64AkatsukiAI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 64: Akatsuki Organization
Outside the Hokage Building.
A Boar-headed Youth put away the scroll of sealsin his hand.
He glanced at the countless Anbu pursuing him.
The next second, he formed a hand seal with one hand and vanished from the spot.
The Flying Thunder God was activated.
Naruto reappeared on the Hokage Rock.
The entire Village now looked like a beast with its abdominal cavity torn open.
Firelight, smoke, and shouts of killing were woven together.
In the distance, the faint red light curtain of the Four Yang Crimson Formation rose.
He knew that Orochimaru's operation had begun.
There was no time to consider anything else; right now, he had to seize every second to advance his plan.
Naruto opened the scroll of seals without hesitation and quickly found his target.
Eight Gates.
In addition, there were other Advanced Ninjutsuleft by the Second Hokage, including Edo Tensei, Mutually Multiplying Exploding Tags, the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, and so on.
With the rapid consumption of evil points, he ultimately spent 200 evil points—equivalent to 20 years of simulation time—to master them all.
After finishing all this, Naruto pulled out a signal flare.
Whoosh—!
A crimson signal flare soared into the sky from the Hokage Rock, exploding in the chaotic sky and turning into a striking blood-colored spark.
Almost simultaneously.
In the distant sky, another signal flare rose.
In the shadows of the mountain rocks.
Four figures wearing black cloaks with red clouds stood side by side, looking down at this once strongest Ninja Village engulfed in flames.
Deidara had one hand in his Ninja tool bag; looking at the chaos in the distance, he couldn't help but whistle in admiration.
"Hm! Our client this time is really a big spender, to be able to cause such a huge commotion!"
"Of course, otherwise would he have spent a billion to invite us over?"
Kakuzu sneered from the side, "We've already received five hundred million just as a deposit. As long as the money is right, turning this Village into ruins won't be difficult."
One billion to buy a single person's life.
You should know that on the black market, even the head of a top Elite Jonin is only worth thirty-five million ryo.
However, after learning the target's identity, Kakuzu had to admit that this five-hundred-million deposit was indeed a bit hot to handle.
Hidan carried his scythe on his shoulder and licked his lips out of boredom, a fanatical killing intent flickering in his eyes.
"I wonder what that fellow Itachi would think if he knew; after all, this is his 'hometown'."
He chuckled strangely, "The client specifically named the four of us to come this time; Konanprobably didn't tell Itachi either."
"If that guy sees us slaughtering people here, his expression will surely be very interesting, right?"
Deidara chimed in.
"Stop talking nonsense and find our target quickly."
Sasori was hidden inside the heavy wooden shell of Hiruko, his voice low and hoarse. "According to the coordinates given by the client... Hm, he's out."
Almost at the instant Sasori finished speaking.
At a secret tunnel entrance not far away, the ground suddenly exploded.
Dozens of Root Ninjas wearing black cloaks swarmed out like a tide, surrounding an old man covered in bandages.
Danzo Shimura.
His face was very gloomy; he hadn't expected to receive news of the Hidden Sand Village's invasion of Konoha before his own plan could even begin.
However, for him, this might not necessarily be a bad opportunity.
"Lord Danzo, what should we do now?" a RootNinja asked.
"Wait."
Danzo leaned on his cane, coldly watching the soaring firelight and barriers in the distance.
There was no point in going to provide support now.
Anyway, the front line has Sarutobi, the Anbu, and the elites of the various families holding it down.
"Haven't they been clamoring lately about reorganizing Root, hoping to absorb our people to strengthen themselves?"
"Heh, this is the perfect chance to make them bleed a little."
It would be best if Sarutobi also breathed his last on the front lines.
Then, when he comes out to clean up the mess, that will be the day of his rightful ascension as Hokage.
However, at the very moment he finished speaking.
A sudden chill surged up from his back.
"As expected of the 'Darkness of the Ninja World.' So a target worth a billion ryo is just someone who only knows how to hide in the shadows and plot against his comrades?"
Deidara stood on the back of a giant clay bird, his hands inside his Ninja tool bags chewing rapidly.
With a casual flick, dozens of white clay spiders fell like raindrops at the feet of the Root members.
"Who's there?!"
Danzo's expression changed drastically; the RootNinjas beside him reacted extremely quickly, instantly drawing their blades to slash.
Boom boom boom—!
Violent explosions bloomed instantly.
Amidst the smoke and dust, several Root Ninjas were blown into charred remains on the spot.
"The Akatsuki Organization?!"
Danzo's pupils constricted sharply, staring intently at the iconic black robes with red clouds.
He never imagined that at this moment of chaos in Konoha, this group of lunatics would target him.
"Danzo, your life is worth a lot of money."
Kakuzu stepped out from the shadows, his arms already split open.
Countless black Earth Grudge Fear tendrils danced wildly on the ground like venomous snakes.
Before he could finish, a fine and eerie "clack-clack" sound suddenly came from the ground, as if countless mechanisms were being activated simultaneously.
"Secret Red Move: Performance of a Hundred Puppets."
Sasori's voice slowly drifted out from Hiruko.
The next instant—
BOOM!!!
The ground suddenly caved in.
One by one, hideous Human Puppets burst from the ground, their wooden joints turning, and Chakra threads interlacing in the air like a spiderweb.
Ten, thirty, fifty... in the blink of an eye, a full hundred Human Puppets were deployed, completely surrounding Danzo and the dozens of Root Ninjas in the center.
For the first time, the Root Ninjas showed clear signs of wavering.
Danzo's face was gloomy to the extreme, and he tested them by asking:
"How much did the person who commissioned you pay? No matter how much he gave, I will pay double!"
In his view, bribing these outlaws wasn't difficult.
As long as it was a problem that money could solve, it wasn't a problem for him, who controlled Konoha's accumulated wealth for many years.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, greed flashed in Kakuzu's eyes. "Are you saying... you're going to pay two billion ryo?"
"Two billion?!"
Danzo's expression froze instantly, and the hand originally resting on his cane twitched violently.
This was almost equivalent to the annual military expenditure of a medium-sized country.
Just who was it that was willing to spend so much money to take his life?
"It seems you can't afford it."
Kakuzu's tone was mocking. "Then, the conversation is over. Your life and your heart belong to me."
Danzo's eyes turned completely cold.
He knew that today's battle was unavoidable.
"...It seems my head is indeed very valuable in some people's eyes."
Although there were four Akatsuki members in front of him, ultimately, they were just four rogue Ninjas.
It wasn't as if he couldn't put up a fight.
Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!
Danzo didn't hesitate for a moment, his hands instantly forming seals.
Taking a deep breath, he continuously spat out several high-pressure wind spheres like bullets, aimed straight at Sasori, who was controlling the hundred Puppets in the center.
He knew very well that in this kind of encirclement, he had to reduce their numbers first.
And this puppeteer, who could be an army of one, was the greatest threat!