37 Chapter 37 Akatsuki

Arata soon arrived home and his heart was still beating fast. Isamu wanted to ask who did he visit but when he was about to answer, he noticed the sly smile that she had and quickly ignored her as he tried to hide his embarrassment. Laying on his bed, Arata thought about some things he has heard during his travel. He thought deeply about what one of Yugito's clan elder had told her. A strange organization has been hunting tailed beast, meaning that the jinchuriki's are being targeted. He thought long and hard about this. The reason was because Naruto was a jinchuriki. Whether it was just a rumor or not, the fact that it has spread so far and is causing the clan elders to be wary then it could only mean that they were successful.

He needs to ask Kakashi if he knew about this organization and needs to ask for Naruto's location so that he can go and protect him. If Kakashi doesn't know much about them then he can only go and track the only Jinchuriki that he knows the location of and that was Yugito. Besides looking for clues about the Uzumaki clan, he will have to keep a look out for any jinchuriki and ask them what they know about this organization.

In the next morning, Arata was doing some physical training until he heard an eagle cry and returned to the village.

As soon as he entered the village, he saw Kakashi waiting for him.

Kakashi, " Oh Arata, you've come. I may need some help with a mission. I was wondering if you wanted to tag along."

Arata, " that's fine with me, as long as you tell me about the organization that is hunting jinchuriki's"

Kakashi narrowed his eyes, " Arata... you... how did you hear about this?"

Arata, " Let's go somewhere first."

Kakashi, " No let's go to Fifth Hokage-sama's office."

Seeing that the matter was more serious and confidential then it seems, Arata followed behind Kakashi as they went to the village's headquarters.

A few minutes later, Kakashi and Arata entered the room as Arata saw Tsunade, Shizune, and Guy.

Tsunade, " I see that you've arrived Kakashi and had brought Arata. I can debrief your mission right away."

Kakashi, " Yeah, but before that, Arata wants to know about something first. I think it is important for him to know about it."

Tsunade, " What does he want to know?"

Kakashi, " Akatsuki."

Tsunade furrowed her brows and looked at Arata, " Akatsuki? Why do you want to know about that. That is confidential knowledge."

Arata sighed as he responded, " During my travels, I encountered the two tails jinchuriki Yugito. When I encounter her, I overheard her village's elders mention about an organization that is specifically hunting the tailed beasts. The reason why I want to know is because I know that Naruto is a Jinchuriki. If there is an organization trying to hunt him down, then I want to know more about them and be able to protect Naruto."

Tsunade folder her hands as she glared at Arata while thinking if she should tell Arata about it or not. A few moments later, she sighed and said, " Fine, I believe that you have grown stronger over the year and with your abilities, you should be able to handle the information. The organization that is hunting the tailed beasts is called the Akatsuki. They are a group of very powerful rogue ninjas that has banded together. They travel in pairs and wear a dark black cloak with red clouds patterned on it. From the information that we gathered, they had already captured 2."

Arata frowned and said, " Two? Even if they managed to corner a jinchuriki, from what I know of, once a person with a tailed beast gets cornered, the tailed beast rages out and becomes outrageously strong. Are you saying that the pair of ninjas are able to even beat that?"

Of course, Arata has asked the system more about Jinchuriki's and the tailed beast contained in them.

Tsunade, " Yeah. That's why it is important to not face them by yourself."

Arata: " Isn't Naruto in danger then? Where is he so I can go protect him?"

Tsunade, " Calm down Arata. Jiraiya is with him."

Arata, " Isn't he just one person?"

Tsunade smiled and said, " Indeed he is just one person. However, don't you dare underestimate him. He along with me and Orochimaru were called the legendary sannin. Do you know why?"

Arata, " Because you three performed amazing feats during the second ninja war?"

Tsunade, " Yes. We three were the only three who survived the onslaught of one of the most powerful ninjas during that time. Our strength are near the top of the ninja world. We three are Hokage level ninjas. Do you understand now, why you don't need to go protect Naruto. As long as Jiraiya is by Naruto's side, the Akatsuki won't approach him."

Arata thought long and hard about the information that was given to him. He thought about the level of strength he would need in the near future so that he can protect the his loved ones.

Arata, " I understand."

Tsunade looked at Kakashi and then back at Arata, " Since you have already encountered a Jinchuriki, I will give you a special mission. Since you also possess the rinnegan I believe that once you master it, the Akatsuki won't be able to hurt you much too... I want you to find the rest of the Jinchuriki and keep tabs on them. Report to me if anything happens to them. With this, we can keep tabs on how many tailed beasts they manage to capture and stay on top of things and protect Naruto properly. We already have ninjas finding more information about Akatsuki so just focus on the Jinchuriki. This is a top secret mission because if other nations find out about you spying on them, it can lead to your death or even war, so do your best to not be discovered. "

Arata looked at Kakashi, " Looks like I won't be coming with you on your mission."

Kakashi sighed, " You will be having a harder time then me."

Since Tsunade knows about his rinnegan then he assumed that Kakashi told her about it. Since he was never declared as a rogue or exiled ninja then he also understood that he was already given free reign on how he should act and didn't need to be worried about being hunted by the village's ANBU.

Arata: " Well, I think that I should get started then. I've given the hyuga clan a scroll that allows me to come instantly if the village ever needs me. I'll be leaving now. "