Upon seeing the two of them, the leader, Pain, greeted them, "Hey guys. Long time no see. Are you guys going for the ball too?"
"What do you think? Look at our outfits," both exclaimed.
As they all looked up towards these two elegant man, they were all stunned with envy. Orochimaru sports a snake-skin tuxedo set while Kabuto wears a retro-style long-sleeve shirt and business pants.
"Wow, that was awesome" they exclaimed in unison.
All the Akatsuki members boarded the bus and after that, the bus began to set off, with the exact destination of the ballroom event unknown to Akatsuki themselves, except for Orochimaru and Kabuto. We shall find out in part 2 of this arc.