NINJA MEDICAL LIMITED — Luxurious Top Floor Office
"Uncle Fei, my strength is okay, right?" a sweet-looking girl asked softly.
"Not bad, not bad." Ah Fei replied, resting his head on the girl's smooth thighs, his eyes squinting in enjoyment.
The girl gently massaged Ah Fei's temples with her fingertips.
"Uncle Fei, open your mouth and eat some grapes," said another heavily made-up woman approaching with a bunch of grapes.
She picked one and held it up to his lips.
"Ah—" Ah Fei obediently opened his mouth.
The woman fed him the grape.
"Master Fei, is it tasty?" she asked eagerly.
"Delicious. Give me another one."
"I'll feed you right away."
"Master Fei, I want to eat too!" the younger girl said coyly.
"Alright, alright. I'll feed you myself." Ah Fei sat up, picked a grape, and gently placed it in her mouth.
"Hehe, the grapes Master Fei feeds us are so sweet!" the girl giggled.
"Haha, as long as you like them."
Seeing this, the woman next to them shot the girl a cold glare—as if she were already dead.
If you dare to steal his favor from me, you're finished, you little tramp!
The girl noticed the glare and shivered slightly, then threw herself into Ah Fei's arms.
"Wuwuwu... Master Fei, this sister is looking at me so scarily!" she sobbed.
Ah Fei turned to look just in time to catch the woman's vicious expression before she could hide it.
Girl: "..."
Wait, who taught you to play like this?!
Damn it! Who knew this little witch was so cunning?!
The older woman panicked. She hadn't expected the girl to be this sly and had let her guard down.
"Master Fei, it's not what you think! You misunderstood. Why would I scare her? It's a misunderstanding, really!"
But her earlier expression had been crystal clear, and Ah Fei wasn't buying it.
Ah Fei gently patted the girl's back. "Don't be scared. No one can hurt you as long as I'm here."
He turned to the woman with a cold look, removed the watch from his wrist, and placed it on the table.
"You're fired. Take your watch and get out."
The woman shot a resentful look at the girl, then picked up the watch and left the office unwillingly.
As she left, the younger girl stuck out her tongue playfully, a sly grin on her face.
Heh, old hag. You think you can beat me?
"Master Fei, let me massage your shoulders!"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoyuer is the best. I'll give you a raise this month."
"Ah! Master Fei is the best! Mua~"
"Hahaha."
Knock knock knock.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
Ah Fei frowned, clearly annoyed. "Come in."
A black-clad bodyguard entered respectfully. "Boss, I've completed the task. Black Zetsu is now mining at the quarry. I instructed the manager to personally take care of him. He's in for a miserable time..."
Hearing this, Ah Fei burst out laughing. He could already imagine Black Zetsu's suffering.
"Haha! Well done. Go take a rest."
"Thank you, Boss," the bodyguard replied, bowing before leaving.
"Haha... Black Zetsu, after all the years you bullied me, now it's my turn."
Back when they worked for Black Zetsu, he had treated them like livestock.
Ah Fei lit a cigarette, walked to the window, and looked down at the view.
"Lord Madara... Since Black Zetsu won't revive you, I'll find a way to do it myself."
The current batch of White Zetsu had been created by Madara using the Gedo Statue and Hashirama cells. Their true allegiance was to Uchiha Madara.
They had only followed Black Zetsu because they believed he was Madara's will made flesh.
But Ah Fei had realized something: Black Zetsu wasn't Madara's will. Lord Madara had been deceived.
After all, how could Madara's will have a mother?
Reflecting on Black Zetsu's actions, Ah Fei concluded that Black Zetsu had manipulated the Infinite Tsukuyomi to trick Madara—his true goal being to revive his own mother.
Ah Fei clenched his teeth in rage.
"If Madara-sama ever finds out Black Zetsu betrayed him, he'd rip him apart..."
Still, Black Zetsu couldn't die just yet. Ah Fei had to wait for him to revive his mother first.
Only then could he bring back Madara-sama, and once that was done, Madara could deal with Black Zetsu himself—with no regrets.
After thinking it through, Ah Fei rubbed his temples.
"My head hurts. I must've overused my brain," he groaned. "Xiaoyuer, rub it for me."
"Of course, Master Fei."
Ah Fei lay back on her lap, eyes closed, as her fingers gently massaged his temples.
Maybe this is what it means to work hard?
From the tallest tower in the ninja world, enjoying a beautiful view, with a pretty girl massaging your head.
This—this was the life Ah Fei dreamed of.
He didn't know what the Infinite Tsukuyomi Madara was chasing looked like, but he was sure of one thing—it couldn't possibly be better than this.
---
Meanwhile, in the Rain Village — Akatsuki Organization Base
All the Akatsuki members had gathered. Their expressions were solemn. The room was dead silent.
Finally, Payne broke the silence. "I didn't expect the five great powers to unite and attack us."
"What do we do now? If the five nations join forces, won't we be doomed?" Biwa Juzo asked in a panic.
Even though they were strong, they couldn't possibly withstand a siege from all five major ninja villages. Complete annihilation wasn't out of the question.
Juzo's face turned pale.
Payne glanced at him without speaking.
"This is strange," said Sasori (Scorpion of the Red Sand), confused. "We haven't done anything extreme. Why would the five great villages suddenly unite against us?"
They usually just carried out bounty missions or completed assignments from Black Zetsu's company—sometimes doing debt collections.
Their activities weren't exactly noble, but they didn't seem bad enough to warrant a united attack from five nations.
They racked their brains, but none of them could figure it out.
Little did they know, the five great nations believed it was the Akatsuki who had stolen their treasuries...
If the Akatsuki had known, they would've shouted, "Injustice!"
Because the truth was, they didn't even know the treasuries had been robbed.
The real culprit?
Rasa.
If he hadn't acted on impulse, the Akatsuki wouldn't have become the scapegoat for Obito's heist.
And now?
They were facing a massive international siege because of one man's mistake.
This scapegoat was too fing big.*
If they ever found out Rasa was the reason for this, they'd definitely hunt him down—no matter the cost.
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