New Mission! The Mastermind Behind the Akatsuki
The Hokage's Office.
Because of the convenience of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Shinki teleported Naruto to this location the moment he received the message.
At her desk, Tsunade had clearly been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing the two arrive, she first greeted them and then got straight to the point.
"An investigation by Konoha's Anbu revealed that Pain is dead, but Akatsuki's activities have not ceased."
"Akatsuki members scattered around the world are still engaged in collecting Tailed Beasts."
Shinki nodded; he had guessed it when he saw the Rinnegan disappear.
Tsunade continued, "Behind the Akatsuki, there is a leader who remains unknown."
"Shinki, Naruto, you two once targeted members of the Akatsuki."
"So I'd like to send the two of you to investigate this matter, what do you think?"
After hearing about the new mission, Shinki and Naruto exchanged a glance.
This mission was clearly issued by Tsunade because she knew they wouldn't stay in the village for long.
Without setting a time limit or specific goals, it was essentially sending them out for fun at public expense.
The two of them were planning to leave soon to join Sasuke and investigate Itachi's matter.
This extra task isn't much!
"Good."
Shinki and Naruto nodded, choosing to accept this mission that would give ordinary Ninjas a headache.
"You two can decide the mission time yourselves. Any new information about the Akatsuki must be relayed back to the village immediately," Tsunade instructed.
Shinki and Naruto nodded, indicating that they understood.
After leaving the Hokage's Office, the two went home and had a delicious meal.
After the meal, Shinki arrived at the grove outside the village as promised.
An excited Konohamaru had been waiting there for a long time. Upon seeing Shinki, he exclaimed excitedly, "Shinki, you're finally here! Let's get started!" ❛‿˂̵✧
Shinki nodded and began a new round of teaching activities.
For the next few days, the two practiced at the same time every day in the grove outside the village.
With a teaching ability as powerful as Shinki, Konohamaru mastered the basics of the Rasenshuriken in just three days.
"You'll be able to master it through diligent practice."
"What do you mean, Shinki? Are you leaving again?"
Konohamaru was somewhat reluctant to say it.
Shinki nodded. "Yes."
Will they come back?
Konohamaru clearly misunderstood, and said somewhat dejectedly, "No matter if you become Konoha Ninja or not, you'll always be my older brother! (｡ì _ í｡)"
Shinki:(ー_ー)!!
"What are you thinking! I'm going out this time to carry out a mission issued by the Fifth Hokage!"
Konohamaru suddenly realized he'd made a blunder and scratched his head sheepishly, "Oh, I see..."
"After you leave, I will cultivate diligently!"
"When we meet again, you'll be amazed by how much I've grown! ୧⍢⃝୨"
Shinki smiled slightly, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Alright, I look forward to that day."
The next day.
Shinki and Naruto had packed their bags early and appeared in front of the gates of Konoha.
A large crowd had gathered in front of the main gate of Konoha.
Jiraiya and patted Shinki on the shoulder. "Be careful."
Shinki nodded. "Don't worry."
After greeting Hinata, Kiba, Neji familiar people, the two walked out of the gates of Konoha.
In the morning sun, the Iron Fortress standing Konoha gleamed with a metallic sheen.
Following their pre-arranged plan, after leaving Konoha, their first priority was to reunite with Sasuke.
"I thought Sasuke would be waiting for us outside the village," Naruto said.
"We've been living in the village for almost half a month, Sasuke can't just keep waiting outside," Shinki said speechlessly.
Naruto suddenly realized something and asked with delight, "By the way, did you put the Flying Thunder God Mark on Sasuke? If so, couldn't we just teleport right to his side? ୧⍢⃝୨"
Shinki ┓( ´∀` )┏: "I forgot when we parted. -_-||"
"So how do we find him now?" Naruto's head drooped instantly.
"Let's go to the Bounty Station. We can buy information about Sasuke's recent activities from the information brokers, and we can also check the Akatsuki's activity patterns," Shinki suggested.
Naruto nodded, agreeing with Shinki's assessment.
Soon, the two arrived at the Bounty Station's Hideout in a small town in the Land of Fire.
To avoid drawing attention, the two disguised themselves.
Afterwards, Shinki spent a large sum of money to obtain information about Sasuke and the Akatsuki members' recent activities.
After reading the message, Shinki said, "So Sasuke is still in the Land of Fire."
At the nearby table, several people were having a heated discussion about the deeds of Shinki.
"Hey! Have you guys heard about what happened in Amegakure a while ago?"
"That kid Shinki is amazing! He turned the entire village into a sea of trees in an instant!"
Another person nearby said, "Speaking of which, I actually met that guy once before. At the Bounty Station in the Land of Demons, I almost got caught by him for the bounty! (||๐_๐)"
"Don't tell anyone about this shameful thing."
"I heard that after the Amegakure incident, Shinki's bounty at the Bounty Station jumped to 320 million! He's now at the top of the list!"
"I just wonder who will be lucky enough to earn this money..."
"Aren't you all curious about who raised the bounty? It's quite satisfying that Shinki killed the evil Pain."
"It's probably the various Ninja Villages that are only superficially united, and those displaced Amegakure Ninjas..."
After listening to their discussion, Shinki and Naruto left the Bounty Station.
Shinki began to reflect on whether his actions during the Amegakure incident had been somewhat ill-considered.
We should have Nagato out and killed him alone...
However, that guy hid so well that you'd have to turn the entire Amegakure upside down to find him...
"What are you thinking about? Aren't we going to find Sasuke?" Naruto patted Shinki on the shoulder and asked.
Shinki looked up. "Let's go."
Somewhere in the Land of Fire, in the dense border forest.
Having just learned Itachi's latest location, Sasuke led his team there quickly.
Suddenly, Karin, a ninja Karin in Sensor Ninja, changed her expression and warned, "There's an unusual Chakra Breath around here!"
The next moment!
"Whoosh--"
A flock of Crows flew in front of everyone, Crows condensed into human form, transforming into the appearance of Uchiha Itachi!
Upon seeing this, the entire team retreated in unison.
Suigetsu's forehead was beaded with cold sweat. "So this is Sasuke's older Older Brother. He's quite imposing."
Karin pouted. "It's nowhere near as good as the Shinki! ╮(￣▽￣)╭"
Beside him, Sasuke reached down to his lower back and gripped his newly acquired sword.
Itachi, seemingly oblivious to everyone's actions, chuckled and greeted them, "Sasuke, you've grown quite a bit over the years."
"Itachi!"
Sasuke gritted teeth.
Itachi raised his hand and continued, "My foolish younger brother, you want to find me to end all this yourself, don't you?"
"Come to the Uchiha Clan's base; I'll be waiting there..."
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