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Chapter 243: The Rogue Ninja of Konoha, One by One, They All Lack Professional Ethics…
🕑 Added 2025-08-30 15:30:01 +0000 UTCChapter 243: The Rogue Ninja of Konoha, One by One, They All Lack Professional Ethics…
It was likely due to Tobirama Senju's imprudent choice of personnel back in the day that Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and the others had no choice but to leave the Hidden Rain Village with Kakashi Hatake, signaling Konoha's relinquishment of its intentions for the village.
Might Guy and Yamato volunteered to prepare for camping and set up security measures. It was unlikely that anyone who didn't know better would dare to attack this ninja squad…
Kakashi Hatake lay leisurely on a tree branch, a novel in his hands, occasionally murmuring the words out loud.
It was clear that the contents of the book were very exciting.
"…Is the book written by Jiraiya-sensei very good?"
Itachi Uchiha and the crow on his shoulder craned their necks to look at the novel in Kakashi's hands and asked with confusion, "Kakashi-senpai, I remember Lady Tsunade crashed many of his book signing events…"
"Ahem… it's alright!"
Kakashi glanced in alarm at the young Jonin who had suddenly appeared, squeezed his mask, and hastily stuffed the book into his ninja tool pouch. Only then did he say with a sanctimonious expression, "Itachi, have you found any traces of the Akatsuki recently?"
"…"
The young Jonin shook his head gently. "We've searched the Akatsuki's stronghold in the Hidden Rain Village over and over again. All the members have already left…"
"It seems our intelligence leads have gone cold again…"
Kakashi Hatake helplessly scratched his white hair, scanned the people around him, and said in a low voice, "Have you found any trace of Obito?"
"…Not this time."
Itachi Uchiha shook his head. They had even seen the reanimated First Hokage and the Six Paths of Pain, yet they still hadn't seen Obito Uchiha.
He was even beginning to suspect whether that clansman who had defected from the village had also abandoned the Akatsuki, just like Orochimaru…
Of course, that was impossible.
Although Obito Uchiha's recent life had been a baptism of fire, he was勉强 getting by. Nagato's respect for him was growing, but he kept asking for his help in restoring his nation…
Was that something he could do?
Even the real Madara Uchiha couldn't do it!
The Akatsuki's new base was located in the Land of Bears. This base had been left behind by Madara Uchiha back in the day. Its geographical location was secluded, and basic supplies could be guaranteed…
Nagato was a veteran shut-in and could adapt to this kind of life. He was currently repairing the Six Paths of Pain, preparing to capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
A flock of paper butterflies suddenly flew into the room, landing by Nagato's wheelchair. A soft voice said, "Uchiha 'Madara' has already left."
"Very good. Zetsu's side has already captured the One-Tail jinchuriki…"
The red-haired Nagato nodded. He squeezed a black rod in one hand and slammed it into the corpse in front of him. He then nailed in several chakra receivers, one by one.
After finishing all this, Nagato formed a hand seal, infused his chakra into the puppet before him, and looked at Konan. "Before Mr. Madara returns, we must also succeed in capturing the Four- and Five-Tails jinchuriki…"
"Nagato, there's one more thing…"
The paper iris flower swayed slightly. Konan slowly squatted down, placed a hand on Nagato's arm, and said in a low voice, "I received a piece of news today. Zetsu attacked the Iwa-nin outposts on the border of the Land of Earth. Iwagakure has already started to strengthen its security…"
"Zetsu?"
"Yes, the news has already spread throughout the Land of Earth."
Konan looked at his surprised face and said in a deep voice, "This is very disadvantageous for us. Iwagakure is not a small ninja village, and the strength of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, is not that of an ordinary ninja, not to mention the jinchuriki…"
"That guy Zetsu!"
Nagato gritted his teeth and coughed up a mouthful of bloody foam. After taking a deep breath, he forced himself to calm down and continued, "Don't worry, with the strength of the new Six Paths of Pain, it will be enough!"
"Nagato!"
Konan looked on nervously. She raised her hand to give him a tissue and said softly, "We can't go on like this. We should stop this plan…"
"Ahem… I'm fine…" The stooped figure under the red hair wiped the corner of his mouth and shook his head gently. "It's just some side effects from over-exerting myself while infusing chakra into the new Hell Path's body."
"But…"
"It's alright."
Nagato raised his head, caressed the Rinnegan in his eye sockets, and comforted her in a low voice, "The power of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue is far beyond our imagination. At that time, it will surely be able to cure my illness and also revive Yahiko! We will definitely become the gods of this world!"
They both knew that the Rinnegan contained the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. This was a jutsu that could truly revive the dead. Nagato was more willing to believe Black Zetsu's lies than Konan was…
He just hadn't expected that that guy Black Zetsu would now show signs of betraying the organization again… Didn't he know they were going to Iwagakure to capture the Four- and Five-Tails jinchuriki?
Wasn't this just forcefully increasing the difficulty of their plan?
"Can Sasori of the Red Sand capture the Two-Tails jinchuriki within ten days?"
"Considering the strength of the Hidden Cloud Village, the difficulty is very high…" Konan pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "I will go and ask him later to complete the mission as soon as possible… That guy Sasori, if he agrees to something, he will definitely do it."
"Good…"
"There's one more thing…" Konan said after some deliberation, "The organization has always been short on manpower. Before Uchiha 'Madara' left, he recommended a person to me, a rogue ninja from Konoha named Hiruko. It's said he possesses four Kekkei Genkai…"
Nagato got a bit of a headache just hearing "Konoha rogue ninja." "If you think he's suitable, then go and recruit him… If he doesn't want to offer his loyalty, then just kill him directly!"
The number of Konoha rogue ninjas in their organization was a bit high!
The number one Konoha rogue ninja was, naturally, the first rogue ninja to appear since Konoha's founding, the always-masked Uchiha 'Madara'. Unfortunately, this fellow had always been a slacker who didn't listen to orders, and whether he took action or not depended entirely on his mood.
The second Konoha rogue ninja was Orochimaru, who had just defected again. It was a waste of the great responsibility he and Konan had placed on him. They had wholeheartedly considered Orochimaru to be a pillar of the organization. Sometimes, they even wanted to treat him as a substitute for Jiraiya-sensei, willing to share the ninja world with him!
But as it turned out, this guy Orochimaru used their Akatsuki's channels to grow his own wings, and then decisively defected!
And he even left behind a lot of trouble for their organization before he left!
However, that guy Orochimaru did leave behind the Tandem Paper Bomb Jutsu, probably with the intention of a peaceful breakup. But how could a breakup be that simple… If it weren't for Itachi Uchiha and that crow arriving in time, they would have hunted him to the ends of the earth!
The third Konoha rogue ninja, Zetsu.
This was a ninja with even less integrity than Uchiha 'Madara'.
He was clearly skilled in using the Flying Thunder God Technique, yet he always acted as an intelligence ninja, and the information he brought back was always incomplete!
And now to recruit this Hiruko, another Konoha rogue ninja… Nagato's heart couldn't take it!
If it weren't for the fact that they were too short on manpower, he really didn't want any of these Konoha rogue ninjas!
The rogue ninjas from Konoha, one by one, they all lacked professional ethics…
