Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 185 The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix of the Hidden Village

Akatsuki carefully checked the room arranged by the Cloud Ninja five times before he felt at ease.

He carefully relayed his situation to the Akatsuki organization, awaiting further instructions.

When Akane's message reached the Akatsuki organization, Uchiha Teru received it and showed an interested expression.

The Hidden Void Village was something Shizaki had paid attention to when he was researching the Zero-Tails. It was also during that time that Shizaki casually arranged for Akane to become a pawn.

I gave it some information and let it develop freely, but now this seemingly insignificant move has produced an unexpected effect.

"Does the Hidden Cloud Village want to annex the Hidden Sky Village for the sake of the aerial fortress? Well, the aerial fortress combined with the Hidden Cloud Village's chakra cannon is indeed a good combination."

"But how will they solve the energy problem? Will they still use the Zero-Tails as their chakra source?"

"This is a good opportunity to give the Zero-Tail, which I have just developed, to Red, and let it serve as the energy source for the aerial fortress."

"Even if the Hidden Cloud Village emerges in the future, aircraft carriers will pose no threat to me. Because I control the energy source of aircraft carriers, with just a slight move, the Hidden Cloud Village's aircraft carriers will be reduced to a pile of scrap metal."

Uchiha Teru passed on the newly researched Zero-Tails data to Akira, so that it could be used as an energy source for the aerial fortress.

"Yahiko is almost fully adapted to Hashirama's cells; it's time to add more official members to the Akatsuki organization."

Akatsuki waited in the room for a while, preparing to rest, when he received new Zero-Tail data from the Akatsuki organization.

Chi excitedly opened the scroll and began reading the information on it with great eagerness.

After resting for a night in Kumogakure, Akara went to find his two trusted subordinates.

After becoming the acting leader of the Hidden Village, Akari did do some things, at least gaining two loyal and trusted subordinates.

"How is everyone doing? Have any problems arisen?"

"No problem, everyone is doing well. Kumogakure is taking good care of us, and we love it here."

When questioned by Chi, Zuo Tuo told the truth.

The Hidden Cloud Village treated the Sky Ninja quite well; it was far better than them lingering on in the underground of the original Hidden Cloud Village site.

Right Kim immediately replied, "Leader, rest assured, everyone still has you in their hearts, and their loyalty to you will never change in the short term."

Chi remained silent in the face of his two trusted subordinates' words.

"They won't change their loyalty overnight, but what if it takes longer?"

Zuo Tuo and You Jin fell silent. The reason why everyone still remained loyal to Chi was because they had just arrived in Kumogakure and were still wary of the village, as well as still had the inertia of submitting to Chi.

But as time went on, once everyone got used to life in Kumogakure, no one wanted to return to their previous lives, which were like those of rats barely surviving. Even Akane couldn't change this situation.

In fact, people don't really feel a strong sense of belonging to the village; if they do, it's towards Chi.

Think about it, even the leader who led everyone has run off to the ninja world and has been missing for a long time. He claims to be searching for technology to help the village rise again, but who knows if that's really true?

All they knew was that the village chief had been missing for a long time, while they themselves were barely clinging to life.

If it weren't for Akashi's research into some of the technology, which allowed everyone to barely survive, the Hidden Void Village would probably be reduced to just a handful of cats and dogs.

Seeing the silence on the faces of his two trusted confidants, Chi sighed with melancholy.

In fact, Akira had anticipated this situation. The villagers would find it hard to resist the temptation to join Kumogakure. If it weren't for Akatsuki as a fallback option, they probably wouldn't have refused either.

Seeing the chief's dejected look, Zuo Tuo cautiously spoke up, "Chief, if you're unwilling, why don't we just rebel? We'll obey your orders!"

Upon hearing Zuo Tuo's words, Chi was so frightened that he immediately covered Zuo Tuo's mouth with his hand, nervously looking around, afraid that the Cloud Ninja would hear him.

Brother, please don't say such things!

We've only been in Kumogakure for a short time, and you're already talking about rebelling? Isn't that a bit too reckless?

Do you know the difference between the Hidden Void Village and the Hidden Cloud Village? The Hidden Cloud Village defeated the Hidden Void Village with only a small force.

We are now at the headquarters of the Hidden Cloud Village!

If I had this idea, I would have led everyone in a desperate fight when the Fourth Hokage suppressed the Hidden Void Village.

Not doing so proves my stance, so don't always go against it.

Instead of rebelling, we should find a way to lead everyone to escape together.

Seeing Aka's expression, Right Kin immediately suggested, "Then let's lie in wait in Kumogakure, and slowly hollow it out, turning it into an empty village!"

This is a good idea, but don't bring it up again next time.

What is the size of the Hidden Void Village? What is the size of the Hidden Cloud Village?

It's impossible for the Hidden Cloud Village to hollow out the Hidden Cloud Village from within; their only fate is to be assimilated by the Hidden Cloud Village.

Not everyone has the ability to infiltrate and become the highest leader.

Chi looked at the two brilliant minds in front of him and sighed helplessly.

A blind Zhuge Liang? A lame Pang Tong?

One who gains even one thing can destroy the world?

How could a mere acting leader possess both of these qualities?

Destroy it, he's truly exhausted.

"I think it would be good for the Hidden Cloud Village to join the Hidden Cloud Village. At least the treatment would be much better. As long as everyone is happy, that's all that matters."

Zuo Tuo and You Jin nodded repeatedly, "Chief, you're absolutely right! That's what we think too."

Looking at the two brilliant minds, Akara nodded helplessly and left the room with a melancholy expression, heading towards the research department of Kumogakure.

"Mr. Akira, we have a preliminary understanding of the information on the Sky Fortress. The information on the Sky Fortress's super heavy cannon has provided some inspiration for our research on the Chakra Cannon."

"But what we don't understand is, what powers such a massive aerial fortress?"

The Cloud Ninja researcher went straight to the core of the Sky Fortress—energy.

If the energy problem isn't solved, the air fortress will just be a pile of scrap metal and won't be able to fly at all.

Even if it were possible to find a way to forcibly complete one or two aerial fortresses using precious treasures.

But that's meaningless. What Kumogakure needs isn't a small number of powerful weapons; otherwise, the Six Paths Treasures left behind by the Sage of Six Paths would be enough.

"The energy source of the Sky Fortress is the Zero-Tails, a chakra beast born from the dark power in the human heart, and it uses human darkness as its energy source."

Akari didn't hide anything and directly revealed the information about the new Zero-Tails that she had learned the previous night, which aroused the exclamations of the Cloud Ninja researchers.

"Let's not delay. Let's build an aerial fortress first. Only through practice will we know where the problems are."

(End of this chapter)