In Kumogakure, a table was thrown away from the Raikage's office once again, a cry of rage echoing throughout the room as he looked at the wounded Killer B and the 11 ninjas who had managed to return.
He was shocked, not only did B lose, but most of the 10 teams he entrusted to him were eliminated!
This shocked Ay immensely, he only sent so many ninjas because the Daimyo made it clear that he wanted Toji dead at all costs and paid a generous sum for him to send dozens of squads at once.
In fact, Ay actually sent dozens of squads, but it was mostly to look for Toji, after all the man didn't stay still and was difficult to find. It was only because of his current behavior, which drew attention, that all the teams located him, and since they were already on the mission, they all went.
Killer B himself was out there performing shows and having a great time, it was only when he received the information that he had to rush to help.
-B! How the hell did some random samurai manage to make you run, and on top of that, lose more than half your squad?!- Ay shouted angrily.
B was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't resist starting to rhyme as he explained what had happened.
Ay glared at B angrily, but his furrowed brow indicated that he was no longer paying attention to him, but thinking about what he had heard.
-Did Hachibi say he's a demon?- Ay asked again, to which Killer B agreed.
The Raikage frowned, Toji had become a complicated problem.
//-//
In Amegakure, the rain didn't stop, falling heavily day and night. Atop a statue on the tallest building in the steampunk-themed village, Pain "Deva" sat, receiving the rain directly on him.
It was then that a strange 'fern' sprang up from the ground.
Pain's eyes quickly turned to the spot where Black/White Zetsu had appeared.
-Nagato.- Black Zetsu's voice rang out. -We found two interesting guys, they would be perfect replacements for Hidan and Itachi.
-Yes, they are indeed powerful.- White Zetsu confirmed, smiling.
Nagato looked at them through the eyes of Yahiko's corpse, clearly his interest was piqued.
Black Zetsu noticed, he didn't wait for a question, instead he started talking.
-One of them is Afro, a samurai from the Land of Iron. He's wanted for killing his master and fleeing with his ancestral sword, Akayuki.- Black Zetsu said, his voice possessing the calmness that only a thousand years of intrigue could bring. -His strength is at least Rank S. He killed more than 10 Kumo ninjas in a siege of 30. If it weren't for the appearance of the Eight-Tails, he would have killed them all. Furthermore, he managed to hold his own well against the Eight-Tails.
Pain narrowed his eyes, still silent, and Black Zetsu took this as a request to continue speaking.
-The other one, Fushiguro Toji, an extremely strange and fickle fellow, he put bounties on the heads of several Daimyos, massacred bandits, and went around 'helping' people become better people, like throwing a child into the water so they learn to swim or making a farmer pull a cart while leading a donkey to make him treat it better. There are rumors that he is also a demon.- Black Zetsu concluded.
Pain looked at Zetsu for another moment before looking away, returning his gaze to the rain.
Zetsu didn't speak, then Pain opened his mouth and spoke. - Where is he?
-He's currently in the Land of Grass.- Zetsu said.
Pain stood up slowly. - Then let's go.
//-//
In Otogakure, Sasuke was annoyed.
Very annoyed.
As soon as he returned, Jugo pulled him aside and said that now that he had killed Itachi, it was time to rebuild his clan.
Sasuke was stunned, completely stunned. He was still in a blank mood when Jugo pulled him aside and showed him a list of various women from Otogakure, ninjas or not, some even with Kekkei Genkai. Upon hearing that Sasuke was looking for a wife, they all quickly signed up.
That's when Sasuke was even more shocked. When did he sign up to get a wife? Even more so, how come as soon as he arrived in the village, there were already thousands of women lining up to be his wife?
When did Jugo organize this?!
So, still dazed, Sasuke went on dozens of blind dates, which he didn't agree to, but when he realized what was happening, he had already been dragged there.
Worse still, all those women were exactly like the brainless fans he had as a child! Sasuke just wanted to run away, and he did. That's when he discovered that Jugo had left Karin, Suigetsu, and Ranmaru in charge of the "Uchiha Clan" project.
Ranmaru didn't care what Jugo asked, he just did it.
Suigetsu found it hilarious, he laughed whenever he looked at Sasuke's blank face, so he gladly helped.
Sasuke doesn't know what Jugo promised Karin, but the girl was completely focused on preventing him from escaping, no matter what he tried, she could feel it as soon as he moved.
Sasuke, who should have been somewhere else contemplating the emptiness he felt in his chest, found himself trying by all means to escape this random marriage.
It got to the point where he tried to use the snake summoning technique to escape, but as soon as he tried to enter a snake's mouth, he was spat out and the snake disappeared, no other snake accepted his summons.
This on-again, off-again situation lasted for several days before Sasuke finally got so angry that he nearly burned Suigetsu to death with his Amaterasu.
Jugo finally appeared. Sasuke was stretched out on his Futon, unwilling to move. He looked at Jugo, his lips curving downwards, averting his gaze. If he didn't know he couldn't win, he would have wanted to try burning Jugo as well.
-Well, I just wanted to help. You don't seem interested in breeding, did you? Weren't you the one who wanted to resurrect your clan? Or do you want an Uchiha clan from one Uchiha?- Jugo teased lightly, sitting on the ground and looking at Sasuke curiously.
Sasuke did not answer, his lips trembled.
He wasn't an idiot, he realized exactly what Jugo was doing. On one hand, he was furious, but on the other, he felt a strange feeling in his chest.
Finally, he sighed. -I'm not going to do it now, can you stop?
Jugo shrugged. -Fine, but if I see you with that sad face again, I'm going to kidnap that little pink-haired girl from Konoha.
Sasuke thought of Sakura for a moment, he sighed, straightened his torso, stood up and left the room. Jugo watched him leave, and the next moment, he disappeared from the room.
It seems that this boy wouldn't be emo anymore, the Uchiha clan project could be shelved. For now.