Partner

Chapter 45: Partner

With Obito's Kamui, leaving Konoha was naturally not difficult.

Soon, Kagato and his group were far from Konoha, on their way to the Akatsuki base.

"In the organization, everyone calls me Tobi. I'm not a formal member, just an apprentice with no great abilities. Watch your attitude towards me."

Along the way, Obito suddenly spoke to Kagato.

"Speaking of which, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Uchiha Madara. Don't be surprised. It's precisely because of this that I don't want people to know I'm still alive. That would become very troublesome. By the way, the leader of Akatsuki is the one beside you. You can call him Pain. In the organization, only a few people here know my true identity."

"My name is Konan."

Konan introduced herself simply.

Pain spoke with a blank expression.

"Akatsuki always acts in pairs. Our ultimate goal is to collect the Tailed Beasts to deter the world and thus achieve peace. Although you joined Akatsuki to get revenge on Danzō, you cannot violate this will. When we get to the base, I will arrange a partner for you."

Soon, a while later, the group arrived at a stone cave. As soon as Kagato entered, he clearly saw the giant Ten-Tails shell.

In the early stages, this was the Akatsuki's base.

"A child?"

Suddenly, a person appeared on the giant palm of the Ten-Tails shell, wearing a standard Akatsuki robe, with a pale complexion and purple patterns on his face. At this moment, he looked at Kagato with surprise in his eyes.

"Three Tomoe Sharingan? Hmm, could it be the Uchiha Kagato from Konoha recently?"

Kagato looked at the person with a cold expression.

"Orochimaru?"

Orochimaru smiled slightly.

"You've seen me?"

"No, I've heard people describe you."

"I see. Then, Kagato-kun, are you interested in becoming my partner?"

Orochimaru asked Kagato with a sinister smile.

Obito, who was standing nearby, no longer had the imposing aura of a BOSS he had before. He looked like an idiot and jumped out, saying.

"Alek, doesn't Senior Orochimaru already have Senior Scorpion as his partner?"

Orochimaru turned his head and looked at Pain.

"Leader, it's not impossible to change partners, is it?"

Pain glanced coldly at Orochimaru.

"This is a newcomer. Although his strength is great, he is only seven years old after all. Let him partner with Tobi for now."

Kagato was shocked. Letting him partner with Obito? This decision was definitely not Pain's alone; Obito must have had a hand in it.

However, it didn't matter. Kagato wasn't worried about Obito making a move on him. To be honest, although he had activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, it wasn't as simple as just having it. Kagato's awakening speed was too fast, causing his Eye Power to not keep up with the evolution of his eyes. As a result, it was difficult for Kagato to even activate the Mangekyo Sharingan, let alone use its unique abilities.

So, realistically speaking, Kagato's strength with the Three Tomoe Sharingan could reach Jonin level. But if he fought desperately and forced open the Mangekyo Sharingan, he could temporarily reach Kage-level.

In his normal state, Kagato's strength truly did not meet the standards of the Akatsuki organization.

Orochimaru said regretfully.

"An intern, just like Tobi?"

The voice of the Heavenly Dao remained cold.

"No, he is a formal member. However, his current strength does not meet Akatsuki's standards, so he will partner with Tobi for now."

"I see."

Several days later.

Kagato's hands had fully recovered after resting. He now wore the black robe with red clouds and met the members of the Akatsuki organization.

"Oh my, a child? Has the organization become a charity?"

A hunched old man in a mask spoke sarcastically.

"He is a formal member."

The Heavenly Dao explained again.

"Oh my, to be qualified as a formal member at such a young age?"

Another masked person with green eyes spoke.

"Oh dear, seniors, don't underestimate him. He's very strong. He's already become Tobi's partner, hahahaha!"

Tobi put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily, looking very proud.

Kagato remained silent, quietly observing the current members of the Akatsuki.

The hunched old man in the mask was likely Scorpion, and the masked person with green eyes was Kakuzu. Besides them, there were Orochimaru, the Heavenly Dao, and Konan.

There was also a person who hadn't spoken, with conspicuous red stripes on his mouth. Kagato thought carefully; this person should be Jūzō Biwa, Itachi's first partner in the future. He had thought he might be partnered with this person, but he didn't expect Obito to want to be his partner for a while first.

Then there was a big guy. Kagato didn't recognize him, but he was sure this person wasn't a formal member of the future Akatsuki. Still, Kagato had no idea who he was.

After all, Kagato wasn't a machine; he'd forgotten some details long ago. That big guy was actually a passerby from the original story who was killed by Kakuzu, someone who never even had a name from beginning to end.

But what bothered Kagato the most was that guy who looked like a pitcher plant, half white and half black.

Zetsu.

Kagato took another couple of glances at this future final boss, in a sense.

Afterward, Kagato closed his eyes. He didn't want any involvement with these Akatsuki members. His sole purpose in life right now was to kill Danzō; everything else was irrelevant to Kagato.

"Hmph, what an arrogant brat."

Scorpion snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, since you've all met, let's start assigning missions. Before we do that, Kagato, I need to tell you about Akatsuki's current status. Akatsuki is currently an underground organization that takes on various commissions from the Five Great Nations. No matter the type of commission, if the reward is substantial, we'll do it. Since you've joined Akatsuki, you'll need to complete missions too."

Heavenly Dao spoke to Kagato.

Kagato nodded.

"Understood."

Although the ninja world was in a period of peace, the Five Great Nations secretly feared that the others would grow stronger than them during this time. Thus, they prepared to take some military actions. However, because it was a time of peace, some military actions couldn't be done openly, and they couldn't even be carried out by their own ninjas. This is where Akatsuki's role came in; as long as a commission was issued, Akatsuki would complete these tasks.

"Then, you and Tobi will be responsible for taking on missions near the Land of Fire. After all, you're more familiar with that area."

Heavenly Dao issued the mission order to Kagato.

Hello, friends! I was stuck on my writing yesterday, had a splitting headache, and then suddenly remembered, ah, I seem to have a system, 2333333

I even made myself laugh. I almost forgot about this system. However, what I really want to write is about the protagonist achieving things step by step through his own efforts, not relying entirely on the system. Emm, perhaps my idea is still a bit naive, but the emotions you friends have seen so far between Kagato and Shisui, his parents, and Itachi are what I want to write!

Of course, since the system has already been written, I don't plan to discard it. But in this book, the system's direct enhancement to the protagonist will likely be very restricted. Everything will still depend on the protagonist himself.

Finally, finally, what's the point of being a transmigrator if you don't change history! Although Kagato couldn't change any history due to his previous powerlessness, from now on, the protagonist will slowly start interfering with major historical trends.

(A little secret, Shisui will definitely have more scenes in the future.)