Akatsuki Organization

After Ryoma Aburame left, A subordinate next to Hanzo walked over and asked in a low voice, "Lord Hanzo, are we really going to take this commission?"

Several years ago, Amegakure did indeed make money through assassination for the sake of the village's development. However, after Hanzo gained fame in the Second Shinobi World War, Amegakure became much more peaceful, and gradually, this assassination business was put aside.

Now, after many years, they were picking up assassination business again, and the target was someone from the Land of Fire. The subordinate worried that this hard-won peace would be broken.

Hanzo looked at the bank card on the table, which contained a full twenty million ryo, and fell into deep thought.

This was twenty million, and at the same time, a hot potato.

But...

He pulled back the curtains and stood by the floor-to-ceiling window. From this position, he could almost overlook the entire Amegakure. He could see the pedestrians coming and going on the streets, and he could feel their exhaustion.

"Now... Amegakure's development has hit a bottleneck. We need this thirty million."

"But..."

"No 'buts'," Hanzo said lightly.

Silence fell.

The dripping rain outside beat against the floor-to-ceiling window, as if it would shatter the glass at any moment.

The rain... grew heavier.

After a long while, Hanzo said slowly, "The Akatsuki Organization just reached a reconciliation with us some time ago. They should be short of money now as well. Go and inform them. Give them half of the reward."

The subordinate's eyes lit up. He knew that the Akatsuki Organization was currently the only organization in Amegakure that could contend with Lord Hanzo, their strength unfathomable.

Lord Hanzo's current method of acting as an intermediary was truly brilliant. He didn't have to risk his life and could still get paid.

"Yes!"

Not long after, On the other side of Amegakure, A ninja wearing a black robe hurried through the crowd of peers also wearing black robes in Amegakure and entered a tall tower.

Knock, knock, knock--

"Enter." A young voice came from the office.

The ninja pushed open the door and immediately saw the three people inside.

The person in the lead had striking hedgehog-like orange hair and determined eyes.

The two beside him were a young man with red long hair and a woman with blue-purple long hair.

All three wore black robes. They were Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, all in their youth.

"Leader Yahiko, Hanzo has a mission with a reward of fifteen million that he wants to give us."

This office was the base of another organization in Amegakure—the Akatsuki Organization. Their current robes had solid colors on the back, without the future red fiery cloud emblem.

"Oh? A mission with a reward of fifteen million? Although we just reached a reconciliation with Hanzo, would he be so kind?" Yahiko muttered, tapping his chin with his thumb. Then, he seemed to realize that this action was a bit unbecoming of a leader, He immediately straightened up and looked at the subordinate in front of him, saying lightly, "What is the mission?"

"Assassinate Sora Uchiha from Konohagakure."

As soon as these words were spoken, the subordinate immediately realized the change in atmosphere. If the atmosphere just now was lighthearted, it was now extremely serious.

After a long time, "Hmm, I understand," Yahiko said with a grim expression.

The subordinate understood that this was no longer something he should be involved in. He nodded, put down the file containing information about Sora Uchiha, and retreated.

With no one else around, The leader of the Akatsuki Organization immediately became less serious. He glanced at the file left on the table, scratched his head, and looked at the other two.

"Konoha... should be Teacher Jiraiya's village, right?" Yahiko scratched his head. Although it was a question, it was stated as a fact.

Konan stepped forward, picked up the file on Sora Uchiha, and began to read.

Nagato remained silent, lost in thought.

"Hey, hey, are we taking this mission?" Yahiko asked.

Normally, the three of them followed his lead, but when it came to matters that concerned their personal affairs, he had to ask for the opinions of the other two.

After Konan finished reading the file in her hand, she turned to look at Yahiko.

"Yahiko, what is the purpose of us establishing the Akatsuki Organization?"

"Of course, it's for world peace," Yahiko blurted out.

"That's right, world peace," Konan nodded. She tucked her blue-purple hair behind her ears, revealing her smooth forehead and bright, snow-like eyes.

"I understand," Yahiko said, clapping his hands loudly. "Konan means we don't accept it, so the war in the Land of Fire doesn't affect our Amegakure."

"No." Konan shook her head, a few strands of loose hair turning into white paper flakes and falling as she moved. "Do you know about the Uchiha?"

"Uh, a little. I heard their Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan, is a Kekkei Genkai born for battle."

"Mm, according to the documents, the Uchiha Clan's philosophy is to stop war with war. They have vast ambitions and want to control the world through force.

An existence like that... conflicts with our ideals."

"So, we have to kill him?" Nagato suddenly spoke up.

"We'll see. We've all survived wars and understand what war means. Jiraiya-sensei saved us. If we were to kill innocents, wouldn't that be letting him down?"

"You mean..."

"We'll go to Konoha to observe Sora Uchiha. If he agrees with the war, then we can't let him live. If he opposes war, we won't take this mission and can even try to win him over."

Yahiko and Nagato exchanged a look and nodded.

"That makes sense. Then who will go? The Konoha Military Police aren't to be trifled with," Yahiko asked.

"Naturally, I will. My abilities are suited for this mission," Konan said.

"Yahiko, you're the leader of the organization, so you naturally need to guard the village. Nagato, your strength can deter others. This mission, it's best if I go."

Yahiko thought about it and felt it made sense, nodding. "Alright, then be careful. Oh, right, if you happen to meet Jiraiya-sensei, please give him my regards and Nagato's."

Konan nodded, then pushed open the window. The next moment, her entire body dissolved into countless white paper fragments and vanished from the spot...

Yahiko smacked his lips, then with a high leg swing, straddled the table. He picked up the file about Sora Uchiha on the table.

"Let me take a look."

The information about Sora Uchiha in the file was incredibly detailed, covering his age, hobbies, and more. It was so thorough, it was as if the man himself didn't know himself that well.

"Tsk, he's quite a genius." He glanced at Nagato. "Heh heh, but no matter how much of a genius he is, he can't compare to our Nagato. After all... you have the power to rule the ninja world."

"It's not as exaggerated as Yahiko says," Nagato retorted softly, subconsciously reaching up to cover his Rinnegan eyes.

"Tsk, Nagato, you need to be more confident," Yahiko said with a smile, shaking his head. He then continued reading.

Besides information on Sora Uchiha, there was also some information about the Uchiha family. A significant portion of it was disparaging towards the Uchiha, saying things like the Uchiha were inherently evil, cold-blooded, and terrorists.

"Speaking of which, is the person who wrote this information an enemy of the Uchiha? Are they really that evil?"