep you safe from pursuers and give you any information you desire. And...we know you want to find out what happened to Shisui Uchiha who mysteriously disappeared. We have been tracking you all these years after all."
Not that he needs protection but the latter information immediately caught Itachi's attention. Even he couldn't find anything about that incident. Not only that, if they've been tracking him all these years without him noticing, they are not ordinary shinobi.
"Our information network can benefit you. In exchange, I want to you join the Akatsuki. Let's call it a trade for now."
"And how will you benefit from me joining?" Itachi questioned.
Yahiko smiled. "Hopefully you would trust us, and things will get more lively around here. This is just the first step toward our goal."
Itachi didn't think this was a bad offer and it's not like he has anything to lose. This may also help him find any information regarding the 'dark one' and the prophesied child in addition to Shisui. It was like he vanished into thin air.
He accepted the invitation.
Yahiko and Konan brought Itachi to the Akatsuki's headquarter.
As they entered the building, a man with an orange mask walked across the room and stopped in his tracks when he noticed the door opening.
"Welcome to the Akatsuki, Itachi-san. I'm Tobi~" the man greeted.
Itachi furrowed his brows at the man who suppressed his chakra level down to that of a civilian.
"Oh, don't worry about him." Yahiko noticed Itachi's reaction. "He has his reasons. You can trust him, he's been in the Akatsuki for a while. I take it you had a long day so we will begin our plan tomorrow." He turned to Tobi. "Can you show Itachi to his room?"
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