Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

The sun rises and the moon sets, signaling that a new day has arrived. 

Because extracting the chakra from the tailed beast and placing it into the Gedo Statue takes a lot of time.

To avoid being interrupted, Black Zetsu must secure enough time for the Akatsuki organization.

Its method is actually quite simple.

It just needs White Zetsu to use the Transformation Jutsu to disguise as Gaara.

As long as the person isn't someone very close, others won't be able to tell the difference between White Zetsu and the real Gaara just by chakra and appearance.

Luckily, the person closest to Gaara in Sunagakure has already been sent out of the village on a mission, and they won't return for at least two or three days.

During this time, White Zetsu disguised as Gaara just needs to be cautious in their words and actions, and the chances of being discovered are negligible.

"Starting today, you are Gaara, understood?"

"Of course, I understand. I'm not an idiot. Do you really need to say that?"

Hearing White Zetsu's words, Black Zetsu's eye couldn't help but twitch.

As everyone knows, the personality of creatures like White Zetsu is somewhat flawed.

This one is currently the most normal one Black Zetsu has encountered.

Aside from having a slightly sharp tongue, the rest is fine.

At least much better than that one who always wondered what it would feel like to take a massive dump.

"This is important for our plan, we can't be careless."

"This is your big deal, not mine."

"Alright, be careful. I'm heading back to the Hidden Rain Village."

"Kneel and pay respects!"

"..."

Black Zetsu's mouth twitched for a moment. In the end, he said nothing and vanished underground.

In the capital of the Land of Rivers, it took Minato and his group a full day to get there.

It's no wonder their journey was so fast; Chiyo was eager to find out information about her well-behaved grandson, Sasori.

Originally, seeing how anxious Chiyo was, Minato had considered using the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the Land of Rivers directly.

Before heading to the Hidden Sand Village, he had already thought of this situation and gave Jiraiya a Flying Thunder God kunai.

But Chiyo still didn't fully trust Minato, the Konoha ninja.

She was afraid that Minato might send her to some strange place.

So, traveling by regular means to the capital of the Land of Rivers was the safest option.

"Please, sit down, Elder Chiyo."

In an ordinary inn, Jiraiya had already been waiting for a long time and politely poured tea for Chiyo.

After all, she was an elder, and he had to show proper respect.

"Stop wasting time. I didn't come here to drink tea with you."

Chiyo was direct, and Jiraiya wasn't bothered.

Seeing Naruto yawn and look a bit tired, Jiraiya spoke up and asked Minato to take Naruto to rest.

Minato already knew what Jiraiya would discuss with Chiyo, so his presence wasn't necessary. It was better to let them rest.

"Elder Chiyo, have you heard of the Akatsuki organization?"

Once Minato and Naruto left to rest, Jiraiya cut straight to the point.

"Akatsuki? I've heard of it. I think it's a mercenary group made up mostly of rogue ninjas. Is that what you mean?"

Seeing that Chiyo understood, Jiraiya nodded and replied, "Yes, Sasori is in that organization."

After so many years, they finally had clear information about Sasori, and Chiyo was extremely excited, nearly moved to tears.

After a moment, Chiyo calmed herself and asked, "Alright, tell me, what does Konoha want?"

As an elder in the ninja world, Chiyo knew that there was no such thing as a free gift.

If Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, had come all the way to discuss something with her, it was one thing to show respect, but it probably also meant they had a big request.

"Chiyo-sama knows well how the situation in the ninja world is now. The small actions of Iwagakure and Kumogakure have been very frustrating for us."

"So, you want Sunagakure to help you deal with Iwagakure and Kumogakure? With all due respect, I'm afraid Sunagakure no longer has the ability to help Konoha fight these two villages."

Chiyo's words were very direct, clearly stating that Sunagakure wouldn't help Konoha fight Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

Even if we set aside the fact that the information from Sasori is a private matter for her, Sunagakure really doesn't have the strength to help Konoha anymore.

"Chiyo-sama misunderstood my meaning."

Despite Chiyo's direct rejection, Jiraiya wasn't angry. He just shook his head and continued, "Konoha won't force Sunagakure to fight Kumogakure and Iwagakure. We only need your support with materials like ores."

"Is it really that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple!"

Honestly, if Jiraiya had asked for food materials like water, soy sauce, or salt, Chiyo might not have even considered it.

After all, Sunagakure itself is short on these things. How could they give them to Konoha?

But materials like ores, Sunagakure might not have everything, but they certainly have a lot of it.

In the desert, the only thing in abundance is ores.

Sand itself is a form of ore, and Sunagakure even has the technology to purify the minerals in the sand.

So, in Chiyo's view, Jiraiya's request was actually quite modest.

Seeing that Chiyo agreed so quickly, Jiraiya immediately added, "If possible, I'd like the ore price to be a little cheaper."

"No problem, Konoha only needs to pay 90% of the market price," Chiyo responded.

"Haha, then thank you very much, Chiyo-sama."

Chiyo gave Jiraiya a deep, serious look and replied, "Now you can tell me more about this Akatsuki organization."

With her rich life experience, Chiyo knew there was more to the Akatsuki organization than met the eye.

This was also why, after learning about Sasori's whereabouts, she agreed to Jiraiya's request so quickly.

She didn't believe that the organization her obedient grandson joined was just an ordinary rogue ninja mercenary group.

"Alright, I will talk to Elder Chiyo now about the Akatsuki matter."

Jiraiya did not mention the contract.

Given their positions in the village, a verbal promise would carry the same weight.

Unless Chiyo wanted to completely break ties with Konoha.

Does Sunagakure have the strength to truly break ties with Konoha?

Clearly, no, they do not.

"Akatsuki is a very dangerous rogue ninja organization. Every official member within it is an S-rank rogue ninja."

At this moment, Jiraiya was explaining the Akatsuki organization to Chiyo.

On the other side, after a long journey, Kisame had returned to the Hidden Rain Village.

When Deva Path Pain saw the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara, thrown to the ground by Kisame, he was stunned.

After his brain froze for a second, Pain stared intently at Kisame and said, "Kisame, I don't recall the organization assigning you a mission to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki. You better explain what's going on here."

"Huh~ Didn't Black Zetsu say that you wanted to start the plan early and have me capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki?"

Without hesitation, Kisame threw the blame onto Black Zetsu.

He was just a worker; he wasn't about to take the fall for this.

"...."

Seeing that Pain remained silent and just stared at him, Kisame, feeling a bit uncomfortable under the intense gaze, tried to act calm and said, "How about I take him back?"

"....Forget it. You rest for now. I'll go notify the organization members and start extracting the One-Tail's chakra."

After saying that, without waiting for Kisame's response, Pain dragged Gaara back into the base.

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