Hinata Hyuga

Kato Osamu actually has a good impression of the Akatsuki. Although it is called a terrorist organization, it is actually a savior organization. There may be schemers among them, but its leader, Nagato, is a true peace lover...

Thinking through all the information he had gathered, Kato Osamu roughly understood what kind of Sealing Formula Nagato wanted to develop— Sealing Jutsu used to seal Tailed Beasts. The Ten-Tails had been divided into One-Tail to Nine-Tails, and this Sealing Formula was meant to reverse that process.

"It seems we must make contact with the Nine-Tails as soon as possible..." There are some things that Nagato knows with his Rinnegan that Kato Osamu doesn't, but there are also many things that Kato Osamu knows that Nagato doesn't.

"This trip to the Land of Rain after leaving Konoha will unlock all the secrets..." Kato Osamu had a premonition that Nagato would bring him something unexpected.

Without dwelling on it further, Kato Osamu sat quietly in the room, slowly absorbing the power of the Truth-Seeking Orb. Before she knew it, night had completely fallen. Kato Osamu emerged from her consciousness, her brow furrowing slightly— Mei Terumi and Kushina Uzumaki not returned yet?

"Knock knock..." Just as she was starting to think, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, but Kato Osamu sensed three people. She couldn't help but look over...

"What happened?" Mei Terumi looked like she had been in a battle; although she wasn't injured, her clothes were still a little wrinkled.

"An envoy from the Cloud Shinobi tried to kidnap this little girl, so I rescued her on the spot..." Mei Terumi smiled and pulled out a little girl who had fallen into a coma from behind her. Kushina Uzumaki had just returned and was leaning on the windowsill. She glanced at the little girl briefly, but then paid her no further attention.

"She is..." Kato Osamu began to examine the sleeping girl, who was about five or six years old, with short hair and an ordinary appearance. However, her pure white eyes revealed her extraordinary identity—a member of the Hyuga Clan ...

"The Hyuga Clan?"

"I've gathered some information; she should be the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan's main branch this Main Family..."

"It should be called Hinata Hyuga..."

Mei Terumi's eyes held a strange light. If it weren't for the Byakugan, Ao wouldn't have seen through the fact that Karatachi Yagura was being controlled. Seeing the Byakugan again now, she couldn't help but take it more seriously.

"Do you want those Byakugan? If it's the Hyuga Main House, Byakugan should be transplantable..." Kato Osamu's face remained expressionless. If Mei Terumi wanted them, he wouldn't say anything, but he felt a pang of pity for such a young child...

"What are you talking about? How could I be so cruel!" Mei Terumi glared at Kato Osamu. Even though she was now a member of Akatsuki, she was still a young lady from a major ninja village, not some heartless psychopath...

"So you want to?"

"I haven't decided yet... I'll think about it when she wakes up... The person I saved is mine, and I won't return her to Konoha..." Mei Terumi has never had any goodwill towards Konoha, whether as a member of Kirigakure or Akatsuki...

"Alright..." Since Mei Terumi had her own ideas, Kato Osamu wouldn't interfere. He slightly applied a binding rune to Hinata Hyuga Kato Osamu, then ignored her and looked at Mei Terumi.

"After leaving Konoha, I will take Kushina Uzumaki to the Land of Rain. You take the rest of the others back to Kusagakure. I'll be back soon..."

"Is there something you need?" Mei Terumi was taken aback. Why didn't she know anything about the Akatsuki?

"It's nothing serious... You go back first, I'll be back as soon as possible..."

"Me? What does this have to do with me?" Kushina Uzumaki's mind was focused on Naruto, but she wasn't completely oblivious. She looked at Kato Osamu, who had mentioned her, with a hint of confusion...

"The Akatsuki, a peace-loving organization, I don't know if you've heard of it, but I'm a member..."

"We need to develop a Sealing Jutsu to seal the Tailed Beasts... and we need your power..."

"If things go well, perhaps Naruto can leave Konoha sooner..."

"Sealing the Tailed Beasts? You want to hurt Naruto!" Kato Osamu hadn't expected Kushina Uzumaki to be so perceptive about Naruto. He blinked for a moment, as if he were seeing Kushina Uzumaki in a completely new light.

"It's nothing. Not to mention that Minato Namikaze still has the other half of the Tailed Beast Chakra in his body, it doesn't matter if they need the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body. Have you forgotten how you were resurrected? Besides, given the current situation, the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body is actually a burden to Naruto ..." Kato Osamu didn't tell Kushina Uzumaki that, in fact, he had extracted a quarter of the Nine-Tails Chakra, which was now quietly stored in his mental space.

"The Nine-Tails... the Nine-Tails is indeed very troublesome..." Kushina Uzumaki was almost an adult when she became Jinchuriki, and her only response to the Nine-Tails' resistance was violent punishment. In her memory, the Nine-Tails was a hidden danger that would flare up from time to time...

"I... I'll think about it some more..."

"Kushina Uzumaki, I wonder if I've been too easygoing... Don't forget what kind of life Naruto leads in Konoha... Is this what you promised—to serve me wholeheartedly?" Kato Osamu's face was stern, and his cold gaze made Kushina Uzumaki swallow hard. She glanced silently at Naruto, Naruto was already fast asleep opposite her, and nodded heavily.

"I understand! I will go to the Land of Rain..."

"Don't worry, it won't be long..."

Ignoring Kushina Uzumaki, Kato Osamu placed Hinata, who was still unconscious, on the Hinata Hyuga, put his Mei Terumi, and led her into the bedroom.

At this moment, the news of the Cloud Shinobi envoy's death struck Konoha like an earthquake...

"What! The Cloud Shinobi Envoy is dead?"

At the Root underground base, the Root squad leader codenamed Yamakaze was reporting the death of the Cloud Shinobi envoy to Shimura Danzō. The Root's unique cold aura was visible to the naked eye, but his eyes were full of respect when he looked at Shimura Danzō. This was the kind of Root ninja that Shimura Danzō liked the most. He had no thoughts of his own and did everything according to his orders.

But in that fleeting moment Shimura Danzō wasn't paying attention, a faint blue light flashed through Yamakaze's eyes...

"We didn't do it..."

Yamakaze's words made Shimura Danzō Cloud Shinobi Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiations, and he had never considered doing anything about it. His main focus now was on preventing a possible rebellion from the Uchiha Clan had become increasingly restless lately...

"Yamakaze, you are my most trusted subordinate, this matter must be handled well..."

Yamakaze is Shimura Danzō's most valued subordinate in recent years, and one of the few under him who can stand on his own. Although Danzo has no intention of relinquishing power, he is almost 70 years old and needs a proxy to handle various affairs for him. Now, most of Root's tasks, except for those against the Uchiha Clan, have been handed over to Yamakaze.

"Please provide more details..."

"This evening, during their routine surveillance of the Cloud Shinobi delegation, Squad A discovered that one member was missing. A subsequent search revealed the Cloud Shinobi's body in an alleyway on the western side. Also present was Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga Main House..."

He stated that Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family, had been kidnapped by envoys Hinata Hyuga the Cloud Shinobi. He pursued them to this place, only to find the corpses of the Cloud Shinobi envoys, and Hinata Hyuga had vanished without a trace...

"Byakugan!"

"The Cloud Shinobi's goal is the Byakugan..."

"Where is Hinata Hyuga now? The Byakugan must not leave Konoha! Nor can it fall into the hands of the ambitious Cloud Shinobi!"

"Hinata Hyuga has disappeared... The Third should have received the news by now, and the Anbu should be investigating..."

"Yamakaze, keep a close eye on the Cloud Shinobi delegation. If it's confirmed that they've obtained the Byakugan..."

"Just... kill them all!"