Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 69 Death of the Messenger

With the farewell of the Akatsuki members, the one-eyed jonin of the Rain Village envoy left the Akatsuki base.

After walking along the road for a few kilometers and confirming that there were no Akatsuki ninjas behind him, the smile on the one-eyed jonin's face gradually disappeared, replaced by worry about the future of the Hidden Rain Village.

As the messenger of Lord Hanzo, he fulfilled his responsibilities well.

Not only did he deliver Hanzo's personal letter to Akatsuki, he also completed an investigation into Akatsuki's top brass and base.

The results of the investigation were almost identical to the information Hanzo-sama had received.

Except for a few members, the rest of the Akatsuki members believe in Yahiko's peace philosophy and believe that mutual understanding between people can create a world without war.

The one-eyed jonin was not very interested in this idea.

But if Akatsuki can really strictly implement this set of ideas under the leadership of Yahiko, then the time for peace to come will not be too far.

However, during this visit to Akatsuki to investigate.

It is this set of ideas that worries the one-eyed jonin the most.

In his opinion, the hawkish Byakuya in Akatsuki, with dozens or hundreds of ninjas, are not as terrifying as Yahiko's ideas.

The reason is also very simple.

All the members of Akatsuki combined are no match for Lord Hanzo, but once Yahiko's ideas and the deeds of Akatsuki are spread, they are bound to resonate with the people of the Rain Country.

Even the ninjas in the Hidden Rain Village would be shaken and join the Akatsuki organization to realize their long-cherished wish of peace.

Lord Hanzo also noticed this.

However, Lord Hanzo chose to conquer the Akatsuki organization, and wanted to use the strategy of recruiting it to bring it into the system of the Hidden Rain Village.

But this approach is not without its pitfalls.

Judging from Akatsuki's current infection capabilities, if Akatsuki really joins the Hidden Rain Village, within three years, the Hidden Rain Village will become a subordinate organization of Akatsuki.

By then, there will be peace in the Land of Rain, but what about these old people who followed Hanzo-sama?
During the more than ten years they followed Lord Hanzo, they dedicated their youth to the Land of the Rain, but only obtained the position of Jonin and some industries in the Land of the Rain.

It was absolutely impossible to let him watch the Akatsuki organization rise to power and seize their interests.

Thinking of this, the one-eyed jonin turned around and looked in the direction of the Akatsuki base, his eyes full of sinisterness, as if he was looking at a dead person.

After returning, he will immediately report the Akatsuki organization's evil ambitions to Lord Hanzo, and join other senior ninjas to propose the destruction of the Akatsuki organization.

As long as Lord Hanzo is willing to attack the Akatsuki organization, everything will be fine in the Hidden Rain Village.

While the one-eyed jonin was secretly watching the Akatsuki base, Aburame Ryoma was also leading the Root team to track the one-eyed jonin.

He received an order from Danzo to kill the one-eyed jonin on the eve of his return to the Hidden Rain Village.

He was killed with an explosive tag and the blame was put on Byakuya of Akatsuki.

Aburame Ryoma was no stranger to similar framing missions, but he still had lingering fears about the assassination of the demigod's subordinates in Hanzo's territory.

What if Hanzo of the Salamander sees through their conspiracy, wouldn't Lord Danzo make enemies for Konoha again?

After muttering a few words in his heart, Aburame Ryoma still carried out the mission honestly. However, when he saw the one-eyed jonin looking sinisterly at the Akatsuki base, Aburame Ryoma showed a suspicious look.

This messenger sent by the demigod could not possibly have any ill will towards the Akatsuki organization.

If he takes the opportunity to invite the other party to cooperate, will the probability of reaching a cooperation be very high? In this case, it can also be considered as his own achievement.

Soon, Aburame Ryoma dismissed this ridiculous idea.

Lord Danzo planned that it would be better for him not to act on his own. Except for Orochimaru, no one else in the Root dared to disobey Lord Danzo's opinion, even he, his right-hand man, was no exception.

After tracking for most of the day, the Root team arrived at the last small town outside the Hidden Rain Village.

Not long after leaving the town, the one-eyed jonin slowly stopped, drew the short sword at his waist, stared at the forest behind him, and shouted:

"You have been following me for so long, it's time for you to show up."

"If you don't take action now, when you return to the village, you will have to face Master Hanzo, and he will make you die in great pain."

Before he finished speaking, the one-eyed jonin took the lead and after quickly forming seals with his hands, he unleashed all kinds of water-based ninjutsu. In the rainy environment of the Land of Rain, the power increased a lot.

However, the one-eyed jonin's goal was not to repel the Root team, but to delay them enough time.

As early as several hours ago, he noticed that there were ninjas following him. Not being sure of his ability, he kept stalling for time and only launched a counterattack when he was close enough to the village.

He might not be a match alone, but if Hanzo-sama can focus his attention here...

Facing the water-style attack of the one-eyed jonin, Aburame Ryoma's expression changed again and again. With his strength, it would not be difficult for him to defeat the one-eyed jonin in a one-on-one.

But he cannot reveal his identity as a Konoha ninja in this operation and can only use basic ninjutsu and taijutsu.

In this situation where their hands were tied, he and his subordinates could not do anything to the one-eyed jonin together. If they were really seen by the rain ninjas patrolling nearby, they would have no choice but to retreat.

Just then, a strong wind blew up in the distance.

The strong wind directly swept up the water on the ground, breaking the one-eyed jonin's water defense. Then a young man walked out of the forest, quickly approached the one-eyed jonin, and put a dozen detonating tags on him.

Amid the explosion of detonating tags, the one-eyed jonin was lying on the ground covered in blood.

Aburame Ryoma stared at the boy in front of him and said hesitantly, "Are you Byakuya?"

The young man shook his head, then canceled the transformation technique and said, "It's me. You are a bunch of useless people. If I don't take action, your plan will fail."

"Master Danzo, I have failed to perform my duties properly. I request your punishment."

After seeing that it was Danzo, Aburame Ryoma breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to meet Byakuya again. The previous battle with Byakuya had become an indelible nightmare in his heart.

If he really saw Bai Ye again, he probably wouldn't even have the courage to take action.

Danzo snorted coldly, and decided to make a big deal out of a small matter, and said:
"I will hold you accountable after this operation is over. Now you should deal with the bodies first, and then wait with me for the Rain Country to fall into chaos."

Hearing this, Aburame Ryoma knew that Danzo would not punish him, and nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Lord Danzo!"

(End of this chapter)