In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 70: Pain's Attempt to Prevent Chiya from Getting Close to Konan

"That woman doesn't seem like the type to betray the village." Sasori was from Sunagakure and was the catalyst for the Third Shinobi World War, so he naturally knew Pakura, the Scorching Release ninja who had made great contributions to Sunagakure during the war. He knew that she was not a ninja who would defect from the village.

"Perhaps it used to be like that, but things are different now."

After finishing speaking, Pain looked at Black Zetsu, who nodded and explained, "We just received intelligence that the Fourth Mizukage is dead. The elder of Kirigakure, 'Yuan Shi,' has recommended Mei Terumi, who possesses the bloodline limits of Lava Release and Boil Release, to be the Fifth Mizukage."

In order to sign a peace treaty with Kirigakure, the Sunagakure leadership decided to sacrifice Yotsuki on Genji's terms.

Yekura herself was unaware of this. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she was certain to die on this trip.

"If we rescue her, given her hatred for Sunagakure and Kirigakure, she'll definitely agree to join the organization."

Upon hearing this, Chiya suddenly realized that although he vaguely remembered that Yekura was betrayed to Kirigakure by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who was also Gaara's father, the original work only mentioned it briefly and did not describe the specific timeline. He did not expect it to be now.

As expected, after Yagura was nearly killed by Itachi's Amaterasu, he was rescued by Mei Terumi and the elder of Kirigakure, "Genshi". He then instructed his trusted confidant, "Byakugan Killer" Ao, to use the Byakugan he had obtained during the Third Shinobi World War to dispel Obito's genjutsu.

Yagura, due to his severe injuries, was no longer able to suppress the Three-Tails within him.

After informing Mei Terumi and other high-ranking members of Kirigakure about being manipulated by Akatsuki, she chose to commit suicide and perish together with the Three-Tails in order to avoid endangering the village.

Several years later, the Three-Tails was resurrected and lived in a lake until it was eventually captured by Deidara and Obito.

In that case, the matter becomes clear.

(P.S.: This part might be a forced attempt to make sense, but in the original manga, every member of the Akatsuki organization is indispensable; otherwise, it would lose its soul. Therefore, Pakura had to be included. At least she has a beautiful back.)

"That's really dark. It seems that this so-called Fourth Kazekage is just like the Third Hokage and Danzo. He's tough on his own, but weak on his own. He's good for nothing but fighting among himself. If these guys don't die, Sunagakure and Konoha will die at their hands sooner or later."

At this point, Chiya looked at Sasori with interest and chuckled, "Sasori, do you think that if you hadn't defected from Sunagakure, with your talent and strength, plus your grandmother's and great-uncle's connections, you would have become the Fourth Kazekage?"

"Tch, who cares?" Scorpion glanced at Chiyo with annoyance, then fell into deep thought. Although he didn't know how Chiyo knew so much about him, if his parents hadn't died, he might have actually been able to move towards becoming the Kazekage.

It's too late to say anything now, though.

"Don't be angry, I was just saying it casually." Qianye didn't have any ill feelings towards Sasori; on the contrary, he liked this tragic figure quite a bit in his past life. He smiled awkwardly and turned to Pain, saying, "Then, Boss, leave this matter to me. Just have Konan send me a message when we set off."

Pain nodded. "Since the incident with the Fourth Mizukage, although Kirigakure hasn't made a move, they seem to have some suspicion about our Akatsuki organization. We might encounter Kirigakure's elite forces. Do you need me to send you reinforcements?"

Chiya shook her head. "No need. Too many people would only make us a target for Kirigakure. Just have Black Zetsu, that sixth brother, lead the way. If the leader truly cares about my safety, he can give me Konan..."

Before Qianye could finish speaking, Pain interrupted her, "Then let Black Zetsu lead the way for you."

Hidden at the top of the clock tower in Amegakure, Nagato's lips twitched violently. He had a feeling that Chiya harbored ill intentions towards Konan.

Or perhaps, he harbors ill intentions towards any beautiful female ninja.

He's a complete pervert, on par with his teacher Jiraiya.

The only difference is that Qianye is younger and has a face that is extremely attractive to women.

Konan is his and Yahiko's best friend, so he has to be careful.

We must not let Xiao Nan fall into Qian Ye's trap.

"Alright then." Helpless, Qianye had no choice but to nod in agreement, since there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"So what about me? Am I teamed up with Itachi?" Ever since Chiya destroyed four of his hearts last time, Kakuzu had developed a psychological trauma towards Chiya. Seeing that the two had finished talking, he finally dared to stand up and ask about his own affairs.

"You will act alone for now." Pain turned his gaze to Itachi Uchiha. "I have prepared other partners for Itachi."

"Chief, in that case, we'll have eleven members. By the way, do we have enough rings in the organization?"

Qianye looked around.

The chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager Obito, the anti-Pain, the working-class Kakuzu, the love-starved boy Sasori, the filial son Itachi, the Yin-Yang Release product Zetsu, plus himself and the wealthy woman Konan who is not present, as well as Kisame, Deidara, and Pakura who are about to join the Akatsuki organization.

Remove the intern Obito. That makes ten already.

As expected, Kakuzu's partner will still be Hidan.

If you include the masochistic Hidan, that makes eleven.

Qianye clearly remembered that there were only ten rings in the original story.

Because Orochimaru defected and took the ring with him, even though Obito later joined Akatsuki as a full member, he only got the ring after Sasori's death. So where did the eleventh ring come from?

"Only ten of these rings were made initially. Although they were a bit troublesome to make, making one more wouldn't be a big problem."

Pain replied casually, glancing around before finally settling on Itachi and Chiya.

"Itachi, go meet your new partner later, and then go to the Land of Earth with Sasori tomorrow to welcome the new member."

"For now, Chiya, just stay put and wait for orders. Konan will inform you when there is news from Sunagakure."

"Disperse!"

After saying that, Payne disappeared from the spot first.

The rest of the people also left one after another.

In the end, only Chiya and Obito remained on the field.

"What exactly happened with Orochimaru just now?" Obito switched back to Madara Uchiha's tone and questioned Chiya.

"Didn't I just make myself perfectly clear?" Qianye shrugged slightly.

"Do you think I'd believe that? With your strength, you could easily sever Orochimaru's wrist, or even his head, before he can use his summoning technique." Obito narrowed his eyes.

Chiya chuckled awkwardly, "You really can't hide anything from me. Let me put it this way, Orochimaru offered me the Ryuchi Cave Summoning Scroll and the First Hokage's Summoning Technique Rashomon to buy my life, asking me to let him go. I sold it, and I'll just not hold back next time."

"I hope you can keep your word." Obito didn't dare to push too hard. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and used Kamui to disappear from Chiyo's sight.

"What a delusional guy." Chiya curled his lip, then flashed away towards Amegakure.

I haven't seen Izumi and Mrs. Mikoto for three or four months, and to be honest, I really miss them.

P.S.: Second update. The bonus chapter is in the fan group on the introduction page.

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