"Thirty-five million taels?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Hidan nodded repeatedly.
[Look at that blatantly obvious plea for praise.]
Nagato felt somewhat helpless.
"The Great Evil God~!"
"I'm sure you'll love this offering!"
"Is there a bounty on the head of the Fire Temple, Jiraiya?"
"Who else?"
["have no idea..."]
[Hidan had barely finished speaking.]
[Buzz—]
[Another slideshow image appears.]
"Sarutobi Asuma."
"Outside of mission periods."
Suddenly.
Nagato was taken aback.
[etc! ]
[who? ]
[Sarutobi Asuma?]
Why was he there?
Kakuzu paused for a moment, then said:
"The Land of Fire is in chaos, it's in chaos right now."
"It seems that Sarutobi Asuma has come to visit his friend, Jiriku, in the Fire Temple."
"I'm also planning to go find the daimyo of the Land of Fire."
"Rescue his father?" Tendo Yahiko spoke slowly.
["have no idea."]
"Not interested."
[Kakuzu's voice was calm.]
It was as if he wasn't the one who killed and beheaded people to collect the bounty.
"He shouldn't have made that move."
"Is there any movement in Konoha?"
"No." Kakuzu shook his head.
"Within the Land of Fire, Konoha seems to have become a taboo word."
Upon hearing this, Tendo Yahiko ceased pursuing the topic.
At present, it appears that Sarutobi Asuma's death will not have any impact.
"There are too few people."
"We will hold another meeting tomorrow."
"Stay put."
"The next task is very important."
"I hope to see a slideshow of all the members tomorrow."
Having said that,
[Tendo Yahiko's illusionary form immediately disappeared.]
Then.
Hidan's incessantly talking lantern-shaped body also disappeared.
Kakuzu followed closely behind.
[And in the corner, the silent Jue also vanished.]
This slideshow meeting was too rushed.
Even if one senses it, one cannot fully enter it.
However, Nagato didn't seem to care much.
[...]
[Dawn breaks.]
[Rain-Hidden Village.]
This country will never stop crying.
[From afar.]
You can then see the dark, heavy clouds overhead.
[Boom!]
A thunderclap.
[Next.]
Outside the drainage system of Amegakure Village, a figure slowly appeared.
He stepped into the puddles of Amegakure.
[Buzz—]
The ripples spread out.
[Splash—]
Raindrops pattered on the figure.
But soon, the raindrops were kept out by the white paper umbrella.
["arrive."]
"Is this the place?"
["Hmm~"]
Xiao Nan slowly stepped forward, standing parallel to the tall boy.
"War has caused this country to weep continuously."
Xiao Nan tilted her snow-white neck back, gazing at the dark, cloud-covered sky.
[And in Amegakure, beneath these dark clouds, the color scheme is gray.]
"The geographical environment here is not much different from what I imagined."
"This rain..."
Naruto reached out and caught the raindrops.
He paused slightly, taken aback.
Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Xiao Nan watched him quietly from the side.
It seems like you can never get enough of looking at it.
"Very insightful."
"The caster possesses an immense amount of chakra."
"It also has a familiar feel to it."
"Are they from the Uzumaki clan?"
["Hmm~" Konan nodded gently, then couldn't help but lean closer and hug Naruto's arm.]
She didn't want to see war spread again in Amegakure.
She believed that her mischievous younger brother could definitely do it.
[Because this naughty younger brother... is very powerful!]
[All-powerful!]
[Buzz—]
The art of speaking.
Naruto has already confirmed it himself.
[Following the faint chakra within the raindrops.]
[Following the barrier, directly detect the caster.]
[Rain-Hidden Village.]
[The top of the strange statue.]
Nagato suddenly opened her eyes.
He was breathing heavily.
"How could...we've been discovered?!"
"Damn it, this is the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the ruler of the Land of Whirlpools, Naruto Uzumaki?!"
"How did Xiao Nan end up with him?"
"Have they been caught?!"
Nagato was unable to remain calm.
Yahiko is dead.
[Konan... absolutely cannot die again!]
He'll go crazy.
[Xiao Nan herself is very important.]
Moreover,
[Konan's life... was bought with Yahiko's!]
He would not allow Xiao Nan to suffer any harm!
[Click—]
Six figures rushed out of the rest pod immediately.
"Calm down."
"If a fight breaks out, Amegakure will suffer great damage."
Just then.
An unfamiliar voice, carried by Nagato's chakra, resounded directly in his mind.
Nagato paused, startled.
His complexion also turned grim.
["call--"]
Take a deep breath.
Force yourself to calm down.
"Xiao Nan is still in his hands."
"I really shouldn't have acted so rashly..."
Nagato closed her eyes.
[People are beginning to speculate about Naruto's purpose in coming here.]
[Xiao Nan is in his hands.]
[I suppose that's why...]
[Just thinking about it.]
Suddenly.
[Through the perception transmitted via the rain barrier.]
He discovered.
He could no longer sense Naruto's location.
However, it was clearly perceptible.
[Konan's unique chakra.]
That paper umbrella.
[This looks very familiar!]
[and...]
Nagato's brow was furrowed.
[Why? ]
Konan actually held an umbrella for Naruto Uzumaki?!
Nagato's eyes widened.
[After confirming several times, I found that there was nothing wrong with the situation I sensed through the rain.]
He himself was not under the influence of an illusion.
[While Nagato was completely baffled.]
Naruto and Konan have fully entered Amegakure.
[Walking on the water whose bottom is nowhere in sight.]
[No rush, no delay.]
[They seem to be sightseeing.]
[Actually, it was Naruto who was investigating the rainfall and water storage capacity of Amegakure.]
How is the drainage system?
Not long after.
Naruto's eyes were immediately drawn to the unique architectural style of Amegakure.
Xiao Nan looked at him nervously.
"Amegakure..."
She wanted to say something.
Naruto, however, took her small hand in his own.
[This small action.]
This calmed Xiao Nan's previously flustered heart.
Her slightly parted lips slowly closed.
A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.
[Splash—]
At this moment, dark clouds gathered above Amegakure.
[It seems as if someone sensed its arrival.]
[The original drizzle.]
It turned into a torrential downpour.
Naruto glanced at the sky.
[A slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.]
"Are they welcoming me?"
"Consider this your way of welcoming your future master."