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Chapter 232: Akatsuki Spy: Konan!
Chapter 232: Akatsuki Spy: Konan!
Land of Rain.
Swish!
The drizzle seemed endless, washing away the blood-stained valley, cleansing it.
Bodies!
Corpses were scattered throughout the valley.
In the center of the valley, in a cave, there were two people and one corpse.
The corpse had short yellow hair and even in death, it exuded a gentle aura.
The two living individuals were a red-haired, emaciated man who was unconscious, with dozens of metal rods piercing his body, making him look terrifying.
The conscious kunoichi had short blue hair, and her light orange eyes were slightly swollen, giving her a striking and otherworldly appearance.
Yes, these two people and one corpse were Mito, Nagato, and Konan.
Hanzo had approached them, expressing a desire to use their strength to propose peace negotiations with the three major countries: Fire, Wind, and Earth.
By the time Mito and Nagato arrived at the meeting place, Konan had already been captured by the enemy. Hanzo used her to force Mito to commit suicide, while the Root Division from Konoha and Hanzo's loyalists surrounded them.
To save Konan, Mito chose to die at Nagato's hands.
Then, with the Rinnegan out of control, Nagato killed the surrounding Rain Shinobi and Root members, with only Hanzo and Danzo managing to escape.
However, Nagato paid a heavy price.
His legs were permanently damaged, and the black rods in his back could not be removed.
After repelling the enemies, Nagato fainted, and Konan used considerable strength to bring one person and one corpse into the cave.
Pain!
Too much pain!
This experience left her heartbroken and filled with despair and fear.
Despair because her ideals had been shattered, and fear because Hanzo might return.
Thus, Konan's emotions were in a state of intense turmoil.
Snap!
A crisp sound came from her embrace.
Hearing this, her tears stopped, and she carefully took out a palm-sized iron box.
The contents inside were left by the mysterious person who called her 'Konan-nee.'
For some reason, Konan felt this item was immensely important to her, so she always kept it with her.
Unexpectedly, the box, which she couldn't open before, opened on its own.
Inside was a letter.
[Konan-nee: Please don't be too sad. If you want to revive Mito in the future...]
The letter not only predicted her current situation but also provided information that left her excited.
Revival!
If she hadn't experienced this, she wouldn't have believed it.
But after witnessing such precise predictions, she instantly had no doubt.
In fact, the timing of the letter was perfect, making her believe it as if it were a lifeline in her despair.
Under normal circumstances, or without this experience, it wouldn't have had such a powerful effect.
Now, you understand why one of the conditions for opening the seal is 'emotional fluctuation,' right?
After reading the letter, the once-despairing Konan felt a glimmer of hope and began to calmly think about her next steps.
The letter also included a means of communication, assuring her that she could 'correspond' through this channel in the future, which further calmed her.
"Does revival require an intact body?"
Konan looked at Mito's body and carefully stowed it away.
Anyway, when Nagato woke up, she would tell him that the body had been destroyed in the battle.
At the same time, she made a decision.
To trust the other party.
From the results, it was clear that the other party had no ill intentions and had given her hope for Mito's revival. Who else could she trust?
Yes, from this moment on, Konan became Tang Ping's spy within the Akatsuki organization.
The letter also mentioned some of Nagato's future, warning Konan not to interfere, as Nagato's dark transformation was necessary for a certain LYB to die without worry.
A few hours later!
Nagato regained consciousness.
"From today on, I will become the god of the new world!"
He firmly stated his ideals.
But Nagato didn't notice the extremely complex look in Konan's eyes.
It was a mix of shock and excitement.
The shock came from the accuracy of the prophecy, while the excitement stemmed from the fact that the more accurate the prophecy, the more likely the promised things would come true.
"Yes, we must fulfill Mito's ideals!"
Konan seemed to be affected as well, becoming cold and distant.
Life is a stage, and acting is everything!
Since the prophecy stated that Nagato was under constant surveillance, she naturally wouldn't be careless.
On the other side!
Tang Ping was unaware that his plan had gained him a valuable pawn.
And this pawn was one that would never be suspected.
No matter how suspicious Nagato became, he would never doubt Konan.
Through Konan, Tang Ping could influence, or even control, the Akatsuki.
Brilliant!
There were many things he couldn't do himself, but he could easily have them done by the Akatsuki.
After all, before their true nature was exposed, the Akatsuki was nothing more than a group of rogue shinobi for hire. Paying them to do his bidding was entirely reasonable.
Today, Tang Ping left the lab, a rare occurrence, to inspect the area around the Tian Shou Pavilion.
He wasn't alone; a large number of Tian Shou Pavilion shinobi and their families accompanied him.
It wasn't because of any major incident, but because today was a very important day.
Harvest time!
Autumn was the season of harvest.
The rice planted earlier was now ready to be harvested.
The fields were filled with heavy, golden ears of rice, a clear sign of a bountiful harvest.
What was most striking was seeing the once pale and malnourished refugees now working healthily in the fields.
With a steady supply of old grain purchased from the nobles, while everyone couldn't eat their fill, feeding the tens of thousands in the Tian Shou Pavilion was not a problem.
Note that due to continuous trade with the Land of Water, a significant number of refugees were brought back each time.
So even without absorbing refugees from the Land of Fire, the population of the Tian Shou Pavilion had surged to tens of thousands.
Population was extremely important for the Tian Shou Pavilion.
With a large number of jobs that needed to be done, they had to absorb people aggressively.
In the shinobi world, people were not valuable; what was valuable was the transportation cost and food.
Even if they absorbed millions, the Land of Water wouldn't care at all.
After all, this was the shinobi world, and as long as they weren't absorbing shinobi, no one would mind.
By the way!
The consumption of tens of thousands of people wasn't much, but the consumption of hundreds of thousands was a terrifying figure.
The grain consumption in the Land of Rivers was also provided by Tang Ping.
If it weren't for the substantial profits from trading with the Land of Water, he would have gone bankrupt long ago.
These tens of thousands of people made the Tian Shou Pavilion increasingly prosperous. Now, trade caravans were beginning to come here for business.
In the rice fields, the Wooden Oxen, with two refugees stepping on their backs, moved slowly, pushing a 'harvesting roller' made of numerous blades and wooden boards in front of them.
As they rolled over, the rice was harvested.
This was the perfect place.
In other places, harvesting was done entirely by hand or with stone knives, which was both inefficient and wasteful.
It must be said, these 'Wooden Oxen' were truly farming marvels.
Though they required some labor!
In the shinobi world, hard work was nothing, and there were plenty of people willing to exchange their labor for food.
With the assistance of the Wooden Oxen, there was no need to worry about the harvest being delayed.
Intensive farming!
This was the perfect way to describe the cultivation at the Tian Shou Pavilion.
Bag after bag of grain was packed and transported to the Tian Shou Pavilion by Wooden Oxen and wheelbarrows.
Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes shone with a sense of security and anticipation.
Strength alone couldn't make people regard the Tian Shou Pavilion as their 'home.'
Now, the Uchiha Main Branch, which had moved to the Tian Shou Pavilion, along with over a hundred civilian shinobi and their families, were all at ease.
"Come, I'll show you something good!"
Tang Ping said to the people around him and then sped towards a certain area.
The others followed with great anticipation.
Soon, they arrived at the place Tang Ping had mentioned.
(End of Chapter)
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