Chapter 717 Approaching Darkness

Grey is the tone of the entire Kingdom of Rain.

In this country, there are not many sunny days throughout the year.

Even as the military center of the entire Kingdom of Rain, Yuyin will only get a short day of clear skies under the guidance of the "God" on weekends every week.

Because of the previous actions, the Akatsuki organization with Yuyin as the core has achieved some results in the confrontation with ninjas from several big countries, but relatively, the number of core members has begun to drop sharply. How to replenish the organization with new members as soon as possible is no longer the biggest problem at present. How to ensure the normal operation of the organization is an urgent matter.

During the period when the leader Nagato fell into a 'sleep', the entire operation of the organization was basically carried out through discussions between Hei Ze and Konan.

Although Xiaonan didn't like this weird guy with a dark body very much, for the sake of Nagato and Amane, he had no choice but to endure the vigilance in his patience and discuss with him about organizing the next action.

"After Uchiha Sasuke made such a fuss, the relationship between Konoha and Oni Nation has become more and more rigid. However, judging from the attitude of the Fire Nation Daming House, they have no plans to prepare for the Fifth Ninja World War with Oni Nation."

Hei Jue is holding the information collected by Bai Jue. At this time, it is alone, and the other half, Bai Jue, is not by his side.

He didn't wear a coat with a black background and a red cloud, but just maintained a dark basic human figure. Under Xiao Nan's surprised eyes, he sat on the opposite sofa and spoke.

During Xiao's current shrinking operation process, the reconnaissance work outside was done by countless individuals of Bai Jue.

As for those peripheral personnel recruited in, they have been given up by the hackers.

It's not that they are afraid of the ghost country, but they are worried about the other big countries and suddenly give them something to do.

After all, the kingdom of ghosts understands their organization far above other big countries.

The reason why they haven't taken any action against Yuyin is probably because they haven't prepared enough.

The power of the reincarnation eye is completely unknown to them.

Even for everyone in the organization, it is still unknown what level Nagato's strength has reached.

Heijue only knows that Nagato can rely on his own chakra and the power of the reincarnation eye at this time to communicate well with the will of the ten-tailed body-the golem of the outside world.

Compared with the God of Ninja in its heyday, it is difficult to guess whether it is comparable to or surpassed.

"If there is no friction between them, it will be difficult for us to find an opportunity to intervene. If I remember correctly, in Konoha, apart from Hokage and Sannin, there is also a Jonin named Maitkai, who is also the key observation target of the organization."

Xiaonan remembered something.

Konoha was restrained by the kingdom of ghosts, she had heard such things.

Even so, Konoha's power is still strong.

Hokage is still alive, and Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, is also collecting information outside, acting as Konoha's "eyes".

In addition, there is Danzo, an extremely dangerous martial arts faction. At critical moments, his existence is even more impossible to ignore than Hokage and Sannin.

"According to the sequence of actions, Nine-Tails is the last target of the organization. Before that, go and collect the rest of the Tailed Beasts."

As he spoke, Hei Jue raised his gaze slightly, forming a clear picture like a projection in the void in front of him.

That's the scene of two ninjas fighting in the desert.

A female ninja who drives the fourth stage of Susanoo is fighting a Konoha ninja whose body is burning **** steam.

"This is the scene of the battle between Uchiha Ruri and the Konoha ninja Maitdai more than ten years ago. I recorded their battle with the pupil technique. Judging from the level of the battle, these are all well-deserved powers that surpass the current Five Kage level. According to my calculations, his son Maitkai also mastered the last of the eight Dunjia. And, it is very likely that he has already surpassed the blue and surpassed the blue."

Although such a move can only be used once in a lifetime, such a burst is enough.

"Nagato is invincible."

After watching such a scene, Xiaonan said such a sentence, full of trust in Nagato's strength.

Hei never refuted, and said: "Of course I believe that Nagato-sama will not be defeated by anyone, but it's okay to be careful. Facing a ninja from the eight sects of Dunjia, we should be cautious first. Fortunately, in the short term, we will not have direct conflicts with Konoha's people for the time being, and there is no need to consider such additional factors."

"What's next for you?"

"According to the original order, we mainly collect the three-tailed and six-tailed beasts at present. Baijue's reconnaissance of Kirigakure has started to improve. After a while, we can go directly to take in the two tailed beasts. In that way, we will have six tailed beasts here, and recover more than half of the tailed beasts."

Said the analysis of the Black Judgment Regulations.

Recovered Akatsuki of the six-headed and tailed beast, the power at that time will inevitably get a new round of skyrocketing, so that the golem of the heretics will have more vitality.

"However, at that time, those big countries with tailed beasts will be further stimulated. At present, they have secretly set up a special operations team in Konoha, with the purpose of taking the tailed beasts from us."

Xiao Nan's worries are not unreasonable. Only four tailed beasts have already made these great powers tend to unite. If two more tailed beasts are added...it will inevitably prompt them to further unite. Before that, more comprehensive precautions must be taken.

"It's nothing more than starting the Fifth Ninja World War."

Hei Jue's eyes were flat, without any emotion in his eyes.

"So, on our side, we will take the assumption that the Fifth Ninja World War will break out in a short period of time as the premise of action, and go to capture the remaining tailed beasts."

Xiao Nan didn't speak, just pursed his lips, looking at the pattering rain on the terrace outside.

Heijue also fell into silence, and together with Xiao Nan, he admired the rain outside, fell into a short thought, then his body merged into the ground, and disappeared from Xiao Nan's eyes.

"It's rare to see you come out. What, did you suffocate in the laboratory?"

Under the eaves of the outdoor platform on one floor of the tower, Kisame found Beiliuhu who was watching the rain under the eaves.

He is very short, like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy. In terms of height, even the female Xiao Nan is a bit taller than him.

However, as far as Kisame knows, Beiruhu in the Konoha period in the past should have been a rather handsome and tall young man, not this puny figure.

Is it a sequela of forbidden surgery? Kisame thought so.

"Yes, recently the atmosphere inside the organization has become more and more deserted. In the past, I could go to Orochimaru and Scorpion for research discussions... Before I knew it, it had been so many years since I joined Akatsuki."

Bei Liuhu's eyes looked a little melancholy.

He is not a sentimental person, at most it is a pity that no one in this organization has a common language with him.

Although the core members of this organization are not good people, wicked people can be found everywhere.

Like the Kisame in front of me, she was an S-rank ninja who assassinated the former Daimyo of the Water Country, so it can be said that she is a notorious existence.

For example, the sacrificed Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, Akasana no Scorpion and his ilk also have **** debts in their hands, including him, the original Konoha ninja who left Konoha in order to study forbidden techniques.

Even so, he could find a wonderful sense of belonging here.

Probably because birds of a feather flock together and people form groups.

"It's true, you are the veteran who joined the organization before me. Now the organization has suffered many blows, and we are the only ones left. I kind of miss that guy Didala now. At least when he and A Fei are around, I can liven up the atmosphere."

Kisame shrugged.

Now every meeting, everyone is taciturn, who owes himself a huge sum of money and hasn't paid it back.

I and Bei Liuhu are not talkative people, and Heijue also doesn't like to say warm words, and Xiaonan even keeps his mouth shut and doesn't put the rest of the members first. As for Bai Jue... all he said were nonsensical jokes, which would make the atmosphere of the meeting even more rigid most of the time.

"Judging from the attitude of the ghost kingdom to capture him alive, he should be interested in his blasting secret technique. Maybe you can see him performing blasting work on the construction site of the ghost kingdom."

Beliuhu said this cold joke.

But in fact, such a thing actually has a basis.

The Kingdom of Ghosts mostly supervises captives, especially those with ninja abilities, to go to places where construction needs to be done to do coolies, which is called "reform through labor".

Many people go to those construction sites and wander around, where they can see acquaintances they haven't seen for a long time.

Not surprisingly, Deidala's blast escape secret technique should be valued by the construction troops of the ghost country to a certain extent.

After all, the Iwagakure Demolition Unit is a special unit well-known in the ninja world.

Didara is one of the best.

"It seems that getting him out is hopeless for the time being."

Ginosame thought of something, chuckled, and looked at the rain curtain outside the porch together with Beiliuhu. The rain was more rapid than usual, and there was a feeling of heaviness falling directly on the heart, which made Guisame and Beiliuhu fall silent at the same time.

"The storm is coming..."

The country of fire, Konoha.

In Konoha Village, which was attacked by Sasuke, some areas began to recover under the continuous work of the construction team overnight.

The most severely affected area was the northwest of the village where the consultants lived. Several streets were completely reduced to ruins, and the streets farther away were also affected.

Even if there is a top construction team, it is not something that can be done in a short time if you want to bring this place back to life.

Moreover, the villagers and ninjas who lost their residences need to find a place to resettle them before the northwest region recovers.

There are a lot of people in this part, but fortunately, Konoha has sufficient reserve funds now. As long as the development funds in other fields are slightly squeezed out, it will not be a problem to get through this difficulty.

Looking at the various construction projects in full swing in the village, Tsunade, who was standing at the office window of the Anbu Building, felt a little depressed, and sighed melancholy more than once.

The location of the station is different, and the things to consider will naturally be different.

Strictly speaking, the trauma that Uchiha Sasuke brought to Konoha is not very serious. With the support of the Daming Prefecture, it is not a problem to rebuild the damaged building.

But after the other party made such a fuss, not only the external negotiation pressure, but also the internal voice became chaotic.

In any case, Uchiha Sasuke caused hundreds of victims. The families of these victims have prayed for letters, hoping that Hokage can bring such traitors to justice as soon as possible, and execute them with capital punishment to comfort the souls of the victims.

More than that, some forces who had followed the advisory group also began to jointly sign a letter, hoping to capture the traitor Uchiha Sasuke as soon as possible and bring him back to the village for trial.

Nowadays, once the topic of Uchiha Sasuke is involved in the village, it can almost be described as anger.

It's just that in this way, all the pressure is on her side.

Tsunade didn't know if there was someone else deliberately guiding her behind to put pressure on her, but this heavy pressure cannot be faked.

Tsunade can understand the anger of the villagers and ninjas in the village.

But the execution of Uchiha Sasuke, from a realistic point of view, still needs a long-term plan.

To put it more bluntly, with Konoha's current strength, it is impossible to do this.

The Daming Mansion is also mainly conservative. This matter can be passed with a little patience at this time. There is no need to confront the Kingdom of Ghosts with great fanfare.

Today, the continuous development of military power is still the main focus, and these shames will be recovered from the kingdom of ghosts in the future.

Therefore, Tsunade felt extremely troubled by the current situation in the village that was extremely angry.

"Master Hokage, the detailed loss report has been calculated, do you want to take a look now?"

Lu Jiu walked in and sent a detailed loss data of the attack.

"No need, just put it on the table, I'll look at it later."

"yes."

Lu Jiu put this document on the desk.

"Are you worried about the troublemakers in the village?"

Shikahisa understood Tsunade's difficulty at this time.

"Ah, it's not embarrassing. I can completely understand their desire to avenge their relatives."

Just like when her younger brother and lover died back then, besides the pain in her heart, she also had long-term thoughts of revenge.

Tsunade has also experienced the pain and hatred of being killed relatives, so he is very clear about the pain in these people's hearts and the hatred for Uchiha Sasuke.

From another perspective, Sasuke Uchiha also came in the name of revenge. As Hokage, she can arrest or even destroy the other party on the charge of assault, but the accusation of revenge is really untenable.

Besides, it is no longer a question of revenge and non-revenge. The crux of the matter has gradually escalated into the historical conflict between Konoha and the Kingdom of Ghosts. After all, the three people who control the military, political, business, and business circles of the Kingdom of Ghosts all left Konoha in the name of "betrayal and forbearance".

Uchiha Sasuke, in Tsunade's view, is just a chess piece used by the three of them to test Konoha's strength at this time.

"Having said that, it is temporarily impossible for them to let go of their hatred."

Lu Jiu answered like this.

And time may smooth everything out, but it can also make hatred stronger in the heart.

"Let's do this first, let them make a fuss and vent their emotions."

Tsunade sighed, she really wanted to fight back immediately, but she lacked strength at this time, leaving her with more energy than she wanted.

If it is on the basis of recovering all the power of Konoha, she doesn't mind wrestling with Shiraishi.

But Konoha, which is now torn apart, wants to fight the Demon Country head-on before it can't be unified, and the result will probably be like the previous Fourth Ninja World War, with tragic losses.

"In addition, regarding another matter, you will let the Ministry of Intelligence conduct a key analysis."

Tsunade remembered something, and said to Lujiu.

"What's up?"

Lu Jiu blinked curiously.

"Eternal Kaleidoscope...Have you heard of this name?"

Tsunade turned around and stared at Shikaku with serious eyes.

"Eternal Kaleidoscope..."

Lu Jiu chewed on such words, but shook his head, saying that he had never heard of such a thing.

"I also learned something through the records in some files left by the second grandfather. Although the ordinary kaleidoscope Sharingan is powerful, it will be accompanied by excessive use and the risk of blindness. Therefore, in order to avoid such defects and make the pupil power of the kaleidoscope stronger, it is necessary to take the kaleidoscope Sharingan one step further."

"Going further?"

After Lu Jiu heard this, his heart suddenly jumped, and he had a bad premonition.

"Hokage-sama, I want to know, the key to making Kaleidoscope Sharingan go further is..."

The power displayed by the Kaleidoscope Sharingan is already so terrifying. If it goes one step further, with Konoha's current power, can it really be resisted?

"Need another pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan, preferably a pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan with direct kinship."

Tsunade said this, leaving Lu Jiu speechless for a long time.

Tsunade ignored Shikaku's increasingly ugly face, and continued: "I was fascinated by Anbu's investigation of Lin Zhiguo before, and with some evidence you got from Genbu, I think Uchiha Itachi has probably died in the hands of Uchiha Sasuke."

In other words, if Uchiha Itachi's Kaleidoscope Sharingan also falls into the hands of Oni no Kuni, then Uchiha Sasuke already has the possibility of giving birth to an eternal kaleidoscope.

Although it is a fluke mentality, it is believed that the country of Oni did not get Itachi's Kaleidoscope Sharingan, for example, the other party destroyed the eyes before death... But the possibility of this is extremely slim.

In terms of sharingan information, except for the various materials left by her second grandfather, Senshou Feijian, Konoha's research on sharingan has not been updated for decades.

On the other side of the ghost country, there are physical objects such as the kaleidoscope Sharingan for direct research, and the completeness of the sharingan research data is even more complete than Konoha.

Eternal Kaleidoscope, the other party must also understand the principle, even clearer than Konoha. After understanding this power, it is impossible for the Ghost Kingdom military not to make corresponding arrangements.

"What level will the power of the eternal kaleidoscope reach? I can't directly give intuitive data. However, I know that the last Uchiha ninja with this eye was Uchiha Madara."

Once the name 'Uchiha Madara' was spoken, the atmosphere in the office was completely silent.

As Hokage and Jonin squad leader, they must take this worst possibility as the premise at this time to deal with the attitude of Oni Nation from now on.

Leaving from Tsunade, Lu Jiu's thoughts in his heart were not relieved by the end of the matter, but became even more nervous.

Eternal Kaleidoscope, a more advanced Sharingan, Uchiha Madara, the battle in the Valley of the End...All kinds of information were quickly filtered from Lu Jiu's mind, and finally found that it was impossible to prevent such a thing from happening.

Uchiha Itachi has a Kaleidoscope Sharingan, which is a clear fact.

When Uchiha Sasuke attacked Konoha, he also showed the power of kaleidoscope.

At this time, the Kingdom of Ghosts probably has two pairs of Kaleidoscope Sharingans who are extremely close in blood.

A Uchiha ninja who may be more terrifying than Uchiha Ruri will be born in the country of ghosts.

Thinking of such a gloomy future, it's like adding salt to Konoha's wounds.

Konoha Shinobu, who was passing by Shikaku, wanted to say hello to him, but found Shikaku's dull and gloomy face, and directly dismissed this idea, wondering why the other party became like this as soon as he came out of Hokage's office.

Isn't the village bad enough at this time?

Lu Jiu ignored the doubts of these colleagues, and his mood was indeed not easy at this time.

Compared to the information obtained from Hokage, Uchiha Sasuke's attack on Konoha before is not a big threat.

All the way to the third-floor ward of Muye Hospital, Lu Jiucai cleaned up the worried look on his face, and entered directly without knocking on the door.

The son Shikamaru who just woke up looked weaker than expected.

The other party was sitting on the hospital bed, his head was slightly turned, and his eyes were looking out of the window. Hearing the door opening and footsteps, he turned his head and met Lu Jiu's gaze.

"Dad, I..."

Maybe he had been sleeping for several days, so when he spoke, his voice was very hoarse.

Shikahisa, who wanted to say something serious, was inevitably a little soft-hearted when he heard Shikamaru's hoarse and weak voice, but he still said with a straight face:

"About your reckless action this time, there will be related punishments. You should be mentally prepared."

"Yes. These punishments, I will..."

Shikamaru did not refuse, being as smart as him, he naturally knew that his collusion with Danzo was unforgivable in the eyes of both the Hokage faction and those who regarded him as the heir of the family.

However, before he could finish his words, a cold old voice sounded in the ward, interrupting the communication between their father and son:

"Young people will inevitably make mistakes, a little reprimand is enough. If you punish them severely, wouldn't it seem unreasonable? I wonder if Lu Jiu would you like to give this old man some face?"

Hearing this voice, Lu Jiu's spine was suddenly chilled by the creepy breath, his body twisted stiffly, and he looked at the old man leaning on a cane who appeared in the corner of the ward at some time.

Shimura Danzo.

(end of this chapter)