stonecrandall Chapter 61 The Growth of a Makeshift Troupe
Chapter 61 The Growth of a Makeshift Troupe
Chapter 61 The Growth of a Makeshift Troupe
Shiba Kiyokawa had long suspected that this negotiation wouldn't be so easy to achieve.
Iwagakure has always considered itself the superior party, so how could it possibly be willing to be forced to the negotiating table while being completely ignorant and passive?
Putting himself in his shoes, if he were the Tsuchikage, he would also try to salvage his position before negotiations even begin.
He just didn't expect Ono Kishin to be so ruthless, not even rushing to save his son, leaving all communication for five days later.
Upon hearing this news, Nagato asked worriedly, "What should we do next? Iwagakure probably won't behave themselves for the next five days."
"He definitely won't behave himself," Shiba Kiyokawa corrected him.
Nagato instinctively wanted to sigh, but then suddenly realized: Why is Shiba Kiyokawa so calm?
This made his eyes light up. "You have a way?"
Shiba Kiyokawa shrugged. "There really aren't any this time."
Upon hearing this, Nagato immediately deflated again.
On the contrary, it was Uzumaki Kaoru behind him who looked at Shiba Kiyokawa's calm and collected demeanor, and after thinking for a while, she said.
"Does Qinghe-kun think that although there will be trouble this time, there won't be any danger?"
Shiba Kiyokawa nodded with satisfaction and flicked Nagato on the forehead.
"Learn more from your aunt, use your own brain, and don't rely on your eyes for everything."
A few months ago, he certainly wouldn't have dared to teach Nagato such a lesson.
But now, Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, was flicked by him with a single finger and dared not retaliate, his eyes filled with grievance, like a child who had done something wrong.
"I suppressed the Rinnegan with a single finger. By rounding up, isn't that comparable to the Six Paths?" Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly chuckled to himself.
At this moment, Xiao Nan also realized what was happening.
"I understand. You think that since Iwagakure didn't refuse the deal, and that ninja named Yotsuchi is still in our hands, they'll do bad things, but won't kill anyone?"
Shiba Kiyokawa nodded.
He actually lied here; he couldn't guarantee that Iwagakure would refrain from drawing blood, but he still chose to tacitly agree.
Because he desperately needed this opportunity!
This is an opportunity for the Hammerchain Akatsuki!
"Nagato, your intelligence department needs to get moving over the next five days!"
There will never be a better opportunity!
The Akatsuki cannot forever rely on just a few of us carrying the team forward; we need more like-minded comrades who can keep up with us!
It's time for the Akatsuki to grow stronger!
Although the Akatsuki team in the original Shippuden manga is very cool and stylish, Shiba Kiyokawa does not want his organization to become so sparsely populated in the future.
"I've given you the chips. Now it's time for you to grow," said Shiba Kiyokazu.
There will never be a better opportunity than this period of time—Iwagakure is hesitant to go all out, but they are urgent enough to put enough pressure on Akatsuki!
Nagato suddenly realized, but subconsciously she was still a little timid, afraid that she would not do well.
Until Shokuyo stepped forward and lovingly patted his head.
Nagato turned around, her eyes filled with longing as she looked at Koyo.
At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa seemed to hear Nagato's inner thoughts: This is the woman who can become my mother!
In retrospect, finding a blood relative for Nagato was definitely the right move.
Compared to the original work, the current Nagato is much more cheerful and resilient.
In the days that followed, the area under Akatsuki's control appeared calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging beneath!
Neither Akatsuki nor Iwagakure openly broke ties, so on the surface, everything appeared harmonious.
The villagers all thought the war was over, and they went out with carefree smiles.
But in the dead of night, deep in the mountains, where ordinary people never notice, dangerous and thrilling battles erupt one after another!
In the past few days of clashes, both sides have brought the stealth and precision characteristics of the ninja profession to the extreme!
The game of stealth and perception, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance is playing out every minute and every second!
Initially, the members of the Akatsuki organization, who were just starting out, were severely suppressed.
Even with Nagato's best efforts to protect them, more than a dozen people were still ambushed and kidnapped by Iwagakure on the first day.
Fortunately, the next day, these people returned, bruised and swollen, limping.
Shiba Kiyokawa wasn't angry. However, whenever he had free time, he would try his best to pass on the secret warfare experience that the system had extracted from Aburame Ryoma to the organization members.
The number of people abducted dropped to single digits the next day.
On the third day, some team members even gave an early warning and turned the tables, delivering a devastating blow to a team of Iwagakure ninja!
Under intense pressure, this makeshift team is rapidly growing and evolving, transforming into elite shadow combat agents capable of rivaling the ANBU of a major ninja village.
Every day during this period was incredibly rewarding for the Akatsuki organization!
On the other hand, the sense of gain from Iwagakure is rather hard to describe.
A Jonin from Iwagakure who had served in the Anbu for several years was pacing back and forth in agitation.
"Did you catch any Rain Ninja techniques today?"
The subordinate replied, "They confessed... but the content is still the same as before, all about their worship of the Akatsuki organization, saying that their leader, Qinghe, is omnipotent."
These people all genuinely believed that the boy named Qinghe had the ability to decipher the sealing technique of Konoha's Root.
But none of them knew exactly how to crack it.
"Damn it!"
The Iwagakure ninja angrily slammed his fist into a nearby tree.
In these days of covert clashes, Iwagakure has clearly emerged victorious. That third-rate organization called Akatsuki is no match for them in terms of infiltration and reconnaissance.
However, they actually obtained very little intelligence.
"Qinghe! Qinghe! It's that boy named Shiba Qinghe again! How come everything ends up involving him?"
Doesn't this organization have a second key figure?
The Iwagakure ninja who reported hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, there is one. According to our interrogation, there was originally a founder in their organization named Yahiko."
The Iwagakure Jonin's spirits lifted. "So, does this guy named Yahiko have the potential for a breakthrough?"
The reporting ninja said regretfully, "I'm afraid not. According to our understanding, the founder named Yahiko has already been usurped."
"..."
After struggling for a while, the Iwagakure Jonin only managed to utter one sentence: "Useless!"
I don't know who they're cursing.
With the date of the negotiations drawing ever closer, Iwagakure still hadn't obtained any valuable information, and all the arriving ninjas were growing impatient.
Just at this crucial moment, someone finally arrived in a flash and excitedly reported to the leader.
"Captain, you've made a breakthrough!"
"What breakthrough? Have you confirmed what kind of intelligence they have?" the Iwagakure Jonin asked in surprise.
"We just captured an Akatsuki member. He seemed to be of a high rank and was very vigilant. We paid a heavy price during the confrontation, but he was later rescued."
But during the brief capture, we used illusion magic to hypnotize him and obtained a crucial piece of information!
The intelligence these Rain Ninja intercepted from Root originated from the Land of Earth and hadn't yet been sent back to Konoha. It contained only one keyword.
"What is it?" the Iwagakure Jonin asked anxiously.
The ninja who had teleported over replied with his head bowed, "The Third Raikage."
In short, he terrified the Iwagakure Jonin in charge of gathering intelligence!
Meanwhile, inside the Akatsuki base, Shiba Kiyokawa showed no remorse for the team member who "leaked" the information. Instead, he murmured to himself with a faint smile.
"The dice have been rolled, Iwagakure, are you ready to reveal your cards?"
(End of this chapter)