Chapter 72 Main Mission 5: New Image of Wine Seller

Seeing that Zhenyan was about to leave, Itachi asked again: "In what capacity do you want to meet these two people?"

"Hey..." Zhenyan looked at Itachi and suddenly asked, "Itachi, can you give me one of your hair ties?"

Itachi: “???”

"I don't have any extra, so you can lend me the one on your head." Shingon added. Itachi usually liked to tie a small braid at the back of his head, and he also wanted to change his hairstyle and tie his hair up.

The comic readers on the forum all think of Black Shadow as a villain. Now the plot turns to the Xiao organization. If he is accidentally captured by the comic author while he is participating in the activities of the Xiao organization and is drawn into the comic, then the Xiao organization with Black Shadow appearing will definitely be regarded as a villain organization by the comic readers at the first moment.

Although he has been trying hard to clarify as the prototype of the black shadow, it is still a bit difficult to change everyone's views under the current circumstances. Therefore, in order to prevent the Akatsuki organization from being misunderstood by comic readers, he needs to change his image slightly when he is active in the Akatsuki organization.

After hearing the truth, Itachi took out a red hair tie.

Shingon glanced at Itachi's fingers and asked curiously, "Itachi, do you still have nail polish in your pocket?"

Itachi: “…………”

Zhenyan looked at her nails and said, "Now that I am a member of the Xiao organization, should I also paint my nails a color?"

Zhenyan suddenly became interested, but before he could decide what color to paint, he suddenly realized a problem...

He is different from Itachi. He often hangs out in Konoha. If he suddenly puts on nail polish, it will easily expose his identity...

Zhenyan sighed and said, "What a pity, as a temporary worker I am not qualified to do manicures..."

Itachi: “…………”

Since she couldn't do a manicure for the time being, she could only make some changes in other aspects. Zhenyan tied her hair up and used the hair tie given by Itachi to tie a high ponytail on top of her head.

After tying her hair, Shingon took out the same whirlpool mask as Obito and put it on her face.

In comics, everyone likes to recognize people by their hairstyle. Now that he has changed his hairstyle, no one will probably associate his new image with Black Shadow.

Zhenyan wanted to find a mirror to look at himself, but it was not easy to find a mirror for the Xiao organization, so he simply created a shadow clone and looked at the shadow clone.

Shingo and his shadow clone each turned around and admired their new appearances. Shingo asked Itachi, "Itachi, what do you think? Isn't it very heroic?"

Mango's new image is indeed completely different from usual, but there is one more thing, Itachi reminded: "language and voice."

Itachi closed his eyes and only listened to what Manga said, and he could recognize the person, because Manga's words were very distinctive. Just like just now, Manga could always speak from an angle that ordinary people could not think of...

"This..." Zhenyan scratched his head, feeling a little distressed, "I'll try my best..."

After changing into a new image, Zhenyan found the Hei Zetsu who was in charge of information work in the Xiao organization group.

Shingon first inquired about the current location of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya. After finding out where the two were, he did not go to meet them immediately, but went to the high tower in the center of the Hidden Rain Village first.

In order to control Pain, Nagato usually stays in the high tower in the center of the village to ensure smooth signal communication. Shingo went there to see Nagato.

It is raining in the Hidden Rain Village today. Shinon is walking on the street with an umbrella. He knows that it rains a lot in the Hidden Rain Village, but today's rain is different.

Shinon could sense that today's rain was caused by the Rain Tiger Jutsu used by Nagato.

Nagato can sense anyone who has been caught in the rain. He probably does this in order to monitor the movements of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya at all times.

Shingon suddenly moved the umbrella away, looked up, raised his hand and waved, as a greeting to Nagato in advance.

In the other tower, Nagato was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Konan, who was accompanying Nagato, asked.

"He's here." Nagato said.

Xiaonan was stunned for a moment, then realized who Nagato was talking about, and couldn't help asking, "Do you want to see him?"

Ever since she took off the mask in front of Obito, Shingon has not deliberately concealed her identity from the Akatsuki organization. If anyone wants to investigate, it can easily be found out.

Mana took away the Outer Path Demon Statue of the Akatsuki organization. Nagato had always been concerned about this and naturally conducted an investigation. Now Mana's identity was no longer a secret to them.

"It should be about the matter between Sensei Jiraiya and the Fourth Hokage." Konan said.

Nagato was silent for a moment, then said, "Bring him up."

When Zhenyan came over, she saw Xiaonan waiting at the door.

Zhenyan put away the umbrella, took off the mask on her face, and then greeted Xiaonan: "Sister Xiaonan."

Xiaonan couldn't help but be surprised. Although they already knew Zhenyan's identity, she didn't expect Zhenyan to take off his disguise and come to see them.

Noticing that Xiaonan was staring at him, Zhenyan smiled and asked, "My new look today is not bad, right?"

Xiaonan: “…………”

Not hearing any answer, Zhenyan tilted his head in confusion, and the ponytail on his head also moved to the side with his movement.

Xiaonan: “It looks very nice…”

Zhenyan doesn't really care about appearance, but if people describe him as "good-looking" too often, he'll feel a little distressed: "Isn't he handsome?"

Xiaonan: “…………”

Xiaonan stared at Zhenyan again. Zhenyan's appearance was not the tough and handsome type, but a kind of gorgeous beauty that made people stunning at first sight, so people who saw her would subconsciously describe her as good-looking.

Today, Zhenyan tied her hair into a high ponytail, which indeed made her look more heroic than usual.

So Xiaonan finally nodded, which was considered as an admission.

Shingon smiled again and followed Konan all the way to the top floor of the tower where they met Nagato.

Nagato is the chief of the Hidden Rain Village. The operation of the Hidden Rain Village is supported by Nagato. In addition, he also has to control Pain to handle the work of the Akatsuki organization. He looks very haggard, like a patient who has been ill for a long time.

"Nagato-nii." Shingen greeted first. He looked at Nagato's lean figure and said, "Please stop the rain first. It consumes too much chakra."

Nagato did not respond to the rain, but asked, "Are you here for Jiraiya-sensei and the others?"

Shinge nodded and said, "Let me take care of the matters concerning Minato-uncle and Kuraya-uncle."

"What are you going to do?" Nagato said, "I'm afraid they won't leave easily this time."

"Then don't let them leave." said Zhenyan.

Nagato was stunned for a moment and asked, "You want to do it yourself?"

"Take action?" Zhenyan didn't understand why the topic turned to action. He shook his head and said, "No action."

Nagato frowned, as if puzzled: "Aren't you going to leave them here?"

Zhenyan was also confused: "What does staying have to do with taking action?"

Xiaonan beside them couldn't stand it any longer and translated for the two of them: "Nagato means that you want to kill the two of them yourself?"

"Ah?" Zhenyan turned to Xiaonan in surprise, "When did I say I wanted to kill someone?"

"You said before that you won't let them leave. Doesn't that mean you want to keep them here forever?" Xiaonan asked back.

"..." Shingon was silent for a moment, then said, "It was Nagato who first said that they wouldn't leave easily."

Nagato: “…………”

"Then what do you mean by not letting them leave?" Xiaonan couldn't help but ask.

"What I mean is that if they want to stay here, don't chase them away," said Zhenyan.

Nagato: “…………”

Xiaonan: “…………”

"They will hinder the Akatsuki organization's plans." Nagato's tone was unshakably cold.

"Brother Nagato, you established the Akatsuki organization for the sake of peace, right?" Shingon suddenly asked.

Nagato stared at the truth with his calm Rinnegan. He said, "Since you know this, you should understand that I will not let anyone ruin my plan."

"Then, brother Nagato, you have no confidence in your own peace?" Shingon asked again.

"That is the correct answer found by us who know the pain." The deeper the pain, the more unshakable Nagato is at this moment.

"Since Nagato-kun is confident in his peace, let them stay here, let them investigate, and let them see the nature of the Akatsuki organization." Shingon said.

Nagato's expressionless face showed a rare movement, and Konan was also a little absent-minded because of what Shingen said...

Shingon looked at the two of them, and a smile suddenly appeared on his bright face. He said to them, "Once Uncle Minato and Uncle Kuruya know our purpose, they might take the initiative to join us."

Nagato: “…………”

Xiaonan: “…………”

This time, Nagato was silent for a long time. It was a long time before he spoke again: "Their existence will disturb the peace of the Hidden Rain Village."

"This is exactly why I came here. I will talk to them and make them abide by the rules of the Hidden Rain Village."

When Zhenyan came out of the tower, the rain outside had stopped. He put on the mask again and walked towards a tavern.

The bar was filled with the smell of alcohol. Zhenyan didn't drink, but he didn't dislike the smell of alcohol. He came to the front desk and asked the bartender: "Which kind of wine is the best?"

Hearing Zhenyan's question, the bartender took out the most expensive wine and introduced it to Zhenyan.

After listening to the bartender's introduction, Zhenyan ordered a bottle without hesitation.

The bartender smiled even more enthusiastically: "Dear guest, do you need a room?"

Zhenyan shook her head and said, "No, I'm here to see a friend."

"Then I'll ask the waiter to bring your drinks over." The bartender raised his hand to call the waiter over.

Zhenyan interrupted and said, "I can take it myself, but I forgot my friend's room number. There are two of them, one is an uncle with long white hair, and the other is a young man with short yellow hair. Can you tell me the room number?"

The bartender didn't doubt it at all and directly told me the room number: "The two people you mentioned are in the third room inside. They just called a girl to accompany them."

Girl? Zhenyan guessed that the two of them were probably trying to gather intelligence.

He took a tray from the front desk and knocked on the door with the wine in his hand, imitating the waiter's manner: "Sir, the drinks you ordered are here."

There were faint voices in the room. After he knocked on the door, there was silence for a moment, and then someone came to open the door: "We..."

Minato Namikaze stopped talking the moment he saw Mangon clearly. Although Mangon had changed his hairstyle today, he did not change his clothes or mask, so Minato Namikaze recognized him at a glance.

"Hello." Zhenyan was the first to greet.

Unlike Managao's ease and casualness, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya immediately prepared for battle the moment they recognized Managao.

Zhenyan seemed unaware, and he smiled and said, "It's fate to meet you here."

The atmosphere was stiff for a moment. Minato Namikaze stared at the mask on Shingon's face, as if he was weighing something.

"For the sake of the wine, won't you invite me in to sit down?" Zhenyan shook his hands and couldn't help saying, "My arms are a little sore."

Minato Namikaze's gaze fell on Mangon's hands holding the tray. As a veteran of many battles, he could naturally see that Mangon's posture was full of flaws. At least he didn't look like someone who was ready to fight.

"It's just a little unexpected to see you here." Namikaze Minato adjusted his state according to the situation in front of him. He moved aside a little and invited Managato to come in, but his eyes were always fixed on Managato, paying attention to his every move.

Jiraiya was sitting on the sofa in the room. His sitting posture seemed casual, but in fact, he was in a state where he could take action at any time.

Jiraiya looked at Zhenyan, and when he saw Zhenyan holding the wine, he couldn't help but tease: "I didn't expect you to be a wine seller here."

Shingon placed the drinks on the table in front of Jiraiya, held out his hand and said, "The total is 295,000 yen."

Zhenyan was feeling bad about spending money on the wine, but he didn't expect Jiraiya to be willing to pay the bill, so he wasn't going to be polite.

Jiraiya: “…………”!