Chapter 218: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
No one dares to provoke them?
That's hard to say.✿.｡.:* ☆:**:..:**:.☆*.:｡.✿
If it involves their core interests, they will naturally choose to band together.
The ultimate goal of the Tianming Organizationjust happens to run contrary to theirs.
Although Gaara spoke with such conviction, and Naruto believed he was sincere at this moment, what if one day in the future the Land of Windissues an order to the Hidden Sand Village?
The world is unpredictable.
No one can say for sure.
"You already know the Akatsuki Organization's goal; they are very strong, so you'd better reach an offensive and defensive agreement with Konoha Village."
Naruto naturally wouldn't stay in the Hidden Sand Village to guard it forever.
How can one guard against a thief for a thousand days?
By having him contact Konoha, Naruto could also receive news in a timely manner.
"I have already sent the intelligence to Konoha."
Gaara replied.
After knowing that The Hermit was Naruto, he had already decided to cling tightly to the Hokage's leg and not let go.
Naruto wasn't surprised.
After all, the Hidden Sand Village and Konoha Village were allies.
But he believed that after today, their relationship would go a step further.
As for whether the Akatsuki Organization's Shukaku capture plan could be successfully completed, that remained a question mark.
"The new Chunin Exams are coming up soon; I will personally go to Konoha to find you then."
Gaara thought for a moment and added.
"Alright, I'll wait for you."
Naruto nodded slightly, and with a flash of his body, he directly distanced himself.
He searched the area with his Kagura Minds Eye, and after confirming that Tobi and Deidara had left, he went to the Langya Pavilion.
As for Sasuke, he wasn't worried at all.
Even if Uchiha Itachi came in person... Sasukewould be even less likely to die.
Instead, Kisame Hoshigaki might be in danger.
In the deep mountains not far from the riverbank.
The sky city remained in the clearing that had been carved out.
A group of people were going in and out, conducting inspections.
The main person in charge of rebuilding the sky city was Shennong.
But for such a grand project, it naturally couldn't be just one person, but a whole group.
Naruto took a look and smiled: "These might be the most powerful group of engineers in the Ninja World."
Nameless, or rather Merlin, nodded and said: "At least the White Lotus Sect spent several years of heart's blood to cultivate them; before this, who would have cared about them?"
"True," Naruto admitted, "This is the Ninja Worldafter all. Things outside of Ninjutsu are not within the scope of research, and even if they are, they exist to serve Ninjas."
Like the computers and radios that had appeared—besides Ninjas and nobles, other commoners couldn't afford them.
"Tsk, it must have been great taking it out this time, right?" Merlin's eyes showed envy. "Although it's not a Gundam, a spaceship is also a man's dream."
"Speaking of which, why not let Sasori build a Gundam?" Naruto said on a whim.
"That seems possible."
Merlin's eyes lit up; wouldn't Sasori's puppets be operable Gundams if they were scaled up a few hundred times?
Of course, they couldn't be compared so simply.
But there was a theoretical possibility.
"Let's get back to the point."
Naruto pulled the topic back and asked, "How is the damage to the sky city?"
"You have the Yang Nine-Tails inside you, which is naturally incompatible with the dark Chakra of the Zero-Tails. After being filled all at once, it's quite uncomfortable and will likely need to recover for a long time. Besides that, the sky city's fire control system was severely overloaded and also needs repair."
Merlin shrugged and said, "In short, you have to temporarily say goodbye to your identity as a spaceman."
"It really is a bit of a pity."
Naruto smacked his lips; to be honest, being able to create such immense power with just a wave of his hand was indeed very satisfying.
"What's there for you to pity?"
Merlin complained, "According to your description, its power is already no less than Tengai Shinsei, and it can perform indiscriminate carpet bombing on the entire Allied Shinobi Forces. You're still thinking about no-CD rapid fire? You're dreaming!"
"That's why I don't like playing mages in games."
Naruto sighed and said.
Merlin rolled his eyes.
I am a mage right now!
"I have already had the ninja world daily spread the news to the major hidden villages."
"Oh, remember to pick a handsome photo."
Naruto pondered for a moment and said... Konohawas the first to receive the news.
And there were two pieces of it.
The former was written by Kankuro about the Akatsuki Organization, and the latter was Gaara's supplementary information on the Tianming Organization and the sky city.
Hokage Office.
After Jiraiya finished reading the intelligence, he couldn't help but say: "Their goal really is the Tailed Beasts."
It felt like something expected.
After all, with so many rogue Ninjas gathered, it was only normal for it to be for the Tailed Beasts.
If someone told him they wanted to create a world where Rin existed, he would probably be bewildered—what kind of lunatic is that?
Of course, if he knew about the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he would definitely find a way to wipe out the Akatsuki Organization first.
Whether they could win was another matter.
"Where is Naruto?"
Tsunade asked with a grave expression.
"He seems to be at the Hyuga Clan's place,"
Jiraiya said uncertainly, "He has the Flying Thunder God Technique; he'll be fine."
"Thinking about it now, it's truly a blessing that he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Tsunade said with emotion.
Jiraiya twitched his lips.
He felt that this statement was open to debate.
"Have Naruto come over immediately."
Tsunade continued, "Have him take you, Guy, and Kakashi to the Hidden Sand Village."
Jiraiya nodded.
Just then, more intelligence arrived.
A decrypted scroll was delivered to Tsunade by an Anbu.
She was slightly taken aback; had there been another change?
Could Gaara have been captured in such a short time?
Tsunade opened the scroll with a bad premonition.
Then she was startled. '6' '9''s' 'h' 'u' 'x' '.' 'c' 'o' 'm'
A Tailed Beast Ball over a thousand meters wide?
Directly leveling dozens of kilometers of desert?
Doesn't that mean it could wipe out Konoha in one breath?
"What's wrong?"
Jiraiya noticed her pale face and quickly asked.
"See for yourself."
Tsunade threw the scroll to him, then pressed her hands to her forehead, her eyes filled with thought.
"Tianming... actually..."
Jiraiya's hands shook.
What on earth do they want to do?
The Akatsuki Organization just surfaced, and they appeared as well.
Is there any connection between the two?
"Can we block this kind of Ninjutsu?"
Tsunade looked up and asked.
"..."
Jiraiya was silent.
He really had never seen a Ninjutsu with such a large attack range.
Can this thing even be considered Ninjutsu?
Even the Nine-Tailed's Tailed Beast Ball isn't that big.
"The only way I can think of is to have Naruto use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport it away."
Jiraiya said after thinking for a moment.
During the Nine-Tails' rampage in the past, Minatohad used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move Kurama's Tailed Beast Ball away.
"That is indeed a way."
Tsunade nodded slightly, her internal tension easing a bit.
Theoretically, it was indeed feasible.
"We should place more emphasis on the development of ninja tools."
Jiraiya said, looking at the photo of the sky city sent from the Hidden Sand Village, "Do you remember the matter of the Tianming Organizationcooperating with the Artisan Village?"
"You mean?"
Tsunade immediately understood what he meant, "This ultimate weapon was built by the Artisan Village?"
"Besides them, who else in the Ninja World has this kind of ability?"
Jiraiya reminded her, "When the Four Symbols Heavenly Beings attacked the Hidden Sand Villagelast time, it was revealed that they possessed an ultimate ninja tool, but because of the Tianming Organization's intervention, we had no way to find out exactly what it was."
Tsunade slapped the table and couldn't help but say angrily: "I... I was too rash!"
"But it's too late now."
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Going to the Artisan Village now would easily provoke the Tianming Organization."
Tsunade was silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and pulled a scroll from the pile of documents in front of her.
"There's a guy named Katasuke Tōno who has submitted a proposal to me multiple times, hoping for Konoha's support."
"What is it?"
"scientific ninja tools. Simply put, it's about sealing Ninjutsu into ninja tools so that everyone can use them."
"That's no simple matter. Currently, only exploding tags barely fit that description, but they are too expensive."
"But it's very constructive."
Tsunade smiled and said, "This city seems to be a similar approach; I don't believe this is a Ninjutsuthat a human could use. And those flying, rotating ninja tools—aren't they just scientific ninja tools?"
However, thinking about the money required, she couldn't smile.
And to develop a second sky city, what about the time? Where would they find so much time?
...A certain secluded forest.
Uchiha Itachi opened his eyes.
He murmured to himself: "You've grown up too."
Being defeated by Sasuke wasn't unexpected.
But the strength he displayed indeed surprised him.
However... Orochimaru's traces were too heavy.
Every move was permeated with his aura.
Sound-type Ninjutsu and snake-series Ninjutsu are practically Orochimaru's specialties.
Although he hadn't used sound Ninjutsu much, as the lord of Otogakure, it was impossible for him not to know it.
At a glance, Sasuke was clearly a disciple trained by Orochimaru.
Except for the Lightning Release and Fire Release.
Fire Release is innate to the Uchiha Clan.
Lightning Release was taught by Kakashi.
But much of it had the appearance of the Raikage's style.
Uchiha Itachi knew that Sasuke and The Fool had blocked the gates of Kumogakure several times; with the Mangekyo Sharingan, it was reasonable that he could learn it.
In summary, Sasuke's strength had become extremely terrifying.
He was just a bit lacking in experience.
And Itachi hadn't tested out what his two Dōjutsuwere.
"I need to go to Otogakure."
Uchiha Itachi's eyes were cold and sharp.
He was well aware of Orochimaru's goal.
Leaving Sasuke there was extremely dangerous.
"Mr. Itachi."
Kisame Hoshigaki, who was nearby, also woke up and said, "I won't reveal Sasuke's identity."
Uchiha Itachi nodded slightly and said, "Let's go, Pain is summoning us."
In the same dark room.
Deva Path Pain and Konan were in the center.
The returned Tobi and Deidara had already explained the situation clearly.
Then Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki came online.
"Is what they said true?"
Deva Path Pain looked at Uchiha Itachi and asked.
It wasn't that he didn't believe them.
It was just that the matter was too absurd.
"It's true." Uchiha Itachi nodded expressionlessly.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Uzumaki Menmabroke the heavy atmosphere, "Can't our god do it too?"
Immediately, the eyes of all the members turned toward Deva Path Pain.
"..."
Deva Path Pain paused and said in a flat tone, "I can."
The expressions of the others immediately shifted in various ways.
"Give me enough clay, and I can do it too!"
Deidara said, unwilling to be left out, and finally glanced at Uzumaki Menma.
That much clay meant a lot, a lot of money.
"Call me big brother and let me hear it." Uzumaki Menma raised an eyebrow and said.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!"
"Quiet."
Deva Path Pain's cold voice stopped the two from continuing.
"According to The Hermit, he is stopping us because Deidara killed his parents. In that case, skip Shukaku for now; the rest of you go collect the other Tailed Beasts. If the Tianming Organizationdoesn't show up, it proves what he said is true."
"Is today's matter just going to be forgotten like this?" Deidara asked dissatisfied.
He had lost to someone else in terms of explosions for the first time; it was as uncomfortable as being found a few centimeters shorter when comparing a man's dignity.
"Our goal is the Tailed Beasts, not the Tianming Organization."
Deva Path Pain shifted his tone and said, "If they obstruct us, I will personally take action. Even if they have that flying ship, it will be to no avail."
It wasn't that he was being cowardly.
Mainly, if the Akatsuki Organization faced off against the Tianming Organization, they would surely suffer heavy losses, which would instead seriously affect their collection of the Tailed Beasts.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to have an open conflict.
"Tobi, Deidara, you two go collect the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails. They both belong to Kumogakure and are powerful, especially the Eight-Tails. Tobi has Space-Time Ninjutsu, so he is the most suitable."
Deva Path Pain began assigning tasks.
Of course, there was one thing he didn't say: it was because Tobi was an Uchiha and had the Mangekyo Sharingan, which was the natural counter to Tailed Beasts.
Within the Akatsuki Organization, besides his own body Nagato, Tobi was the most likely to capture the Eight-Tails.
"Kakuzu, Uzumaki Menma, your task is the Four-Tails and the Seven-Tails. The Four-Tails JinchurikiRoshi is at odds with the Tsuchikage and left Iwagakure long ago; White Zetsu has recently discovered his trail. And the Seven-Tails JinchurikiFū is a Takigakure Ninja, whom Kakuzu is most familiar with."
"Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, you two go capture the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails. They are the Tailed Beasts of the Hidden Mist Village, but because of Tianming, we have lost control over the Hidden Mist and don't know much about them at the moment."
"As for the Nine-Tailed, wait a while longer."
Deva Path Pain waved his hand and said, "Meeting adjourned."
The scene returned.
Uchiha Itachi looked at Kisame Hoshigaki and said: "Accompany me to Otogakure first."
A few days passed.
The events in the Hidden Sand Village had completely fermented.
The major hidden villages, upon hearing the news, were all considering how to deal with this sudden nuclear-level threat.
Only Mei Terumī of the Hidden Mist Village wasn't that worried.
"Worrying is useless anyway."
She lay on her desk, feeling the cool touch.
It wasn't that she wanted to slack off, but there was really no other way.
The Hidden Mist Village's internal strife was severe.
The Six-Tails Jinchuriki had already defected and still hadn't been caught.
The only one left was the Three-Tails.
Fortunately, because of Gen Shisei's intervention, the Three-Tails didn't die as it did in the original story, saving the time needed for rebirth.
After the death of the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi, the current Jinchuriki was Chōjūrō.
There was no other way; among the new generation of Ninjas, only Chōjūrō could take on such a great responsibility.
The others were even more incompetent.
Mei Terumī sighed and looked out the window.
The Tianming Organization probably wouldn't take action against the Hidden Mist Village, right?
After all, they provided the raw materials for aquatic products.
"Perhaps I should agree to exploit the resources in the sea together with them."
Mei Terumī fell into deep thought.
If you can't beat them, join them.
As long as the Tianming Organization and the Hidden Mist Village blend into each other, with each having a part of the other, naturally there would be no conflict.