Insights

"Oh, is it a rare sunny day today?"

Hidan entered the Rain Hidden Village through a secret passage and looked up at the sky that was beginning to clear above him, showing a look of surprise.

There are sunny days like this.

For the leader who commands many S-class rebellious ninjas, it seems that he can change local celestial phenomena, although it is not easy to do so.

It also lasts for a whole day, which consumes a lot of chakra.

"But it's good this way. You don't have to get wet in the rain anymore."

Hidan doesn't like rainy weather very much.

In this country, rain means sadness and death, and can bring all kinds of misfortunes.

According to the motto of life, Hidan has always considered himself a cheerful and lively person, which is completely inappropriate for this kind of weather.

Therefore, after entering Yuyin Village at this time, Hidan's mood improved a lot.

"Lord Leader, is this the secret base of our church?"

Yi Xue, who was following Hidan, asked excitedly.

I have a strong curiosity about this place.

"Uh... Strictly speaking, that's right. Although the people gathered here are all atheists."

Hidan answered vaguely.

After all, the Akatsuki and Amegakure villages are governed separately.

The villagers and ninjas of Yuyin Village are completely unaware of Akatsuki's existence.

And Akatsuki will not interfere with the life of Yuyin Village.

If you want to enter the commercial area of ​​Yuyin Village, you only need to transform or change clothes, bring the free pass given by Nagato, and then you can wander around the commercial street of Yuyin Village at will.

However, it is still impossible to promote the evil religion.

Although Nagato would not have any reaction to him promoting the Evil God Cult within Akatsuki, if he dared to promote it to the villagers and ninjas in Amegakure Village... I feel that something very scary would happen.

But when I think about it, there are a group of atheists within Akatsuki. No matter how much propaganda is given, they will not change their beliefs.

Sigh... Hidan sighed silently, feeling that he had a long way to go due to his responsibilities.

"That's right."

Yixue tilted her head, looking like she understood but didn't quite understand.

The high tower entering the center of Yuyin from the secret passage may be subject to rainy weather all year round. Even if the sky clears today, the air inside the tower still has a strong smell of moisture.

Even though he had been here many times, Hidan still felt a little uncomfortable.

All the way up to the top of the tower is Akatsuki's conference room and the location of the leader Nagato.

If there are no special circumstances, the other party will basically sit here.

Since joining the organization, Hidan has never heard of Nagato, the leader of the organization, having any experience of going out.

After not going out for such a long time, it must have become moldy, right? Hidan's mind was filled with malicious thoughts.

"Hidan, I'm coming back earlier than expected."

In the living room on the top floor of the tower, Nagato met Hidan who had returned from outside.

The living room is very spacious, but there are only a few couches spaced apart from each other. There are no items placed in the rest of the space, making it look very empty.

Moreover, there are no walls in the direction directly opposite the door of the living room, and it is empty. It is directly connected to the open-air platform, and the sunlight shines in.

On a rainy day, we can talk here while listening to the sound of rain.

"Of course, it doesn't matter who I am. A goal of this level can be achieved in a few or two clicks. But seriously, can you please stop letting me do this kind of thing next time? If I am corrupted by money,

If you lose your faith, the evil god will punish you."

Hidan scratched his head, looking extremely distressed.

As a loyal believer of the Evil God Cult, he is always associated with money that can easily corrupt people, and even his soul begins to become dusty.

He placed the black suitcase he was carrying in his left hand on the tea table next to the sofa, and there was a heavy sound.

Or rather, it was the sound of banknotes that annoyed him.

It's sin and blasphemy.

"There are three bounty targets in total, and the total bounty amount is 23 million taels, which is a lot."

Hidan put down the black suitcase filled with banknotes.

"Thanks a lot."

Nagato nodded with satisfaction and simply ignored Hidan's complaints just now.

After all, Hidan couldn't directly give him difficult tasks when he lacked team members.

Let him work for the organization to make money and replenish Akatsuki's treasury. This will not only allow Hidan to find a job, but also ensure that the other person can complete the task alone.

If he were to capture the tailed beast directly, he would probably be killed without help. In that case, he would have to look for a new candidate again.

After all, it is still very difficult to find capable ninjas these days.

Then, Nagato's eyes fell on Yixue, who was on the left side behind Hidan.

"Hidan, he is..."

"He is Yi Xue, my new disciple. How about it, leader, do you think he is qualified? I am going to treat him as a member of my team."

Hidan asked with a smile.

"...Have we met somewhere?"

Without responding to Hidan's question, Nagato glanced at Yi Xue seriously and asked him.

I always feel like I have seen this young man somewhere before.

“…the valley of hypocrisy.”

Yi Xue looked at Nagato's reincarnation eye and said these four words.

Obviously, he also recognized Nagato.

The other party had a chance encounter with me outside the Valley of Hypocrisy in the past.

This pair of samsara eyes left a very deep impression on him.

Unexpectedly, the other party was actually the ‘boss’ of the leader.

Fate is such a wonderful thing.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy? So that's it. He was the brat of that time."

Nagato also remembered who this boy was.

When Uchiha Ruri destroyed the Valley of Hypocrisy, this boy was one of the survivors.

However, at that time, he remembered that the name given by the other party was not Yixue, but another unfamiliar name.

Sure enough, the name given at that time was a false name.

Ninjas who survive in the Valley of Hypocrisy will start their lives again with a new identity, a new personality, and a new name.

"Well, Chief, do you know Yixue?"

Now it was Hidan's turn to be curious.

"We met once. Well... In that case, let's let him be a substitute member and team up with you for the time being, Hidan. After confirming his abilities, it won't be too late to become a full member."

Nagato didn't know much about Yi Xue's abilities.

Just based on his feeling, he should be a very powerful ninja.

However, the specific level still needs a period of investigation and cannot be decided immediately.

The ninjas in the Valley of Hypocrisy have been isolated from the outside world all year round. It is unrealistic to intuitively understand their approximate level through their 'records'.

Therefore, Nagato placed Yi Xue as a substitute member, temporarily teaming up with Hidan. After the observation results came out, it would not be too late to make him a full member.

If the other party is strong enough, this is just a simple matter of going through the motions.

"Next, here are these goals."

After Nagato thought about it, he took out a few more wanted lists and placed them in front of Hidan.

Obviously, this is a new bounty mission.

Both Yuyin and Xiao were very short of money at this time.

Sometimes, he is very envious of Shiraishi. He has a lot of talents under his command, whether they are technical talents or money-making talents. They are all available. For such vulgar things as making money, he does not need to personally intervene at all, and there will be a steady stream of funds.

Delivered to hand.

"Hey, leader, isn't it? I just came back and now I have to... Is the organization so short of money?"
To be continued...