Chapter 160

Two figures walked into the dark and secret room, one in front of the other.

A huge rock fell, and five sealing spells separated the inside and the outside. Bai Jue smiled and formed seals with his hands.

The next second, phantoms appeared one after another. The thin figure with pupils similar to snakes looked around, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Itachi? You're the new guy that guy was talking about. Interesting......."

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and a series of illusory figures emerged, surrounding Uchiha Itachi in an instant.

"Now, the witnessing ceremony begins. Welcome to become a member of the organization, Uchiha Itachi."

The indifferent and majestic tone echoed around, and the pair of lavender eyes full of spiral patterns made Uchiha Itachi, who had been mentally prepared, startled.

‘The Rinnegan, the legendary eye of the immortal, I never thought that someone actually possesses it!’

"The name of the genocide weasel is very interesting. It is worth becoming my collection. How about handing your body to me after you die?"

Not far away, the scorpion curled up in the red amber whispered hoarsely.

"In the current underground black market, your head is worth about 40 million taels. After all, you are one of the few Uchiha, so it is quite valuable." Kakuzu, who is only interested in money, commented loudly, and Orochimaru even drew a meaningful smile.

"Why not let Itachi and I form a two-person team and take him to familiarize himself with the organization's situation, hehehe......"

"All members of the organization act alone, and they will only be called together from all places when they are on a mission. This is for the sake of secrecy and will never be changed."

Nagato looked indifferent, and immediately signaled Bai Zetsu to take out the things.

"From today on, you are the Suzaku of Akatsuki. Other members are strictly prohibited from interfering in Akatsuki, and internal fighting is not allowed. Those who violate the rules will be hunted down by all members."

After saying this, his majestic eyes swept around, his expression indifferent and distant.

"That's all. Move freely. We'll call you when there's a mission. Disperse."

The figure disappeared, and the phantoms left with it. Orochimaru looked at the Samsara Eye and Sharingan reluctantly, and then disappeared in the air.

"That's it. If there is a mission, the leader will contact you through the ring and go first."

After Bai Zetsu disappeared underground, the disguise seal outside the boulder was also unveiled, as if the secret talk and witnessing just now had never happened.

‘Members act alone and are only called together at the beginning of a mission. Although this increases the risk of acting alone, it ensures that no one will expose secrets excessively. '

His brows were furrowed. He had never expected that the difficulty of obtaining intelligence from this organization would be much higher than expected. It would be troublesome.

Apart from the ring in his hand and the uniforms of the organization, he had basically not obtained any useful intelligence.

However, some of his inner speculations were also confirmed. He had never expected that the rumors that had once been circulating were actually true.

The surroundings were silent and desolate. Itachi looked back in the direction of Konoha, and couldn't help thinking in his mind.

Did Sasuke move forward in the predetermined direction and take the path he had said? If he knew the truth, would he forgive himself?

Forget it, bury the truth in the netherworld and let him serve Konoha wholeheartedly. This was the resolution he had already made.

‘Sasuke, how are you doing now? I really want to say sorry to you. '

The figure disappeared in the secret room, wandering aimlessly in the border, waiting for the next opportunity to spy..............

In Konoha Village, in the Hokage's office building.

The ANBU ninja beside him handed the top-secret information to Sarutobi Hiruzen and left quietly. After quickly scanning the top-secret information, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, but the worries in his heart were like dark clouds gathering more and more.

"Who would have thought that the legendary Sage's Eyes really existed? The Six Paths Sage's pupil technique, the power of the God of Ninja, what is the future of this era?......"

He exhaled a long stream of smoke and paced back and forth in the office, feeling very uncomfortable. The undercurrent that affected the peace of Konoha disappeared, but a bigger time bomb was buried, and the Fire Nation could do nothing about it even with all its might.

Ninjas are elite assassins, not to mention that the time bomb itself has excellent medical ninjutsu, so it is difficult to succeed by poisoning.

Even the Aburame clan, who are proficient in toxins and parasitic insects, can hardly escape the detection of the Sharingan, which can fully notice the poisonous insects as small as nanometers.

Thinking that he is the third Hokage, but he is helpless with the time bomb in the village, it is really a shame for this Hokage.

"How long will this peace last? When will the uncertain time bomb explode?......"

His mind could not help but recall that night, Uchiha Kagetsu's extremely sarcastic sneer, Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a trance, and felt as if he had missed something important.

‘I hope that when I need you to sacrifice yourself, you will also fight for Konoha without hesitation, hehe......’

‘What exactly does this sentence mean? Does he have some dangerous evidence against the village?

Puzzled, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed deeply, packed up his luggage and left the Hokage office building, strolling casually on the street.

In Konoha Village, there was peace and prosperity. The smiling faces and peaceful atmosphere everywhere made him, the Hokage, feel the same and feel extremely proud from the bottom of his heart. Hyuga main family, Yamanaka clan, Nara clan, Akimichi clan......

Unconsciously, the sun gradually set in the west. When Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the Uchiha clan, he could not help but sigh inwardly at the seals and loneliness everywhere.

As the head of Konoha Village, it was his ability as the Third Hokage to let things develop to this point.

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was complaining about himself, an explosion sounded from the lake in the distance, which attracted his attention.

"Such a powerful chakra, what's going on?"

Rushing to the distant lake, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood on the uphill and looked into the distance, feeling unbelievable.

"The shadow clone technique!"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Surrounded by white mist, two groups of shadow clones were training their chakra control abilities, while two figures on one side were doing weight training on the lake.

"How about this method? Isn't it good? The experience points accumulated by the shadow clone can be quickly transferred to the original body without delaying the weight training."

"You're welcome. We're friends."

"Damn it, this kind of training method can only be used by monsters, how can I do it!"

On the lake, Naruto and Sasuke kept squatting and doing frog jump training. The gravity rings on their arms and ankles made their faces flushed and red.

"Naruto, you have a friend, why is it Uchiha Sasuke?"

The weathered Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, and he couldn't understand why two children who had nothing to do with each other and even had very different past experiences became friends.