In the end, the scheme hatched by Uchiha Chi succeeded brilliantly. That crucial piece of intelligence successfully and thoroughly diverted the attention of the Three Great Ninja Villages. However, for Akatsuki, this news was nothing short of a sudden disaster—a classic, awkward predicament of "dropping yellow clay into your trousers; even if it is not shit, it looks like shit."
Although Nagato desperately yearned to achieve his lofty ideal of bringing peace to the world by collecting the Tailed Beasts, in the eyes of others, such an absurd piece of news was simply too hard to believe, writing it off as mere pretext for his own ambitions.
Thus, following that very day, the originally peaceful lands of the Land of Rain ceased to know tranquility. Meticulously disguised rogue ninja from the Three Great Ninja Villages frequently crept about, stealthily and cautiously probing into the true strength and foundation of Akatsuki.
Chapter 360