Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 270 Operation Begins

They can also go to the battlefield.

This was the last act of devotion of a former Kage to the village, and also the last thing a member of Konoha should do.

Just like when he served as the Second Hokage's bodyguard and went to Kumogakure to form an alliance.

Because of the coup d'état by Jinjiao and Yinjiao, during the final retreat, he resolutely offered to be the first to cover the rear.

At that time, in order to preserve the future of the village, the Second Hokage chose to cover the retreat himself.

At this time, it is also the time for their aging and frail body to exert its last bit of energy.

"Bang."

The door slammed shut, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had already left.

Minato sighed, "Although retiring would be the best option for him, the enemy's strength has exceeded expectations."

Jiraiya nodded and replied in a deep voice, "If Nagato really created a new Akatsuki organization, killed Hanzo of the Salamander, and used Amegakure as his base, how did he, as its leader, gain the respect of his followers?"

Shikaku added, "Judging from the information from Juzo Biwa and Iwagakure, most of the Akatsuki members are probably S-rank rogue ninjas from various villages. These types of ninjas tend to let their strength speak for itself."

"And Uzumaki Sora possesses unparalleled intelligence capabilities. To have someone like him as a subordinate, one must possess power surpassing his own!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present turned grim.

After the battle at the Sea of ​​Ending, everyone believed that it represented the pinnacle of power in the entire ninja world.

After all, it was the combined power of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha that brought peace to the chaotic Warring States period.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was also known as the God of Shinobi throughout the ninja world.

Now, the power of a god has become a subordinate, but considering the legendary Sage of Six Paths who founded the Ninja Sect, the power of the Rinnegan might just be that strong.

After all, no one knows exactly what kind of power the Rinnegan possesses...

At this moment, Minato spoke in a deep voice: "In this way, even if Kumo opens the Eight Gates and uses the Gate of Death to temporarily kill Uzumaki Sora, his restored power may not necessarily be able to fight against Nagato's Rinnegan."

As soon as he finished speaking, no one refuted his statement.

But just how terrifying would a power stronger than the clouds and the vortex sky be?

A chill ran down my spine!

After a long silence, Shikaku, who had been frowning the whole time, finally spoke up: "Perhaps not necessarily."

In an instant, Minato and Jiraiya both looked over.

After pondering for a moment, Shikaku said, "If the difference in strength isn't that great, then we need to find a way to prevent the battle between Yun and Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, from ending in a short time."

Shikaku's words instantly reminded the other two people present.

In the battle at the Sea of ​​Ending, the reason why Cloud was able to defeat Vortex Sora was not due to conventional power, but rather the power of the Eight Gates' Death Gate.

However, the opening of the Gate of Death is a one-time power for others, but not for Yun.

The eye technique that allows for instantaneous recovery makes the Death Gate of the Eight Inner Gates merely a burst of power for Yun. Moreover, this burst of power is limited to a single day.

So...

Just as Shikaku said, if the power of the Rinnegan isn't overwhelming, then as long as the battle after the Gate of Death is delayed until a day later...

The Gate of Death can then be reopened!

"Bang! Bang!"

There was a knock on the window, and Yun, who had appeared in an instant, flipped over and walked in.

Compared to the Third Hokage, the Hokage Building was easily accessible to him, and the Anbu guards did not stop him even though he did not conceal his presence.

"I called them over early this morning, but I didn't expect there to be so many people."

Yun, who had been grinning, glanced at the group and, seeing their long faces, asked, "Is there some new development?"

As she spoke, Yun looked at Jiraiya and said, "I noticed the Third Hokage loitering near the bathhouse in the shopping district early this morning. As his disciple, didn't you go with him?"

Jiraiya gave a wry smile and waved his hand. The old man, who had been working non-stop all day, had that skill, so naturally he didn't need to peek.

Furthermore, once the intelligence is deciphered, it will only lead to him coming to him: "I really don't want to talk about this at a time like this; I've already given it up."

Quit?

Yun indicated that she could only respond with a smile.

He was nearly killed by Tsunade's punch once but still couldn't quit, so it's even less likely now.

At this moment, Minato spoke up, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. We have new information and we need your opinion."

Upon hearing this, Yun suppressed her smile and then accepted the scroll that was handed to her.

Lu Jiu, who was standing to the side, also began to tell Yun about the discussion the three of them had just had.

As soon as Yun opened the scroll and took a look, he knew what was going on.

Sometimes, no matter how well you plan, you can't escape the changes of fate.

His very existence changed the fate of Konoha from the very beginning. The fact that Minato did not die on the day Naruto was born has already created a chain reaction that is impacting the entire world.

The intelligence advantage still exists, but it's no longer possible to have everything under control.

Amegakure will inevitably be exposed, but it's still a bit too early for now.

Hagoromo, who had been spying all along; Kaguya, who was sealed away; his own Rinnegan and Tenseigan, which were still developing; the chakra of the nine tailed beasts...

None of this was prepared, but an unexpected event occurred.

After frowning, Yun placed the scroll in her hand on the table.

He then looked at the three of them and asked, "A remnant of the previous Akatsuki. I remember in the information Jiraiya went to investigate last time, this Nagato was his disciple."

"So... whether the current Akatsuki... was truly founded by him, we can't be sure based solely on this mission report."

Minato replied, "But the probability is already very high. Such a coincidence cannot be a coincidence. Furthermore, Uzumaki Sora's destruction of Root might also have been intended to destroy this mission report."

Shikaku nodded in agreement: "And we need to prepare for the worst from the start. If the power of the Rinnegan surpasses that of Uzumaki Sora, then we will have to compensate for our lack of top-tier combat power with human lives."

Yun thought for a moment and replied, "The buffer time for recovering one's own state is indeed one day. In addition, after the Death Gate opens, there might still be some time to kill Vortex Kuuga, the time spent in the Death Gate state. This point is perhaps worth considering."

Lu Jiu shook his head slightly: "During the battle at the Sea of ​​Ending, there were indeed remnants of your Death Gate state. But we can't afford to gamble on that."

Then, Shikaku looked at everyone and explained, "If we want to make use of the time left over from the Death Gate state, then Nagato needs to be confined to the vicinity of the battlefield between the Cloud and the Vortex at the very beginning of the battle..."

"If Yun in the Death Gate state cannot take down two in a row, then stalling for time will become pointless."

At this point, Shikaku looked at Minato: "Of course. Whether to gamble or not is up to the Hokage to decide."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato hesitated for a moment as well.

To gamble or not to gamble?

Jade against jade, general against general.

In this situation, the decisive battle might begin right from the start.

"call……"

After exhaling, Minato looked at the others and said, "We didn't expect that the Rinnegan's power would belong to the leader of Akatsuki. This information came at the right time, but it was also very sudden."

"The Five Kage Summit is about to begin. Perhaps we also need time to reconsider how to win this war."

Jiraiya, who was opposite him, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Perhaps I can go there to obtain information about the Rinnegan's abilities."

Before he could finish speaking, Minato immediately objected, "Sensei can't go. It's pointless now. If the power of the Rinnegan is greater than that of Uzumaki Sora, there's no point in Sensei going."

Shikaku agreed: "Although it's highly likely that's the case, even if it's just a test, Yun Qu, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique and great power, would be more suitable than you."

"Another point we must consider is that Uzumaki Sora of the Akatsuki is the enemy we know the most about. His intelligence capabilities are almost like predicting the future."

"The fact that Amegakure is the Akatsuki's headquarters is probably known to them. In that case, testing them would just be suicide."

As Lu Jiu's voice faded, the conference hall fell silent once again.

Their fear of the Rinnegan stemmed from their understanding of Uzumaki Sora.

An organization composed of a large number of S-rank rogue ninjas, and with powerful figures like Uzumaki Sora, must have a leader who is certainly not weak.

……

After a long silence, Minato said in a deep voice, "To prevent Uzumaki Sora from gaining intelligence, there's no need for probing."

"Regardless of whether Nagato rebuilt Akatsuki after that incident, we still need information and power regarding the Rinnegan."

"I will explain this matter at the subsequent Five Kage Summit, using the combined forces of the five great ninja villages to threaten Amegakure!"

"If Nagato isn't the leader of Akatsuki, then Amegakure also needs to join this alliance. If he is, then launch a surprise attack!"

……

Meanwhile, in Amegakure Village.

"puff."

The fishing hook was cast into the water, and Juzo Biwa scratched his head impatiently: "We've been lying low for so long, why haven't we made a move yet?"

Uzumaki Sora, who was standing next to him, paused for a moment, then stood up and waved his hand: "Let's go, we have something to do."

???

Juzo Biwa hesitated for a moment, then threw his fishing rod into the pond. He chased after them and hurriedly asked, "What happened? Pain hasn't informed us yet!"

Whirlpool stopped in its tracks.

Turning to Juzo Biwa, he smiled and said, "Your connection with Kirigakure is severed from this moment on. If it re-establishes, you will die before the intelligence is sent out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uzumaki Sora headed back towards the tower in Amegakure.

Behind him, Pipa Juzo was already covered in sweat.

He could just feel... feel the killing intent that would kill him in the next second.

"Gurgle!"

After swallowing hard, Pipa Juzo followed.

As expected, nothing could fool this man; even though they were very careful, it was all in vain.

Upon entering the tower, Uzumaki Sora handed the loquat Juzo to Konan to take away, and then entered the room where Nagato was.

On the balcony, on the protruding tip of the tongue, Nagato sat.

Sensing the vortex entering, Nagato said, "In the past, I would always sit here using the perception of the Heavenly Dao, looking down from above, which gave me some bad feelings."

"Now that I've recovered, the illusion that I was in control of everything has also disappeared."

Nagato turned and walked over, saying, "Even if you hadn't come, I would have sent Konan to find you. Obito, Zetsu, and Orochimaru have disappeared."

Nagato's words startled Uzumaki Kuroko, but she showed no outward reaction.

He immediately followed up with, "Orochimaru is someone who is born to never submit; even Akatsuki is just a platform for him."

"As for Zetsu and Obito, once they realize that the Akatsuki can no longer be used as tools, they will inevitably go into hiding."

Nagato asked, "So you mean... Obito and Orochimaru weren't together?"

Sora shook his head: "No. They have reached a preliminary agreement, but they won't have the same goal. I took you to the Land of Iron before, and the Impure World Reincarnation technique was Orochimaru's improved masterpiece."

Sora then looked at Nagato and said, "We can put their matter aside for now. After all, with White Zetsu around, finding them will be quite difficult."

"And the reason I've come here is to tell you: Konoha has already discovered your presence."

Nagato was stunned.

Did you discover your own existence?

"Is it because of Pain?"

Sora shook his head slightly: "No, those five bodies only met Jiraiya once, so it's not easy to remember them under these circumstances. And even if they did remember, they would only have suspicions and wouldn't think of the Akatsuki organization."

"It's a mission report from Root. Danzo, in conjunction with Hanzo of the Salamander, destroyed the previous Akatsuki. Root has a record of this. This report has now been deciphered by the higher-ups in Konoha."

"The appearance of the word 'Xiao' has put them on edge. They're even preparing to take action."

Nagato's hands clenched into fists.

After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "So what about us? What's your decision?"

Yun shook her head slightly and looked out the window: "The previous generation of Akatsuki, under Yahiko's leadership, dedicated themselves to bringing peace to the Land of Rain. Perhaps this is also your thought now."

I'm giving you two choices.

"First: Abandon Amegakure, and the Akatsuki, like Obito and his group, will remain hidden in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity."

"If we do that, the ordinary ninjas of Amegakure will inevitably have to give up. But the ordinary people, in a peaceful environment, along with my main body, won't face any major problems."

"Second: The final plan will begin. From today onward, you, me, and the entire Akatsuki will become the dark side of the ninja world."

After speaking, Nagato fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Kong, standing to the side, was also contemplating the situation ahead.

Although the plan was already decided when Biwa Juzo was brought here, Nagato's probing was still necessary.

Whether Nagato, who constantly proclaims himself a god, still has light within him remains to be seen.

They become the shadow of the entire ninja world to promote peace, but they also need a glimmer of light in their hearts!

……

(End of this chapter)