The more chaos, the less chaos!

Chapter 300 The more chaos, the less chaos!

Meanwhile, on a certain island in Kirigakure.

A cascading waterfall is crashing against the water's surface, the splashing water sparkling in the moonlight, and a white-haired boy is materializing from the water.

His name is Hozuki Mangetsu, and he is a genius of the Hozuki clan.

In response to the orders given by the Fifth Mizukage, they actively participated in the Ninja Tournament.

Now, he is practicing to further experience the power of water.

Their clan's water-based techniques cannot be deepened without the presence of water.

Skills, techniques, and combat styles can all be developed in virtual tournaments.

However, the cultivation of this secret technique must be carried out in reality.

He looked up at the moonlight; the game was about to begin tonight.

"It's a pity it's only the 8th round; the opponents we've faced so far haven't been strong enough."

Having mastered the art of water transformation, he is specifically designed to counter ninjas who use ninja tools and taijutsu.

Its water-like body, which resembles an elemental form, is completely unafraid of physical attacks.

Therefore, in every battle, he can easily trick his opponent into using physical techniques and find his vital points to attack.

But when the opponent uses a kunai or pierces his body with a fist from a martial arts technique, the outcome is already decided.

Seeing the astonished look on his opponent's face, he ruthlessly won the victory and took his life.

"The Mizukage instructed me to gather as much information as possible about ninjas from other villages."

"But now it seems that people from other ninja villages are doing the same thing."

The reason he was personally selected by Mei Terumi to participate in the competition was because the Hozuki clan's "Water Transformation Technique" was extremely famous.

So as long as you expose him, or know his name and appearance, you'll know exactly what he does.

However, knowing something is one thing, but being able to deal with it is another.

"However, this is only the early stage of the Ninja Tournament, and our opponents are still holding back their tricks."

"I guess everyone will really put in their best effort later on."

"And I also need to continue to work hard to master the ninja sword."

The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, had promised him that he could use the Seven Ninja Swords, which were currently without a master, and he wanted to master them as soon as possible.

Now, other villagers are building tracks for a sea train to connect all the islands as soon as possible.

In the land of rivers, somewhere within a rocky cliff.

The demonic statue of the Outer Path stood tall in the underground space, its ten raised fingers resembling withered wood.

The flames burning all around flickered, and several illusory figures stood on the ten fingers.

"Everyone's here," Payne said slowly, looking at all the participants.

Some members of the Akatsuki organization participated in person, while others participated through secret techniques using their rings.

In any case, everyone had arrived: Konan, Zetsu, Kakuzu, Sasori, Juzo Biwa, Kisame, Itachi Uchiha, and Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, as the last participant, was tricked into joining by Obito.

Upon seeing Pain's Rinnegan, he immediately made up his mind to join the organization.

He even tried to fight Payne, but the outcome was obvious.

Unsurprisingly, he lost to the person with the eyes of a celestial being.

Now, as a member of the Akatsuki organization, he is attending this meeting.

"Today we're going to discuss the virtual ninja tournament. Should our Akatsuki organization participate?"

"The Akatsuki organization has been raising funds for our plans."

"So this time, I'd like to ask, who among you is interested in participating?"

"I'm very interested," Kakuzu spoke first. "Since the emergence of anonymous platforms, half of the transactions in the underground bounty hunting scene have gone through that platform."

"Now, even a mission to kill a rogue ninja might not be done through the underground exchange, but through the forum module."

"The forum module has a large number of tasks with generous payouts, which is wonderful for me."

"So personally, I would be willing to participate."

He put it bluntly and simply: anonymous platforms have now replaced most of the underground shady dealings.

Kisame crossed his arms, glanced at the reactions of the others around him, and became the second person to speak.

"I'm also interested; it involves fighting, killing, and getting rewards."

"Compared to running around and doing troublesome tasks, the benefits are more direct and faster."

"I choose to participate."

Scorpion remained enveloped in Scarlet Amber, his voice the old man's: "I'm not particularly interested, and I can't reveal my identity during the competition."

"But as a puppeteer, I need puppets in battle, and it would be easy for me to expose my methods and identity."

"The only thing that interests me about that virtual world is that the materials there can be generated at will, which can be used to try and make all sorts of puppets."

"So I'm not going to join in the fun; I choose not to participate."

"Tsk tsk!" Orochimaru looked at Sasori with a hint of amusement.

He and Scorpion are now in the same group, but they don't get along well because of their different research philosophies.

"Puppet masters are really troublesome. Once they make a move, their identities will be exposed. They're definitely not suitable for you."

"Real-world missions suit you better; you can kill without hesitation and leave no trace."

Scorpion let out a cold snort: "What I do is none of your business."

"A venomous snake hiding in a dark corner should stay in its burrow and not come out to bite randomly."

The two men were clearly very angry, which prompted Payne, who was chairing the meeting, to snort coldly.

"That's enough. I'm here to ask for your opinions, not to listen to your arguments."

"So, Orochimaru, what is your choice?"

All eyes fell on Orochimaru's phantom image, who smiled slightly.

"I won't participate; I still have many experiments to do on my own."

"Tch, in the end you're not participating either, are you?"

Scorpion let out a cold laugh, and after saying that, he didn't say anything more.

Orochimaru didn't care. As someone who had worked with Izumikawa, he knew perfectly well whose scheme this platform was.

Therefore, he has been deliberately refusing to use virtual reality headsets, immersing himself in his research.

Most of the things they wanted, the tests they needed, and the intelligence they required were obtained through their subordinates.

"Where are the others?" Payne asked again.

Of the remaining two, Juzo Biwa said he could participate, while Itachi, his partner, said it was up to him.

"In that case, let Kakuzu, Kisame, Juzo Biwa, and Itachi participate in the Virtual Ninja Tournament."

"Scorpion, Orochimaru, you two are to carry out the practical mission."

After assigning the task, Nagato looked at Konan and gave her instructions.

"Konan, you're in charge of finding out what the Akatsuki needs for the exchange."

"The key is to conduct intelligence analysis, which involves describing, comparing, and analyzing the opponent's real-world identity to understand the adversaries they encounter."

Xiao Nan and Jue both nodded in agreement, having no objections; this competition had a significant impact on them as well.

"The meeting is adjourned. Anyone without further comments may leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phantoms of Sasori and Orochimaru vanished, as did Kakuzu and Juzo Biwa.

Kisame and Itachi were physically present at the meeting, so when they looked at Pain, they found that he had not left.

"I wonder if there's anything else you need, Boss?" Itachi asked.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to remind you to keep an eye out for anyone you find troublesome, and when you compile the battle records, report them to us."

"At that time, I will have Jue collect information, compare it to find out the other party's true identity, and mark them with special combat power."

"We understand!" Kisame grinned; he liked the mission.

Payne nodded slightly, and his ethereal form disappeared along with Konan, leaving only Zetsu behind.

"I'll have to trouble you then." Jue said slowly, then disappeared after leaving those words.

At the moment he disappeared, his gaze lingered on Itachi.

Itachi watched the other person disappear, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Kisame watched the scene unfold, said nothing, and after a moment of contemplation, followed.

Now, they no longer need to go out on missions; they can simply participate in the ninja tournament through virtual helmets.

Compared to Kakuzu and Biwa Juzo's purely fund-collecting missions, their missions are slightly more complicated.

However, even so, it was still much simpler than the various tasks that had been carried out before.

Meanwhile, in the Rain Village, which is shrouded in dark clouds year-round.

Inside the tower, Pain stood overlooking the Rain Village shrouded in rain.

"Peace----"

The ninja world has now calmed down in a strange way, maintaining this peace.

The world that Izumikawa showed him and the path he pointed out were completely different from what he had imagined.

It is more dynamic, but there are still many conflicts.

As a well-known mercenary organization in the ninja world, the Akatsuki organization has a considerable number of missions available to them.

A large part of it was to hunt down rogue ninjas, and another part was to wipe out gathering places of wandering ninjas.

The advent of virtual reality headsets has brought benefits to many wandering ninjas.

As for the smaller ninja villages, or some larger ninja villages that are unable to take action, we issue them missions to handle the situation.

Because there are certain things they are not allowed to do, but the Akatsuki is different; they can be used as a shield.

"Are you thinking about what Izumi River caused again?" Konan approached Nagato.

Payne nodded slightly, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but say, "I'm curious to know what he'll do next."

"The ninja world continues to maintain this facade of peace, while chaos rages beneath the surface."

"Or is this just the first step, and there are other plans?"

Xiao Nan shook her head slightly and said frankly, "I can't see through that person. Every action he takes is completely unpredictable."

"But what's strange is that his actions were interconnected, achieving a very strange coordination."

"Therefore, judging from the trajectory of what he has done, he should have other plans."

"As for the chaos—"

As Xiao Nan recalled the intelligence she had gathered and listed the data, she discovered some clues.

"In reality, while the apparent chaos has increased, the relative chaos has also decreased."

"Um?"

Payne looked puzzled. Wasn't Konan's statement contradictory?

"Isn't that a contradiction?"

"That's how I see it too."

Xiao Nan herself was also puzzled, not understanding why the other party's actions had resulted in such a outcome.

"However, that is indeed the case."

"The chaos is just the surface; it's caused by the inherent unfairness and internal problems within those ninja villages, which were triggered by the Ninja Tournament."

"So in our eyes, tasks came one after another, and we were even unable to handle some of them."

"But in reality, those rogue ninjas and wandering ninjas actually reduced their disturbances, making life safer and more stable for ordinary people."

"Is that so?" Payne asked, somewhat curious.

"Get access!" Xiao Nan uttered these words, "Because they have a goal, they have hope."

"Many wandering ninjas only possess one or two ninjutsu techniques and have fragmented lineages."

"Therefore, after gaining power, having no further opportunity, they relied on it to act arrogantly and do whatever they pleased, burning, killing, and looting."

"Now, the Ninja Tournament has given those wandering ninjas the opportunity to improve and exchange resources."

So they settled down and used the Ninja Tournament to get what they wanted.

"Once you have something you want, you need to learn and improve to strive for something even better."

"In this way, they will not have time to create chaos, burn, kill, and loot."

Payne nodded slightly. Given the chance, who wouldn't want to become stronger?

"So, those rogue ninja chose to defect and become independent because they no longer needed to rely on the ninja village to become stronger and survive?"

"That's right, exactly." Xiao Nan nodded. "These people want to become stronger and seek justice for the injustices they suffered."

"Therefore, once they become stronger, the ones who will suffer are those who have wronged them, not ordinary people."

"Therefore, chaos is increasing, but chaos is also decreasing, and even within a controllable range."

This made Xiao Nan sigh, "Perhaps only that audacious guy could have gone this far."

"Even we don't have the confidence to resist the entire ninja world, forcing them to obey and not dare to take any further action, or to prohibit everything."

"Virtual reality helmet—" Payne murmured, "It is indeed terrifying."

Whether in terms of combat strength, methods, or even strategy, Pain highly regarded Izumigawa.

The other party did not place their hopes on others, but relied on themselves to achieve their goals step by step.

And he—

Although I still believe that I can only rely on my own strength.

But all those plans, schemes, and answers were given to me by others.

But it doesn't matter. He needs power, power strong enough to be called "god".

According to legend, the Sage of Six Paths distributed his power among the nine tailed beasts.

He possesses the Sage's Eyes, and only needs to gather the power of the Tailed Beasts to gain the power of the Sage of Six Paths.

Everything will be accomplished according to his will, and he will not be afraid of any conspiracy the other party may have.

And what Izumikawa did, he could take over and achieve as well.

Only by making those great ninja villages feel pain and understand pain can they cherish this peace.

Let's see who's right!

Izumikawa!