"What price do I need to pay to gain power?"
"If you join our Nine Faces, you will naturally get the chance to gain power, and it will also help you find a backer, so you won't just passively accept being bullied."
Sara found this reliable. After all, they had already experienced the disadvantage of having no backer, enduring the suppression of the Hidden Sand Village all by themselves.
"If you join our Mechanical Empire, then you won't need to fear the people of the five great nations anymore. And when you have your own power, you can personally take action and repay the hardships you suffered in the Hidden Sand Village."
Sara listened to the various benefits Zero promised, gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and then nodded seriously in agreement.
Zero was very happy to see Sara agree, a smile on her face as she said, "Alright, consider yourself officially joined to the Red Face of the Nine Faces. I will gradually hand over subsequent knowledge and weapons to you on the way."
"Let's go. The Hidden Sand Village is probably sending people to chase us now."
Zero finished speaking and led Sara towards the Land of Rain.
Time was still quite tight. It was best to avoid meeting the Hidden Sand Village if possible. After all, Zero still had a mission to talk to the Hidden Sand Village, and couldn't reveal their existence yet.
As the Roran survivors headed to the Land of Rain, the Hidden Sand Village also received intelligence from their scouting team, knowing that the Ryumyaku had disappeared.
When the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, learned this news, he was furious. In his opinion, the Ryumyaku was already the Hidden Sand Village's, but now the duck that was in his mouth had flown away.
"Find those Roran people and the ones who stole the Ryumyaku. Capture them all, then bring the Ryumyaku back."
Following the orders of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, ninja squads immediately set out from the village to search for the Roran survivors.
And in the Kazekage's office, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked at his two advisors and said, "Do you think the Leaf Village did this?"
Chiyo said with certainty, "The Ryumyaku was sealed by the Fourth Hokage. If it wasn't someone from the Leaf Village, how could the seal be broken so quickly?"
Rasa heard this and became enraged. He slammed his hand on the table and said fiercely, "Since the Leaf Village people dared to come to the Land of Wind, they won't be leaving."
Chiyo also nodded in agreement. For them, the five great nations, if you came to their country without a specific report, they would kill you if they wanted. And for those who snuck in and stole their things like this, it was even more unforgivable.
Meanwhile, the Roran people were also rapidly heading towards the Land of Rain. Actually, there were Hidden Sand Village ninja guarding the Roran survivors, but they were only a few Genin.
Zero discovered these people as soon as they arrived at the Roran's location and had the robot soldiers deal with them. However, Zero knew this wasn't a long-term solution.
Moreover, the journey from here to the Land of Rain would take about two days. If the caravan's movements were exposed, the Hidden Sand Village ninja would definitely be able to catch up.
After all, ninja, no matter how they traveled, would be much faster than a caravan. This was unavoidable.
So Zero thought for a moment and made up her mind: she would leave some people to intercept, preventing the Hidden Sand Village people from contacting the Roran people.
However, the personnel were hard to decide. After all, putting aside other things, the Gun Robot Soldiers and Sniper Robot Soldiers couldn't be used. These two were too easily identifiable.
This would be very detrimental to the later negotiations with the Hidden Sand Village and was not advisable.
So Zero decided to have the Katana Robot Soldiers and Combat Robot Soldiers intercept. After all, many people in the Naruto world used swords, so they wouldn't be easily identified.
And because they hadn't been upgraded to Level 4, the Katana Robot Soldiers and Combat Robot Soldiers couldn't use psionic energy, which greatly reduced their chances of being exposed.
At the same time, their strength was sufficient for this interception, and Zero's escort of the Roran people was also very safe. After all, a Kage-level escorting a group of ordinary people was very reliable.
After Zero made her decision, the dozen or so robot soldiers near the Roran caravan instantly stopped moving and retreated, finally stopping behind the Roran caravan.
It was Number One, Number Two, and Number Three leading the Katana Robot Soldiers and Combat Robot Soldiers, intercepting the Hidden Sand Village people behind the caravan.
And at this moment, the robot soldiers who had been dispersed to search for the Roran survivors no longer immediately returned to the main group, but slowly moved around the Roran caravan.
When Zero reached the Roran survivors, she ordered all robot soldiers to gather around her. However, Zero thought of another delaying tactic and had the robot soldiers stop returning to the main force, instead having them stop around the caravan.
At this time, there were about 12 robot soldiers outside: two Combat, three Katana, two Sniper, and five Gun.
After Zero knew how many robot soldiers were outside, she ordered them to stand by, ready for the next move.
And at this moment, Zero, with 20 robot soldiers, escorted the Roran people. Number One, Number Two, and Number Three led 15 robot soldiers to intercept the Hidden Sand Village people. The 12 dispersed robot soldiers slowly surrounded the caravan, ready for the next order at any time.
And so, with everything arranged, Zero calmly led the caravan towards the Land of Rain.
In the center of the caravan, Zero told Sara about the general situation of the Mechanical Empire and her mission.
"The Mechanical Empire is a great empire established by His Majesty Kisuke Takahashi. The Empire can give you everything you desire. Currently, the Empire is gradually gathering information on the five great nations. Once we have detailed intelligence on the five great nations, it will be time for the Empire to unify the world."
Sara listened to Zero's words, feeling immense shock and fear. Shock because the Empire's goal was so grand, to rule the world. Fear also because of this. In the Naruto world, many people had talked about ruling the world, but they all ended up dead, without exception.
Sara wasn't sure about the strength of the faction she had now joined. If it ended up dragging the Roran people down, it would be a complete disaster.
For Sara, the five great nations were the strongest. Even though she had joined earlier to find a backer, Sara didn't believe the Mechanical Empire was stronger than the five great nations.
So, when she heard that the Mechanical Empire wanted to unify the world, she felt fear. In her heart, this was a path to death.
Actually, this was also the perception of most people in the Naruto world. For them, the five great nations were the strongest.
If you say your faction is strong, then why aren't you the sixth great nation, on par with the other five?
Zero saw the panic in Sara's eyes and didn't explain much. After all, no matter how much she said, what one saw for oneself was more convincing.
"The Mechanical Empire will unify the world. You don't need to worry about that. You have other missions."
Without waiting for Sara to speak, Zero continued, "You've joined the Nine Faces, which is the Mechanical Empire's intelligence agency. You've joined the Red Face of the Nine Faces. Currently, you're just an outer member. Once your merits are sufficient, you'll become a full member."
"Currently, you only have one mission: establish a foothold in the Land of Rain, and at the same time, join the Akatsuki."
Sara heard Zero's words and breathed a sigh of relief. This mission didn't sound difficult. However, Sara still had some questions about the Akatsuki. Why would they want her to monitor the Akatsuki?
Noticing Sara's confusion, Zero slowly began to tell Sara about the Akatsuki's intelligence and the Land of Rain's intelligence.
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