Chapter 100: Akatsuki's First Appearance
A hidden corner outside Konoha Village.
Five figures are gathering here.
A white-haired boy looked at the other four people with no expression on his face.
"Did Sasuke respond?"
"I've received Sasuke's reply!"
"He is a well-guarded person during the Hokage's succession!"
"He will come to us after the succession Hokage ceremony is over."
The white-haired boy showed satisfaction in his eyes and told the others:
"You guys step up your vigilance, and when Sasuke arrives, we'll go back!"
The other four ninjas nodded in unison, with fear and admiration in their eyes:
"As you command, Captain Kimimaro!"
If Zhou Cheng were here, he would definitely be able to recognize the identities of these five people.
They were none other than the Four Sound-Ninjas, plus their captain, Kimimaro.
They were sent by Orochimaru to persuade Sasuke to leave Konoha.
They are absolutely confident that Sasuke will definitely choose Orochimaru.
Once upon a time, they were also mediocre people.
It was only after he met Lord Orochimaru that he became what he is today, with strength ten times greater than before.
In such a cruel world, no one can resist the temptation of power.
On the other side of Konoha, in the dense forest.
Two figures were jumping forward on the branches, one in front and one behind.
One of them was wrapped in bandages and had the look of a lone wolf.
This person is Danzo.
After Zhou Cheng left the Root, he also left Konoha.
However, he did not defect. Instead, he left the village to meet someone who could kill Zhou Cheng.
"What is your leader's reply?"
Danzo shouted to the ninja not far ahead of him.
The man was wearing a black suit with a flaming cloud pattern.
He wore a swirling mask on his face, with only his right eye exposed.
"The leader has agreed to your request!"
"But you need to pay a deposit of 10 million taels first!"
"We have investigated the person you want to kill!"
"The strength has reached the level of a shadow."
There was resentment in Danzo's eyes, that was 10 million taels!
The root suffered severe damage and more than half of the personnel died.
Each of these was brought to him by Zhou Cheng.
When he thought of Zhou Cheng, Danzo was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wished he could skin Zhou Cheng alive!
"Ten million is ten million!"
"When will you start?"
Danzo said this through gritted teeth, almost breaking them.
The Uzumaki man stopped and didn't even look at Danzo:
"It's up to you now. Find a way to trick him out of Konoha!"
"Notify us again!"
"Then, all you have to do is wait for the results!"
Anger appeared on Danzo's face. You want me to trick him out of the village?
But he quickly calmed down.
Given Zhou Cheng's strength, even if he brought all the Root ninjas with him, there was no guarantee that they could kill him.
Leave it to these lunatics.
I hope these S-rank rebel ninjas can be of some use.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
After saying that, Danzo performed the instant body movement technique and left.
He didn't want to be around anyone from this organization for even a moment.
They are all too dangerous.
The man in the vortex mask stood quietly for a long time without moving.
"You can be so powerful without a bloodline limit!"
"He reminds me of you, Minato-sensei!"
"The Tailed Beast Project is about to begin. As long as he exists, it will make it more difficult for the Nine-Tails to be captured."
"Let Itachi go!"
"And let him see his brother!"
"Humph!"
Then, his entire body was sucked into a vortex and disappeared.
...
The inauguration ceremony of Konoha's fifth Hokage was held as scheduled.
Each village and the daimyo of the Land of Fire sent envoys to Konoha to present gifts.
After the inauguration ceremony.
Zhou Cheng came to the Hokage's office alone.
He was going to ask Tsunade for something.
"Hey, kid, why are you here?"
Tsunade was sitting carefree on the Hokage chair.
The Hokage robe was thrown aside casually by her.
She hasn't adjusted to her role as Hokage yet.
"I want something that only the Hokage can give me!"
Zhou Cheng sat directly opposite Tsunade, showing no respect at all.
Tsunade was wearing casual clothes, which were quite loose.
From the angle where Zhou Cheng was sitting, he could just see Tsunade's huge thunder that was about to burst out.
You can almost see the peak that men long for.
Seeing this, his clone immediately reacted.
He cursed himself in his heart:
"Damn it, I'm already in my 60s, can you please have some shame!"
"But it's really big and round!"
"I can't stand it any more!"
Tsunade naturally noticed Zhou Cheng's eyes, which were as perverted as Jiraiya's.
She adjusted her posture and said, "Tell me, what is it?"
Zhou Cheng suddenly felt a little disappointed and licked his lips:
"Thor's Sword!"
"The Nidaime's sword!"
"I'm in need of a handy weapon!"
Tsunade straightened up immediately after hearing this, with an unfriendly look in her eyes.
He really dared to speak, that was a sharp weapon.
"I'll give it to you if you want it?"
"You really don't take the Hokage seriously."
Zhou Cheng shrugged, looking nonchalant:
"It's just the shadow level, nothing special!"
Tsunade's eyes twitched, but she had no words to refute Zhou Cheng.
He is also at the level of a Kage, so naturally he has the qualifications to look down on the Kage of a village.
"Promise me one condition and I will give you the Thunder God Sword!"
Zhou Cheng stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"Never betray Konoha!"
"I swear on your life!"
Zhou Cheng rolled his eyes at her. Why are you all so afraid that I will betray Konoha?
Is it just because of my background that they are afraid that I will return to the Hidden Mist Village?
"Come on, come on. Everything I have is in Konoha. I can't possibly betray the village."
Tsunade nodded, remembering that Zhou Cheng's parents had passed away long ago, and many of his friends were the new generation of Konoha, so the chances of them betraying the village were low, so she felt relieved.
"I'll send someone to deliver the Thunder God Sword to you."
"Also, you've got the cart before the horse!"
"Normal chakra blades attach chakra to the weapon."
"Increases the sharpness and toughness of weapons."
"The chakra blade you have is actually a form of chakra transformation."
"Both in terms of sharpness and toughness."
"The Chakra Blade is definitely superior to any other weapon."
"It's even superior to ordinary chakra blades."
Tsunade explained to Zhou Cheng, with envy in her tone.
She had never seen a ninja who could change the chakra form to this extent.
No wonder Jiraiya said that Zhou Cheng could learn the Rasengan without any teacher.
With such terrifying chakra control, is there any form of transformation that he can't do?
Zhou Cheng suddenly realized what was going on.
It’s me who is ignorant!
From this point of view, when chakra control reaches a certain level, it is like the magic in novels.
Can be transformed into various forms.
And imagination is the standard to measure a magician's strength.
It just consumes more chakra than ninjutsu.
That's why we need various escape techniques that consume less energy and have less power.
However, you still need to learn some swordsmanship.
Not only does it make you look cool, it also reduces chakra consumption.
The amount of chakra I have now is massive, but it is not infinite.
Saving is a virtue!
