What Trouble Could You Possibly Encounter in Kusagakure

Mui's figure arrived beside Elder Ghost Horse, and then he slammed down with a palm.

Hum-

Two intersecting black sealing jutsu symbols instantly appeared on Elder Ghost Horse's body.

From this moment on, including Kusagakure Village Chief Chenye, all the high-ranking officials of Kusagakure were under Mui's control.

"What's next?"

After taking down Elder Ghost Horse, Mui turned his head and asked Uzumaki Shixia.

He and Uzumaki Shixia had joined forces to seal all the high-ranking officials of Kusagakure with Fire Release: Heavenly Prison at an extremely fast speed.

Kusagakure at present could be said to be under his control, or it could be said to be under Uzumaki Shixia's control.

Uzumaki Shixia thought for a moment and said to Mui.

"Next, you keep a good watch on this group of Kusagakure higher-ups."

"I promised your cooperation, so you don't need to worry."

"You should be clear about my reputation in the Amegakure Black Market."

"I will lead a team back to Amegakure tomorrow, and you must handle things here in Kusagakure well."

Hearing this, Mui nodded slightly.

He was still willing to believe in Uzumaki Shixia's reputation and strength.

Currently, he could not find a better partner than Uzumaki Shixia.

After finishing his communication with Mui, Sixia returned to the inn in Kusagakure to rest.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, early morning.

Uzumaki Shixia took Karin and went to knock on Kakuzu's door.

Whoosh-

To Uzumaki Shixia's surprise, the moment he raised his hand, Kakuzu slid the room door open from the side.

Compared to executing missions back-to-back previously, Kakuzu was much more leisurely on this mission to subjugate Kusagakure.

Yesterday, after going to sign the relevant agreements with the higher-ups of Kusagakure, he returned to his inn room to rest.

Ever since partnering with Uzumaki Shixia, he had managed a rare, good night's sleep.

Seeing Kakuzu, Uzumaki Shixia smiled and greeted him.

"Kakuzu, morning."

"Things here in Kusagakure are all handled."

"Now we head back to Amegakure to turn in the mission, and then start executing the next one."

Hearing Uzumaki Shixia's words, Kakuzu really wanted to tell Uzumaki Shixia that the last sentence was somewhat redundant.

His good mood from sleeping until waking up naturally vanished like smoke into thin air along with Uzumaki Shixia's final sentence.

At the village gates of Kusagakure, a group of three soon arrived at the location.

Unlike when they first arrived, upon their departure, the high-ranking officials of Kusagakure all appeared at the village gates to send them off.

Chief Chenye, along with Elder Ghost Horse, Elder Demon Monkey, and the others, naturally did not want to come of their own accord.

Their appearance here was entirely Mui's doing.

Although Kakuzu had not participated in last night's operation, he still knew a thing or two about what these Kusagakure higher-ups had suffered the previous night.

Karin, on the other hand, was somewhat surprised, having fallen asleep after dark last night.

Now, seeing these big figures of Kusagakure come to send them off.

She assumed that after Kusagakure became a vassal of Amegakure, these big figures who usually acted so high and mighty in Kusagakure had all proactively lowered their noble heads.

Before leaving Kusagakure, Uzumaki Shixia thought for a moment and said to Mui.

"You come back to Amegakure with me and liaise with the higher-ups of Amegakure."

In the Amegakure Tower, inside a room equipped with a life-support device.

Both Nagato and Konan's true bodies were in this location.

After the two communicated simply for a moment, Konan asked, "Can Uzumaki Shixia's plan succeed?"

Nagato nodded. "His plan is good, and he also has the ability to execute this plan."

"If he and Kakuzu fail this mission, I will have the Six Paths of Pain execute this plan."

"Our collection of Tailed Beasts and manufacturing of Tailed Beast Weapons will inevitably place us in opposition to the Five Great Nations."

"Pulling numerous small and medium-sized shinobi villages into our camp."

"And selecting outstanding ninjas from among them to cultivate as our elite subordinates is a very good idea."

Although he had a lot of confidence in Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu.

Nagato did not think that the two of them had already completed the mission of subjugating Kusagakure at this very moment.

It was also at this time that Nagato's gaze shifted slightly.

Noticing Nagato's abnormality, Konan spoke up to ask, "What is it?"

An extremely puzzled expression appeared on Nagato's face.

"They're back."

The entire Amegakure was under Nagato's surveillance.

When Uzumaki Shixia and the other three swaggered into the rain curtain of Amegakure, Nagato naturally discovered the four of them in the very first instance.

Konan asked uncertainly, "Returning so soon, could it be that the mission failed? Or did they abandon the mission?"

Except for the time spent traveling back and forth, the duration they stayed in Kusagakure should not have even reached three days.

In less than three days, Uzumaki Shixia had subjugated Kusagakure-this was clearly impossible.

Normally speaking, after Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu entered Kusagakure, the time needed just to gather intelligence might take two or three days.

Konan's question was something Nagato could not answer.

But after thinking about it, he still said, "Judging by their expressions, it doesn't look like they failed the mission or abandoned it."

"They are about to reach the Tower; we'll find out what's going on very soon."

Uzumaki Shixia, Kakuzu, and Karin were currently heading toward the Akatsuki stronghold located in the Tower.

As for Mui acting as the Kusagakure envoy, Uzumaki Shixia did not bring him into the Akatsuki stronghold, instead arranging for him to stay at an inn in Amegakure.

There were quite a few people present in this Akatsuki stronghold.

Noticing that Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu had returned, everyone was somewhat surprised.

Everyone knew what Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu had gone to do not long ago when they left Amegakure.

Never had they expected Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu to return so soon.

While Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu went to find Pain, other members of Akatsuki also arrived at the open space on the Tower.

They were somewhat curious about what Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu had returned to do this time.

Beside Uchiha Itachi, the pale-skinned Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Uzumaki Shixia and the other three.

Then he asked, "Itachi, how come Kakuzu and that new guy are back so soon?"

"I remember their mission this time was to go subjugate Kusagakure."

"Could it be that subjugating a shinobi village has become this easy nowadays?"

Kisame Hoshigaki's face was filled with a look of puzzlement.

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi shook his head.

He also had no idea why Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu had returned to the Akatsuki stronghold so quickly.

Orochimaru, Sasori, Zetsu, and others also appeared in this place.

They likewise cast curious gazes toward Uzumaki Shixia and the trio.

At this moment, these three had already appeared before Pain.

Seeing Uzumaki Shixia, Pain asked in a calm tone, "Did you encounter trouble?"

Uzumaki Shixia was slightly stunned, then casually replied:

"Trouble? No way, what trouble could be encountered here?"

"Dealing with a Kusagakure, what trouble could there be."

Pain, Konan, Orochimaru, Sasori, Kisame Hoshigaki, Zetsu, and the others all landed shocked gazes upon Uzumaki Shixia.

Even going out for a picnic and camping trip would take longer than this, wouldn't it?

If Uzumaki Shixia was not talking nonsense, then the efficiency with which he and Kakuzu executed the mission was simply too high!

Pain's gaze looked at Uzumaki Shixia earnestly as he said in a solemn tone, "State the course of the mission."

Hearing this, Uzumaki Shixia said succinctly.

Our entry into Kusagakure with Kakuzu...

Sixia recounted the process of him and Kakuzu executing the mission in Kusagakure to Pain from start to finish.

With that said, he took out the agreement signed by Kakuzu and the Kusagakure higher-ups from the System Space.

Many people within Akatsuki knew that Uzumaki Shixia possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Now seeing him display such an ability, everyone was naturally unsurprised.

After listening to Uzumaki Sixia's mission report, Pain already believed that the two of them had truly completed the mission of subjugating Kusagakure.

Now, upon seeing the agreement signed between Kakuzu and the Kusagakure higher-ups, Pain was even more thoroughly certain that Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu's mission had already been completed.

Pain's expression was calm as an ancient well.

However, Nagato, who was manipulating Pain from within the life-support device, had already stirred up monstrous waves of shock in his heart!

Although Kusagakure was merely a small or medium-sized shinobi village, it was not somewhere that could be subjugated just by anyone casually.

This time, Uzumaki Shixia had unexpectedly subjugated this shinobi village rapidly with the momentum of a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Such a matter seemed somewhat unbelievable even in Nagato's eyes!

The other members of Akatsuki were likewise extremely shocked upon learning that Uzumaki Shixia had subjugated Kusagakure in such a short period of time.

Orochimaru's eerie pupils sized up Uzumaki Shixia with lingering interest.

Deep inside, however, he was quietly pondering.

This fellow looks to have hidden quite a bit of strength.

Furthermore, the reason his operation this time went so smoothly is that his unknown intelligence network played a no small role.

In his mission report, there is no process of gathering intelligence whatsoever.

He seems extremely well-informed about the situation in Kusagakure.

Because of this, he and Kakuzu were able to decisively and cleanly subjugate Kusagakure in less than two days.

Orochimaru had previously been very interested in Uzumaki Shixia.

Upon witnessing Uzumaki Shixia's incredible Lightning Release talent and Lightning Release abilities.

He had already decided in his heart to treat Uzumaki Shixia as a Perfect Vessel.

Now, aside from being interested in Uzumaki Shixia, Orochimaru was also deeply interested in his intelligence network.

He did not know how Uzumaki Shixia's intelligence network operated, but it was extremely efficient.

He had actually investigated this matter in secret, but the investigation result was that Uzumaki Shixia's intelligence network simply did not exist!

This investigation result only further proved the unfathomability of Uzumaki Shixia's intelligence sources.

In Uchiha Itachi's heart, vigilance toward Uzumaki Shixia grew increasingly stronger.

Although the ninjas who joined Akatsuki were all exceptionally capable rogue ninjas.

Yet among a crowd of exceptionally capable rogue ninjas, Uzumaki Shixia's performance was still far too prominent!

Zetsu, too, was initially just as shocked as everyone else.

However, he quickly realized that this matter was far too smooth and might still harbor problems!

Zetsu immediately spoke up, voicing the thoughts in his heart.

"Is it possible that Mui and the higher-ups of Kusagakure are collaborating to put on an act?"

"They knew that relying on their own strength, they couldn't contend against Uzumaki Shixia and Kakuzu."

"So they joined hands with Mui to stage this performance."

"Right now, they might have already gone to seek reinforcements from Konoha or other factions?"

It was no wonder Zetsu thought this way; after all, his degree of insidiousness ranked among the top in the entire Shinobi World.

Even Madara Uchiha had been plotted against by him at the very last moment.

Judging others by one's own nefarious standards.

Zetsu naturally believed that that group of people from Kusagakure might also just be feigning submission while jointly putting on an act.