thefictionvixens Chapter 211 Xiaoyou, watch my one-inch punch start!
Chapter 211 Xiaoyou, watch my one-inch punch start!
In a cave somewhere in the ninja world, the newly formed Akatsuki organization has assembled.
The Akatsuki members were dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns, and their nails were painted.
All the Akatsuki members gathered here were present, except for Orochimaru and Kakuzu.
However, the one leading the group was not Pain Deva Path, which was forged from Yahiko's corpse as in the original work, but Nagato himself, who possessed the Rinnegan, and beside him was Konan, whose appearance had been modified in some ways.
In the public's perception, the Akatsuki organization, led by Nagato, was driven out of the Land of Rain after its failed power grab and became the largest group of rogue ninja.
As for Yahiko, he betrayed Nagato and Ran, becoming Hanzo's right-hand man. Hanzo was able to defeat the Akatsuki so easily because of Yahiko's betrayal.
Of course, this is only the information known to the outside world.
The true purpose of the Akatsuki organization was to act as a white glove for Amegakure, specifically to handle matters that Yahiko couldn't handle himself.
At this moment, the Akatsuki organization has already gathered: the rogue ninja from Sunagakure, the genius puppeteer Sasori, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with the Executioner's Blade Juzo Biwa, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with the Greatsword Samehada Hoshigaki Kisame.
There's also Zetsu, who claims to be a survivor of Kusagakure, and Tobi, an intern in the Akatsuki organization.
"Colleagues, today let us welcome a new member to the ranks of our members, Uchiha Itachi, who single-handedly wiped out the entire Uchiha clan."
As Nagato's voice faded, a young man dressed in Konoha's Anbu uniform walked in from outside the cave. He wore a Konoha headband with a slash, and beneath that headband were a pair of blood-red eyes—the legendary Sharingan.
However, for the members of Akatsuki, these eyes were nothing special, since everyone who could join Akatsuki had some unique skills.
In particular, their leader Nagato has a pair of eyes that are said to be the same as those of the Sage of Six Paths.
"Welcome to the new member."
Uchiha Itachi didn't say anything, but simply looked around.
When his gaze briefly swept over Afei, he paused for a moment, but didn't react much.
Finally, the gaze stopped on Nagato, the leader. When he saw those eyes, he frowned slightly.
In the Land of Rain, Yahiko and Nagato's clone, who were processing documents, heard a faint vibration as a paper butterfly flew onto the desk.
"This is Konan's butterfly shikigami. Is there new information coming from the Akatsuki?"
Yahiko took the butterfly and unfolded it into a letter.
"Oh, so Itachi Uchiha from Konoha joined Akatsuki. Nagato, what do you think about this?"
"However I see it, I am just an avatar. The original body should have written its thoughts in the letter."
"Oh, it's like this. Sorry, I just asked you a question out of habit. Let me see."
Yahiko quickly continued reading.
"As expected of Nagato, just as I thought, this Uchiha Itachi has a big problem."
After he massacred the Uchiha clan of Konoha, he actually stayed in the Land of Fire for so long. Then, he left the Land of Fire and came straight to us, specifically asking to join our Akatsuki organization.
There must be something wrong here.
"Indeed, this seems a bit too purposeful. If we didn't know he had stayed in the Land of Fire for so long, it would be fine. Perhaps we would have thought that he wandered around the ninja world after wiping out the Uchiha clan. But the fact that we found out he had stayed in the Land of Fire for a long time is problematic."
My suggestion is to observe him for a while first.
Nagato, the clone standing to the side, shared his thoughts.
Yahiko nodded.
“You’re right, that’s what Nagato himself said too. In that case, let’s settle this matter.”
Nagato, the clone, thought for a moment and then said.
"This matter involves Konoha and the Uchiha clan after all. Go and send a message to the teacher."
"Yes, Nagato himself said that they have already sent a letter to Tetsuya-sensei."
In the Land of Grass, Orochimaru took Sasuke with him when he left.
Without the possession incident from the original timeline, Sasuke's impression of Orochimaru was fairly good, especially since Orochimaru was able to teach him the ninjutsu to revive his clansmen. For a time, the proud Uchiha Sasuke's attitude towards Orochimaru was surprisingly good.
This surprised Orochimaru quite a bit, since he had assumed that all Uchiha were the same, looking down on people with their noses in the air.
Actually, sending Sasuke to Orochimaru's place was for his own good. After all, if he continued to stay in the Land of Grass, living under the strange gaze of his clansmen, it would not be conducive to Sasuke's growth.
Sending him to Orochimaru's place, where he won't be viewed the same way as the clansmen and will have Orochimaru's personal guidance, will surely allow Sasuke to grow even better.
Even when Orochimaru left, Tetsuya casually wrote down the training method for the Lightning Blade and gave it to Orochimaru so that he could teach it to Sasuke at the appropriate time.
After all, without Lightning Blade, would Sasuke still be Sasuke?
"From now on, we should have some leisurely time. Nothing major should happen until Naruto and the others officially graduate from the Ninja Academy."
Tetsuya sipped his tea, pondering his disciples.
“The three of them, Nagato and Nagato, have grown up and can stand on their own now, which is good.”
It's time to find an opportunity to tell Rin that there's really no such thing as a life-or-death situation. Let her go back to the ninja world and see Naruto more often.
"Hmm, Neji's a bit of a problem. That kid's been getting cocky lately, making a big splash at the Ninja Academy and really cementing his reputation as a genius from the Hyuga branch family. I'm worried he might reveal some skills outside the Hyuga clan one day. I'll have to give him a heads-up."
Tetsuya was pondering this when he heard footsteps approaching.
Sanshoku Shinta quickly approached Tetsuya and respectfully presented him with an envelope.
"My lord, there is a letter for you, sent from the Land of Rain."
"Oh, it was sent from the Land of Rain? I was just mentioning a few of them, and I didn't expect the letter to arrive so soon. Thank you for your hard work. You should go and rest for a while."
Tetsuya took the letter and waved for Shinta to leave first, while he opened the envelope and began to read the contents.
"Oh, interesting. Uchiha Itachi approached Nagato and the others so quickly? He went directly to them without any introduction."
The letter was short; Tetsuya read it in a flash.
In the letter, Nagato gave a brief report on the current situation of the Akatsuki organization, and then focused on Itachi Uchiha.
"Hmm, he stayed in the Land of Fire for a while, so it seems that he wasn't introduced by Obito. In other words, Hiruzen Sarutobi must have noticed the Akatsuki."
But Nagato and the others didn't do anything particularly significant, so how did Hiruzen Sarutobi notice them?