Sasori, worried about Anya's safety, successfully found the two people inside this broken barrier under Kakuzu's guidance.
Anya was already unconscious, clutched tightly in a woman's desperate embrace. In the middle of the ruined battlefield, smoke rising everywhere, the sight sent chills down their spines.
Sasori rushed forward in alarm.
Haku, sensing someone approaching, his eyes turned red, radiating a terrifying killing intent. He single-handedly pulled out a kunai and aimed it directly at Sasori.
The intensity of this killing intent even shocked Sasori, causing his footsteps to involuntarily stop.
"Do you still remember me? We're here to help him." Kakuzu withdrew his wind-style masked monster, already understanding everything that had happened here. Internally, he sighed with emotion—so this kid had already grown this strong. However, great power often came with tremendous cost. Judging from the situation, his body had clearly reached a state of exhaustion.
Haku recognized Kakuzu. It was him who had rescued them years ago right at Kirigakure's gates. Therefore, he retracted his killing intent and hoarsely spoke, "Hurry, save him."
"I'll check." Sasori stepped forward to examine Anya's body, then relaxed slightly as he said, "Fortunately, there's no life-threatening danger. It's just severe chakra depletion. His body shut down to protect itself, so he passed out."
Sasori took out a pill from his person. As he prepared to feed it to Anya, his expression became troubled—he was in no condition to swallow it on his own.
Haku understood. He opened his mouth and said, "Give it to me."
Sasori curiously looked at Haku, somewhat surprised he could think of a solution, then handed over the pill.
Haku took the pill and placed it between his lips. He gazed at the cold, handsome face before him, then bent down and kissed him—sliding the pill into Anya's mouth.
Anya's complexion quickly regained some color after swallowing the pill, his breathing gradually becoming steady.
"So that's why Big Brother Kurotsuchi thinks so highly of you," looking at Haku with appreciative eyes, Sasori said. "Allow me to introduce myself—I'm Sasori, one of the members of the Zero Organization. By the way, the Zero Organization was founded by Big Brother Kurotsuchi. Now, I'd like to invite you to join us as well. What do you think?"
Haku looked at the unconscious Anya in his arms and without hesitation, nodded in agreement.
"Big Brother Kurotsuchi currently doesn't wish to be publicly active, so everyone inside the organization has a codename. My codename is Red Spider, his codename is Megatron, and as for your codename… how about 'Empress Megatron'?" Since Sasori had already determined their relationship deep down, he gave Haku this couple-themed codename.
Understanding the implication behind the codename, Haku hesitated slightly in his expression.
Sasori smiled faintly. "It's fine. I chose all the codenames in the organization myself. Big Brother Kurotsuchi won't object."
Finally, Haku slightly blushed and nodded in agreement.
Thus, the Zero Organization expanded from its original three members to four. Sasori quickly explained everything about the organization to Haku, also stating the purpose of coming here. Very soon, Haku fully integrated himself into the group. Together, they began abducting various isolated ninjas right in the middle of the battlefield.
When Anya woke up, the trio had already captured over a hundred ninja. Among them were members of bloodline limit clans such as the Hyuga and Uchiha.
After glancing around, Anya noticed his long-distance vision was slightly blurry. He immediately understood this was the side effect of the Mangekyo Sharingan beginning to take effect. It seemed that frequent use of this ability not only strained his body but also caused obvious side effects. Next time he needed to stay calm and avoid using it recklessly.
Haku noticed first and approached to ask, "How are you feeling?"
Anya's eyes flickered briefly, then he acted fine and replied with a faint smile, "I'm fine, just chakra exhaustion. I'll recover soon."
Sasori, who was busy capturing ninja with his puppets, came over excitedly, "Big Brother Kurotsuchi, look, our organization has gained about another hundred personnel externally. I think once this war ends, our organization's scale will surpass ordinary ninja villages."
Looking at the captured ninjas lying on the ground, Anya thought, Man alive, there were Iwa, Kiri, and Konoha ninjas here. They really took in anyone who came. The forces these ninjas belonged to must be completely confused, unable to determine which side Sasori and Kakuzu were actually on. They simply captured anyone they encountered in small groups.
"Separate those from bloodline limit clans specifically. Their families generally have ways to locate them. There's no point in trying to recruit them back. Just bind them up and notify their respective clans to pay ransom."
Upon hearing this, Kakuzu became interested immediately, "Kid, your suggestion is pretty good. How much should we set the ransom price?"
Anya thought for a moment before replying, "Just follow the underground market prices. Price reflects value. There's no need to overcharge too much."
Kakuzu nodded in agreement, "Hmm, right. This could become a sustainable business."
"Forget it," Anya quickly dispelled his idea, saying, "We can capture so many only because it's wartime now. Normally, even capturing one person would be very dangerous. Plus, doing this too often will make everyone feel threatened, easily leading to collective hunts against us."
Although Kakuzu heard this, he still hadn't given up on the idea. For him, being hunted had already become routine. He muttered to himself, "It seems expanding the Organization is still beneficial. Once our strength grows sufficiently, we won't have to fear any hunters."
Man alive, this guy has really fallen head over heels for money. Anya couldn't be bothered to say anything more.
After dragging away this batch of ninjas, Anya reminded them, "Although we're in wartime now, conducting large-scale kidnappings twice in succession will easily draw the attention of watchful eyes. Do this one last time then stop. Also, don't expose yourselves. Sasori, send puppets to handle Tsuchikage next time. Since he's willing to pay, we might consider long-term cooperation with him."
Sasori nodded, "I was thinking the same way too. After defeating Konoha this time, our organization has already gained fame in the underground market. There will be more people hiring us in the future. I think it's time we increased the number of official members."
"I've been considering this as well. Screening official members isn't simple work. Those we cannot unite together would better not join at all." With the growth of the organization, Anya would have to put in even more effort managing it. He had already started mentally selecting potential candidates.
Sasori suddenly thought of something and spoke up, "By the way, I've already decided to bring Haku into the Organization. Her codename is Empress Megatron."
At this codename, everyone fell silent for a moment. Even Haku cautiously turned her gaze toward Anya.
Anya blinked in surprise, then smiled nonchalantly. "Why are you all staring at me like that? Don't we all get our codenames from you, Sasori? I actually think it's great—it fits mine perfectly."
In that moment, a radiant smile bloomed across Haku's face.
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