20demayo Chapter 44 Showdown
Chapter 44 Showdown
"Please tell me, anything I can do to help."
"I want you and Yamato to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails!"
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After Jiraiya obtained Danzo's intelligence network, some things he didn't understand before suddenly became clear. However, some things could only be kept to himself. Danzo's death could not be made public. As Konoha, if people knew that the village's second-in-command had died in Konoha, Konoha's prestige would be ruined, and it was hard to guarantee that some ambitious people wouldn't have designs on Konoha.
After sending a message to all the major ninja villages to remind them, Jiraiya planned to go to the Land of Rain to take a look. For whatever reason, he felt that the so-called Hanzo was a bit strange, which even delayed Naruto's training.
Akatsuki, Tailed Beasts—I have a feeling this ninja world is about to descend into chaos. What should I do next? It's chaotic, so chaotic, yet I also feel that all this information is intricately connected.
Nagato, controlling Pain, suddenly said to Konan, "Our teacher is here again. This time it seems he wants to investigate our central location."
Xiao Nan's pupils dilated slightly, then suddenly narrowed again, and she said coldly, "Should we kill him?"
"...Wait a little longer." Pain watched Jiraiya's figure moving around the Land of Rain, seemingly lost in thought. But one thing was certain: once Jiraiya decided to come to his location, Pain would kill him.
Until he suddenly received a message from Kakuzu... "Diamond Seal, the Uzumaki Clan?" Pain pondered, and the next moment he received another message from Zetsu, "The Uzumaki Clan again?" The Uzumaki Clan appeared one after another after the organization had just begun to show its strength, as if it were a sign of something.
Or are these two people actually the same person?
Black Zetsu also sensed something was wrong, but as the mastermind behind the ninja world, he was absolutely confident that he could turn any unfavorable outcome around. The worst outcome would simply be waiting a little longer to revive his mother.
However, the recent appearances, whether from the Uzumaki clan or the so-called Uchiha Genji, have been excessively powerful, and they all appeared very suddenly, as if they sprang from nowhere. This made Zetsu feel a little uneasy. Anyway, he's accumulated enough power now, so should he start collecting the Tailed Beasts ahead of schedule?
Pain suddenly noticed a message that Kakuzu had quickly glanced at: the mask worn by this member of the Uzumaki clan was the same one worn by Gen Uchiha, the new intern of the Akatsuki organization. Although there were bound to be overlaps, it was just too much of a coincidence.
Could this all have been orchestrated by Madara Uchiha? But what was his purpose in doing so?
In the Land of Rock, Onoki, the ninja village of Tsuchikage, angrily slammed his fist on the table. Although he had previously employed the Akatsuki organization, he only did so because he found them useful and they did not have the strength to threaten him.
However, considering the information Jiraiya gave him and the on-site investigation, the disappearance of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki should be inextricably linked to the Akatsuki organization.
However, Onoki dismissed Jiraiya's suggestion of an alliance, thinking that Akatsuki was just a bunch of people and how strong could they be?
Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, who was being controlled by Obito, simply replied with a curt "I understand" to the message from Jiraiya and the advice from some of the elders.
As for the remaining Hidden Lightning Village and Hidden Sand Village, one believed in strength and relied solely on brute force, while the other had lost its own Kazekage and could only guard against its own One-Tailed Beast, powerless to do anything else.
In the Konoha office, Reikawa Uzumaki frowned. "Isn't this a bit too hasty? It's best to wait until Naruto is older and has enough power before he can establish an equal relationship with Kurama."
Unexpectedly, Uzumaki Reikawa said that. Tsunade's eyes flickered, but soon her gaze became tired.
Tsunade knew that she was being a little too hasty.
Dealing with those stubborn old fogies was already exhausting for Tsunade, and she also had to spare manpower to handle the huge mess left by Danzo. Now, out of nowhere, Akatsuki has appeared, gathering S-rank rogue ninja from various villages with the intention of collecting the Tailed Beasts. The Five-Tails has already been captured, so who will be the next Tailed Beast?
Seeing this, Tsunade decided to cut to the chase. From her probing these past few days, it was clear that Reikawa Uzumaki was wary of Konoha, but at least not hostile. And right now, Konoha needed Reikawa Uzumaki's power...
"Uzumaki Reikawa, there were indeed hidden circumstances surrounding what happened back then, and it cannot be said that we were completely unrelated to this outcome. We will give you an explanation."
But since you've still chosen to join Konoha, I hope you can trust us. Your abilities might be a trump card for us in the future when we fight Akatsuki. You should know what Akatsuki is, right?
Reikawa Uzumaki nodded silently, seemingly dropping his pretense, his entire demeanor suddenly turning somber. "Mm."
Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and took the opportunity to resolve the matter. "I won't pursue your previous concealment or anything else. I hope you can reintroduce yourself now. Konoha will always be your home."
Reikawa Uzumaki seemed to think for a moment before saying, "Reikawa Uzumaki, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, wields the Adamantine Sealing Chains. As for his purpose: to live..."
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On Uchiha Gen's side, when questioned by Pain, he pulled out a large bag of masks from his bag, all of them white-faced, and piled them on the ground, making it look like a wholesale market. Then he pointed at Itachi.
Itachi looked helpless and took out the mask that Uchiha Gen had given him earlier.
Payne: "...How many people have you given this mask to?"
"Uchiha Gen" scratched his head. "There were only two or three, I don't remember their names, but I have a pretty good impression of one of them who had red hair. It was mainly because he seemed to be hiding from a debt of love, and I lent him the money out of a sense of justice, but he still hasn't paid me back."
...Okay, it all makes sense now. However, Black still has doubts. His mother is only a few years away from being unsealed, and he absolutely cannot let these inexplicably appearing people ruin his plans.
As for Uchiha Gen being recruited by Obito? Perfectly, Black Zetsu didn't want Obito's power to grow too strong; he just wanted him to be a tool to complete the Eye of the Moon Plan. The deeper reason was a strange unease; in his view, both Uchiha Gen and the so-called Uzumaki clan had to die!!
All it takes is to leak a little information to make Nagato suspicious of Gen Uchiha and believe that Gen Uchiha's existence poses a threat to his plans.
However, this needs to be planned carefully, since not long ago, Gen Uchiha helped the organization capture the Five-Tails.
Pain was also weighing the pros and cons. According to the information that White Zetsu had previously sent, Gen Uchiha was very strong, possibly stronger than any two people in any team.
Especially during the crucial period of collecting the tailed beasts, it would be unwise to forcibly create an enemy at this time. Furthermore, Uchiha Gen had not done anything wrong. To put it another way, even if he personally took action, Pain could not guarantee that he could capture Uchiha Gen with his spatial teleportation ability similar to that of Uchiha Madara.