Akatsuki's internal meeting.
"Leader, the seal is successful, so what shall we do next?" Kakuzu frowned. "There is a lot of movement in Iwagakure now and that has affected my daily bounty hunt."
"Should we solve this problem once and for all?"
"That's right, I can't hang out with Kakuzu and do my Jashinistic activities anymore!" Hidan nodded repeatedly.
Itachi, Kisame, Scorpion and others all looked at Nagato.
Although Iwagakure can't beat them one on one, those guys who keep causing trouble are really annoying.
Especially if there are some high-level shinobi nearby, they will immediately come in groups and lengthen the time. And it won't be long before Onoki comes from heaven...
Itachi was caught by Onoki once, and after a fight, he finally dragged Onoki back with illusion, and then retreated safely with Kisame.
Deidara who is from Iwagakure hesitated to speak. He knew what Kakuzu meant by 'solving it once and for all', meaning directly destroying Iwagakure.
"No, we won't do that kind of thing." Nagato said calmly. "Catching the tailed beasts remains the top priority."
"So which one do we catch this time?" Kisame said with a meaningful smile. "To Kumogakure's Two-Tails?"
"No, we will capture the One-Tail of Sunagakure." Nagato remained calm.
"Why?" Itachi frowned. "Rasa is someone who has managed to fight Natsuo and hold him back for a while. Normally, shouldn't the weakest be chosen first?"
"Because Raza is an expert who can fight Natsuo, we have to attack him." Nagato paused, and said: "Otherwise, when they are fully alert, we will be in even more trouble!"
Zetsu also said beside him: "That's right, I heard that Tsunade directly accepted the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as an apprentice, and even took him to live directly in the Uchiha clan, and has prohibited him from leaving the area..."
"She should be on guard with us."
Saying that, everyone in Akatsuki looked at Itachi—they suspected that Itachi had betrayed Akatsuki's information, which led Tsunade to take this action.
After all, neither Rasa nor Terumi Mei thought that Akatsuki's goal was the Tailed Beast. Instead, they felt that Akatsuki's goal was to attack Iwagakure, only they started by attacking his Jinchuriki.
Including Kumogakure, several countries contacted Akatsuki and provided them with aid, on the condition that they continue fighting Iwagakure.
Only Tsunade and by extension Konoha, hinted that Akatsuki's target was the Tailed Beasts, not only took precautions, but also contacted other shinobi villages. Although no one believed him.
Itachi's expression was neutral, as if he didn't notice the strange glances around him.
But after all, no one had any evidence, and Itachi did not reveal the slightest mistake, so everyone slowly withdrew their gazes.
Nagato looked deeply at Itachi for a moment and said, "Rasa and Terumi Mei did not discover our purpose, but if we attack Kumogakure next, as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely be able to guess our goal."
"Once the Jinchuriki are protected by them, they will most likely hide the Jinchuriki, and even all the Shinobi Villages may unite to attack us."
Akatsuki members usually perform in groups of two. Besides wanting the members to keep an eye on each other, it is also to make sure that the Jinchuriki don't escape.
Capturing and killing enemies are two completely different levels of difficulty.
Although Jinchuriki have great stamina and recovery, if one wants to hold the target until they are incapacitated and unable to escape, sufficient combat power is needed to achieve this.
This is the case for a Jinchuriki, if he is accompanied by a whole group of shinobi...
The chances of achieving this will be very slim.
Unless Nagato acts himself, the Akatsuki members will not be able to continue capturing the Tailed Beasts.
That's why if they want to capture the tailed beasts without further problems, they must naturally take advantage of the other party's lack of vigilance and make a decisive move.
"I understand, but we still have to wait for the opportunity when the Jinchuriki is alone" Itachi said calmly. "If the Jinchuriki is not alone, it will be very difficult to capture."
"But now, whether it is One Tail or Six Tails, they all stay in their village obediently and don't go out..."
"Are we going to bide our time?"
Although Rasa and Terumi Mei did not believe Tsunade's warning, they tacitly did not let their Jinchuriki leave either. Anyway, them stopping quests won't affect the village at all.
Perhaps waiting for the opportunity is the best option?
"No! Iwagakure has delayed my work too much, I can't stand it!" Kakuzu shook his head without hesitation.
Hidan also said, "That's right, if this continues, what will happen to Jashinism?"
"It is true that we can no longer delay our actions..." Nagato reflected for a moment.
Iwagakure as one of the Great Shinobi Villages can cause a lot of problems for Akatsuki. If Onoki discovers the base in Amegakure, he will implicate the people of Land of Rain.
Nagato himself is not afraid of Onoki, but the Ame-nin are no match for the Iwa-nin at all. He doesn't want Amegakure to get hurt too much. This is the country where he and Yahiko and Konan share their ideals...
"Let's see if we can use some means to lure One Tail and Six Tails out." Nagato pondered for a while.
"What if they can't be lured out?" Sasori said: "At this time they should be alert and will not let the Jinchuriki leave their villages so easily."
Nagato said coldly: "If you can't attract the Jinchuriki, you can also attract Rasa or Terumi Mei..."
"I don't believe they can sit back and watch their villages be attacked instead of chasing the enemy!"
Everyone was silent. This is indeed a good way. But the problem is that Rasa and Terumi Mei are too strong, and those who lure them as bait may be in danger...
"After all, this time we are facing these two top-level shinobi, so we should pay more attention..."
Nagato also understood everyone's thoughts, paused and said, "Four people, go deal with One Tail and Six Tails respectively."
"All members of Akatsuki will participate in this operation."
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Sunagakure...
Tonight, Rasa is working in the village. As the 'strongest Kazekage', he has already been overwhelmed by his fame.
The Suna-nin have carried out his every order without hesitation. The execution seems to be very fluid and makes it seem like he is in complete control, and although some actions take a while to execute, they do their best to be quick. But once he makes a mistake in decision, Sunagakure, who will execute his orders with determination and ruthlessness, will suffer huge losses.
At that time, Rasa's prestige will definitely disappear, and the village will never again have a single voice in decisions and will have the stable atmosphere that exists now...
This is unacceptable to Rasa.
Therefore, he had to carefully and repeatedly reflect on each of his orders, estimate possible problems during execution and try not to make serious mistakes...
This caused him to spend a lot of energy on government affairs, but it also made Sunagakure prosper.
Although the industries of the Uchiha clan have begun to fill Sunagakure with vitality, hiring several shinobi for their operations and even puppeteers have been given tasks to help in the operation of different machinery.
And to keep all this running without affecting his reputation, Rasa also worked very hard.
For example, tonight, even though it is already late at night, there are no pedestrians on the roads of Sunagakure, and most of them are already asleep...
But he, Rasa, is still working hard in Kazekage Mansion, taking care of the affairs of the Village.
"Kazekage-sama, it's getting late, you should take a rest." Baki said seriously. "Your body is the treasure of Sunagakure, and it cannot be wasted on such ordinary government affairs!"
As he spoke his eyes were filled with admiration. Their Kazekage toiled hard every night, working hard for the development of the village...
Among the Kages of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, who tries as hard as the Kazekage?
Under the leadership of Kazekage-sama, Sunagakure will surely achieve greater glory.
"Oh? Is it so late already?" Rasa glanced at the sky and stretched. "Okay, I'll go home after I approve this document."
However, Baki kept a straight face and pressed one hand on the document.
"You can leave the processing of this document to me. Kazekage-sama, you should rest first...or your body will not be able to bear it."
"Okay, okay." Rasa smiled wryly: "Really, Baki, you really care about me...my wife didn't care about me like that when I was here."
"If Karura-sama is here, he will definitely praise my actions." Baki snorted softly. "Believe it or not, if the Jonin in the meeting room know the current situation tomorrow, they could give me prizes."
Rasa chuckled: "It's actually possible."
Baki also smiled.
Such a smile is very common in today's Sunagakure. Not only the children, but even the Jonin, who had always been stern, smiled and the atmosphere during the meetings was very relaxed.
It is completely different from the bitter face before. This is the change brought about by the great Kazekage. This is the power of hope!
Rasa smiled, then put the documents on the table, and walked to the window step by step.
In the past, as the weakest Kage level, in order to maintain his authority in the village, his every action was meticulously planned to exude authority, he always kept a straight face and walked at a leisurely pace.
He always kept a serious, calm and firm face. Even when she met his children when he came home, she would scold them with the most majestic expression.
A 'smile' seemed to have become a luxury for him.
But now, he is used to flying over roofs and walls, jumping out of the window every day, stepping on the roof of the building indulgently to go home...
After all, walking majestically through the village is too slow.
And Sunagakure has more and more government affairs, so he doesn't dare to delay time on trivial things.
Looking through the windows of the Kazekage Mansion, it is still the gray and khaki landscape unique to Sunagakure.
Rasa narrowed her eyes in satisfaction. His body is tired, but his mind is relaxed. Here is the village he loves. And this time...
[Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!]
A series of explosions sounded.
"Huh?!" Rasa suddenly opened his eyes. Then he jumped from the window, at the same time golden dust emerged under his feet, holding him firmly. He gave a loud shout. "Who dares to cause trouble in Sunagakure?!"
In the sky.
A strange big white bird carried two people on it.
"This guy is the strongest Kazekage, Rasa?" Deidara looked down at Rasa who was stepping on the golden dust and flying.
"That's right." Sasori nodded calmly. "Don't underestimate him, this guy is hiding quite deeply!"
Sasori's puppet body cannot display the movements of a living person, otherwise his eyes at this moment would definitely be full of solemnity.
Rasa is too calculating to be able to hide for so long!
Back then, he had been in contact with Rasa, and the reason why Rasa was able to ascend to that position was because he himself killed the Third Kazekage.
At that time, Rasa performed quite poorly! Apparently, he was defeated several times on the battlefield. But in reality he feigned weakness because he was powerless to suppress the internal strife within Sunagakure.
He even made the decision to sacrifice Pakura...
Whether it was the Suna-nin or the shinobi from other villages, they all considered him the shame of the Kage level.
If Uchiha Natsuo hadn't appeared out of nowhere and suppressed everything with absolute combat power, perhaps this man could have taken Sunagakure directly to counterattack Konoha and reaped huge benefits!
"Even I was deceived by him back then...this guy should not be underestimated!" Sasori said in a deep voice.
"I know, brother Sasori." Deidara chuckled lightly. "I'm not a brat, how could I underestimate the enemy!"
Deidara glanced at Sasori out of the corner of his eye.
Sasori nodded. "Follow the plan and lure Rasa away."
"Understood!" Deidara dropped a pile of detonating clay without hesitation.
The explosive clay turned into several birds and scattered. He didn't attack Rasa, but instead targeted many buildings in Sunagakure.
"Do not even think about it!" Rasa roared, stretched out his hands and grabbed tightly.
Around Sunagakure, a large amount of gold dust erupted out of thin air.
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