Chapter 151 Contact with the Akatsuki
"Under Gato's arrangement, Uchiha Touhuan and Kakashi, along with Naruto and the other two, enjoyed a good meal at the best restaurant in Konoha."
Gato thoughtfully closed the restaurant that evening, with all the chefs and staff serving only Uchiha Touhuan and his group.
After their meal, Kakashi took the three children home first, while Uchiha Touhuan stayed behind.
Gato waved his hand, and a waiter brought Uchiha Touhuan a cup of hot tea.
"Speak, what's the matter with this grand feast?" Uchiha Touhuan glanced at Gato and then asked.
"Nothing can be hidden from you, Minister of State." Gato smiled obsequiously, waving away all the waiters before speaking to Uchiha Touhuan, "It's like this, while Granny Cat and I were preparing to purchase ingredients, we received a warning from Calvin, the arms dealer from the Land of Lightning." "
A warning?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow. What did that old man say?
"He said the current ninja tool market is nearing saturation, and we're not qualified to participate. He said if we insist on forcibly squeezing the market, we should strengthen the factory's security."
Kado glanced at Uchiha Touhuan's expression, organized his thoughts, and then spoke.
Uchiha Touhuan's face was ashen. He snorted coldly and said, "What, does this Haki-ha from the Land of Lightning think he can interfere in the affairs of my Land of Fire?"
"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Kado asked cautiously.
"Do what needs to be done!" Uchiha Touhuan said coldly. "I remember you told me last time that this Haki-ha has the support of the Hidden Cloud Village?"
"Yes." Kado wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Heh, that Haki-ha from the Fourth Raikage, A, does he think I'm Hiruzen Sarutobi?" Uchiha Touhuan said with a sneer. "Where does that old guy named Calvin have his factory?"
"That guy's factory is in the eastern part of the Land of Lightning, in a small town specializing in military industry," Kado said.
"I understand. Continue to push things forward. Don't worry about security; I'll send a team of elite Uchiha Jonin to provide security for the ninja tool factory," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Also, go and get 500 million yen in cash now."
"Now?" Gato was taken aback. Currently, all of the company's working capital had been invested in the construction of the ninja tool factory, and he couldn't come up with 500 million yen in cash right now unless he used his personal funds.
"What? Is there a problem?" Uchiha Touhuan looked up at Kado and asked.
"No, please wait a moment." Kado gritted his teeth, walked out of the private room, called his secretary, and whispered a few instructions.
Half an hour later, Kado presented two sealing scrolls with both hands.
Uchiha Touhuan looked at the amount of money inside, nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Kado, "Very good. Prepare well recently. I plan to entrust you with the expansion plan for the new urban area around Konoha. Go and communicate well with the owner of Yamato Construction."
"Yes!" Kado's face instantly lit up with ecstasy. Developing a new urban area together with Yamato Construction Group was a huge pie.
Since the Land of Fire moved its capital to Konoha, these businessmen, with their abundant capital, have entered many sectors. However, they have been unable to get involved in the highly profitable real estate sector.
The reason is simple: others need to spend time and effort building houses, but these people only need to clap their hands. The cost of a single building project is no more than 20 military rations. How can they compare ?
Moreover, Yamato Construction is a legitimate state-owned enterprise of Konoha Village, backed by Uchiha Touhuan and Kakashi. Even if they wanted to interfere, they wouldn't dare.
And now, Uchiha Touhuan actually promised him that his Gato Group could also get a share of the development project in the new city area. How could he not be overjoyed?
[I knew it. As long as the Hokage sees my loyalty, he won't be stingy.]
"Go and prepare early. Remember to do everything I asked you to do." Uchiha Touhuan put the two scrolls containing cash into his pocket, then instructed Gato before getting up to leave.
"Okay, I understand. I'll see you off." Kado quickly followed, escorting Uchiha Touhuan to the restaurant entrance.
After leaving Kado's restaurant, Uchiha Touhuan went straight to the Naga Shrine.
Black Zetsu, having received news that Uchiha Touhuan was on his way, quickly took his position.
The moment Uchiha Touhuan stepped into the shrine's basement, Black Zetsu emerged from the stone slab.
"Junior, you've come," Black Zetsu said in a low voice.
"Ancestor," Uchiha Touhuan bowed slightly, "How is the situation in Hidden Mist Village lately?"
"As you said last time, the controlled Yagura Karatachi has been subtly expressing support for the commoner ninjas of Hidden Mist Village against the bloodline clans.
The conflict between the commoner ninjas and bloodline clans in Kirigakure has become even more intense. The Hozuki clan and the Yuki clan have recently been nearly wiped out, leaving only two children who were taken away by Orochimaru, who infiltrated Hidden Mist Village."
"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow, surprised that Orochimaru, who had been hunted down throughout the ninja world, was still involved in child trafficking.
"However, a new organization has recently emerged in Hidden Mist Village.
They are currently consolidating the power of the bloodline clans that suffered heavy losses due to the siege by civilians, and they have also recruited some civilian ninjas who are dissatisfied with the Fourth Mizukage, attempting to overthrow his rule.
Their leader is the woman you saw at the tavern last time. In the next few days, I plan to have Yagura Karatachi send out the Anbu to suppress them," Black Zetsu said.
"Looks like Hidden Mist Village is quite lively lately," Uchiha Touhuan said with a light laugh. "But, Ancestor, why suppress them?"
"Not suppress them?" Black Zetsu asked, puzzled. "Are we going to let them overthrow Yagura's rule? We finally got such a useful pawn like Yagura."
"Ancestor, we need to think long-term," Uchiha Touhuan smiled. "What we want is a Hidden Mist Village in chaos, and what could be more chaotic for a village than a coup?"
"What do you plan to do?" Black Zetsu asked after taking a deep breath. After his last trip to Hidden Mist Village, Black Zetsu realized that when it came to causing trouble, a hundred of him couldn't compare to Uchiha Touhuan alone.
Now that Uchiha Touhuan believed he was Indra's will, he wasn't hesitant to seek his advice on this matter.
"Can White Zetsu help me forge an identity that allows me to infiltrate that group of rebels?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.
"Sure," Black Zetsu nodded.
"That's good then.
Rebellion is something only professionals can handle," Uchiha Touhuan chuckled.
"Alright, I understand," Black Zetsu nodded, having grasped Uchiha Touhuan's plan.
"By the way, Ancestor, do you have any backup plans in the ninja world that can contact the Akatsuki?" Uchiha Touhuan asked. Uchiha Touhuan's question startled Black Zetsu, who was about to leave, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He thought to himself:
[Why would he ask that? Has he discovered something?]
Seeing Black Zetsu's reaction, Uchiha Touhuan's lips curled into a faint smile. After watching Black Zetsu freeze in shock for a moment, he continued,
"If not, that's fine. I'll try other channels." Hearing
Touhuan's words, Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief.
After a moment's thought, he asked, "What do you want with the Akatsuki? I have a way to contact them."
"Really?" Touhuan feigned surprise. "I never expected you, Ancestor, to have a way to contact them."
"The establishment of this organization is closely related to Uchiha Madara, so it's normal that he left some backup plans to contact them," Black Zetsu explained. "But what do you want with them?"
"To give them a mission, of course, but it needs to be done in secrecy," Touhuan said.
"I understand." Black Zetsu nodded. After a while, White Zetsu, Tobi, emerged from the ground.
"Salute to the Hokage! Loyalty!" Tobi saluted Touhuan as soon as he appeared.
Uchiha Touhuan's lips twitched slightly, but not wanting to spoil the mood of this ally who would soon be of great help, he raised his hand in salute in response: "Loyalty."
Then, Uchiha Touhuan created a shadow clone, nodded to Tobi, and allowed Tobi to entwine around it. In an instant, the shadow clone's appearance and chakra fluctuations completely changed. Then, it and Black Zetsu submerged underground.
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Half an hour later, not far from an underground exchange in the Land of Hot Springs, Black Zetsu and Uchiha Touhuan's disguised clone emerged from the ground.
"Is it here?" Uchiha Touhuan's shadow clone asked.
"Yes, recently a team of Akatsuki members has been active in this area," Black Zetsu nodded. "And if you want to conceal your identity, you can just post a mission at this exchange."
"I see." Uchiha Touhuan's clone nodded, then strode into the exchange.
Uchiha Touhuan's current disguise made him look like the foolish, rich type, so as soon as he entered the exchange, the wandering ninjas inside all glared at him with hostility. Uchiha
Touhuan, however, calmly told the clerk behind the counter, "I have a mission here; the bounty is 500 million."
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