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"Hidden deep enough."
Minato left the Land of Rain and first returned to the village to hand in the mission. Rong Lin stayed alone in the Land of Rain, collecting information about the Akatsuki.
What he originally thought would be easy turned out not to be so simple once he started. No wonder the Akatsuki could thrive under Hanzo's suppression for so long.
If it weren't for Nagato, that sinister old fellow, it would probably have remained stagnant.
Remaining in the Land of Rain, Rong Lin began to gather intelligence on the Akatsuki, but this kind of intelligence was very difficult to collect, and most of it had little use value.
Rong Lin had no intention of joining the Akatsuki; he was only interested in what they did, such as collecting Tailed Beasts, and reviving Kaguya.
Of course, reviving Kaguya was an utterly evil act, and what Rong Lin valued "707" was also this point, the legendary Kaguya.
Although he had such an intention, Rong Lin would not cooperate with Black Zetsu.
Cooperating with something that was neither human nor ghost was something Rong Lin couldn't do. Simply put, he couldn't trust the other party.
As for Black Zetsu, this deeply hidden figure who had worked tirelessly for years to revive Kaguya, Rong Lin was still very impressed. He had actually started planning from the Six Paths period. This was not something an ordinary person could do.
Ordinary people, let alone planning, it was still a question whether they could live that long.
"Leader, someone has recently been collecting intelligence about our Akatsuki."
As Rong Lin collected information on the Akatsuki, he naturally caught the attention of the Akatsuki members. This news was immediately relayed to Nagato.
"Who is it?"
Upon receiving this news, Nagato, as the leader of Akatsuki, was surprised. Besides the people of the Hidden Rain Village, someone else was actually paying attention to Akatsuki's intelligence.
The person responsible for collecting intelligence for Akatsuki thought for a moment before answering.
"We haven't found out yet. It's a stranger, not someone from the Hidden Rain Village, and they have no connection to Hanzo."
"I see, you may leave."
"Continue to observe the other party's every move."
"Yes, Leader!"
Akatsuki was able to grow from its initial establishment, enduring and growing under Hanzo's oppression. They had a decent set of survival skills and were very cautious in their actions. If they couldn't even seal and collect intelligence, Akatsuki wouldn't know how many times they had been destroyed.
Hanzo, being arrogant enough to be called a demigod, could contend with the Three Sannin. It was understandable that without some means, it would not be easy to cause trouble and survive under his nose.
"What do you guys think?"
After his subordinate left, Nagato looked at Konan and Yahiko, who had co-founded Akatsuki with him.
Nagato, whose red hair covered his eyes, said nothing. The only female, Konan, thought for a moment and said, "The important thing is to clarify the other party's intentions. This is very important to us."
Within Akatsuki, Konan often played the role of strategist. Nagato was more of a silent contributor, a type that would silently endure and give.
"We don't know whether the other party's intentions are good or bad for now. However, if they have no connection with Hanzo, perhaps we can try to make contact."
Akatsuki wanted to grow, so they had to interact with all sorts of people, constantly inviting unorganized ninjas to join. Sometimes, even if it meant facing danger, they had to take the risk.
"Then let's first clarify the other party's intentions. If they pose no threat to our Akatsuki, then we'll make contact."
Konan, whom he trusted the most, said this. Nagato no longer had any thoughts of opposing it. As for Nagato, he basically wouldn't express any opinions. Konan and Nagato could just make decisions.
Finally, Nagato made the final decision.
Three days later, someone began to approach him. Rong Lin quickly understood the other party's intentions. Rong Lin immediately stated that he had no ill will. Although he couldn't be too blatant, Rong Lin believed that with some subtle hints, the Akatsuki members would understand that he had no malicious intent.
Indeed, after that day, Rong Lin met the Akatsuki members.
"Hello."
At the designated location, Rong Lin looked at the three leaders of Akatsuki. He was very impressed by their courage to meet him before everything was clear, and they had even come in person.
"Hello, three of you, Nagato and Konan."
Rong Lin said with a smile.
The three weren't surprised that Rong Lin knew their names. Since the other party had come to contact Akatsuki, it wasn't strange that he knew their names.
...
At this time, Akatsuki's three founders were still young, and their mentality hadn't been affected by Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha. They had some very naive ideas, such as wanting to become the strongest person in the world.
Becoming the strongest person is not that easy. You will slowly discover that some people you didn't know before will slowly emerge, and each one will be stronger than the last!!
"I wonder why you're collecting our Akatsuki's intelligence everywhere and want to meet us. What's your purpose?"
When the two sides met, they weren't there to chat. Yahiko, who was relatively impatient, went straight to the point.
Rong Lin smiled and shook his head. This made Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato frown slightly. Rong Lin looked at Nagato for a few more seconds before explaining:
"I don't have any particular goal. I just want to get to know the three of you. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. My name is Uchiha Rong Lin. I come from the Leaf Village's Uchiha clan, so you could say we have some connection. My teacher is Tsunade."
"Tsunade?"
The three were startled and couldn't help but recall her reputation.
The Sannin had vastly different attitudes towards the three of them. Tsunade was indifferent, Orochimaru was basically watching a show and even wanted to kill them, only Jiraiya gave them some dry food to eat. When Orochimaru wanted to kill the three of them, Jiraiya stood up and stopped him, and then stayed to take care of them, teaching them various ninjutsu.
Without Jiraiya, there would be no today for the three of them. Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick. In the end, Jiraiya died at the hands of his own disciple. This was also one of the reasons why Rong Lin sighed at the superficial master-disciple relationship in this world.
From the perspective of a teacher, Jiraiya was undoubtedly a good teacher, but Rong Lin felt that he handled some aspects poorly.
And this kind of thing was the same for Minato. Everything about Minato was ruined in Obito's hands.
In fact, Tsunade wasn't a cold-hearted person; it was just that she had seen too many examples in war, so she became numb. Coupled with her brother's death, this led to Tsunade showing an indifferent attitude.
"I don't know if your meeting with us represents an individual or something else..."