Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 44: Byakuya vs. Aburame Ryoma
After the trip to the black market, Bai Ye secretly observed Shi Yu for a few more days.

By the way, he used the method of carrot and stick (promise of secret techniques and curse-seal control) to control several foreign wandering ninjas and asked them to keep an eye on Shigure's movements at all times.

As for why they are not allowed to join Akatsuki and become official members of the Akatsuki organization.

It can only be said that in the ninja community, those who agree with Yahiko's ideas are an absolute minority. Only ninjas who were born in the Rain Country and have experienced war and misfortune can understand each other, empathize with each other, and willingly join the Akatsuki organization.

But once we go beyond the scope of the Rain Country, Yahiko's ideas will be of little use.

Just as the princess of the Great Ninja Clan in the First Ninja Village could not understand the survivors of a fallen country, ninjas from different ninja villages could not understand each other's practices, nor could they truly integrate into an organization.

After all, their demands and expectations are completely different, unless there is a threat that forces them to unite.

Of course, the most important thing is that Bai Ye wants to cultivate a force that belongs only to him. He does not need to report to others or let other senior executives know when he wants to do anything.

In this way, even if any major changes occur in the future, he will have the capital to make a comeback.

He has made it a habit to have a backup plan before doing anything.

During these few days, Xiaonan visited many nearby towns and villages, recording prices and also completing some commissions for free as a favor.

It can also be regarded as a way to make up for the ordinary people they hurt when they were wandering.

If it weren't for her petty stealing skills, she, Nagato, and Yahiko would have starved to death in the wild and would not have lived to establish the Akatsuki organization.

On the way back to the agreed location, Xiaonan saw Bai Ye holding a straw in his mouth, and a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Bai Ye is still as elusive as before and can't be seen all day.

Moreover, it was Bai Ye who took on the investment task, but I have always been the one in charge of the investment industry, and I don’t know where Bai Ye spent the money.

"Senior Xiaonan, you are finally back."

After greeting Xiaonan, Bai Ye followed Xiaonan silently.

At this time, Xiaonan couldn't help asking, "Bai Ye, where did all this money go? How much money do you have left?"

"secret…"

Bai Ye put his hand on the back of his head and said nonchalantly: "I will get money to bribe the Jonin of the Hidden Rain Village and organize activities within the territory of the Rain Country. I have to rely on these people to help conceal it."

"Bribing the jonin..." Konan was speechless. Is it so easy to bribe the jonin?
As long as a ninja has no bottom line, it is very easy to make money, but people without bottom line will not do anything even if they receive money, which is a complete waste of money.

But on second thought, Bai Ye couldn't just give away money for nothing.

The more likely possibility is that it was directly embezzled by Bai Ye, but Bai Ye should not be short of money. He, like himself, has the ability to mass-produce detonating talismans.

Just when Xiaonan wanted to say something else, Bai Ye suddenly made a hushing gesture, his face turned serious, and he pointed at the woods on both sides of the road.

The next moment, there was a sound of cutting through the air.

The kunai with an explosive tag tied to it was shot between Bai Ye and Konan and exploded immediately.

In the fire and smoke, Bai Ye and Xiao Nan were forced to keep their distance and look at the four-member ninja team approaching them.

The ninja team dressed all in black and wore hidden animal masks, looking like cold killers.

After both sides stared at each other for half a second, the ninja team launched another attack.

After one of them took out a dagger and charged forward, the other three went around to the side and threw shurikens with steel wires, forming an imperceptible steel wire trap that restricted the movements of Bai Ye and Konan.

At the same time, the four-man team took out kunai detonating tags and threw them out again.

An ordinary jonin might find it difficult to withstand this combination attack, but for Konan and Byakuya who have mastered the secret technique of paper escape, escaping from the trap is easy.

After turning his body into countless pieces of paper, Xiaonan flew into the air and looked down at the enemies below him. Countless shurikens fell like raindrops, instantly defeating the four-man team.

The ninja team looked at each other with obvious fear in their eyes, then they ran in the direction they came from and soon disappeared into the forest.

Looking at the ninja team fleeing in the distance, Konan frowned.

She thought to herself that she had not provoked anyone, so why would ninjas suddenly attack her and Bai Ye? Was the Akatsuki organization being targeted, or was it related to Bai Ye?
"Bai Ye, do you know this group of people?"

Of course Bai Ye knew him. With the animal mask and such distinctive fighting methods, he was obviously a member of Konoha's Anbu. But it was hard to say whether he was Anbu or Root.

But in front of Xiaonan, Bai Ye still shook his head and said:

"I don't know them either, but once we catch them and interrogate them, we'll get the answers we want."

Xiaonan hesitated for half a second, then agreed to Bai Ye's proposal.

This group of ninjas are obviously not ordinary wandering ninjas. Ordinary ninjas definitely do not have such strength and execution ability. It would be fine if they just met by chance.

But if it is targeting the Akatsuki organization, we have to follow the clues and find out the situation thoroughly.

After exchanging glances, Bai Ye and Xiao Nan rushed into the dense forest and chased in the direction the attacker fled.

……

Not long after Xiaonan left, Bai Ye's real body, who remained in the original place, looked towards the bushes not far away and said coldly:

"Don't hide, I saw it a long time ago."

As early as when the ninja team launched the attack just now, he sensed the enemy hiding in the dark.

However, the opponent's chakra was not much, so he did not make it public. Instead, he waited until Konan left before telling him the opponent's location.

After a few breaths, Aburame Ryoma walked out of the bushes and looked towards Byakuya.

He was originally thinking about how to separate Xiaonan and Bai Ye, but he didn't expect that the other party would stay alone and take the initiative to create an opportunity for a conversation.

"Bai Ye of the Akatsuki organization, I am..."

When Aburame Ryoma was about to say something, Bai Ye took the lead in launching an attack, and instantly appeared beside Aburame Ryoma. Paper shuriken condensed into shape and shot towards Aburame Ryoma's face.

Aburame Ryoma narrowly dodged the shuriken and looked at Bai Ye with a more serious look in his eyes.

According to the intelligence, isn't Bai Ye just an ordinary Chunin? Judging from his mastery of Taijutsu and Secret Techniques, he is not just a Chunin. The intelligence on the black market is still unreliable.

He lifted his sleeves, letting the poisonous insects in his sleeves fly out, and the poisonous insects covered the paper shuriken like smoke.

Then it flew towards Bai Ye. At this moment, the shuriken covered by poisonous insects burst into flames. In the high temperature and shock wave of the explosion, the poisonous insects fell to the ground one by one.

Seeing this scene, Aburame Ryoma broke out in a cold sweat.

Judging from the previous encounters, Bai Ye is definitely a jonin, and not a special jonin. How could such a master appear in Akatsuki, a little-known organization?

However, it is still within his acceptable range, and his real killer weapon is physical skills.

After taking off the gloves to prevent accidental injury to teammates, Aburame Ryoma revealed his purple palms and appeared next to Bai Ye after activating the instant body movement technique.

Bai Ye reached out to catch it without even turning his head, and with one punch, he knocked Aburame Ryoma back several meters.

Although he was knocked away, Aburame Ryoma raised a faint smile on his face. He won the battle. All he had to do next was help detoxify and then he could negotiate with Byakuya.

However, the next moment, the smile on Aburame Ryoma's mouth froze.

(End of this chapter)