Zetsu looked at the red-haired kid in front of him with an expression of utter astonishment. He never expected such a move!!
Although he had been promoted, after hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, Zetsu realized that the things he had done over the past thousand years were simply...
Unworthy of his title as the millennium-old mastermind of the shinobi world!!
"What kind of education did you even receive?" Zetsu said helplessly, staring at Uzumaki Jun. "How are you so scheming?"
To think of playing both the good guy and the bad guy at the same time...
Why hadn't he thought of this back then?
If he had done this earlier, he would have already inherited the ninja creed passed down by the Sage of Six Paths, unified the shinobi world, collected the nine tailed beasts, and then waited patiently for the Rinnegan to appear.
Why end up like this now...
Becoming a little kid's errand boy!!
"Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
If that happened, Uzushiogakure might truly be wiped off the map of the shinobi world. No matter whether you were the God of Shinobi or not, as long as you threatened the interests of the entire shinobi world, you would eventually be attacked by all the shinobi.
"I know nothing about this," Uzumaki Jun said righteously, looking at Zetsu. "All of this was done by you and Uchiha Shin."
"..."
Zetsu had a string of curses in his heart. No wonder he was the one being sent to establish the organization—this was the reason!!
"But won't this violate the interests of the shinobi world?" Zetsu frowned. "Aren't you afraid the organization will be destroyed before it even takes shape?"
Although Uzushiogakure was doing the same thing, you were only stirring up trouble within your own country. As long as you didn't encroach on their interests, no one would bother with you. But now...
You're planning to mess with the entire shinobi world!!
"It's fine," Uzumaki Jun said with a mysterious smile. "Right now is a time of war. No shinobi village will pay attention."
Moreover, before you truly become a force to be reckoned with, the other villages won't care. Even if you do become influential, as long as you don't pose a threat to them and no one commissions the villages to act, they won't interfere. Even if someone does commission a mission...
Only one village will step forward, and the situation won't be serious.
By the time the organization gains momentum and power...
Who knows how many years will have passed? Though a single spark can start a prairie fire, by that time, the spark will have already turned into a raging flame!!
Hadn't he seen how the Akatsuki was only destroyed because it threatened Hanzo's rule when it was first founded?
After Nagato took over, as long as the other villages didn't know their goals, only a few people investigated them. By the time they learned they were collecting tailed beasts...
The Five Great Shinobi Villages were still doing their own thing, never even considering an alliance.
Until the very end...
Who knew how many years later, when Nagato was already dead, did the Five Kage finally unite.
So...
If you want the organization to be crushed, who knows how many years it'll take!!
"But right now, the organization only has a few strong members," Zetsu said, glancing at Uzumaki Jun. And most of them were just his alter egos. "It can't support an entire organization."
"Ah, then you'll have to recruit people yourself," Uzumaki Jun said with a smile, narrowing his eyes. "I'll leave this organization to you, but don't forget our grand goal..."
"To save the suffering people of the shinobi world!!"
"..."
Zetsu looked at Uzumaki Jun with an aching liver. Stop talking, I feel like punching someone!!
"Don't worry, your hard work and contributions will not be forgotten by the organization," Uzumaki Jun said solemnly. "We will never let our members shed both sweat and blood."
Currently, there was a forbidden zone in the shinobi world that no one could touch—the interests of shinobi!!
Although Uzushiogakure had already crossed that line, it was only within its own territory. As long as Uzushiogakure didn't demonstrate overwhelming vitality, no one would care. But if...
The entire shinobi world did the same thing!!
Then no one would care whether you were a peace organization or not. As long as you threatened their interests, you would be labeled evil!!
This was also because the suffering masses had yet to grasp power of their own!!
Even in Boruto, when Naruto first saw scientific ninja tools, he resisted them. On one hand, they went against the traditional values of shinobi, because you could wield great power without rigorous training, which was detrimental to shinobi development. On the other hand...
The emergence of such tools posed a huge threat to the status of shinobi!!
If ordinary people gained power, who would still commission missions from shinobi villages??
It wasn't until later...
When the Otsutsuki clan proved so formidable that they couldn't win without scientific ninja tools!!
That he finally compromised.
After all, the destruction of the world was far more terrifying.
So...
"I'll leave all of this to you," Uzumaki Jun said earnestly, patting Zetsu's shoulder. "Believe in us. This is all for the peace of the shinobi world!!"
Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll lead the Akatsuki...
And the Five Great Shinobi Villages to besiege you.
"..."
Zetsu cursed internally.
...
Early June, Year 32 of Konoha's calendar.
Some time had passed, and Sunagakure had not leaked any news about the disappearance of the Second Kazekage.
It seemed they had completely sealed off the information. None of the other villages received any word, only hearing Sunagakure's official statement that the Second Kazekage, due to old age, had voluntarily stepped down and passed the title to his disciple before retiring behind the scenes.
Rumor had it he was now fishing and enjoying his retirement at a scenic spot in Sunagakure's back mountains.
"To think the next Kazekage would end up being Sandame's disciple," Uzumaki Jun chuckled, shaking his head. "It seems Sunagakure was forced into a corner!!"
Among the younger generation, there were hardly any who could shoulder the mantle of Kazekage, especially during wartime. If the leader of a village lacked strength, it would be a joke. Moreover, this move also helped conceal Sandame's disappearance.
But...
Uzumaki Jun gazed at the corpse stored in his system and murmured, "I wonder how long you can keep this hidden?"
The one holding the initiative now was him, the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure!!
"Jun-nii, today we recruited over fifty people," a spiky orange-haired boy said as he walked over, his face bright with joy. "Most of them are kids."
Uzumaki Jun patted Yahiko's head and smiled. "Yahiko, you're amazing. But..."
"Why didn't you go back to Uzushiogakure with them? There's so much more delicious food and fun things there!"
The second batch had already been sent to Uzushiogakure, but Yahiko and his father had chosen to stay.
"Because I want to help them," Yahiko said with a smile, scratching the back of his head. "I'm afraid they might misunderstand Uzushiogakure. I believe Uzushiogakure can give them a good life."
"..."
This kid's ideological awareness is impressively high!
After just a few meals, he already trusts them so much.
Uzumaki Jun patted Yahiko's head and said seriously, "You'll become an outstanding successor of Uzushiogakure's ideology."
Even before receiving ideological education, he's already so patriotic. Not bad, not bad!!
"Hehe," Yahiko chuckled sheepishly, rubbing his head. "It's because Kyoko-nee and Jun-nii are such good people!"
"The people here are nice, and their words are pleasant to hear. I really like this place."
...