Mist Village Is a Talent Reservoir

"Your Akatsuki Organization isn't exactly a respectable organization, is it?"

Konan's face darkened. Did he even hear what he was saying?

What did he mean, the Akatsuki Organization wasn't respectable?

"From now on, I can commit all my bad deeds in the name of the Akatsuki Organization," Uchiha Huan said.

Konan felt that this brat's shamelessness had reached an unbelievable level.

He was framing them so openly, and she was supposed to thank him for it?

"What benefits would the Akatsuki Organization get?"

"Fame! The more bad things you do, and the bigger they are, the stronger you prove yourselves to be. If an organization wants to grow, it needs fame. Whether it's a good reputation or a bad one, it's still a reputation."

Konan thought about it. It actually seemed to make sense.

Wait... no... the Akatsuki Organization was dedicated to bringing peace to the world. They weren't some terrorist organization. Whoever wanted that kind of lousy reputation could have it.

"I won't allow it," Konan said coldly.

"No? Then forget it..." Uchiha Huan shrugged indifferently. "Still, I hope Anti-Hidden Leaf Village and the Akatsuki Organization can coexist peacefully. After all, we have no conflict of interest."

"I hope we can coexist peacefully too."

"By the way, if you ever can't survive anymore, you can join our Anti-Hidden Leaf Village."

"That day will never come." Konan turned and left with a dark expression.

Watching Konan's retreating figure, Uchiha Huan shouted, "You never know... when the time comes, it'll be a down-and-out CEO falling in love with me, the nouveau riche!"

Konan paused in the distance, then fled the awkward atmosphere even faster.

Uchiha Huan then turned to Deidara and Genno. "Come on. Time to build our empire."

"How?"

"Obviously, recruit people and make money," Uchiha Huan said as if it were only natural.

"Where do we recruit people? Where do we make money?"

Neither Deidara nor Genno was the type to handle infrastructure.

Uchiha Huan looked at the two of them. As the founding elders of Anti-Hidden Leaf Village, they were completely useless and couldn't offer a single practical suggestion.

After thinking for a long time, Uchiha Huan said, "We're going to Kirigakure."

Where was the place with the most severe talent drain right now?

Of course, it was Kirigakure. And anyone who could escape from Kirigakure was undoubtedly an elite Jonin—every one of them willing to fight and strive, every one of them full of dreams.

The Land of Water, where Kirigakure was located, lay isolated overseas. That was why, even though Kirigakure had already descended into utter chaos, no one had attacked them.

The other four great ninja villages were all conserving their strength, and their power was steadily rising. Only Kirigakure was still carrying out the Blood Mist Policy.

But even so, if the other four great ninja villages wanted to attack Kirigakure, they would have to cross the sea.

Moreover, fighting within the Land of Water meant dealing with long supply lines, while Kirigakure held the geographical advantage. So no matter how terrible Kirigakure became, the other four great ninja villages still kept their distance from it.

They rode the Clay Bird north for several days and crossed the sea, yet they still couldn't see land.

"Brother Huan, are you sure we didn't go the wrong way?"

With no landmarks at all, even Deidara was starting to panic.

"Don't worry. Even if we went the wrong way, I have a way to escape." Uchiha Huan patted Deidara on the shoulder.

"What about me and the old man?"

"Of course, I'll bless you two."

Deidara and Genno had both realized by then that they had boarded a pirate ship.

Their leader was just this irresponsible, and the worst part was that he didn't even bother pretending otherwise.

"There's a ship below us!" Genno suddenly shouted.

Uchiha Huan looked down and indeed spotted a tiny black dot on the sea.

"I'll go down and ask for directions."

Uchiha Huan jumped directly off the Clay Bird.

When Uchiha Huan landed on the deck, a tall man whose upper body was wrapped in bandages, with half his face covered and a large sword strapped to his back, immediately drew the sword.

Behind the man stood a timid little girl, her face filled with terror.

"Did the village send you to hunt me down?"

Uchiha Huan looked at the tall man, then at the great sword in his hand, before his gaze shifted to the little girl behind him. His expression gradually turned strange.

"Ha... ha..."

Zabuza watched Uchiha Huan warily. "Who exactly are you?"

Though Uchiha Huan was young, anyone who could fall from the sky was no ordinary person.

"Zabuza, I'm here to invite you to join my village."

"Are you a ninja from another village? An Iwagakure ninja, perhaps?"

Iwagakure's Ultra-Heavy Rock Technique could manipulate the user's own gravity, so Zabuza had mistaken Uchiha Huan for an Iwagakure ninja.

"I'm the Kage of Anti-Hidden Leaf Village."

"Anti-Hidden Leaf Village?"

"That's right, a ninja village I founded." Uchiha Huan held out his hand. "Come on. Join my ninja village."

"I will never betray Kirigakure."

Zabuza was a rogue ninja from Kirigakure. He had failed to assassinate Karatachi Yagura and fled. He had done the most rebellious thing possible, yet he was also fiercely loyal to Kirigakure.

"What do you think of Kirigakure now?"

Zabuza remained silent. Uchiha Huan said, "It will be difficult to change Kirigakure as it is now. Kirigakure's problems run too deep, and you're currently a rogue ninja of Kirigakure. Join my ninja village and build a homeland you recognize. In the future, once Anti-Hidden Leaf Village grows strong enough, we can even seize Kirigakure. Then you can change Kirigakure in your own way."

"Why is your ninja village called Anti-Hidden Leaf Village?"

Uchiha Huan activated his Sharingan. The moment Zabuza saw those eyes, he finally understood.

Everyone in the Shinobi World knew what those eyes represented.

"So your goal is to take revenge on Konoha?"

"No. I only want revenge against the Third Hokage and his forces. In my plans, Konoha will also become mine."

"Fine, I'll join your Anti-Hidden Leaf Village. But I have my own goals too, so you'd better not stand in my way."

"Of course. Welcome to Anti-Hidden Leaf Village, Zabuza. And... Haku!"

Zabuza's expression changed slightly. Haku was someone he had just taken in, and he had only just given him that name.

Why did this person know?

Had he been hiding around them all along?

Uchiha Huan looked up at the sky and waved.

The Clay Bird landed on the deck, and Uchiha Huan began introducing everyone.

"This is Deidara, this is Genno, this is Zabuza, this is Haku, and with me, the Kage of Anti-Hidden Leaf Village... hmm, let's call me the First Anti-Kage."

"Where is our village? How many people are currently in the ninja village?" Zabuza asked.

"Ahem... our ninja village is still in its founding stage, so we don't have many people yet." Uchiha Huan patted Zabuza on the shoulder and said earnestly, "But I believe we all share a common goal. As long as we work together, we'll definitely achieve the Four Modernizations."

"Is it too late for me to quit now?"

"Of course. I've always been fair-minded. You can swim back by yourself." Uchiha Huan smiled at Zabuza.

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