Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 221 Arriving at Akatsuki

Uchiha Izuna was equally displeased that someone had interrupted his heartfelt conversation with his brother. He looked at the White Zetsu with displeasure and asked Uchiha Madara:

"Brother, is this your new subordinate? How can he be so insolent?!"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha explained, "This is a little gadget I made from the Gedo Mazo; it's quite useful for reconnaissance."

"It is thanks to these creatures that I am able to keep track of the dynamics of the ninja world; I call them Zetsu!"

"I see."

Uchiha Izuna nodded upon hearing this.

Madara Uchiha knew that if White Zetsu dared to interrupt his conversation with Izuna Uchiha, something must have happened.

He turned to White Zetsu and asked, "Speak, what happened?"

"Uchiha Chika has arrived in the Land of Rain, and judging from his current path, he's heading towards Nagato!"

"What?!"

Madara Uchiha's expression changed slightly, and he immediately pressed, "Do you know his past purpose?"

White Zetsu replied bluntly, "I don't know!"

"What use are you?!"

Madara Uchiha was furious and almost slapped the White Zetsu to death.

White Zetsu scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Uchiha Chika first had a private conversation with Jiraiya in Konoha's command center. Because Konoha's command center was too strict, I didn't dare to get too close."

"After that, Uchiha Chika headed in Nagato's direction."

"It was probably Jiraiya who sent Uchiha Chiga to find it!"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha fell silent. He knew that Nagato had become Jiraiya's disciple.

It would make sense if Jiraiya had asked Uchiha Chika to go find Nagato.

But the question is, Jiraiya hasn't contacted Nagato for many years, so why is he sending Uchiha Chiga to find him now? What is his purpose?

After thinking for a long time, Madara Uchiha still couldn't figure it out, but the Rinnegan couldn't be lost.

"Alright, have the White Zetsu near Nagato keep an eye on things!"

Madara Uchiha gave the order to White Zetsu, then turned to Izuna Uchiha and said, "It seems Chika Uchiha cannot be allowed to live. Izuna, it's time for you to take action!"

"Is Nagato the guy who has his brother's Rinnegan?"

As Uchiha Izuna spoke, he opened his Mangekyou Sharingan and said coldly, "Brother, leave it to me. I also want to see how strong the new generation of geniuses in our Uchiha clan really are!"

"Um."

Uchiha Madara nodded.

The land of rain.

In this tiny place, Chiga encountered a Konoha ninja being attacked by Iwa ninja and struggling desperately as soon as he arrived.

Judging from the situation, it's pretty much beyond saving.

"How lucky!"

Chiga, who had just arrived, muttered something, then threw out four specially made kunai, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to defeat his opponent.

The Konoha ninja, who had already closed his eyes and awaited death, was stunned. When he opened his eyes, he saw Chika standing in front of him.

Still bewildered, he got so excited that he almost stabbed Qianhe.

Once the Konoha ninja recognized Chiga, he immediately greeted him respectfully, "Lord Chiga!"

"I'm an adult now!"

Chiga stroked her chin, surprised.

At this moment, Chiga was only eleven years old, while the ninja was almost thirty.

Despite the significant age difference, the other party used a respectful term of address towards Chiga.

This has nothing to do with ninja levels; it's simply a matter of overwhelming strength.

"Let me ask you something. Do you know how to get to the slums in the Land of Rain?"

The Konoha ninja pondered for a moment and said, "I know. It's in the southwest of the Land of Rain, about thirty kilometers from here. There are orphans from the Land of Rain there, protected by an organization that calls itself Akatsuki."

"Thank you!"

After getting a general idea, Chiga prepared to continue his journey, but unexpectedly, the Konoha ninja called him back.

"Wait, Lord Chiga!"

"What?" Chiga asked, puzzled.

"The slums are now located on the territory of the Sand Ninja."

The Konoha ninja spoke with hidden meaning.

"so what?"

"I hope Lord Chiga will try his best to avoid conflict with the Sand Village ninja."

"What, are you afraid they'll leave me behind?"

Chiga said with a half-smile.

The Konoha ninja laughed awkwardly, "That's not it. I'm worried they won't be able to withstand the adults' attacks."

"That's a more palatable statement."

Chiga wasn't looking for trouble, so she avoided contact with the Sand Ninja along the way and went straight to the outskirts of the slums.

Running southwest, Chiga soon saw the so-called slum.

Because of the continuous ninja wars, this place was originally a small town, but now it has been destroyed and only ruins remain.

Chiga lingered in the open space on the outskirts for a while, then frowned.

Barrier?

Chiga could sense that the entire slum was protected by a massive barrier.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder they have the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, this barrier is stronger than those used by some major powers!"

After examining it carefully for a while, Chiga exclaimed in admiration that the Uzumaki clan had an innate talent for sealing techniques. Even without any instruction, they could set up large-scale barriers using their own talents.

Unfortunately, as Kushina Uzumaki's personal disciple, Nagato's barrier was still somewhat inadequate.

Chiga quickly found the loophole in the barrier and went inside without triggering the alarm.

As Chiga entered the slum, she looked around at the commoners.

Those were just ordinary people dressed in thin clothes, all of them pale and thin, malnourished, clearly having not had a full meal in a long time.

But you could see a look of satisfaction on their faces.

It seems they are already very fortunate to have a safe place to stay amidst the chaos of war.

Chiga's appearance also attracted the attention of these civilians, but when they saw the Konoha headband on Chiga's forehead, every refugee looked at him with hatred.

No ninjas other than those from the Akatsuki are welcome here.

However, they were afraid of Chiga's identity as a ninja and dared not rush forward to drive him away.

Chiga had already seen several civilians whispering to each other before hurriedly running forward.

It seems they're planning to call upon the Akatsuki.

A short while later, an Akatsuki member dressed in a black robe appeared in front of Chiga.

He stared at Chiga expressionlessly and said coldly, "Konoha ninjas are not welcome here. Please leave."

Chiga looked at it carefully, but couldn't recall anything.

That's true; during Yahiko's time, the Akatsuki members were all minor characters.

He looked at the extra and said, "I'm looking for your leader, Nagato. Could you please inform him?"

"I told you, you're not welcome here, get out!"

The extra was getting impatient. If it weren't for the fact that Chiga was a Konoha ninja, he would have already driven Chiga away.

Qianhe raised an eyebrow. This guy has a foul mouth!

But after thinking about it carefully, there was no need to get angry with a minor character.

"As I said, I'm here to see your leader. Please inform him."

Chiga spoke again, speaking calmly.

"You think I'll just report it because you tell me to? Don't I, Ryuichi, have any dignity?"

The extra named Ryuichi sneered and said, "Our leader doesn't have time to see you. If you don't get lost, I'll break your legs and drag you away."

"Damn it, you're really asking for it. Do I have to beat you up before you'll learn your lesson?"

Before the extra could finish speaking, Qianhe's figure moved and suddenly disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the extra.

Seeing the extra's shocked expression, he reached out and grabbed three of the extra's fingers, then gently applied pressure.

"ah--"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the sky, and the extra immediately knelt down, shouting at Qianhe, "Let go!"

"Take me to see Nagato."

"impossible."

The extra grinned and said, "If you're so capable, let's fight one-on-one. What kind of ninja uses such a low-down trick as a finger ring? Only children would use such a tactic!"

Chika smiled shyly at the extra: "Sorry, I'm only eleven years old right now. Will you take me to meet him?"

As he spoke, Chiga increased the force even more, and Mob could even hear the sound of bones breaking in his fingers.

His face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Absolutely not! Even if you kill me, I will not betray the leader!"

Yoho!

It's still a tough nut to crack.

Chiga became interested; he wanted to see how long this guy could hold out.

"Please let him go."

Just as Chiga was about to use some cruel methods, a soft female voice suddenly sounded behind her.

Chiga turned her head to look.

The newcomer was dressed like a background character, with a paper flower on her light purple hair. She was none other than Konan, one of Jiraiya's disciples.

Chiga released his grip, turned to look at Konan, and before he could even ask a question, he sensed the extra behind him pull out a kunai, intending to hit him on the head.

At this moment, Konan raised her hand, signaling the extras not to make any rash moves, and said, "Ryuichi, you go down first."

Ryuichi pointed at Qianhe and said unwillingly: "Master Xiaonan, he..."

Xiao Nan interrupted, "It's alright. I believe he didn't come with malicious intent, otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to talk to me."

Upon hearing this, Ryuichi glared at Chika with hatred before leaving.

Only Minami and Chiga remained on the entire street.

Xiao Nan looked at Qian He, who was barely up to her chest, and a hint of seriousness flashed in her eyes.

She was already nearby when Ryuuichi attacked this Konoha ninja, and just then she saw Chiga make his move.

She only saw a blur of speed; it was a speed that no ordinary ninja could possess.

There are many genius ninjas in Konoha, and Konan couldn't immediately recall who it was.

After thinking for a moment, Konan said tactfully, "Hello, Konoha ninja, our Akatsuki organization only wants to protect these civilians and will not participate in your great nation's war, so..."

In her view, the Konoha ninjas coming here were undoubtedly trying to recruit their Akatsuki organization into Konoha's ranks in order to deal with the Iwa ninjas.

After all, in the Land of Rain, their Akatsuki organization is considered a relatively powerful force.

Chiga understood what Konan meant and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I didn't come for that. I just want to find Nagato alone and talk to him about something."

After saying that, Chiga took out Jiraiya's letter from his pocket, and with a flick of his wrist, the letter flew towards Konan.

Xiao Nan's pupils contracted, and her hand, hidden in her black robe, suddenly reached out and grabbed the letter.

When she saw the familiar handwriting and name on the envelope, she was immediately stunned.

Some long-forgotten memories slowly surfaced in my mind.

After all these years, she, Yahiko, and Nagato all thought that Jiraiya-sensei had forgotten them.

"This is a letter from Jiraiya-sensei!"

Konan muttered something to herself, her gaze softening slightly as she looked at Chiga.

She asked Chiga, "Did Jiraiya-sensei send you?"

"No, I came here on my own initiative. I brought him along just to build your initial trust in me," Qianhe said, shaking his head.

Xiao Nan looked at Qian He in confusion, not understanding what Qian He meant.

Chiga explained, "You'll see when you open the letter. Jiraiya-sama probably wrote down the reason why I came here."

Konan thought for a moment. The person who could be sent by Jiraiya-sensei to deliver the letter probably wouldn't do anything to harm them. She stepped aside and said to Chiga, "Please come with me. I would like to open this letter with two other people."

Chiga nodded and followed Konan inside.

Led by Konan, Chiga arrived at a dilapidated house.

The other two leaders of the Akatsuki organization have not yet arrived.

Konan first made Chiga a cup of tea and asked him to wait there for a moment.

She has already sent a message to Nagato and Hirohiko via paper cranes, and they will be here soon.

Chika took a sip, then frowned. A sour taste filled her mouth; the tea leaves must have been damp and stored for a long time.

Konan also noticed Chiga's expression and said awkwardly, "Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."

The Akatsuki organization used all the commissions they earned to help the poor, and they didn't have any decent tea to offer.

Chiga waved her hand dismissively.

Just then, a young man with orange hair and dark skin walked in and asked casually, "Where's Jiraiya-sensei's letter?"

Behind him was a young man with scarlet hair.

Konan smiled, held out her hand, and waved the letter in front of Nagato and Yahiko.

"Quickly open it and see what's written inside."

When Yahiko and Nagato saw the letter, their eyes lit up, and they surrounded Konan.

Xiao Nan tore open the envelope, took out the letters inside, and began to read them.

Before he had even finished reading, Yahiko burst out laughing, "I knew it! Jiraiya-sensei hasn't forgotten us. He's always been watching us. He even knows we built a slum here."

The other two also seemed somewhat pleased.

Those three years of Jiraiya's wholehearted teaching have left an indelible mark on their hearts.

At this moment, Yahiko was still alive, and Nagato had not turned evil, so even a letter from Jiraiya made them quite excited.

After they finished reading the letter, they began to reminisce about their life with Jiraiya, and occasionally burst into laughter.

The three of them seemed to have forgotten that Chiga was still beside them.

However, the three of them soon read the end of the letter, which roughly stated the purpose of Chiga's trip.

The three people's expressions changed slightly, and their gazes toward Qianhe became somewhat dangerous.

(End of this chapter)