Chapter 135: Chapter 137- 138: The Akatsuki Organization’s First Member, Kakuzu

"Is this your Akatsuki organization’s base?"

Kakuzu glanced at the courtyard and felt something was wrong.

Although this courtyard was quite large, it only had four rooms and a living room. As a base for an organization, it seemed too small.

"Didn’t I tell you?"

Natsuki said with a smile. "Our Akatsuki organization was just established."

"Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, who were training in the courtyard, noticed them and hurried over to greet them.

"Then where are the other members of the Akatsuki organization?"

Kakuzu remained silent for a moment, ignoring the three children, and asked again.

"You’re looking at all the members of the Akatsuki organization."

Natsuki blinked and said.

"Are you saying your Akatsuki organization is just you and three little brats?"

The muscles on Kakuzu’s face couldn’t help but twitch.

Even with his extensive experience, he still felt like he had been scammed.

"Teacher Natsuki, who is he?"

Yahiko looked Kakuzu up and down, feeling he didn’t look like a good person.

Mainly because he wore a mask, and the exposed joints on his arms had stitches.

"Kakuzu, Jonin-level strength, skilled in all five elemental ninjutsu."

Natsuki introduced. "He is a new member of our Akatsuki organization."

Yahiko and the others immediately looked at each other.

They didn’t expect Natsuki to find a new member for their Akatsuki organization just by going out once.

And it sounded like he was very powerful.

Having learned from Natsuki for a while, they already had an understanding of ninjas.

Ninjas skilled in all five elemental ninjutsu could be counted on one’s fingers in the entire ninja world.

"You guys go back to your training."

Natsuki waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko and the others turned and left.

"Although our Akatsuki organization was just established, it has a very profitable future."

Natsuki looked at Kakuzu and reminded him. "The Stamina Recovery Potion."

Hearing this, Kakuzu’s expression softened somewhat.

If the Stamina Recovery Potion could be promoted, it would indeed make a lot of money.

"How much Hero Water does the Stamina Recovery Potion require?"

Kakuzu thought for a moment and asked.

"One bottle of Stamina Recovery Potion only needs a very small drop."

Natsuki replied.

The key to the Stamina Recovery Potion was the transformation of Tailed Beast chakra by Hero Water.

As long as there was Hero Water, it was fine.

"That’s not too bad."

Kakuzu nodded slightly and said. "The production of Hero Water is very low. If it required too much, it wouldn’t be possible to mass-produce."

"Have you drunk Hero Water?"

Natsuki asked curiously.

"I have."

A trace of reminiscence flashed in Kakuzu’s eyes. "Back then, I was called the future of Takigakure."

"And after drinking it, you were sent to assassinate our Konoha’s First Hokage?"

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said. "You really have bad luck."

"..."

Kakuzu was instantly speechless.

To be honest, before actually meeting Senju Hashirama, he was confident.

After all, he was a genius among geniuses in Takigakure, the strongest of the younger generation.

But after seeing Senju Hashirama, he finally understood what it meant for a mayfly to try and shake a tree.

Only then did he realize that the higher-ups of Takigakure wanted to send him to his death.

Because if he died, he wouldn’t compete for their power.

When he miraculously returned to Takigakure, only to face severe punishment, he simply stole the Earth Grudge Fear and defected from the village.

"After drinking Hero Water, it can increase the amount of chakra, but it reduces lifespan, and you can only drink it once."

Kakuzu didn’t hide it and explained the effects and side effects of Hero Water.

After all, he was no longer a Takigakure ninja and had no need to keep secrets for them.

"How is Hero Water produced?"

Natsuki asked with great interest.

"Takigakure has a Divine Tree, and Hero Water is condensed from it."

Kakuzu said truthfully. "The origin of this tree is unknown. It existed before Takigakure was established."

Natsuki subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

This Divine Tree was definitely not the Ten-Tails, but it was highly likely related to the Ten-Tails.

Thinking about it carefully, it made sense.

The effect of Hero Water was to increase the amount of chakra.

In the ninja world, everything related to chakra originated from the Otsutsuki clan and the Divine Tree they planted.

Anything related to natural energy was native power of the ninja world, such as Sage Mode.

"I can go get the Hero Water."

Kakuzu had already accepted his identity as a member of the Akatsuki organization. "I’ll make a trip back to Takigakure tomorrow."

"That works too."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

He originally planned to go with Kakuzu, but on second thought, it was unnecessary.

Takigakure was a very special small ninja village.

Because it was the only small ninja village besides the Five Great Ninja Villages to possess a Tailed Beast.

The Tailed Beast it possessed was the Seven-Tails, Chomei.

Natsuki’s purpose for wanting to go with Kakuzu was for the Seven-Tails.

But ultimately, he chose to give up.

Although his current strength didn’t fear the Seven-Tails, defeating the Seven-Tails without exposing his identity would be somewhat troublesome.

Takigakure and Konoha were allies.

If his identity was exposed and word got back to Konoha, it would be hard to explain.

Natsuki had no intention of defecting from Konoha, so he naturally had to consider the consequences.

Acting together with Kakuzu could indeed defeat the Tailed Beast, but he was afraid that cooperating wouldn’t trigger the relevant character template.

The best way was to wait a while.

Once he unlocked abilities like Sage Mode, Mangekyo Sharingan, or Excalibur Morgan, challenging a Tailed Beast wouldn’t be a problem.

And Natsuki was also pondering a question.

Did the nine Tailed Beasts trigger nine character templates? Or just one character template?

If it was just one, then he definitely had to challenge the most powerful Nine-Tails.

However, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was Uzumaki Kushina, so there was no rush for now.

After all, he already had enough character templates. Ordinary character templates would just be a waste of time for him.

"I’ve bought all the houses around this courtyard."

Natsuki took out a key and said. "Kakuzu, you can live next door."

In the Land of Rain, a place constantly at war, housing prices were not high.

Wealthy nobles and merchants bought houses in the Five Great Countries because it was safer.

Kakuzu nodded, took the key, and went to the house next door.

"Come here."

Natsuki stepped forward and said. "I have a mission for you."

"What mission?"

Yahiko’s eyes instantly lit up.

They had been following Natsuki for so long, and this was the first time he gave them a mission.

Konan and Nagato also showed expectant expressions.

"It’s related to the Akatsuki organization making money."

Natsuki explained. "The three of you will use the Transformation Technique to disguise yourselves as ordinary merchants and register a company in the capital of the Land of Rain."

There were companies in the ninja world.

In the original work, Hatake Kakashi and Team 7’s first C-Rank mission involved Gato, who occupied the Land of Waves.

He owned a shipping company.

Hearing this, Yahiko and the others couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

"Although this matter doesn’t involve combat, it’s very tedious. A slight lack of attention will lead to mistakes."

Natsuki smiled and said.

"Teacher Natsuki, just leave it to us. There will absolutely be no problems!"

Yahiko immediately promised.

Nagato and Konan also nodded in agreement.

Natsuki thought of another problem.

After the company was established, they needed to recruit people.

But obviously, only he could make the Stamina Recovery Potion, so they only needed to hire some ordinary employees.

The most troublesome problem would actually come after the Stamina Recovery Potion became famous.

Restoring stamina and relieving fatigue was extremely useful for ninjas.

When the time came, it was inevitable that some ninjas would target them.

The best way was still to recruit people.

Of course, not ordinary employees, but ninjas like Kakuzu.

But loyalty was hard to guarantee.

Kakuzu had the weakness of loving money, which could be exploited. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Other ninjas could only be conquered by force.

But with this method, it was inevitable that they would backstab when they found an opportunity in the future.

Natsuki stroked his chin.

If he unlocked the Hatake Kakashi template’s Mangekyo Sharingan, he could use it to control his subordinates.

But this method was also inferior.

Natsuki’s heart stirred, thinking of Kibutsuji Muzan from Demon Slayer.

As the progenitor of demons, his blood had special effects.

One was to share his blood with humans to turn them into demons, granting them a certain enhancement.

Two was that while sharing blood, he also planted a curse in the demon’s body.

Through the curse, he could track their location.

And demons who leaked information related to him would also be killed by the curse.

Of course, besides Kibutsuji Muzan, there were similar existences like demons or vampires in other works.

For example, Krul Tepes from Seraph of the End.

Natsuki fell into deep thought.

Speaking of blood, the first thing related to it in Naruto that came to his mind was Hidan.

Hidan gained an immortal body through Jashinism and mastered a curse using blood as a medium.

This was simply identical to Kibutsuji Muzan.

Kibutsuji Muzan also had near-immortality and Blood Demon Arts using blood as a medium.

But the problem was that Hidan hadn’t been born yet.

Jashinism might already exist, but the original work stated that Hidan was the only one who successfully obtained an immortal body.

This meant it would be very difficult for Natsuki to replicate one before he was born.

He shook his head and didn’t think about it anymore.

The time came to the next day.

Kakuzu left the capital of the Land of Rain and headed toward Takigakure.

Takigakure was in the Land of Waterfalls. The Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Rain were not far apart, separated only by the Land of Grass.

Natsuki thought of the Box of Ultimate Bliss in the Land of Grass.

A legendary ninja tool of the Sage of Six Paths, its effect was somewhat similar to the Black Holy Grail.

Making a wish to it could be realized in a twisted way.

The way it realized wishes was by releasing the Yin Release monster within the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Satori.

Opening the Box of Ultimate Bliss required a massive amount of chakra.

In the original work, it was only opened after devouring Uzumaki Naruto’s chakra.

Natsuki felt he could come try it after unlocking the Artoria template’s Infinite Mana.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato went out early in the morning.

Natsuki created a shadow clone to follow them, in case of any accidents.

Although the current Land of Rain wouldn’t have any danger.

Natsuki, on the other hand, went to the Daimyo’s mansion.

He wandered around the area and finally spotted a storefront.

After a conversation with the shop owner, he successfully bought it.

Next, he went to a place similar to a talent market and hired four employees.

Although he had a storefront and employees, Natsuki didn’t plan to use conventional methods to sell the Stamina Recovery Potion.

Keeping the Stamina Recovery Potion in the store was also dangerous.

His idea was to use the store as an intermediary, letting customers place reservations and hold auctions.

Rarity increased value.

Especially since the Stamina Recovery Potion had this qualification.

Natsuki returned to the courtyard.

"Teacher Natsuki!"

Seeing him, Yahiko impatiently took out a document and said. "Mission successfully completed!"

Konan and Nagato stood behind him, the three of them showing varying degrees of wanting to be praised on their faces.

Natsuki took the document.

This was an official document issued by the Land of Rain, proving their company was established.

Yahiko and the others named the company "Dawn," which sounded related to the Akatsuki organization.

"You did very well."

Natsuki nodded and praised.

Yahiko and the others instantly smiled.

"I need to make a trip back to Konoha tomorrow."

Natsuki added. "If Kakuzu comes back and I haven’t returned yet, tell him to wait for me."

He had two things to do upon returning to Konoha.

One was to buy the other herbs for the Stamina Recovery Potion and get a portion of Tailed Beast chakra.

Two was to go back and get the seven elemental ninjutsu, five of each, to unlock the Hatake Kakashi template’s Sharingan.

"Will it take long?"

Konan hurriedly asked.

"It won’t take long."

Natsuki rubbed her head and said.

A new day.

Natsuki said goodbye to Yahiko and the others and left the capital of the Land of Rain.

It took him more than a day to return to Konoha.

The bright, sunny weather couldn’t help but make him let out a breath.

Finally, no more rainy days.

Just as Natsuki was about to walk into Konoha, he heard the sound of tearing air behind him.

He turned his head, and four figures landed in front of him.

The newcomers were Uchiha Mikoto’s squad.

Seeing Natsuki, they couldn’t help but be stunned.

"You guys go back first."

After Uchiha Mikoto reacted, she said.

"Lord Natsuki, we’ll take our leave first."

Her three teammates nodded, looked at Natsuki again, and said.

With their status, they didn’t dare to call Natsuki directly by his name now.

"What a coincidence."

Natsuki smiled and asked. "Senior Mikoto, did you just come back from a mission?"

"Mm."

Uchiha Mikoto responded and asked. "What about you?"

"Me too."

Natsuki chatted with her as they walked.

The relationship between the two of them wasn’t particularly good. They could only be considered casual friends.

At the intersection, Uchiha Mikoto said goodbye and left.

Natsuki retracted his gaze, took two steps, and suddenly stopped.

Because he thought of a ninja clan related to blood — the Chinoike clan.

The Chinoike clan possessed the Kekkei Genkai Ketsuryugan and secret jutsu using blood as a medium.

A long time ago, before the Five Great Villages existed, the Chinoike clan’s fame was no less than the Uchiha clan’s.

Because the Ketsuryugan, like the Sharingan, excelled in genjutsu.

It wasn’t until the daughter of the Chinoike clan head married the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning as a concubine that the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Because shortly after she married, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning died of illness.

The Daimyo’s official wife took her anger out on the Chinoike clan, exiling them to the Valley of Hell, and asked the Uchiha clan to guard them.

Later, civil strife broke out in the Chinoike clan. A man named Oyashiro En annihilated the Chinoike clan due to his wife’s death and escaped.

The only problem was that Natsuki didn’t know where he was now.

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