Naruto: Starting With Tenseigan C133 (Patreon)

Chapter 133: The Grievous and Indignant Akatsuki Organization, and Hyuga Makoto Whose Name Shook the Ninja World

Inside Amegakure.

Drizzling rain fell from the sky, and inside a secret underground chamber in the Village, the members of the Akatsuki Organization had gathered together once again.

"Everyone, how is your recovery coming along?"

Nagato was controlling Pain, looking expressionlessly at the group of people from the Akatsuki Organization.

Although because of the Otsutsuki matter, his true identity had already been exposed within the Akatsuki Organization.

Yet he still used the identity of Pain, just like how Obito still wore a mask to this day.

Fortunately, the members of the Akatsuki Organization didn't care about such details at all; after all, as long as he was strong enough, he could suppress these people.

"If everyone is mostly recovered, I think we should also start continuing our missions."

"It seems that your body has recovered quite well, Leader."

Hearing this, Orochimaru couldn't help lightly licking his lips, and Sasori glanced at him from the side.

"What a pity, I even wanted to see what kind of foolish things some self-righteous idiots would go and do."

"If it were before, that might have been the case, but now..."

Orochimaru didn't mind Sasori's sarcasm at all; he spoke with a casual smile.

"I have an existence with even greater research value. That is truly a Man from the Heavens in the true sense."

"Hmph."

Orochimaru's words caused Sasori to let out a cold hmph without refuting him, and the others also fell into silence.

This time, the Akatsuki Organization meeting had everyone present; even Obito stood silently in the shadows of the corner.

And truly, without exception, all of them had encountered that Man from the Heavens, and quite a few of them had even suffered his iron fists!

"That guy and his organization are truly terrifying."

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Nagato's expression looked somewhat unsightly, but he still controlled his emotions and spoke in a low voice.

"However, to deal with him, and even to complete our plan in the future, we must make foolproof preparations."

"That's right. Whether it's the accumulation of funds or the allocation of personnel, we cannot fall behind in either."

Seeing that everyone's spirits were not very high, Black Zetsu immediately spoke up to help smooth things over.

"Especially regarding personnel, we have too few people, and we must step up our efforts in all aspects."

"I don't have anyone to recommend, but I have a question."

Kakuzu had no interest in these matters whatsoever; what he was more curious about and concerned with right now was another matter entirely.

"How is your investigation into Hyuga Makoto coming along? How are we going to settle the grudge for those three hearts of mine?"

The moment Hyuga Makoto's name was brought up, the gazes of quite a few people within the Akatsuki Organization flickered once again.

After all, besides that Man from the Heavens, quite a few of them had suffered huge losses at the hands of Hyuga Makoto!

Orochimaru had been forced back by Hyuga Makoto using Shinno's life, and Biwa Jūzō had almost been beaten to death by Hyuga Makoto.

Uchiha Itachi had his problems discovered by Hyuga Makoto, and ultimately step by step became a true Rogue Ninja of Konoha.

And Uchiha Obito...

His eyes were already red, his fists were already clenched hard, and that unforgettable hatred was something he could never let go of no matter what!

If one were to ask who he hated the most, Hyuga Makoto would definitely occupy a place among them.

"Him..."

Even Black Zetsu felt a bit depressed inside when he heard Hyuga Makoto's name.

He wanted to contact Hyuga Makoto and let him know the truth of fate.

However, Hyuga Makoto had always stayed in Konoha, and moreover, he understood a certain matter, which left Black Zetsu without even the chance to paint a grand picture for him!

"There is some intelligence, but it can hardly be considered good news for us."

"What intelligence?"

Hearing this, Obito immediately asked. Uchiha Itachi and Kakuzu also turned their gazes over, leaving Black Zetsu with no choice but to sigh.

"I once thought of using the Hyuga Branch Family matter to find a way for you all to deal with him, but..."

"Branch Family? If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot. There is the Caged Bird Seal!"

"Forget about the Caged Bird Seal. This fellow has already solved the Caged Bird Seal."

"What? Did someone actually pull that off?!"

"It's his curse mark; not only did it Seal the Caged Bird Seal, but it also possesses formidable power, and he even wiped out the Main Family in one fell swoop."

"This..."

"Therefore, his situation is very complicated."

Black Zetsu sighed. The grand picture he originally wanted to paint was solving the Caged Bird Seal.

Hyuga Makoto, acting as a vessel, naturally wouldn't be afraid, but the people of the Hyuga Branch Family might not feel the same.

He knew Hyuga Makoto's situation in Konoha, knew that he valued friends and Family, and had even planned to use this method to make contact.

As a result, look at things now—the guy went and settled all the problems himself!

"As expected of the power of Mother's kindred, but at least leave some opportunities for me..."

Black Zetsu was in extreme agony inside; now he could only think of other methods once again.

"He can basically be regarded as the next Clan Chief of the Hyuga, so the difficulty of investigating him will also increase. I need time."

Black Zetsu's words plunged everyone into silence. They never expected developments to turn out like this.

Uchiha Itachi hung his head without saying a word. He suddenly felt that the situation was somewhat abnormal.

He and Hyuga Makoto were simply too similar!

Both were members of a dōjutsu-wielding Family, both were members of the Anbu, and they had even once been teammates.

Even more, both of them had raised their hands against their own clan members!

Yet why did Hyuga Makoto become the next Hyuga Clan Chief, while he himself became a universally reviled Konoha Rogue Ninja?

What on earth was going on here?

Uchiha Obito was also speechless. He truly didn't understand how that bastard, whose mouth was full of nonsense, kept getting better and better.

"Alright, we will follow up on Hyuga Makoto's issue, but we have more important matters."

Seeing that everyone was silent and the topic seemed to have drifted away, Nagato also felt somewhat helpless.

"The Nuclear Organization is the biggest trouble right now. To deal with them, we need to strengthen ourselves; we still have too few people."

"That's right. We will deal with Hyuga Makoto; the Nuclear Organization is the key."

Black Zetsu didn't want to talk about Hyuga Makoto anymore either, so he immediately spoke up, following Nagato's lead.

"We need more people. Your Excellency Orochimaru, that Shinno in your hands can perhaps be recommended to join us. Besides him, you should know Hiruko, right?"

"Shinno is no problem; anyway, it's the same anywhere."

Hearing these two names, Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, and then he smiled playfully.

"As for Hiruko, I know him too, but I'm not sure where that fellow is, and furthermore, he..."

His gaze held a fair amount of disdain; Hiruko was a true failure in the literal sense within Konoha!

"He seems to be doing quite well now, so we can give it a try."

Nagato naturally could tell that Orochimaru's words had hidden meanings, but he didn't care. The Akatsuki Organization was far too short on people!

"In addition, we must also accelerate our search for that 'Immortal' in the Land of Hot Springs."

"The Immortal?"

Kakuzu let out a cold hmph, offering no opposition to this proposal.

"It's just that I don't know whether this fellow is real or fake."

"Then the temporary recruitment plan will stand at that for now."

Seeing this, Nagato directly made the final decision, while also not forgetting to add a reminder.

"Everyone, our mission to accumulate funds cannot stop either. I hope you all will work harder; the people we will face in the future are no ordinary individuals!"

"Funds..."

The moment funds were mentioned, Kakuzu's gaze suddenly turned toward Pain.

He still had a question that had never received a response!

"Ahn-re ahn-re, I just obtained some intelligence."

Before he could speak, White Zetsu suddenly chuckled in disbelief.

"It seems we've made a huge fortune!"

"A huge fortune?"

Kakuzu's eyes instantly lit up, but the others were somewhat baffled. Black Zetsu even couldn't help asking.

"What intelligence? What happened?"

"Huh? Did you guys hide it that well?"

White Zetsu blinked, then spoke with a chuckle.

"I've been investigating quite a few things lately and hadn't paid attention to the black market, but I only just found out that news about us has spread across the black market."

"What on earth is going on? Get to the point!"

"According to black market news, someone from our side went to intercept and assassinate the Fourth Raikage, and succeeded."

"What? The Fourth Raikage?!"

"Not only that, but he was even taken to the black market in exchange for a bounty!"

"Exchanged for a bounty..."

"It is said that the powers of Susanoo and Wood Release were used."

"Hiss..."

"And furthermore, it was traded for hundreds of millions of ryo!"

White Zetsu's words instantly plunged the Akatsuki Organization into dead silence.

The next instant, everyone's gazes involuntarily turned toward Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito!

Yet the faces of those two were filled with utter bewilderment. When on earth did they intercept and assassinate the Fourth Raikage?

However, after just a moment, Obito seemed to think of something.

His eyes instantly turned red, and his fists hardened in an instant!

He controlled his emotions as much as possible, but his voice still sounded so gnashing of teeth and hysterical.

"Nuclear Organization!"

"You bastards, how dare you do this?!"

"We didn't do it! We didn't!"

"Akatsuki Organization, we and you are irreconcilable enemies!"

And while Obito was grieving and indignant, inside the Raikage's office at the peak of the high mountain in Kumogakure.

Darui shed his usual lazy image; his fists were clenched tightly, and his gaze was filled entirely with anger.

Killer Bee sat to the side without speaking, seemingly plunged into immense grief.

And Yugito, who had just awakened, had a face full of weakness and sorrow.

"It's all my fault. I didn't protect Lord Raikage well, I..."

"Yugito, this matter isn't your fault, and Big Brother won't blame you either."

Seeing this, Killer Bee, being a Jinchuriki himself, couldn't help speaking up to comfort her.

"Gyūki also said that Wood Release and Mangekyo counter us far too heavily, so don't take it to heart..."

"That's right. The Raikage won't blame you."

Samui also spoke up helplessly, comforting her softly.

"If it weren't for you, many things wouldn't be so clear to us."

"We must immediately investigate the Akatsuki Organization now..."

Darui spoke angrily from the side. The Fourth Raikage had treated him exceptionally well and had always cultivated him as a successor.

Now that the Fourth Raikage was dead, he truly found it hard to bear all of this!

"We must wipe out this group of villains in one fell swoop!"

"This matter is certain, but now is not the time to be impulsive."

Seeing Darui's appearance, Samui felt even more of a headache.

She was also a person trusted by the Fourth Raikage and had always been studying under Tutai.

Although her heart was also filled with hatred and anger right now, she was still relatively calm.

"When Lord Raikage was in Konoha, the Village was already not very stable, and now that an accident has happened to Lord Raikage, the Village will only become even more chaotic!"

"Darui, no matter what, we must settle this grudge, but the top priority is still to stabilize the Village. Otherwise, how can we take revenge?"

"However..."

Darui trusted Samui immensely as well, but he truly found it somewhat hard to accept.

However, before he could finish speaking, Samui coldly interrupted him.

"There are no 'howevers'. Do you want Lord Raikage's efforts for the Village to all go down the drain?"

"..."

Darui was silent in response; he felt that he could never outtalk this woman.

Moreover, subconsciously, he also believed Samui was right; he could only grit his teeth and ask in a low voice.

"Then what should we do? Just leave it alone like this?"

"Naturally that's impossible. There are many things we need to do."

Samui took a deep breath. After Tutai's death, she had to shoulder this kind of work; she forced herself to calm down.

"First, we must retrieve Lord Raikage's remains. I'm afraid the other Villages won't just sit by and ignore it either."

"That's right!"

Killer Bee nodded immediately. He hadn't thought about much else; he simply didn't want his good big brother to suffer humiliation.

"Big Brother's remains cannot be left outside!"

"In addition, we also need to inform everyone in the Village about this matter."

Samui continued, a gleam shining in her eyes.

"Lord Raikage's death has thrown the Village into chaos, and all sorts of people can't help jumping out. We must divert their attention."

"..."

Darui and Killer Bee were both somewhat silent. Doing this by utilizing the Fourth Raikage's death made them feel very unhappy inside.

But they could also see the chaos in the Village; no matter how unhappy they were, they didn't refute her.

"As for the last thing, it is to immediately investigate the Akatsuki Organization."

Seeing that neither of them refuted her, Samui breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Moreover, not only do we need to investigate the Akatsuki Organization, but Konoha must also be investigated. After all..."

Speaking to this point, she paused slightly.

"No one knows if they are the ones who hired people, and moreover, if it weren't for that Hyuga Makoto, Lord Raikage wouldn't have ended up like this."

"Konoha, Hyuga Makoto..."

Samui's words made both Darui and Killer Bee nod.

It wasn't impossible that Konoha had sought out the Akatsuki Organization, and it was even hard to say whether this matter was orchestrated by Konoha.

After all, the powers of Wood Release and Mangekyo originally belonged to Konoha!

And this person, Hyuga Makoto, had already entered their sights.

When Hyuga Makoto sent back the Fourth Raikage, he hadn't concealed his identity in the slightest.

Yugito had already informed them that the Fourth Raikage had personally admitted that he was defeated by Hyuga Makoto...

"It seems we're going to have our hands full next."

Darui spoke with a gloomy and pained face, while Killer Bee's gaze drifted somewhat.

"Hyuga Makoto, just how on earth did you defeat Big Brother..."

And just as they were discussing Konoha and Hyuga Makoto,

inside a training ground in Konoha Village, Hyuga Makoto looked at the crowd from Konoha and the group of people from the Branch Family, his expression somewhat helpless.

"I say, you guys don't need to be in such a rush..."