Akatsuki hideout east

after letting Sasuke rest. John and Sasuke are sitting at a table with Obito waiting for the others to arrive at the hideout. once they arrive In their hideout, Tobi asks Sasuke what his intentions are, and Sasuke responds that he plans to kill the elders of Konoha to avenge Itachi and their clan but does not care what happens to the villagers. Tobi then proposes to Sasuke and his team that they work together to find the tailed beasts in order to achieve their goals. Madara explains that there are nine of them, whom the First Hokage used to control and use to settle conflicts. As a sign of the nations' alliance, the First Hokage had given a tailed beast to every nation. Madara asks Taka to join the Akatsuki since they are low on manpower, following the recent deaths of their many members and tasks Taka with capturing the Eight-Tails while the Akatsuki capture Naruto, the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails.