The Night of the Nine-Tails caused severe damage to Konohagakure, and they had been keeping a low profile ever since.
Even when Kumogakure Village humiliated and pressured them, they chose to compromise.
The main reason, besides the Third Hokage being soft, was that Konohagakure couldn't afford a war.
Facing Kumogakure Village's relentless pressure, Konohagakure kept giving in, allowing Kumogakure Village to rub their faces in the dirt.
The news about the Night of the Nine-Tails was well-known, and such a big event couldn't be hidden.
A mysterious man named Uchiha Madara took advantage of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato's wife Kushina giving birth, infiltrated Konohagakure, controlled the Nine-Tails, and made it attack Konohagakure.
A group of S-rank rogue ninjas wasn't worth the attention of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but Uchiha Madara was.
After all, Madara's reputation had long been known in the ninja world, and no one dared to ignore someone who could rival the God of Shinobi.
Good.
They were starting to take it seriously.
Yan continued to share the known information:
"By the way, on our way to Kumogakure Village this time, one of the ninjas who attacked us was skilled in puppet manipulation, named Sasori.
He used a very special puppet with Magnet Release.
After comparing it with the village's records, we were surprised to find that this puppet was actually the Third Kazekage, who triggered the Third Ninja World War."
"That's impossible!!!"
Chiyo stood up excitedly.
Everyone knew how the Third Ninja World War started.
The Kazekage of Sunagakure Village disappeared, and Sunagakure Village searched everywhere, eventually suspecting Konohagakure.
With the support of some hawks in the village, the war with Konohagakure broke out.
Now the truth is out. The disappearance of the Third Kazekage was actually the work of one of their own.
"Facts speak louder than words. Konohagakure wouldn't deceive everyone with false information.
According to Orochimaru's confession, Sasori of the Red Sand held a grudge against the Third Kazekage because of his parents' deaths. He poisoned and killed him, then turned his body into a puppet.
After that, he defected from Sunagakure Village and joined the Akatsuki."
"If you don't believe it, you can go to Amegakure Village and investigate. The Akatsuki's base is there."
"....."
Chiyo was speechless. Yan was right; Konohagakure wouldn't deceive everyone with false information unless they wanted to become a public enemy.
If what Yan said was true, then....
Chiyo felt a chill down her spine. She couldn't imagine how many people in the village would curse Sasori once the news got out.
A looked gleeful:
"Speaking of rogue ninjas, Konohagakure and Kirigakure Village have the most, but even Sunagakure Village has them...."
Among the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure Village has the most rogue ninjas due to the Bloody Mist rule, which forced many ninjas to defect.
It was either defect or die, a tough choice.
Naturally, those who didn't want to die chose to defect.
Konohagakure also has many rogue ninjas, with Orochimaru being the most notorious.
Other villages aren't much better; every village has rogue ninjas.
Yan glanced at A and said calmly:
"One of the ninjas who attacked us was a Taijutsu specialist named Dai. Does Raikage remember him?"
"...."
A's smile gradually disappeared.
Of course, he remembered. Dai was an elite Jonin of the village.
However, due to his bad temper, he had a conflict with a teammate during a mission and accidentally killed them, leading him to defect.
A didn't expect to be mocked one moment and then slapped in the face the next.
Doudai, standing behind A, covered his face in frustration.
"Ha~~~"
An unharmonious laugh sounded, and Yan turned to see Terumi Mei.
Yan crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at Terumi Mei:
"By the way, your village's rogue ninja, Biwa Juzo, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, was also among them. But he wasn't lucky and died."
Terumi Mei: "...."
Now, the Akatsuki has rogue ninjas from Konohagakure, Sunagakure Village, Kirigakure Village, and even Kumogakure Village. That leaves only Iwagakure Village....
Everyone instinctively looked at the representative from Iwagakure Village.
Seeing everyone staring at him, the elder from Iwagakure Village became angry:
"Why are you all looking at me like that? Do you think our village can't have rogue ninjas?"
"Ahem!! As far as I know, the Akatsuki doesn't have any rogue ninjas from Iwagakure Village, at least not yet."
The Akatsuki doesn't accept just anyone. If you're not strong enough, they won't take you even if you want to join.
Originally, Deidara, who would later join the Akatsuki, was just a little kid at this time, so Iwagakure Village could remain a clear stream.
"Hmph!"
The representative of Iwagakure Village proudly raised his head.
The other village representatives were all exasperated.
The smug and mocking look in the other party's eyes made Ai want to punch him and show him why flowers are so red.
But this thought remained just that, a thought.
A didn't dare to punch him directly.
Unless Kumogakure Village wanted to start a war with Iwagakure Village and face the joint condemnation of the other villages.
"Uchiha Yan, although Konohagakure is willing to share this information with us, and I appreciate it, I regret the loss of your village's advisor elder. But if you think you can drag us into this with this information, that's impossible."
We gladly accept free information.
But if Konohagakure thinks it can drag us into this, sorry, that's not happening.
No matter how you put it, the Akatsuki is just a potential threat, not worth the attention of the Five Great Ninja Villages, except for Konohagakure.
Unless something like the Nine-Tails Night happens to them, they are unlikely to target the Akatsuki.
Yan wasn't surprised by A's response.
If the other party had immediately shouted about dealing with the Akatsuki, Yan would have found it strange.
We accept the information, but dragging us into this is impossible.
Yan placed his hands on the table, tapping his right index finger on the surface, and looked around at the representatives of the other villages with a faint smile:
"The village knows some more important information about the Akatsuki, but this information cannot be shared for free, so please understand."
Tsunade's idea was to share for free, but Yan wasn't so selfless; he wanted to get something from the other villages.
"More important information?"
Information that can't be shared, meaning this unshareable information is the most important.
"Information that could change the ninja world, so it comes with a price."
Yan raised a finger and shook it.
I've said my piece, the rest is up to you!
Free is impossible; other information can be free, but information about the Rinnegan comes with a price.
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