Akatsuki

Shintaro exited Amegakure with the acquired information.

"Captain Shintaro, are you alright?" A Konoha ninja asked with concern.

Even though these Konoha ninjas had all been brought by Shintaro from the southeastern defensive line, they were all aware of his strength.

But still, Demi-God had been renowned for a long time, and their expertise was in toxic gas, which was hard to guard against.

Therefore, everyone was still somewhat worried about Shintaro going to the meeting alone.

Shintaro waved his hand to show he was fine, then waved the information in his hand to the Konoha ninjas.

"Everyone, I've made a deal with Amegakure." He said confidently.

A straightforward Konoha ninja raised his hand and asked, "But... isn't that information written there?"

Shintaro laughed upon hearing this, "Hahaha, yes, but it's no different from an agreement."

He then became serious and said to all the Konoha ninjas, "Let's move out and find a good location to set up camp."

Everyone began to wonder where the so-called good location might be.

"Let's find a place between Sunagakure and Iwagakure."

"Ah?" Question marks seemed to appear above everyone's heads.

After all, in most people's minds, being placed between the two forces was just bringing a lantern to the toilet and looking for death.

But seeing Shintaro look so confident, everyone unconsciously believed in his decision.

"Don't worry, I promise, nothing will happen to you." He reassured them.

With his assurance, no one had any objections.

Shintaro took out the intelligence map and began guiding the troops forward.

The troops passed through Amegakure, located in the center of the Land of Rain, and their destination was in the west of the Land of Rain.

The outline of the Land of Rain resembled a tall boot. The body of the boot connected to the Land of Fire in the east, the heel to the west, and the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth to the north and south.

According to intelligence, Sunagakure and Iwagakure were facing off in the middle of the boot.

The Konoha troops moved toward their destination.

In a small village in the west of the Land of Rain, outside the village, there were many large holes with black smoke inside, and some broken ninja tools stuck in them, stained with blood.

There were various unnatural protrusions and collapses on the ground, as well as various signs of the ground being cut. In the village, ruins and broken walls were scattered all over, looking more tragic than the dilapidated scene outside the village.

The sounds of the villagers' cries, the wails of children who lost their parents, and the desperate calls for relatives mixed and couldn't be heard clearly.

At this moment, a group of chaotic footsteps came from the village gate.

"Konan, bring some people to treat the wounded."

"Nagato, lead people with me to rescue the villagers trapped in the rubble."

A handsome young man with orange hair was giving serious instructions to the people behind him.

The group was wearing uniform black cloaks, Amegakure forehead protectors, gray belts, and ninja tool pouches tied behind their waists.

To the left of the orange-haired youth was a young woman with blue hair, round eyes, orange pupils, and a beautiful appearance.

To his right was a red-haired young man with long bangs covering his eyes, pale skin, and restrained handsomeness.

The two were shocked by the tragedy before them and didn't respond for a moment.

The orange-haired youth turned left and right and reminded them again.

"Konan."

"Nagato."

"Hurry up."

Only then did the blue-haired woman named Konan and the red-haired young man named Nagato react.

"Understood, Yahiko."

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were the leaders of this young ninja team.

Everyone took action.

Konan led a group of people to an open space in the village, where many injured people were being moved by the villagers.

"How many are injured?" Konan asked anxiously.

However, neither the wounded villagers nor the regular villagers responded, looking at the ninja group indifferently.

Because it was the ninja who caused all this chaos. Although they were from other countries, to the villagers, there was no difference among ninjas.

It's just that the patterns on the forehead protectors were different.

Even the villagers didn't like the Amegakure ninjas, who had four vertical lines engraved on their forehead protectors symbolizing Amegakure.

After all, the village's mission was to protect the country.

But Amegakure in the Land of Rain remained neutral, allowing ninjas from other countries to burn, kill, and loot in the country, turning the human world into a battlefield.

Konan shouted quickly upon seeing this.

"We are Akatsuki, an organization of the people of the Land of Rain. We know that the people of the Land of Rain have been destroyed by war and plunged into darkness, so we are determined to be the dawn that changes this country and this world!"

"Please believe in us!"

Konan's sincere words rang in the ears of every conscious villager.

The villagers were silent for a long time, and long-formed concepts were hard to change with a few words.

But not everyone was indifferent.

"Forty-five people injured, seven of whom are near death." a young man provided specific injury numbers.

"Thank you!"

Konan bowed deeply, then directed the ninjas behind her to treat the seriously wounded first.

On the other side, Yahiko and Nagato led a group of Akatsuki ninjas to start digging out the village ruins.

"Kid, don't cry. Are your parents trapped in this house?" Yahiko knelt down and comforted a small child standing and crying.

His voice was gentle and calm, with a magical power that made people want to listen to him. This magic power also worked for panicked children.

The child stopped crying a little, sobbed, and nodded.

Yahiko then stood up and said to Nagato next to him: "I'll use Wind Element to blow off the top tiles, then we'll move these bricks together."

Nagato nodded, and Yahiko clasped his hands together.

A strong wind blew from Yahiko's palms, sweeping forward, blowing all the tiles on top of the ruins back.

Nagato rushed forward, forcibly lifting part of the ceiling and throwing it aside.

Yahiko also joined in, and they both dug through the rubble together.

"Yahiko, they seem to be alive." Nagato turned his head, and the wind blew his bangs, revealing a pair of strange eyes.

His eyes were purple, with circle patterns, very mysterious.

Yahiko was delighted to hear this, and he and Nagato sped up the digging.

As the rescue continued, Yahiko soon heard groans and cries. Nagato moved a slanted cement slab, and a couple was hiding underneath.

It turned out the couple hid in a triangular safe zone in the corner and escaped.

But the husband's leg was flattened by the stone slab.

The husband fainted from the pain, leaning against the wall and groaning unconsciously, while the wife hugged him and cried.

"It's okay, we have medical ninjas who can treat you." Yahiko stepped forward and helped the wife stand up, while Nagato carried the husband out of the ruins to find a medical ninja for treatment.

The child stepped over the rubble and ran to his mother, throwing himself into her arms. The mother and child were reunited.

Yahiko helped the mother and child settle in the open space, and the husband also received treatment, at least his life was saved.

Seeing this, he sighed in relief and was about to rescue the victims in the next house.

At this moment, an Akatsuki ninja ran in panic from outside the village.

"Leader Yahiko! A group of Konoha ninjas is heading towards us and is almost at the door!"