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The experience of being constantly trampled by the great ninja villages profoundly influenced Grass Hidden Village's descendants, turning them into a village that only revered strength, forming the belief that the strong could dominate everything. This was because they had always been dominated by great ninja villages like Konoha.
This time, Konan let down some of her guard against Wujie, allowing them to completely envelop themselves with the Peacock Myriad Method. Thus, the trio's speed increased by another level. They departed in the morning and by noon had already entered the territory of Rain Hidden Village. Here, fine, continuous drizzles sparsely fell from the sky.
Rain Hidden Village was in its rainy season all year round, and the continuous light rain never ceased throughout the year. After experiencing the devastation of the Second Great Ninja War, the remaining people saw these drizzles as the sorrowful tears shed by this land. Rain Hidden Village was thus also known as the 'Village of Crying', symbolizing endless pain and sorrow.
However, at this moment, Nagato had already used the Rain Tiger at Will Technique to inject his chakra into the cloud layer. When the raindrops fell from the cloud layer, they already carried Nagato's chakra. When these raindrops fell on a person, Nagato could use this sensory ninjutsu to perceive the identity of the newcomer. Once he sensed an unfamiliar presence, they would be deemed an intruder, and then he would initiate a killing action.
This was a highly effective sensory ninjutsu, leaving no hidden spies infiltrating Rain Hidden Village without detection. Jiraiya, when he infiltrated Rain Hidden Village, was detected by the Rain Tiger at Will Technique, and then manipulated by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain and killed. Jiraiya's strength in Sage Mode was already above that of a Kage. For Nagato to kill him, it meant that Nagato was the undisputed number one in the ninja world among living people.
However, at this time, because Konan was by their side, Nagato had already recognized the identities of the three of them, and therefore had no need to worry about anything.
Because Rain Hidden Village was in its rainy season all year round, the ground was always very muddy. The buildings here were also rarely made of wood; instead, they were mainly constructed of steel. Inside and outside the shops, large and small drainage steel pipes stood upright. These steel pipes supported the buildings, and like trees competing for sunlight, they desperately covered and rose high.
And the tallest building among them was the 'God's dwelling'. Occasionally, when the sky was clear, Konan would flutter white paper, appearing like a true angel descending with the sun on her back. This was also the origin of her title 'Angel'; not only because she was the 'God's messenger'. At the same time, it was also because Nagato, this 'God', rarely appeared in public, instead always being represented by his 'God's messenger'. Konan thus enjoyed higher popularity and prestige in Rain Hidden Village. There were even quite a few who called her 'Merciful Angel'.
The trio landed on the rooftop, then entered the room. What met their eyes was a grand hall. The walls of the hall were covered with various pipes, which were not merely for drainage but also some decorations.
Deva Path Pain stood before the 'throne' at the top of the grand hall. Normally, Konan would stand by his side as the 'God's messenger'.
Deva Path looked at Konan and asked her, "Was the journey smooth?"
He still didn't know that, in just one night, his Konan was about to become someone else's Konan…
Konan looked at Deva Path Pain before her, her heart feeling unusually complex. However, her face was already covered with many layers of thick paper. Nagato couldn't possibly detect anything unusual about her. Instead, she just nodded and said, "It was very smooth, and I found that Wujie has already gained considerable power in Grass Hidden Village. This will also be very beneficial to our future plans."
Konan had always appeared before others as the 'God's messenger'; acting had already become an instinct for her. What's more, her Dance of the Shikigami technique could mimic any scenery, and of course, it could also mimic expressions. As long as she manipulated the paper covering her face, she could put on a perfect performance.
Deva Path hummed in satisfaction upon hearing this. Then he looked at Wujie and Kakuzu and said again, "I have already informed the others. Soon, we can begin the meeting to introduce our new members to everyone."
After Deva Path finished speaking, Konan looked at Wujie and Kakuzu beside her and softly explained to them, "Akatsuki members are always out on missions. It's usually difficult for everyone to gather together, so once there's something important to announce to everyone, the leader will use the Illusion Lantern Body Technique to gather everyone. This ninjutsu can receive thought waves released by participants, and then project them to specific locations through the leader. This way, we can interact without hindrance. Next, I will explain to you how to release these 'thought waves' to the leader."
The Illusion Lantern Body Technique that Konan spoke of could be simply understood as the ninja world's version of a remote video conference. The Illusion Lantern Body Technique seemed like nothing, but in Wujie's view, this ninjutsu was truly what broke the balance. Thinking of those who sacrificed to transmit information, if they had this ninjutsu, all information and commands could be secretly and without delay sent anywhere!
However, the only regrettable thing was that only Nagato himself could use this ninjutsu. Perhaps it was a unique ninjutsu of the Rinnegan. But if one truly obtained the Rinnegan…
Then why bother transmitting information? Just flatten the ninja world!
After Konan's detailed explanation, the two roughly understood what they needed to do.
In fact, the process of releasing thought waves was not complicated. They just needed to casually find a spot to sit cross-legged, then form hand seals according to a specific method to convert their chakra into thought waves, and then release them in the direction of Deva Path's location.
The rest was up to Deva Path.
After Konan enlightened the two, she temporarily left. When Wujie and Kakuzu had almost mastered the technique, Konan returned with two sets of black robes with red clouds and said to them, "This…"
Wujie was startled, then immediately interrupted, "Let's be clear first, we don't use nail polish."
"..." Konan was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say. She took a deep breath, then slowly said, "These are your clothes. Each member has their own code name. Hidan's code name is 'Three-Tails'. Since he's already… dead, then you two will inherit this code name."
Hearing this, Wujie asked her, "Then can we choose our own code names? After all, there are two of us. Even if we inherit 'Three-Tails', we still need another one."
Wujie chuckled, "I am Greedy Wolf, and she is Broken Army."
Greedy Wolf is the first star of the Big Dipper, symbolizing 'slaughter' and 'romance,' but 'romance' here doesn't solely refer to sexuality but is unified as 'human connections.' Wujie, who caused great wars and endless killing in the ninja world and stirred up trouble everywhere, perfectly matched these two characteristics.
Broken Army is the seventh star of the Big Dipper, symbolizing 'slaughter' and 'destruction,' but is easily influenced by others and easily corrupted. Also, it's hard for her to fully realize her strengths, so she needs a leader.
Kakuzu, who was easily led astray by Wujie, indeed displayed unimaginable strength under his command, so Broken Army was also extremely suitable for her. And Akatsuki's code names also included some constellations, such as the Southern Dipper, Big Dipper, etc. Greedy Wolf and Broken Army didn't seem out of place, so Konan nodded and said, "Then your code names are 'Greedy' and 'Broken'. Afterwards, I will send you rings to represent your identity."
After confirming the code names, Wujie and Kakuzu donned the unique black robes with red clouds of Akatsuki.
Looking at himself and Kakuzu's appearances, Wujie silently shook his head. Joining such a 'small' organization that nobody knows about truly felt a bit beneath their current status. But there was no other way. Who told him he still wanted to use this 'small' organization?
They didn't wait long. Soon, at the appointed time, Wujie and Kakuzu sat cross-legged on the ground. Then, forming hand seals according to the method Konan taught them, they converted their chakra into thought waves and released them in the direction of Deva Path's location.
After about a few minutes, Deva Path must have received the signals from everyone. In Wujie's perception, they were in a place resembling an underground cave. On each stalagmite, a figure slowly emerged.
Soon, all the members of Akatsuki appeared.
Moreover, this manifestation was not just blurry shadows. Instead, it precisely displayed the figures of each person. In Wujie's opinion, Nagato must have done this deliberately to introduce the two of them to everyone.
Seeing everyone assembled, Konan was the first to speak: "The main purpose of gathering everyone this time is to introduce the organization's new members. Their code names are 'Greedy Wolf' Wujie and 'Broken Army' Kakuzu. I hope everyone can get along well and continue to contribute to the organization."
The crowd's gazes all fell upon Wujie and Kakuzu, sizing up these two figures who had recently risen to fame in the ninja world.
Hidan chuckled wildly, asking them, "It's truly been a long time, hasn't it? How are my partners doing? I'll go visit you all soon."
Wujie glanced at him, then said nonchalantly, "Hidan, like you, is pretty much useless now."
Hidan's face instantly darkened, and Deidara almost burst out laughing. Wujie scanned the surroundings. Deva Path and Konan were by his side. Hidan and Uchiha Itachi were opposite. Sasori and Deidara were on the left. Kakuzu and Zetsu were each by themselves. Obito was not here.
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