Time, like a white pony's shadow flashing past a crevice,
Passes in the blink of an eye.
Several cycles of spring passing and autumn arriving, flowers blooming and falling, and an uncountable amount of time had passed.
On this day,
Early morning.
A gentle, warm sun slowly rose.
Rare sunlight scattered across the streets and alleys of Amegakure.
Kyo pushed open the window.
Sunlight gently fell upon his sharply defined face, very handsome.
His appearance had hardly changed at all.
However, his brown short hair had gradually grown long during this time.
Due to distrusting the Shinobi World's hairdressing skills, Kyo simply didn't get it cut.
Instead, he took a black ribbon and tied all his hair up high at the back.
This look resembled Yato from Noragami with his hair tied up, or Hyakkimaru from Dororo.
His style factor was directly maxed out.
Kyo leaned by the window, looking at the scenery under the distant sunlight, and couldn't help but feel refreshed because of it.
'Indeed, if it weren't for the constant rain, this village's scenery was as always beautiful.'
Today was Sunday.
As the last day of the week, it held special significance in Amegakure as well.
Pain, called the "God" by the common people,
Had once, to demonstrate his presence to the Shinobi of Amegakure, made a promise - every Sunday would be a sunny day.
It had to be said, this method was indeed effective.
From then on, the Shinobi who had originally belonged to Hanzo gradually came under the command of Pain and Konan, convinced by them.
And the Shinobi Academy in Amegakure also reopened.
"I wonder,"
"what point the Shinobi World's plot has reached now..."
Kyo looked into the distance, a helpless smile on his face.
He truly didn't know how much time had actually passed.
Originally, he had planned to carefully calculate the timing of various major Shinobi World's events.
But after giving it a try,
He went directly from starting to giving up.
As everyone knows,
Masashi Kishimoto is just a Manga Author; what the hell does he know about Naruto.
After sorting through his thoughts a little, Kyo discovered that the timelines of many events were a complete mess, full of contradictions.
Finally, Kyo simply stopped thinking about it.
'Whatever.'
'Anyway, this kind of slacker life was pretty nice.'
During this time,
Kyo had naturally been constantly paying attention to the fermentation of Las Noches's fame.
It had to be said,
The two things, secret technique scrolls and Sharingan, indeed held a strong attraction for Shinobi.
Even now,
There were still many Shinobi rushing about everywhere in the Shinobi World, trying to find the location of Las Noches.
Some had even directly turned their gaze towards the seas beyond the Shinobi World.
Kyo couldn't help but exclaim, good grief.
'With this wave, were they about to directly set sail on the Grand Line, searching for the "One Piece"?'
To prevent this heat from fading,
Kyo had even deliberately appeared over the ocean some time ago, creating another wave of topic and buzz.
And so,
By now, Las Noches's influence had successfully reached LV.3 (Widely Known).
He had also reaped two more waves of rewards.
And some time ago,
Because Kyo inadvertently demonstrated his swordsmanship,
He was even asked by Konan to take on a position as a swordsmanship instructor at Amegakure's Shinobi Academy.
Another new identity to blend in with.
And just at this moment,
The ring on Kyo's hand suddenly transmitted a strange vibration.
Then, an indifferent voice echoed in his mind.
"?"
Kyo slightly raised an eyebrow; he was naturally familiar with this feeling, it was Pain's ring transmission.
"Kyo, come to the base."
"A new full member meeting is going to be held."
"..."
As the words faded, the transmission on the ring ceased, and Kyo's eyes flickered slightly.
Then, without hesitation,
He directly stepped forward and walked out.
He naturally knew the purpose of this meeting.
After all,
In the past period of time, the personnel of the Akatsuki had undergone considerable change.
This change, of course, didn't refer to adding new members or replacing old ones.
It referred to members dying.
That run-of-the-mill looking Fujii, who was partnered with Kakuzu, was directly cut down by Kakuzu along with the enemy during a mission.
Later, he got another teammate, who was also killed by Kakuzu along with the enemy due to lack of strength.
Since Kakuzu insisted it was accidental, and he successfully completed the mission, bringing in a large amount of funds for the Akatsuki...
Based on these reasons, Pain didn't impose any major punishment on him.
The other deceased member, Biwa Juzo, as Itachi's partner, their time working together was indeed considerable.
However, during an operation in Kirigakure in the Land of Water,
The two encountered a formidable enemy - the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura.
In that battle,
Juzo seemed to want to imitate Kyo,
Attempting to use his Kubikiribocho to cut a Bijudama,
But unexpectedly, his attempt to look cool failed, and he was instantly killed by the counter from the Bijudama.
Because of this, Itachi unconsciously activated "Amaterasu" and defeated Yagura.
Therefore now,
If nothing unexpected happens,
It would be a meeting about recruiting new members for the Akatsuki.