Knock knock knock...
"Come in."
" Lord Kazekage."
"Well, Baki, there are two things. Send someone to infiltrate the Land of Water and find out who has been carrying out high-difficulty missions for the Hidden Kirigakure Ninja recently."
You know what to do, right?
"Disguise your identity, issue high-difficulty missions to the Kirigakure, observe the executor's identity from the shadows, and after several tests, you'll eventually discover something."
Baki truthfully revealed his plans.
Rasa nodded. Baki was strong and intelligent, one of the few outstanding talents in this generation of Sunagakure.
"Also, send two more people to the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Grass respectively to gather as much information as possible about Akatsuki and the Jashin Cult."
"Hi."
The intelligence capabilities of Sunagakure were truly worrisome; Rasa didn't receive the intelligence until a month later.
During this time, he arranged for an Anbu to kill Gaara, which unsurprisingly failed, further convincing him that Gaara, as Jinchūriki, was a failure.
Rasa was in a situation where he had no one to rely on. There were only a few capable people in the village, and not all of them were from his side.
At this point, information about Akatsuki was seen again:
They primarily engage in assassination, war mercenary activities, and sabotage. Their core members are known to be "Scorpion" and " Azure Dragon," along with several individuals of unknown identity.
The outer circle members are mostly rogue ninja from various countries, and their whereabouts are kept secret.
The " Land of Hot Water Jashin Cult " is a religious organization that promotes Jashin Cult, commits all sorts of evil deeds, and is involved in maritime trade and running casinos.
They sell Explosive Tag, occasionally work as ninjas, and have repeatedly attacked Konoha, leading the village to designate them as a terrorist organization.
"This Jashin Cult is inextricably linked to Akatsuki; it's most likely an external organization of Akatsuki," Rasa thought to himself.
Kirigakure used Akatsuki's handling of difficult missions to buy time for development, allowing the village's ninjas to grow stronger.
This is something he should learn from.
However, this balance needs to be carefully maintained. After all, Akatsuki has been designated as a terrorist organization by other major powers, Land of Wind, as one of the Five Great Nations, cannot break this tacit understanding.
"Using Jashin Cult to isolate themselves from the risks? These guys are really thorough."
The service is very considerate, you don't have to worry about reputation issues, and if something goes wrong, you can't find the employer to blame—that's what outsourcing is all about.
As an external tool, it is so useful that it cannot be refused, yet so dangerous that it must be guarded against.
This is Rasa's basic assessment of Akatsuki: it can be used, but at the same time, sufficient vigilance must be maintained.
After making the decision, he arranged for his trusted confidant Fuki, to represent him at the Jashin Cult in the Land of Hot Water to discuss cooperation.
After waiting for so long, Aoki Tsuki finally received news that the transaction had been approved and hurriedly returned to the Land of Hot Water.
His current identity is the leader of Jashin Cult, and he needs to maintain an air of mystery.
He took out a Panda mask that he had treasured for many years, which revealed his true identity as someone from the Panda Country.
The Jashin Cult is now increasingly taking on a religious flavor, with its decorative style and members' clothing exuding mystery, completely different from the simple and austere atmosphere of the ninja village.
On the surface, they are a non-ninja organization that spreads the Jashin Cult and does business.
In a dark room, Aoki Tsuki secretly met with Fuki, the representative of Sunagakure. This man had already taken a seat as an elder in Sunagakure and was involved in the village's major decisions.
"Your Excellency, we hope to establish a clandestine cooperative relationship," Fuki stated immediately.
Aoki Tsuki had seen many customers who wanted both... and...
"Haha... that's how it should be. You just need to treat those rogue ninjas as tools, and once the mission is completed, your village will bear no responsibility whatsoever."
Just sit back and wait for your share of the profits; we'll handle the rest as your mediators.
Fuki, still worried, asked, "What if the mission fails?"
"We don't charge a penny, and under normal circumstances, we won't fail. We will assess the difficulty of the task and contact the appropriate person to handle it."
You only need to communicate with us; you don't need to have any contact with other people, thus achieving risk isolation.
"Can I entrust any kind of task to you?"
"For A-level and above, normal war mercenary and assassination missions, you can think of us as a 'crowdsourcing' platform for posting tasks."
We'll post the tasks there, and anyone willing will accept them—it's like an upgraded version of Exchange.
Now that you mention it, I understand a little better.
Aoki Tsuki took out the pre-prepared agreement, in Isshiki, with only the word 'Client' at the top, requiring only a signature and date.
"Our base in the Land of Wind is located here. You can entrust the mission to the people at the base."
For major clients, we typically split revenue 50/50, with settlements every three months.
"Okay." Fuki looked at it carefully and had no objections.
After the discussion concluded, Fuki left without lingering.
Kikuno Momo walked over and asked, "You've agreed to cooperate?"
"It went surprisingly smoothly, but they still had many concerns, unlike Kirigakure which was more decisive."
"Perhaps it's because this is the first time we've cooperated, after all, the Five Great Nations have always touted themselves as representing justice."
"That's true. Once you discover that external tools are better than your own, and you don't have to pay any price, it becomes addictive."
As expected, among the Five Great Nations, Kirigakure and Sunagakure both chose to use Akatsuki to do their bidding, even though these two villages are weaker than the other three.
Each faces complex developmental challenges, with Sunagakure's problems being even more troublesome than Kirigakure's.
"It's been almost a year since you last came back. Have you missed me?"
"Of course I want to, but I simply can't get away; there's no way."
Aoki Tsuki is currently lacking confidence and feels very guilty, so he makes excuses and doesn't dare to answer directly.
"Now that you're back, you'd better behave yourself..."
Kikuno Momo deliberately whispered in Aoki Tsuki's ear, her breath escaping between her lips captivating.
"Well... the village has just been through war, and the people are scattered. They can't do without me, so I plan to go back tomorrow morning."
Don't worry, once I've settled things in the village, I'll definitely spend more time with you.
"What's wrong with you? You weren't like this before. Do you not care anymore now that you've got it in your mouth?" Kikuno Momo asked suspiciously.
When they don't give it to you, you keep asking for it; but Tenten you give it to them willingly, they become pretentious.
"What are you thinking? I'm really worried about the village, and I'm in a bad mood."
Aoki Tsuki looked serious, not like he was making excuses.
"Okay, you're probably too tired. I'll let you off the hook for today. But if you do this again, I'll get angry."
"I promise I'll let you ride the roller coaster next time," Aoki Tsuki vowed, pointing to the sky.
"Don't just keep talking tough, get some rest."
Kikuno Momo left the room with cat-like steps, and Aoki Tsuki finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mimoto Tao, in her thirties, was at the peak of her sexual prowess when he unfortunately encountered health problems—a cruel twist of fate.
'Hmph, this guy must have exhausted himself outside, serves him right!'
Kikuno Momo stomped her foot angrily. She didn't believe a single word of what he meant by worrying about the village.
'It's better if they don't cause any trouble; I'll avoid one more ordeal. That damn bastard.'
Upon arriving at the office, I found Quan engrossed in drawing talismans.
"Wow, that's incredible! I didn't expect you to be able to make Explosive Tag on your own. When did you learn that?"
"Ah... Sister Mimoto, what brings you here? Weren't you going to..." Quan said, blushing.
"Hmph, kid, you know quite a lot!!"
Kikuno Momo rolled her eyes, then explained, "That guy is worried about the village and doesn't feel like spending time with me."
"I see. It seems everyone encounters difficulties at times."
"You're quite understanding. I see you're learning runes very quickly. Have you ever been exposed to Sealing Jutsu before?"
Quan shook his head. Sealing Jutsu are advanced skills with extremely high learning barriers and are very difficult to come into contact with.
This thing doesn't belong to any of the Five Elements or Yin-Yang escape techniques.
" The Jashin Cult has some basic Sealing Jutsu stored in its secret vault. You can learn them later. If you lack combat talent, you can try to find a solution in other directions."
The ninja profession has many career paths; you must find one that suits you.
"Hmm, I'll give it a try." Quan's strength is that he listens to advice; listening to advice leads to a good life.
The next day, Aoki Tsuki set off early and returned to the Land of Rain to report on taking over the market in the Land of Wind.
"We've got results so quickly?!"
"Don't doubt my abilities. In short, the gray missions in the Land of Wind will now belong to Akatsuki, which should alleviate the mission shortage problem a little."
He wouldn't explain the cause and effect or the strategies used to Konan; he wanted to leave the Lady Angel feeling both confused and impressed.
Konan nodded. "If that's really the case, then we don't need to worry about it for a while."
"I'll head back now, goodbye." Aoki Tsuki didn't linger and went straight home.
"Is this guy really that strange?"
Konan shook her head and focused on reading the mission entrustment agreement, preparing to continue having Scorpion take charge of the missions in the Land of Wind and manage the peripheral members in this area.
Time passed slowly, and the members of Akatsuki gradually moved around the Land of Land of Wind, carrying out missions.
This situation immediately attracted the attention of relevant organizations.
The Land of Rice Fields, the Sound Ninja Village.
" Lord Orochimaru, this is the information I've gathered about Akatsuki recently, and I've discovered an interesting phenomenon."
"Tell me about it..."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses and offered his opinion. "The Akatsuki's activities in the Land of Wind have noticeably increased, a situation very similar to that in the Land of Water."
"Heh..., are you suspecting that Sunagakure also outsources some of the dirty work to Akatsuki?"
"Yes, Akatsuki's mercenary plan has been thwarted, and they certainly won't sit idly by. Right now, only the market in the Land of Wind is suitable for their activities."
"That's quite a coincidence; we all thought of the same thing."
"Akatsuki's public relations skills are impressive; they've landed contracts with both the Land of Water and the Land of Wind in quick succession. As far as I know, Kirigakure and Sunagakure aren't easy to deal with."
For Dou, who had been working as a spy in various villages since childhood, no one understood the difficulties better than him.
"It must be that guy Yue; he's the diplomat from Akatsuki."
"So it was him." Kabuto's expression showed interest.
"Help me arrange for him to come over, and I'll introduce you two then."
"Hi."