Naruto: The System Only Came After I Stood Up To The Five Kage Chapter 53: Stirrings in Akatsuki - Novel Cool

Chapter 53: Stirrings in Akatsuki

Chapter 53: Stirrings in Akatsuki

The orange-haired Pain, once suspected by conspiracy theorists to be the Fourth Hokage, appeared before Uchiha Obito and asked in a monotone voice, "Mr. Madara, are you familiar with Huyi Xuan Yue?"

Obito's expression froze, but his spiral mask hid his reaction. Soon, he replied concisely in a profound tone, "An old acquaintance."

Pain continued, "Is it possible to bring him into Akatsuki's cause?"

Hearing this, Black Zetsu quietly shook his head at Obito.

Obito understood and said, "Unless you're willing to hand over everything you possess to him, Pain."

"I understand," Pain said, his face devoid of any emotion.

Now that he considered himself a "god," there was no way he would surrender everything to anyone else.

"Since he is Mr. Madara's old friend, I shall leave this matter to you, Mr. Madara. Ensure that he doesn't interfere with our plans," Pain said.

"You don't have to tell me that. I'm also very interested in meeting this old friend," Obito replied, his voice deep and solemn.

Pain nodded. Before his holographic form dissipated, he asked, "By the way, Mr. Madara, do you know how Huyi Xuan Yue was resurrected?"

"That's something I'd very much like to know as well!"

This time, Obito answered from the heart.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Madara," Pain said, giving Obito a final glance before his holographic form vanished.

Afterward, Obito looked at Black Zetsu, and Black Zetsu looked back at him.

Obito's eyes narrowed as he gave an order, "I want to know all of Huyi Xuan Yue's movements. Such a tricky fellow suddenly appearing gives me an uneasy feeling."

"I understand," Black Zetsu said, nodding in empathy before sinking into the ground.

Obito was left alone, muttering to himself, "Resurrecting Rin... Even if it succeeds, what good will it do? In this wrong world, it will only lead to another tragedy!"

"That's why... no one can stop me from completely changing this ninja world!"

Meanwhile, on the ten fingers of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path...

Six of Pain's holographic forms were chatting casually.

Deidara, with his distinctive blonde hair styled in a topknot, expressed his displeasure. "What's this about? The leader is acting like an old man, always wanting to hold meetings! I'm in the middle of creating a new art piece. This is messing with my inspiration, hmph."

"What's so great about art? Deidara, you should join me in worshipping God instead!" Hidan, ever eager to proselytize, enthusiastically tried to recruit the Akatsuki member.

"You!!! "

Deidara immediately dropped his complaints about the leader and turned to glare at Hidan, anger flashing in his eyes. "You have no talent for proselytizing! How dare you insult art! Summon your dog-fart evil god, and I'll show him the greatness of art! Hmph!"

Hidan was instantly infuriated by these words.

He shouted angrily, "Ahhh! You brat! How dare you insult the great God! Where are you? I'm going to cleanse you, heretic!"

"Come if you dare!" Deidara retorted, lifting his chin. "What kind of god-fart godliness! It's worth nothing in front of art! Hmph!"

Hidan immediately shot back, "What kind of god-fart art! It's a joke! Go ask people outside, how many believe in this stuff? Art is a joke!"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Deidara explode in anger, but Sasori, who had been meditating with his eyes closed and had shown no interest in the conversation, suddenly opened his eyes and directed a cold threat at Hidan. "Hidan, insult art again, and I'll turn you into a human puppet. I've always been curious if an immortal body can retain its consciousness after being transformed into a human puppet."

Kakuzu glanced at him and calmly replied, "I also want to see if you will really die."

Hidan: "..."

Not far away, Kisame, who had witnessed everything, smiled and said, "What a lively organization! Unlike Kirigakure, where everyone is so gloomy that they seem ready to stab each other in the back at any moment. What do you think, Itachi?"

Uchiha Itachi did not respond. His Sharingan eyes seemed to be looking at the crowd, but his mind was focused on something else.

Kisame had interacted with his teammate many times, and despite being a silent member of the team, Itachi did not resemble someone capable of slaughtering his entire clan.

Kisame continued nonchalantly, "Are you still thinking about the Nine-Tails? The leader won't blame you for failing to obtain it in that situation."

"Or... are you thinking about your little brother?"

Kisame turned to Itachi, a strange smile stretching his shark-like face. "I'm really curious. How could you, who slaughtered the entire Uchiha clan, spare your little brother not once, but twice?"

As his words landed, Itachi's expression finally changed, and he slowly spoke, "I'm thinking of another person."

"Oh? Who?"

"Yuiyi Xuan Yue."

"That guy~~~"

Kisame habitually reached back to stroke Samehada, a nostalgic look on his face. "When it comes to impressions of that person, Kirigakure has the deepest memories. I still remember that during our ninja school days, there were many times when the teachers would mention him with gritted teeth, as if all the misfortunes of Kirigakure over the years were caused by him."

"Instead of reflecting on their own problems, they blame a deceased person.

"What a joke!" Kisame scoffed.

Itachi looked deeply into Kisame's eyes and calmly said, "So, is that why you defected from the village?"

"There are many reasons," Kisame replied with a smile.

"Speaking of which, with the legendary Yuiyi Xuan Yue's return, it looks like the ninja world won't be peaceful for a while. I really want to see what Kirigakure is like now."

"Do you like chaos?" Itachi asked calmly.

"It's not that I like it," Kisame replied. "It's that the organization does."

Itachi nodded in understanding.

Just then, Pain and Konan's projected selves appeared before the group.

Without wasting words, Pain crisply issued his orders: "The ninja world will soon be in turmoil. It's time for Akatsuki's business to expand further."

As Kisame had mentioned, Akatsuki's preliminary mission was to amass a large amount of funds.

To that end, Akatsuki became a mercenary organization in the eyes of outsiders, deliberately instigating small-scale wars. They would first monopolize small countries' war contracts at low prices, then escalate the wars to reap greater profits.

With the entire ninja world shaken by the news of Yuiyi Xuan Yue's resurrection, attracting much attention, it was the perfect time for conspirators like them to rise.

Pain proceeded to assign a series of tasks, accelerating Akatsuki's final plan.

Before the meeting ended,

Itachi specifically asked, "How should we deal with someone like Yuiyi Xuan Yue?"

Pain looked at him indifferently.

"There's no need to concern ourselves."

"Dismissed!"

In an instant, the area in front of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was empty again, returning to its cold and quiet state.

(End of Chapter)

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