novelraw Chapter 162 It's Not That Easy
Chapter 162 It's Not That Easy
Chapter 162 It's Not That Easy
Even though his three disciples combined couldn't piece together a complete brain, Onoki still didn't give up on uncovering the secrets of the Akatsuki organization!
Then he broadened his focus further.
"If you few are no good, then send more people," Onoki ordered with a gloomy face.
Shortly afterward, Shiba Kiyokawa received news that Iwagakure had generously sent three medical teams and one assistant team over.
The assistant team also kindly brought a detailed topographical map of the area near the Land of Grass, as well as rough statistics on several surrounding towns.
Although the reason given was perfectly legitimate, claiming it was to thank them for sharing root information.
But Shiba Kiyokawa immediately sensed a conspiracy.
However, he did not refuse; instead, he took the initiative to arrange for his assistant team to stay at the Akatsuki's camp.
Just one day later, the captain of the assistant squad, a blonde, gentle, and voluptuous female ninja, was personally summoned to Shiba Kiyokawa's office.
The other Iwagakure male ninjas who accompanied them watched from afar outside the door, making sarcastic remarks.
"It seems our mission will be completed quite easily."
"Who can argue with that? The leader of Akatsuki looks so young and serious, but it turns out he's the same kind of person."
"Pah! I kept the lights off!"
However, what they couldn't have guessed was that after closing the door, in the office, Shiba Kiyokawa did nothing but smile and hand a pair of glasses to the captain of the Iwagakure squad.
"Put it on. Don't you feel uncomfortable when you can't see clearly while you're disguised?"
If the Iwagakure ninja outside heard this familiar tone, they would probably be so shocked that they wouldn't be able to speak!
The assistant squad leader, whom they placed high hopes on and was handpicked by the Tsuchikage, was actually an inside agent of the Land of Rain!
After putting on her glasses, the beautiful assistant adjusted her expression, revealing a gentle smile that instantly exuded that familiar aura.
She was none other than the long-absent Akatsuki spy: Yakushi Nonou.
"Thank you for your concern, leader. Actually, if I concentrate my chakra in my eyes, my vision can be temporarily restored."
"I see. Then you can wear it here with me from now on, at least it will make things easier for you."
Yakushi Nonou looked apprehensive.
"This is a trivial matter; there's no need for the chief to concern himself with it."
Shiba Kiyokawa waved his hand and said, "No need to be so nervous. I've said it before, the Akatsuki will never treat its own people as harshly as the Root."
Then he solemnly said, "You have done a great service, Nono, you deserve the best care and reward."
A few simple words once again brought a touching expression to Yakushi Nonou's face.
Shiba Kiyokazu's employee care skills have reached a level of perfection!
What followed was naturally simple.
The spies that Onoki sent to steal his skills were all members of the Akatsuki organization, so the outcome of this intelligence gathering was predictable.
Shiba Kiyokawa even used this opportunity to obtain a list from Yakushi Nonou and secretly eliminate many Iwagakure spies planted among the people of Kusagakure!
This allowed them to further solidify their control over the surrounding area!
Onoki's underhanded maneuver was destined to end in failure, losing both his wife and his army.
Another week passed in the blink of an eye, and Onoki still didn't know that he had been tricked.
He is now only focused on attacking Konoha and ending Minato Namikaze's legend!
"Let's plan another attack! Those spineless Akatsuki guys aren't cooperating, so let's find a way to leak the information to Kumogakure and get those battle maniacs to cooperate with us!"
Onoki slammed his hand heavily on the map on the table, his eyes burning with ambition!
Huang Tu asked worriedly, "Father, will Yunyin cooperate with us? Aren't they eager to kill you right now?"
"Idiot!" Onoki jumped up angrily and slapped Huangtu's knee.
"We don't need to cooperate with them! We just need to secretly leak the information! Those lunatics may hate me, but they hate Konoha even more!"
At this moment, Onoki was holding the "secret" document that Yakushi Nonou had processed and modified and sent back to the Akatsuki organization, with a confident and smug smile on his face.
"This time, it's finally our turn in Iwagakure to be the protagonists of this war!"
To be fair, Onoki's grasp of the Kumogakure's psychology was spot on.
Although Kumogakure is indeed currently confronting Iwagakure with troops stationed along the northern coast, and they are like oil and water.
However, upon receiving news that Iwagakure was planning a further attack on Konoha, the AB duo indeed chose to follow suit and attack Konoha together!
Minato Namikaze's weakness is unprecedented!
The Fourth Raikage, A, simply couldn't resist such temptation!
In an instant, the situation in the northern ninja world seemed to have returned to what it was a year ago, with Iwagakure and Kumogakure moving south in perfect unison to encircle Konoha!
The situation in Konoha's northern region quickly deteriorated, becoming extremely precarious.
All the glory that was once bestowed upon Minato Namikaze seemed to have faded away overnight!
As a result, even the Akatsuki organization, which was still busy training new recruits and resting and recovering, felt the changes.
That day, Nagato walked in with a look of surprise and asked Shiba Kiyokawa.
"Qinghe, isn't it strange? Why has the Grass Ninja Village suddenly started provoking us around here so frequently lately? Where did they get the nerve?"
Konan, who followed them in, also asked in confusion, "It is indeed strange. We've been in the Land of Grass for quite some time now."
"When we first stepped in, they didn't dare to utter a sound. How come now that we've almost devoured half of the Land of Grass, these Grass Ninja are suddenly starting to act all high and mighty?"
Crow Feather, who was also in the room, said succinctly, "Did they take the wrong medicine?"
Only Shiba Kiyokawa chuckled softly, showing no surprise whatsoever.
"There's nothing strange about that. It's just that some people see Minato Namikaze is nearing the end of his life, so they've started to think our previous victories are nothing special."
Furthermore, their decision not to attack Konoha with Iwagakure was probably seen by the Kusanagi as further evidence of the Akatsuki's weakness.
During this period, more and more people have begun to see Minato Namikaze as a fish on a chopping board with nowhere to go.
When they looked at the Akatsuki, they saw them as a toothless lion or a weak, wounded tiger, believing that the Akatsuki were too weak to even fight and share the spoils!
In summary, as Minato Namikaze's situation continued to deteriorate, the significance of the Akatsuki's previous great victories was also diminished.
Inside the room, Nagato and Konan exchanged a glance, both feeling utterly incredulous.
"But that Konoha commander shouldn't be that bad, right? Kiyokawa-kun, haven't you always considered him your number one enemy?"
Shiba Kiyokawa shrugged.
"To be honest, if Minato Namikaze were to fall and never recover, it would be a good thing for us, a very good thing."
But the next moment, he sighed slightly and changed the subject.
"But in my judgment, that person won't fall so easily."
(End of this chapter)