Takigakure, a village hidden behind a mysterious waterfall in Land of Waterfalls.
Originally, this village had been in a state of seclusion since Kakuzu rebelled.
Only after Land of Waterfalls Daimyo personally provided guarantee and cleared Rogue Ninja's name for Kakuzu did this hidden village come into contact with the outside world again.
Under the leadership of Kakuzu, and Chiba Commerce Association who has been secretly supporting Kakuzu, Takigakure's living conditions are getting better and better.
Kakuzu also climbed to the position of leader step by step.
In the Takigakure leader's office, Kakuzu is processing the financial report.
"Bang~!"
There was a muffled sound, and the office door was pushed open by someone.
A Waterfall Ninja exclaimed urgently.
"Chief, no good, something big has happened."
"What's wrong? Calm down and speak slowly if you have anything to say."
Kakuzu put down the financial report in his hand and signaled the visitor not to panic.
"Chief, we just received reliable news that Tsuchigumo Clan was attacked by Akatsuki.
Tsuchigumo Clan was destroyed, and Six-Tails Jinchuriki Utakata who was hiding in the Tsuchigumo Clan was captured by Akatsuki's people."
"What? Six-Tails Jinchuriki was captured by Akatsuki? It was earlier than I thought."
With that said, Kakuzu slapped the table and said.
"Call Elder Council to a meeting!"
"Yes!"
Soon, Conference Room was filled with people.
Takigakure's top executives gathered here.
"Everyone."
On the main seat, Kakuzu stood up, and this opening attracted everyone's attention to him.
"I must have informed everyone who came to the meeting that Tsuchigumo Clan has been destroyed because of Six-Tails Jinchuriki and Akatsuki.
Everyone should also know about the instructions sent by Konoha to all Shinobi Villages: that extremely evil criminal gang has begun operations again.
Their target is Jinchūriki, so our village will inevitably become their target.
So, let's discuss how we should respond."
After Kakuzu finished speaking, a group of people began to discuss among themselves.
"Akatsuki, these people are really hateful."
"They are arresting Jinchūriki everywhere. Are they planning to become enemies of Entire Shinobi World?"
"They are now Entire Shinobi World's public enemies."
"Then what should we do? Tsuchigumo Clan has been destroyed, shouldn't their next target be us?"
"What else can we do? As long as they dare to come, we will fight!"
"Can you beat it? I heard that the backbone of Akatsuki are all S-class Rogue Ninja, and the ordinary members are A-Rank Rogue Ninja."
"Asshole! Are you already scared before it even starts?"
"How can this be fear! I'm just stating the facts..."
For a while, Conference Room was quarreling endlessly, although there was no result from the quarrel.
But Kakuzu can tell that most people feel that it is impossible to withstand Akatsuki's attack just by relying on their Takigakure.
As long as Akatsuki comes, then their Takigakure's fate will most likely be the same as Tsuchigumo Clan's.
"Everyone, be quiet!"
Kakuzu knocked on the table to signal everyone to be quiet.
Soon Conference Room became quiet, and everyone looked at the angle.
"I have an idea, but I can't make up my mind, so I want to hear everyone's opinions."
"Chief, if you have any ideas, just say it and we will discuss it together."
"Yes, yes, chief, please tell me what you think first."
"We support the chief's idea..."
Kakuzu raised his hand again, and everyone became quiet again.
"First of all, one thing we can confirm is that it is absolutely impossible to compete with Akatsuki just relying on the strength of our village."
Everyone nodded. Although this was not glorious, they were indeed no match for Akatsuki.
"Now that everyone knows this, it's easy to handle.
I think, I think we should find a backer.
What do you think of Konoha?"
"Does the leader want to form an alliance with Konoha?"
"But aren't there rumors out there that Konoha is the real mastermind behind Akatsuki?"
"I don't think so."
"Who knows."
"Everyone!"
Kakuzu raised his voice and said.
"So far, there is no evidence to prove that Konoha is behind Akatsuki.
We cannot just let the wind turn into rain, we must make our own judgment.
Secondly, I'm just asking what you think of Konoha. If Konoha doesn't work, we can also look for other Shinobi Villages to cooperate with, such as Iwagakure, Cloud Village, or Kirigakure and Sunagakure?"
After hearing about other villages, everyone started discussing again.
"Sunagakure Let's forget it. Sunagakure can't even protect its own Kazekage. There's no point in forming an alliance with them."
"Mist Shadow is almost the same, even more outrageous. Six-Tails Jinchuriki Utakata was directly forced to defect by them."
"The other two villages are indeed more powerful than Mist Shadow and Sunagakure, but their village also had Jinchūriki taken away."
"It seems that Konoha is more suitable."
"But what if, I mean what if, what if Konoha is really the mastermind behind Akatsuki..."
Everyone couldn't come up with a reason, and finally everyone looked at Kakuzu.
"Chief, please continue to express your thoughts."
Kakuzu spoke again.
"I think we can trust Konoha once. Now everyone in Entire Shinobi World is doubting Konoha. If we stand up at this time and express our belief in Konoha, then we will definitely be able to gain great favor and help from Konoha.
Of course, all of this has to bet, and we have to bet that the rumors about Konoha are false."
Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.
In fact, many people agree with Kakuzu's statement. If the bet is right, then they will get huge benefits from Konoha.
If they are wrong, to be honest, they have no other choice, either choose Konoha, or wait for Akatsuki to come to their door.
Among Konoha, Hokage Office.
"What? What do you mean, did I hear it correctly?"
Tsunade dug her ears, she couldn't believe what she just heard.
Shikaku Nara had no choice but to repeat it again.
"Takigakure Envoy said that they Takigakure want to form an alliance with us Konoha and hope that we Konoha can protect Takigakure's Jinchūriki."
"Takigakure wants to form an alliance with us, and also wants us to protect their Jinchūriki?"
"Yes Lord Hokage."
Tsunade sat in his seat and took a deep breath.
"Jiraiya, what do you think of this matter?"
Jiraiya also thought for a while, and finally raised his head and answered.
"Tsunade, I think we should agree. This may be a good opportunity to prove us to Entire Shinobi World."
"Opportunity?"
"Yes, many people outside now think that we are manipulating Akatsuki behind the scenes, but if we agree to Takigakure's alliance and protect their Jinchūriki for them, then those rumors outside can be easily solved!"