Chương 295: Yang Cheng: I Became the Strategist of the Akatsuki?

"Nan Jiuyangcheng, you now have only two choices: become one of us, or choose to rebel and become our enemy."

Because Pain is the deceased Yahiko, he cannot make any facial expressions and can only speak with a blank expression.

To be honest, Yang Cheng's strength had indeed exceeded Pain's expectations. In addition, as Konan said, Yang Cheng's experience and background were very similar to his and Yahiko's.

In particular, his passionate desire to establish a ninja village and lead the people of the Land of the Sea to peace is very similar to that of Yahiko in the past.

For this reason, Payne preferred to become a like-minded ally with Yoshinori rather than an enemy with whom he had to fight to the death.

There is no chance of winning against three opponents alone, unless one abandons the Hidden Sea Village on the island without any hesitation.

If I were to join the Akatsuki organization — Thinking about it carefully, it seems that even if I joined the Akatsuki, it wouldn't have much of an impact on me.

He originally planned to act as a rogue ninja and infiltrate the Akatsuki organization, which would allow him to obtain more intelligence.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Yang Cheng finally looked at Pain and the others in front of him and sighed, "I can join what you call the 'Akatsuki' organization, but I also have my own conditions."

As you can see, no matter what, the Hidden Sea Village is an officially recognized ninja village by the Land of the Sea. And although the village is small, I am their Sea Shadow.

The Akatsuki are all rogue ninja. If I join you, the Hidden Sea Village will inevitably become a rogue ninja organization and be targeted.

So I'm thinking, is it possible for me to become a secret member of the organization, the kind that's not publicly known?

"The Akatsuki's goal is to bring true peace to the ninja world, but to achieve this, they will eventually have to confront the five great ninja villages head-on, right?"

"So, leaving a member in the shadows, or even infiltrating the enemy ranks, would be quite advantageous for the organization, wouldn't it?"

Payne and Konan were clearly taken aback when they heard Yang Cheng's analysis and suggestions.

Because they really didn't expect that Yang Cheng, a seemingly young boy, would have such foresight and strategy.

Their organization is indeed capable of fighting, but it seems to have always lacked a strategist or similar figure.

It must be said that Yang Cheng's suggestion was indeed quite constructive.

Funding and preparations are almost complete, and the tailed beast capture plan has begun.

It's inevitable that they'll clash with the five great ninja villages in the future. As Yang Cheng said, it might not be a good thing for all the organization's members to be exposed. Letting Yang Cheng hide in the shadows might bring unexpected gains in the future.

"I can agree to your conditions, but as a member of Akatsuki, you must obey the organization's orders when your strength is needed!"

After some negotiation, Yang Cheng unwittingly became a formal member of the Akatsuki organization and received a flashy uniform and a ring.

Due to Yang Cheng's unique circumstances, he can wear his uniform and rings only when needed.

At the same time, unlike the other members, he didn't have to wear different colored nail polish or scratch his headband.

Konoha sent him to infiltrate Orochimaru's organization as a spy, and now that he's joined Akatsuki, he's been assigned to infiltrate one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

However, Yang Cheng actually thought the identity of a traitor was quite good.

The main task of an undercover agent is to collect various kinds of intelligence, and as a time traveler, he has nothing else but a lot of all kinds of intelligence.

Providing useful intelligence occasionally can earn him the organization's trust, and these intelligence resources also make it easier for him to move between various factions.

In addition to the black trench coat with red auspicious clouds, the official members of the Akatsuki organization also wear Akatsuki rings. The rings are numbered from the right thumb to the left thumb as follows: Zero, Blue, White, Vermilion, Black, Void, South, North, Three, Jade.

The ring that Yang Cheng received from Pain was codenamed "Empty," which made Yang Cheng realize that he and Snake were truly destined to be together.

The codename "Ku" originally belonged to Orochimaru, but after he betrayed Akatsuki, he apparently failed to take the ring with him this time, so it has now been assigned to Yoshinari by Pain.

After confirming Yang Cheng's status as a formal member, Pain left Yang Cheng with the instruction to gather information on the Tailed Beasts before turning and leaving gracefully.

Because they were partners, even the injured Deidara was reluctantly swept up and taken away by Sasori's iron tail.

Before leaving, Deidara didn't forget to make a threat, saying that he would definitely make Yang Cheng pay when they met again!

Xiao Nan was the last to leave, and before leaving, she gave Yang Cheng a bouquet of folded paper as a welcome to him.

At the same time, he also responsibly informed Yang Cheng of some Akatsuki strongholds and stated that as long as one possessed the Akatsuki Ring, one could reassign some of the organization's non-official members.

Yang Cheng glanced at the Xiaozhi Ring and the paper bouquet in his hand, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Pain and Konan were both victims manipulated by Obito and Black Zetsu. Now that he has become the strategist of the Akatsuki, it seems that it will be easier for him to cause trouble in the future.

I wonder what an interesting scene it would be if we told Pain and the others the truth in advance, and Nagato and Konan started fighting Obito and the others ahead of time.

After returning to the Hidden Sea Village, Yang Cheng compiled several intelligence reports and sent them to different places.

First, there's the work on Kirigakure. Besides informing Mei Terumi about the mastermind behind the Fourth Mizukage's control, Yosei also begins to help Kirigakure recover.

Yang Cheng sent the second intelligence report to Orochimaru, along with some of his recent research findings.

Yang Cheng delivered the third intelligence report to Konoha, informing Tsunade that he had established the Hidden Sea Village and successfully infiltrated the Akatsuki organization.

Tsunade was also taken aback when she received Yang Cheng's intelligence. Using the intelligence Yang Cheng had given her before, she had kicked Danzo out of the management circle of Konoha's upper echelons a few years ago. She didn't expect Yang Cheng to give her another surprise so soon.

The last piece of intelligence was given by Yang Cheng to the Akatsuki organization, and Konan was responsible for the handover.

Yang Cheng stated that he had established connections with Kirigakure and had discovered the location of the Three-Tails.

Xiao Nan highly approves of Yang Cheng's efficiency. In addition, Xiao Nan has always felt that Yang Cheng has a bit of Yahiko's past in him. So, as they interact more, she is now becoming more and more trusting of him.

If Yang Cheng were to suddenly reveal that Obito had used them, Konan and the others would definitely not believe it, and might even suspect that Yang Cheng had ulterior motives.

Therefore, this needs to be done gradually. Once Xiao Nan's favorability and trust level have been raised to a certain point, the situation will be different when he reveals the information.

Yang Cheng, who used various intelligence sources to move among the major powers, even felt that he had become the king of intelligence, truly thriving.