Chapter 248 Ninja Storm
Chapter 248 Ninja Storm
After Nagato pondered for a moment, the look in Tendou's Rinnegan softened a little, "Well, it can't be done. It's not your fault."
He felt that the natural disaster was a little strange and must be hiding something, but Nagato was confident that he was the strongest in the ninja world and did not care about Lu Li's little actions in private.
Moreover, Lu Li has demonstrated his superior combat power in this battle. It can be said that apart from him as the leader, Lu Li is the strongest in the Akatsuki organization.
Under the current delicate situation, he could not use Lu Li as a trick. It was not convenient for him to leave the Rain Country. Most of the subsequent major actions of the Akatsuki organization would most likely rely on Lu Li, the strong newcomer who had just joined.
"We have lost a lot of members in the organization, so we will not be doing any activities during this period. Kakuzu, Zai, and Orochimaru, the three of you should pay more attention to the rebel ninjas outside. We can recruit some powerful guys to join us."
Tiandao spoke up. Of course, he was very unhappy about the suspension of the Tailed Beast Plan, but things had already happened and he couldn't really execute Lu Li.
The most urgent task at the moment is to replenish the combat power of the Akatsuki organization and prepare for the tailed beast collection plan in a few years.
"So, the next step is free time?"
Lu Li asked with a smile.
Tiandao nodded, but looked at Lu Li with a warning look, "Tianzai, you should behave yourself recently. The turmoil in the ninja world caused by you is not small."
If Lu Li did something like Kirigakure once, he could still cover it up by saying that an unknown employer hired Akatsuki to attack Kirigakure. However, if Lu Li did such big things repeatedly, it would soon attract the attention of major countries.
The five major countries are not fools. If Akatsuki continues to attack the ninja villages of the major countries, they will immediately become the world's public enemy. But now they haven't collected any tailed beasts yet, which is not conducive to Nagato's plan.
"Don't worry, I won't attack the Hidden Mist Village again."
Lu Li said with a smile that before he left Kirigakure, he had threatened to kill Zabuza, and this news might also reach Nagato's ears.
Tiandao nodded, "That's better. If there's nothing else, let's disband."
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After the Illusion Body Technique was lifted, Lu Li continued on his journey to the Land of Rice to confirm the progress of Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha.
The ninja world was also in turmoil because of the incident in the Hidden Mist Village. The Akatsuki, a mercenary organization that was previously not well-known, attracted the attention of the five major countries.
Inside the Hidden Cloud Village, the Fourth Raikage looked at the report with a serious expression, "This guy is really brave."
"Lord Raikage, it seems like he has no intention of accepting our olive branch."
Samui spoke in the conference room.
Others held the same view. You have to know that Lu Li is barely still a "spy" of their Hidden Cloud Village. If the original transaction content is followed, after Lu Li retires, he can return to the Hidden Cloud Village and enjoy his retirement life.
But Lu Li worked too hard in the Akatsuki organization, like a super excellent employee. This attack on the Hidden Mist Village directly cut off Lu Li's retreat.
In order to avoid war with the Water Country, it is impossible for Yunyin to accept Lu Li, an international terrorist. Even if Lu Li comes here under an assumed name in the future, it will not work because once discovered by outsiders, it may trigger the Fourth Ninja World War.
"Increase his bounty to 100 million."
The Raikage said that this was not a sign of falling out with Lu Li, but rather a disguised cover-up. However, their transactions would gradually decrease in the future to avoid possible risks of war.
"Lord Raikage."
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, and a white-haired woman came in. It was the Raikage's secretary, Ma Buyi. She was holding a letter with a worried look on her face. "It's a letter from the Kazekage. He proposed to convene a Five Kage Conference."
The Raikage took the letter and glanced at it, then after a moment's hesitation, he said, "No."
The content of the letter was very simple. The Sand Village was also attacked by the Akatsuki this time. Considering the overall safety of the ninja world, they hoped to convene a Five Kage Conference and combine the power of the five major countries to eradicate the Akatsuki.
But the Raikage felt that this was a thankless task for the Hidden Cloud Village at the moment. After all, according to the information from Lu Li, apart from the mysterious leader, Lu Li was the strongest person in the Akatsuki organization.
If the leader does not move, the Akatsuki organization is actually under the control of the Kumogakure and will only cause harm to other major countries.
This is a good thing for Kumogakure, and he certainly doesn't want to take action against Akatsuki now.
I believe this is also true for the Land of Earth. After seeing the results of Akatsuki's attack on Kirigakure, that old bastard Ohnoki felt threatened but was probably more delighted. He is probably now thinking about how to hire Akatsuki to cause trouble.
The Hidden Mist Village definitely wants to cooperate with the Hidden Sand Village to convene the Five Kage Tournament. According to the original covenant of the five major ninja villages, the Five Kage Tournament must be held as long as three of the Kage agree.
Therefore, the current choice lies with Konoha, but the Raikage feels that given Konoha's nature, it will most likely not be able to open at this moment.
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On the other side, in Konoha Village, in the office of the Hokage building.
As the Raikage expected, the Third Hokage also received a letter from the Sand Village. He just glanced at it and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
"The threat from Akatsuki cannot be underestimated. I think it is really necessary to hold a meeting to discuss this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a rebuttal voice came from the side, "Hiruzen, think about it carefully. If the Five Kage Conference is held, Konoha will be in a very passive situation."
As the advisory elder, Danzo had been waiting in the Hokage's office early this morning just to see Hiruzen's attitude, mainly because he felt a little guilty.
After all, it was he who drove Tianzai out of the village that year. Now he found that the other party was so powerful. It would be a lie to say that he was not panicked.
"what do you mean……"
The Sandaime looked at Danzo and frowned. "It's the natural disasters that have been causing all the trouble lately, and he is a traitorous ninja from our Konoha."
With just one sentence, Danzo dispelled the Third Generation's intention to hold a meeting.
After a little thought, he realized that among the traitorous ninjas in Akatsuki, two were from Konoha alone, and Orochimaru and Zai were more troublesome than the other.
But to be honest, Orochimaru's performance is relatively good. At least he has kept a low profile after his defection. But it's different with Tianzai. Ever since his comeback in the ninja world, he has been causing bigger and bigger troubles.
First, the Raikage was crippled, and this time the Hidden Mist Village was destroyed. The Fourth Mizukage was killed at his doorstep. This is definitely the worst "terrorist attack" that has occurred since the establishment of the five major ninja villages.
If a Five Kage Conference were held, Konoha would definitely be destroyed by other ninja villages.
Thinking about this, the Sandaime felt that it would be better not to hold the Five Kage Tournament. Instead, he could consider contacting the victim's neighbors, Sunagakure, to consolidate the alliance.
After deciding on the political line, the Sandaime's attention returned to the Uchiha clan, and he looked at Danzo, "Does the Uchiha have any countermeasures?"
"Two families held weddings yesterday. The Uchiha marriage plan was successful..."
Danzo didn't expect Hiruzen to ask him about this matter. He excitedly instigated the Third Hokage, "Huruzen, if you want to take action, now is the only time."
The Third Hokage frowned upon hearing this, and was very dissatisfied with Danzo's explicit statement. What did he mean by attacking? He was the Hokage, and the Uchiha clan was not causing trouble or rebelling, but just trying to build good relations with the villagers. Why did he attack the Uchiha clan?
But Uchiha's behavior did make him a little worried. It's not that he thought his master, the Second Hokage, was right when he said that Uchiha were born evil, but he didn't want the inheritance of the Hokage lineage to be cut off.
He contacted Jiraiya many times, asking him to come back to be Hokage, but that guy always refused, saying that he was out writing a book and collecting materials and had no time.
If things continue like this, and there is no one left to succeed the Hokage lineage, the next Hokage might really appear in the Uchiha clan.
Judging from his own experience, the Third Hokage does not think that after the Uchiha clan obtains the position of Hokage, they will give up the position in the future. In the future, all the Hokage of Konoha may be from the Uchiha clan, which is worse than their current model.
After all, although they emphasize the inheritance of master and apprentice, geniuses from all races still have a chance, right?
Thinking of this, the Sandaime felt inexplicably irritated, "Call Kakashi over here, I have something for him to do."
As if his mouth had been opened with light, a figure suddenly appeared in the room, and the Anbu reported anxiously: "Hokage-sama, Kakashi-senpai was attacked in the woods outside the village!"
"What!? Is he okay?!"
The Sandaime stood up in shock. You know, now that Tsunade and Jiraiya are both unwilling to be Hokage, Kakashi is the only choice in his master's inheritance. The reserve Hokage cannot afford to get into trouble now.
Since the past few years, he has been helping Kakashi build up his "qualifications", bringing Kakashi under his side to train him and using him as a trusted Anbu to carry out missions. The next step is to let Kakashi lead the elite graduates of the ninja school.
He has already chosen the candidates for Kakashi, and they are just waiting for Naruto to graduate so that Kakashi can lead Naruto to form a new class. This is the perfect way to pass on the will of fire.
But now he suddenly heard that something happened to Kakashi. If Kakashi was gone, he would really not be able to find an heir.
"Kakashi-senpai is still alive, but...but his Sharingan has been taken away."
The ANBU was also angry when he reported. It was obvious that he had a good relationship with Kakashi. "Now Kakashi-senpai has been sent to Konoha Hospital."
Upon hearing that Kakashi was not dead, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief. Losing the Sharingan was a small matter. He didn't think that the eye would be of much help to Kakashi anyway. After all, Kakashi became a jonin at the age of 12 when he didn't have the Sharingan. On the contrary, his progress slowed down after he got the Sharingan.
"Who attacked him?"
The third generation inquired.
"The exact identity of the attacker is still unknown, but...but before Kakashi-senpai passed out, he said that the person who attacked him...had the Sharingan."
The Anbu spoke hesitantly, carefully observing the expressions of the Third Hokage and Danzo while speaking.
Sure enough, before the Third Hokage opened his mouth, Danzo jumped out excitedly, "Have the evil Uchiha finally revealed their true colors? Hiruzen, we can't let them go this time!"
The Third Hokage frowned deeply when he heard this. He felt that there was something fishy about this matter. The Uchiha clan was in a very good situation now. Would they really do something like attacking Kakashi?
But Danzo didn't care about all this and kept instigating him to act as soon as possible, thinking that he had caught the fatal handle of the Uchiha clan.
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The Uchiha clan was still unaware of the political storm that was taking place in the Hokage's office.
Facing the bright morning sun, Itachi stepped out of the clan territory for the first time since his confinement order was lifted.
After walking for a distance in Konoha's Death Forest, he suddenly turned his head and activated the Sharingan illusion, controlling the Anbu who was tracking and monitoring him.
After confirming that the threat was eliminated, Itachi raised his hand, and a crow flew out of the forest and landed on his hand.
He took the bamboo tube off the crow's leg and took out the secret letter inside with some excitement. Senior Lu Li finally contacted him!
After opening the secret letter and taking a look at it, Itachi became more excited. Following the advice of his predecessors, their Uchiha clan has basically stabilized the situation. The next thing to do is to make Konoha dare not touch them at all and establish a high status.
In the secret letter, Lu Li told him that the "Konoha Destruction Plan" was about to be launched, and asked him not to leave Konoha in the near future and to lead the Uchiha clan at any time to resist foreign enemies as a hero.
As for whether Lu Li has the strength, Itachi has no doubt about it now. After all, the news of the battle in the Hidden Mist Village the day before has spread all over the world. Lu Li has been certified as a super ninja who can fight half of the ninja village single-handedly. Ordinary Kages are no match for him.
After Itachi burned the secret letter, he walked through the woods and returned to his tribe to discuss the next steps with his father.
Just as he was thinking about the future of the Uchiha clan, the space in front of him twisted, causing Itachi to suddenly come to his senses and dodge to the side.
I saw a man wearing a whirlpool mask appearing from the distorted space and looking at me, "Uchiha Itachi, do you want to know the truth about our clan?"
(End of this chapter)