In January of the 45th year of Konoha, not long after the New Year, there was no festive atmosphere in the Land of Rain. The whole country seemed to be restless, and people were either anxious or uneasy waiting for the arrival of tomorrow.
At dawn, the dark clouds in the sky dissipated a little, revealing bright rays of light. Combined with the damp smell left after last night's rain, there was a refreshing feeling.
Standing in the wilderness, you can clearly smell the fragrance of the earth.
The climate in the Land of Rain has always been changeable. It may be sunny one moment, but it may suddenly rain heavily the next moment. This situation can be said to be very common.
On weekdays, no one goes out of their way to complain.
But today, at this time...
Withdrawing his gaze towards the morning sun in the distance, Yahiko turned around and glanced at the twenty or so black-robed figures standing behind him. When he saw the leaders, Jiraiya and Konan, he sighed softly and unnoticeably.
Then, he smiled and said without saying anything:
"It rained really hard last night. The roads are muddy, making it difficult for cars and horses to pass. I don't know when the rainy weather in the Land of Rain will end."
Yahiko seemed to be complaining about the inconvenience of transportation in the Land of Rain, but Jiraiya read the hidden meaning of the young man's words and couldn't help but smiled and continued:
"I think it will be soon. As long as this period of time passes, the climate, transportation, and people's livelihood in the Country of Rain will inevitably change, and they will definitely be good changes."
Yeah……
The thoughts in his heart were not expressed. Yahiko turned around and nodded attentively to Jiraiya, as a confirmation of what the other party had just said, and then...
His eyes slowly shifted and scanned the faces of all Akatsuki members in front of him: Jiraiya, Konan, Sadsuke, Kakuzu...
A total of twenty-three members who have reached the Jonin level gathered here, representing the strongest combat power of Akatsuki. Looking at their figures, Yahiko understood the fundamental reason why most people here joined Akatsuki, but in his heart...
…
There was still a hint of pride and ambition.
From a war orphan to an organization leader who is qualified and capable of commanding a large number of Jonin-level combat forces, Yahiko thinks that he is quite lucky.
The vision is high enough at critical moments.
Without Lei Luo, he would not be what he is today.
so……
"Everyone!"
Taking a deep breath, Yahiko's expression became much more solemn. He suddenly turned up the volume and wandered over a large plain nearby. The sound almost spread out to a radius of hundreds of meters.
Even if you speak softly, Akatsuki's ninjas can still hear clearly at this distance, but in this situation, Yahiko felt that he should speak louder.
So, he continued to shout loudly:
"Sanshouyu Hanzo asked us to meet today and said that we would have a discussion about the future of the Land of Rain, but everyone knows that there is nothing to talk about at all!"
"The four major powers wantonly interfered in the situation in the Kingdom of Rain, and secretly helped the Rain Hidden Village to suppress Akatsuki. I, Yahiko, remember these old accounts clearly!"
"The feudal system is backward, inhumane, and extremely barbaric. Only the capitalist system can save the Country of Rain, and only we Xiao..."
"Only can we bring prosperity and stability to the people of the Country of Rain!"
First, after shouting out this set of words that were similar to a political program, he scanned the expressions of everyone with his peripheral vision. Half of them looked excited, half of them were indifferent. Yahiko took a breath and came to a decisive conclusion for the above words:
"Of course, in order to reflect Akatsuki's civilized and progressive style, I wouldn't mind talking to Sansho Hanzo!"
"But equally, I don't mind starting a war!"
"If they Yuyin insists on fighting, then we will fight them!"
After Yahiko's words fell, everyone's emotions seemed to be aroused. For a while, some people loudly echoed, shouting slogans like annihilating the remnants of feudalism, overthrowing Yugakure, and liberating the country of rain.
Among them, Jiraiya shouted the loudest, his face turned red and spittle flew everywhere. Konan next to him didn't know whether he was acting or if he really thought so. In short...
Since it’s Yahiko, it would be great if you support me without any brains!
"Defeat Hanzo! Defeat the Daimyo! Liberate the Land of Rain!"
The high-pitched voice momentarily overshadowed the rest of the group, and Xiaonan roared with all her strength. She raised her right fist high and danced like a lunatic, which scared the horns standing behind her.
'These guys...'
In order not to show any abnormality, Kakuzu also shouted twice along with the enthusiastic crowd, but soon he calmed down and began to review the experience of this period of time.
Half a month ago, a large number of Amegakure ninjas moved closer to Akatsuki's territory, and their evil intentions were very obvious. As of yesterday, a siege net against Akatsuki had been basically laid out around the perimeter.
During this process, although the Akatsuki ninjas and the Amegakure ninjas had many conflicts and bloodshed occurred frequently, under the constraints of the leaders of both sides, they were relatively restrained and no large-scale war broke out directly.
To sum it up simply, they are all testing.
Later, Sanshouyu Hanzo asked someone to send a letter to Yahiko, saying that he wanted to meet with Yahiko today to talk face to face about how to resolve the dispute in the Land of Rain. However, Yahiko considered that Akatsuki's strength was not as strong as Amegakure, so a head-on confrontation would be very likely.
After suffering heavy losses, they decided to accept Hanzo's invitation.
Of course, although it was said to be for peace, the two sides were now almost at war with each other. This meeting would most likely turn into a bloody conflict. After weighing the two sides, Yahiko brought along Jiraiya and Kakuzu.
All Jonin of the Akatsuki organization.
The reason why I didn't bring all the members of the Akatsuki organization with me was simply because my hometown still needed someone to guard it. Besides, those chuunin and genin were not strong enough, so if there was a conflict with Hanzo, they wouldn't be able to do anything.
It's better to sit on the defensive line and use those...
Those Nonoyu artillery imported from the Land of Fire deterred the Amegakure ninjas.
Kakuzu had the honor to witness the power of this Nonou artillery once. It was only demonstrated by a dozen Akatsuki ninjas when some Amegakure ninjas got too close and seemed to have a faint tendency to rush into the Akatsuki organization's territory.
of.
Five or six artillery shells were fired from a distance of one kilometer, instantly annihilating more than a dozen of Amegakure's squads and shattering thirty or forty Amegakure ninjas. The scene at that time almost made Kakuzu feel terrified. I am afraid he will never forget this in his life.
A new type of weapon.
"Set off!"
Hearing Yahiko's loud shout, Kakuzu calmed down. Seeing that the team was on the march, he stopped the thoughts rushing in his mind and kept a calm expression to keep up with his companions in front.
No matter Yahiko, Jiraiya, Konan, or the other Akatsuki organization ninjas, they don't know his true strength in Kakuzu. The level he shows is only at the Jonin level, which is not too impressive.
That's why Yugakure definitely doesn't know his strength. After all, he uses a pseudonym and puts on a little disguise on his face. He never uses Earth Resentment in normal battles and only uses some attribute ninjutsu.
.
Kakuzu is hiding his strength, not only to do the secret work of the Akatsuki organization assigned to him by Lei Luo, but also to deceive others and create a favorable opportunity to kill Sansho Hanzo.
And today, the opportunity may be coming soon.
After finishing this work, leave Akatsuki and the Kingdom of Rain quickly...
The appearance of Nonou's artillery made Kakuzu faintly aware that the situation in the ninja world seemed to be gradually getting out of control. However, he, a Konoha friendly person on the surface and a mercenary in fact, did not want to be the Akatsuki and the Fire Lord.
The cannon fodder for the country to conquer the world.
A Kage-level master, in the world war, in the fierce collision between the old and new societies, probably has no essential difference from a genin.