Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 127 Xiao Nan, you're still alive!

Just as Akihara Kagura had predicted, Jiraiya's thoughts were indeed correct.

Since Jiraiya felt he couldn't find any information about the Akatsuki through normal channels, he decided to try and hire them.

Jiraiya inquired about the nobleman who had hired Akatsuki and discovered that such a person actually existed. He then asked the nobleman for information about Akatsuki and took the opportunity to invite him to hire Akatsuki again.

late at night.

Jiraiya lay in wait nearby.

Under the moonlight.

Suddenly, pieces of origami flew down from the sky and coalesced into the image of a woman with light blue hair, which landed in the nobleman's courtyard.

This is the contact person for the Akatsuki organization.

The patrons in the ninja world are still quite important.

Even the Third Hokage of Konoha spent most of his time at the Konoha Mission Meeting Hall discussing commissions and distributing commissions to clients.

The idea that "the customer is king" is the same in every corner of the world; no one would disregard the benefits brought by their customers.

therefore…

Xiao Nan came here in person.

Xiao Nan wore a black robe draped with auspicious cloud patterns, her light blue hair adorned with an origami flower, her face painted with heavy makeup, and a slightly oversized ring on her hand. She gazed at the nobleman before her with an air of aloofness.

"Whom do you want us to eliminate this time?"

Obviously.

The Akatsuki organization's attitude towards its clients is inadequate.

After all, it's not a formal organization, so their service attitude isn't that good.

"Eliminate..."

The nobleman looked up at Konan, then stammered out a name: "Jiraiya! Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!"

"..."

Konan frowned, seemingly feeling that the name had been appearing in her life too frequently lately: "The mission to eliminate Jiraiya will cost a lot of money..."

Konan lowered her head and pondered how much money she should allocate to the mission of eliminating Jiraiya, after all, Jiraiya was one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and also her teacher…

From any perspective...

It seems that a significant amount of money should be added.

Moreover, from the Akatsuki's perspective, eliminating Jiraiya, who was constantly investigating Orochimaru and even the Akatsuki, was actually beneficial to them.

only…

Xiao Nan has never been a person who can make decisions.

We need to consult Payne about this matter.

"For this mission, we'll temporarily..."

Just then, Xiao Nan looked up as if to say something, but suddenly noticed something surging in the nobleman's room!

"Who goes there!"

Xiao Nan's expression suddenly changed!

Sheets of origami floated up from her body, transforming into shuriken that swiftly pierced through the windows and shot into the Tibetan room!

A tall, white-haired figure tumbled out in a disheveled state!

It was Jiraiya who had been lurking inside all along!

Xiao Nan's face turned ugly.

Konan never expected to see Jiraiya at this time. Based on what had happened recently, she immediately realized that this employment was a trap set by Jiraiya!

"It's a trap!"

"Xiao Nan, I didn't expect it to be you..."

A complex look flashed in Jiraiya's eyes.

Why did a disciple who was supposed to be dead in his memory appear here, and even become a member of the Akatsuki? This was quite a shock to Jiraiya!

Jiraiya had always believed the information from Mount Myōboku. He thought that the toads from Mount Myōboku had told him that Konan and the other two were dead, so he never thought about these disciples again, only feeling a little sorry for them.

did not expect…

Xiao Nan's disciple is not dead!

He was even in the same organization as Orochimaru!

Jiraiya sized up his maturely dressed disciple and still managed to offer a compliment: "Your spellcasting techniques have become more formidable than before, and you've grown into quite a woman..."

"..."

Xiao Nan remained silent and did not answer.

"What exactly is going on?"

Jiraiya's expression immediately turned serious, as if he were looking at a child who had gone astray: "The information I received was that you were all already dead. How come you're in the same organization as Orochimaru? What about Yahiko and Nagato?"

"..."

Xiao Nan's body gradually turned into pieces of paper.

Without Payne's orders, Konan didn't know how to deal with this teacher, nor whether she should answer these questions. Two huge paper wings sprouted from her side, propelling her body as she tried to leave into the distance!

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Mane!"

Jiraiya quickly closed his palms together!

Strands of hair flew towards Xiao Nan's body!

However, Konan's body was unusually agile when she flew, and in the blink of an eye she soared high into the air, dodging Jiraiya's attack. Her body then began to turn into pieces of origami and disappear!

"Konan!"

Jiraiya leaped forward, trying to catch up!

However, he couldn't see any trace of the disciple at all; he could only see the folded papers scattered in different directions, and he couldn't determine which direction Xiao Nan had fled to!

Under the bright moonlight.

The window of a hotel room was open.

Kagura Akihara stood by the window, gazing at the origami fluttering in the night sky.

"That's Xiao Nan."

White Zetsu Awei's body emerged from the floor, softly introducing this Akatsuki member: "Her technique is a secret art that utilizes origami..."

"Jiraiya-sensei mentioned this name."

Akihara Kagura, knowing Konan's identity, said softly, "It seems my teacher has more people to chase after now... My teacher always gets into a lot of trouble."

"but…"

Bai Zetsu Awei hesitated, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "If we hadn't guided Jiraiya, he probably wouldn't have discovered Konan's situation, right?"

Some things are destined.

Kagura Akihara shook her head, refusing to admit that she was being blamed: "This is not our fault. We just brought forward the inevitable outcome, giving them more time to deal with it."

"Think about it..."

"If we don't let them meet now..."

"When they meet in the future, the Hidden Leaf Village ninja and the Akatsuki are destined to engage in a fierce battle. How should they handle it? There may not even be time to deal with it, and there may be no possibility of communication. They will have no choice but to start killing each other."

"Now they've met..."

"When they meet again in the future, they will have had plenty of time to figure out each other's positions and how to treat each other. Even if they kill each other, they will not regret it."

"It's in their best interest to have them meet."

After finishing her speech, Akihara Kagura concluded that she was a good person: "Actually, we did a good thing; we did it for their benefit."

After summarizing, Akihara Kagura added, "But this world is distorted. We do good deeds, but we can't leave our names, so they won't be grateful to us."

"What you said...makes sense."

White Zetsu Awei felt that what Akihara Kagura said made a lot of sense.

No matter who is here, they can't find anything wrong with what Akihara Kagura said; what they did was indeed for the sake of Jiraiya and Konan, the master and apprentice.

"Are you going to make a move?"

White Zetsu Awei proactively asked, "Should we help Jiraiya or Konan? I think we should help Jiraiya. I heard Konan's attitude towards Obito isn't very good anymore..."

"It's not the time to help yet."

Kagura Akihara shook her head and said softly, "Even if we capture Konan, what then? What we need to do is not to lure out Konan, but to make Jiraiya-sensei keep causing trouble for the Akatsuki..."

"Only this way..."

"When we return to Akatsuki in the future, if someone doesn't allow us to be in charge, then we'll find a way to make that person get hunted down by Jiraiya-sensei."

This plan is a win-win situation for Akihara Kagura.

Firstly, it allows Jiraiya to discover the Akatsuki organization in advance, so that in the future, Jiraiya or Konoha can help eliminate those disobedient members of the Akatsuki. This way, Akihara Kagura's hands won't get dirty, and it won't cause dissatisfaction within the Akatsuki organization.

Secondly, to complete Orochimaru's mission.

Thirdly, the Akatsuki organization has been facing trouble from being investigated by Jiraiya, and is even about to be destroyed by Jiraiya and his disciples. Obito Uchiha certainly cannot ignore this and will have to come and issue orders. The reward for a mission to save the Akatsuki organization must be quite high, right?

Fourthly, when Jiraiya takes me along to investigate and even destroy the Akatsuki, there might be some mission involved, such as letting his disciple go. In that case, you can't blame Akihara Kagura for mining.

of course.

Akihara Kagura is not a selfish person.

Akihara Kagura was also thinking of her teacher Jiraiya, fearing that her teacher would be too traumatized in the future, so she revealed Orochimaru and Konan's identities to Jiraiya in advance.

Akihara Kagura looked at Jiraiya standing at the highest point of the town, a smile playing on her lips: "I really helped you a lot, Jiraiya-sensei..."

"..."

Bai Jue Awei nodded in deep agreement.

If Jiraiya hadn't had Akihara Kagura as a disciple, he would have been lost and wandering aimlessly in the town's taverns, gathering a group of waitresses to drink with him; instead, he would be chasing after this or investigating that, and even have a clear goal in life.

"Let's get ready."

Akihara Kagura chuckled softly and slowly closed the hotel window: "This time, we're definitely going to the Land of Rain."

"The Land of Rain is not peaceful!"

White Zetsu Awei, recalling the country where the Akatsuki's base was located, brought up the situation in the Land of Rain: "The Land of Rain is still embroiled in civil war! Even now, the Third Shinobi World War isn't over yet!"

The entire Land of Rain is indeed still in the midst of a civil war.

White Zetsu Awei is very knowledgeable about the history of the Land of Rain, and even knows the entire timeline of the civil war in the Land of Rain, including the grudges between the Akatsuki organization and Hanzo of the Salamander.

after all…

The Third Shinobi World War had only just ended.

Towards the end of the Third Shinobi World War, Yahiko, the previous leader of the Akatsuki, had a brief encounter with Hanzo of the Salamander, which resulted in heavy losses for the Akatsuki.

Hanzo the Salamander and Danzo Shimura teamed up to ambush the Akatsuki organization, resulting in the immediate death of Akatsuki leader Yahiko and the demise of most of its members in the battle.

Of course, Obito Uchiha wasn't entirely innocent either. At that time, Obito had just awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan and took the opportunity to eliminate the weaker members of the Akatsuki organization during this incident, shifting all the blame onto Danzo Shimura and Hanzo of the Salamander.

White Zetsu Awei was well aware of these matters, recounting the history from several years ago: "Taking advantage of this opportunity, Obito guided Nagato to create Pain, the current leader of Akatsuki. Pain was created using the corpse of Yahiko, the previous leader of Akatsuki..."

After the Third Shinobi World War ended, Pain and Konan disappeared. While relying on Obito Uchiha's guidance to develop the new Akatsuki organization, they also sent people to take in wandering ninjas from Amegakure. They had not forgotten to establish a new Amegakure.

Many Amegakure ninjas, unwilling to accept Hanzo's corrupt rule, marked their Amegakure headbands with a line and joined forces with Pain and Konan to challenge Amegakure under Hanzo's rule.

Perhaps because Pain and Konan did not have enough ninjas to take over the rule of Amegakure, the internal war in Amegakure was not very intense.

Perhaps they were worried that by eliminating Hanzo the Salamander, they wouldn't have a strong enough reputation as ninjas, which would attract the covetousness of other major ninja villages towards the Land of Rain; coincidentally, they hadn't discovered Hanzo's hiding place either.

Even as the civil war in the Land of Rain intensified, Hanzo of the Salamander remained aloof from worldly affairs, living in seclusion in Amegakure. Fearing assassination by Pain, he remained hidden and dared not come out, having long lost the magnanimity of a demigod ninja.

"Is Hanzo the Salamander still alive?"

Kagura Akihara raised an eyebrow and asked, "I've heard that Hanzo of the Salamander is a ninja demigod. I wonder if there's any chance I'll ever meet him..."

"Still alive!"

White Zetsu Awei nodded and continued, "However, apart from us, no one knows his whereabouts. Even Pain couldn't find out where Hanzo the Salamander is."

Yes.

Hanzo the salamander is quite afraid of dying.

Many ninjas in Amegakure were unaware of the whereabouts of this demigod, let alone his adversary Pain. Only the White Zetsu were able to find him using the Mayfly Technique.

"When you go to Amegakure, you must give him a proper visit."

Akihara Kagura smiled and said softly, "Hanzo the Salamander has a good reputation as a ninja demigod. Perhaps we can borrow it..."

"Borrow...borrow?"

Bai Jue Awei didn't quite understand what this title could be used for.

"How about using him to climb to the top?"

Kagura Akihara stretched and continued nonchalantly, "The ninja world calls him a demigod of ninjas, meaning he's only inferior to the First Hokage, the god of ninjas..."

"Is this... borrowing his head?"

Bai Zetsu Awei frowned, sensing that Akihara Kagura didn't want to borrow it in a normal way.

"What's wrong?"

Kagura Akihara shrugged, making no attempt to hide the matter, and even offering a reason: "Hanzo of the Salamander and Lord Danzo once had an alliance, yet he has never gone to pay his respects to Konoha. This is blatant disregard for Konoha's authority. I was once Lord Danzo's subordinate..."

Third update!

Hanzo the Salamander sent people to participate in the Chunin Exams!

Later in the anime, when Pain and Konan took control of Amegakure and sent people to participate in the Sunagakure exam, they mentioned this incident and sent Hydrangea (the second Animal Path Pain) to participate.

From a timeline perspective

That is indeed the case.

Because Obito awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he first caused the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, and it was at this time that Naruto Uzumaki was born.

Then, Obito began causing trouble in the Land of Rain, resulting in the deaths of most of the Akatsuki members, including Yahiko.

The Third Shinobi World War has only just ended, so Hanzo of the Salamander is definitely not dead yet.

This is the timeline of the mastermind behind it all. We confirmed it back then, and we were right!

(End of this chapter)