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Edit: On second thoughts, @Left-Hand Mutant's point that the rift location is likely reinforced now is solid. I recall we'd previously concluded Akatsuki members likely weren't at the rift location, that it was just a bunch of cultists, but consider: they have cause to suspect that Leaf, including Orochimaru, knows, and they definitely know we're out and about scheming against them. Orochimaru is known for his anti-Pain leanings. They have to be worried that Leaf might attack the site with the intent to destroy the rift.
So, actually, I do expect there's a pair of them guarding it there.
That's a problem.
We've been able to evade them for now, but that's because they don't care about catching us that much. If they make us their top priority and pull out all the stops, I don't know that we can actually keep hidden.
No it's not.
I don't expect that RE'ing the rift site would let us kill any Akatsuki membes. Deidara at best. Itachi and Kisame would see us first if they're there, Hidan would probably regenerate, Konan won't be there, Sasori likely isn't there as well (I don't expect that he'd be willing to risk sealing failures near the precious afterlife rift; he'll be testing his seals against some other rift elsewhere (which, by the way, makes the "sealing failure" explanation dead on arrival)).
So, actually, I do expect there's a pair of them guarding it there.
That's a problem.
The primary advantage here is that this doesn't make hunting us down the Akatsuki's #1 priority. Like, if they know we stole the rift, I expect they might do things on the scale of sacrificing a major village to Jashin in order to supercharge Hidan's tracking abilities, or getting all members a Scroll and then ordering-at-gunpoint/Sharinganing their Bosses to sack Dog/Pangolin/Arachnid, or such.
We've been able to evade them for now, but that's because they don't care about catching us that much. If they make us their top priority and pull out all the stops, I don't know that we can actually keep hidden.
Wait, what?
No it's not.
That's the description of Hazou's battle with Daizen. The rift is there, outdoors.
Said bullshit sensory powers also could foil a RE assassination. Also they're not going to be standing/sleeping next to the rift out in the open, they'd be undergound or surveiling from afar or something. We won't even know where to shoot to get them.
I don't expect that RE'ing the rift site would let us kill any Akatsuki membes. Deidara at best. Itachi and Kisame would see us first if they're there, Hidan would probably regenerate, Konan won't be there, Sasori likely isn't there as well (I don't expect that he'd be willing to risk sealing failures near the precious afterlife rift; he'll be testing his seals against some other rift elsewhere (which, by the way, makes the "sealing failure" explanation dead on arrival)).
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