Chapter 125: Chapter 125: The Prototype of Akatsuki

After the meeting ended, Natsuki was just about to leave with the other Jonin when his wrist was grabbed.

He turned his head and saw it was Tsunade.

"You stay. I have something to tell you."

Tsunade met his gaze and let go of his hand.

Natsuki nodded.

Before long, the other Jonin had left, leaving only Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

"Among the supplies sent this time, there are many materials for the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe."

Orochimaru looked at Natsuki and Tsunade and said. "Before the final decisive battle, we need you to make as much of the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe as possible."

"Yes, Teacher."

Natsuki understood and responded immediately.

"For the next few days, your squad will stay in the main camp."

Orochimaru took out a storage summoning scroll, handed it to him, and said.

Natsuki put away the storage summoning scroll and returned to his tent.

"How is it? Any new missions?"

Nawaki asked curiously upon seeing him.

"No."

Natsuki replied. "Rest for the next few days and prepare for the final decisive battle."

"Is it finally time for the final decisive battle?"

Nawaki’s eyes lit up.

"If you want to play a bigger role in the final decisive battle, you have to hurry up and train."

Natsuki smiled and reminded him.

"Aren’t we training right now?"

Nawaki clenched his fists and said. "We will definitely learn Geppo before the final decisive battle!"

He, Maruboshi Kosuke, and Yakushi Nonou had already learned Soru and Shigan.

Namikaze Minato only learned Shigan, but because he had only been learning it for a month, he hadn’t fully mastered it yet.

After chatting with them, Natsuki went to the laboratory.

He thought for a moment and used the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

He had his shadow clone make the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe while he left Konoha’s main camp.

Soon, he arrived at Yahiko’s secret base.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, noticing many traps set up around the area.

Without a doubt, these were set up by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.

Although they looked crude, they were more than enough to deal with ordinary people. Even if they couldn’t injure an enemy, they could serve as a warning.

Natsuki nodded slightly, avoided the traps, and walked in.

"Teacher Natsuki!"

The three of them, who were training, called out in unison upon seeing him.

This included Nagato.

Previously, Nagato was somewhat aloof toward him because he was a Konoha ninja, but his attitude changed after Natsuki taught him ninjutsu.

After all, he was essentially a child and not a bad person.

He only appeared cold because his parents were killed by Konoha ninjas.

"I’ve been teaching you for about a month. Let’s see your training progress today."

Natsuki paused and said. "Yahiko, you first."

Yahiko nodded and walked to the center of the clearing.

He first used the Transformation Jutsu, turning into Nagato, then used the Clone Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu.

After executing the Three Basic Jutsu one by one, he looked at Natsuki, anticipation on his face.

"Very good."

Natsuki praised.

Learning the Three Basic Jutsu in a month, anyone would call him a genius.

Of course, still not comparable to a genius like Hatake Kakashi.

"Thank you, Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko breathed a sigh of relief and said happily.

Natsuki secretly thought that children in the ninja world were indeed too mature for their age.

Yahiko’s performance was out of fear that Natsuki would be dissatisfied and stop teaching them ninjutsu.

"Konan."

Natsuki looked at Konan and said with a smile. "Don’t be too nervous. I won’t eat you."

Konan was slightly taken aback, but her apprehension decreased significantly.

She walked to the center and also demonstrated the Three Basic Jutsu.

Natsuki couldn’t help but nod.

Konan’s talent was slightly higher than Yahiko’s, and her Three Basic Jutsu were also more proficient.

"Very good. Keep up the hard work."

Natsuki reached out and rubbed Konan’s head.

The corners of Konan’s mouth curled up, feeling very happy in her heart.

"Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko suddenly smiled mysteriously and said. "You definitely can’t guess Nagato’s training progress."

Hearing this, Nagato subconsciously looked up.

"Then show me."

Natsuki looked at Nagato and said.

Nagato walked to the center of the clearing and used the Clone Jutsu.

Another Nagato appeared, looking no different from the original.

"I only learned the Clone Jutsu."

Nagato dispelled the Clone Jutsu and said in an indifferent tone.

Natsuki’s mouth twitched.

As expected of Nagato.

He learned chakra extraction and the Clone Jutsu in three days.

This speed would make him a super genius even in the Five Great Villages.

"Your talent is very high. Train hard, and you can become a top-tier ninja in the future."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Can I surpass Hanzo?"

Nagato asked subconsciously.

He was a resident of the Land of Rain, so in his mind, Hanzo was the strongest.

Especially since Hanzo single-handedly declared war on the three major ninja villages, pushing his fame to the pinnacle in the Land of Rain.

"I think you can."

Natsuki paused and asked. "If your strength can surpass Hanzo, what do you want to do?"

Hearing this, Nagato was stunned.

First, he didn’t expect he could actually surpass Hanzo. Second, he hadn’t thought about what he wanted to do in the future.

"That amazing?"

Yahiko widened his eyes and asked in surprise. "Teacher Natsuki, what about me and Konan?"

"If you work hard enough, maybe you can surpass Hanzo too."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

In the original work, Yahiko definitely couldn’t compare to Hanzo, but Konan, relying on her Dance of the Shikigami, could put up a fight.

But now, with his guidance, everything was unknown.

"If we can all surpass Hanzo, we can completely restore peace to the Land of Rain!"

Yahiko’s tone was both serious and excited.

"If you have such a wish, I can help."

Hearing this, Nagato spoke up.

He was saved by Yahiko and Konan, so he wanted to repay them.

"Achieving such a dream requires a long time, and you three alone cannot do it."

Natsuki didn’t say more, changing the subject. "Let’s begin training."

"Teacher Natsuki, what ninjutsu should I learn next?"

Yahiko asked impatiently.

"From now on, you will learn Water Release and kenjutsu."

Natsuki pondered for a moment and said.

Adding kenjutsu was so Yahiko could learn Water Breathing, just like Nawaki.

"Konan, you learn taijutsu first."

Natsuki continued. "Nagato, you can learn all five elemental jutsu. Start with Water Release along with Yahiko."

He originally planned to have Konan learn Seith Magic: Human Possession.

But it was a Yin Release ninjutsu with high difficulty, not suitable for a beginner.

Learning taijutsu wouldn’t be a problem.

After determining their directions, Natsuki began teaching.

Time quickly reached noon.

"Next, I will teach you some essential ninja knowledge."

After lunch, Natsuki spoke up.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato nodded.

This wasn’t their first theory class.

Natsuki had previously taught them how to set traps.

"Today I’ll talk about the ’one village per country’ system."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said. "The story begins with the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama."

He took the opportunity to educate the three of them on the history of the ninja world.

"Teacher Natsuki."

After listening, Yahiko asked. "Then if we want to restore peace to the Land of Rain, don’t we have to cooperate with the Daimyo of the Land of Rain?"

"I don’t like the Daimyo of the Land of Rain."

Nagato said unhappily.

"I don’t like the Daimyo of the Land of Rain either."

Yahiko said with a disgusted tone. "He doesn’t send people to help us, leaving us homeless."

Normally, wars between ninjas didn’t affect ordinary residents.

But once the scale of the war expanded, while the Five Great Countries might still maintain this principle, the small countries simply gave up.

The Daimyo of the Land of Rain was exactly this type of situation.

After the Second Shinobi World War started, he ignored everything and hid in a safe place.

But if he really wanted to help, he could still save many residents.

It’s just that to him, losing a few people made no difference.

"When you have enough strength, you won’t need to cooperate with the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. Just control him directly."

Natsuki said casually.

"Ah?"

Yahiko asked in confusion. "Wouldn’t doing that break the rules?"

"As long as you maintain the superficial rules, no one will criticize you."

Natsuki said meaningfully.

Yahiko scratched his head, still not quite understanding.

"You’ll understand in the future."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko nodded and changed the question. "What do you mean when you say the three of us cannot restore peace to the Land of Rain?"

"To what extent do you mean by restoring peace?"

Natsuki asked in return.

"Make it so there is no more war in the Land of Rain."

Yahiko said without thinking.

"Is that all?"

Natsuki shook his head and said. "I think it should be allowing all the residents of the Land of Rain to have enough to eat and live a prosperous life."

Yahiko couldn’t help but be stunned.

He had truly never thought of such a thing.

But that was normal.

Although he was mature for his age, he didn’t have much knowledge in his head, so naturally, he couldn’t think of it.

"If you want to achieve this level, the three of you alone are naturally not enough. You need more like-minded comrades."

Natsuki concluded. "That means rebuilding Amegakure."

"Rebuilding Amegakure?"

Yahiko instantly said excitedly. "I think that works!"

Hearing this, many thoughts also surfaced in Nagato’s mind.

Only Konan didn’t think that much.

Her initial wish was just to survive, and now it hadn’t changed much.

But since Natsuki and Yahiko had other wishes, she would definitely help.

"The current leader of Amegakure is Hanzo."

Yahiko quickly realized the practical difficulty. "If we want to rebuild Amegakure, Hanzo definitely won’t agree."

"Hanzo is nothing to fear. Konoha will deal with him."

Natsuki paused and said. "Konoha will eventually return to the Land of Fire. That will be your opportunity."

The three of them suddenly remembered that he was a Konoha ninja.

It’s just that they were all somewhat doubtful.

Not doubting the second half of the sentence, but the first half.

Could Konoha really deal with Hanzo?

After all, the situation they understood was that Hanzo had already repelled Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

Natsuki smiled and didn’t explain further.

After all, they were too young and didn’t know many things clearly.

"What should we do after Konoha leaves?"

Yahiko asked hurriedly.

"The Land of Rain will be leaderless and chaotic for a while. You can establish an organization and recruit followers."

Natsuki paused and said. "I’ll tell you how to create an organization."

The three immediately became serious.

The content Natsuki taught, combined with some knowledge from his previous life, would definitely make the organization they created more concrete than the Akatsuki organization in the original work.

After all, the Akatsuki organization in the original work only had a rather unrealistic organizational goal: achieving peace through dialogue.

"That’s all for today."

Natsuki stopped after speaking for two hours.

Yahiko nodded, wanting to hear more.

In comparison, Konan and Nagato weren’t as interested.

Especially the former, who listened in a daze.

"Teacher Natsuki, drink some water."

Konan immediately handed Natsuki a bottle of water.

Among the three, she was the most attentive.

"Thank you."

After taking a sip of water, Natsuki said. "Rest for ten minutes, then continue your training."

But Yahiko and Nagato didn’t rest.

Konan hesitated for a moment and also planned to train with them.

"Balancing work and rest is the best way to train."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

Konan was slightly taken aback and sat back down.

The sun set in the west.

Natsuki said goodbye to Yahiko and the others and returned to Konoha’s main camp.

After a week of this uneventful life, a change finally occurred.

"Lord Orochimaru wants you to go to the main tent."

An Anbu ninja appeared before Natsuki.

"I’ll go right now."

Natsuki immediately responded.

This was obviously another Jonin meeting.

"It seems the final decisive battle is not far away."

Namikaze Minato said thoughtfully.

This week, although their two squads hadn’t gone out on missions, the other squads were still very busy and had done many missions.

"Just the right time to let Amegakure ninjas witness my Geppo!"

Nawaki said very confidently. "I will definitely surprise them!"

His progress had already surpassed Yakushi Nonou’s.

After all, he was from the Senju clan and had higher physical fitness.

But he still couldn’t compare to Tsunade.

Tsunade had already learned Shigan and Geppo and was currently learning Tekkai.

With this, she had mastered four of the Marine Rokushiki—oh no, Konoha Rokushiki techniques—tying with Natsuki.

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato felt slightly regretful.

He started learning too late and had only learned Shigan, not Soru, Geppo, or Tekkai.

Natsuki suddenly thought of something.

Hanzo was very skilled at using explosive tags.

He even combined explosive tags to create a Fire Release ninjutsu called Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation.

In the original work, Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation injured Jiraiya and also injured Nagato’s legs.

Thinking carefully, Natsuki felt Nawaki shouldn’t have any problems.

Although it was somewhat impolite, given his strength, there was a high probability he wouldn’t come into contact with Hanzo.

"I’ll go to the main tent first."

Natsuki told them and went to the main tent.

There were already many Jonin in the main tent.

Seeing Natsuki, they all greeted him one after another.

This was clearly not the treatment a newly promoted Jonin should receive.

Both strength and status were indispensable.

Not long after, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and the others all arrived.

"During this time, Amegakure has completely contracted under our offensive."

Orochimaru said slowly. "Under Hanzo’s orders, the remaining Amegakure ninjas have all gathered at Amegakure’s main camp."

Normally, Amegakure itself would be their main camp.

But Hanzo wasn’t stupid. He deliberately set the battlefield far away from Amegakure.

Thus, Amegakure’s main camp was established.

"According to Anbu intel, Hanzo plans to launch a sneak attack on our main camp."

Orochimaru added. "The goal is to poison most of us first. That way, they will have a chance of winning."

Everyone wasn’t surprised upon hearing this.

This was the only way Hanzo could defeat them.

After all, in a test of pure strength, Amegakure was far inferior to Konoha.

"Lord Orochimaru, should we launch a preemptive counterattack?"

Nara Shikatsu asked.

"Attacking their main camp is not a wise choice, especially Amegakure’s main camp, which is full of traps and poison."

Orochimaru stated his thoughts. "We wait for Hanzo to come for the sneak attack."

"Barring any accidents, Hanzo will use poison in his first wave."

Jiraiya interjected.

"We will all evacuate the main camp, leaving only shadow clones as a disguise."

Orochimaru nodded and said. "This way, we can avoid Hanzo’s first wave of attacks."

Although they already had the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe, it was too precious. It was impossible for everyone to have a vial.

In short, save it if possible.

"The other Amegakure ninjas are nothing to fear. You will be responsible for the counter-encirclement."

Orochimaru continued. "We must isolate Hanzo, preventing them from coming into contact with too many ninjas, before dealing with him."

Everyone understood upon hearing this.

No wonder they were letting Hanzo launch the sneak attack.

In all of Amegakure, only Hanzo could release massive amounts of deadly poison.

And this deadly poison could harm not only Konoha ninjas but also Amegakure ninjas.

This was why he usually wore a gas mask.

In other words, when launching a sneak attack, Hanzo would be disconnected from the majority of Amegakure forces.

This way, they could be flanked and defeated separately.

"Sakumo, you will be responsible for leading a team to deal with Amegakure’s main force."

Orochimaru ordered.

"Yes."

Hatake Sakumo immediately responded.

"Hanzo will be dealt with by me, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Natsuki."

Orochimaru added.

Everyone was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

They didn’t expect Orochimaru and the others to take the risk personally.

But thinking about it carefully, it made sense.

Besides them, anyone else facing Hanzo would be outmatched.

Moreover, very few of them knew that Tsunade and Natsuki had already deciphered Hanzo’s poison. Hanzo was just a turtle in a jar.

"Next is the evacuation."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice. "We must keep the noise to an absolute minimum. We cannot let the Amegakure ninjas notice anything."

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

The night deepened.

Inside the tents.

Natsuki, Maruboshi Kosuke, Yakushi Nonou, and Nawaki all used the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

After each leaving one shadow clone behind, they left Konoha’s main camp along the designated evacuation route.

The other ninja squads executed the same maneuver.

If one didn’t know the Shadow Clone Jutsu, using the Clone Jutsu would have the same effect.

But using only the Clone Jutsu wouldn’t be appropriate. It would be easily seen through.

Of course, the shadow clones left behind naturally wouldn’t foolishly get poisoned.

Shadow clones could be dispelled remotely. When Hanzo launched his sneak attack, they just needed to dispel them in advance.

The next morning.

Amegakure’s main camp.

"Lord Hanzo."

An Amegakure ninja reported. "The Konoha ninjas have all returned to their main camp and are reinforcing their defenses."

"It seems they have guessed what I’m going to do next."

Hanzo stood up and said with a confident tone. "In that case, I will satisfy them!"

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