Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The land of rain.

The sky was shrouded in a thin layer of gray clouds, and the sunlight, soft as damp cotton wool, could not penetrate the clouds, only casting a faint glow on the distant treetops.

The tiny puddles on the ground created ripples, and a dark figure emerged from the north.

"Obito, why is the Land of Rain called the Land of Rain?"

"It's probably because it rains a lot here!"

"No, a long, long time ago, there was a woman named Sister Rain who quelled the war in the Land of Rain... Later, people named the country the Land of Rain in memory of this hero."

"Our Uchiha were originally called Amegakure, but we changed our name to Uchiha to avoid using the name of Amegakure."

"You're talking nonsense—"

At Akatsuki's base, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan are discussing cooperation with Amegakure.

Xiao is a borderless organization dedicated to justice, primarily focused on protecting the vulnerable, mediating conflicts, and spreading the ideals of peace.

However, they were never officially recognized by Amegakure. Their headbands were counterfeit, and they didn't even have ninja numbers, making them no different from wandering ninjas.

Yahiko especially hoped to be formally recognized by Amegakure and approved by Hanzo, so that Akatsuki could go beyond national borders and contribute to the peace of the ninja world.

Otherwise, with a bunch of scoundrels, who would care about you?

"Lord Hanzo used force to secure independence and a brief period of peace for Amegakure amidst the clash of the three great powers, preventing the Land of Rain from becoming a puppet of the great powers like the Land of Grass."

"No matter what, he is an elder worth cooperating with."

Nagato lowered his head and remained silent.

Hanzo did bring some dignity to the Land of Rain, but the Second Shinobi World War was caused by Hanzo's expansionist policies, which led him to wage war against many countries, even targeting neutral nations like the Land of Iron.

It's easy to imagine how rampant the Rain Shadows were at that time.

It was also because of Hanzo's expansion that major powers intervened one after another, and the Land of Rain became the main battlefield of the three major powers. Yahiko, Konan, Nagato and others became war orphans because of the war.

The reason why the Akatsuki organization is able to recruit so many promising talents for blocking bridges and breaking tiles is because Hanzo overestimated his abilities and challenged the three great nations.

Konan said worriedly, "Yahiko, I still don't think it's a good idea. Hanzo has great ambitions, and I don't think he will tolerate Akatsuki."

Yahiko shook his head: "No, Hanzo is old and prefers stability. Akatsuki has always advocated the ideal of peace and has never made any claim to the sovereignty of the Land of Rain."

Even though Yahiko said that, Konan was still worried. She looked at Nagato, but Nagato had no opinions of his own and always followed Yahiko and Konan's lead.

Yahiko immediately said, "Don't worry, even if Hanzo has some kind of scheme, we have Nagato's Rinnegan, so we don't need to be afraid of him."

Nagato revealed his Rinnegan.

The ripple pattern spreads outward from the pupil, covering the entire eyeball. The iris and sclera are covered by this pattern, giving a mysterious and profound feeling.

Xiao Nan was relieved to see those eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths.

"Alright, let's cooperate with Hanzo!"

Yahiko was somewhat pleased: "In a few days, Hanzo will invite us to cooperate. He wants Akatsuki to act as an envoy to convey a message to the five great nations and end this Shinobi World War."

"After fighting for so long, the five major powers are all exhausted, and we can already see the dawn of peace."

When peace was mentioned, Konan and Nagato visibly showed more joy.

They are war orphans who yearn for peace more than anyone else.

Although the Land of Rain was not made the main battlefield in this Shinobi World War, it was still a secondary battlefield.

The rivalry between the three great nations, along with war and feuds, naturally plunged the Rain Kingdom, caught in the middle, into dire straits.

The negative impacts of the war also troubled the people of the Land of Rain, with some rogue ninjas who had defected from the battlefield liking to run to the Land of Rain.

Mountain bandits and outlaws ran rampant, causing chaos everywhere.

This is a classic case of big countries fighting, and small countries suffering the consequences.

Suddenly, Nagato covered her eyes, seemingly in pain.

Yahiko and Konan rushed forward to check on them.

"Here we go again, Nagato. Are you cursed? Why do your eyes hurt these past few days?"

Yahiko helped Nagato up.

Konan gently massaged the hollow under Nagato's eye socket below his brow bone with her small hands.

Nagato felt a little better and replied to Yahiko, "It's been like this since that day. It's like something is responding to me, and my eyes seem to want to fly away."

Yahiko helped Nagato sit down on the wooden stool and asked in confusion, "Your eyes are about to fly away? Could it be that the Sage of Six Paths has appeared in the world, and your eyes are returning to their owner?"

Konan punched Yahiko lightly: "Yahiko, stop joking around. The Rinnegan issue is very important. It would be great if we could contact Jiraiya-sensei."

"Perhaps Jiraiya-sensei knows something about Nagato's situation?"

Speaking of Jiraiya, Yahiko and the others felt a pang of nostalgia, as they hadn't seen each other since Jiraiya left the Land of Rain.

Yahiko planned to say, "If we can cooperate with Lord Hanzo this time, the three of us will go to Konoha as Amegakure's envoys and reunite with Jiraiya-sensei."

"Um!"

Konan and Nagato nodded.

Konan released her hand from Nagato's forehead and said, "But the most important thing right now is to relieve Nagato's eyes."

"How about we take Nagato to town to see a doctor?"

Yahiko stroked his chin and analyzed, "Doctors can't cure Nagato's eye disease; it has to be a medical ninja who knows medical ninjutsu."

"Akatsuki doesn't have any medical ninjas right now, so we'll have to go to Amegakure to find some. I'll go contact Amegakure right now."

Konan stopped Yahiko: "No, what if the Amegakure ninjas see Nagato's Rinnegan?"

Yes, Nagato's Rinnegan is extraordinary. Even if most people can't recognize it, a senior like Hanzo who has dominated the ninja world would definitely recognize it.

We must not expose Nagato's Rinnegan.

Yahiko sighed, "If only Akatsuki could recruit a medical ninja too."

Suddenly, Akatsuki member Idaten Kyusuke burst in: "Yahiko, great news! A wandering medical ninja wants to join our Akatsuki."

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato exchanged a surprised glance. What a coincidence!

Yahiko and the other two left the room and went outside to look at the spacious cave.

The Akatsuki's base was inside a cave, and their usual activities took place in a spacious area on the outermost edge of the cave.

A young man, surrounded by Akatsuki members, was releasing green chakra to heal an injured Akatsuki member.

Yahiko recognized him and exclaimed happily, "Healing Jutsu! He's a true medical ninja, I've struck gold!"

Yahiko and the other two went to greet them.

Yahiko didn't think about it as a spy or infiltrator because medical ninjas were truly too precious.

In the Great Ninja Village, training a medical ninja is not easy. First of all, a medical ninja needs Yang Release chakra.

This alone is enough to shut out many people.

Secondly, medical ninjas need superb chakra control abilities. Even a chakra control genius like Sakura needs three years of simulation, let alone others.

The medical ninjas at Konoha Hospital are mostly from the Senju clan!

Which faction would be so wealthy as to send medical ninjas out as spies?

Even if you sold out so many members of the Akatsuki, you still couldn't get a single high-level medical ninja!

What Yahiko didn't know was that Danzo actually used high-level medical ninjas like Yakushi Nonou as spies.

As Yahiko and the others got closer, they were able to see the young man's face clearly.

Young, too young.

He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, the same age as Yahiko and the others.

Most importantly, he's incredibly handsome.

Her dark, tousled hair fell across her forehead, and the curves of her profile were sharp and defined.

His nose bridge was high and straight, with a slightly upturned tip. His eyes were long and narrow, with the outer corners slightly upturned. When he lowered his eyes, he exuded a nonchalant and lazy air.

He wore a black short-sleeved stand-up collar zip-up shirt, paired with black wide-leg pants, and a thick white woven rope belt around his waist.