Sasuke's New Ally! The Declining Akatsuki

Afterwards, Shinki used a Flying Thunder God Technique to send Tsunade back to Konoha, while he himself returned to Iwagakure to say goodbye.

Upon learning that Shinki was leaving, Kurotsuchi, with tears in her eyes, pitifully took Shinki's hand and asked, "Could you stay here for a couple more days?"

Shinki:(°ー°)

Do they think they can't be killed in one go, and want to try again?

No!

We absolutely cannot linger in Iwagakure!

Shinki pulled his hand back as if he'd been electrocuted. "I'm sorry, I have very important things to do."

Beside him, Ōnoki's complexion improved after learning that Shinki was seriously injured, and he seemed to have another twenty years to live.

At this moment, he looked at Shinki with a smile and said, "Since there are still important matters to attend to, then I wish you a safe journey and success in your endeavors, little Shinki."

Shinki nodded and waved very politely, saying, "Okay, goodbye Grandpa Tsuchikage. ∩_∩"

As he said this, he thought to himself, "If the Tsuchikage knew that my purpose in coming here was to find the Four-Tails of Iwagakure to help me and extract the Tailed Beast from his body, I wonder what he would think."

After a brief farewell, Shinki walked out of the gates of Iwagakure.

This made Karin, who had been observing from the shadows, uneasy.

"Sasuke, look! The Shinki is emerging!"

"Let's hurry and meet him!"

After Karin finished speaking, she rushed out without waiting for Sasuke's reply.

Sasuke, Sasuke quickly grabbed Karin's hand. "Now is not the time to meet up with Shinki. Shinki would definitely prefer to see us capture the Five-Tails before we go to see him."

Upon hearing this, Karin appeared deep in thought.

Just then, Suigetsu, who was in charge of observation, noticed. "Where did the Shinki that was walking on the road go?! (꒪⌓꒪)"

Sasuke waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's normal for the Shinki to suddenly disappear Flying Thunder God Technique."

After saying that, Sasuke turned around and noticed that the expressions on the faces of his teammates were somewhat strange.

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all staring at me? Σ(っ°Д °;)っ"

Then, as if sensing something, Sasuke slowly turned his head and his eyes met those of the Shinki behind him!

Shinki smiled, and time seemed to freeze at that moment!

After a few seconds, Shinki spoke first, "Sasuke, your eyes have recovered quite well. It seems you've perfectly adapted to your Older Brother's eyes."

Sasuke knew that Shinki and the Akatsuki were sworn enemies, and he absolutely couldn't let Shinki know that he was working for the Akatsuki. So he awkwardly smiled and said, "Hehehe... Shinki, your medical skills are superb, which is why I've recovered so well."

Shinki narrowed his eyes and then asked, "So, why are you guys outside Iwagakure, and wearing Akatsuki uniforms?"

Sasuke looked down at the black robe with auspicious cloud patterns he was wearing!

(๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!!

How could I have forgotten about that!

So, the arrogant Sasuke decided to throw caution to the wind. "I've decided to join forces with Akatsuki to take revenge on Konoha!"

Shinki's forehead creased with a few black lines. "What happened to you?"

Sasuke insisted, "I wasn't traumatized; I just figured some things out."

"Itachi shouldn't have to bear so much, and the Uchiha shouldn't have such a fate."

"Although Itachi wanted me to live a muddled life, living for Konoha and for peace, I simply couldn't do it."

"From the moment the massacre of my clan occurred, I was destined to walk the path of revenge forever."

Fate is unchangeable.

Shinki remained silent after listening.

There's no right or wrong in this kind of thing; it's just a matter of different ideas and perspectives.

Of course, he could consider Konoha's interests and kill Sasuke.

But that's something he can't do.

Sasuke noticed Shinki's hesitation and continued, "This world needs to change."

Shinki didn't want to argue with Sasuke about this issue, so he changed the subject. "You still haven't said what you're going to do outside Iwagakure?"

Karin nearby, said, "Capture the Five-Tails."

Shinki frowned slightly. "Help the Akatsuki capture the Five-Tails?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Whoa!!"

"Bang!!"

Shinki delivered a powerful left hook right to Sasuke's chin!

"You can even establish your own organization to operate in the Shinobi World, but you shouldn't ally with 'Akatsuki'."

Shinki said coldly.

Sasuke: "..."

Can't we just talk this out?!

Why punch yourself before starting a conversation?

Is it to sound more imposing to speak like that?! (▼ヘ▼#)

"I need power now." Sasuke said, standing up with his hand on his chin, looking somewhat disheveled.

Shinki thought for a moment and said, "How about this, instead of you teaming up with Xiao, why don't you team up with me?"

"I wanted to catch Tailed Beast too."

Suddenly, Suigetsu asked from the side, puzzled, "But then, how are you any different from the Akatsuki?"

Shinki shook his head. "There's not much difference, but I don't want the world to suffer. I simply want to stop 'Akatsuki.' Whatever they want to do, I'll do the opposite. ┐(´-`)┌"

As for what happens next, let's take it one step at a time.

"Alright, this Five-Tails from Iwagakure is hard to catch. Come with me to the Land of Birds."

Meanwhile, in the Land of Birds.

After the deaths of Itachi, Kakuzu, Deidara, Hidan, and Pain, the Akatsuki's strength was greatly reduced, and it is now under the control of the Masked Man.

This time, to ensure the success of the operation, the Masked Man sent out all the remaining men at once.

On their journey to find Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Kisame, Sasori, Konan travel side by side.

Scorpion remarked with a sigh, "I never imagined that seemingly unreliable Tobi would actually be that lord."

Kisame: "Actually, I knew about this before you did."

Konan said, "After the destruction of Amegakure, our operations have become even more difficult."

"Damn Red-Haired Kid, I will Pain! (′д`σ)σ"

Scorpion said, "It's said that there's no Six-Tails inside the Utakata, so the Six-Tails must have been taken by that kid."

"All things considered, he now controls the Three-Tails Six-Tails, and Nine-Tails all by himself... This is truly a headache."

Konan sneered, "No matter what, he's just one person, while we have a group of people."

"Although Akatsuki's Headquarters were destroyed, after so many years of development, its intelligence network has infiltrated various countries."

"It's always advantageous to act first."

A moment of silence fell over the group as they discussed this.

After a long while, Scorpion spoke again, "Tobi... no, that sir, wasn't he acting in sync with us?"

Konan nodded. "We'll go to the Land of Birds to catch the Four-Tails, and he'll go to the Land of Lightning to catch the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails."

"And Iwagakure Sasuke."

"With three approaches combined, the Red-Haired Kid Shadow Clone..."

Kisame chuckled and said, "The plan is quite good, but is Itachi-san's younger brother really reliable...?"

As they talked, the group walked into a dense forest.

Walking through the dense forest, you can hear the sound of water rushing against the rocks.

At that moment, a Zetsu Akatsuki suddenly emerged in front of the three Akatsuki members; it was Zetsu, who was in charge of intelligence work.

After appearing, Jue pointed to the dense forest. "The waterfall ahead is where Roshi cultivates."

"Everyone, please be careful."

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