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"Perhaps it's more than that. As Great Nations, and with Iwagakure and Kumogakure being the strongest Villages currently, aside from the unknown situation of Hidden Mist, they probably won't be more vigilant towards the Akatsuki Organization until they face a significant threat. After all, it's just an underground organization that exploits the Great Nations and siphons resources."
Satoru also analyzed.
Jiraiya: "Satoru is right. Ōnoki, that old man, hired the Akatsuki Organization many times for violent missions when they were active. He seemed to want to create a sense of crisis so that the Land of Earth wouldn't cut funding to Iwagakure, maintaining the large expenditures of Ninja Villages during peacetime. This would prevent the higher-ups of the Land of Earth from considering reducing military spending."
"Hmm, perhaps some in the Land of Earth's high command would even be happy about this. That way, they wouldn't have to heed the thoughts of ordinary citizens, since there's danger, and paying for security is what the country's common people want."
Shikaku said.
Tsunade: "It's not just the Land of Earth; it's just the country that hired Akatsuki the most severely. The Land of Lightning and the Land of Water also have similar situations, it's just a matter of degree."
"Long periods of peace have probably lowered the vigilance of all countries!" Satoru sighed.
Because the Akatsuki Organization is not a power like a Ninja Village, but merely composed of rogue Ninja from various Ninja Villages, in the eyes of the nations, it's just a tool to be used as they please.
As long as the Akatsuki Organization doesn't establish Ninja training institutions like Ninja Academys, it remains a tool for the Five Great Ninja Villages.
So, until they feel the pain, they won't take it seriously.
Old foxes like Ōnoki have used the Akatsuki Organization for countless schemes.
The Akatsuki Organization capitalized on this, exploiting the loopholes of various countries.
Tsunade fumed: "These guys, even if a Jinchuriki is captured, they'll probably handle it secretly, after all, it's not something glorious."
"I suggest we re-emphasize the Kazekage's situation and try to secure the support of other nations as much as possible," Shikaku offered.
"That's all we can do. Shikaku, you handle it. Besides the Five Great Nations, actively communicate with other countries as well. We hope to gain their support."
Tsunade finally ordered.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Then that's all for today. Everyone, please be vigilant," Tsunade said wearily.
With the Akatsuki's appearance, she had even less time for gambling!
"Wait, Tsunade, what about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? How are you going to handle him? You can't be so willful again and let him run out of Konoha again. Otherwise, if he falls into an Akatsuki trap, there might not be enough power to protect him."
Homura Mitokado spoke.
Everyone stopped in their tracks upon hearing this.
Tsunade frowned: "We can't protect him forever. He needs to grow, otherwise, sooner or later, he will be captured by Akatsuki."
She still insisted on doing so.
No matter how well he is protected, there will be vulnerabilities.
Only when Naruto grows strong is the correct way to solve the problem.
Koharu Utatane: "You're right, Naruto getting stronger is the best way, but time is not waiting for us. There's no time for him to get stronger. Think carefully, don't rush to make a decision."
She then left the conference room with Homura Mitokado.
Tsunade's face was grim.
Satoru, seeing the meeting end, also quietly slipped away.
Only Tsunade was left in contemplation...
Three days later.
At the Konoha Great Gate.
Kakashi and the others who had gone for support returned.
Kakashi was being carried on Might Guy's back, already extremely weak, and being jostled the whole way made his face even more haggard.
"Yo, Kakashi, are you going to be in the hospital again?"
Satoru was already waiting for them.
"Uncle Satoru, quickly save Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto immediately shouted when he saw him.
"Relax, relax. As long as he's not dead, Lady Tsunade can save him," Satoru waved his hand.
He looked at the others and found that only Kakashi was injured.
Poor guy.
However, Sakura's expression was clearly off.
From this, he deduced that Sasori probably hadn't died in his Ninjutsu clash and had revealed information to Sakura.
He had a sense of being a puppet master behind the scenes.
Sakura also snapped back to reality at this moment and said to Naruto: "What do you mean? Do you not trust my medical Ninjutsu?"
She was practically rolling up her sleeves.
"No, no…" Naruto quickly retracted his words.
He dared not argue now; Sakura's fist now was not the fist it used to be.
Getting hit by one could really be fatal.
"Sensei Satoru, Kakashi-sensei is just suffering from excessive Chakra depletion, which put a huge strain on his body. He'll be fine with about ten days to half a month of rest," Sakura said with a smile.
She was still very respectful towards Satoru...
Land of Stone.
"This body is too fragile; it can't bear my full power at all."
Jigen looked at his hand, then at the old man in front of him who was feeding medicine to a girl.
Jigen
The old man looked just like an old farmer.
But Jigen didn't underestimate him. This was the most talented scientist he had encountered while wandering the Ninja World to restore his power.
"But who exactly is also looking for scientists everywhere?"
Jigen recalled his wanderings these past few days.
He had also encountered people searching for the whereabouts of scientists.
He didn't know what they were looking for.
So he used means to hide Amado, the person he had set his sights on, to prevent him from being discovered.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan possessed precognitive abilities, and so did the Ninja World.
So he used means to constantly drive Amado to not stay in one place until his daughter died of old age and he would serve him.
Hmph!
Suddenly, he felt the pressure on his body increase again, and his body began to crack slightly.
He looked at Amado, then activated spatial transfer.
He arrived at a base and entered a stasis pod.
"When I emerge again…"
Jigen slowly closed his eyes... Satoru didn't know that the target he was looking for had already been targeted by Jigen, who had erased Amado's traces.
And the so-called Kara had not yet appeared.
"Kakashi, why don't I introduce you to a few women while you're sick? See if you fancy any!"
Satoru teased.
He just felt sorry for him lying in a hospital bed alone, with no one to look after him.
Kakashi gave him a dead-fish eye: "No need. If you have that much time, solve the Akatsuki problem first. The people in this organization are not easy to deal with!"
From Sakura's account and his own experience, he could roughly tell that the Akatsuki Organization was probably full of such troublesome individuals.
"What do you mean not easy to deal with? If Hokage hadn't made me stay in the Village to protect Konoha, I'd take them out one by one, you know?"
Satoru waved his fist confidently.
Kakashi didn't believe him at all: "Don't underestimate them. Individually, they might not be able to kill you, but if you fall into a trap, then it'll be troublesome."
The abilities of the Akatsuki Organization members were too strong.
Whether it was the ones encountered during this Hidden Sand Village mission, or Itachi and his teammate.