As they walked through the door, Minato's eyes widened with excitement. "It's indeed the place where Sensei lived."
He couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia wash over him as he took in the many traces of Jiraiya's in this place. Having spend a long time with with his Sensei, he could notice the subtle details and adjustments of Jiraiya's stay here.
This made him recall all the trips he had with Sensei for various missions, causing him to reminisce.
Takeshi, the mischievous cat that he is, jumped onto Minato's shoulder, looking around curiously before speaking in a shameless tone, "Meow, he must like Konan the most, right?"
Rin, quick to correct him, pulled the cat back, saying, "Takeshi, you can't say that about Jiraiya-sama!"
Obito couldn't help but agree with Takeshi's words, but he felt a pang of guilt for having been influenced by the cat's opinions. Before speaking with others, he thought it would be best to observe and reflect on his own thoughts.
As before he can judge Jiraiya for being attracted to fairer sex, Obito knows of his own obsession with Rin.
"I've been listening to you talk about Akatsuki," Minato said, touching the photo on the wall and turning to face the three residents.
Mainly Yahiko, who seemed to be the leader among the trio, while Konan and Nagato played more executive roles. "Can you tell me what you're planning?"
After hearing this, Yahiko walked out the door, gazing up at the gloomy sky, and then turned to ask, "Have you been to Amegakure Village?"
Everyone nodded in unison, recalling their previous mission to escort the Ame Ninja, with whom they had become familiar.
"The Land of Rain is a sorrowful land, caught between the three major Villages, where it rains throughout the year. To us, peace is like the sunshine we long for but can't quite reach. I want to use our power to push away the clouds in the Land of Rain, to let this land see the light again." At this moment, Yahiko exuded confidence and charisma, his words filled with conviction.
Takeshi couldn't help but think to himself, even the best animation paled in comparison to the real thing. Men like Yahiko were indeed the most charismatic, capable of gathering a group of Ame Ninjas to fight for them and die if need be.
"This is Akatsuki!" Yahiko's simple words conveyed his intentions and emotions, making it clear that they were willing to go through great lengths for their goals.
The entire Minato team fell silent, aware of issues with the Land of Rain but struggling to empathize with Yahiko's emotions, as they are from the Land of Fire themselves.
Noticing the atmosphere had grown dull, Takeshi jumped onto Yahiko's shoulder, waving his paw, and said, "Hey, wake up, can you beat Hanzo?"
The reaction was met with silence, leaving Yahiko heartbroken.
Hanzo of the Salamander, known as the "demigod," was a legend from the Second Ninja World War, who, with the power of a small village, had single-handedly faced many powerful foes.
His strength was truly indescribable. Yahiko didn't say anything on that topic, but he believed Hanzo might cooperate with them, considering his concern for Amegakure and leading this small land, and his longing for peace in the ninja world.
Neither Takeshi nor Minato could fathom Yahiko's true intentions, as they were, after all, citizens of Konoha. While Takeshi could guess due to his past life knowledge, the depth of it is something that could only be experienced.
"Isn't there any information from Konoha?" Konan stood up, inquiring about potential leads, as cooperation demanded mutual exchange.
Minato pondered for a moment before sharing the information Konoha currently possessed. "The Third Kazekage of Sunagakure is missing, and Sunagakure is searching everywhere for his whereabouts. It's unclear whether this is a conspiracy of Sunagakure or if the Kazekage is truly missing."
Yahiko's eyes widened in shock, his mind racing with possibilities, such as Sunagakure and Iwagakure joining forces to deal with Amegakure or the two villages forcing other small villages around the Land of Fire to defect.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage, the reason of their behavior in Sunagakure Village, sounded almost laughable at first. After all, how could a Kage suddenly go missing.
Minato emphasized, "This is the information the Yamanaka clan dug out from the heads of the ANBUs of Sunagakure."
All villages are aware of the Yamanaka Clan's prowess, including Akatsuki, who, despite being small, were exceptionally skilled.
Yahiko and the rest no longer doubted the validity of claims, and Yahiko carefully chose his words, saying, "Let's cooperate. We have quantity but lack quality. The four of you... well, the five of you are all elites. We were fortunate that we could meet tonight, and the three of us will cooperate with you to gather information."
Takeshi laid lazily on the medical box, observing the other two members of the trio, particularly Nagato, whose long hair deliberately blocked his eyes, hiding behind it.
Even with such a low angle, the true appearance of those eyes couldn't be seen from below. However, peeking into a corner, Nagato's Rinnegan eyes were visible, its purple color unmistakable.
Maybe Zetsu or his clone was secretly lurking around, likely spying around. If Takeshi shouted, "Zetsu, are you there?", he believed Zetsu would contribute a lot of points after hearing it.
Maybe he could even gain even more points from Madara, though that would undoubtedly come with death...
Takeshi didn't want to die yet.
After discussing business, Yahiko begged Rin to help treat their injured member. Since they were now friendly, Rin agreed.
For Takeshi, this was an opportunity. As he strolled around, he provoked others, taking advantage of the temporary truce.
When Konan arrived, Takeshi jumped onto her shoulders, giving her a provocative look.
"This cat, he is the one..."
"He injured the leader, and now he comes here to show off his dominance. It's so annoying!" The Ame Ninjas present cursed in low voices, standing up in unison.
Konan was undoubtedly the angel in their hearts, and now the angel was being stepped on by Takeshi... The most annoying thing was that the "angel" didn't care at all.
Instead, she hugged the Takeshi with both hands, then looked sideways at Rin behind her and said, "You don't want to be nervous, we have reached a cooperating together with the ninjas of Konoha."
"Hello everyone, my name is Rin. I am a medical ninja. Those who are injured please come over, I will treat you all according to the severity of injuries." Rin smiled softly, then quickly took out the medical kit at the back.
"Uehara, you are responsible for counting the wounded, and let the most injured members who need treatment the most receive it first." Konan gave the order in an orderly manner.
Among the three, Yahiko was the busiest, and Nagato was very introverted, so she had to take part in many things, and her abilities were developed over time.
A man named Rikuto came in front with most injuries. Takeshi glanced at him and said immediately, "Meow, I remember you, you wanted to use an umbrella to block my hair needles, how naive!"
The injured Ame Ninja gritted his teeth, finding Takeshi annoying. Which of the injured ones here were not injured by this cat's hair? He's just unlucky to be most injured...
Konan's face turned red, and she coughed lightly, pinching Takeshi to remind him to stop. If he continued to provoke, these people might gang up to beat this cat.
She didn't see Takeshi's power and abilities, thinking that Rikuto was the only one injured by him, but she didn't know that 90% of their ninjas injuries were caused by Takeshi.
If she knew this, she might have suggested that Kakashi follow along to keep people in check.
"It's a bone injury, but fortunately, it's just a minor fracture, and it will be healed soon." Rin said softly after checking, and then planned to use ordinary medical techniques to treat it.
This kind of injury doesn't require iryo-jutsu. Not long after, this one was cured, and the next one was came along.
"Meow, you are the one who used, Water Release Water Formation Wall Jutsu to block my attack. What were you thinking fighting back against me?" Suddenly, the atmosphere was still.
Konan's expression was stiff, and she pressed the cat harder, but the next second, the cat slipped out of her hand and jumped onto her shoulder.
Sure enough, this cat might look cute, but his heart is as black as his fur. After couple of her hand seals, pieces of white paper flew out from her shoulders to surrounded the cat.
Takeshi quietened down for sometime, but when the next "contestant" came on stage, the paper with chakra attached was easily torn open by him with his claws, and then he poked his head out of the paper cage.
"Are you... Meow? How did you get hurt?" The injured Ame Ninja asked, confused. Making the Ame ninja feeling frustrated, 'You beat me up and get me injured, but don't even remember how it happened. How can there be such an irritating cat!''
Konan covered her face and reluctantly took the cat and backed away a dozen steps. There was no other way.
If they didn't retreat, they would start fighting again. Judging from the current situation, this cat may not be easy to control, and if this continues the conflicts would increase, but Akatsuki would still be the ones who suffer the consequences later. "What do I do ?"
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