The next day, early morning.
Dawn broke, and the golden sunlight spilled over the vast, boundless desert. The shimmering desert connected with the sunlight on the horizon, resembling a sea of gold, an awe-inspiring sight.
The sky was clear, and a giant, abstract white bird soared through the azure air at an incredible speed. The strong wind generated by its high-speed movement brutally shredded the cotton candy-like white clouds along its path.
"It's going to get windy soon. If you don't want to eat sand, fly faster," Sasori, inside the puppet Hiruko, glanced at the distance and turned to instruct Deidara.
"Alright, Sasori-sama, hmm." Deidara clapped his hand on the bird's back, and the speed of the strange clay bird increased further.
"I've already talked with Chiyo. We'll land at the entrance of Sunagakure later, and the people who will receive us are waiting there," Black Zetsu closed the group chat and said to the other two.
Chiyo… the old woman?
Sasori silently gazed at the desert, thinking in his heart, long time no see!
"Understood, un." Deidara squinted, the sunlight a little harsh.
After yesterday's meeting and the subsequent summary, the duties of the Akatsuki members had been re-planned.
Black Zetsu was in charge of intelligence and diplomacy. Deidara was responsible for the Explosive Clay factory, as well as going out to search for high-value items and also transporting the other members of the organization to various locations. Kakuzu was in charge of internal affairs. Obito Uchiha was responsible for transporting goods and going out to search for high-value items, also transporting the other members of the organization to various locations. Sasori was in charge of the puppet factory and research lab.
Nagato was in charge of supervision. Konan was in charge of relaying messages. Yahiko, as the leader, was responsible for making decisions on important matters.
Kisame Hoshigaki was still a combatant; his combat strength within Amegakure far exceeded that of those outside. His side job was to watch over Hidan, who was also a combatant, to prevent Hidan from causing trouble when unsupervised.
At the same time, the Akatsuki's current tasks had also been jointly formulated by Kakuzu and Black Zetsu.
Thus, the current scene unfolded: Black Zetsu, in charge of diplomacy, accompanied by Sasori, boarded the Deidara Express airplane to Sunagakure to seek cooperation.
Sunagakure.
At the Kazekage Building, the political center of the village, Chiyo, having just finished her conversation with Black Zetsu, immediately rushed there to inform the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, about Amegakure's desire for cooperation.
Some time ago, Chiyo had returned to Sunagakure and, in front of the Kazekage and the other elders of the village, demonstrated the revival of the dead, proving the existence of the dimensional merchant.
The village was immediately thrown into a frenzy, and they quickly formulated plans to transform the desert into an oasis and several ways to earn money from the shop.
Just as they were preparing to implement these plans, they received news that Amegakure wanted to cooperate. Rasa asked, "How does Amegakure intend to cooperate?"
"Water," Chiyo said, her voice slightly excited. "Amegakure intends to build pipelines to transport water from Amegakure to Sunagakure."
As a hidden village located in the desert, Sunagakure lacked many things, but 'water' was the most critical.
"Really?!" Rasa slammed his hand on the desk and stood up excitedly.
"Of course, the management of Amegakure contacted me personally," Chiyo raised her left arm, revealing the bracelet on her wrist, indicating that the person who contacted her was also a member of the shop.
Seeing Chiyo's actions, Rasa, who had also become a member on Chiyo's recommendation, immediately understood what she meant and asked, "Which members from Amegakure are in the group?"
Chiyo replied, "Nagato and Black Zetsu."
Rasa was taken aback. "Names I've never heard of? Are they newcomers promoted by Hanzō?"
Chiyo shook her head. "No, Hanzō is dead. The current leader of Amegakure is Yahiko. Nagato is second in command, and Black Zetsu is an elder."
"Hanzō is dead?!" Rasa was stunned. Hanzō, known as the "Half-God," had died so quietly.
Although surprised by the death of the Half-God, Rasa didn't dwell on it. He was more curious about the person who had taken Hanzō's place. "The one called Yahiko, who can inherit the position of the Half-God, shouldn't be weak, right?"
"Perhaps," Chiyo shook her head.
Amegakure's information management was too good. Even the news of the Half-God's death had just been told to her by Black Zetsu. The reason for the revelation was probably because of the need for deeper cooperation in the future.
Rasa's eyes flickered with thought as he asked, "How long until the Amegakure envoy arrives? Have the reception preparations been made?"
"They said around nine o'clock when we contacted them," Chiyo replied. "The reception is already arranged."
Rasa glanced at the clock; the time was 8:45.
"Summon the elders to the conference room."
Rasa put on his Kazekage hat and instructed the accompanying ANBU ninja as he and Chiyo made their way to the conference room. Several ANBU bowed in acknowledgement and vanished in a flash.
On the rooftop of a building two streets away from the Kazekage Building, Gaara, his expression cold, silently watched the ANBU ninjas moving across the rooftops. He raised his right hand, clenching it towards a ninja close to him, and yellow sand quickly gathered.
Snap!
A warm hand suddenly landed on Gaara's head, startling him and causing the gathered sand to instantly disperse.
Whoosh!
Gaara broke free from the hand, jumped back, and warily eyed the man who had appeared beside him without warning.
"Who are you?"
The man in front of him must be strong to bypass his sand protection and touch him!
He wanted to! He desperately wanted to… kill him!
Gaara's expression instantly crumbled, and the yellow sand gathered.
"Such strong killing intent," Muyang's tone was both admiration and pity. "Little kid, do you want to see your mother?"
Muyang, who hadn't said much since joining the group and had been lurking in the shadows, saw Rasa join the group some time ago. He thought of Gaara, whose personality had been twisted by Rasa, and decided to go to Sunagakure. He was looking for inspiration, after all.
"You want to kill me?" Gaara's expression became even more ferocious, his left cheek gradually turning a dark yellow.
The speed at which the surrounding sand gathered suddenly increased, like serpents coiling around Muyang, blocking his escape route.
"Die!"
The swirling yellow sand instantly condensed into thumb-sized pellets, shooting towards Muyang with the speed of a handgun bullet, a full 360-degree, no-blind-spot barrage.
Bang, bang, bang…
The floorboards were instantly pierced, and dust filled the air, obscuring the scene inside.
"You're pretty good, kid!" Muyang patted Gaara's head, chuckling.
Gaara mechanically turned his head, staring blankly at Muyang who had appeared beside him, wondering why the sand hadn't stopped his hand again.
"Kid, what I said earlier means I can revive your mother."
To prevent Gaara, whose thought process was clearly a bit off, from misunderstanding again, Muyang explained in detail.
Gaara's expression immediately became even more dazed, looking lost and bewildered.
"Do you want to see her?" Muyang asked.
"Yes!" Gaara snarled through gritted teeth, I want to hear her say it herself, whether or not she loves me.
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