Chapter 24: The Mysterious Ninja Famous Across The World
Land of Rain, Rain Village.
Heavy rain poured down, with countless towering spires standing amid the rain curtain, the entire village shrouded in a gloomy and damp environment and atmosphere.
For the ninjas of Rain Village, from the moment they were born, Rain Village and even the entire Land of Rain had always been raining heavily, with few clear days throughout the year.
Beneath this never-ending rain curtain, it was filled with poverty, slaughter, crime…
At the top of a tall tower, Obito Uchiha, wearing Akatsuki’s red cloud black robe and walking under the name “Uchiha Madara,” was sitting on the edge of the platform, overlooking this city soaked by rainwater.
In the room behind him, Six Paths of Pain stood quietly in the shadows, while Konan focused on organizing some collected intelligence.
Now the entire Akatsuki organization was left with Nagato and Konan, as well as Obito and Zetsu who joined under the identity of “Uchiha Madara.”
Several core members who died in Akatsuki were made into Six Paths of Pain by Nagato.
Due to his legs being severely injured in Hanzo of the Salamander’s explosive tag trap, and needing to supply chakra to the Outer Path Demonic Statue, the main body had been soaking in a special device for a long time, unable to move freely.
Therefore, Nagato used the Deva Path made from Yahiko’s corpse to act outside.
“Oh dear.” With a frivolous voice, a pitcher plant rose from the ground, its black-and-white distinct halves particularly eye-catching.
“Guess what interesting intelligence I collected at the bounty exchange.” The white side of the body said in a teasing tone.
“Just tell me the intelligence.” Obito slightly turned his head, said coldly, and a cold glint flashed in the Sharingan under the mask.
“You’re really no fun~” White Zetsu kept chattering.
At the same time, he took out a brand-new bounty paper and placed it on the table.
“This is a newly updated 70 million bounty order from the bounty exchange. The target calls himself ‘Danzō,’ codename ‘Shura.’ The attack on Cloud Village seems to be his doing.”
Konan picked up the bounty order on the table and examined it carefully.
“Danzō…” When she saw this name, painful memories surged in Konan’s heart.
But unlike the Shimura Danzō wrapped in bandages in her memory, the ‘Danzō’ on the portrait was a sunny and cheerful boy.
For some reason, it made Konan think of the time when Yahiko was still alive.
“What were the losses from the Cloud Village attack?” Obito also walked over. What he cared more about was whether this mysterious ninja was the same as the mysterious ninja who attacked Konoha a few days ago.
“The intelligence sent back by the White Zetsu I sent out said that many people died, and the Raiden Building was completely blown away!” White Zetsu waved his arms excitedly and said cheerfully: “Such a large-scale explosion, and still escaping unscathed from Raiden and the jinchūriki’s pursuit—it’s no less than the losses you caused when you attacked Konoha three years ago.”
The number of activated White Zetsu was also limited. Black Zetsu couldn’t arrange surveillance in every village, as the risk of exposure would be too great.
Therefore, the battles inside Cloud Village and at Cloud-Thunder Gorge were hard for outsiders to know about.
The severely injured Killer Bee was also strictly protected.
Moreover, Killer Bee had been banned from leaving the village for many years, so White Zetsu had no intelligence on Killer Bee.
“Hmph!” Hearing White Zetsu mention the Nine-Tails Attack he created three years ago, Obito snorted coldly.
Back then, he was badly injured by Teacher Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan, with half of his White Zetsu fusion body melted away.
“Do you know this Shura?” The voice of Deva Path came from the shadows.
Although they had accepted this mysterious masked man who called himself “Uchiha Madara” to join Akatsuki, Nagato and Konan were very wary of him.
Now that such a powerful ninja had appeared, the nearly century-old “Uchiha Madara” should have some knowledge of it.
Moreover, this mysterious ninja’s codename was “Shura,” and Uchiha Madara also had the title of Ninja World Shura when he was alive.
“Never heard of such abilities.” Obito stared at the sketch portrait on the bounty order. It was a sunny and cheerful boy, but it was noted beside it that it might be a Transformation Jutsu disguise.
Next to the sketch portrait, there was also a portrait of someone wearing a three-eyed fox mask.
Abilities never heard of before, a powerful ninja never heard of before…
Would it affect his revenge plan?
Obito looked up at Zetsu and said, “Tell me immediately once the state of emergency in Konoha Village is lifted.”
Because of the incident a while ago where the Cloud Village special envoy was assassinated by a mysterious ninja and the body dumped to frame the Hyuga Clan, Konoha had strengthened surveillance on the village protection barrier.
The White Zetsu lurking in Konoha didn’t dare to act rashly after sending back some intelligence, fearing detection by Byakugan or other sensory ninjas.
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At the same time, inside Konoha Village.
A high-level meeting was also taking place in the Hokage Building.
“I’ll say it one last time! This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!” Shimura Danzō slammed the table, his face ashen as he argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
On the tables of several people, there was prominently placed the newly updated bounty order from the bounty exchange, with the mysterious person’s portrait and the name ‘Danzō’ clearly visible.
Homura Mitokado said soothingly: “Perhaps it’s just the same name.”
“It could also be trying to frame us.” Koharu Utatane looked at Hiashi Hyuga opposite and said, “Are you sure it’s this person?”
Hiashi Hyuga looked at the bounty on the table. That familiar three-eyed fox mask—he nodded affirmatively: “Absolutely no mistake, it’s this mask.”
But then, Hiashi frowned tightly and said, “He stirred up trouble in Konoha, then went to Cloud to create chaos. What exactly does he want?”
The high-level officials present also fell into contemplation.
Previously, they thought this mysterious ninja had a grudge against Konoha, so he tried to frame Konoha and intensify the war between Konoha and Cloud.
But now this mysterious person had attacked Cloud Village!
According to intelligence from Konoha’s spies lurking in Cloud Village, the Raiden Building was completely blown away, with hundreds dead or injured, including no lack of elite jonin.
Even the intelligence from the spies mentioned that the attackers were not just one person, but one woman and two men—three masked people!
Since most of Konoha’s spies in Cloud were genin, it was hard to obtain core secrets, and more detailed intelligence could not be confirmed for the time being.
“If they have a deep hatred with Cloud Village, then it makes sense.” Shikaku Nara, with two scars on his face, analyzed.
As the jonin squad leader and chief strategist for the Third and Fourth Hokage, his analysis was highly valued.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe, his old face under the Hokage hat grave.
Shikaku Nara continued to deduce: “Assassinate the Cloud Village special envoy, frame the Hyuga Clan—if the plan succeeded, the war would likely continue, Cloud’s combat power would be greatly consumed, and at that time, this mysterious person, or rather their organization, would then take the opportunity to attack Cloud Village…”
Shikaku Nara’s speculation was reasonable and currently the only maximum possibility that could explain it for them.
At the end of the meeting, after Hiruzen Sarutobi made some deployment arrangements, he asked Hiashi with concern: “How is Hizashi’s situation?”
“He… is fine!” Hiashi Hyuga replied with slight hesitation.
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