get-shopping #160 - Chapter 160 Cooperation with Akatsuki
#160 - Chapter 160 Cooperation with Akatsuki
Rain Country, Rain Hidden Village.
In the torrential rain, two ninjas wearing black cloaks with red clouds were moving quickly on the waterlogged ground.
About half an hour later, the two arrived at a hidden cave in a valley.
By the bright bonfire inside, their figures could be seen clearly.
The leader was Yahiko, the current leader of the 'Akatsuki' organization, with Nagato, who has red hair, beside him.
Both of them looked exhausted.
The Akatsuki organization has not been having a good time lately!
Although the war between Konoha and Iwagakure and Kumogakure has temporarily come to an end, it does not mean that the ninjas of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha have stopped their actions, especially after Iwagakure and Kumogakure seemed to have the intention of attacking Sunagakure, the ninjas of the two villages began to make big moves again.
The biggest consumption of war, in addition to military expenses, is all kinds of materials. This cannot be supported only by the military expenses allocated by the daimyo and the background of the ninja villages. Therefore, sweeping the property of civilians in these small countries and the lands they occupy is a common method used by these ninjas.
Not to mention Iwagakure and Kumogakure, even Konoha often does this kind of thing.
The purpose of the "Akatsuki" organization is to protect the small countries caught in the cracks of the great powers' wars.
This has led to no small amount of conflict between the Akatsuki organization and Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha during this period.
The Akatsuki organization now has only a little over a thousand ninjas. It is indeed a bit beyond their ability to protect so many small countries, but Yahiko still dispatches the Akatsuki ninjas as much as possible to protect those who need protection.
This has made the Akatsuki organization famous throughout the ninja world during this period.
However, just today, Konan, who is in charge of intelligence, suddenly sent a message to them through secret techniques, saying that there was an emergency that required the two of them, as members of the Akatsuki organization, to come back and make a decision in person.
"Konan, what's the matter that requires Nagato and me to come back?"
Konan's expression was a little serious, and her eyes looked into the depths of the cave.
In the somewhat surprised gazes of Yahiko and Nagato, a masked Anbu ninja walked out of the cave and introduced himself.
"I am a ninja from the Sunagakure Anbu, code name: White Thorn. I am here on behalf of the Kazekage to meet the leader of the Akatsuki organization."
"Sunagakure, Kazekage! ?"
This surprised both Yahiko and Nagato.
It has been half a year since their last meeting with the Kazekage of Sunagakure.
Both of them did not expect that the Kazekage of Sunagakure would take the initiative to find them.
Although the last meeting, the Kazekage, who was only a little older than them, left them with a good impression, the three people present knew that the Kazekage's desire to see them at this time was definitely not a trivial matter.
Yahiko calmed himself down and asked with the composure that a leader should have.
"Oh, what does Sunagakure want from us?"
The Anbu ninja did not answer, but took out a scroll from his pocket and offered it with both hands.
Upon seeing this, Nagato walked over, took the scroll, and handed it to Yahiko.
The Sunagakure Anbu ninja then said.
"My mission is complete, then I will take my leave first!"
After saying that, the figure of the Sunagakure Anbu ninja disappeared into the heavy rain outside.
Looking at the Sunagakure ninja who left, the three of them looked at each other with strange expressions.
Konan saw this and said to Yahiko.
"Why don't we take a look at what the Kazekage said in the letter first?"
"Yeah!"
Yahiko opened it and glanced at it, then frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Yahiko handed the scroll to Konan and Nagato, and then said with a troubled expression.
"The Kazekage of Sunagakure wants to hire our Akatsuki organization to deal with the ninjas of Iwagakure and Kumogakure?"
"! ! !"
This surprised Nagato, who had not yet read the content of the scroll, while Konan, who was reading the content of the scroll, looked a little dignified and understood why Yahiko was having some difficulties.
Logically speaking, from the standpoint of the Akatsuki organization, they should not directly participate in the struggles of the great powers, but the Kazekage proposed a bait in the letter that was somewhat difficult for the Akatsuki organization to refuse.
That is, Sunagakure will recognize the existence of the Akatsuki organization and establish multiple cooperative relationships with the Akatsuki organization.
The three people who have been fighting alone in the Rain Country for so long all understand how tempting this bait is. In the past few years, although from the outside, the Akatsuki organization seems to be developing in a thriving manner, and the number of ninjas has reached thousands, which is a scale that some small ninja villages do not have.
But only the three of them, as leaders, know how embarrassing and difficult the current situation of the Akatsuki organization is.
First of all, the Akatsuki organization is originally an illegal existence in the Rain Country, because the only legal ninja organization in the Rain Country is Amegakure, which is ruled by Hanzō of the Salamander.
This led to a very embarrassing problem appearing in front of the Akatsuki organization, that is, the issue of the Akatsuki organization's activity funds.
Without the support of the Rain Country, it is difficult for the Akatsuki organization to obtain stable funds to support their activities.
It can be said that the current Akatsuki organization is completely supported by a common belief.
The ninjas who join this organization are basically self-sufficient!
In addition, the existence philosophy of the Akatsuki organization also destined them not to be accepted by the five major ninja villages that truly rule this ninja world, which allows the Akatsuki organization to only exist in the cracks of the five major countries, the dark side of the ninja world.
If this was the Akatsuki organization after Yahiko's death, when Nagato transformed into Pain, they would certainly not care about this issue, but the current leader of the Akatsuki organization is Yahiko, who is still wholeheartedly looking forward to realizing the wish of world peace. Of course, he expects the Akatsuki organization to have greater achievements and for the Akatsuki organization's philosophy to be recognized by more people.
However, this condition, although tempting, is also a poisonous candy.
Because once Yahiko accepts it, it means that a certain unspoken rule between the Akatsuki organization and Amegakure will be broken.
It is impossible for the Rain Country to have two ninja organizations recognized by the world at the same time.
Secondly, it will also offend Iwagakure and Kumogakure!
Konan also knew this, so she said with a complicated expression.
"Yahiko, whatever you decide to do, we will support you?"
Nagato also nodded while looking at the contents of the scroll in his hand.
Yahiko was also having a headache at this moment. Perhaps he was really not suitable to be the leader of an organization.
He understood the benefits that cooperation with Sunagakure would bring to the Akatsuki organization, but he also understood that if not handled properly, it could lead to the collapse of the Akatsuki organization's internal beliefs.
After all, Sunagakure, as one of the five major ninja villages, has also caused a lot of damage to the small countries bordering it.
There are also quite a few ninjas within the Akatsuki organization who hate Sunagakure.
However, there was one thing he still understood.
"The Akatsuki organization does not belong to me alone, but to everyone. I will solicit everyone's opinions..."
"Yeah!"
So, as the leader of the Akatsuki organization, Yahiko quickly gathered the high-level members of the Akatsuki organization together.
Yahiko originally thought that everyone would argue fiercely, but when he stated the intention of cooperation from Sunagakure, except for a few who reacted fiercely, everyone actually agreed, and even began to discuss what kind of requirements to put forward to Sunagakure.
This made Yahiko feel a little strange, whether he had overcomplicated this matter, or whether he had not truly recognized his companions...