Where is the Leader?

[bagandscalpel]

I'm assuming they are doing it in the cave. The city might just be a genjutsu.

"It" being the meetings and tailed-beast removals? The cave is maybe just one of many safehouse-type gathering locations.

Nah, the city's probably legit; too much effort to throw up a shroud, especially of a city. Besides, the members don't have to be physically present to meet up.

[Super5]

I doubt the city is genjutsu... there's no reason for it since the leader is projecting himself just like the rest of Akatsuki. Besides that, p.15 of Ch. 329 shows clearly the city from the leader's perspective, so I assume it's real.

I think it's on the coast because of the general height of buildings (usually for ports, offloading cargo and stuff like that) and because there seems to be a flock of seagulls in the bottom right of p16-17 of 329.

(P. 15 - city is real)


(P.16-17 - seagulls? in lower right-hand corner)