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Chapter 263 Jiraiya, your disciples are all too much trouble!

Mabuyi is very clever.

News of the Akatsuki's attack on Sunagakure had already spread throughout the ninja world.

Konoha is a superior ally of Sunagakure. Kagura Akihara must have come to Kumogakure to seek information about Akatsuki after learning of the Akatsuki's activities in the Land of Lightning, in order to help Sunagakure seek justice.

Mabui looked at Akihara Kagura with a sincere and humble expression: "Lord Kagura possesses the power to single-handedly conquer an entire ninja village. If you want to do something, you shouldn't need evidence, right? Suspicion should be enough..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura glanced at Mabui with surprise.

This secretary of the Fourth Raikage was truly intelligent; she even possessed the logic to persuade Akihara Kagura. She said softly, "Since Lord Kagura wants to obtain some evidence from Kumogakure, it proves that Lord Kagura doesn't actually believe that Kumogakure is colluding with Akatsuki, and has never doubted that Kumogakure would collude with Akatsuki..."

"You are very smart."

Akihara Kagura softly praised Mabui, but then suddenly said, "However, I infiltrated Kumogakure to gather intelligence. Wouldn't it be bad to come back empty-handed?"

"..."

All the high-ranking members of the Cloud Hidden Sect present rolled their eyes in unison.

Do the ninjas of Konoha Village have some misunderstanding about intelligence gathering missions? Directly attacking and conquering the enemy village is called infiltrating and gathering intelligence?

"Actually, we, like Lord Kagura, also want to obtain information about the Akatsuki organization."

Mabui's expression gradually turned serious, and she explained earnestly, "Because two members of the Akatsuki appeared in the Land of Lightning and attacked the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, we are also investigating the Akatsuki..."

"Mabuyi!"

A Cloud Village Jonin quickly stopped Mabui, shouting, "This is top-secret village information, you can't..."

"There's no need to hide this information anymore, is there?"

Darui, the Fourth Raikage's right-hand man, sensed that this Jonin was somewhat out of touch with reality, and stepped in to defend Mabui, saying, "The existence of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is to ensure the safety of the village, but now the village has been captured, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki has not appeared. There's no need to continue concealing this information..."

"All intelligence is for the purpose of protecting the village's interests."

Darui glanced at the Hidden Cloud Village, now a forest, and shook his head, saying, "What's the use of keeping information when the village is in danger..."

After Darui finished speaking, he looked at Akihara Kagura: "Konoha's... this gentleman, in a sense, Konoha and Kumogakure are facing the same enemy. Kumogakure and Konoha have joined forces to search for information about the Akatsuki organization..."

"This doesn't seem like a good idea."

Akihara Kagura raised a finger and gently shook it: "My first purpose in coming to Kumogakure was to gather intelligence on the Akatsuki organization; my second purpose was also to avenge Kumogakure's attempt to seize Konoha's bloodline limit..."

"Oh, right."

"Besides past evidence, I also caught them in the act."

Akihara Kagura reached out and placed her hand on the apple core. An apple tree slowly grew from the infusion of her chakra, and even grew a tree full of apples.

Akihara Kagura picked a pesticide-free apple, took a bite, and continued, "While I was eating this apple, you guys seemed to be discussing how to steal my Wood Release bloodline limit. Should I give you time to continue your discussion?"

"..."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Darui's forehead. He explained in a deep voice, "But... this is because Lady Kagura entered the Land of Lightning. We fear your power and have no choice but to treat you as an enemy who might invade Kumogakure..."

"You have a point."

Akihara Kagura raised her hand and released Darui and Mabui's hands. She then picked two apples from the tree and tossed them to the two rational Cloud Village ninjas.

"..."

Darui looked at the apple in his hand, but had no appetite for it.

Even Mabuyi, standing next to her, was sweating profusely as she looked at the apple Mabuyi had received, let alone eating it, even though she could smell its sweet aroma.

"Then what do you all think..."

Akihara Kagura, biting into an apple, asked sincerely, "I've already invaded Kumogakure. How should I handle this so you won't blame me?"

"..."

Darui and Mabuyi were sweating profusely, racking their brains for a reply.

According to their ideas…

You'd be better off apologizing and committing suicide!

However, Akihara Kagura doesn't seem to be such a stubborn person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to directly attack Kumogakure in such a confrontational manner.

"What are your thoughts, Lady Kagura?"

Darui frowned slightly.

"How about this, just consider me a guest."

Akihara Kagura patted the apple tree she had forced to grow: "Consider this apple tree a gift from me to you all..."

Thank you.

Mabui immediately realized the potential of Kumogakure.

"but…"

Akihara Kagura looked at them and continued, "You should gather up all the secret techniques of Kumogakure as an apology for what Kumogakure did to Konoha..."

"!!!"

Darui and Mabuyi dare not make that decision!

However, it seems they have no way to refuse Akihara Kagura. Negotiations can only be conducted under conditions of equality between the two parties, and they are not yet qualified to engage in such negotiations.

"Oh, right."

"When I come here, I need someone else to bring me a souvenir."

"I'll bring back some local specialties for Lady Tsunade when I get back."

When Akihara Kagura said this, she looked at the Fourth Raikage beside her: "Take your Raikage from Kumogakure away, lest Lady Tsunade think I did nothing, after all, I have superiors."

"..."

Darui and Mabuyi dared not make the decision any further!

"mix…"

The Fourth Raikage's mouth was gagged with vines as he glared angrily at Akihara Kagura. Once he was freed from the restraints, he would probably fight Akihara Kagura to the death!

"Of course, you can refuse."

Akihara Kagura tossed aside the apple in her hand and continued slowly, "I'll just take all the corpses of the Cloud Village ninjas back as gifts, and while I'm at it, let the Yamanaka clan slowly extract the memories I need from your corpses..."

"You bastard..."

The Fourth Raikage forced out a single sentence from his throat.

"I've always heard that the Raikage position was passed down from father to son."

Akihara Kagura's words made the Fourth Raikage's expression suddenly turn ugly: "Will the Fourth Raikage lead the Hidden Cloud Village to their deaths for your honor, or will you come back with me as a souvenir I brought back from the Land of Lightning?"

"..."

The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth.

If possible, the Fourth Raikage would certainly be willing to die!

Even the Fourth Raikage believed that his subordinates would be willing to die with him!

however…

From then on...

The name of Kumogakure will be erased from the ninja world.

"Mabuyi."

The Fourth Raikage glanced at Mabui, his face contorted with rage as he forced out the words through clenched teeth: "Go retrieve that thing from the forbidden jutsu room and give it to this bastard! While I was away from Kumogakure, you assisted Darui. Make sure that idiot stays where he belongs!"

"Raikage-sama!"

A group of Cloud Village Jonin looked at the Fourth Raikage with deep emotion.

A superior is willing to endure humiliation for the sake of his subordinates' lives, especially since they all know that this superior has always been tough and has always been a person who would rather die than submit!

Akihara Kagura collected the scrolls of ninjutsu and secret techniques from Kumogakure, which could be used to supplement Root's database. She could also take out a few lightning release ninjutsu and give them to Uchiha Sasuke, letting that subordinate understand that as long as he works hard and obeys orders, he will be rewarded.

The most suitable one for Uchiha Sasuke...

It must be the Lightning Release Chakra Mode mastered by the Fourth Raikage.

Sasuke Uchiha had long been eager to fight his brother Itachi Uchiha. This kind of revenge could not be stopped indefinitely, because all the Root ninjas wanted to avenge Itachi, the one who massacred their clan!

Coincidentally, Akihara Kagura also secretly wanted to take control of the Akatsuki organization, using the opportunity to purge those within the organization who would never obey his orders...

For example, Itachi Uchiha.

For example, Kisame Hoshigaki.

In order to capture the Tailed Beasts, members of each Akatsuki team went out to capture them, which gave Akihara Kagura an opportunity to defeat them one by one without being noticed.

Hidden Rock Village.

Outside a desolate, remote mountain area.

Kisame Hoshigaki, wielding the Samehada sword, battles Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails!

Because of the frequent conflicts between the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, and the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, Rōshi simply left Iwagakure and traveled the ninja world as a wandering monk.

Of course.

Jinchuriki who act alone are always the Akatsuki's favorite targets, and they are not afraid of Roshi no matter how strong he is.

Kisame Hoshigaki is known as the tailless tailed beast. He wields the Samehada sword and repeatedly cuts through Rōshi's body, absorbing Rōshi's chakra!

Rain was falling on this battlefield, which boosted Kisame's fighting power; however, flames were still burning on the ground, clearly caused by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi!

"Molten Core..."

Old Purple closed his palms, about to unleash his Lava Release.

"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

Kisame Hoshigaki immediately clasped his hands together and formed hand seals. Before Rōshi could even use Lava Release, he released a water shark to extinguish the Lava Release on Rōshi's body!

Kisame Hoshigaki brandished Samehada and plunged his sword into Rōshi's body, completely rendering the Four-Tails Jinchūriki unable to fight!

"It really hasn't been easy..."

Kisame Hoshigaki used his Samehada sword to lift up Roshi's body, then directly carried the Samehada sword, allowing Roshi's body to land precisely on Samehada from mid-air.

This way, they can take Rōshi away from the battlefield, and Samehada can continue to absorb Rōshi's chakra, preventing Rōshi from continuing to resist.

After Kisame Hoshigaki finished doing all this, he walked over to Itachi Uchiha, who was getting soaked in the rain. He didn't seem to mind that Itachi Uchiha wasn't doing anything, and just smiled and showed off his shark teeth.

"Mr. Itachi, getting caught in the rain will worsen your condition..."

"let's go."

Itachi Uchiha ignored Kisame Hoshigaki's good intentions, simply stood up and left with Kisame.

"What happened?"

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and chuckled before continuing, "Is Itachi-san worried about your younger brother? I heard that brat named Uchiha Sasuke killed Orochimaru; his strength might not be much less than Itachi-san's, right?"

"Perhaps... he's even a bit better than me."

Itachi Uchiha recalled the techniques that Sasuke Uchiha had used.

Before the final battle, Itachi Uchiha was still thinking about how to lose to Sasuke Uchiha without leaving a trace, so that Sasuke Uchiha wouldn't notice anything amiss.

However, after witnessing Sasuke's fighting prowess, Itachi had to ensure he wouldn't be suddenly killed by Sasuke during the battle, lest Sasuke fail to grasp the information he wanted to convey...

the most important is…

We must not let Sasuke Uchiha know the truth.

Once Sasuke Uchiha learns the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre, he will definitely clash with Konoha, but his younger brother is no match for Kagura Akihara…

"Speaking of which..."

Itachi Uchiha avoided the question about Sasuke Uchiha and instead inquired about another matter that concerned him: "If Akatsuki wants to obtain the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they definitely can't bypass Akihara Kagura. I'm starting to wonder how Akatsuki is going to capture the Nine-Tails..."

"Then that's not something we should be worried about."

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled, unconcerned about these matters. He was focused solely on carrying out the tasks assigned to him by Obito Uchiha and Pain.

"..."

Itachi Uchiha didn't believe Pain could do that.

Because Payne once mentioned that he had also lost to Akihara Kagura.

If my estimation is correct, when Pain lost to Akihara Kagura, Akihara Kagura was probably no more than thirteen years old. Over the years, Akihara Kagura's strength has definitely increased, and I have personally witnessed Akihara Kagura's terrifying talent...

maybe.

Akihara Kagura was still able to suppress Pain.

Konoha Village.

Jiraiya was also thinking about this question.

The entire ninja world was gripped by fear due to the Akatsuki's actions.

However, Jiraiya was very knowledgeable about the Akatsuki organization and had no sense of crisis about the troubles they caused. He had personally witnessed Akihara Kagura defeat the Akatsuki single-handedly and knew that his two disciples were the true leaders of the Akatsuki.

"I'm going to see Nagato."

Jiraiya laid out everything to Tsunade about the Akatsuki, Nagato, and Konan, earnestly stating his plan: "I need to go to the Land of Rain again, find the Akatsuki's base, and stop Nagato and Konan from continuing..."

"Is the leader of Akatsuki also your disciple?"

Tsunade looked up at Jiraiya, sighed, and tossed him a piece of information: "Before you stop them, why don't you stop your other disciple first...?"

"What's wrong?"

Jiraiya curiously accepted the information.

Tsunade rubbed her temples and said in a deep voice, "Akihara Kagura single-handedly conquered Kumogakure, captured the Fourth Raikage, and is on her way back to Konoha with him..."

Second update!

Everyone, go to bed early!

(End of this chapter)