[Note: The Akatsuki organization timeline in this book is based on the version of the Shinobi drama "Akatsuki Sosei"]
The land of rain.
A long-haired man with a gray face, a thin nose and high cheekbones walked into a dimly lit cave as agreed.
"Is Akatsuki's base located in a place like this? I'm really disappointed. I thought it would be in Hanzo's village."
This man's voice was soft and soft, as if it could deliver cold, moist air directly into one's bone marrow.
He pushed back the hair that was blocking his vision from his face, and his slender eyes were wrapped with snake-like golden vertical cherry-shaped sharp purple eyeshadow that spread to the wings of his nose, reinforcing the dangerous and gloomy impression he gave people.
When he walked all the way to the edge of the lake in the deepest part of the cave with disgust in his words, there was a sound of pages being blown by the wind.
"Orochimaru, there is no such thing as Hanzo's village anymore."
Konan appeared on a huge rock, folding her broad wings while correcting Orochimaru's words.
"The demigods of the Kingdom of Rain have been executed and hung on the highest point of the village for public display. Now this country will be protected by the real gods."
After saying this, the orange-haired Tiandao Payne and Jue, who was caught between two flytraps, appeared one after another.
"Since we have the eyes of the Immortal of Six Paths, it makes sense to use the word 'god' here."
Orochimaru looked at the young man who defeated him with just one blow. There was no respect in his eyes, only naked envy and desire.
Then his eyes focused on Xiaonan's face for a while, and he suddenly realized: "No wonder I feel familiar, you guys were from that time..."
"They're already dead."
Pain suddenly interrupted Orochimaru's words, his tone leaving no room for argument.
"clear."
Orochimaru smiled, licked his lips, stretched out his hand and made a "confidential" gesture in front of his mouth.
"Penn, do we really have to let him join us?"
After Konan realized that his identity was exposed, he hesitated. Once Orochimaru couldn't keep his mouth shut and told Jiraiya, the situation would be very troublesome.
Her orange eyes were fixed on Orochimaru, and she said coldly: "Scorpion told me that he sneak attacked a Konoha Jounin who was less than fourteen years old in the Kingdom of Water, and almost died there. Maybe he was very good in the past.
He is strong and has a great reputation, but he is old now and is no different from Hanzo."
"Speaking of this, I have to defend myself a few words."
Orochimaru stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face, revealing the face of a young woman, and then even the voice changed to that of a woman.
"If there is any ninja in this world whose strength is not affected by age, then the Red Sand Scorpion and I, who turned ourselves into puppets, will naturally take our place. As for the matter of the Kingdom of Water, it was not the young jounin who defeated me.
It was the famous Shunshen Shisui. At that time, my last body was already close to collapse, but now that I meet him again, it’s hard to say what the outcome will be..."
"Oh, he is indeed a legendary Sannin. He can even do such things as parasitic souls."
Jue let out a gloomy admiration, and then said to Payne: "You personally recruited him, so you should know his strength. Although I can't trust him, I always feel that he must be able to play some special use."
"Penn, he was also involved in the destruction of this country back then!"
Xiaonan's opinion is completely different.
He glanced at her with a blank look and stopped talking. Silence filled the space, waiting for Payne to make the final decision.
"Since you have inquired about Akatsuki's information, you should know that the tailed beast is our target."
After a long time, Payne finally spoke, "You failed there, so go back there. Try to capture the three tails and come back to see. It will also prove your worth."
After saying that, he raised his hand to stop Konan who was about to speak, and looked at Zetsu: "Is Uchiha Shisui still in the Kingdom of Water?"
Zetsu replied: "Both Uchiha have left the Kingdom of Water and returned to Konoha."
Payne's Samsara Eye looked at Orochimaru again: "If you fail again this time,
You won't have any excuses."
"It just so happens that I am also very interested in the legendary perfect Jinchuuriki."
Orochimaru agreed confidently, and then changed his tone.
"However, I hope to obtain part of the body tissue of Hanzo the Sansho Fish as an advance payment for this mission."
Xiaonan frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
"no problem."
Pain nodded and ordered: "Zetsu, give Sansho Hanzo his right hand. Then go and inform Loquat Juzo that he and Orochimaru will carry out this mission together."
"yes."
Without saying anything else, he immediately retreated into the ground beneath his feet.
Seeing this scene, Orochimaru's eyes were slightly startled.
The half body of this black and white monster, its fern-like shape, and its ability to escape silently reminded him of the pot that Konoha held on his head.
[So it turns out, the monsters mentioned in Danzo’s secret letter are actually spies sent by Akatsuki to monitor various villages! 】
Considering that the target of the Akatsuki organization is the tailed beasts in each village, it seems reasonable to do so.
"Go to the pass in the northeast of the Rain Country, Orochimaru. Your temporary teammate will be waiting for you there."
After saying that, Payne turned into a ball of smoke and disappeared.
After Konan gave Orochimaru a cold look, he turned into countless pieces of paper and disappeared.
It turns out that both of them are just clones.
This place is not a base, but a meeting point.
"You are so cautious, do you think you are a god? It seems that the god of the Kingdom of Rain is only as capable as the Kingdom of Rain."
Orochimaru turned around, sarcastically, and walked out of the cave.
"But... the decapitating sword among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? He is really a reluctant traveler."
At the same time, in the tallest building in Yuyin Village, Xiao Nan and Tiandao Pain, who was installing Shura Dao, both received memories sent back by their clones.
"Nagato! It's not time to collect the tailed beasts yet. And wasn't the Fourth Mizukage controlled by Madara long ago?"
Since there were only two of them, Xiaonan called Payne by his first name, eager to know the other person's purpose of doing this.
In order to prove his identity, Madara turned the Fourth Mizukage into a puppet of the Sharingan in front of the two of them. From then on, the real Land of Blood Mist was born.
"Compared to others, Loquat Juzo is too weak."
Payne didn't look back and continued to twist the wrench on Shura Dao.
"Didn't he say that Kirigakure's weirdo 'Miki Kakiyo' will also join Akatsuki? Just in time, let him take over the position of Loquat Juzo."
Xiaonan fell silent.
Currently, she, Pain, and Jue are the apparent members of the Akatsuki organization, and they are the original team members.
The bounty hunters Kakuzu and Scorpion were conquered by Pain and her by force respectively.
Loquat Juuzang was the only one who immediately said he wanted to join after seeing the power of their battle.
But in all fairness, Loquat Juzo is too conventional in every aspect.
If you want to get him to leave the organization and keep the secret secret, without taking action yourself, the only way is to let him die.
But Xiaonan has just adapted to her current status, and she still feels a little unbearable in her heart. After all, during this period, she has been working hard to make money for the organization and has never made any mistakes.
So she thought for a while and said: "The organization is still very short of people, so it won't be a problem to have one more."
"No need, I have found a new goal. Although it is not strong enough now, it has huge potential."
Payne's answer surprised Xiaonan.
"who?"
"In the past two years, isn't there a young man with yellow hair who has been saving people's lives everywhere in the Kingdom of Rain?"
Speaking of this person, even Pain's tone became much gentler, "He tried to sneak into this village and was discovered by Yu Hu's art of freedom. The beast path has found him and will invite him to join Xiao."
The surprise that suddenly appeared in Xiaonan's eyes was undeniable.
She has been looking for this person for more than two years, but he, like her, only lives in the description of the rescued person.
The people of the Country of Rain, who like exaggerated metaphors, call him the "Sun of Hometown". This shows how influential the other party is in this country. Xiaonan also naturally believes that the other party is a child of the Country of Rain and the hope of the future.
She knew that all Payne's visions were connected, so she quickly asked: "Did he agree?"
"No." Payne's answer made her a little nervous, "But the beast will knock him out and bring him back."
"Try not to hurt him." Xiaonan requested.
Although it was rumored that the other party had dealt with eight Amegakure Jonin at the same time, Xiaonan knew that that person would never be Pain's opponent.
"He is very strong. Even if he is injured, there will be no big problem -"
Tiandao Payne's voice stopped suddenly, and the wrench in his hand stopped turning.
"What's wrong?" Xiaonan asked.
Payne turned his head, with a hint of disbelief in his tone: "He's just a clone... and a beast, but he was injured."
"..." After Xiaonan was stunned for a moment, his body immediately turned into pieces of paper and flew out the window, "I will go find him and I will definitely convince him!"
…
In Konoha, school is out, and it is also the holiday of this school year.
Itachi Uchiha was wearing a Jonin uniform, standing alone outside the gate of the Ninja School in the envious eyes of a group of students.
As for Shisui, when he was strutting through the streets, he was caught by Inuzuka Claws who followed his scent. The other party said it was time for him to repay the kindness he had received three years ago, so Shisui was dragged away without any explanation.
gone.
Presumably, he didn't resist because he was afraid that Yiyong would ask him to practice dispelling illusions again.
Itachi couldn't find a specific reason for his younger brother's hobby. However, since Shisui didn't plan to show up this time, he should help Giyu train!
In this case, you will spend more time with them.
While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a lively and loud "big brother"! The emotion in it was extremely full!
【It’s Sasuke’s voice!】
Itachi didn't think much, thinking that Zuosuke was calling him, he suddenly raised his head with a smile and looked into the school -
But in the end, he saw Zuosuke holding a camera high and rushing towards a group of graduates wearing forehead protectors.
And in the middle of nearly twenty graduates, there was a tall yellow-haired figure surrounded by everyone.
Zuosuke shouted excitedly: "Brother! I borrowed Mr. Oishi's camera!"
Itachi had never seen this way of speaking that ended every sentence with an exclamation point at home. He was stunned and speechless for a moment. He didn't know how to deal with it and could only watch Saosuke's every move.
"Great! Now we can take a group photo! Zuosuke, I'll leave it to you to take the photo!"
The yellow-haired boy shouted excitedly.
"Then let's start lining up!"
Zuosuke responded loudly.
The crowd immediately dispersed and formed three lines.
Itachi could clearly see that among this group of graduates, there were Uchiha, who was naturally aloof, Hinata, who was always pessimistic, and Inuzuka, who always seemed to smell something bad.
But at this moment, they all had sincere smiles on their faces, and together they pushed the child whom Zuosuke called "big brother" into the middle of the queue.
Zuosuke aimed his eyes at the small hole next to the shutter and stretched out his hand to signal: "Shout loudly to me - delicious (no wheat)!"
“Yummy (wheat-free)!”
The huge sound spread out, and the half-open heavy door of the Ninja School was completely pushed open.
Zuosuke pressed the shutter, and all the expressions were frozen when he shouted the sound "ai"!
Purgatory Anjuro walked out of the crowd, came to Zuosuke's side, turned around and said: "Although everyone is about to graduate, we can still see each other! You must smile heartily like this in the future and never close your heart. !No matter what difficulties you encounter, you must face them bravely. If you see others having difficulties, you can also help! Everyone remember it!"
"remember!"
"Okay! Let me digress! If anyone feels that the genin mission is boring, you can pass it on to me! I will complete this mission and only receive half of the reward! If you meet my clone outside, just say so! "
"knew!"
"That's it! We'll see you later!"
Anjuro waved his hand, but the group of graduates bowed to him.
Xingjulang was slightly startled, and then bowed in return.
Itachi was surprised to see that when many graduates raised their heads, their eyes were filled with tears, as if they were reluctant to leave.
At this point, he finally found the real reason why there was something wrong with the security team.
The "culprit" was not the new teacher Shisui mentioned, but a student, still a junior student.
After the graduates left, Anjuro and Sasuke were still talking about something. Suddenly, he glanced in Itachi's direction with a feeling, and immediately pointed to Sasuke.
"elder brother!"
Zuosuke's voice of surprise and his figure rushing over like a puppy finally filled Itachi's newly empty mind. At the same time, he also confirmed that uukanshu.com www.uukanshu.com "eldest brother" and "brother" are Two completely different titles.
"Are you back? I heard that you were attacked. Are you okay?"
Zuosuke opened his eyes and scanned Itachi carefully.
"It's okay." Itachi gently stroked Zuosuke's hair, "On the contrary, you have grown a lot taller after not seeing me for a year."
He was a little surprised. Today was the day when the results of the Ninja School's final exam were released, but Zuosuke had no intention of showing it to him.
Did he fail in the exam?
Of course, he didn't ask that, but looked around: "Where is Yiyong? Isn't he with you?"
"Oh, this..."
Zuosuke replied: "Yiyong never goes through the main entrance, he must be going shopping!"
Itachi lowered his head slightly in disappointment, and then picked up Zuosuke and put him on his shoulders when he was not alert.
"Then let's go home!"
"Okay!" Although Zuosuke felt a little ashamed, he did not refuse. He quickly waved to Anjuro and left with Itachi.
After Sasuke left, Anjuro on the playground immediately became a little serious.
Because just now...
His clone who tried to sneak into Yuyin Village was eliminated.
The person who destroyed this clone was the green-haired ninja who used a giant shuriken to destroy the carriage he and Giyuu were riding in three years ago.
But now the other party has not only changed his hair color, but also his eyes, and the chakra on his body is also very strange.
Anjuro raised his finger, and Kagura's inner eye spread to the entire village, immediately finding the location of Giyuu's chakra.
"That's in the bookstore on the pedestrian street? Wait, wait a minute!"
Xing Jurou murmured loudly with some curiosity, "What is Giyu's mother hiding outside the store?"