Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

This is a so-called "mutual benefit" way of cooperation.

It is the most delicate and the most fragile.

However, Nagato plays the most important role in the Moon Eye Project, and Obito doesn't want to see Nagato get into trouble easily.

At least before re-sealing the nine tailed beasts into the Outer Path Demon Statue, that is, the body of the Ten-Tails, Obito hoped that this cooperative relationship could remain stable.

If such a good partner really left early for some reason, Obito would be distressed.

"Hehe, Nagato didn't say anything special, but Konan said that we can just proceed according to the original plan."

Jue smiled softly and replied.

"Huh? Since they don't have any special attitude, let's follow the established plan, which is the last step. Let the stupid humans in this world struggle for a while. Remember, in addition to Nagato, you also have to keep an eye on Uchiha Itachi. After all, he is an unreasonable guy."

Obito smiled coldly.

'Om! '

next second.

The lone pupil that was exposed showed a scarlet color.

The surrounding space is distorted.

Obito's figure quickly merged into it and disappeared in less than a second.

"Itachi? He is indeed a guy that needs to be highly vigilant."

After Jue glanced towards the northwest, the indifferent face of the young man appeared in his mind.

At this moment, the former genius of the Uchiha clan, who was remembered by Obito and Black Zetsu, was carrying the humanoid tailed beast, Hoshigaki Kisame, to a small country called "Numa" in the northwest corner of the continent to carry out the mission assigned by the Akatsuki organization.

An organization wants to be healthy and function properly.

Then there must be a reasonable mechanism to operate.

An organization of ninjas.

Then there must be a corresponding task acceptance and execution mechanism.

And then they can earn corresponding rewards. Unlike the major ninja villages that accept tasks from nobles and common people, the Akatsuki organization is only engaged in serving the major countries and even the major ninja villages. In the original work, didn't the Fourth Raikage directly accuse Ohnoki of using the Akatsuki organization at the Five Kage Conference?

It is a task that big countries are not convenient to do, or are unwilling to do, but must do.

Just hire an organization like Akatsuki to carry it out.

Ohnoki himself has a former favorite disciple who has joined the Akatsuki organization. Ohnoki must understand the strength of the Akatsuki organization better than many people. In Ohnoki's view, this is a very reasonable means of utilization.

Spend some money to achieve your goal, why not do it! ?

As for the threat from Akatsuki?

Sorry, in Ohnoki's eyes, it's really nothing. You can't blame Ohnoki for not having a broad vision or a lack of overall view.

This is a common sense formed by insufficient intelligence and the inertia of the ninja world over the past few decades.

Do the Kages of the five major ninja villages still need to worry about a terrorist organization composed of a mere renegade ninja?

If this were to be told to others, it would be a huge joke.

In fact, until the tailed beasts were captured one after another by the Akatsuki and before Obito officially declared war on the Akatsuki, neither Ōnoki nor the Fourth Raikage Ai really cared about the Akatsuki. The Five Kage Council was held at that time.

Of course, there is a purpose against the Akatsuki organization in it.

But there is also the intention of using this to attack and test the ninja villages of other countries.

To put it bluntly, this is still a judgment bias caused by insufficient intelligence.

Or perhaps it should be said that Ohnoki still has the arrogance of being a member of a large ninja village in his bones.

At this moment, the mission that Itachi and Kisame were carrying out was a mission issued by the Iwagakure Village, which was to destroy an anti-Iwagakure force group that fled to the Swamp Country. The leader was the descendant of the leader of a small ninja village that was once destroyed by the Iwagakure Village.

The strength is also very strong.

The leader possesses power that is almost that of a jonin.

There are also a dozen or so mid-level and low-level ninja subordinates, as well as some recruited wandering ninjas. Of course, the Iwagakure ninja can easily destroy them. However, when this ninja village was destroyed back then, the role played by the Iwagakure Village was somewhat disgraceful.

Ohnoki still has a little dignity.

Secondly, why should we hire people to solve a problem that can be solved with money?

Another most important reason is that such powerful groups are often in collusion with other ninja villages.

Ohnoki wanted to see if there were any hostile ninja villages like Konoha, Kumogakure, or Sunagakure causing trouble behind the scenes.

Therefore, we cannot take risks with our own people.

It is best to leave this kind of work to the "professionals".

"It's really pitiful that you still want to resist with such little strength..."

Hoshigaki Kisame brandished his Samehada sword, looked at the leader of the target force who was already breathing in rather than out, sneered, and then swung his arm vigorously.

"Peng!"

It fell heavily.

He was smashed into a pool of meat paste, and the last bit of life of the leader of the resistance forces was destroyed.

In the surrounding areas, there were dozens of corpses lying in all directions. These people might be quite strong, but in front of Itachi and Kisame, they were just a group of jokes.

Anyone can easily sweep it away.

The reason why two people have to come together, in addition to guarding against possible traps, is more importantly because the Akatsuki organization has a rule that they must act in groups of two, which can be regarded as a special defensive measure.

Although not that reliable.

But it’s better than nothing, isn’t it?

Just when Hoshigaki Kisame had just smashed the target person to death, the sound of light footsteps suddenly came from a farther distance.

Hoshigaki Kisame looked up.

Uchiha Itachi's familiar and indifferent face came into Kisame's eyes. In fact, judging from his age and qualifications.

Kisame is definitely Itachi's senior.

There is no need to use honorifics.

But for some reason, Kisame trusts Itachi so much that he almost regards Itachi as his life mentor.

Therefore, Kisame always used respectful titles when treating Itachi.

"Oh? Itachi-san, you're back? How's it going? Is there any connection? Konoha? Kumogakure? It can't really be Sunagakure?"

Kisame raised his Samehada sword and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's the Sand Village, but they didn't get involved too much. The Sand Village obviously didn't think such a force could become a force, so they just provided some funds and necessary cover."

Itachi still looked calm as he spoke in a calm tone.

"It's really the Sand Village? Tsk tsk, they can actually provide some funds. This is really not the style of the Sand Village."

Kisame sneered.

This isn't really slander.

After all, any ninja who has been in the ninja world for a few years knows that among the five major ninja villages, the Sand Village is notoriously poor, otherwise it would not have only received one tailed beast when it was distributed. There is no reason why the other three ninja villages all had two, but the Sand Village only had one. To put it bluntly, isn’t it because they can’t afford it! ?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 307: The Stalemate

How could such a poor ninja village actually give out some money to support these foreign resistance organizations? It was outrageous no matter how you looked at it.

"Before, the Iwagakure Village put too much pressure on the Sand Village, especially after they were defeated by Konoha last year, the Fourth Kazekage died, and the One-Tail Jinchuriki was captured by Konoha. The Iwagakure Village invaded the northern region of the Wind Country. Although it was not a full-scale attack, it also occupied some strategic locations. The northern fortress of the Sand Village was almost captured at one point."

Itachi's eyes flickered as he spoke calmly.

"Oh? I see. But the people they support are a little too weak. Can we really expect them to pose any threat to the Iwagakure Village?"

Kisame said with disdain.

In the five major ninja villages.

What Kisame despises the most is the Sand Village. His hometown, the Mist Village, is at least very brave, and it also had a few highlights in the three Ninja World Wars. It is also very famous in the Ninja World. Not to mention Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, they are all stronger than the other. Only the Sand Village has never truly won in every diplomatic confrontation in the Ninja World since it was established.

Either you win first and then lose, or you are completely defeated.

Then you fall into a vicious cycle.

Continuously defeated, continuously weakened, that's it? The Sand Village would occasionally have internal strife.

A ninja village that has almost never won a victory has a very embarrassing status in the ninja world. It is because of the size of the Sand Village that No matter how poor the Wind Country is, its scale is still there, so it can continue to maintain its status as one of the five major ninja villages.

if not.

Based on the three previous Ninja World Wars, the Sand Village could have been knocked down from the position of the five major ninja villages.

I can only say that the Sand Village is really resilient.

"It's just a foreshadowing after all. Since the Sand Village has no backup plan, let's go. With this result and these materials, we can hand in the mission."

Itachi said softly.

"Ah."

Kisame also nodded and replied.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

After the two stepped out of this area, Itachi formed a seal with one hand, and a huge fireball condensed in an instant.

In an instant, the area was covered.

All the corpses and houses were burned to ashes.

Look at the rising flames.

A hint of thoughtfulness appeared in the depths of Itachi's pupils.

The ever-changing situation in the ninja world.

This is likely to be the first round of the Ninja World War that is about to break out again. Itachi is really worried about his own Ninja Village, especially the safety of his younger brother.

"I hope everything goes well. Also, the organization's plan seems to be about to start, so we should notify Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama as soon as possible..."

One's own shadow reflected in the flames.

Itachi's expression also became a little stern. For the sake of his inner justice and for his younger brother, Itachi would never stop.

This is also what he thinks is the most correct approach.

The turbulent ninja world.

The appearance of various parties one after another brought layer upon layer of chaos.

The Akatsuki organization chose to take a cold view and quietly wait for the day when their own organization's plan would be officially launched.

The situation in the ninja world has become increasingly intense.

The Iwagakure and Cloud Ninjas in the northern region had come to a head, and within just a few days, the number of casualties on both sides had reached hundreds.

That is, Dodai brought Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village, to the front line in time.

Otherwise, with the Rock Ninjas led by Huang Tu launching a heavy attack, it would be really difficult for the Cloud Ninjas on the front line to resist.

Some strategic locations were also occupied by the Iwagakure ninjas.

Ōnoki's order was very direct and tough. This battle would not destroy the Hidden Cloud Village, but at least it would prevent the Hidden Cloud Village from having the strength to threaten the Hidden Iwagakure Village on the eastern front in the next few years.

Naturally, the ruthless Rock Ninjas could initially defeat the Cloud Ninjas.

But after Dodai arrived at the front line with reinforcements, especially Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the situation on the battle changed fundamentally.

Dodai's military command ability is among the best in the ninja world.

Ninja battles are also different from battles between ordinary national armies, and the choice of strategy is more sophisticated.

Not everyone has the corresponding ability.

Dodai was already very outstanding in this aspect, only slightly inferior to Shikaku. Under Dodai's command, the Cloud Ninjas flexibly used the geographical advantage to block the attacks of the Rock Ninjas layer by layer, and for a while they were able to block the further pressure from the Rock Ninjas.

The most crucial reason lies in the front battlefield.