Chapter 402
Akatsuki, assemble!
(I drank alcohol yesterday, and I haven’t come up with a good idea for Orochimaru yet, so I’ll write about the Akatsuki story first)
A week later, all members of Akatsuki rushed to Takigakure from all over according to Zetsu's intelligence, including the newly joined Akatsuki Jade Maiden Scorpion.
Of course, Scorpion was just there to watch the show, to see if Akatsuki's strength was worth his joining. Part of the reason was also because of distrust, both for him and for Akatsuki.
"Lord Kakuzu, is it really okay? Isn't that your former village?"
On a road leading to Takinin Village, Umekawa's voice was heard with a hint of concern. Of course, he just said that, and Umekawa's expression did not show any such meaning. It was more of a teasing than a concern.
Kakuzu glanced at Umekawa. Having been his teammate for so long, he knew what was going on in his mind.
"I defected after killing all the high-ranking officials of Takinin Village. Do you think I would show them mercy? The weak don't need mercy, and they don't deserve it! Also, don't overthink it. This is a secret technique, not a bloodline. They lost it long ago, and there's nothing to be gained from the sacrifice."
"Tsk, how sad! Lord Kakuzu actually doesn't trust me. I simply care about you, and the sacrifice was only to show respect to the evil god! I have no other thoughts! Lord Kakuzu, you can't slander my innocence out of thin air!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get going!"
"What is it! Kakuzu-sama, you were the one who spoke the most just now, weren't you? Why are you wuu ...
Umekawa was halfway through his words when the black silk that emerged from Kakuzu's body sealed his mouth and he couldn't say anything.
After sealing Umekawa's mouth, Kakuzu suddenly felt that the world was much quieter. This teammate was good in every way, strong and not afraid of death. He could be said to be his best partner, but there was only one thing about him that was unbearable!
You're such a chatterbox!
Especially since that evil god ritual started to significantly increase his strength, he has become more and more neurotic.
Thinking of this, Kakuzu looked at Umekawa who was struggling, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much and continued to tie Umekawa up and set off.
"Jiying, are you so in awe of that guy? You can even tolerate the look from that guy called Beiliuhu?"
"The chief saved my life."
Facing Yao's slightly provocative words, Ji Ying simply replied solemnly, his eyes remaining unchanged, as calm as ever.
"Ha, you can't see that, can you? That guy is just using you. There are many reasons to live in this world."
"I know, but it's more than that. The leader has red hair that's as vibrant as hers, and I don't want it to lose its vibrant color."
Hearing this, Yao's eyes moved, and he put away the frivolous expression on his face and looked at Jiying deeply.
He had previously only known that Yoshikage followed Nagato because of a promise he made to a woman to keep him alive, and this was one of the reasons he recognized Yoshikage besides his strength, but this was the first time he knew there was such a connection between them.
Therefore, Yao stopped talking. Although he was arrogant, Jiying, who was weaker than him, was not weaker. Moreover, Jiying's feelings were worth his serious consideration. Yao knew what to say at what time and to whom.
On the other side, Hiruko also walked out of his laboratory with his death squad, or experimental subjects, and began to move towards Takiguni Village.
Unlike Kakuzu and the others, Hiruko has no teammates. One reason is that his position in Akatsuki is a scientific researcher, so he does not need to go out on missions, so naturally there is no need to assign combat personnel.
Another thing is that he doesn't trust other people. No matter how great the ideals of Akatsuki are, in fact, they are full of villains, even scum!
Don’t say that they have their own unique spiritual charm. No matter how unique and charming they are, they are not good people. Beiluohu knows this best, because in the eyes of his loyal followers, he is very charming, but he is still a scumbag, and he knows this very well.
As a result, Hibari became the only person in Akatsuki who currently has no teammates. Of course, Black Zetsu will be added in the future.
In fact, if Nagato hadn't given the order, Hiruko would not have come out this time. According to his plan, he would not step out of the laboratory unless he had mastered his magical powers.
But there are exceptions to everything, and Nagato is that exception now!
When the other members rushed to Takigakure, Nagato and his friends had already arrived near Takigakure by using Zetsu's spore technique.
At this moment, they were hiding in a stone wall not far from Takinin Village. With Konan and Jue's paper and spores as double protection, they were highly concealed.
In the stone wall, Nagato slowly opened his eyes.
"How is it?" x 2
As soon as Nagato opened his eyes, Zetsu and Konan asked Nagato at the same time. Of course, they asked the same question, but they were not asking the same thing.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just asked them to scout. There was no combat, so the cost was not great."
Hearing this, Xiaonan breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled: "That's good."
"Um."
After saying that, Nagato turned his head and looked at Zetsu, "It's okay, but we need to make some more arrangements. This is our first time encountering a tailed beast, so it's better to be careful."
Jue nodded, and then said in a hoarse voice:
"Understood. I'll get ready right away. By the way, do you want to urge them again?"
"No, we just need to gather some information and get familiar with it. We also need to get familiar with the control of Payne."
Xiao Nan frowned at the side. "Are you really going to use this name? The guy who ripped off the exchange before seemed to have used this name before."
"." Nagato was silent for a moment. He was also angry about this matter.
I don't know which idiots have been using names that have similar ideas to his to accumulate debts, causing many of his ideas to be killed in the cradle.
What makes me most angry is that those who appeared much earlier than him... Therefore, this is not someone else putting the blame on him, but he is the one who takes the blame (ˇ_ˇ:)
But, the other Nagatos can be abandoned, but Pain cannot!
This has a special meaning to him. Payne, wearing grace, means that he will not forget Jiraiya's teachings to him, no matter whether they are enemies in the future.
(I chose an explanation from the Internet here. I don’t understand Japanese and I don’t know if the grammar is correct, but I felt it was quite meaningful, so I used it.)
Therefore, Nagato shook his head at Konan, "No, I don't want to change this name, and I don't need to change it!"
"As expected, are you still prepared to go that far, Nagato?"
After so long, Konan also understood what Nagato meant. Although she was very reluctant to confront Jiraiya, she also knew that if they wanted to realize Yahiko's ideal, this was inevitable.
Therefore, Konan looked at Nagato and fell silent again. She knew that she was not decisive enough, so in this kind of matter, she only needed to be responsible and trust the decisive person.
Whether it is Nagato or Yahiko
Three days later, Nagato had become familiar with the operation of Pain, including the six-in-one combat mode. At this time, he was controlling six Pains of different heights to stand on the tree, waiting for the arrival of other members of Akatsuki.
"What what what~"
Suddenly, a burst of flying papers appeared and slowly gathered into the shape of Xiaonan. Jue's figure also slowly emerged on the branch beside him.
Xiaonan looked at the woodland where only Payne was, frowned, and turned to ask Xiang Jue: "Where are they? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"Well, I don't know. I sense they're nearby, but why aren't they coming over?"
Halfway through the conversation, Jue and Nagato looked towards the jungle on the side.
"As expected of a leader, your perception is indeed sharp."
"I told you, the leader couldn't have failed to sense it. Lord Kakuzu, your efforts are in vain. If you still don't believe me, ask me..."
"If you want to continue being tied up by me, you can continue talking!"
Kakuzu gave Umekawa a look and he stopped talking instantly, looking at him like a bullied young wife. Kakuzu's eyes twitched at this. He shouldn't have let Umekawa use those village girls to perform the evil god ritual!
No! You can’t use it anymore!
Fortunately, Meichuan was still immersed in endless grievances at this time, and he didn't know that he would lose some ritual materials in the future, otherwise he would be even more aggrieved.
"Hey, you're here pretty early? Don't you have your own missions to fulfill? Why are you rushing over here like a dog?"
Needless to say, only Yao, who was of Uchiha origin, could say such a provocative remark in the Akatsuki organization, but Kakuzu had lived for so many years and was naturally not someone to be trifled with, so he replied immediately.
"You can continue. I wouldn't mind having another Uchiha heart. Maybe I can open the Sharingan."
"That's great, Mr. Kakuzu, how about we join forces and do an experiment?" As if worried that it wasn't chaotic enough, Hiruko also walked out of the jungle nearby and quickly stood on the same front with Kakuzu.
"Hey, you coward finally dared to leave your warm home? What? Are you not afraid of the dangers outside now? By the way, how about I find your mother for you? Maybe you will need her?"
"Really? My mother doesn't need to be asked. You can look for your mother. I'm very curious about the Uchiha bloodline."
Konan looked at the members of Akatsuki who were full of gunpowder, frowned slightly, and turned to look at Pain beside her.
"Shouldn't we stop them? If they start making trouble, our plan will be ruined."
"Don't worry, they know what's going on and won't cause any trouble."
Hearing Nagato's confident tone, Konan could only shake her head and continue watching them quarreling. However, it was just as Nagato said, they were all very clear about the current situation, so they restrained each other.
They were all just talk and no action was taken, so Xiaonan was no longer worried.
After a while, everyone arrived. Although Hiruko and Yao were still arguing, the frequency was much lower. On the other side, seeing that everyone was there, Nagato controlled Tendo Pain to stand up from the tree and looked at them indifferently with his Rinnegan.
Feeling the pressure brought by Tendo Pain, Yao and Hiruhu unconsciously stopped arguing.
The carrier of Tendo Pain now is not an ordinary person, but the famous demigod Hanzo in the ninja world!
Although this is not Nagato's most ideal candidate for the Heavenly Dao, he is definitely the strongest at the moment!
As for Yahiko, Nagato hadn't yet fully grasped Pain's method of creation and didn't dare to risk Yahiko's body. Therefore, he used Hanzo's, which was even stronger! Being unfamiliar with Pain's mode, Hanzo's own powerful strength was the most advantageous.
"Chief, can you tell me about the attack plan now? We're all here now." Hiruhu looked at the Akatsuki members who had quieted down and asked curiously.
"Plan?" Hearing Biruhu's words, Nagato chuckled and slowly floated up. "Do we still need a plan now?"
"If there is, there is only one way, a frontal assault! Jue has already sealed off this area. No intelligence will be released within three days, so we have three days, but!"
As he spoke, Tiandao's eyes fixed, and a huge rock on the ground flew high into the sky.
"I want you to capture Takiguni Village within half a day! Force Nanabi to show up!"
"call!"
After he finished speaking, he thought about it, and the huge rock in the sky smashed straight towards the Takinin Village not far away!
Hearing Nagato's words, everyone smiled and rushed towards Takigakure Village along with Tendo Pain's boulder!
"Enemy attack!!!!"
Seeing the flying boulder, the patrolling Takinin almost screamed at the top of his lungs. Unfortunately, even though Takinin's jonin reacted immediately, he was still unable to perform a ninjutsu that could withstand the boulder, so he called out.
"boom!!!"
The huge rock smashed heavily into Takinin Village, almost turning it into ruins!
Fortunately, the Takinin in the village all reacted and avoided the boulders, and for some reason, Nagato deliberately avoided the residential area of Takinin Village, so that it did not suffer such a large population loss. This was good news for them.
Unfortunately, this so-called good news is only for the civilians of Takinin Village. For the Takinin, not dying under the boulder just now may be a misfortune.
"Who is it! Damn it! I'm going to kill him!" Looking at the Takigakure that was almost completely reduced to ruins, the current Takigakure leader's expression became ferocious. However, at this time...
"Hahaha!"
“Puff, puff, puff~”
A boomerang, accompanied by a burst of wild laughter, flew past a dozen Taki ninjas at an extremely fast speed, but only brought back blood without hurting them. Needless to say, this was naturally the work of Umekawa.
"Meichuan! Act quickly and don't delay. We'll find a village for you to play with as much as you want later!"
"Ahhh~ Damn it! Lord Kakuzu, sacrifices of this level are so hard to find! It's so troublesome!" Although Umekawa said it was troublesome, he still acted quickly. After all, he had seen Nagato's methods.
Sometimes, death really makes you feel better.
So, while the leader of the Taki ninja was still recalling the familiar voice, he saw all the ninjas who had just been scratched fell to the ground almost at the same time, and a huge wound appeared inexplicably on their necks!
"Lightning Release: Pseudo Darkness!"
"Fire Style: Great Fire Extinguishing!"
(End of this chapter)
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