Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 355 Meeting with the two protagonists
The distance from Konohagakure to Wave Country is not far.

If the members of Team 7 ran at full speed, it would only take a few days to reach the Land of Waves. However, their employer Dazna was not a ninja, and if he deliberately slowed down his speed, it would take at least half a month.

During the days away from Konoha, the members of Team 7 were full of curiosity about the outside world.

It was the first time for them to leave Konoha Village and observe the world outside the village, a world that did not belong to ninjas but to ordinary people.

In the world of ordinary people, even being a Genin is considered a big shot.

A Genin who graduated from a ninja school can easily defeat the siege of more than a dozen big men. The gap in combat power makes them cautious in their attitude towards ninjas and they dare not offend them at all.

It was also the first time that Naruto saw the attitude of ordinary people towards ninjas.

In Konoha, where Jonins are worse than dogs and Chunins are everywhere, although the villagers are ordinary people, their attitude towards ninjas is completely different from that of outsiders. This may be the meaning of the will of fire.

However, the light of the Will of Fire can only shine on the villagers of Konoha at most, and cannot shine on all the people of the Land of Fire. This makes Naruto feel that the Will of Fire in the village is somewhat subtle.

Unlike Naruto, Sasuke looked at the passers-by and felt a little impatient.

This escort mission was a little different from what he had imagined. He thought he would be able to encounter wandering ninjas and engage in a fight, improving his strength in a life-and-death battle.

But as the days passed, not only did they not encounter any ninjas, they didn't even encounter any bandits. If they continued to live in such comfort, how could he grow into a strong man in the ninja world and take revenge on Uchiha Itachi?

Kakashi felt that his current life was good and it would be best if there were no major troubles.

It is enough to protect Naruto and Sasuke. He has not found any trace of the Anbu so far. He seriously suspects that the Third Generation has deceived him and did not send the Anbu at all.

Continue to look around for possible enemies in the shadows.

Kakashi's gaze suddenly stopped and fell on a figure in a fire cloud suit, and his expression became extremely solemn.

After noticing Kakashi's gaze, the figure in the Fire Cloud uniform stood up and waved his hand: "Isn't this the Jonin Kakashi? Are you out on a mission? And you're the leading Jonin?"

Before he finished speaking, the figure in the Fire Cloud uniform looked at Naruto and Sasuke beside him, with a thoughtful expression.

This person was none other than Bai Ye who came from the Hidden Rain Village. After learning that Naruto had left the Konoha Village, he quickly came here and found Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke are the protagonists of the original time and space, and are the reincarnations of the two sons of the Six Paths Sage.

He is about to break through the limit of Kage level and reach the level of Otsutsuki. In addition to focusing on recovering the tailed beasts and the ninja village, he must also always pay attention to the movements of Naruto and Sasuke.

After all, in the later part of the original plot, these two protagonists did not reach the level of Otsutsuki.

But in terms of combat power, he is not inferior to the Otsutsuki at all. Even several Otsutsuki who came from outside the starry sky were defeated by Naruto and Sasuke.

Kakashi followed Bai Ye's gaze and found that he was paying attention to Naruto and Sasuke, and his heart skipped a beat.

Does Bai Ye know the identities of Naruto and Sasuke and plan to attack them?

If this is true, let alone whether he can stop it alone, even if the entire Anbu were combined, they would probably not be a match for Bai Ye.

After Byakuya fought hard against the Raikage and defeated the Fourth Mizukage, his level of danger was no less than that of the Fifth Kage.

Just as Kakashi was thinking about countermeasures, Bai Ye had already come to the side of the few people and greeted them with a smile:
"Isn't this Jonin Kakashi? I haven't seen you for a few years, and you're still as gloomy as before. Naruto has grown up a lot, and is a little different from before."

The other party knows me... Naruto thought about it and finally remembered who the ninja in front of him was.

"Are you the ninja who ate noodles at Ichiraku Ramen a few years ago?"

Bai Ye nodded, and then said: "It's me. I didn't expect that after so many years, you still remember me. It seems that I am really impressive."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

The conversation between Bai Ye and Naruto made Kakashi break out in a cold sweat.

It is true that Bai Ye had been to Konoha, but that was more than ten years ago. Naruto was not born yet at that time. How did he meet Naruto?

Naruto and Byakuya have met, which can only mean one thing.

That is, Bai Ye once secretly sneaked into the Konoha Village and didn't let anyone know, which was enough to scare Kakashi.

After greeting Naruto, Bai Ye looked at Sasuke beside him:

"That one over there should be Uchiha Sasuke, the only Uchiha left in Konohagakure. He looks quite strong, but unfortunately he can't compare to Itachi and Shisui."

Hearing the keyword Uchiha, Sasuke stepped forward, stared at Bai Ye and said: "You know me, and you also know Shisui and Uchiha Itachi? Who are you? What is your relationship with Uchiha Itachi?"

"Who doesn't know Uchiha's orphan Sasuke? As for Shisui and Itachi, their names are even more famous throughout the ninja world."

"As for my identity and relationship to the Uchiha, you can ask your leading jonin."

Sasuke, who didn't get the answer he wanted, wanted to continue questioning Bai Ye, but was stopped by Kakashi. He tried to force a smile and began to introduce Bai Ye's identity:
"Sasuke, don't be presumptuous. This high-ranking figure of the Hidden Rain Village, Lord Byakuya, may not have the title of Kage, but his strength and status are almost the same as those of the Five Kage."

"Almost the same as Hokage?" The members of Team 7 looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

Bai Ye waved his hand, and then said: "I am not almost the same as the Hokage. My strength should be stronger than the Five Kage, but it can't be said that I am almost the same."

Hearing this, Kakashi wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked a little strange.

He thought Bai Ye would take the initiative to be humble and say that he was not as good as the five Kage, but he didn't expect Bai Ye to be the same as before, always using some tricks.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased a lot, Kakashi asked, "Master Bai Ye, why did you come to the Land of Fire? Are you here to visit the Third Hokage?"

Bai Ye shook his head and said, "I came here to hunt down the masked man and see if there is a chance to completely solve this problem. Originally, I was not sure I could meet the masked man, but after meeting you, I have a chance."

Hearing this, Kakashi was slightly stunned, and then he understood Bai Ye's thoughts.

Bai Ye's target is the masked man, and the masked man is attacking the tailed beasts everywhere in the ninja world. As long as you hide near the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the probability of encountering the masked man will greatly increase.

Thinking of this, Kakashi felt relieved. At least he could rest assured that Naruto was safe.

After chatting with Kakashi for a few words, Bai Ye came to Naruto, patted Naruto on the shoulder, and said: "Naruto, improve your strength. Your identity is not enough to deal with the next crisis." "If you die too, I will be sad for a long time."

After saying that, Bai Ye used the technique of instant body disappearance and disappeared on the spot.

After Bai Ye left, the pressure on Kakashi suddenly eased. He sat on the ground and gasped for breath. After a few minutes, he finally regained his composure.

Sasuke said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, who was that Bai Ye just now? Why did he know me and seemed to be very familiar with Uchiha?"

Kakashi thought for a moment and said slowly:

"I have just told you the identity of Byakuya. As for his relationship with Uchiha? He is Shisui's friend. He once defeated the Jonin of the Hidden Cloud Village together with Shisui. But I have never heard that he had any contact with Itachi."

"When Bai Ye became famous in the ninja world, Itachi was still studying in the ninja school?"

After hearing this, Sasuke fell silent. After a long while, he said, "Bai Ye became famous earlier than Uchiha Itachi. Does that mean that his strength will surpass Uchiha Itachi?"

Kakashi guessed what Sasuke was thinking, but still said:
"In theory, Byakuya is certainly stronger than Uchiha Itachi, but the two of them haven't fought each other yet, so their strength together is still unknown."

"You don't even want to become a disciple. Byakuya is not a ninja from Konoha."

Sasuke's eyes flickered, and he didn't know whether he heard Kakashi's words or not, but he remembered Bai Ye's name and deeds, and knew that this was a ninja stronger than Uchiha Itachi.

Naruto also had many doubts in his mind. Bai Ye deliberately emphasized the word "Uzumaki", which made him very interested in his last name.

He knew that his last name came from his mother, who was from the Uzumaki clan.

However, he didn't know much about the history of the Uzumaki clan. He only knew that the Uzumaki clan once established an independent country, but was eventually destroyed under the siege of several major ninja villages.

However, he did not ask Kakashi because he did not trust Kakashi.

The only ones who were confused throughout the whole process were Sakura and Dazna. One of them saw how powerful Bai Ye was, while the other knew nothing and urged them to rest and then hurry on their way.

……

At Dazna's urging, Team 7 quickly left the town and continued heading towards the Land of Waves.

Kakashi was worried. While sending his shadow clones to collect information at the front, he was considering whether to report the news of Byakuya's appearance to the Third Hokage.

Just when Kakashi was hesitating, the shadow clone that was gathering intelligence in front was hit hard and torn into two halves. The shadow clone returned to the original body with its memories.

After checking his memory, Kakashi quickly rushed towards Naruto's location. After discovering that there were only two enemies, he decisively slowed down his pace and observed whether there were other ninjas lying in ambush around.

Not far away, after witnessing Kakashi's body being torn to pieces, the members of Team 7 remained very calm.

They had seen Kakashi use this method to paralyze the enemy more than once, and there were only two ninjas on the other side. In terms of numbers, they had the advantage.

The two masked wandering ninjas noticed the expressions of Naruto and the others and frowned.

Logically speaking, the death of the team leader should have scared these young guys and made them run away, but aren’t these kids too calm?
Could it be that their previous attack did not take down the leading ninja?
This situation shouldn't happen. Although they are not well-known in the black market, they are all well-trained Chunin and have hunted elite Jonin before. It is impossible for them to be unable to deal with the team protecting Dazna.

After all, according to intelligence, Dazna simply does not have enough money to issue high-level commissions.

While the wandering ninja was stunned, Naruto and Sasuke had already confirmed the tactics through eye contact. After a sudden burst of chakra from their legs, they quickly pounced on the wandering ninja.

The wandering ninja noticed Naruto and Sasuke and swung his scythe, a smile on his face.

They were not sure whether they had defeated the captain of the other team, but they were more than capable of dealing with these little brats. Age was their biggest flaw. No matter how strong these little brats were, they would not have the strength of a Chunin.

Soon, the two wandering ninjas knocked down Naruto and Sasuke's kunai with taijutsu.

Just take a step further and you can use the sickle to deal with these two little devils.

However, what the wandering ninjas did not expect was that Sasuke opened his Sharingan and instantly controlled one of them, and Naruto even released several shadow clones, directly suppressing the remaining wandering ninja.

The battle was over in just a minute, with Naruto and Sasuke crushing the stray ninja.

When Dazna saw this scene, he was somewhat surprised at the strength of the two men. He did not expect that these two seemingly weak little ghosts could display such powerful strength.

On the contrary, Kakashi, who looked very strong, was simply vulnerable.

At this moment, Dazna suddenly remembered something and said to Naruto and Sasuke, "Hurry up and kill these two killers. If you don't hurry, their accomplices will show up soon."

Naruto and Sasuke had no intention of listening to what Dazna said. They looked behind Dazna and saw Kakashi walking out of the bushes.

"Kakashi, you're just going to watch us fight and not come and help?"

Kakashi said expressionlessly: "You also ignored my 'death'. I thought I could scare you this time, but I didn't expect you to be cold-blooded animals."

Naruto and Sasuke looked helpless. They had used the same ninjutsu several times before. Don't treat them as fools.

At this time, Naruto seemed to remember something and said to Dazna beside him: "Uncle Dazna, there is something wrong with the mission you issued this time."

"A mission that involves a ninja is at least B-rank, why did you issue a C-rank mission?"

"According to the rules of Konohagakure, we will cancel this mission, confiscate your commission, and add you to the blacklist as punishment."

After hearing this, Dazna was struck by lightning and looked extremely regretful.

Kakashi seemed thoughtful when he saw this scene. It should be his job as the captain to cancel the commission and explain the situation. Naruto had already said all his lines, so what else could he say?

After a moment's silence, Kakashi said:
"Naruto is right, Mr. Dazna, you have violated the rules of Konoha's Ninja Village. If you cannot explain in detail the reasons and the causes for your deception of Konoha, we will immediately terminate your protection."

Kakashi also wanted to cancel the mission immediately, but the Third Hokage already knew about Dazna's situation.

Therefore, his mission to protect Dazna this time was not actually ordered by Dazna, but by the Third Hokage, and he had to explain the reason to Dazna.

Seeing that he still had a chance, Dazna sat on the ground and said: "It's all because of Cardo..."

(End of this chapter)