98 Joining

Hidden Mist Village.

"This..."

Minato, who suddenly appeared near Kakashi, when subconsciously glanced around, was stunned.

Numerous bodies were lying on the ground as pits and cracks covered the ground in a radius of hundreds of meters.

Just looking at the numerous Mist Shinobi, even someone calm as Minato felt a chill, and he couldn't believe who could do this.

This kind of sight he had only heard before when Kozuki defeated the whole Mist village.

Minato looked down as he spotted Kakashi lying in the pit.

"Kakashi..."

Cried Minato as he immediately squatted down, checking the breathing of Kakashi.

"Thank God, you're alive."

Minato sighed in relief after confirming that Kakashi had just passed out.

Minato immediately shuttled on the whole battlefield as he also quickly found Itachi and especially Shisui, who was full of blood.

Minato had given Kakashi a Kunai of his in case of trouble; he could reach them instantly.

When he was processing the documents in the Hokage Office, he didn't know why but he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Remembering the feeling that occurred years ago, Minato immediately disappeared from his place as he arrived at the battlefield.

Minato teleported back to the village with Kakashi, Shisui, and Itachi.

The rest of the Mist Shinobi was only stunned, so there was no danger to their life, and with such movements, the remaining Mist Shinobi would be here soon.

So he left Terumi and others there and teleported back to the village.

As Minato had expected, just after he left, some Genin and Chunin of Mist Shinobi arrived on the scene and were surprised.

They soon started transporting the injured and passed out back to the village.

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Mist covered the whole road as suddenly a figure of a tall man with red hair appeared.

At the road with mountains on the left and right, Kozuki walked forward step by step.

Kozuki had already left hidden mist village was in deep thought as he walked forward about what to do next as there weren't many places left for him to visit.

He couldn't go back to the village; he had thought about staying at the Mist Village for a few years, but with what he did just now, it wasn't possible now.

"Huh"

Suddenly Kozuki stopped as he looked towards his right.

"As expected of the legendary Akagami Shanks."

From the Mist to his left, a person wearing a robe printed with dark red clouds and a spiral mask walked out as he stood a few steps away from Kozuki.

"Who are you?"

Kozuki inquired about the identity of the uninvited guest though he knew it immediately when he saw him.

"It really is you, Fukashi."

Looking at the person in front with a spiral mask, Kozuki finally confirmed his guess.

Five years ago, during nine tails attack, he only saw him for a few seconds, and he being angry, couldn't confirm his identity.

From the academy days, the aura of Fukashi has changed a lot, but it was impossible to erase the unique aura different from every person.

"You can call me the savior, or the world also knows me as Uchiha Madara."

Fukashi pretended in front of Kozuki has his tone was full of arrogance and pride.

"Haha, Time is really cruel; the legendary Uchiha Madara has to even hide his face to live."

Kozuki laughed loudly as his voice echoed in the quiet mountain range as he made fun of Fukashi.

Fukashi's expression under the mask turned ugly as he was fuming with anger, but he finally controlled himself from attacking the bastard in front.

Nothing good would come out from making an enemy like Kozuki, especially when he learned from Zetsu what happened in the Mist just now.

That thousand-meter-long slash that reached the heavens and even divided the sea was something even the sword demon could not even come close to.

If Sword Demon had this kind of Strength, Konoha would have won the war just by relying on him alone, so this was also why Fukashi never doubted that Shanks in front was Kozuki.

A corpse can be fake, but strength can never be!!!

"Hehe, if the world knows I'm alive, it could cause the world to plunge into another war, and it would nullify all of my efforts."

Fukashi played the role of a savior really well, and Kozuki would have believed his words if he didn't know the plot.

"So, why, the great Uchiha Madara is looking for me."

Kozuki guessed why Fukashi was here, but he still asked, wanting to confirm.

"Join me. I will create a fair world, a world without hate and war, a world where the dreams of everyone would come true."

Fukashi became more and more excited as he spoke about his dreams, and his voice got louder and louder.

"And how would you do that?

Kozuki was speechless, looking at the excited Fukashi as he really admired the brainwashing technique of Madara.

Even Danzo paled in front of it.

Fukashi immediately told his plan about collecting the tail beasts to deter the great nations but didn't tell about infinite Tsukuyomi. After all, he couldn't trust someone who he just had met.

"You shouldn't refuse; the whole world is looking for you; not only can we provide you shelter, but you can also contribute to saving this war-torn world."

Kozuki thought about it as he really had no place to go now.

Bounty Hunter's were looking for him in the whole world, even if he wasn't afraid, but it was too annoying.

And by joining Akatsuki, he could also keep an eye on them since the plot has gone beyond his recognition with his involvement, and he needed to be prepared to deal with every situation.

Kozuki agreed to join Akatsuki as he left with Fukashi, and they stopped at a nearby cave since he was going to have his first meeting with the Akatsuki members.

(Two chapter's today)