At the beginning of the lantern light, within the borders of the Country of Fire, there was a poor village.
This village was located at the edge of the Country of Fire. Because it was located in the forest, traffic was inconvenient. Most of the people here lived by hunting.
There was a restaurant, a tavern, and a grocery store. Every night, there would be drunkards here.
In the restaurant's corner, three men sat around a wooden table with simple food on it.
"How far is it?"
Su Xiao spoke. At this time, the atmosphere of the three people was a bit strange.
Ghost shark sat next to Su Xiao. The ninja knife rubber machine was placed beside his hand, ready to swing at Su Xiao. Itachi sat in a position far away from Su Xiao.
Ghost shark coughed. He finally knew why Payne invited Su Xiao to join. At this time, he was less than half a meter away from Su Xiao. The sharpness made him feel uncomfortable.
The man beside him was like a knife that could cut off his head, sharp and aggressive.
"Soon, if we travel overnight, we will arrive in eight hours at most."
Itachi did not show any expression on his face, but he began to doubt Su Xiao in his heart. The other seemed to be very eager to join Akatsuki. Considering his identity as a spy, Weasel did not mention this.
"Are you very eager to join us?"
Ghost Shark opened his mouth. Although a rebel, he was a very competent and loyal ninja. Ghost Shark was caught in the subsequent plot, and the enemy wanted a perceptive Ninja to get information in his mind.
Ghost Shark's choice at that time was admirable. After he broke free from the restraints and determined that he could not escape, he used the water prison technique to trap himself and summoned the shark to devour him, not revealing the information. Even the enemy admired this kind of cruelty and loyalty.
As long as Ghost Shark joined a certain force and agreed with this force, he would never betray that force.
"The Dark Group of the Mist Ninjas is chasing me. Otherwise, why do you think I want to join the Iron Country?"
"Oh? It seems that you joined us to avoid the pursuit of the Mist Village."
"Yes, I have some grievances with the current Water Shadow of the Mist Village. If there is a chance, I want to kill that woman. She also wants to kill me. The Dark Group of the Mist has already caught up with the Fire Country."
Hearing this information, Ghost Shark nodded. Previously, some people joined the Akatsuki to avoid disaster. In the eyes of outsiders, the organization was a war merchant.
The Akatsuki organization was a mercenary organization that did not belong to any country. They provoked some small wars and then used a low price to monopolize the war commission of small countries. They increased the scale of the war and then broke the Ninja system of the big country, monopolizing all the wars.
They had a few goals.
First, gather a large amount of money to prepare for the future.
Second, start a small-scale war, gradually expand the scale of the war and break the current system.
Third, capture tailed beasts, and use tailed-beast weapons to conquer and unify the world and bring peace.
This was the purpose of Dawn during the reign of Nagato. Nagato hated the war deeply. He knew that he needed to start a bigger war if he wanted to end the war. Only by breaking the village system could there be true peace.
Nagato's dream was very good, but unfortunately, as long as humans existed, the war would not stop.
Jealousy, hatred, discrimination, arrogance, interest, and too many things were enough to start a war.
Although the war was cruel, it was a crucial point for the progress of human civilization.
Knowing that the Mist Group was hunting Su Xiao, Weasel and Ghost Shark did not show anything. More than 50 of the members of the Akatsuki were being hunted by the various villages.
After a short rest after dinner, the three of them continued on their way. Their destination was the Rain Village in the Rain Country at the border of the Fire Country.
Although the Rain Country and the Water Country were similar in name, the two were very far apart, and the Rain Village was not related to the Mist Village.
The Rain Country was small, and it rained all year round. It was said that it never stopped.
Of course, the rain there would not stop because it was a large Ninjutsu barrier. After the enemy entered the Rain Country, they would be affected once the rain-drenched them.
Now, the Rain Village was the base camp of the Akatsuki organization, and the leader of the Akatsuki organization, Nagato, was also the real leader of the Rain Village.
In the current period, Dawn was evil, and if one had to define him, the Akatsuki in this period was an organization that used extreme means to create future peace.
In the future, after Nagato died, the Akatsuki organization fell into the hands of Uchiha Obito. At that time, Dawn was the real terrifying organization, acting for a person's will.
So, this period of Akatsuki was different from the later Akatsuki. Su Xiao would never join if it were for the later Akatsuki organization.
The three of them walked through the night because the three them traveled too fast. The Mist Ninjas who chased Su Xiao could only sigh.
As for the Rain Country, how many of them died.
After traveling for eight hours, the sky lit up.
Unlike the previous morning, today's morning was particularly gloomy, and the sky was gray, which showed that they had arrived in the Rain Country.
Raindrops fell, and the rain became heavier and heavier as they moved forward.
The rain fell on Su Xiao, light blue lightning flashed, and the chakra mixed in the rain was instantly destroyed.
Itachi, who was running in front, turned his head and frowned after looking at Su Xiao. He sensed the feeling of energy devouring.
Su Xiao changed Itachi's perception. It was not only the sharpness before but also an inexplicable threat. There was a special energy in the other person's body.
Ka ---
The muscles of the ninja blade on the back of the ghost shark shivered, causing the ghost shark to change its expression.
"What's going on?"
Itachi thought that the ghost shark sensed the enemy.
"It's okay, and the shark muscle just sensed energy. Do you think so, Byakuya?"
"Who knows."
Su Xiao put away the green steel shadow energy, an instinctive reaction.
Now that Su Xiao had arrived near the Rain Village, Nagato must have sensed something.
The land area of the Rain Village was not big, the buildings here were very high, and the top was sharp, which was the result of the perennial rain.
The sharp cone-like roof could avoid the rain and noise of the roof to the greatest extent, reducing the cost of minor maintenance.
The whole Rain Village was full of metal pipes everywhere, similar to the heat supply pipes, and the specific function was unknown.
"We're here, and I'll take you to see the leader."
Ghost shark opened its mouth, skunk turned and walked away, its pace very slow.
"It seems that your partner's body is not very good."
Su Xiao looked at Itachi, who was walking far away. The breath of life of the other party was sometimes strong and sometimes weak. It seemed that he had overdrawn his body energy all year round.
"What do you mean?"
Ghost Shark had a good relationship with Weasel. The two had similar experiences.
"It's nothing. Didn't you see the leader?"
"Come with me."
...
In a room on the top floor of a metal building dozens of meters high in the Rain Village, the room was pitch black, and only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.
"Xiao Nan."
A voice called out, hoarse and tired.
The door was pushed open, and a blue-haired woman walked into the room.
As the woman opened the door, the dim light entered the room. There was an iron machine in the room, and on it stood a lean man with a pale face. The man's hands were connected to the machine. It seemed to be a simple control device.
The man had dark red hair. Because he was too thin, his ribs were visible. The most eye-catching thing was behind the man. There were black iron rods on his back, and there was a connection point behind the iron rod.
