Chapter 524: Hidden Rain Village
On the territory of the Land of Fire there was one poor village.
This village was located in the forest, which made it very difficult to get to it. Most of the people in this village lived by hunting.
There was a tavern in the village with a restaurant and a shop with everything you need in one bottle, which is why every night the tavern gathered drinkers.
In the corner of the restaurant, three men were sitting at a single wooden table with a simple meal on it.
— How much longer? Su Xiao asked. The atmosphere between the three of them was a bit strange.
Kisame was sitting next to Su Xiao, holding onto the hilt of his sword. Itachi was sitting directly across from Su Xiao.
Kisame coughed dryly. He finally understood why Pein had invited Su Xiao to join their ranks. Right now, he was less than half a meter away from Su Xiao and felt very uneasy. The guy next to him seemed like he could chop off his head with his sword at any moment.
— Soon, if we don't sleep tonight, we'll be there in eight hours, " Itachi said calmly, but deep down, he was starting to doubt Su Xiao. He seemed eager to become a part of Akatsuki.
— Are you so excited to join us? Kisame asked. Although he was considered a renegade, he was a very competent and loyal shinobi. In the future, he will be captured by the enemy, but for the sake of preserving Akatsuki's secrets, Kisame, realizing that he cannot escape, will kill himself without a drop of doubt.
As long as Kisame was a member of any faction and agreed with its ideas, there was no way he would betray that faction.
— The Anbu from Hidden Mist Village are following me. Why do you think I wanted to be part of the Iron Country?
— O? Do you want to avoid prosecution?
— Right. There are some contradictions between me and the current Mizukage. If I get the chance, I'll try to kill her, and she'll try to kill me.
Hearing this, Kisame nodded. Previously, some people had already become part of Akatsuki for the sake of dropping the tail, and it was because of this that Akatsuki became a warmonger in the eyes of the entire world.
The people from Akatsuki were mostly mercenaries who didn't belong to any faction. They instigated small wars, accepted orders at very low prices and executed them, which inflated the scale of the war, which eventually led to the collapse of existing systems and economies.
Such actions covered several of their needs at once.
First, they made a lot of money from wars.
Second, through these wars, they broke existing systems.
And, most importantly, during these wars, they tried to capture the tailed ones, which would allow them to use them in the future as their main trump cards. With their help, they would eventually be able to conquer and subdue the entire world, which would eventually allow them to establish world peace.
This was Akatsuki's goal during Nagato's reign. Nagato hated wars and knew that in order for small wars to disappear, a larger war would have to break out. He believed that only with the disappearance of the Shinobi villages as such would it be possible to achieve "peace" in the true sense of the word.
Nagato's ideals were good, but unfortunately, as long as humans existed, wars couldn't disappear.
Jealousy, hatred, discrimination, arrogance, conflict of interest — just one of these things was enough to start a war.
Although wars were brutal, they were a necessity in order for humanity to advance further.
When Itachi and Kisame learned that Su Xiao was being hunted by the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu, they weren't surprised. More than half of the Akatsuki members were being chased by shinobi from different villages in one way or another.
After a short rest and meal, the three of them continued walking towards Hidden Rain Village.
Although the names of Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Rain Village were similar, they were far apart and had nothing in common with each other.
Hidden Rain Village was in a small country where it rained all year round, and it was said that it never stopped raining.
Of course, it couldn't stop raining in this country because of the powerful ninjutsu. After anyone enters the Rain Country's territory and gets drenched by this incessant rain, they will be sensed by the leader of this Hidden Rain Village.
Right now, Hidden Rain Village was Akatsuki's camp, and Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, was also the leader of Hidden Rain Village.
At the present time, it was impossible to identify Akatsuki as a bad or good power. If one decided to accurately attribute this organization to any of the parties, then one could at most say that Akatsuki was an organization that used extreme means to establish peace in the future.
In the future, after Nagato's death, Akatsuki will fall into the hands of Obito Uchiha. Then Akatsuki will become a "terrorist organization" in the true sense of the word, which will act according to the will of one person..
The current Akatsuki was very different from the future Akatsuki. If it was Akatsuki at the late stage of this world's development, then Su Xiao would never have become a part of it.
The three of them were walking under the cover of night at a very high speed. The Anbu from Hidden Mist Village could only sigh bitterly as they watched Su Xiao's movements.
As for tracking Su Xiao in the Rain Country... The Anbu from Hidden Mist Village will die as soon as they try to do anything in this country.
After eight hours of rapid travel, the sky turned dim.
This morning was extremely gloomy and the sky was gray, which meant that they had arrived in the Rainy Country.
Raindrops would fall on them from time to time, and as they advanced, the rain would get heavier and heavier.
Every time raindrops fell on Su Xiao's body, these drops were quickly absorbed by the light blue energy.
Itachi, who was running in front, frowned when he saw this. He could clearly sense that the chakra had been absorbed by this guy.
Now Su Xiao in Itachi's perception began to exude an inexplicable threat, or rather, not him, but this strange energy in his body.
*Froome-froome~*
The muscles in Kisame's back quivered, causing him to frown.
— What happened? Itachi asked, thinking that Kisame had sensed an enemy.
— It's okay, I just felt some energy, it's you, Byakuya?
— Who knows, " Su Xiao replied and calmed down Qing Gang Yin's energy.
This rain that was constantly falling in this country's territory belonged to Nagato, so now that Su Xiao had arrived in this country's territory, Nagato must have already known about it.
Hidden Rain Village didn't take up much space. The buildings in this village were tall and had pointed tops, which was the result of constant rain.
Such roofs allowed to minimize leakage and rain noise, as well as reduce the cost of building maintenance..
The entire Hidden Rain Village was full of metal pipes that stretched out in all directions, but Su Xiao didn't know about their specific purpose.
— I'll take you to the leader, " Kisame said, and Itachi turned and walked away.
— It looks like your partner's health isn't all right, " Su Xiao said as he watched Itachi. His aura and gait were weak, as if he was expending a huge amount of energy every day and didn't have time to recover.
— What do you mean? Kisame asked. He and Itachi developed a good relationship, as they both had similar experiences.
— Forget it, weren't you the one who wanted to take me to the leader?
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Hidden Rain Village, a tall metal building tens of meters high.
The room on the top floor was pitch dark and only faint breathing could be heard.
— Come in, " said a hoarse and tired voice.
The door opened and a woman with blue hair walked in.
When the woman opened the door, a light burst in. There was an iron machine in the room, and a gaunt man with a pale face was lying on it. Tubes from this machine were connected to the man's hands.
This man had dull red hair. He was too thin, making his ribs clearly visible. The most noticeable thing was the black iron bars that were stuck in the man's back.
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