Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

"Those two guys just now...should be the two members of the Akatsuki organization that we know, right? Naruto?"

Although Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru had collected information on Akatsuki members due to their relationship, apart from Deidara, he had never had any contact with any Akatsuki member except Uchiha Obito and Inekaki Kisame. The intersecting Uchiha Sasuke turned his attention to Uzumaki Naruto, waiting for the other party's confirmation and response.

"Ah, the puppet master who entered in front is the Scorpion of Red Sand, and the one in the back is Kakuzu from the Immortal Duo... But, how did they become like this?"

Uzumaki Naruto frowned as he recalled the battles that broke out with the Akatsuki organization, and his expression couldn't help but become particularly sad.

Unlike Nagato, who finally fell into darkness because of other people's calculations and indelible pain, and incarnated as "Penn" to bring pain to the world, the Red Sand Scorpion and Kakuzu, no matter from which angle they come up In other words, they all belong to the kind of long-standing villains who took the initiative to fall into the darkness of the ninja world and enjoyed it like a fish in water.

The crazy puppet master Akasaka Scorpion, who assassinated the Third Kazekage, destroyed a small country with one man's power, and used a living person to create a human puppet capable of using ninjutsu while alive;

He once fought against the First Hokage, maintained his immortality by stealing the hearts of others, and indirectly killed Taki Ninja Village's rebellious Ninja Kakuto;

Uzumaki Naruto did not think that these two people would wake up and obediently accept the new order established by Kaguya Rei, but he also did not think that Kaguya Rei would let go of such a standard "ninja" that would only bring destruction and pain in his mouth. "They are running rampant under his rule.

But the facts are right in front of us.

The Red Sand Scorpion became a positive character who could attend the so-called Dawn Meeting with Queen Loulan. Although Kakuzu was described by Uchiha Shisui as a business genius who constantly found ways to trample the law in order to make money, compared to him After constantly wandering the underground black market, making money by hunting down ninjas and targets with bounties on their heads, Kakuzu can obviously be regarded as... having changed his mind?

Uzumaki Naruto couldn't figure out whether this was because he had been hostile to these two people from the beginning and was inherently biased so that he could not truly see their personalities, or because... What's the reason?

Noticing that the two people here looked suspicious of life, Yahiko, who had nothing to do, took the initiative to come over and extended a helping hand to the two future people in a friendly manner:

"What's wrong, have you encountered something that you can't solve on your own, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the face that was more mature, reliable, and sunny than the Tendo Payne he knew. After taking a deep breath, he asked:

"That...those two people just now, when did they become like this?"

"Is it like this?"

Yahiko was stunned for a moment and didn't understand why Uzumaki Naruto asked such a question. Then he remembered that the other person was a traveler from another time and space thirty years later. He immediately showed an expression of realization and slammed his hands. said:

"Are you asking how Scorpion and Kakuzu went from being S-class traitor ninjas wanted by all major ninja villages to being serious people who can participate in the Dawn Conference?"

"Well, that's more or less the case." Uzumaki Naruto frowned and nodded.

"About...well, it was eight years ago, after the 'Root' organization led by Uchiha Obito launched a series of terrorist attacks and almost caused the battle that completely destroyed Konoha, right?"

Yahiko recalled the information he learned through Nagato, and said with some emotion:

"To tell you the truth, the Red Sand Scorpions and Kakuzu at that time were all S-class traitorous ninjas who committed murders against the ninjas of Konoha and Kirigakure under the command of the Root organization.

After hearing from Nagato that the Red Sand Scorpion lost to Shisui over there in a duel, the regeneration core as the core of the Human Puppet Technique was also sent back to Kirigakure, and Kakuzu was also killed in the battle to defend Konoha. After the seven Ninja Swordsmen who rushed to the rescue were captured alive, I also felt that they would definitely be executed by Kirigakure after they had been drained of all their value as ninjas. "

"In fact, that's what I thought at the time." Uchiha Shisui, who also had nothing to do, intervened in the conversation, "At least when I saw the human puppet made by the Red Sand Scorpion using the body of my colleague, I was I sincerely want to kill him completely."

"...Then, why did he and Kakuzu survive later? Is it because...do they have any other value?"

Uchiha Sasuke narrowed his eyes and recalled how he and Orochimaru had washed away the name of traitorous ninja after the Fourth Ninja War.

"The Red Sand Scorpion is the master of puppetry in the Sand Hidden Village. During that time, Lord Mizukage sent me to discuss the development of dragon veins with the survivors of the Loulan Kingdom, and I learned about the past glory of the Loulan Kingdom. And what happened to the Sunagakure ninja An Lushan who created all of that... Then, Master Mizukage decided to let the Red Sand Scorpion take over the development of the Dragon Veins, in order to reduce his guilt."

"Loulan...Dragon Vein?"

Uzumaki Naruto covered his head, feeling as if something vague was emerging from his mind. He shook his head vigorously, and then asked in confusion:

"Is Lian so confident that the Red Sand Scorpion can master such a dangerous power as Dragon Vein?"

Uchiha Shisui shrugged and replied in a helpless but not questioning tone:

"Lord Mizukage is naturally relieved... because the power of the dragon vein is neither able to move freely, nor is it enough for the Red Sand Scorpion to gain enough strength to resist him. On the contrary, in order to ensure that he can use the power of the dragon vein to continuously push the puppet As his skill reaches a higher level, Red Sand Scorpion needs to abide by the agreement between him and Lord Mizukage, and seriously help the survivors of Loulan Kingdom develop the country, and undertake the development plan handed over to them by Lord Mizukage. "

"Today Loulan is one of the largest commodity trading centers between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire, and has also become a holy place in the hearts of all puppet masters in the ninja world. When people in the ninja world mention Loulan, Many people would regard Loulan as a vassal force of the Red Sand Scorpion."

"The Queen of Loulan...Sara, does she have no objection?"

Uzumaki Naruto blurted out the name that quietly appeared in his mind, with undisguised concern and worry.

"She is now considered one of the core disciples of the Red Sand Scorpion, right? Well, wait a minute..."

Uchiha Shisui, who had personally experienced the Loulan talks, seemed to have remembered something and cast his thoughtful gaze on Uzumaki Naruto's face.

"If I remember correctly, when I contacted Queen Sarah on behalf of Kirigakure, she once mentioned your name, Uzumaki Naruto... and it was in a very caring and concerned manner. Tone, I wonder if you have any clue?"

"Probably because... An Lushan was defeated by me and my father, who was not the Hokage at the time. Dragon Veins was also re-sealed by me and my father, right?"

Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head and generously admitted what he had just remembered for some reason.

"Then I suggest you go and ask Queen Sarah herself in person."

Uchiha Shisui patted Uzumaki Naruto on the shoulder and said to him with a sigh of relief: "As the benefactor who saved her, he came from the other side of time. Under normal circumstances, I am afraid that he will never If we have another chance to meet the time traveler, she will definitely have many, many things she wants to say to you, your savior..."

"Yes, really?"

"Don't you know it when you go?"

"oh."

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto being fooled into walking into the embassy alone, Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but said to Uchiha Shisui with a subtle arc on his lips:

"Naruto, he already has a family...I don't think it's a good thing for you to do this."

"It's because he has a family that he needs to give Queen Sarah a chance to say everything clearly at once."

Uchiha Shisui turned around, looked at Uchiha Sasuke with a pair of red Sharingan eyes and said:

"Because he has a family, Uzumaki Naruto will not agree to Queen Sarah's unrealistic request. It is precisely because he has a family and a career that he can make Queen Sarah put aside her past obsessions and move towards her own life. Moving forward tomorrow...we can't let her keep turning her attention to a child who didn't do those things because of a person she can't see again."

Uchiha Sasuke first showed a puzzled expression, and then his old face turned red, and he instantly realized who the child Uchiha Shisui said who had never done anything was.

"She, she...how could she?"

"Who knows?"

Uchiha Shisui shook his head with the same speechless expression, and continued with an eye-opening expression:

"When I heard that Konoha was nearly razed to the ground by the Kyuubi, and that Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Naruto's mother, was seriously injured and unable to stay with him for a long time, she said to him more than once Konoha said that she can take care of Namikaze Naruto temporarily, and she has been hiring people to collect various information about Namikaze Naruto's life... I hope this meeting can make her give up. Such a strange obsession."

"What if not?" Uchiha Sasuke asked unoptimistically, recalling Uzumaki Naruto's usual character.

"Then let Hokage-sama and Kushina-dono have a headache," Uchiha Shisui spread his hands, "I'm just a Kirigakure ninja who happens to know about this matter. Unlike Lord Mizukage, I can do anything. Come up with a different solution.”

"You have fully accepted the fact that you are a Kirigakure ninja, Uchiha Shisui."

Somehow, even though he didn't have much to do with Uchiha Shisui, when he heard the other party say that he was Kirigakure's ninja in a very natural tone, Uchiha Sasuke still felt a little bit of sadness and unhappiness in his heart. .

"Because Mizukage-sama really showed me the possibility of completely changing the ninja world."

Uchiha Shisui hadn't heard Kaguya Rei analyze the Uchiha clan's problems, so he naturally knew why Uchiha Sasuke's strange tone was coming from him. He reached out and patted Uchiha Sasuke's shoulder and said calmly:

"Just like you believed in Uzumaki Naruto, I also chose to believe in Mizukage-sama... This has nothing to do with the position of the village and the clan. It is just my personal judgment. There is no need to be unwilling or rebellious because of this. Come in the mood."

"But for Itachi, you are the mentor and brother who inspired him to make those choices," Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Shisui with a complicated expression, "Whether it is in our world or in yours The world... As someone who is being chased by Itachi and regarded as the pillar of the future by the clan, you have made such a choice, which will affect many clan members."

"But the current world is no longer the one where conflicts between countries and villages are at war. A misunderstanding, a calculation, or a conspiracy may cause another ninja war to break out at any time."

Uchiha Shisui looked at Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan, with strong confidence in his words.

"We will create a new order so that the profession of ninja, which was born in war and conspiracy, will no longer be the only choice for all people with chakra, so that the competition between villages in various countries will be kept in a controllable and healthy environment. Within the scope, let war no longer become the everlasting cloud hanging over people's heads, let the right to speak out be no longer just the privilege of big countries and ninja villages, let ninjas no longer be the blades and tools in the hands of others..."

"A new era has begun, and this is why a guy like Kakuzu, who is obsessed with money, can regain his life."

Yahiko took over Uchiha Shisui's words at the right time and said to Uchiha Sasuke:

"A new order is taking shape, and perfecting it as quickly and as well as possible is the responsibility and obligation that falls on the shoulders of us pioneers. In other times, Kakuzu may indeed be a worthless thug, but for the new era of drastic changes, In terms of the times, he can be a help to provide vision from the darkness for those of us standing under the sun.”

"This is what Mizukage-sama said. The achievements that each person can achieve not only depend on their personal struggle, but also need to take into account the progress of history... Although Kakuzu and the Red Sand Scorpion are two It’s a special case, but for those of you who also have a peaceful foundation and need to make new changes, this experience may be useful one day.”

Uchiha Sasuke did not answer immediately.

But he did not deny that the era in which he and Naruto lived had reached a time when changes were needed.

"Your Dawn Meeting...approximately, how long will it take for it to be officially held?"

"About ten days. After all, it is an emergency. We need to leave enough time for representatives from small and remote countries to travel." Yahiko moved his arms and gave a time in a familiar manner.

"... Regarding this meeting, no matter what attitude they hold, it will not affect Kaguya Rei's next actions, right? Even so, do we have to wait until they are all here?" Uchiha Sasuke's expression asked subtly.

"The Country of Rain was once a small country that was insignificant in the eyes of the big powers, and the Akatsuki Organization was once a small organization that could be easily destroyed in the eyes of Konoha."

Yahiko put down his arm and said seriously to Uchiha Sasuke:

"The war with the Otsutsuki clan is something that all humans in the ninja world need to face together. Even if there is only one observer position, it is a sign of respect for the people of the small country and a necessary move to allow them to develop a sense of identification with our cause... "

"If you think that fighting against the Otsutsuki clan is only a matter between big countries, then there is a high probability that the neglected small country will become the entry point for the Otsutsuki clan to understand the ninja world and divide us...

After all, people who can become the container of the Otsutsuki clan will not only be born in your five great ninja villages, right? For those who have been ignored or even ignored, if we can use the power of the Otsutsuki clan to bring down these arrogant big countries like you, how many people do you think would be willing to take the initiative to become the container for the resurrection of the Otsutsuki clan? "