Chapter 84: Chapter 84: First Encounter, Akatsuki!
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"Hidden deep enough." Minato left the Land of Rain and first returned to the village to hand in his mission. Fugaku remained alone in the Land of Rain, gathering intelligence about Akatsuki.
He originally thought it would be easy, but after he started, he found it wasn't that simple. No wonder Akatsuki could always thrive under Hanzo's suppression, living well. In the end, if it weren't for Danzō, that sinister old man, they would probably still be struggling.
Staying in the Land of Rain, Fugaku began to gather intelligence about Akatsuki, but this kind of intelligence was very difficult to collect. Most of it had no practical value.
Fugaku had no intention of joining Akatsuki, he was just interested in what they did, such as collecting Tailed Beasts, and also resurrecting Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Of course, resurrecting Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was only Black Zetsu's action, and what Fugaku valued in "Seven Zero Seven" was precisely this point: the legendary Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Although he had this intention, Fugaku would not cooperate with Black Zetsu. He couldn't bring himself to cooperate with something that was neither human nor ghost. Simply put, he couldn't trust the other party.
As for Black Zetsu, this deeply hidden being who had worked for countless years to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Fugaku still admired him greatly. It was unbelievable that he had been planning since the Six Paths era; this was not something an ordinary person could do. Ordinary people, let alone planning, whether they could live that long was still a question.
"Leader, someone has been collecting intelligence about our Akatsuki recently." Fugaku's intelligence gathering about Akatsuki would naturally be noticed by Akatsuki's people. This news reached Nagato's hands immediately.
"Who is it?" Upon receiving this news, Nagato, as the leader of Akatsuki, felt strange. Besides people from Rain Village, someone else was actually paying attention to Akatsuki's intelligence.
The person responsible for collecting intelligence for Akatsuki thought for a moment before replying, "We haven't found out yet. It's an unfamiliar face, not from Rain Village, and has no relation to Hanzo."
"I see. You may leave." "Continue to observe their every move."
"Yes, Leader!" Akatsuki was able to grow strong from the very beginning under Hanzo's oppression, possessing a good set of survival skills. They were very cautious in their actions. If they couldn't even seal and collect intelligence, Akatsuki would have been destroyed countless times over.
Hanzo, in his arrogance, was called a demigod. His strength could contend with the Three Sannin. It goes without saying that without some means, it would not be easy to cause trouble and survive under his nose. "What do you all think?"
After his subordinate left, Nagato looked at Konan and Yahiko, who had co-founded Akatsuki with him. Nagato, with his long red hair covering his eyes, didn't speak. Konan, the only female, thought for a moment and said, "The important thing is to understand the other party's intentions. This is very important to us."
In Akatsuki, Konan often played the role of a military advisor. Nagato was a collector, and Yahiko was the type who silently gave, often acting impulsively.
"Whether the other party's intentions are good or bad, we don't know for now, but if they have no relation to Hanzo, then perhaps we can make contact."
If Akatsuki wanted to develop, they needed to contact various people, constantly inviting unorganized ninjas to join them. Sometimes, even if it meant facing danger, they had to take the risk. "Then let's first investigate the other party's intentions. If they pose no threat to our Akatsuki, then we'll make contact."
Since Konan, his most trusted person, said so, Nagato no longer had any thoughts of opposing. As for Yahiko, he basically wouldn't express any opinions; it was fine as long as Konan and Nagato made the decisions. Finally, Nagato made the final decision.
Three days later, someone began to approach him. Fugaku quickly understood the other party's intention. Fugaku immediately stated that he had no ill will. Although he couldn't be too blatant, Fugaku believed some hints would make Akatsuki's people understand that he had no hostile intentions. Indeed, after that day, Fugaku met Akatsuki's people. "Hello."
At the agreed location, Fugaku looked at Akatsuki's three leaders. He greatly admired their courage, daring to meet him personally before everything was clear. "Hello, three of you, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan."
Fugaku said with a smile. The three of them weren't surprised that Fugaku knew their names. Since he had come to make contact with Akatsuki, it wasn't strange that he knew their names...
At this time, Akatsuki's three founders were still young, and their mentality was not affected by Black Zetsu and Obito. They had some very naive ideas, such as wanting to become the strongest people in the world.
It's not that easy to become the strongest person. You will slowly find that some people you didn't know before will gradually emerge, and each one will be stronger than the last!!
"May I ask, why are you collecting intelligence about our Akatsuki everywhere and wanting to meet us? What is your purpose?" The two parties meeting wasn't for casual chat. Yahiko, being more impatient, directly cut to the chase.
Fugaku smiled and shook his head, which made Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato frown slightly. Fugaku glanced at Nagato again before explaining: "I have no particular purpose; I just wanted to get to know the three of you. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. My name is Uchiha Fugaku, and I come from the Uchiha clan of Konoha. You could say we're somewhat related. My teacher is Tsunade."
"Tsunade?" The three of them were startled, and couldn't help but recall the Sannin from back then. The Three Sannin had displayed completely different attitudes towards them. Tsunade was indifferent, Orochimaru was basically watching a show and even wanted to kill them. Only Jiraiya had given them dry food, and when Orochimaru wanted to kill the three of them, he stepped forward to stop him. He then stayed behind to take care of them and taught them various ninjutsu. Without Jiraiya, there would be no them today. What a pity that fate played such a trick; in the end, Jiraiya died at the hands of his own disciple. This was one of the reasons why Fugaku lamented the weak master-disciple bond in this world.
From the perspective of a teacher, Jiraiya was undoubtedly a good teacher. However, Fugaku felt that he handled some aspects poorly. And this kind of thing was the same for Minato. Everything about Minato was practically ruined in Obito's hands.
Actually, Tsunade was not a cold-hearted person, but she had seen too many examples in war, so she became numb. Plus, the death of her younger brother, which led to Tsunade showing an indifferent attitude. "I don't know if your meeting with us represents an individual or something else..."