Thirty thousand explosive tags—it was like thirty thousand grenades going off simultaneously! The power of this explosion was so intense that it could have destroyed a large part of Sunagakure!
Rasa's eyebrows twitched violently as he watched.
Is this for real? So many explosive tags?
Even the entire stock of explosive tags in Sunagakure wouldn't be much more than this, right? And this woman from Akatsuki just casually unleashed so many tags in a single attack against Sunagakure?
Was she here for Gaara? Or was she trying to completely wipe out the village?
"Is it over?" Konan watched as her thirty thousand explosive tags detonated, completely engulfing Uchiha Akira. She stared seriously at the area of the explosion.
With such a terrifying blast, he couldn't possibly have survived, right?
However, as the dust and smoke began to clear, Konan's expression darkened.
A golden Susanoo had enveloped Uchiha Akira entirely. The golden Susanoo was now in its third stage, its body showing muscle fibers and appearing enormous!
Though the Susanoo was full of cracks after enduring the attack from thirty thousand explosive tags, it had not been shattered. Uchiha Akira, protected inside, was unharmed.
"Phew…" The explosion had left Uchiha Akira's mind completely blank.
Now that the explosion had ended, he breathed a long sigh of relief, but also felt a lingering fear.
This woman, Konan, is terrifying—throwing out tens of thousands of explosive tags at the drop of a hat!
She truly embodied the idea of "nuclear deterrence." There was nothing that a few tens of thousands of explosive tags couldn't solve. And if it couldn't? Just throw more!
Luckily, he had activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and had Susanoo's protection.
Otherwise, even though his body was extremely tough in his dragon form, being bombarded by so many explosive tags would have left him seriously injured, if not dead.
It was like a small firecracker—it might sting a bit, but wouldn't cause injury. But what if you tied a few hundred firecrackers to yourself and lit them all at once? Could you survive that?
Or worse—what if you were buried under a few hundred strings of firecrackers and they were all set off? Could you survive?
"Retreat!" Konan shouted loudly as she saw that her attack with thirty thousand explosive tags had been blocked by Uchiha Akira's Susanoo. She also glanced at the situation in Sunagakure before making the call.
The mission to capture the One-Tail had failed. It was time to retreat.
No one had expected Uchiha Akira to be in Sunagakure, let alone that he would bring Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, with him.
With just the four of them, the mission was impossible.
As Konan's words fell, the four Akatsuki members turned and swiftly retreated without hesitation.
Zetsu reacted quickly, immediately retreating and sinking underground. No matter how Gaara manipulated the sand beneath the earth, Zetsu refused to come out.
Deidara also reacted swiftly, creating another giant clay bird and flying high into the sky, well out of reach of any jutsu.
Sasori, as a human puppet himself, controlled all of his puppets to flee in all directions. For a while, it was impossible to tell which one was the real Sasori. Given his familiarity with Sunagakure's terrain, he had a significant advantage.
As for Konan, she transformed into countless sheets of paper, similar to the element-based logia users in One Piece, and quickly left the area.
The four Akatsuki members who had attacked Sunagakure each had their own unique abilities, making it possible for them to attack and retreat at will.
If Itachi, Kakuzu, or Kisame had been the ones attacking, escaping wouldn't have been so easy.
"Trying to run?!" Uchiha Akira's voice boomed out as he watched Konan dissolve into paper, attempting to flee. He wasn't about to let her escape.
With a shout, Uchiha Akira's body also broke apart into countless fragments, chasing after her.
Fight magic with magic! Walk the woman's path and leave her with no way out! Uchiha Akira's strength was far superior to Konan's, and he had also mastered the same techniques that Konan used.
So, just like her, Uchiha Akira's paper fragments flew up and completely cut off Konan's escape route.
The pieces of paper tangled together, forming a paper whirlwind.
Uchiha Akira's body reformed, though he looked somewhat exhausted. In the air, Konan's paper fragments also reformed, and she once again fell to the ground, her injuries worse than before.
Konan was now blocked by Uchiha Akira, and escape seemed impossible.
After a brief silence, Konan gritted her teeth, as if making a difficult decision.
Suddenly, countless sheets of paper appeared in the air, and Konan's body began to rapidly expand.
In just a few moments, she transformed into a giant paper figure, dozens of meters tall.
"Whoa? She still had this move? I've never seen this in the original story!" Uchiha Akira was shocked as he watched the towering paper giant.
As expected from Jiraiya's disciples—none of them are simple.
Jiraiya's true disciple, Minato Namikaze, earned the title of Yellow Flash, shaking the ninja world. As a commoner, he became the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of the Naruto world and the reincarnation of Asura, became the strongest ninja after the Fourth Great Ninja War, bar none.
And then there were Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, who created Akatsuki.
Yahiko, the leader of Akatsuki, might have died young, but he could have been another top-tier ninja in the world. As for Nagato, his power was undisputed.
So, it wasn't surprising that Konan was this strong—it made sense given that she was Jiraiya's disciple.
While Uchiha Akira was inwardly amazed, he realized this was Konan's trump card.
Without saying another word, Uchiha Akira quickly formed hand seals.
The ground cracked open, and countless pieces of timber appeared.
Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!
A giant wooden golem, over a hundred meters tall, rose from the earth.
Even though Konan's paper giant was massive, it was dwarfed by Uchiha Akira's wooden golem.
In terms of sheer size, Uchiha Akira completely overwhelmed her!
"And I'm not done yet!" Uchiha Akira's Mangekyō Sharingan spun, and a golden Susanoo appeared, wrapping around the massive wooden golem.
It was Armored Susanoo!
In the original story, Sasuke and Naruto combined the Nine-Tails with Susanoo. But with Uchiha Akira's Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release, he didn't need anyone else to assist him. He could combine his own abilities perfectly!
The wooden golem, now clad in golden Susanoo armor, looked even more majestic!
Then, the Susanoo-armored wood golem charged at Konan's paper giant.
It was a one-sided battle.
The paper giant was strong, but it stood no chance against Uchiha Akira's armored wood golem.
The battle ended in just a minute. Konan's paper giant was thoroughly crushed, and she reverted to her original form, collapsing to the ground.
Uchiha Akira raised his hand, and several chains imbued with sealing power shot out, binding Konan tightly. She was unable to move.
"It's over. We've successfully driven off the Akatsuki," Uchiha Akira said as he secured Konan. Rasa, the Kazekage, breathed a long sigh of relief. Not only had they repelled the Akatsuki, but they had also captured one of their members.
Rasa felt a deep sense of gratitude toward Konohagakure and Uchiha Akira. Without their timely intervention, Sunagakure would have had no chance against the Akatsuki. Not only had they saved Gaara, but they had also saved Rasa himself, the Kazekage.
As the battle concluded, Rasa couldn't help but feel a mixture of relief and shock.
Is this what Konoha's intelligence network is capable of? Sunagakure hadn't even received word of the Akatsuki's impending attack, but Konoha, through Uchiha Akira, had intercepted this information?
With such a mysterious and powerful intelligence system, no wonder Konoha remains the strongest of the Five Great Nations!
But while Rasa was inwardly celebrating and thanking his allies, Uchiha Akira had his own matters to attend to.
With the battle over, Sunagakure needed to start its post-battle recovery. But Uchiha Akira wasn't planning to stay long—he had business to deal with in Iwagakure.
He had already spent too much time in Sunagakure. Iwagakure was still waiting for him, and it was time to pay them a visit. After all, the 12 million ryo that Kakuzu had sent him was almost used up. It was time to extort Iwagakure for more funds to maintain his future simulation experiments!
"Hey, do you have a moment to chat?"
Even though he planned to leave soon, there was no rush. Uchiha Akira decided to spend one more day resting in Sunagakure. He brought Konan, who was now bound and immobilized, into his room.
"Let's have a talk," Uchiha Akira said, greeting her as he sat down.
However, Konan remained silent, sitting quietly without acknowledging him at all.
She didn't even lift her eyelids, as if she hadn't heard him at all.
Her defiance irritated Uchiha Akira, but at the same time, it made him smirk.
So, you're going to play the tough girl, huh? You really think I can't break you?
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"You don't need to act like that. I'm not here to talk to you about the Akatsuki. After all, when it comes to the Akatsuki, you don't know as much as I do." Seeing that Konan was dead set on not speaking to him, Uchiha Akira wasn't in a rush. He didn't seem bothered at all.
In truth, Akira wasn't lying when he said he wanted to talk to Konan—it wasn't even about the Akatsuki.
With his knowledge from his past life and a god's-eye view of everything, was there really anyone in the entire ninja world who knew more than him?
Akira's words finally got a reaction out of Konan.
But it was just a glance, filled with disdain and mockery.
Clearly, she didn't believe a word he said.
After all, who was she? One of the original founders of the Akatsuki!
How could there be anything about the organization that she didn't know?
Did this outsider think he knew more than her?
Was he trying to get her attention with such a ridiculous statement?
Seeing the scornful look in her eyes, Uchiha Akira didn't get angry.
He didn't need to. He could easily guess what was going through her mind without even trying.
"You shouldn't be so stubborn. Let me ask you a few questions. If you can answer them, then I'll admit you know as much as I do." Akira looked at Konan with a calm smile.
Konan remained silent, but inwardly she was amused.
Ask me questions? See if I can answer them?
Was he going to ask how many members the Akatsuki had? Or what their abilities were? Or maybe what the organization's true goal was?
Ha! Was this some kind of test to gather information about the Akatsuki? How foolish did he think she was?
"First, let's talk about Nagato. Do you know where his Rinnegan came from? After all, the Uzumaki clan has never had someone born with the Rinnegan, right?" Akira asked, his tone casual.
Boom!
Konan's mind went blank.
What? Uchiha Akira knew about Nagato? He even knew that Nagato had the Rinnegan?
That was something not even the other members of the Akatsuki knew!
"Did Jiraiya-sensei tell you this?" Konan finally broke her silence after a long pause, her voice tense.
If Akatsuki had a spy working for Uchiha Akira, that was impossible. Only she, Nagato, and the masked man knew this secret.
So, the only reasonable explanation was Jiraiya.
Akira didn't bother denying it.
After all, Konan had already created her own explanation. Even if he said otherwise, she wouldn't believe it.
People tend to believe what they come up with themselves, especially women.
Akira continued, "Back when the masked man claimed to be Uchiha Madara and approached you all, did you really believe him? Weren't you curious about his true identity?"
Boom!
Akira's words hit Konan like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned again.
The first question could be explained by Jiraiya's knowledge, but the second one—Jiraiya didn't know anything about that!
It wasn't possible that anyone in their inner circle had leaked the information to Akira.
"Do you… do you know who the masked man really is?" Konan asked after another long pause, unable to contain her curiosity.
Akira smiled inwardly. He knew there was no way Konan could keep her composure now.
Then, Akira hit her with the third bombshell question.
"You don't actually believe that gathering the Tailed Beasts is just for some superweapon to force peace, do you?"
Konan was completely shocked now, her expression one of disbelief.
How could Akira possibly know this? That was something even most of the Akatsuki members weren't aware of.
Yet Akira knew?
He even understood the mechanics of the Tailed Beasts and the true purpose of their collection?
There was no way that she or Nagato had leaked this information to him. Impossible.
Did the masked man, who claimed to be Uchiha Madara, tell him? That was equally impossible.
So, how did he know?
"Who… who are you really? How do you know about the Akatsuki's real goals?" Konan asked, her eyes wide as she stared at Akira, as if she had seen a ghost.
At first, she had thought that Akira was testing her, trying to pry information about the Akatsuki from her.
But now, it was clear that Akira already knew the deepest secrets of the Akatsuki!
In front of him, the Akatsuki really didn't have any secrets left, did they?
"Could it be… Is it some kind of special eye power? Can your eyes read people's minds or extract information?" Konan asked after a moment, trying to make sense of the situation.
No one could have told Akira this information, so the only explanation was his Mangekyō Sharingan.
After all, the Uchiha's Mangekyō powers were known for their strange and extraordinary abilities.
"A mind-reading eye technique? Gotta love the imagination," Akira thought to himself, almost laughing at Konan's guess.
"Your eye technique lets you see into my mind and know everything I know, doesn't it?" Konan asked, her tone filled with fear.
If Akira really had a power that allowed him to read minds, then was there any secret in the world that could remain hidden from him?
"Give me a break! If I could read minds, do you think I'd waste my time talking with you?" Akira said, rolling his eyes.
"Now that you mention it, that does make sense." Konan thought about it for a moment and realized Akira's words were logical. She nodded slightly, deciding not to press the matter further.
"Since you don't want information on the Akatsuki, then what is it you want to talk about?" Konan asked, now willing to have a conversation with Akira after being shaken by his soul-piercing questions.
"It's simple. I'm curious about your explosive tags. How exactly do you produce tens of thousands of them at once?" Akira asked.
Producing over thirty thousand explosive tags in the blink of an eye was truly an impressive ability.
Not to mention the six hundred billion tags she used in the original story to trick Obito.
Akira was genuinely curious about how her explosive tags worked.
He knew about techniques like the Shadow Shuriken Jutsu and Explosive Tag Multiplication Jutsu, which could quickly replicate weapons and tags. But producing tens of thousands or even six hundred billion? That was on another level.
"This is one of my abilities. I can produce a large number of explosive tags," Konan explained, not seeing any reason to hide it.
"A built-in printing press, huh? You can just churn out explosive tags like they're nothing," Akira couldn't help but think to himself.
Now, the mystery of her six hundred billion explosive tags was finally clear. Collecting that many tags across the entire ninja world would be impossible. Even buying them would cost enough to bankrupt a nation.
So, it all made sense now. It was Konan's unique ability.
In fact, calling her power "Tag Release" would be more accurate.
She could toss explosive tags around like they were free samples, unlike others who had to treat them like precious currency.
"So, what exactly is this technique?" Akira asked, his curiosity piqued.
If he could learn this technique, he could produce an endless supply of explosive tags, which would basically make him rich forever.
"This technique isn't just a simple jutsu. It's more like a Kekkei Genkai, and it works in combination with my paper-based abilities," Konan replied, surprisingly cooperative.
"So, it's a combination of paper manipulation and something similar to a Kekkei Genkai?"
"Does that mean I can't copy it? Since it requires both abilities, and I can only copy one?" Akira's expression dropped in disappointment.
"It seems your eye technique can only take one ability, but not both, huh?" Konan said with a slight smirk, having figured out an important piece of information about Akira's abilities.
"What if you make me a hundred thousand explosive tags?" Akira asked. Since he couldn't do it himself, why not get Konan to do it?
"And what's in it for me?" Konan didn't refuse outright, but she didn't agree either.
"Do you even know your situation? You're a prisoner! You're in no position to negotiate!" Akira said, his expression turning fierce.
"If you want to kill me, then do it! But if you think I'll live just to be exploited by you, that's not happening!" Konan straightened her back, her face full of defiance.
"You're not afraid I'll dress you in something completely humiliating and parade you around the village?" Akira taunted, knowing this was something no woman would want.
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I'm back with this fanfiction! I didn't spend as much time on it as I would have liked because I was focusing on my other translated novel, "Naruto: Max Level." From now on, I plan to release two chapters per day. Additionally, I will add an extra chapter for every goal power stone I receive. The pace is in your hands!
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