Uchiha Akaishi Tour

"The people who went to scout the location haven't returned yet? Don't they know their superiors are pressing them?"

"How about... we just do it! At a time like this, who cares if a few kids are missing?"

"No way! Those Uchiha bastards have been investigating the disappearance of children in the war zone lately. What if..."

"Then let the whole village disappear instead of the children going missing, and they won't be discovered, right?"

"this……"

"Don't give me any bad advice. Not all ordinary children are talented. If you just pick a village, there are only a few children of the right age. If you screen them, there probably won't be any who can even pass the first two rounds of selection. In the end, it will all be a waste of effort."

"But now the higher-ups are pressuring us, and if we don't get more test samples, I'm afraid..."

"Then let's wait for orders from above!"

"Wait, we've spotted something... There seems to be someone approaching from the west, and judging from their size... it looks like a small child!"

An experimental support team from the root region is currently operating within the territory of the Land of Fields.

There are many such teams at the root, whose responsibility is to "ensure that there is a sufficient supply of 'materials' for the experiment."

These teams used to operate mainly in the Land of Wind, but because the Uchiha clan began to tighten their control over this area, Root no longer focused on non-war centers in the north, or on island nations overseas that had been in chaos since the Land of Water fell into disarray.

Recently, due to the launch of the "Konoha Orphanage", orphans within the Land of Fire are almost no longer able to reach Root, making the burden on these "Experimental Support Teams" much heavier.

Although no direct order was given, it would be impossible to complete this task without using some "special means" by current standards.

Fortunately, some free materials suddenly appeared...

Three Root ninjas immediately approached the white-haired boy.

Exhausted and hungry, the white-haired boy had already reached his limit. When he saw someone coming, the tension he had been holding back finally snapped, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Bone age 31 months... malnutrition... but good mental state."

"His chakra channels are clear, he... should be able to!"

"Wait, he's all alone? How did such a big kid cross the border?"

"Indeed, we almost failed to time travel. If we had been any later, we probably wouldn't have been able to save ourselves."

"He still had some dry food and water on him... so how did he faint from hunger?"

"I've been saving that last bit, giving myself hope...that's why I've been able to hold on until now!"

The three made a preliminary assessment of the child's condition.

Although there are some doubts about how he got here on his own, there doesn't seem to be any real reason for the doubts, and all the doubts can be explained by "coincidence".

In particular, the sensory ninja among the three had already taken the initiative to sense that there was no one else within several miles, and there was no indication that the child had been tampered with.

then……

"Even mosquito meat is meat, one is one... send it over! Don't let them rush us anymore." After giving the white-haired boy a life-saving potion, the squad leader from the root carried him away.

……

"They were taken away by three masked men!" Miroku exclaimed excitedly.

The Red Stone Squad has been tracking him for several days...

Not only did Maitreya have to keep a close watch from behind, but others also had to step in from time to time to clear away the "obstacles" in front of him—some dangerous wild beasts were simply cleared away, and in some impassable areas, logs and vines would be placed "appropriately" for him to climb over.

He even got impatient and, while the man was asleep, led him across the most difficult part of the mountain path, using Sharingan genjutsu to prevent him from suspecting anything...

Jiraiya and Ranma just felt it was too much trouble, while Akaishi had a strange sense of déjà vu.

"What's wrong?" Lan Wu noticed that Chi Shi was distracted.

"No, it's nothing... Jiraiya, and Nagato... never mind, we'll talk about it later." Akaishi said, shaking his head.

Akaishi recalled the time he encountered Black Zetsu!

At the time, Akaishi was on his way to find Nagato when he encountered Black Zetsu. Afterwards, Akaishi wondered if Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha, who appeared there inexplicably, were also related to Nagato.

However, Akaishi couldn't understand what the connection was.

After all, if Black Zetsu and Madara cared about Nagato, they could just take him away; there was no need to worry about Akaishi at all...

However, this scene made Akaishi suddenly realize—could it be that they were also using Nagato to spawn?

wrong!

Nagato didn't do anything wrong...

That is... they didn't want Nagato to find out, so they were secretly protecting him!

This also explains why Nagato, an "ordinary child," was so lucky to be able to wander so far independently in the war-torn Land of Wind, eventually meeting Yahiko and Konan, and then, by sheer luck, Jiraiya.

If it was Black Zetsu and Madara secretly tracking and protecting them, then that's the end of the story!

Because he had been doing something similar these past few days, Akaishi felt more and more certain that if any annoying guy were to discover the white-haired boy at this moment, Akaishi would definitely show up and chase him away!

Even so, Akaishi still couldn't understand the two guys' motives...

Akaishi originally wanted to ask Jiraiya if Nagato had any other "abnormalities".

But thinking about it, Jiraiya probably didn't find anything, otherwise he would have said so already...

Since that's the case, Akaishi can only hope to verify it himself when he sees Nagato again next time!

"Who has better talent, me or Nagato?" Akaishi suddenly asked out of the blue.

Although Nagato possessed excellent Uzumaki clan bloodline, and according to Jiraiya's team members, he also had great talent, especially in chakra growth, which was exceptional... even so, it couldn't explain why Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu cared so much about him.

Is it just because of talent?

impossible?

If I have such great talent, why doesn't he look for me?

Jiraiya: ? ? ?

"Why don't you ask who has better talent, you or Minato?" Jiraiya retorted.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi's eyes lit up, and he said, "Then what about my and Minato's talents...?"

"Of the three of you, Minato seems to be the most talented, followed by Nagato," Jiraiya said solemnly.

Akaishi:……

As expected, Akaishi had nothing to say to those who didn't understand the value of the Sharingan!

Our Uchiha clan's Sharingan...

Akaashi:! ! !

Akaishi suddenly remembered what happened when he first met Madara.

Looking back now, it seems that when Madara Uchiha appeared during the Chunin Exams, he was somewhat "idle"!

It wasn't just Akaishi who thought so; the entire Hidden Leaf Village conducted a series of investigations afterward, but they still couldn't find out what that "Rinnegan ninja" was doing there.

that……

Akashi suddenly wanted to make a bold guess—could it be that they came looking for me?

Although this speculation may seem a bit self-indulgent, it does seem entirely possible when you think about it!

If Madara Uchiha wanted to find a helper or for some other reason, and wanted to get in touch with talented clansmen, then he should have come to Akaishi during the Chunin Exams.

However, this way...

Akaishi couldn't help but think to himself—even if my talent wasn't something that Uchiha Madara could discover, he should still have gone to Minato...

If we're talking about bloodlines, Nagato wasn't even from the Uchiha clan...

Although he has the bloodline of the Uchiha branch and the Uzumaki clan, if you trace his lineage back to Ashura, he was a descendant of the Uchiha clan...

hiss--

For some reason, Akaishi suddenly thought of the "Rinnegan" when he thought of this!

If there's anything related to "the descendants of Indra and Ashura," there seems to be something... and Madara Uchiha also possessed it, and that is...

Rinnegan!

Then Akaishi recalled that when he fought Uchiha Madara last time, Madara did not activate the Rinnegan again, and in recent years, the strength of the King of Hell's sense of the Rinnegan has been fluctuating... Akaishi became more and more suspicious!

I even feel that just one more point is needed to connect all these things...

It can't be that Madara Uchiha was doing a good deed by giving the Rinnegan to a talented descendant of Indra or Ashura, can it?

Even Akaishi himself was amused by this absurd speculation...

What benefit would this bring to Madara Uchiha?

In Akaishi's eyes, even if that old man was about to die, he would never do such a good thing...

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, though confused about Akaishi's thoughts, asked Miroku, "Can you confirm the identities or strength of those three people?"

"Yes, but if you look too closely, the other party will likely sense it," Maitreya reminded him.

"Then forget it..." Jiraiya shook his head.

Maitreya was only glancing at the white-haired boy "occasionally" and not focusing his gaze on the three masked people at all, nor was he able to observe anything carefully, which is why he did not trigger the three people's spiritual senses.

At this point, Jiraiya certainly couldn't afford to alert the enemy...

Using Miroku's eyesight, the Akaishi Squad followed three masked Konoha ninjas.

Half a day later, Jiraiya sighed, "This isn't the way to Konoha..."

"Of course he wouldn't dare to conduct such an experiment in the village," Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Jiraiya was half indignant at Shimura Danzo's audacity, and half relieved—the fact that the laboratory was deliberately hidden outside proved that the experiment was indeed very problematic, but…

Since it wasn't in the village, it proves that at least the teacher was unaware of it. Otherwise, if the Hokage were to personally cover for it, placing it within Konoha would have been both safe and convenient.

This relieved Jiraiya!

If the Third Hokage were also involved, it would be something Jiraiya would find difficult to face.

After following the three Root members for a day and a night, the Red Stone Squad finally arrived at a Root secret base near the border of the Land of Iron after traveling through the night.

"They broke some kind of seal and entered!" Maitreya said.

After all that effort, we finally got something out of it!

"After us..." Jiraiya said, looking at Akaishi.

"Wait a little longer." Akaishi's answer was somewhat unexpected—being in no hurry was not like his personality.

At the same time, Chishi summoned the little white snake again.

This only made Jiraiya more puzzled—at this point, what could he possibly report to Orochimaru?