After hearing the bargaining chips and requirements given by Lei Luo, Kakuzu was a little moved to be honest. After all, the reputation of rebel ninja is hard to say, so it would be best if it could be eliminated.
Moreover, the so-called friendship with Konoha, to put it bluntly, means having Konoha as a backer, which is undoubtedly very attractive to the helpless bounty ninja group.
The overt and covert hints in Lei Luo's words can obviously be easily understood based on Kakuzu's accumulated experience after living for so many years:
Generally speaking, it is to make yourself a black glove in a sense of Konoha, and deal with some things that are inconvenient for Konoha ninjas to deal with. In this process, Konoha will not restrict your freedom, and will give you certain benefits.
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"What do you want me to do for you?"
Thinking of this, Kakuzu wanted to agree in one breath, but at least the existence of reason made him speak in a deep voice, deciding to first understand what Lei Luo wanted him to do before talking.
On the side, he noticed that the conversation was going quite smoothly. A vague expression of regret appeared on Orochimaru's face. He glanced at Lei Luo unintentionally, and saw the latter speaking in a nonchalant manner:
"To be precise, it's not about doing something for me, but doing something for Xiao."
"dawn?"
Suddenly hearing such an unfamiliar term, Kakuzu secretly pondered the meaning while carefully looking at the calm face opposite, until Lei Luo explained:
"Akatsuki is a non-governmental organization in the Country of Rain. Its ideal is to help the Country of Rain achieve peace and lead all the people of the Country of Rain to prosperity together. The current members are about five to six hundred people."
"Yahiko, the leader of Akatsuki, is my disciple. In other words, this non-governmental organization in the Rain Country can be regarded as a subordinate organization of our Konoha to some extent. Of course, to the outside world, Akatsuki is completely independent."
After briefly introducing Ichiban Akatsuki's background, looking at Kakuzu's thoughtful look, Lei Luo paused and began to assign specific tasks:
"I want you to join Akatsuki as a bounty ninja, hide the true relationship between you and Konoha, and at the same time help Akatsuki's leader Yahiko resist the pressure from the Hidden Rain Village and fight Sansho Hanzo at the level of force."
Kakuzu lowered his head and thought for a while. After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Lei Luo. He opened his mouth, hesitated for two or three seconds, and said slowly: "Sansho Hanzo... I want to know what this confrontation requires me to do."
To what extent?”
Kakuzu seems to be very cautious, which is normal. After all, Sansho Hanzo is not a simple character. It is undoubtedly an extremely stupid thing to fight against the Aegakure demigod without any benefit.
"To what extent", in the current context, is more like "how much benefit can you bring". Lei Luo, who was once a member of the mercenary army, easily heard what Kakuzu wanted to express in his words.
the meaning of.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, simply helping Kakuzu solve the identity problem of a traitorous ninja and developing the other party into a potential ally of Konoha. These two aspects alone are obviously not enough in terms of sincerity in cooperation.
Rather, the above two points can at most make Kakuzu have a good impression of Konoha, but they are not enough to drive him to throw his life and blood to help a non-governmental organization to attack the Amegakure Village. After all, he is also a Kage-level master.
The price is naturally different from ordinary rebels.
After thinking about this, Lei Luo stretched out his hand and wrote out a number, and said calmly: "One hundred million taels in two years. If you can do it, try to kill Sanshou Hanzo for me. Is this okay?"
One hundred million taels, which is almost enough to buy the head of Sanshouyu Hanzo, and if you have two years to prepare...
Kakuzu saw Lei Luo's sincerity, but he still did not agree directly. After considering his words for a moment, he whispered:
"To be honest, I'm moved, but I have a question. I hope you can answer me truthfully."
"go ahead."
"Although Hanzo the Sanshouyu is very strong, considering your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to kill him, right? Why do you want to use your hands to me?"
In Kakuzu's view, no matter how strong Sansho Hanzo is, he is definitely not as good as Uchiha Madara, and Lei Luo once defeated Uchiha Madara head-on, so Lei Luo's strength must be several times stronger than Sansho Hanzo.
level, this is an easy conclusion to draw.
"If I take action, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and even Kirigakure will take action, but Konoha is not ready to start the next ninja war yet."
In this regard, Lei Luo's answer was also very straightforward. At the end, under Kakuzu's solemn gaze, he added: "I think you should have heard about the current situation in the ninja world..."
"Since we, Konoha and Kumogakure, have established an alliance, Sunagakure and Iwagakure will naturally feel uneasy, so these two families have also formed an alliance in order to compete with us."
"Excluding Kirigakure, who is alone overseas, there is almost such a bipolar pattern on the ninja continent, the Thunder and Fire Alliance and the Earth and Wind Alliance. This is roughly the interpretation of the relationship between major powers."
"Among them, the Kingdom of Rain connects the three borders of the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Wind, and the Kingdom of Earth. It is located in a strategic location, and the power of Yuyin Village cannot be underestimated. Therefore, in this peaceful era where there has been no war yet, the Kingdom of Rain is
The situation in the country..."
"This is the focus of our two alliances' contention."
After talking for a long time, a trace of thought appeared on Jian Jiaodu's face. Lei Luo did not continue to explain anything, and relaxed on the sofa again, waiting for the other party to understand and absorb.
Sansho Fish Hanzo...
If you want to deal with this former opponent, you may just need Lei Luo to fly to the Kingdom of Rain and activate a wave of Sage Mode to kill him, but doing so is tantamount to affecting the whole body with one move, and destroying Konoha.
Words are not a good thing.
The aftermath of the May 26 Incident has not completely dissipated, and the date agreed with Kumogakure has not yet arrived. It is not the best time to start the Ninja War now. The right time, place and people are not available.
Moreover, the focus of the next step is also the urgent need to deal with the fundamental purpose of Lei Luo's rush back from Miaomu Mountain. It is expected that it will also affect his energy for a period of time.
That matter is very important. To a certain extent, its priority is even higher than that of the Great Ninja War.
Therefore, Lei Luo will not personally participate in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Rain. He will only intervene from the outside to avoid touching the sensitive nerves of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, causing the two ninja villages to send out troops in advance.
The Ninja World War started.
In that case, even if the war is won, Konoha, which is not fully prepared, really cannot destroy Iwagakure and Sunagakure at the same time. Instead of fighting the tiger and suffering the consequences, it is better to wait.
Waiting for the first five-year plan to come to a successful conclusion, and waiting for the Rain Country to be completely brought under Konoha's control, then all the achievements will be completed in one battle.
In this way, Lei Luo wants to support Akatsuki and continuously strengthen Akatsuki's reputation and combat power, intending to try his best to kill Sansho Hanzo, who has the support of the two countries, so that Akatsuki can ban the status of Yuyin Village in the Kingdom of Rain, and turn this country into a wooden country.
The bridgehead of the Ye Yunyin Alliance allows Konoha's soldiers to penetrate directly into the hinterlands of the two countries when the hunting plan is officially launched two years later.
The above content is the so-called Rain Hidden Strategy.