Amegakure, the Village Hidden in the Rain.
A ninja village founded by the legendary ninja once known as the demigod, Hanzo of the Salamander.
The geographical location here is very unique.
Amegakure's climate is in a constant rainy season, and the rainwater flows into the inland lake that surrounds the village.
Because it is located at the junction of the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth, it is affected by every Great Ninja War.
Years of war have turned this place into a land full of death and resentment.
Hanzo of the Salamander was later replaced by Nagato.
This place also became the base of the Akatsuki.
Amegakure.
Under Sasori's lead, in a dark and damp cave.
The sound of dripping water echoed continuously in the cave.
After Yuichi and Sasori entered.
Even if they tried to walk as lightly as possible.
In the long passage, their footsteps were still greatly amplified.
Yuichi raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had originally thought that the location of this base was just randomly chosen.
But now, it seemed that this dark and damp cave...
...was not just randomly chosen.
Once someone entered, the faint sound of footsteps would be amplified in the cave to a point where it could be clearly heard.
No matter how skilled one was in silent techniques, some sound would still be made.
After walking for a few minutes.
Soon, Yuichi heard someone talking inside.
From the voice, it should be Hidan!
"He's here! He's here! That kid with good strength is here!"
"This guy suits my taste better. Why don't you let him team up with me, Zero?"
"I've had enough of that bastard Kakuzu."
As he was speaking, Sasori, who had walked in first, said directly, "No, I'm not teaming up with Kakuzu."
"Why?" Hidan made a look as if they should be a good match.
"One likes to dig out people's hearts, and the other likes to directly turn people into puppets."
"After Kakuzu digs out the heart, isn't it just right for you to make a puppet?"
Sasori looked at Hidan coldly. "If you say another word, I'll turn you into a puppet first! An immortal puppet, interesting..."
Being sized up by Sasori with such ill-intentioned eyes, Hidan was not afraid at all.
Instead, he looked indifferent. "I'm blessed by Lord Jashin. You can't kill me. I advise you to give up that idea!"
As he spoke, Yuichi walked in.
The moment he entered.
The other people who hadn't spoken all raised their heads.
In the not-so-small cave, the Akatsuki members were each standing in a different spot.
Itachi was sitting on a long rock, and Kisame was standing at the other end, not far away.
Below, Deidara was kneading something and looked up at Yuichi from the side.
On the other side, Kakuzu was sitting in a corner without a word.
Hidan stood on the right with his arms crossed, looking at Yuichi with a strange expression.
In the center, the Deva Path stood with his back to Yuichi, with Zetsu and Konan on his left and right respectively.
It seemed that Obito had not yet appeared to control the Akatsuki at this time.
Yuichi entered.
His gaze swept over everyone one by one.
It lingered on Itachi for a few seconds, and finally locked onto the Deva Path.
The Deva Path turned to look at Yuichi.
"Alright! Everyone is here. This is the most complete gathering of our Akatsuki members, right?"
Zetsu smiled. "We've never gathered all the members before. This is the first time."
Kisame Hoshigaki: "Then, Leader, what are we going to do next?"
Zero looked at Yuichi. "Of course, we will continue to collect the Tailed Beasts. But before that, the issue of personnel grouping needs to be reassigned."
Zero took two steps and stopped three meters in front of Yuichi.
His pair of Rinnegan eyes stared directly at Yuichi.
There was no fluctuation in his eyes, nor any change in his expression.
A faint sense of pressure was transmitted.
"This time, the One-Tail capture plan was completed well. Who do you want to team up with?"
Zero asked for Yuichi's opinion.
Hidan took the initiative to speak at this time. "Let me be with him! Kid, I like your fighting style. If you're on the same team as me, we can easily deal with any enemy."
Who to team up with?
Yuichi had not considered this question.
Or rather, Yuichi had no intention of acting with anyone at all.
[Mission Issued]
[Act Alone]
[As the future strongest villain, you do not need the help of any companions. Please refuse to team up with anyone.]
[Mission Reward: Five Senses Enhancement (Enhances the host's five senses, making them sharper and increasing the reaction speed of the senses)]
A reward that enhances the five senses?
Not bad!
A bright light flashed in Yuichi's eyes.
Nagato, who was observing Yuichi through the Deva Path, was stunned.
He was a little strange. Why did Yuichi suddenly become happy?
Was it because there were people who acted alone, so giving him the choice made him so happy?
"I'm not teaming up with anyone."
"Hmm?"
Nagato was stunned.
He didn't expect this.
Beside him, Hidan shouted, "Hey, hey, hey! Kid, what do you mean? Are you looking down on me? I was kind enough to let you be on the same team as me, but you're refusing my kindness. Are you looking for death?!"
Hidan stepped forward, looking as if he was about to make a move.
But the next second, cold air surged.
Frost began to form on the ground.
Yuichi looked at Hidan coldly without a word.
Nagato looked at the ice on the ground.
"Hidan, be quiet!"
He looked up at Yuichi. "If you want to act alone, then as you wish!"
Hidan stared at Yuichi unhappily.
The frost spreading on the ground was at his feet.
This made him not make a move.
He wouldn't die, but being frozen would be terrible.
He snorted coldly at Yuichi, and Hidan could only retreat helplessly.
Nagato felt that Yuichi was special, but he couldn't say what was special about him.
The power he possessed was also very strange.
Strange black markings, Ice Style.
All these powers surprised Nagato.
But what these powers were was not something he needed to be too concerned about right now. It was fine to let Zetsu slowly investigate.
Now that such a powerful person had joined the organization, it was beneficial to the work of capturing the Tailed Beasts. That was enough.
"Everyone go back! Rest for a night. I'll tell you the plan for tomorrow."
"Konan, take him to his room!"
With that, Zero left first.
Everyone left one by one.
Konan took Yuichi to his resting place.
Konan didn't say much. From beginning to end, she only said two sentences to Yuichi.
One was "Follow me!"
And the other was "Here. By the way, don't forget to gather early tomorrow morning!"
After saying these two sentences, Konan left directly, not interacting with Yuichi at all.
Looking at the dim room, a small iron-mesh bed.
Yuichi looked at a symbolic window on the side.
He pulled down the iron plate to close the window.
He stood in the center of the room.
"Alright!"
"Now, let's claim all the rewards!"
"Five senses enhancement and chakra increase."
Yuichi opened the system.
"I wonder how many times the multiplier will be. I hope it's not too low!"
"Chakra increase and five senses enhancement, it would be best if both were tenfold multipliers."
[Mission Reward: Chakra reserves increased tenfold]
[Identity: Akatsuki Member (Villain Identity: Mission rewards are randomly doubled)]
[Randomizing multiplier, please wait]
"If it's a tenfold multiplier, then my chakra will be increased a hundredfold!"
"A hundredfold increase in chakra, how much chakra is that?"
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