The Akatsuki Appears

Two years later.

Under the Konoha Dawn sunlight.

Two familiar figures appeared at the entrance of Konoha Village.

"After two years!"

"I, Uzumaki Naruto, am finally back!"

"Just thinking about Teuchi's ramen makes my mouth water!"

Black shoulder guards, an orange tracksuit, and a gray mesh undershirt.

After two years, Naruto's height had even surpassed Jiraiya's.

"That being said, I am hungry too."

Jiraiya patted his stomach.

They entered Konoha Village.

The bustling streets still carried that familiar scent.

"Sakura!"

Suddenly, Naruto spotted a familiar figure not far away.

Pink hair, super short denim shorts.

She turned to look at Naruto.

Sakura froze.

After two years, Naruto seemed even stronger.

"Naruto, long time no see, you've changed so much."

Sakura said happily.

At the same time, she hoped Naruto would compliment her too.

"You haven't changed a bit!"

Sakura froze again.

"Sexy Jutsu!"

Suddenly, Konohamaru's voice came from behind.

The next second, Jiraiya's nose was bleeding.

But Naruto just smiled faintly, then shook his head helplessly.

"Konohamaru, I'm not a child anymore."

"Stop playing with that jutsu."

Sakura, standing nearby, looked at Naruto with a face full of relief.

Indeed, Naruto had grown so much; he must have suffered a lot, no longer the childish boy he once was.

He must have returned with powerful jutsu this time; she was very much looking forward to it.

"Your jutsu isn't good enough!"

"Let me show you my newly developed New! Sexy Jutsu!"

Naruto clenched his fists excitedly.

"Yeah... like the New Sexy Jutsu..."

Suddenly, Sakura realized.

"Here goes!"

"Naruto!!!"

One punch sent Naruto rolling three streets away.

Hokage Building.

Naruto met Shikamaru and Temari again.

So, Shikamaru was already getting cozy with Temari at this time.

Sand Village and Konoha were now allied.

Their relationship was more stable than imagined.

But he heard that Gaara was about to succeed as the Fifth Kazekage.

Naruto was overjoyed to hear this.

However, to return to Konoha and start missions again.

He had to pass Kakashi's test.

It was still the bell-stealing exercise.

However, Sasuke was not involved this time.

The tactic was very successful; Naruto and Sakura succeeded.

Soon, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, welcomed Naruto back to the Konoha team.

An unknown future awaited him.

Akatsuki.

Two years had passed.

Chuanyu had grown into the appearance of a young man.

His firm skin looked exceptionally robust.

Behind him, Itachi was using scissors to trim Chuanyu's long hair.

"I have to say, two years have passed."

"I kind of miss Mother."

Chuanyu sighed deeply.

"Alright, go take a look by the pond."

Chuanyu stood up and walked to the pond.

The moment he lowered his head, Chuanyu seemed to see his past self.

Back then, he had just arrived at Fugaku's house, and Mikoto had trimmed his hair.

Itachi's technique was quite good, comparable to Mikoto's.

"Sorry to interrupt you two brothers."

"I'm here to assign missions."

A cold voice suddenly came from the cave entrance.

Both looked over simultaneously.

It was Yahiko, controlled by Nagato as the Deva Path, Pain.

Itachi and Chuanyu exchanged a glance and then nodded.

The current Akatsuki members are:

Deidara (Blue) and Sasori (Jade) in one group.

Kakuzu (North) and Hidan (Three) in one group.

Uchiha Itachi (Scarlet) and Kisame (South) in one group.

Uchiha Chuanyu (Heaven) and Uzumaki Karin (Earth) in one group.

Konan (White) is responsible for relaying missions.

Zetsu (Mysterious) is responsible for various intelligence.

Pain (Zero), which is Nagato, is the leader of this Akatsuki organization.

The ring for (Empty) is currently vacant, as it was originally intended for Orochimaru.

However, he has now defected from the Akatsuki.

"Our organization's manpower is almost complete."

"Then we shall begin executing new plans."

"The first target is Gaara from Sand."

"The One-Tails Jinchuriki, the tailed beast within him is called Shukaku."

"However, I already have suitable candidates for this mission."

Pain spoke slowly, then looked at Sasori and Deidara.

"Bring Gaara back yourselves."

Chuanyu looked at Sasori.

This guy often hid inside Hiruko, his left hand was a dual-mechanism device, and his back had a ghost face.

The tail was a scorpion-like tail made of iron, extending from a ghost face opening.

His true form was a young man with red hair and a delicate appearance.

Chuanyu knew that Sasori would surely die this time.

Under Nagato, the well-established Akatsuki had merely become sacrifices for capturing tailed beasts.

But in Chuanyu's eyes, there were no villains in the ninja world.

Only a group of people chasing their ideals.

It was just that their stubborn beliefs had disrupted their judgment, leading to their tragic deaths.

If he could recruit them for his own use, then he would truly be worthy of them.

"Finally, I can make my move as I wished..."

"I must make them taste my art!"

Deidara and Sasori had long been prepared.

They were just waiting for Pain to issue the order.

"Itachi, Kisame, you two continue to Konoha. The Nine-Tails will be your responsibility."

"Hidan and Kakuzu will cooperate with the Itachi squad."

"Chuan Yu and Karin will assist the Sasori squad."

As soon as Pain finished speaking, Chuan Yu raised an objection.

"I believe."

"The Akatsuki's strength is now sufficient to rival a nation."

"Let's lock onto one target first."

"And all of us attack together."

"Wouldn't that make the mission simpler? And without risk."

After he said this, everyone looked at Chuan Yu with astonishment.

Was he suggesting the Akatsuki go in for a group battle?

"Shut up, brat! Who here do you think you're looking down on! Just say their name directly!"

Deidara pointed at Chuan Yu furiously.

"You."

Chuan Yu replied calmly.

"Bastard! Are you discriminating against my art?!"

"I'll make you pay!"

As expected, Chuan Yu shook his head helplessly.

The Akatsuki were not united to begin with.

Internally, no one respected the other, and this was the reason why.

Everyone harbored past shadows in their hearts, causing tragedy to erupt in an instant.

They entered battle with a resolve to die.

Their hearts were already dead; what was there to fear even if their bodies were destroyed?

Uniting them was indeed difficult.

However, Konan felt that what Chuan Yu said made a lot of sense.

Although Konan hadn't trusted Chuan Yu and Itachi at first.

Fortunately, Chuan Yu and Itachi's disguises were excellent.

This made Konan appreciate Chuan Yu more and more.

She felt Chuan Yu was a talent with great potential.

"Continue what you were saying."

Konan said calmly, hoping Chuan Yu would offer more useful suggestions.

"How about we establish a rule."

Chuan Yu took a blank piece of paper from his robes.

"What rule?"

Zetsu asked softly.

"The first article in this treaty."

"No one is allowed to take off the Akatsuki's clothes during battle!"

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