Of course, Nagato was the first to be dumbfounded.
Because their application was purely for the sake of fitting in, they did not pay special attention to the movements of Ugetsu Shop or Ugetsu himself.
After all, no matter how you look at it, this thing will never happen to me.
Therefore, he did not know the information that Ugetsu had run away with Uchiha Shisui.
He just never expected that the reason why their Hidden Rain Village had kept a low profile for so long was not just because of Akatsuki.
In order to avoid attracting attention, he even went with the flow in his work in the Hidden Rain Village.
He follows what other ninja villages do.
He follows suit in fighting for whatever other ninja villages fight for.
What I'm afraid of is being too unique in this situation and being targeted.
Unexpectedly, even though they were so low-key and sociable, they were still targeted by the ninja villages.
"Why exactly?"
Nagato didn't understand.
Xiaonan, who was standing by, also didn't understand.
"Maybe... it's because we applied for the dubbing audition venue?"
She hesitantly put forward a guess.
They have been invisible for so many years, there is no reason why they would be suddenly targeted for no reason.
"That wouldn't cause so many people to move."
The five major ninja villages, even the more low-key Takigakure Village, have all started to move...
This is too much of a fuss.
If it weren't for the fact that each village had only a small number of people, and if all of them were not enough to fight a war, he would even think that these people were going to fight the Fourth Ninja World War.
"But other than that, there's nothing else happening recently that's worth so many people making a fuss about, right?"
Konan frowned.
Although her work focus in recent years has been on making money, it doesn't mean that she really doesn't pay any attention to intelligence.
As far as she knew, there had been no recent "battle" that required mobilizing so many ninjas from the ninja villages.
"That's too... no."
When Nagato was analyzing, he suddenly thought of another possibility.
"Although we didn't move, what about Ah Fei and Jue?"
"Do you know what these two people have been doing recently?"
Just because there is no movement on my side doesn’t mean there is no movement on others’ side!
The disadvantages of the unorganized and undisciplined free working model are now apparent.
Nagato, one of the founders of Akatsuki, has no idea what the other members of his organization did when he was not aware of it. Even now, when he wants to solve the problem, he doesn't know where to start.
"No, I don't know."
Xiaonan shook his head.
Those two have always been mysterious and unsociable - of course, Akatsuki's principle is not to interfere with members' private time, so this is actually not a big problem.
After all, we are all capable people and can solve any problems by ourselves without involving the organization.
...Originally, it should have been like this.
But at that time, they did not expect that the world would become so peaceful, and secondly, they did not expect that these two people would be so capable of causing trouble.
So much so that now we are completely in a passive state.
I don't know what happened or who had the problem.
"That won't work."
Nagato looked at Konan.
"Let's go and see what they did."
Find out the cause before you can solve it.
What the two didn't know was that the two 'suspects', Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito, were even more confused and panicked than them.
Both sides are very worried and anxious:
——Could it be that my plan has been discovered?
Otherwise how could the ninja villages unite?
In their outdated cognition, as long as the ninjas don't fight each other when they are dispatched, it means they are cooperating.
So many people were mobilized but there was no fighting at all, which means there was a major joint operation.
Otherwise there is no way to explain their actions.
Black Zetsu was even ready to abandon Akatsuki's stronghold.
Although it is a pity to lose this organization that has been prepared for a long time.
But compared to getting caught and failing in the end, it is certainly better to keep the green mountains and not have to worry about firewood.
What's more, he now has Uchiha Itachi, a new and good tool, so he can just throw away these old tools that are not useful and disobedient.
——But it can’t be thrown away in vain.
After all, he had spent a lot of effort on it.
Even if it means destruction, it has fulfilled its final responsibility.
So Black Zetsu decided to put all the blame on this place, making people think that this was the root of everything and the culprit.
As long as we solve this problem, we will also solve the problem of the mastermind behind the scenes.
In this way, he and Uchiha Itachi could escape and hide in the darkness again... just as he had done countless times in the past.
Everyone knows that it was Uchiha Madara who once wanted to destroy Konoha and subvert the ninja village.
And no one knew about his Black Zetsu's actions later.
But before that, Uchiha Itachi must be sent away first.
Thinking of this, he found Uchiha Itachi who was waiting to meet others after returning from work.
"There's a new mission."
After this period of adjustment, Black Zetsu also learned some skills to get along with Uchiha Itachi.
For example, it would be more effective to simply say "this is a task" than to explain it to him with all your heart and reason.
"What kind of job?"
Uchiha Itachi frowned.
"Can't it be after I've met the others?"
To be honest, Uchiha Itachi was not very happy.
The reason he left Yuyue Store was not because he really wanted to work for him.
His purpose was to investigate the organization's purpose, size, and members' intelligence.
As a result, now he is either monitoring someone or on his way to investigate.
——The investigations were mostly about matters related to Miss Ugetsu.
Either Kakuzu or the situation of the ruins.
Or they could be people from other ninja villages besides Konoha who work for Ugetsu Store.
He wanted to ask Black Zetsu, is your so-called organization simply trying to sabotage Miss Ugetsu's booming business?
Otherwise, how could he talk so much but not say anything serious?
And he worked patiently for such a long time, but the only people he could see were Black Zetsu and his group of White Zetsu soldiers.
This put his intelligence investigation work at a standstill.
"The others are having some troubles right now..." Mainly because he was ready to abandon those people.
"Shouldn't I be allowed to go?"
Uchiha Itachi frowned.
Go to P.
I planned to abandon those people in order to completely cut off the clues and survive.
You are taking the initiative to get close to those people at this time. Are you afraid that they can't find us?
But these words cannot be said directly, so Black Zetsu changed his way of persuading them tactfully: "Everyone has dignity. If you intervene at this time, wouldn't it be like questioning their abilities?"
Ninjas, especially Uchiha, are the most face-conscious.
I think he will understand this.
However, Hei Jue did not expect that he was facing an alien among the Uchiha.
"But shouldn't the focus be on getting the job done?"
"If the mission cannot be completed, is there any point in maintaining personal dignity?"
Unlike other Uchiha who regard face as the most important thing.
Uchiha Itachi is a results-oriented person.
As long as you complete the task and achieve your goal.
He never cared about personal honor.
It doesn't matter whether you are insulted or have to kneel down - as long as your goal can be achieved or unnecessary conflicts can be avoided, it is enough.
Black Zetsu: ...Why don't you, an Uchiha, play by the rules?!
He was so angry that he almost fainted because he couldn't breathe (if he was breathing).
But he also knew that the boy in front of him was stubborn, and he would never compromise unless he was given a more acceptable or more important job.
So Black Zetsu could only choose to reveal more important information:
"But now, I need you to get information on the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts."
"About the Jinchūriki?"
As a genius among the ninja group, Uchiha Itachi certainly would not be like those ordinary children who knew nothing.
But precisely because I knew this, I was even more surprised.
He never imagined that this organization not only had the "White Zetsu" army, but also had its eyes on the tailed beasts.
"Yes, in order to achieve our goal, the tailed beasts are indispensable. We are seriously short of manpower now, so we can only rely on you."
Uchiha Itachi immediately distinguished the importance of each.
"I see."
Although it is important to investigate the intelligence of the organization's members, the harm that the tailed beasts may cause is far greater than that of one or two ninja members.
Uchiha Itachi decided to focus on the matter of the Jinchūriki first - of course, it would be even better if he could meet a few members who were performing the same mission.
Seeing that Uchiha Itachi was finally persuaded, Black Zetsu, who had lived for a thousand years and seen all kinds of storms, also breathed a sigh of relief.
——This Uchiha brat is so difficult to deal with.
All the experience he had accumulated in deceiving the Uchiha over the past thousand years was almost useless to him.
I don’t know what went wrong with this generation of Uchiha’s education.
Make such a weird
fetal.
If Black Zetsu is just nervous but still has time to take action.
Uchiha Obito was really forced into a desperate situation.
He was unwilling to accept it.
It's obviously done perfectly.
Whether it was sneaking into Konoha or learning the second-generation forbidden techniques, he was sure that he left no traces that could be tracked.
In order to achieve this goal, he even risked his life many times by using 'God's power' to move.
But how did these people catch me?
It would be fine even if they were discovered, but why was it not Konoha, but a joint action of the five major ninja villages?
How could he not know that the five major ninja villages have become so harmonious that they would work together for the sake of a certain ninja village's affairs!
But if he was asked to give up just like that, he would not be willing to do so.
However, just when he was already very anxious, Nagato and Konan came to him.
——They looked around but couldn't find Jue. Thinking of his elusive ability, they decided to give up wasting more time on him and went straight to 'A Fei' who was easier to find.
After finding Uchiha Obito, who was using the alias 'Afei', the two of them did not hesitate.
"What have you been doing lately?"
This questioning tone made Uchiha Obito, who already thought his crime had been exposed, feel both irritated and guilty.
Of course, the reason for the irritation was that I was already very upset after this incident, and these "companions" did not offer any help, but instead came to question me.
He didn't even think about the fact that if they weren't useless and indecisive, he wouldn't have taken such a risk.
As for guilty conscience, it is even simpler.
He hadn't discussed this matter with anyone, but now he had directly attracted the enemy...
But of course we cannot show weakness on the surface.
So he didn't even bother to pretend, and said in a timid tone:
"Why, you blame me for the problem?"
"Why can't it be that you guys are the ones who got in trouble and now they're the ones who are looking for you?"
If Konan and Nagato originally only suspected 50% that he was the one causing the trouble, as soon as he said this, that 50% shot up to 100% at the speed of light.
This guy must be the culprit.
Even if he was not the mastermind, he must have been deeply involved.
"Before you say that, why don't you think about what you have done."
Xiaonan's expression became more serious.
She was really angry this time.
Xiaonan really doesn't understand why some people can question others so righteously after constantly getting into trouble.
Especially his actions this time may even bring disaster to the entire organization.
"What did I do?"
Uchiha Obito was so angry that he almost laughed when he heard the other party's question.
"Whatever I have done, it has been for our organization and our purpose."
"If you two hadn't betrayed your original intentions, would I have taken such a risky action?"
Doesn't he want to achieve his goal quickly and smoothly?
Of course he wanted to, but everyone else was holding him back.
Those who are disobedient are disobedient, and those who are obsessed with making money are obsessed with making money.
And Black Zetsu.
The traitor is the most hateful one.
As the shadow of Uchiha Madara, you should serve the main body well.
How could one have such a rebellious idea as overthrowing the subject and replacing it?
Thinking of this, Uchiha Obito couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He even felt a little resentful towards Uchiha Madara.
Isn't he the 'Shura of the Ninja World', the most famous and powerful Uchiha?
How could I not even notice the little thoughts of my own shadow?
After all these years, did he really not have any doubts at all?
He was relaxed, he just kicked his legs and went to another world to wait for his return, leaving the whole mess to himself.
It was difficult to set up the stall.
Such a big organization, but no one is doing the right thing. After so many years, let alone collecting the tailed beasts... have you figured out who the Jinchuriki of each village are?
No!
Except for the one in Konoha, there is none!
If they continue to rely on this efficiency, how long will it take for them to achieve their ambitions! ?
Next life?
At this point, Uchiha Obito was too lazy to communicate with them anymore.
People with different ideals cannot work together.
This cooperation may have been wrong from the beginning.
Thinking of this, he began to feel a surge of murderous intent like needles pricking him.
Almost the moment they sensed the murderous intent, Konan and Nagato became alert.
Matters of life and death are no joke.
"snort."
Now that things have come to this, it is impossible to continue cooperating as if nothing had happened.
But it was not a wise choice to start a fight when it was one against two, especially with Nagato, a man no one knew how many tricks he had.
So Uchiha Obito had no choice but to grit his teeth and choose to retreat.
But he remembered today's grudge.
When he completes that "technique", these people will die!
Uchiha Obito took a few steps back, and while the two were on guard against him taking action, he put away the scroll on the table at lightning speed, then activated his Kamui and left at the speed of light.
...Let's wait and see.
“Wait!”
Although they didn't expect that the other party would be able to use space ninjutsu, seeing that he was trying to escape, Konan and Nagato naturally wouldn't just stand there.
The two men immediately activated their own techniques to stop him - they were not simply trying to escape, nor did they feel that they had to kill the other party right here.
It's okay for you to leave, but why don't you explain what you did first! ?
There is no clue at all, how are we supposed to solve this?
However, Kamui is still a Sharingan technique after all, especially when used when the opponent is caught off guard, it is even more difficult to block.
Although Konan's paper escape rushed over in time, with the activation of Kamui, the papers were pulled into the different time and space and lost control.
"…let her escape."
Xiaonan gritted his teeth, and even the expression on his face became ferocious.
"I didn't expect he had this ability."
Nagato's face also darkened.
They had never imagined that their 'first companion' actually had such hidden power.
In other words, the other party had no intention of being honest with you from the very beginning .
Not surprising.
They were strangers who had no connection with each other in the past.
Even if they come together and work towards something, it doesn't mean that their initial goals are the same.
"It seems that what the other party is seeking is something bigger than ours."
Seeing that the relationship was torn apart, Nagato quickly changed the direction of his thinking.
The matter of the upcoming stolen ninja alliance is of course important.
However, how to prevent "A Fei" from using this power to retaliate is also an urgent problem that must be solved.
They themselves are fine.
After all, there is the most basic
The resistance of this.
Whether it is Konan's paper escape or Nagato's own skills, he can deal with it.
But others.
Especially for the Hidden Rain Village, for someone who possesses space-based ninjutsu, it is equivalent to being defenseless.
No matter how bad the Hidden Rain Village is, it is still their hometown.
Neither of them could stand by and watch their hometown being destroyed.
But it would be difficult for just the two of them to guard such a large Rain Hidden Village in a 360-degree defense .
In addition, it is impossible for them to experience high-intensity alert 24 hours a day.
Seeing that Nagato hadn't said anything for a long time, it was obvious that he was in trouble and couldn't extricate himself. Konan pondered for a moment and said:
"I have an idea... maybe it will work."
"What?"
Hearing this, Nagato looked towards Konan.
Now is the critical moment. No matter whether it is reliable or not, it is worth trying as long as it is a method.
“We have money.”
Xiaonan suddenly said.
Nagato slowly typed out a question mark.
Aren’t they talking about solving the problem of Ah Fei coming back for revenge?
How does it have anything to do with being rich?
Xiaonan also reorganized his language.
"I mean, if we don't have to pay for Ah Fei and Jue's expenses, we can save a lot of money. Plus, our financial situation is pretty good right now, so why not use that money to pay for the bounty?"
After working for Yu Yue Store for so many years, Xiao Nan has also learned Yu Yue's theory of "if it can be solved with money, don't worry about who does it."
Anyway, the purpose is to solve the problem, so the process and the executor’s affairs are secondary.
Indeed, they have a lot of shameful things.
But isn’t Ah Fei also shameful in public?
Putting aside other issues for now, just talking about the fact that they are enemies, they are on the same side as the other ninja villages.
Besides, the Gold Exchange has never said that they cannot issue a bounty for a ninja village with hidden secrets.
Especially in recent years, due to the peace situation, the business of gold exchange houses has become more and more sluggish.
This is when they need a high commission to maintain operations.
As long as the commission they give is high enough, there is no need to worry that the exchange agency will not pay attention to it.
After hearing this, Nagato was stunned for a moment and was a little unresponsive.
——To be honest, he had thought of many ideas during this period of time.
This included asking the village to strengthen security, setting up some sealing techniques against space ninjutsu, and so on.
But the only thing I didn't think of was money.
It’s not that this method is not feasible.
But this method is too un-Ninja-like, at least it is not a method that a ninja would normally come up with.
Who would have thought of offering a reward to a former partner to solve the problem?
But soon, Nagato realized that this might really be the best solution at the moment.
After all, the target of those 'Ninja Alliance' was also Ah Fei - although no one knew what Ah Fei had done.
But in this way, they can directly sever their relationship with each other.
No matter what trouble he got into, it has nothing to do with us. After all, we are also victims here - otherwise why would we spend so much money on a reward?
The money in the ninja village didn't come from the wind.
This is all hard-earned money.
In this way, as long as the five major ninja villages are not prepared to directly go to war with them and start a new round of Ninja World War, they cannot do anything to them.
...At least an open attack is impossible.
Seeing that Nagato didn't respond for a long time, Konan hesitated:
"I see Miss Ugetsu often gives out commissions like this... Is that not okay?"
“No, this method is good.”
It’s better to say it’s too good.
Nagato had never been so grateful to Miss Ugetsuki.
If in the past Miss Yu Yue's commission only solved their financial problems.
This time it really solved their urgent problem.
Only Miss Ugetsuki, who is not a ninja, could come up with this method.
"Xiao Nan, thank you for your trouble. Now go to the Jin Office to place the commission."
Nagato did not delay.
"I will be in charge of the relevant affairs of the Hidden Rain Village. You can go to the Jin Office to place a large commission... The commission amount should be high according to the S-level mission."
The economic conditions of each ninja village are good now. If you don’t offer a good price, you won’t be able to get people to work, let alone attract their attention.
Besides, the higher the price, the more it proves that there has been a complete break between them and A Fei and there is no possibility of coordination.
Although this may stimulate Ah Fei,
The revenge becomes more fierce...but it's as if the other party will really not retaliate if they don't do this.
Since the result is the same, they might as well do something radical and resolve the current crisis first.
Both of them were action-oriented, so they immediately split up and completed their tasks.
Therefore, before Black Zetsu could make perfect preparations and produce evidence pointing to Uchiha Obito and Akatsuki, a wanted notice with the highest amount of money received by the Gold Exchange in recent years suddenly appeared, and with the publicity of the Gold Exchange, it quickly spread all over the world.
"An anonymous client has offered a large reward."
"The reward is for a man wearing an orange one-eyed mask, about 1.8 meters tall. No matter if he's dead or alive, the client can get a huge reward after confirmation."
"Note: The man is extremely cunning and can use space-time ninjutsu, please be careful."
Not only the ninjas who made a living by exchanging gold were shocked.
The five major ninja villages were also surprised when they received the news.
Although the gold exchange said it was an 'anonymous client', this kind of anonymity can only fool the wandering ninjas and ordinary people.
For them, gathering intelligence is as easy as drinking water and eating.
Especially since the other party didn't seem to have any intention of hiding himself.
Therefore, the news that the client was from the 'Hidden Rain Village' was soon placed on the desks of the five Kages.
"…What did this person do? The Hidden Rain Village didn't investigate quietly, but instead offered a bounty in a big way."
"I haven't heard of any major events happening in the Hidden Rain Village recently."
The last big news in the Hidden Rain Village was probably when Hanzo of the Salamander was killed. But that was several years ago, and people wouldn't even remember it unless it was mentioned.
Although several ninja villages do not know the inside story, they can still try to get such a generous bounty.
Of course, it is not treated as a major task that requires the whole village to be mobilized.
I just did a quick survey. It would be great if there is one, but I won't be sad if there isn't.
After all, their current income from their main jobs is pretty good.
Only Black Zetsu was completely dumbfounded.
He only did half of this fake clue.
Now that this has happened, should he follow up on this clue or not? ? ?
He is not good at anything but always makes troubles... Uchiha Obito is a waste!!!