Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Yahiko wiped away his tears, turned and left.

The group of people looked somewhat lonely.

......

"What! They only captured ordinary members of the Akatsuki Trading Company? Where are the ninjas who were close to Yahiko, and where are Yahiko and Nagato, the two core members?!"

Inside the residence, Hanzo was full of confidence, but he did not expect that Yahiko had received the news in advance and left with his men through the secret passage, leaving behind only shadow clones to confuse their vision.

Standing before him, Ji Yu, the last remaining shareholder of the Chamber of Commerce, was also drenched in sweat, fearing that Hanzo would blame him and that he would become Akatsuki's casualty.

"Lord Hanzo!"

"I don't know either. I confirmed that Nagato and Yahiko were in the office before the arrest... but I don't know why..."

"What about the armed forces of the Akatsuki-kai, including Weituo Tensuke and the Great Buddha?"

Why did they run away too?!

"..."

"My subordinates don't know!"

"You piece of trash!" Hanzo was so angry that he kicked Ji Yu to the ground. Ji Yu didn't dare to fight back and got up to continue squatting.

Gradually, Hanzo calmed down.

"Even if we manage to escape beforehand, we might still be in the village at this hour."

"You! Issue a national-level arrest warrant immediately! Make every effort to capture the remnants of the Xiaoshang Association!"

"Furthermore, the original Xiao Chamber of Commerce's companies will be renamed Yu Chamber of Commerce! You have two days to handle the succession of the Chamber of Commerce and persuade all the useful members to continue serving the Chamber!"

"I want to see the Rain Chamber of Commerce resume its original work processes within a week!"

"Can it be done?"

"Yes! Absolutely, Lord Hanzo!"

"Go."

"Yes!"

Ji Yu quickly left Hanzang's residence, while Hanzang couldn't help but worry about his own safety...

The armed forces led by Yahiko, Nagato, and even Idaten Kyusuke totaled about fifteen people.

Moreover, having been trained by Amegakure, their strength is quite impressive.

What if, just what if, after leaving Amegakure, this group tries to form a small faction focused on assassinating him?

"No, we need to increase the defenses at our residence to prevent them from coming back to retaliate against me!"

From this moment on, Hanzo completely transformed into a coward who only knew how to fight for power.

Meanwhile, the remaining Akatsuki members who had fled Amegakure left the village and began searching for their next safe haven.

Idaten Kyusuke: "Brother Yahiko, what do we do? The Akatsuki Merchant Guild is gone. We've probably become Amegakure rogue ninja too."

Daibutsu: "Damn it! That bastard Hanzo actually tried to ambush us. If it weren't for Brother Yahiko finding out in advance, we would all have been killed in the village!"

The passersby also began to speak up:

"We're ninjas who have made many sacrifices for Amegakure. Why are we being arrested?! And why?!"

"That's right. Brother Yahiko, do you know the specifics?"

"Brother Nagato, why aren't you saying anything? What's wrong?!"

Nagato and Yahiko stood silently ahead.

Previously, they might not have believed the masked man's claims.

But now, Hanzo has really made his move. All the members of the merchant guild have been arrested. It's likely he wants them to cooperate with Amegakure to seize control of the guild.

"Konan is dead." No matter how much Nagato couldn't believe it, the script was now unfolding exactly as the masked man had predicted.

He had no choice but to believe what the masked man said.

Yahiko's face was grim as he recalled how, six hours earlier, a masked man had suddenly appeared in their office...

"Konan was intercepted and killed by Hanzo."

"If you're not prepared to leave Amegakure with trustworthy people, then prepare to suffer the same fate as Konan."

After saying that, the masked man disappeared.

At the time, Yahiko genuinely didn't believe it. But then Idaten Kyusuke mentioned that Amegakure ninjas had suddenly appeared near the merchant guild, which forced him and Nagato to be on their guard.

Now, what the masked man said has been confirmed...

He just really hoped that the masked man's claim that Konan was dead was a lie.

call--

Just as everyone fell silent, a spiral-shaped spatial distortion suddenly appeared in front of them.

Everyone immediately tensed up...

But soon,

The masked man and Shirahoshi, now wearing a regular mask, appeared together.

Both of them were wearing the uniforms of the Moon Organization.

"Senior, senior~ Just like you said, they ran away like stray dogs~"

Above the heads of the remaining members of the Akatsuki: Well!!!

"Who are you! Do you want to be beaten up!" Idaten Kyusuke was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Yahiko.

Soaked in the rain and with his black raincoat hood pulled down, Yahiko spoke up, "They're the ones who told me this information."

"What?!"xN

Everyone was somewhat shocked, but soon, Bai Xing, who was next to the masked man, spoke up:

“Ah Fei, I never brought up this topic.”

"Also, take that thing out."

The masked man nodded, his eyes flickered, and a black bag containing a corpse appeared in the alternate dimension and was placed on the ground.

Everyone was slightly taken aback, then Yahiko and Nagato seemed to glean something from that figure...

"Ya...Yahiko...you said...you said this...this...could not be..." Nagato's eyes were filled with fear, as if she had seen an object that would destroy the last illusion in her heart.

Yahiko gritted his teeth, stepped forward, knelt down, and pulled the chain off his head...

His hands were trembling.

wow-

As the zipper was slowly unzipped, the face of Konan, with her eyes closed forever, finally appeared before everyone's eyes.

Yahiko's eyes widened, but he remained silent. Behind him, Nagato let out a pitiful scream. His other companions, their faces filled with disbelief, also cried out in grief.

Only Yahiko gritted his teeth and finally said, "Hanzo the Salamander!!"

"I must kill you!!!"

At this moment, all the Akatsuki members present had one goal: to kill Hanzo the Salamander!

The plan was a success. Shirahoshi never expected that the old man Hanzo would cooperate so well; he had truly fallen into depravity.

But ultimately, as people get older, it seems like their brains start to malfunction.

In ancient history, there were many emperors who were wise and insightful in their youth, but became muddle-headed in their later years.

"Now, on behalf of the 'Moon' organization, I formally invite you." Bai Xing gestured as she spoke, then, seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, explained again:

The "Moon" organization fights for the ideals and peace of the ninja world.

The goal is to establish a peaceful era free from war!

"But we lack power."

"That's why I'm informing you of this news, and now I'm inviting you to join!"

“Okay! I agree.” Yahiko said without any hesitation.

Nagato stared at Konan, still in a daze. The other members exchanged glances and finally nodded in agreement.

......

The "Moon" organization has completed its membership replenishment.

Don't be fooled by the fact that those orphans are genin; their actual combat strength is no less than that of chuunibyou, special jonin, or even ordinary jonin.

He calls himself a genin, but that's only because Amegakure doesn't want to pay him extra, so he's remained a genin.

the other side.

After several days of fermentation, Amegakure Village also underwent a series of baptisms.

Those original members of the Akatsuki Chamber of Commerce who were willing to betray the organization survived. Those who were unwilling to betray were subjected to physical and psychological interrogation by the Rain Village ninja, who squeezed out their last bit of value.

Xiaoshanghui has now changed its name to Yushanghui.

All the companies and enterprises, and all their shareholders and legal representatives, have become Ji Yu.

Not long after, Ji Yu voluntarily handed over most of the shares to Hanzo for inheritance.

Thus, the new Chamber of Commerce officially opened for business.

They also posted a notice explaining the various misdeeds committed by the former Xiaoshang Association.

For example, by taking advantage of the process of selling and transporting various products, they actively sold important information about Amegakure, which ultimately led to the destruction of many towns in the Land of Rain and the unfortunate deaths of Amegakure ninja.

Or perhaps, the merchant guild's armed forces secretly engaged in human trafficking, killing Rain Village ninja, and other similar activities...

In any case, in this era of feudal and backward information, many people who were unaware of the truth also chose to believe it.

After all, this announcement was acknowledged by Hanzo the Salamander, the leader who founded Amegakure!

"I never imagined that the Xiaoshang Association, which appears respectable on the surface, would do such heinous things behind the scenes."

"Yeah, they're really scoundrels. My cousin's child seems to have gone missing; I bet it was the Xiaoshang Association who kidnapped him."