For the Future of the Akatsuki, Kakuzu, Bear a Little More Suffering!

Compared to Konan, Nagato did not feel as deeply about the poverty of the children in Amegakure.

After he became disabled, his true body remained inside a Life Support Device, manipulating the Six Paths of Pain to manage and operate the Akatsuki.

He was not particularly interested in helping the ninjas and civilians of Amegakure and the Land of Rain escape poverty, but he was very concerned about the growth rate of the Akatsuki.

After careful consideration, he determined that Uchiha Genba's proposal was logically sound.

It was just that in terms of execution, there would likely be a great many difficulties.

For instance, would other small nations be willing to form an alliance with the Land of Rain?

And what would be the attitude of other nations, or even the Five Great Nations, toward such an alliance?

Although there were many questions, Nagato still decided to let Uchiha Genba give it a try.

Thinking of this, he controlled the Heavenly Path Pain and said to Uchiha Genba, "I can let you try. How much time do you need to make the Land of Rain form an alliance with a small nation? And ensure that the Land of Rain and the Akatsuki develop in the direction you described?"

Uchiha Genba knew that Nagato's questioning of him had officially ended; what followed was time to discuss the mission.

Regarding this matter, since there was no precedent, his experience was not very extensive, so he could not say for sure how long it would take.

After thinking it over, he simply said to the Heavenly Path, "As someone who benefits from the organization's growth, I naturally hope to complete this as quickly as possible. But there is no precedent for this, so it is truly hard to predict how long this mission will take. However, I can set off with Kakuzi right now to complete this task."

Kakuzu was shocked upon hearing this and quickly spoke up, "I'm not going! I demand a new partner!"

For the past month, he had been dragged around by Uchiha Genba to grind missions, and he was nearly driven insane.

Although partnering with Uchiha Genba meant making a fortune every day, it also came with the daily risk of sudden death.

After all, once Uchiha Genba started grinding missions, he never took a break; even his five hearts couldn't handle that level of intensity.

The Heavenly Path did not respond to Kakuzu's request, while Konan looked somewhat conflicted.

In the history of the Akatsuki's development, Kakuzu had certainly contributed significantly through his hard work.

Seeing Kakuzu in his current state, it was truly hard to bear letting him continue executing missions at such high intensity with Uchiha Genba.

But what Uchiha Genba was about to do was extremely important for both Amegakure and the Akatsuki.

Whether or not to rearrange Uchiha Genba's partner was not an easy decision to make right now.

Compared to Konan, Nagato had already made up his mind.

Inside the Life Support Device, Nagato sighed and thought to himself, Let Kakuzu suffer a little longer. As long as the Akatsuki's plan can be fully realized, the Ninja World will be able to welcome permanent peace!

Konan glanced at Uchiha Genba and asked, "Do you need to change partners?"

Uchiha Genba replied without hesitation, "Sister Konan, there is absolutely no need. Kakuzi and I work together perfectly!"

After saying this, he looked at the Heavenly Path and said, "After this mission is completed, I want 100 million ryo in commission, plus any one high-level ninjutsu—preferably a choice of three or more so I can select one that fits my needs."

"Very well, I agree." The Heavenly Path's reply this time was extremely crisp.

As long as Uchiha Genba could accomplish everything he said, the value of this mission could not be measured by a mere 100 million ryo or a single ninjutsu.

Once the Heavenly Path agreed, Uchiha Genba did not delay, hoisting Kakuzu over his shoulder and leaving the high tower of Amegakure.

Seeing Kakuzu's miserable appearance, Konan frowned and said, "Won't something go wrong if we keep letting Kakuzu partner with Uchiha Genba?"

The Heavenly Path said indifferently, "The capable should do more work. Let Kakuzu suffer for a while longer."

After Uchiha Genba carried Kakuzu away, he headed straight for the Amegakure Black Market and accepted an escort mission heading toward the Land of Fire.

If nothing went wrong, Princess Gale from the Ninja Art Scroll: Princess Gale was currently in the Land of Fire filming a movie.

Uchiha Genba intended to find Koyuki Kazahana and Sandayū Asama and accept the mission to restore their kingdom from them.

Once Koyuki Kazahana became the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, he would have her form a cooperative alliance with the Land of Rain.

In this way, this mission wouldn't just be killing three birds with one stone, but winning over and over again seven or eight times—a total landslide victory!

Arriving at the Land of Rain's Black Market, it didn't take Uchiha Genba long to find a caravan about to head to the Land of Fire.

After he and Kakuzu accepted the escort mission, they went straight to the last carriage of the caravan, sat down, and set off for the Land of Fire.

Leaning against the wall of the carriage, Uchiha Genba began to think about how to allocate his points for further improvement.

During this period, although he hadn't gone to learn new ninjutsu, he had accumulated a massive amount of funds and significantly boosted his four-dimensional attributes.

After he and Kakuzu had worked non-stop for over a month grinding missions, his system panel had seen an astonishing improvement. His updated panel looked like this:

[Name: Uchiha Genba]

[Age: 18]

Four-dimensional attributes:

[Stamina 8000: Your stamina is like a river, endless and terrifying! Your stamina attribute is nearly 1.6 times that of Kakuzu!]

[Strength 8013: Your strength is terrifyingly high! Kakuzu no longer qualifies to engage in a pure test of strength with you; you are not on the same level!]

[Speed 16102: Your speed is as fast as lightning, having already surpassed the level of a Kage! Use your speed advantage to plunder more bounty targets hunted by mercenaries, hehehe!]

[Spirit 7951: Your spiritual power is frighteningly strong! You are completely immune to non-Kekkei Genkai genjutsu! Even against some Kekkei Genkai genjutsu, you possess considerable resistance!]

Talent:

[Speed Force: After your speed and stamina attributes further increased, your Speed Force ability has also improved. Although you are still a novice among speedsters, the vast majority of ninjas no longer possess the ability to compete with you in pure speed.]

Abilities:

[Leaf Whirlwind lv15: Your Leaf Whirlwind taijutsu has been further enhanced and gained a special effect, "Whirlwind Fierce Kick." Whirlwind Fierce Kick: When you execute this move, you can kick out a powerful whirlwind capable of blowing away even Kakuzu!]

[Three Body Technique lv15: Your Three Body Technique has been further enhanced and gained a special effect, "Chakra Clone." Chakra Clone: You can create Chakra Clones that possess life-force similar to a Tailed Beast. The strength of the Chakra Clone depends on the quantity and quality of your chakra.]

[Body Flicker Technique lv15: Your Body Flicker Technique has been further enhanced and gained a special effect, "Phantom Body Flicker." Phantom Body Flicker: Create multiple shadow clones that exist between reality and illusion within a specific range. The main body can switch between these phantoms, which are unaffected by attacks and can all attack simultaneously. The strength of this ability is influenced by the Sharingan.]

[Healing Jutsu lv8: Your Healing Jutsu is at a relatively high level; continue to improve it to trigger a qualitative change and gain a special effect.]

[Current Balance: 60.1739 million ryo!]

Looking through the system panel, Xuan Yu could see his current growth status at a glance.

His non-stop work over the past month had clearly yielded massive gains.

If he hadn't improved so significantly, his good partner Kakuzu wouldn't have been worked to the bone.

Currently, his stamina, strength, and spirit attributes were all just 2,000 points away from breaking the 10,000 mark, which would grant him a Growth Gift Pack.

His Leaf Whirlwind, Three Body Technique, and Body Flicker Technique each required five more levels to unlock their second special effect.

Obtaining a special effect for his Healing Jutsu was even simpler; it only needed two more levels to unlock.

While achieving comprehensive improvements, he still had a balance of over 60 million ryo in his Pay-to-Win System.

Xuan Yu planned to spend this balance on the road to the Land of Fire.

Once he reached the Land of Fire to find Koyuki Kazahana and completed his series of planned missions, he would earn a massive amount of commission, allowing for an unprecedented leap in his growth.