Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

With this performance, who would dare to say that he is Li Yao's earth escape clone?

"Junior brother..." Huitu was secretly moved at this time, and at the same time he made a decision in his heart that even if the mission failed, he would not let his junior brother die here.

She explained to Li Yao why they were here.

The information was the same as what Bai Zetsu had found out. After hearing it, Li Yao stood up from the stone. This action made Huitu and Shiyan tense up instantly.

"hehe."

Li Yao smiled and said, "Don't worry, our Akatsuki organization adheres to the principle of not killing, so I won't kill you."

"And..." Li Yao's eyes fixed, he looked down at the two of them, and said seriously: "We, the Akatsuki organization, can never be puppets of you, the Hidden Village of the Great Country. We are the peace organization of the Rain Country, the organization that leads the Rain Country to peace."

Li Yao dusted himself off, turned around and said, "I'll let you go this time. Next time, if you still suspect that our Akatsuki organization is a puppet of another country's ninja village, you can come to me directly instead of sneaking around to harm our people."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind assassinating the ninjas from your Iwagakure Village all the time."

After saying that, Li Yao left with a teleportation technique.

Huhu... Until a minute later, when Li Yao's figure disappeared, Huitu and Shiyan began to breathe heavily.

"saved!"

Huitu secretly rejoiced, then quickly pulled her junior brother to leave. She didn't want to stay here, including in the Rain Kingdom, for a moment.

Who could have thought that such a terrifying physical expert would appear in such a small Akatsuki organization.

No... he doesn't necessarily have to be a strong physical athlete.

Who can be sure that the other party doesn't know ninjutsu?

It's so insecure to be targeted by a strong man whose speed is comparable to the Third Raikage.

"Senior Sister, do you believe what that man said?" On the way, the earth-escape clone asked, perfectly imitating the rock.

Hui Tu understood that the little apprentice brother was asking about the fact that there was no one behind the Akatsuki organization, so she nodded and said, "It should be true."

An organization with powerful Kage-level warriors cannot be a puppet supported by other hidden villages, so cooperation is still possible.

However, judging from the fact that the man knew that they had killed their companions in Akatsuki but did not kill them, Akatsuki did stick to the principle of not killing as the intelligence obtained said.

Such an organization should not be a puppet supported by other hidden villages.

In a sense, they have completed this mission. They have explored the situation of Akatsuki and obtained important intelligence that there are Kage-level strongmen in Akatsuki. It was worth it.

……

"You actually let them go?"

On the other side, on the way back to Xiyu City, Bai Jue appeared again and looked at Li Yao with surprise.

“Hehe…” Li Yao glanced at Bai Ze and smiled, saying, “After all, they are from Iwagakure, and one of them is the beloved youngest daughter of old man Ohnoki. If they die in my hands, it will definitely cause a big commotion.”

"Look, didn't I just listen to you and not kill them?"

Haha... Bai Jue smiled and said nothing. He didn't believe what Li Yao said.

Li Yao ignored Bai Zetsu and said "I'm leaving first" and started the high-speed mode.

Bai Jue, who was not a fast runner, had no choice but to sink into the ground to catch up with Li Yao.

"Ohnoki...it seems you also have a leg shadow Kurotsuchi!"

While running at high speed, Li Yao's eyes flickered. He let Hui Tu go and naturally saved the day by giving Ohnoki a set of three-generation meal.

Both the father-son homicide and the grandfather-son homicide seem to be very powerful. They should be able to let Oonoki feel how serious the consequences of provoking him are.

Wait!

My revenge won't be that easy!

……

Half a day later.

Li Yao returned to Xiyu City.

At this time, in the lobby of the base, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Xiaoye and other Akatsuki cadres were all there, and everyone had a grim look on their faces.

They still haven't figured out who attacked their companions on the mission.

As soon as Li Yao walked in, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Brother Li, is there anyone looking for you?" Yahiko asked.

"No." Li Yao shook his head, and then said: "But I met two people from Iwagakure on the way back, and learned some information from them."

"What information?" Yahiko asked with a focused mind.

"The people who attacked our companions were ninjas from Sand Village, Konoha, and Iwagakure." Li Yao replied.

"It's them!!"

"hateful!!"

"It's another hidden village of the three major countries!!!"

"They just can't bear to see our country be stable and peaceful. They just want us to be in long-term chaos so that they can continue to use us as a battlefield for the three major countries!"

"Brother, let's fight them!"

"…They can't die in vain. We have no way to retreat. The ninjas from the three great nations don't care about our lives at all."

"Yes, big brother, we will fight them and pay blood with blood!"

As soon as Li Yao finished speaking, he aroused the anger of everyone except Nagato, Konan and Xiaoye. The hatred of these people was instantly aroused, and everyone's eyes turned red at this moment.

The sufferings inflicted on the land of Rain Country by the three major powers have not just lasted for one or two generations. Since the Warring States Period, this country has been struggling to survive in the melee among the three major powers.

It can be said that there is no one in the Rain Country who does not hate the ninjas from the three major countries.

When they heard that the three major countries were in chaos again, they had finally put together an organization like Akatsuki that allowed them to see peace, and they did not want their dream of peace to be shattered again.

Everyone wants to give it a try, and even if they have to die, they must not let the three major countries have an easy time.

"calm!"

Yahiko shouted loudly, his sharp eyes sweeping over everyone.

Yahiko has a high prestige in Akatsuki. He may not be the strongest, but his personal charm is unmatched.

It can be said that everyone in the Akatsuki organization came here because of Yahiko's name.

At this moment, Yahiko shouted loudly, and the others quickly calmed down, but the hatred in their eyes was still there.

Chapter 205: The First Reduction

"Brother Li, you didn't kill those two Iwagakure ninjas, did you?" Yahiko looked at Li Yao anxiously, fearing that Li Yao would say they did.

"No." Li Yao said, "I know the severity of the situation, so after finding out why they attacked us, I had a friendly exchange with them and then let them go."

"That's good." Yahiko breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the death of people from the three major countries would cause greater hatred, making communication difficult.

At this time, Xiaonan noticed that Li Yao asked why he attacked them, and quickly asked, "Brother Li, why did they attack us?"

Li Yao replied: "The three great powers thought that our Akatsuki organization rose in the Rain Country because of the support of other great powers behind the scenes. They were afraid that we would attack them in the war, so they came to investigate whether we were a puppet organization secretly supported by the hidden villages of other great powers."

"This..." Yahiko, Konan and others did not expect this to be the reason. They just did their best to develop themselves but became a thorn in the eyes of others.

"Because of this, they killed our companions!!"

"I do not accept."

“…They can’t die in vain.”

"Those bastards must be made to pay the price."

The death of their companions was simply because the three major countries suspected that their organization was a puppet secretly supported by each other, which was unacceptable to many people present.

This reason even made them feel that their lives were insulted in the eyes of the three major countries.

The three major countries did not care about their lives at all and killed twenty-six of their companions just because of suspicion.

"Brother Yahiko..." Everyone turned their eyes to Yahiko, waiting for his choice.

However, facing everyone's expectant gazes, Yahiko shook his head and said, "Killing to stop killing will only bring about a greater reaction of hatred. This is not what our Akatsuki organization should do."

"Could it be... that they died in vain?" someone immediately objected.

"No." Yahiko said loudly with a firm look on his face: "As long as we unite as one and continue to work hard for peace, when the day comes when we bring peace to the Rain Country and the Ninja World,...their deaths will not be in vain."

"Otherwise, if we deviate from Akatsuki's peaceful ideals today, then... their deaths will be in vain, and all our previous efforts will be meaningless."

"But..." Some people were still unwilling to accept that their companions had died in vain, and they could only watch and could do nothing.

Yahiko said: "I will negotiate with the ninjas from the three major countries and ask them to admit their mistakes and apologize, and stop being hostile to our Akatsuki organization. Only when hatred is resolved can peace come. Otherwise, there will be no end and peace will not come."

I have to say that Yahiko has great leadership skills.

After his speech on the concept of peace, most people present calmed down. Although there was still hatred in their eyes, they no longer mentioned revenge on the ninjas of the three major countries.

But... for an organization that cannot avenge its comrades, no matter how strong its ideals are, how many people will remain loyal to it?

It can be expected that after the decision of today's conversation is announced, Akatsuki will experience its first major reduction in personnel.

Sure enough, that evening, three of the senior executives proposed to Yahiko their decision to withdraw from the Akatsuki organization.

"I'm sorry, Brother Yahiko, we still can't forget the harm the three major countries have brought to us."

Although they understood and even hoped for the peace that Yahiko talked about, the more the three of them thought about it after they returned, the angrier they became.

They still couldn't forgive the ninjas from the three major nations for killing their companions.

There was no way they could sit back and watch, allowing the ninjas from the three major nations to evacuate safely.

"But..." Yahiko wanted to persuade the three people again.

"Take care." The three men were probably afraid of Yahiko's trick, so they didn't give Yahiko a chance to continue speaking and immediately used the body-flickering technique to leave.

Li Yao watched from the side and shook his head.

Yahiko's idea was still too naive.

Hatred is the foundation of what makes a person a person. There is no world without hatred. If there is, it must be a world of infinite Tsukuyomi.

Resolving hatred does require mutual understanding.

But the premise of mutual understanding is mutual fear.

Only when there is mutual fear can the two sides of hatred sit down quietly to negotiate and communicate and finally reach an agreement of mutual understanding.

When you kill a fish to eat, do you and the fish understand each other?

No.

Therefore, if in the eyes of a strong man, it is only natural for you to be killed and eaten by him like a fish.

In this case, do you still want to understand each other with the strong? Is it possible?

impossible.

Therefore, Yahiko's ideal is destined to be in vain.

Only strong strength is the basis for mutual understanding.

Hashirama Senju understood this very well, so he fulfilled his wish and established the Ninja Village.

Yahiko has not realized this yet, and the road to realizing his ideal is destined to be difficult.

the next day.

At the entrance to the evil ghost's tongue on top of the tall tower building, Yahiko said, "As for the Wind Country, I'll leave it to you two, Brother Li and Sister Ye."

"No problem." Li Yao said with a smile. Xiao Ye nodded and stood beside Li Yao.

"Let's go find the ninjas from Konoha." Yahiko looked at Konan and Nagato, and they nodded in agreement.

Then the five of them split into two groups to look for the people from Sunagakure and Konoha.

……

The southern part of the Rain Country.

Inside a black rock cave.

Two ninjas from the Sand Village sat cross-legged on the ground with their hands in seals.