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"On behalf of myself, not Konoha, not Uchiha, not even Tsunade."
Looking at Konan, who had spoken to inquire, Rong Lin replied very casually.
Unfortunately, Rong Lin's answer clearly couldn't satisfy the other party. Not being tied to any power, but merely wanting to get to know them—such a reason was far-fetched and hard to believe.
Rong Lin himself knew this reason was far-fetched, but it was indeed his true intention and contained no other impurities.
He appeared here to meet with the three founders of Akatsuki, representing only himself, with no Konoha or Uchiha pulling strings behind him.
"Do you want to join Akatsuki?"
Yahiko asked this question straightforwardly. Konan was startled, glanced at Yahiko but didn't correct him. As for Nagato, he said nothing from beginning to end, as if he were merely a spectator, not making any comments.
"No!" Rong Lin said with a smile, "Although I admit, the Akatsuki organization is very fascinating, I won't join, at least not now. The current Akatsuki is not yet worthy of me joining."
"Arrogant!!!"
Yahiko, hearing Rong Lin reply, was the first to lose his temper. Konan's face turned very unpleasant, and her gaze towards Rong Lin also carried a hint of ill will.
Although Nagato's eyes were obscured by his hair, Rong Lin could sense that his aura had already locked onto him.
Clearly, Rong Lin's answer directly touched the other party's bottom line.
In an instant, being locked onto by three ill-intentioned auras, Rong Lin showed no trace of panic. He raised his hand and continued: "You all, since the founding of Akatsuki, have you achieved your dream? Has the plight of the Land of Rain been alleviated? Are civilians still in a situation where they can't eat enough or wear warm clothes?"
"Under your management, Akatsuki has grown, but what's next? Can you contend with Hanzo and the Hidden Rain Village he leads?"
"Can you overthrow Hanzo's rule? Can you improve the situation of the Land of Rain?"
"This..."
Rong Lin threw out a series of questions, which directly stunned the three who had originally been enraged, because they truly hadn't accomplished these things.
After Akatsuki was established, the three of them publicized their ideals while recruiting members. Of course, they also did many good deeds. At least, these things seemed good to them. They eliminated many rogue ninja left over from the war. These rogue ninja rampaged through the Land of Rain, committing all sorts of crimes; there was nothing they wouldn't do.
As those rogue ninja were continuously eliminated by Akatsuki, or reformed themselves, the areas where Akatsuki operated became much more stable. At least, civilians could avoid the constant danger.
But such actions are very difficult to extend to the entire Land of Rain. At the very least, they cannot pass Hanzo's hurdle. Although they are doing things beneficial to civilians, their name remains not upright, and in Hanzo's propaganda, Akatsuki is merely a rebel organization, nothing more.
As Akatsuki continues to expand and clashes with the Hidden Cloud Village occur constantly, Akatsuki's strength is still unable to contend with the Hidden Rain Village. They can only operate covertly, growing slowly.
To contend with Hanzo, or even to overthrow his rule, is not that easy.
Even if they do overthrow him, new troubles will still arise. First, how will they improve the lives of the common people, let them escape their predicament, and no longer live like walking corpses or puppets.
The Land of Rain is a small country with a small population, but improving the lives of so many people is a huge project. Unless the Land of Rain can receive powerful support, such as support from one of the Five Great Countries, or as in the original work, Nagato rules the Land of Rain and Akatsuki continuously completes various bounty missions to earn money, but even so, it's still like trying to put out a burning cart with a cup of water.
"Are you very angry?"
Rong Lin did not stop. Instead, he continued: "I can understand. Anyone would feel angry if the organization they founded was looked down upon. If it were me, I would too. But everything I said is the truth."
"Akatsuki's development has basically entered a bottleneck now. I believe you don't need me to tell you; you yourselves have felt it. The number of new members is decreasing, and the organization's power growth has become incredibly slow. Developing at this speed, you want to replace Hanzo? That's not so easy, let alone solving problems that even Hanzo and the Land of Rain's DaimyĹŤ cannot."
"That's why I said, at least for now, Akatsuki is not worthy of me joining. Your goal is too vague; there's no clear objective. It will only cause Akatsuki to spin in place. Don't tell me about becoming the strongest person in the world. That's a delusion!"
"If you aim for Hanzo, it's not bad. At least you can succeed. The strongest in the world? Let's forget that."
"Bastard!!!"
Rong Lin's words directly struck Yahiko's sore spot, making Yahiko gnash his teeth in anger. Becoming the strongest person in the world—that was his dream, but now Rong Lin made it seem worthless.
In his ideal, only by becoming the strongest person in the world could he bring peace to the world. However, if Nagato were to pursue this dream, there would still be some hope, but Yahiko was basically impossible. Growing to the strength of an elite jĹŤnin in over ten years was enough to prove Yahiko's talent.
He was truly enraged!
Rong Lin smiled and shook his head. The three founders of Akatsuki each had their strengths and weaknesses. Some of these weaknesses, if exploited, would lead to very serious consequences.
For example, in the original work, DanzĹŤ and Hanzo used Konan to pressure Yahiko into self-destruction. In fact, even if he didn't die, the explosive tags on Konan would have still taken her life. In the end, Yahiko's death stimulated Nagato. If Nagato hadn't been stimulated and forcibly summoned the GedĹŤ MazĹŤ, Konan would also have died.
As a result, Hanzo shot himself in the foot, eventually getting killed by Nagato. And DanzĹŤ, who instigated and helped, suffered no consequences, merely sacrificing quite a few Anbu and Root ninjas.
One suspicious thing that many people found puzzling: wasn't Anbu a direct subordinate department of the Hokage?
Why could DanzĹŤ mobilize such a large number of Anbu ninjas to carry out missions? Or did the Third Hokage also know about this and intentionally approve it?
In other words, DanzĹŤ could privately mobilize so many people, but all of them died in the Land of Rain. When he returned to Konoha, how did DanzĹŤ explain it to the Hokage?