Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

At that moment, there was a knock on the office door.

Shikaku walked in carrying a stack of documents and placed them on the desk in front of Minato.

"The people from the four great ninja villages were all arranged yesterday. The Tsuchikage went to the Hidden Cloud Village yesterday, but he didn't stay for long."

Minato pondered for a moment before replying, "The Fifth Raikage's personality is vastly different from the previous two Raikages, so this reaction is to be expected."

Shikaku nodded, then added, "By the way, the Third Hokage needs to see me. He's waiting downstairs right now; the guard told me that when I came in."

These words startled Jiraiya, who immediately vanished from the office in a flash.

Minato sighed, "Although it's a special time, the Third Hokage is still the previous Hokage, so doing this is rather impolite."

Shikaku thought for a moment and replied, "After all, the older generation lacks trust. Mitokado Homura, who was the Hokage's advisor before, also caused a lot of trouble."

At this point, both of them stopped talking.

Because, according to my senses, two figures were approaching from not far away outside the door.

……

After the door was opened, Minato, who was preparing to apologize, did not get a chance.

With a solemn expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi placed the scroll directly on Minato's table as soon as he entered.

"This is the Root mission report that Jiraiya asked me to decipher. It was originally supposed to take about three days, but because I realized its importance at the beginning, I deciphered it last night."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that he hadn't rested at all since yesterday.

He stared at Minato and said, "The strength of the Akatsuki organization has far exceeded our expectations. If my guess is correct, they may even have surpassed the Five Villages Alliance in strength."

These words startled Minato, and he immediately forgot his original intention to apologize.

He immediately opened the scroll, and the contents that came into view, only the beginning, made him frown.

【dawn】

Upon seeing this character, Minato instantly understood why the Third Hokage was so tense.

The Akatsuki organization was founded in the Land of Rain during the later stages of the Third Shinobi World War, by three young people with naive ideas.

They take Hanzo the Salamander as their role model and are committed to stopping wars through conversation, so that the Land of Rain can remain peaceful.

Leader: Yahiko.

At that time, in order to prevent the war in the Land of Rain from ending and to allow Konoha to avoid being noticed, Danzo, the Dark Lord of Konoha, orchestrated this mission.

He persuaded Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, to join forces with Akatsuki, arguing that the Akatsuki's growing power would threaten his position in the Land of Rain, and to completely annihilate Akatsuki.

Here, Hanzo of the Salamander, who had followed Danzo's advice, went a step further and, after kidnapping the only girl among the three, agreed to Yahiko's request for a talk.

Then, by threatening the girl's life, he forced Nagato, who was standing next to Yahiko, to kill him.

The incident ultimately began with Yahiko crashing into Nagato's blade, causing the Rinnegan to unleash astonishing power under intense stimulation.

A transparent object appeared, absorbing the souls of the ninjas surrounding it.

A girl named Konan was rescued, while Nagato's legs were crippled by Hanzo's fire-style attack.

From that point on, the Akatsuki organization was destroyed.

At the end of the scroll, another piece of information was recorded.

Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, is tasked with finding out about the whereabouts of the three men and, according to orders, sending back information that they died in the war.

……

At this point, Shuimen closed the scroll, his gaze filled with solemnity.

After glancing at Jiraiya, he handed over the scroll that had already been deciphered: "With this information, there's no point in trying to win over Amegakure. Take a look; perhaps our enemies still have hidden forces."

At this point, Minato raised his hand.

"Shh!"

A member of the Anbu suddenly appeared, and Minato said, "Notify Uchiha Yun and ask him to come to the Hokage Building immediately!"

The secret service received the order and instantly left.

At this moment, Jiraiya finished reading the scroll, and his gaze was also solemn as he remained silent.

"Snapped!"

He lost his grip and the scroll fell to the ground.

The sound startled Jiraiya awake. After a wry smile, he said, "It's Amegakure? Could that kid Nagato really be connected to Akatsuki now?"

Minato shook his head and replied, "No one can be sure about that, but as one of the founders of the previous Akatsuki, there is also another Konan. It might not be a coincidence that these two became the leaders of Amegakure together."

"The best way to hide is, of course, to become the master of a village. In peacetime, the secluded Amegakure becomes a natural haven."

Jiraiya sighed and looked out the window.

At that moment, Shikaku picked up the scroll from the ground and was about to put it back on the table when Minato raised his hand to stop him: "As the brain of Konoha, this information also needs your analysis. Take a look."

For a moment, the Hokage's office fell silent.

After a long pause, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Now that the intelligence has been delivered, I'll head back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and prepared to leave.

After taking two steps, he turned to look at Minato: "Although I am old and frail, if the Hokage makes an arrangement, I am ready to go to the battlefield!"

……

Chapter 268: The Operation Begins

They can also go to the battlefield.

This was the last act of devotion of a former Kage to the village, and also the last thing a member of Konoha should do.

Just like when he served as the Second Hokage's bodyguard and went to Kumogakure to form an alliance.

Because of the coup d'état by Jinjiao and Yinjiao, during the final retreat, he resolutely offered to be the first to cover the rear.

At that time, in order to preserve the future of the village, the Second Hokage chose to cover the retreat himself.

At this time, it is also the time for their aging and frail body to exert its last bit of energy.

"boom."

The door slammed shut, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had already left.

Minato sighed, "Although retiring would be the best option for him, the enemy's strength has exceeded expectations."

Jiraiya nodded and replied in a deep voice, "If Nagato really created a new Akatsuki organization, killed Hanzo of the Salamander, and used Amegakure as his base, then how did he, as the leader, gain the respect of his followers?"

Shikaku added, "Judging from the information from Juzo Biwa and Iwagakure, most of the Akatsuki members are probably S-rank rogue ninjas from various villages. These types of ninjas tend to let their strength speak for itself."

"And Uzumaki Sora has unparalleled intelligence capabilities. To have someone like him as a subordinate, one must have power surpassing his!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present turned grim.

After the battle at the Sea of ​​Ending, everyone believed that it represented the pinnacle of power in the entire ninja world.

After all, it was the combined power of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha that brought peace to the chaotic Warring States period.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was also known as the God of Shinobi throughout the ninja world.

Now, the power of a god has become a subordinate, but considering the legendary Sage of Six Paths who founded the Ninja Sect, the power of the Rinnegan might just be that strong.

After all, no one knows exactly what kind of power the Rinnegan possesses...

At this moment, Minato spoke in a deep voice: "In this way, even if Kuma uses the Eight Gates to temporarily kill Uzumaki Sora, his restored power may not be able to contend with Nagato's Rinnegan."

As soon as he finished speaking, no one refuted his statement.

But just how terrifying would a power stronger than the clouds and the vortex sky be?

shudder!

After a long silence, Shikaku, who had been frowning the whole time, finally spoke up: "Perhaps not necessarily."

In an instant, Minato and Jiraiya both looked over.

After pondering for a moment, Shikaku said, "If the difference in strength is not that great, then we need to find a way to prevent the battle between Yun and Nagato, who has the Rinnegan, from ending in a short time."

Shikaku's words instantly reminded the other two people present.

In the battle at the Sea of ​​Ending, the reason why Cloud was able to defeat Vortex Sora was not due to conventional power, but rather the power of the Eight Gates' Death Gate.

However, the opening of the Gate of Death is a one-time power for others, but not for Yun.

The eye technique that allows for instantaneous recovery makes the Death Gate of the Eight Inner Gates merely a burst of power for Yun. Moreover, this burst of power is limited to a single day.

So……

Just as Shikaku said, if the power of the Rinnegan is not overwhelming, then as long as the battle behind the Gate of Death is delayed for another day...

The Gate of Death can then be reopened!

"Boom!"

There was a knock on the window, and Yun, who had appeared in an instant, flipped over and walked in.

Compared to the Third Hokage, the Hokage Building was easily accessible to him, and the Anbu guards did not stop him even though he did not conceal his presence.

"I called them over early this morning, but I didn't expect there to be so many people."

Yun, who was grinning, looked at the group and, seeing their long faces, asked, "Is there some new development?"

As she spoke, Yun looked at Jiraiya and said, "I noticed the Third Hokage wandering around the bathhouse in the shopping district early this morning. As his disciple, why didn't you go with him?"

Jiraiya gave a wry smile and waved his hand. The old man, who had been working non-stop all day, had that skill, so naturally he didn't need to peek.

Furthermore, once the intelligence is deciphered, it will only lead to him coming to him: "I really don't want to talk about this at times like this; I've already given it up."

Quit?

Yun indicated that she could only respond with a smile.

He was nearly killed by Tsunade's punch once but still couldn't quit, so it's even less likely now.

At this moment, Minato spoke up, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. We have new information and we need your opinion."

Upon hearing this, Yun suppressed his smile and then accepted the scroll that was handed to him.