Chapter 75: Chakra Network Plan
Deva Path said with a solemn expression: “Go reconnaissance the situation over there. If possible, recruit that person as a new member of Akatsuki.”
Four years ago in that massacre, almost all members of Akatsuki were killed, with only Konan and Nagato surviving.
Hanzo of the Salamander dreaded Nagato’s pair of “God’s Eyes” immensely and no longer dared to go out, only cowering under layers of protection from Rain ninjas, constantly sending ninjas to search for clues on Nagato and Konan, attempting to completely eliminate the roots.
Nagato, due to the losses from summoning the Outer Path Demonic Statue four years ago, as well as the massive chakra consumed in creating the “Six Paths of Pain,” had yet to fully recover and could only lie low, waiting for the right moment.
Nagato was waiting for the completion of the “Six Paths of Pain,” Obito was waiting for the right moment to weaken Konoha, and Black Zetsu was also plotting in the shadows.
Everyone lay low like this until nine years later, when the “Six Paths of Pain” production was complete, Akatsuki had recruited quite a few powerful rogue ninjas, and Nagato formally launched revenge against Hanzo of the Salamander, completely taking control of Rain Village.
The timeline should be right after the first Chunin Exams.
Because during the first Chunin Exams, Rain Village sent ninjas to participate, and their headbands were still normal.
By the time Jiraiya infiltrated Rain Village to gather intelligence, the ninjas of Rain Village had already scratched a line on their headbands, and those without the scratch were regarded as “Hanzo’s remnants.”
“Hmph, let me go meet this rat.” Obito also took some interest in this mysterious ninja.
Planning to gather some intelligence and assess its impact on the “Eye of the Moon” plan.
If it could be utilized, it might make for a decent tool.
Black Zetsu also spoke up at the right moment: “I’ll go with you, and while I’m at it, plant a few White Zetsu there to monitor.”
Deva Path nodded slightly, his Rinnegan watching as “Madara” vanished into thin air and Zetsu burrowed underground.
After they had all left, Konan waited a moment before asking: “Madara will turn that person into his confidant, right?”
The current Akatsuki only had Nagato, Konan, “Madara,” and Zetsu—four people—and Madara and Zetsu had come in together, clearly forming one faction. If they handled recruitment, the new recruits would mostly become members of their faction.
This would affect Nagato’s control over Akatsuki.
“I have a feeling… that guy called ‘Shura’ absolutely won’t be simple.” After Deva Path’s cold voice finished speaking, he closed his eyes.
Nagato’s consciousness returned to his original body.
Seeing Nagato say this, Konan fell silent, turning to gaze at the endless rain curtain outside.
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Hoshigakure.
At the village entrance plaza, Uchiha Hikari was engraving “Engravings” on every team of Star Ninjas escorting villagers away.
As pale red chakra flowed from her fingertips, a Sharingan pattern appeared on the backs of these Star Ninjas’ hands, then sank beneath the skin and vanished.
The Star Ninjas who were engraved with the “Engraving” noticed no abnormalities and couldn’t even sense the “Engraving’s” existence at all.
“Tired?” Menma, wearing the White Three-Eyed Fox Mask, stood beside Uchiha Hikari. After the last Star Ninja was engraved with the “Engraving,” he finally spoke up with concern.
Twilight was now approaching, most of Hoshigakure’s villagers and Star Ninjas had completed their relocation, leaving the entire village empty and desolate, with only a few ninjas stationed there.
Uchiha Hikari shook her head lightly.
Though she had engraved “Engravings” on over two hundred people, this amount of chakra consumption was negligible to her.
“If these Engraved Engravings were linked up to form a Chakra Network, how much chakra supply would it require?” The combination of Engraved Tsukuyomi and Eight Thousand Spears was simply too powerful; Menma was already pondering how to use Uchiha Hikari as the central server to build a Chakra Network.
In this plan, any ninja with an Engraving on their body could activate it with chakra, then through this Chakra Network, communicate and exchange intelligence regardless of distance, or even transmit chakra to wounded soldiers for healing and such.
If developed properly, linking up all ninjas’ chakra—what would that be if not a new Ninja Sect!
“Chakra Network?” A slight frown creased Uchiha Hikari’s small face: “Right now it’s just these two hundred plus people; I can maintain it myself. But if the numbers double or more, it’s hard to estimate.”
She hadn’t tested the upper limit of Eight Thousand Spears’ chakra transmission either.
Menma fell into thought. He remembered in the game, Uchiha Hikari had engraved Eight Thousand Spears onto ninjas via game helmets, plus some scientific ninja tools for support, to form an initial-scale Chakra Network.
Thereby achieving control over many ninjas.
Clearly, Uchiha Hikari alone couldn’t support such a massive Chakra Network system.
“Chakra…” Menma thought of the Tails.
If the Tails’ chakra served as the “energy system” and “information processing hub” for this Chakra Network, to what extent could it reach?
This idea sparked expectation in Menma.
The nine great Tails each had their own jinchūriki, but there was still the “Zero-Tails” that could be captured.
Moreover, Sky Village’s fortress was powered by the Zero-Tails as its energy source, and it had a super heavy cannon that extracted Zero-Tails chakra as ammunition to fire.
Evidently, Sky Village already had unique research achievements in chakra energy conversion.
‘Just don’t know the exact location of this Sky Village.’ Menma remembered the fortress was underground at the Former Sky Village Site, but he’d mostly forgotten the theater version where Sky Village appeared; he’d need to check materials later to confirm the precise position.
“Menma! One o’clock direction! White Zetsu!” Suddenly, Little Nine-Tails’ warning exploded in his mind.
Without any hesitation, Menma raised his hand and threw three kunai wrapped with explosive tags.
Whoosh—
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The three kunai nailed into a big tree, the explosive tags wrapped on their tails igniting instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three massive explosions erupted in the forest, shattering the trees around the target.
In the gunpowder smoke, two figures slowly walked out.
The leader wore a deep blue long coat, a tiger mask under hedgehog-like long hair, with a long sword at his waist.
The other was a bizarre pitcher plant form, its black-and-white body especially eerie in the twilight.
“Enemies?” Uchiha Hikari immediately assumed a combat stance.
As early as when Menma looked up and threw the kunai, she had activated her Sharingan, keenly observing that beneath the single eye hole of that tiger mask was also a scarlet Sharingan!
Obito Uchiha’s body flickered in and out amid the explosion’s firelight, his single eye staring at “Shura” wearing the White Three-Eyed Fox Mask, then glancing at the girl beside him who had activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan, letting out a meaningful tsk-tsk.
“Uchiha adrift outside…” Obito didn’t recall the Uchiha Clan having any bloodlines scattered abroad.
But that was irrelevant.
“Allow me to introduce myself; I am Uchiha Madara.” Obito put on a pretentious cool demeanor, still using Madara’s name.
