Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Having followed Danzo for so many years, Aburame Torune was a perceptive man. Seeing the way his boss looked at him, he knew exactly what his boss meant. He was just asking him to put on an act. All the Root's underlings, including himself, had been cursed. They were just a bunch of tools. What did it matter if they died? Root had plenty of these kinds of tools. They could raise another batch after a few years.

But since the eldest brother loves to act so much, he can just play a supporting role for him.

"That damn bastard...(#｀皿′)"

As expected, Danzo gave Aburame Torune an appreciative look, then continued to act indignant, perfectly portraying a boss who had no power to avenge his subordinate and could only endure it.

Why would he promote the oil woman to become his right-hand woman?

Of course, one reason is that Qu Gen was the younger brother of Long Ma, who was ahead of him. But if he was just Long Ma's younger brother, considering Long Ma's loyalty and dedication over the years, it would have been enough to take care of him a little. There was no need to elevate him to the position of the leader. The main reason is that Qu Gen is perceptive and can understand the leader's intentions. Just like now, even though he didn't say anything, Qu Gen knew what he meant.

He wanted 10 billion, and he also wanted the tailed beast. After all, their Root's finances were very tight right now. If they didn't make a windfall, they couldn't hold on for long without any source of funds.

However, this time he also saw the gap in combat power between his Root and Anbu. This time, neither White Fang nor Tsunade made a move and all his elite subordinates were wiped out. So now he can only endure it and find another way to make money. Torune is right, a small act of impatience can ruin a big plan. As long as he is still alive, there is still a chance.

Danzo thought he still had to contact that masked man who was swindling people under the guise of Uchiha Madara. He had helped him so much, even taking care of the Uchiha clan, but he hadn't gotten any benefit from it.

Danzo felt he had suffered a huge loss no matter how he thought about it...

......

In the Land of Rain, Pain, also known as Nagato, the rice carrier who lives a life of hardship, has been feeling somewhat lost lately.

The plan had gradually matured and it was time to implement it, but at this moment, a tailed beast suddenly appeared. Although the masked man had the same idea as him, regardless of whether the tailed beast was a real tailed beast or not, he wanted to take it back first.

In any case, having an extra tailed beast is insignificant; it just means making someone make an extra trip, and the difficulty isn't that great.

During this time, he had been observing the body of the giant monster behind him. Although he was not highly educated, his analytical skills were still excellent, given that he had been able to establish a top-tier terrorist organization like Akatsuki. According to Shiki's seemingly plausible account, the tailed beast had only recently become a tailed beast, which was why it was not very intelligent and had been sealed inside the stomach of that weakling Shennong. He had obtained the giant monster that sealed the tailed beast decades ago, when the tailed beast had not yet taken shape. Therefore, it was correct that this giant monster only had nine holes on its body.

While it might be a bit far-fetched that the tailed beast the Golden Lion said was formed from the gas in the Sage of Six Paths' stomach, the ninja world was founded by the Sage of Six Paths, and the legendary Rinnegan exists only in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. So it seems reasonable to put all the impossible things on the Sage of Six Paths. The Rinnegan is on him, and he knows how powerful the Rinnegan is. He knows better than anyone how awesome the Sage of Six Paths really is.

That's why he was more certain than anyone else that the tailed beast that Golden Lion sold to Takikage was a real tailed beast. The tailed beast was the most important part of his plan, and he and his friends had already given everything for this plan, so there couldn't be any mistakes.

We definitely have to capture that tailed beast. Even if the masked man hadn't said anything, we would have done it anyway. But the problem now is where to seal it after we capture it. Those holes are out of the question. We've already made arrangements for the One to the Nine-Tails.

The remaining holes are the mouth and the anus. He can't choose the wrong one. If he makes a mistake and the super nuclear weapon fails to activate, then his and his friends' decades of hard work will be in vain!

"Nagato, forget about it. Itachi and Kisame have sent word that they've successfully captured the Two-Tails. Perhaps the Hidden Cloud Village has already discovered the Two-Tails' disappearance. The Eight-Tails is currently missing... The Four-Tails and Five-Tails from the Hidden Stone Village have also escaped. Should we take action against those two first? Also, that new tailed beast is currently in the hands of the Takigakure, but too many people are paying attention to him. Although he hasn't returned to Takigakure yet, there might be a risk of exposure if we take action."

The wealthy Nan walked in and saw his friend deep in thought, sporting an ugly look. He had been watching him for days and was worried that his already fragile health would collapse from overwork.

"...Have that masked man investigate the Eight-Tails. Inform Itachi and Kisame to go to Kirigakure and deal with the Three-Tails and Six-Tails. Let Sasori and Deidara handle the Takigakure and the tailed beast. Kakuzu and Hidan should capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. As for the One-Tails and Seven-Tails of Sunagakure, and the Nine-Tails of Konoha...I'll handle those myself. Tell Sasori and Deidara to keep a low profile..."

After thinking for a while, Nagato spoke to his friends, and finally emphasized again that Sasori and Deidara, this artistic duo, should keep a low profile.

1079. Raikage: Why isn't anyone from my Great Kumogakure here?

No offense intended. Sasori is one of their veterans; though a bit of a homebody, he's generally reliable. Deidara, however, is completely different—a total madman. That's why he's worried. They've only just gotten their first tailed beast; they can't be too high-profile, lest the other villages notice something amiss, and things will get complicated...

However, just as the wealthy Nan had finished informing the handsome Scorpion and Deidara, and was waiting for their good news...

The rich man Nan's original intention was to have them go to the entrance of Takigakure Village to wait for Takigakure to appear, then kill him without hesitation and secretly take away the idiot Jinchuriki.

However, Nagato and the wealthy Nan underestimated Deidara. After receiving Nan's message, Deidara was not happy. Why did he run away from Iwagakure? Wasn't it to let everyone in the ninja world see his art?

It is said that artists often become famous after they die, but he doesn't have that kind of patience. When he was a child, the fortune teller said that he would live to be a hundred years old and die peacefully in his sleep. If he only becomes famous after he dies, wouldn't that take decades?

That's definitely not going to work. This time, he absolutely has to let everyone witness his great art. He's been out in the industry for so many years just waiting for this opportunity to let everyone see his art. Of course, he won't let go of such a good opportunity. So he's been making a fuss about not being low-key this time. He has to make a dazzling appearance, dazzle everyone, and make a name for himself!

Normally, Sasori would definitely stop Deidara from behaving in a way that was anything but discreet.

However, Sasori himself had long harbored the idea of ​​reforming because his girlfriend, Shuri, was also part of the Akatsuki's plan. But since the Akatsuki had supported him for so many years, he couldn't just walk away like Orochimaru. Although he had informed his father, the village hadn't reacted yet, and he thought the village doubted his intelligence. So when he saw Deidara openly challenging Takikage without any regard for discretion, he didn't stop him. He also thought he could use this opportunity to warn the village that the Akatsuki had already made its move.

So Sasori didn't stop Deidara from having such an unassuming idea. Instead, he subtly hinted at some provocative "encouragement" in his words... Deidara, an artist who didn't know the meaning of modesty and was practically illiterate, couldn't handle Sasori's provocative "encouragement." So after discovering Takikage's whereabouts, he showed Sasori what the ultimate art of explosion was!

When a group of leaders from small ninja villages and a group of bounty hunters surrounded Takikage, he made a dazzling entrance riding a giant bird and carrying a bomb in front of everyone, completely letting loose under their gazes. He blew up the leaders of the small ninja villages and the bounty hunters in the Land of Fire, sending them sprawling.

It has to be said that Deidara's Explosion Release technique was indeed incredibly powerful. Combined with the giant flying bird he rode, despite his somewhat lacking basic skills, he instilled despair in 99% of the ninja world. Watching the dense barrage of exploding clay raining down from the sky, there was nowhere to hide. They were either killed or severely injured. Even before Sasori could even make a move, Deidara had already wiped out the entire ninja world, and right before everyone's eyes, he grabbed the idiot Shennong, dusted himself off, and flew away...

When Nagato found out, he was completely dumbfounded. "Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word 'low-key'?"

Although he managed to snatch the Jinchuriki, news also spread that a mysterious figure, suspected to be Onoki's former bomb-throwing disciple, had ridden a giant bird and defeated a group of small village leaders and bounty hunter rogue ninjas before brazenly taking the Jinchuriki from Takikage's hands. Nagato was at a loss whether to reward him with a Deidara lollipop or slap him a few times. Was this supposed to be low-key? He was more arrogant than even a god like himself...

.....

Just as Nagato had predicted, the news spread throughout the ninja world in the days following Deidara's public removal of the tailed beast from Takikage's hand. Subsequently, Konoha, seeing that the Akatsuki had already taken action against the tailed beast, felt it necessary to inform other villages of the Akatsuki's purpose and remind them to protect their respective Jinchuriki for the sake of peace in the ninja world.

I didn't tell them before because I didn't have any evidence and was worried they wouldn't believe me. After all, the Akatsuki's goal was really ridiculous; unifying the ninja world was much more plausible than destroying the world.

But now that they've taken the Jinchuriki from Takikage in full view of everyone, we should believe it, right?

When the leaders of the three major ninja villages received the message from Konoha, they were initially skeptical. However, after seeing the lineup presented by the Akatsuki organization, even the Raikage, Onoki, and the Mizukage believed it!

Kakuzu, the top bounty hunter and rogue ninja in the black market, is still alive after attempting to assassinate Hashirama Senju.

Onoki's blond disciple with a mouth on his palm. Sasori, the super puppeteer of Sunagakure. Itachi Uchiha, the Konoha super rogue ninja who reached the rank of Double Flower Red Staff at the age of twelve and wiped out the Uchiha clan. Kisame, the S-rank rogue ninja of Kirigakure, one of the Seven Great Swords, a humanoid tailed beast. And... some unknown underling from the Land of Hot Water who served Kakuzu.

Hidan: I'll fuck that nameless little brother of yours! (╬￣皿￣)

This is a complete team of double-flower red sticks! This lineup is so strong they don't even need to fight to establish a dynasty. Looking at this lineup, the three of them felt their scalps tingle. Even the proud Raikage was speechless. Apart from the mysterious leader of the Akatsuki, each member of this lineup is a cornerstone and core member of the team. Now they've actually teamed up at their peak. Even if he were resurrected, he would feel his scalp tingle upon seeing this lineup.

However… looking at the Akatsuki's lineup, the Raikage felt something was off. The blond brat from Iwagakure, the Uchiha brat from Konoha, Sasori from Sunagakure, and Kisame from Kirigakure—these were almost all top geniuses from their respective villages, but conspicuously, there wasn't a single person from Kumogakure. While the absence of rogue ninja was a good thing, for some reason, he still felt uneasy…

.......

"What?! The Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure have run away together again?"

However, just a few days after Sunagakure and Konoha sent messages to the other three villages, surprisingly, Onoki of Iwagakure was the first to reply.

When Ebizo saw Onoki's reply, he was completely stunned.

If he remembers correctly, Shinto helped Kakuzu hunt down the Four-Tails and then sold it to Iwagakure, right? It hasn't been that long since then, and another Jinchuriki has escaped. Has Onoki grown up eating shit?

1080. Onoki: Even after being redeemed, he's still a good kid.

"The entire Iwagakure forces have been mobilized, but Onoki hasn't left Iwagakure, so it'll be difficult to find the Four-Tails and Five-Tails..."

Luo Sha secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought that after Onoki let the Four-Tails escape once, he would be more careful and keep a closer eye on it, but damn it, the Four-Tails escaped again.

However, this is also a good thing for them to draw out the mastermind behind Akatsuki. He was worried that after Konoha notified the three great villages, the three great villages would hide the tailed beasts to make it more difficult for Akatsuki.

Now that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails have reappeared, it won't be difficult for the Akatsuki organization to capture them.

The reason they didn't notify other villages like Konoha did is because their goals are different from Konoha's. Konoha wanted other villages to protect the Tailed Beasts, while they had previously planned to lure out the person behind Akatsuki to see what their purpose was. Therefore, it was necessary for them to take away the Tailed Beasts.

Konoha simply didn't want the Akatsuki to capture the Tailed Beasts and use them to create super weapons.

However, Rasa has to criticize Onoki here. He's old enough to really step down. Look at the four villages; they're all in their fourth or fifth generation, while Iwagakure is still in its third. Onoki is truly hogging the position...

In fact, Rasa really misunderstood Onoki. After Onoki was swindled out of a large sum of money by Kakuzu, in order to prevent it from happening again, Onoki kept two Jinchuriki by his side every day from then on. Except when he was sleeping, he never let the two of them out of his sight.

This level of security is far more reliable than any sealing barrier or bodyguards.

However, Lao Zi and Han's acting skills were just too good, and even the famous director Ohnoki, who had made several blockbusters, was tricked.

Ever since they were captured and brought back, Old Zi and Han seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate, actively cooperating with Onoki every day. Sometimes, they would even be there ten minutes early, waiting for Onoki before he even clocked in at the Tsuchikage Building. They would constantly say things like "The Tsuchikage-sama is working too hard" and "The Tsuchikage-sama is too great." Not to mention Onoki, no one could resist hearing such words, and Onoki, that old guy, just happened to like it.

Why has he been occupying this position for so many years? Isn't it just so that someone will sing his praises in the future?

After seeing Lao Zi and Han's remorseful attitude, he stopped being on guard.

After deliberately relaxing surveillance on them twice more, the two still didn't run away. This attitude made Onoki very gratified, so onoki was so happy that he didn't let them follow him anymore. He told them to go do whatever they wanted. After all, Onoki wasn't a dictator!

But Lao Zi and Han were shrewd enough that for the first few days, they acted as usual, staying in the village and doing whatever they were doing. This was because after their escape, Onoki had replaced all the sentries. Until they figured out the sentries' locations, they stayed obediently in the village during the day and secretly went out at night to scout out their positions. After a week of investigation, they had basically figured out the sentry locations, allowing them to sneak away without a trace...

When Onoki received the message from Konoha and saw the Akatsuki's lineup, he was furious that Deidara, that idiot, had actually become a terrorist instead of the rightful heir to the Tsuchikage. This was ruining Onoki's reputation, making it as bad as Shiki's. Upon seeing the Akatsuki's purpose, he immediately became alert and ordered his underlings to notify Roshi and Han to come over. He decided that from today onwards, Roshi and Han would stay by his side 24 hours a day, eating and sleeping with him.

Although Onoki disliked Konoha, he was still clear-headed when it came to important matters. Now that the life and death of the entire ninja world was at stake, he had to focus on external threats and deal with the grudges between villages later.

But when his underling came back and told him that Old Purple and Han had run away sometime during the day, and that it looked like they had been gone for at least a week, Onoki's Armament Haki awakened again. Damn, are people this shrewd these days?

It's astonishing that the second-generation cunning old fox of the ninja world after Tobirama Senju was tricked twice.

This time, Onoki won't go looking for Kakuzu. He only just realized that Kakuzu was also a member of that organization. He was so relieved that he hadn't managed to capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails last time. So this time, he went crazy and sent his underlings to find the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and even sent his own son to bring back that little bastard Deidara.

Try to keep it alive...

After all, he was the most outstanding genius in Iwagakure in decades since him. Although Onoki always said he was going to die, he really couldn't bear to see him go.

The child is still young; he's just gone astray. Bring him home and give him a good talking-to. He'll be a good kid again once he's turned his life around...

It's said that Old Purple and Han learned their lesson this time when they ran away. After leaving Iwagakure, they didn't separate and fight one-on-one like before. Although one-on-one fights are more concealed, they are also easier to be defeated one by one. Just like last time, when Han encountered Kakuzu and the immortal Hidan, he actually had the strength to fight them. However, it was a case of two fists being no match for four hands. Moreover, Kakuzu and Hidan are both near-immortal freaks, which is why he was eventually defeated.

When Old Purple encountered Golden Lion Shiki, the four tails inside his belly immediately went invisible, and he didn't put up any resistance. If they had stayed together, they wouldn't have needed to run away when they encountered Kakuzu and the others. If they had encountered Golden Lion Shiki, they could at least have given each other courage and then run away separately. Golden Lion Shiki wouldn't have been able to chase them both, and at least if they were lucky, they could have escaped.

Old Purple holds a high position in the village and is Han's senior. Han completely follows Old Purple's lead this time, doing whatever he says. Mainly, Old Purple's fists are big enough. Although the Five-Tails has one more tail than the Four-Tails, Old Purple can perfectly fuse with the Four-Tails, something Han can't yet do...

"Now that the Akatsuki has made its move, we need to prepare as well. I wonder when they will attack our Sunagakure. Should we, sister, notify Shinto to come back? We need to make the performance convincing?"

Ebizo asked Chiyo.

In their plan, it might be better if Mato wasn't in the village. First, if Mato were to take action, the scale would be too large, potentially forcing their village to rebuild completely—Konoha was a prime example. However, they weren't sure who the Akatsuki would send. If it were Sasori, they could easily stage a scene and have him take the One-Tailed and Seven-Tailed beasts. But if, because of Mato's presence, the Akatsuki's mysterious leader personally came to kill them, they weren't sure they could handle it, and the losses would be enormous. They figured it was better to have Mato return as a precaution...

1081. A good boss is one who can protect his underlings.

"Alright, tell Masato to come back..."

Chiyo nodded, agreeing with her younger brother's point. It wasn't that she was bragging, but her beloved nephew was absolutely comparable to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the current ninja world. With such a top figure around, she didn't think the mysterious leader of Akatsuki was a fool to send anyone else. Besides, Sasori was her precious grandson, and Kakuzu was her sworn brother. At the very least, Chiyo didn't believe the mysterious leader would send Sasori or Kakuzu. As for the others…

It wasn't that Chiyo was bragging, but whether it was Uchiha Itachi or Kisame, the so-called human-shaped tailed beast and a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, although they were both double-ranked members, they were really no match for her precious nephew. So, according to her analysis, if the Akatsuki organization were to take action against Sunagakure, it was highly likely that the mysterious leader would come in person.

The leader who was able to recruit so many super rogue ninjas must be incredibly strong, needless to say. Those super rogue ninjas at the level of Double Flower Red Stick were all unruly individuals, including her precious grandson. It's not enough to just talk about life ideals when recruiting these people.

A powerhouse of this caliber... let alone Ebizo, even just thinking about it makes her shudder. It's probably a good idea to have Shinto come back as a precaution. Anyway, he's just wasting his time in Konoha. He's spent so many years and so much money, and he still hasn't won Tsunade's heart. What else can she say...?

.......

Ebizo and Chiyo were right to worry. They never even considered sending anyone else to deal with Nagato, the One-Tailed and Seven-Tailed of Sunagakure. Firstly, Shiki's reputation for being a formidable fighter was well-known, and a sixty-year-old man didn't seem like a sixty-year-old at all. Sending someone else might not be enough to handle the situation.

Secondly, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki is Sasori's woman. Although Sasori seems to be devoid of emotion, as the saying goes, even a night of marriage brings a hundred days of kindness. Who knows if Sasori will be able to bring himself to do it? Moreover, it's not very ethical to send Sasori to Sunagakure to harm his own woman. That's not how an older brother should act!

The other tasks for capturing the tailed beasts have also been assigned. Their lineup is now complete and powerful, so they might as well let Sasori and Deidara serve as the mobile force after capturing the tailed beasts from Takikage. If anything unexpected happens, they can be brought in as substitutes.

Moreover, Deidara had no idea what being low-key meant, and the thought of this artistic duo riding a giant bird and petting a tailed beast made him shudder.

So when Sasori and Deidara brought the idiot back to the Land of Rain, Nagato didn't give them any more missions to capture tailed beasts. Instead, he had them continue to track down Orochimaru.

My friends and I were researching the legendary Sage of Six Paths' bloating...

"Nagato, is this... really a tailed beast? Why do I feel like this tailed beast is different from the others?"