Chapter 18: Find him a Friend

In this way, Ryo carried 100 million explosive tags and a chakra sensor that summoned Pain and left Akatsuki's base.

In addition to him, the other ninjas also have to perform their tasks.

Konan stood at the entrance of the base, watching Ryo's figure gradually disappear, the sorrow on her face had not faded.

The expressions of Kakuzu and Uchiha Itachi next to her were a little more subtle.

Kakuzu is the oldest person in Konan's organization, and he has the most extensive knowledge. Looking at Konan's appearance, he couldn't help but say, "Huh, can ninjas not encounter danger for the rest of their lives?"

After Konan glanced at him, he frowned and said, "Ryo is different from us. He is only twelve years old this year and he is still a child..."

"I started performing tasks alone when I was twelve years old!"

Kakuzu's face was even more dissatisfied, and he glanced at Uchiha Itachi again: "Hey, the kid of the Uchiha clan, the graduation age of your Konoha ninja is also twelve years old, right?"

"Hmm."

Uchiha Itachi nodded. He graduated from Ninja school at the age of seven. He had already become the captain of Anbu when he was eleven years old. At the age of thirteen, he became Konoha's S-level rebel because of the genocide.

Seeing Konan's appearance, Uchiha Itachi decided to say a few words next to him: "Konan, he is only one year younger than me, but he is very strong...If it weren't for his carelessness when we first met, maybe I would also be defeated."

"Um..."

Konan's eyebrows suddenly calmed down, and he nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go to Yugakure now!

"..."

Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes and sighed.

Sure enough, no matter what age or personality a woman is, she can achieve what she wants as long as she follows their wishes.

Konan left the base with Kakuzu and Uchiha Itachi and went to Yugakure to find traces of Hidan. A space vortex appeared where they were standing.

The figure of the mysterious masked man emerged from the vortex of space and spoke to the empty air: "Black Zetsu, I'm going to see the intern in the organization, how on earth is he going to make Kisame join the organization..."

His voice was no longer the funny laughter at the Akatsuki meeting, but a little heavy, and his voice seemed to be gloomy and majestic.

A pitcher plant was drilled out of the ground, and a half-white and half-black monster appeared, speaking in a hoarse voice: "Obito, don't pay so much attention to a kid, right? His existence will not hinder our plans, and he will become a thug who collects tail beasts in the future."

"That kid named Ryo has no dark past!"

The mysterious masked man sneered, lowered his head looked down at the sky on the ground, and continued: "Will he agree with our philosophy in the future?"Since Pain and Konan found him, they have been protecting him. If they don't do it this time, they may not have this opportunity next time!"

"Hmm? What do you want to do to him? If you kill him, Konan and Pain will doubt us, which is inconsistent with our plan."

Black Zetsu shook his head, everything was going according to their plan now, and it didn't want the mysterious masked man in front of him to grow out of the festival.

"Don't worry, I won't kill him!"

The masked man stretched out his hand grabbed the patterned mask on his face, and whispered: "I will manipulate Ryo into darkness just like I used to manipulate Uchiha Itachi.…

As you have seen before, he was only twelve years old and easily defeated a mixed team of Jonin. Now he at least has the strength of Jonin, and he may be stronger in the future. He must not be loyal to Nagato!」

When Konan and Ryo went to attack the Rain Ninja stronghold, Black Zetsu and Obito were also secretly observing Ryo's situation.

When they saw that Ryo used Thunder Escape Ninjutsu to easily defeat the team of more than 20 people, Black Zetsu was in a good mood, and it saw a lot of big scenes.

There was some doubt in Black Zetsu's hoarse voice, and he looked up at the masked man in surprise: "At the age of twelve, he has the chakra and power of Jonin. There seems to be nothing worth paying attention to, such as Kakashi in Konoha Village..."

"He is different from that trash Kakashi."

The masked man interrupted Black Zetsu's words coldly, and cursed Konoha, the genius ninja who was promoted to Shinobu at the age of twelve.

If nothing else, Ryo will be able to reach the strength of Kage level in the future. Unlike Kakuzu, Uchiha Itachi, and Sasori, he did not belong to the neutral faction of Akatsuki but belonged to Nagato and Konan's help.

The existence of Ryo may deviate from Akatsuki and the masked man will directly control the bright side in the future, which is a big hidden danger.

but…

The masked man suddenly realized that if he rebelled against Ryo, he would be able to use that kid more widely.

 The masked man can even use Ryo in reverse, allowing him to become a spy between Konan and Nagato, stealing information from Konan and Nagato; he can also use Ryo to influence Konan and Nagato's actions.

For example, in the future, when the time is right, Nagato can be induced to directly attack the major Ninja villages, causing him and the five Ninja villages to suffer!

"It's not easy to change that kid..."

Black Zetsu whispered about the information he had collected: "Ryo's father died in battle to protect Konan twelve years ago; his mother also died of illness a few months ago...Except for Nagato and Konan, he has no bonds."

Breaking the bonds of a ninja and letting the ninja fall into darkness is the fastest way, and they still have some practical experience.

The problem is that Ryo is an orphan!

From the current point of view, Ryo and Konan have the deepest bond, but if Konan has an accident, Nagato may give up collecting tail beasts and directly become the demon king of the world.

In case something goes wrong with Nagato's Rinnegan, it's a bit too monotonous to describe it as if the gain is not worth the loss.…

Not to mention Black Zetsu, the mysterious masked man would not allow this to happen, so he planned to guide Uehara in another way: "The useless thing of a bond can be cultivated."

Black Zetsu looked at the masked man, feeling that he had heard something incredible: "Obito, do you want to arrange a friend for that kid? It's easy to destroy a bond, but it's much more difficult to cultivate it..."

"Huh, there will always be a way."

The mysterious masked man clenched his palm and whispered, "Help me prepare a white Zetsu, and I will prepare a suitable identity for it!"

Black Zetsu nodded helplessly: "Okay."

Anyway, this is not an important thing. Success is good for them, and it doesn't matter if they fail.

Ryo didn't know that someone wanted to arrange a friend for him. He was in another trouble. Since he had never left the country of Rain in the past, he was not familiar with the geography of the Ninja world.

His task is to go to the country of water to recruit Kisame Hoshigaki.

Not only do you have to go abroad, you also have to go to sea.