In Amegakure, the Shinobi World War was drawing to a close. Peace seemed poised to return, but this little village was no longer tranquil.
Hanzo of the Salamander had become utterly corrupt and begun exploiting every social class in the village.
The middle and upper classes had it somewhat better. After all, once they had been exploited, they could turn around and exploit those beneath them.
In the end, all the losses fell on the ordinary people at the bottom.
As a result, Amegakure, once a prosperous ninja village supported by its trade routes, began to decline. Low-ranking ninja and civilians alike were full of grievances.
Yet the leadership headed by Hanzo of the Salamander turned a deaf ear to everything happening in Amegakure, pretending not to see any of it and caring only about enjoying their own lives.
In this environment, Akatsuki, led by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, rose to the occasion. It made helping ordinary people its mission and rapidly expanded.
It gathered a large number of dedicated people who, like them, loved Amegakure and their country.
To support this ever-growing organization, the three of them put everything they had learned from Tetsuya to full use.
At Tetsuya's suggestion, Akatsuki took over all the business left behind after Hashirama of the Chiba Commerce Association abandoned the Land of Rain's trade routes.
With the wealth those trade routes brought in, Akatsuki developed even better than it had in the original timeline.
After all, the Akatsuki of the original timeline had gathered only ordinary people. With money, however, they could equip their own fighting units and even train ninja.
But this also meant Akatsuki caught Hanzo of the Salamander's attention ahead of schedule.
Akatsuki, Akatsuki Odd Jobs.
"Yahiko, Nagato, we've received letters from our teachers."
The two, who had been