Chapter 166 Scorpion's New Technology

From Yahiko's perspective, if Konoha was really attacked by the Hidden Cloud Village, he would definitely provide assistance and assist Konoha's defense in counterattacking.

Firstly, Jiraiya, one of the three great ninjas of Konoha, is their teacher.

Secondly, the deceased Minato Namikaze was his close friend, and the two sides had many common points in governing philosophy. The Hidden Rain Village also needed to fight back against such a powerful ally as Konoha.

The problem also happens to arise here. The Fourth Hokage has died, and no one knows who will be the new Hokage.

If the new Hokage is Jiraiya, the relationship between the Hidden Rain Village and Konoha will naturally be maintained. If it is someone else, they will need to carefully consider the reality.

After all, Jiraiya, who was from Konoha, taught the three of them how to grow.

But Konoha's Danzo Shimura also dealt a heavy blow to the Akatsuki organization. If Bai Ye had not keenly sensed that something was wrong and made preparations in advance, the Akatsuki organization would have been destroyed long ago.

Thinking of this, Yahiko looked at the others and said slowly: "Nagato, Konan, if the Hidden Cloud Village really attacks Konoha, what are you going to do?"

In response to Yahiko's question, Nagato fell into deep thought.

Compared to Yahiko, he has little affection for Konoha and is rather cold in his attitude.

It was true that teacher Jiraiya had taught him a lesson, but it was also the ninjas of Konoha who killed his parents and attacked the Akatsuki organization.

In particular, after learning that Konoha had stood idly by and watched the Land of Whirlpools, his favorability towards Konoha dropped to zero, and he was only concerned about Kushina, who was also an Uzumaki ninja.

Now that Kushina had also died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he could find no reason to aid Konoha.

And a thought vaguely emerged in Nagato's mind, that is, to stay away from Konoha. If he continues to stay close to Konoha, his future life may become even more unfortunate.

Even everything he has now will be lost. After all, everything he once had was taken away by Konoha.

Thinking of this, Nagato said expressionlessly:

"My idea is to remain neutral and not get involved in the war between them, but whether you support Konoha or Kumogakure, I will not object."

After hearing Nagato's suggestion, Yahiko was slightly stunned. He noticed Nagato's indifference towards Konoha. Moreover, what kind of opinion was this if he neither supported nor opposed it? It was just like giving up...

However, Nagato is so indifferent to Konoha that it might be difficult for him to realize his wish to help Konoha.

Xiaonan frowned and thought for a long time before speaking:
"The Ninja World War just ended not long ago, and the ninjas in the village don't want to fight. If Kumogakure and Konoha really go to war, can we invite both sides to meet and prevent the outbreak of war?"

"If we can really prevent the war in this way, it can be regarded as practicing the ideals of Akatsuki."

Hearing this, Yahiko smiled helplessly. If war was really so easy to stop, the ninja world would have achieved eternal peace long ago.

It seems that we still have to consult Bai Ye about how the Hidden Rain Village should stand in the future.

After hearing each other's thoughts, Nagato and Konan also looked at Byakuya. After all, Byakuya was the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and the Hidden Rain Village was just a ninja village under the Akatsuki organization.

Bai Ye smiled slightly, then said:

"My thoughts are similar to Nagato's. Even if Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village really start fighting, we should not give up easily. After all, once we are stuck in the quagmire of war, it will be difficult to get out."

Hearing this, Yahiko and the other two were stunned and showed doubtful expressions.

They didn't expect that Bai Ye actually didn't intend to interfere in the war. This was probably not Bai Ye's style.

Bai Ye saw what they were thinking, and said with a strange look on his face: "Do you think I'm a warmongerer? Of course I won't easily get involved in a war."

Yahiko still didn't believe it and asked in a surprised tone: "Really?"

Bai Ye scratched his head, then said: "It's not that we won't intervene, but we need to choose the right time. After Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village have tasted the bitter fruit of war, the village can take the opportunity to reap the benefits."

The faces of Yahiko and others returned to normal. This was the Bai Ye in their hearts.

However, Bai Ye's plan is indeed the best option at the moment. If the Hidden Cloud Village does not start a war, the Hidden Rain Village will continue to develop silently.

If the Hidden Cloud Village really starts a war, the Hidden Rain Village will have to consider its own interests.

What Yahiko and the other two didn't know was that Byakuya already had a plan in mind for what to do after the war broke out. He also knew that the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely attack the Fire Country this time, so he just needed to wait for the opportunity.

After changing the topic from the Nine-Tails Rebellion to the possibility of Kumogakure starting a war, and then ending this topic.

A new discussion started in the conference room. This time the subject of discussion was the internal development of the Hidden Rain Village, which were all trivial matters.

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After finishing the high-level meeting, Bai Ye returned to the Akatsuki base outside the village.

After more than a year of development, the scale of Akatsuki's base is no less than that of the Hidden Rain Village, and the number of Akatsuki members has also increased from more than one hundred to more than three hundred.

However, as the number of members increased, Bai Ye divided the Akatsuki organization into the inner circle and the outer circle.

The outer circle is made up of ordinary ninjas who once joined the Akatsuki organization, most of whom are from the Hidden Rain Village, while the inner circle is made up of rebel ninjas recruited by Bai Ye from outside, who at least have the strength of elite jonin.

After walking deep into the base, Bai Ye came to a secret room.

There were two red-haired female ninjas in the room. One of them was lying on the hospital bed with disheveled hair, staring at the ceiling with a distracted look, and no one knew what she was thinking.

The other person was sitting on a stool reading a book, occasionally condensing sealing spells in his hands.

After hearing the footsteps coming from outside, the red-haired female ninja who was reading a book did not move, but the disheveled female ninja sat up alertly and looked at Bai Ye with a vigilant face:

"Bai Ye, how long are you going to keep me imprisoned? When will you let me go?"

Hearing this, Bai Ye replied calmly: "Let's talk about it after your injury is healed. If we let you go now, you will only die!"

The female ninja with disheveled hair in front of him was none other than Uzumaki Kushina.

After the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he spent a lot of time and energy, as well as Karin's blood, to save Uzumaki Kushina's life.

Even so, Kushina, who had lost a lot of vitality, was still seriously injured and only had the strength of a Genin.

It will probably take several years to fully recover.

Huali also came over and advised: "Sister Kushina, Lord Baiye is right. If you go out in your current state, any jonin who appears can kill you. It is better to stay here and recuperate."

Kushina glanced at Karin and said, "Karin, you were deceived by Byakuya, so you spoke for him. He was clearly staying near Konoha at the time, but he didn't take action against the Nine-Tails." "Sister Kushina, I have no obligation to deal with the Nine-Tails, and who knew that you would perform the forbidden technique of the Demonic Seal? It was obvious that we only needed to delay it for a while."

After a pause, Bai Ye continued, "Besides, you are one of my people, and Namikaze Minato is not. Otherwise, you can commit suicide now, and you can go to accompany Minato soon. I won't stop you."

Kushina was a person with a bad temper and wanted to teach Byakuya a lesson, but her ailing body prevented her from doing so.

So, with a cold face, he said: "If you hadn't taken me away at that time, other people in the village would have saved me. As long as I could hold on until Lady Tsunade returned, I wouldn't necessarily die."

At this time, Huali shook her head and said without giving any face: "Sister Kushina, please forgive me for being blunt, except for Lord Baiye, no one else can save you."

"When you were sent here, part of your soul was lost. I can save your body, but only Lord Bai Ye can save the broken soul."

After hearing this, Kushina could only give up.

She knew that Bai Ye had saved her life. Under the circumstances at that time, the masked man was likely lying in ambush nearby, and Bai Ye would not risk being attacked by the masked man.

However, what Kushina couldn't understand was that Bai Ye had clearly cured her, but still wanted to imprison her here.

As for Bai Ye asking her to commit suicide for love, she actually had this idea in her mind, but that would be too selfish.

Her child Naruto is still serving as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha.

This is also the reason why she and Bai Ye had a conflict. She is leaving here now and returning to Konoha to accompany Naruto and raise him.

After a moment's silence, Kushina stared at Bai Ye and asked, "Bai Ye, what exactly do you want me to do in order to give me Konoha?"

Bai Ye sighed softly and said, "I just want you to stay here and recover. When you are better, I will naturally send you back. This is my protection for you."

"Have you ever thought that the masked man who attacked you initially might attack you a second time?"

Kushina fell into silence. She almost forgot about this matter. With her current strength, returning to Konoha would not only fail to protect Naruto, but might pose a threat to Naruto.

However, why did the masked man attack her? It is not safe for Naruto to stay in Konoha at this moment.

Bai Ye saw through Kushina's thoughts and said:

"Sister Kushina, I have also sent people to inquire about Naruto's news during this period, and the masked man does not seem to have any intention of attacking Naruto."

"Maybe Konoha did a good job of keeping it a secret, or maybe they are only targeting you two."

"However, I did want to take Naruto with me, but unfortunately Naruto has always been followed by the Anbu, and Konoha will not let me take the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki away."

Kushina sighed softly, she didn't seem to have any better solution.

Although she wanted to stay by Naruto's side to protect him, she could only protect him by not staying by his side. Now it seemed that she could only hide herself from the world and stay in this underground space without seeing the sun.

At this time, Bai Ye picked up a book beside him, handed it to Kushina and said:

"If you have nothing else to do, work with Karin to compile teaching materials on medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques. I'll bring you news on Naruto every few months."

After saying that, Bai Ye left the room deep in the base.

Karin glanced at Kushina, then looked at Bai Ye in the distance, then followed and asked, "Lord Bai Ye, why didn't you take Kushina's child away at that time? And who is the masked man?"

"Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha won't allow that."

"As for the identity of the masked man, I don't know either, but he should have some connection with Kushina. If he was just dealing with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, there's no reason why the masked man wouldn't attack Naruto again."

"However, Sister Kushina is not very emotional at the moment, so I still have to trouble you."

"I will take good care of Sister Kushina..." Karin nodded and left Baiye. She believed that Baiye would not harm Kushina. They were each other's only remaining tribesmen.

After Huali left, Bai Ye's eyes returned to indifference. He looked up at the cold light above his head, then walked firmly towards the Akatsuki office.

Of course he knew the identity of the masked man, and he also witnessed the entire process of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

If it wasn't for the purpose of obtaining half of the Nine-Tails, he wouldn't even want to intervene in the end. After all, only by plunging Konoha into chaos would Akatsuki have a chance to develop.

Konoha is the whale in the ocean of the ninja world. Only when the whale falls can all things grow.

As for why Uzumaki Kushina was rescued, in addition to the fact that Kushina was an Uzumaki ninja, recruiting her might result in the Uzumaki clan's rewards, and it was also for the purpose of recruiting Uzumaki Naruto in the future.

Uzumaki Naruto is the reincarnation of Ashura, the prophesied son of Myoboku Mountain, and the future savior of the ninja world.

As for why they didn't let Uzumaki Kushina go to see Naruto or take Uzumaki Naruto away directly, the first reason was that they didn't want Black Zetsu to know about this, and the second reason was that they didn't want to become a thorn in Konoha's side.

There is no way Konoha would allow the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to leave.

After arriving at the Akatsuki office, Bai Ye saw Hanzo standing at the door as a guard. The former Hanzo seemed to have gotten used to the retired life and had become like a doorman.

Salamander Hanzo also saw Bai Ye and said with a smile: "Bai Ye, you are finally back. What did Yahiko and the others ask you to do?"

"Nothing, just a notification."

"What news?" Salamander Hanzo asked curiously, "What news did they know faster than you?"

Bai Ye saw through Hanzo's gossiping heart and said calmly, "The Nine-Tails Rebellion broke out in Konoha not long ago. The Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki both died."

"Both the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are dead!?"

Even Hanzo of the Salamander was stunned when he heard the news. Although he had been staying near the Hidden Rain Village, he was well-informed about the news from the outside world.

I know that Konoha has a Fourth Hokage who is proficient in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But how could the Fourth Hokage die with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Together, the two of them were enough to destroy a small ninja village.

At this time, Hanzo seemed to remember something, and then looked at Bai Ye, and said in a suspicious tone: "Bai Ye, the Nine-Tails Rebellion was not caused by you, was it?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with me!"

Bai Ye quickly denied it, but in Hanzo's opinion, it was just an attempt to cover up the truth. He did not ask any more questions, but just smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter whether you did it or not, but Scorpion came over just now and he seemed to have something to ask you."

(End of this chapter)