At this moment, the Akatsuki members were gathered in a village, having lunch together.
Hidan said helplessly, "There is no one here that I ca preach to."
Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the calendar on the wall and replied, "Just wait; it'll be another half month before we can harvest this batch of vampires."
"After we finish this batch, maybe we'll encounter some people who don't need to be harvested when we go to the next place."
Hidan leaned back and added, "I hope so."
Just as Deidara was about to say something, Charles appeared in the midst of them, bringing Asura Path along.
Seeing who came, everyone's pupils contracted, not just at Charles's arrival but also at the presence of Asura Path-Pain.
"Lord Charles!" X6
Charles looked at everyone and spoke, "I believe you are all very familiar with this person beside me."
His gaze then landed on Konan, "Konan, I'll leave him in your hands. Teach him the knowledge of this world."
"You all continue; I won't disturb you any longer."
After speaking, Charles opened a spatial door and returned to his room.
At this moment, Black and White Zetsu looked at Pain and tilted their heads in surprise, "I didn't expect that Lord Charles would bring you along too."
"I wonder if it's just this body or if all of you came here."
Everyone's attention turned to Pain, including Itachi Uchiha. If it was just one Pain, then they wouldn't agree to let him regain his position as the leader of the Akatsuki.
Pain looked at the six present and said, "This time, only this body came."
Konan walked over to Pain's body without any hesitation and remarked, "It's fine that you came. I didn't expect that Lord Charles would bring back one of your bodies so quickly."
"I thought it would take longer; I'm surprised you managed to come so fast."
At this point, Itachi spoke up, "Leader, we are now all loyal to Lord Charles. Even if you return, it will remain the same."
Pain nodded, "You all don't need to worry; I will also obey Lord Charles."
The others nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu thought of his mother. He wondered when Charles might bring his mother here as well.
The production of the Blood Cores needed to be accelerated.
Black Zetsu said, "Now that our team has reached seven members, I think it's time to split up for our tasks. Working together to collect and create the Blood Cores is too inefficient."
"I'm sure you all have thoughts of bringing back your loved ones. Lord Charles can not only revive the living but also those who died in battle."
Upon hearing Black Zetsu's words, Itachi's mind filled with thoughts of his clan.
Kisame Hoshigaki thought of the Uchiha Masked Man who wanted to create a real world for him.
Meanwhile, Pain was not thinking of his body but of his friend, Yahiko. Even Deidara missed the ninja from Iwagakure, wanting to tell them that his art was not wrong.
Black Zetsu then suggested, "How about we split into two teams, one with four members and the other with three?"
Kisame looked at Itachi and said, "In that case, I'll team up with you, Itachi."
Deidara glanced at them. He then said, "Then I'll join the team with Konan."
Before long, the teams were formed: Hidan, Kisame, and Itachi made one group, while Black Zetsu, Konan, Deidara, and Pain formed the other.
Konan stated, "In that case, we'll leave this place to you. We'll move to another location to continue creating Blood Cores."
"If any issues arise, we'll contact each other using the rings."
Under the suggestion of the Akatsuki, the groups were divided to carry out Charles's larger task of Blood Core production.
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On the other side-
After returning to his room, Charles said, "Red Queen, please notify Hyuga Neji to come here."
"Understood, Master."
Soon, Red Queen's virtual image appeared in front of Neji, "Huyga Neji, Master Charles wishes to see you."
Neji looked at Red Queen's image and nodded, "Okay, I'll go now."
As Red Queen's image faded, Hinata and Hanabi present there looked at Neji.
"Brother Neji, it seems you're about to gain some strength," Hanabi said.
Neji smiled, ruffling Hanabi's hair, "That's not necessarily true."
After saying this, Neji took his leave, heading toward Charles's room.
Hanabi looked at Hinata and said, "Sister, Brother Neji is definitely going to get stronger this time."
"I've heard that ninjas summoned by Lord Charles will enhance their strength."
Hinata hugged Hanabi and replied, "But growing up in an instant might not be so great. Don't you think the way things are now is also nice?"
Hanabi wriggled out of Hinata's embrace and shook her head, "No, I want to grow up to protect everyone."
"I'm the weakest here, and it feels terrible."
"You've been influenced by Naruto; he doesn't want to grow up at all."
"Hmph!"
After saying this, Hanabi turned her face away. Since coming to this world, even her sister, who was once not her opponent, now couldn't defeat anymore.
After Hinata arrived here, the family rules disappeared, and with Charles allowing her more freedom, her strength had increased significantly.
…
As the door was knocked, Hinata Neji entered the room.
"Lord Charles," Neji said respectfully.
Charles looked at Neji and nodded, then spoke, "Neji, this time, I've brought your future self from three years later through the space-time river. I believe your strength will significantly improve."
At this moment, Neji thought of his teammates, Lee and Tenten.
Originally, he was the strongest among the three, but now he had become the weakest. Even Tenten had surpassed him.
Now, it was finally his turn to enhance his strength.
Neji knelt on one knee and said, "Thank you, Lord Charles."
In Neji's heart, what he truly hoped for was to see his father, Hinata Hizashi, brought back to life and into this world by Lord Charles. But over the years, he hadn't contributed much, so he never mentioned it.
Charles glanced at the kneeling Neji and focused his mind on the system, removing Neji's ninja card from the deployment bar and proceeding to fuse it with another.