Itachi has never ask anyone of Akatsuki where is Madara. He even didn't know that Tobi=Obito was the guy he speak with. And even when Tobi appeared he didn't noticed his sharringan nor the fact that OBito had a mask that was almost alike to the mask that he had in their conversion in the past when the uchiha massacre happened.
He never spoke with Pain about Madara, he was just sitting back waiting if akatsuki betray him and start to attack Konoha so he would also betray them. But the funny part is that even pain and the rest didn't know about the deal between Obito and Itachi. This plot no jutsu is not explained in details by the Author yet.
Whether Kishimoto trolled Akatsuki or they failed big time, and the result is- no one alive as we can see except Obito and Zetsu...
He never spoke with Pain about Madara, he was just sitting back waiting if akatsuki betray him and start to attack Konoha so he would also betray them. But the funny part is that even pain and the rest didn't know about the deal between Obito and Itachi. This plot no jutsu is not explained in details by the Author yet.
Whether Kishimoto trolled Akatsuki or they failed big time, and the result is- no one alive as we can see except Obito and Zetsu...