Chapter 215: Mr. Madara in the Akatsuki…
When Tsunade heard that Itachi Uchiha had joined an evil organization, she thought her Second Grand-uncle wanted her to recognize Itachi's hidden true nature, so she could return to the village and find a way to change the situation.
She never expected that Tobirama Senju was actually here to recruit people.
"The current situation is as follows. After we overthrew the Blood Mist era in the Hidden Mist Village, the proportion of Mist members within the organization has become too high. This has led to a situation where the organization has strength, but it cannot become an asset to Konoha."
Tobirama Senju's brow was furrowed tightly. Because the main combat power of the organization came from the Hidden Leaf Village, yet for years it had been developing around the Hidden Mist, doing small tasks like assisting the Mist in eliminating its enemies.
The Hidden Mist Village was simply too weak. All it could do now was help Lord Tobirama get some explosive tags and pay some membership fees, which did not quite meet Lord Tobirama's expectations.
Tsunade was a little bewildered: o((⊙﹏⊙))o!
Hashirama Senju, from the side, secretly nodded at her, signaling his precious granddaughter to agree.
This behavior is indeed that of my normal First Grand-uncle…
Tsunade nodded. She planned to stay in the Land of Waves for a while to observe the situation, and while she was at it, she could hone her gambling skills with her First Grand-uncle. Thinking of this, the old blonde woman said in a low voice, "Itachi… where is he now?"
Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki's group were still within the borders of the Land of Rain. After regrouping with Might Guy and Yamato, they were holding a joint operational meeting.
After last night's battle, all of them were still a little shaken.
Yamato observed the scars left on the battlefield, still feeling a lingering fear. "I never thought Lord First Hokage's Wood Style would be so powerful!"
"When we fought the God of Shinobi, he wasn't even using his full strength…" Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at him and said in a solemn voice, "But it's a good thing the great Lord Kitahara already took care of him…"
Yamato: "…"
Might Guy: "…"
Itachi Uchiha: "…"
Although that's the truth, saying it under these circumstances could easily lead to a misunderstanding! Didn't you see Yamato's little face turn pale with fear when he looked at Kitahara?!
"Let's not talk about that…"
The young squad leader waved his hand and pointed to a sketch he had drawn. "According to the intelligence we obtained last night, Orochimaru has already abandoned the Akatsuki, which he founded…"
"Their forces are divided, which is a good thing for us."
"We need to continue to investigate two areas of intelligence: First, information on the members within the Akatsuki. Based on a comprehensive analysis, I deduce that there are likely still four to six or more powerful combatants in this organization, but we must infiltrate the Hidden Rain Village to verify this…"
"And judging from their exchanges, the Akatsuki should be currently holed up in the Hidden Rain Village. We still need to verify their relationship with the Hidden Rain…
"The leader of the Hidden Rain Village is Hanzo of the Salamander, known as the demigod of the ninja world. The number of ninjas in the Hidden Rain is also very large. We need to find out their objective…"
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and chuckled softly. "The great Lord Kitahara has already taken care of the God of Shinobi. We don't need to worry about the demigod…"
"Kisame-senpai, before we have ascertained the truth, we must avoid triggering a large-scale war…" Itachi Uchiha interrupted him and said in a low voice, "If we unravel the secrets of the Akatsuki, we may be able to eliminate one hostile force."
Konan, Yahiko, Nagato.
The three disciples that Jiraiya-sensei had taken in in the Hidden Rain Village. Their nature should not be bad. If possible, perhaps they could reach a consensus with the current Akatsuki.
Or further divide the Akatsuki.
At the very least, he could be certain of one thing now: the three disciples his teacher Jiraiya had taken in back then had likely not died.
As for the other rogue ninjas within the Akatsuki, including Obito Uchiha and Zetsu, they were seeds that endangered the ninja world and were members who had to be captured.
"Second, we still need to find out Orochimaru's whereabouts."
Itachi Uchiha slowly drew a circle of question marks around the Land of Rain. "What is certain is that he has already left the Land of Rain, but his location is unknown."
"Last night, Orochimaru revived the First Hokage. There's no guarantee he won't revive other powerful individuals left over from the Warring States Period. We also need to investigate the intelligence on his reanimated army."
"Indeed, who would have thought that Orochimaru could actually revive Lord First Hokage!"
Yamato sighed softly. "A few years ago, the village lost the remains of the Second Hokage. Lord Second Hokage can almost certainly be confirmed to be on the list of the reanimated army."
"And according to the ANBU's records, Lord Second Hokage developed many forbidden jutsu. He and Lord First Hokage are brothers, so his strength might be even greater…"
Itachi Uchiha: "…"
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded and said casually, "Your Konoha is too careless with the supervision of its graveyards! A hero like that should be allowed to rest peacefully in the underworld! Letting such a person run wild in the ninja world causing trouble will be a huge headache for others!"
"Ahem, ahem…"
The young Jonin coughed violently a few times and said softly, "Let's not discuss Orochimaru's reanimated army for now. We currently have some intelligence on the Akatsuki. My personal opinion is to enter the Hidden Rain Village and continue the investigation…"
"The Hidden Rain Village is closed to the outside world. What if it triggers a war…" Yamato was still a little worried. Bearing such a heavy responsibility made the little white rabbit feel a bit insecure.
"It's alright!" Kisame Hoshigaki patted his shoulder and grinned. "The ruins of the Hidden Grass Village next door are their role model…"
Yamato: "…"
That shark face is scary enough, why are his words so scary too?!
Hidden Rain Village.
While the joint reconnaissance squad from Konoha and the Mist was meeting to plan their next move, the Akatsuki was also holding a core meeting internally.
"Mr. Madara, I've heard that you once fought a great battle with the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, at the Valley of the End. In the end, Hashirama died from his severe injuries, while you survived…"
Konan's attitude was unusually respectful. She had to put on a good show for a powerhouse. After all, Pain might not be able to defeat 'Madara Uchiha', and their situation was somewhat dangerous.
After witnessing last night's earth-shattering battle, she had become increasingly wary of the mysterious masked man. For someone with such great strength to still need to use Nagato's power to carry out his plan, this old geezer must have ulterior motives.
Konan advocated for abandoning the plan. She didn't want Nagato to continue to be involved in this matter, because their power was not invincible in the ninja world. However, Nagato stubbornly chose to insist on carrying out the weapon of war plan.
"Mm."
"Mr. Madara" under the mask was a man of few words. He did indeed know some details of the Battle of the Valley of the End, but what if these two in front of him suddenly asked him for a demonstration!
"Due to Orochimaru's defection yesterday, the organization is in urgent need of powerful personnel to replace him…" Konan turned her head and looked at the masked man. "Mr. Madara, I think your strength should be sufficient?"
The observing Zetsu: "…"
These two, Konan and Nagato, aren't pinning their hopes on this 'Madara Uchiha' in front of them, are they?
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