Naruto - The Wind Calamity

Chapter 140 : Akatsuki

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While they were entering, Renjiro suddenly stopped. His students looked at him. Hoka asked, "What happened, Sensei?"

Renjiro replied, "Kaminari died!"
His students were shocked.
Mieko and Hoka thought, 'How could someone so strong die suddenly?'
Fujin recovered from the shock fastest and concluded, 'Looks like Kakuzu killed him for his heart. Though Renjiro didn't say anything, he probably managed to destroy one heart with his clone. Most likely the lightning one.'

Hoka asked, "How did he die, Sensei?"
Renjiro answered, "Looks like they had an argument. When Kaminari turned his back, Kakuzu attacked him. His technique does depend on hearts. He stole his heart after killing."

Renjiro thought hard. After some time, he said, "Don't tell anyone about him. I'll make a secret report to Lord Hokage and have him investigate Kakuzu."

His students nodded. The death or betrayal of an Elite Jounin during peacetime would always be a huge deal. Such matters are better left to the village to handle.

The team kept moving forward at a fast speed. Hoka asked, "Sensei, aren't we going to go to the patrol outpost?"

Renjiro shook his head and answered, "No. A lot of things happened during this mission. It's best to report to the village right away. As for Seiichi, I'll talk with him later."

Fujin thought, 'Yeah, that would be the best. Though we are inside the Land of Fire, I wouldn't call it safe.'

Due to eating the soldier pills, they weren't tired. So they continued moving without any breaks until they reached Konoha.

Land of Rain :

Deep within the dense forests of the Land of Rain, a hideout existed. Even light had difficulty reaching it. The number of people who were aware of its presence can be counted on one hand. A man sat still in this hideout.

Suddenly, a figure began appearing from the ground. It appeared right in front of him. The man opened his eyes. His eyes shone with purple colors. Multiple circles can be seen in his eyes.

White Zetsu said, "Pain! Pain! You won't believe what I saw!"

The man sitting was the Deva Path of Nagato. Pain looked at White Zetsu, waiting for it to say. But he didn't say anything.

Pain asked, "What did you see?"

White Zetsu said excitedly, "Kakuzu and Kaminari fought against a squad from Konoha. The Konoha ninjas managed to run away and injured them. In the end, Kakuzu and Kaminari entered into an argument and Kakuzu killed him."

Nagato was surprised. He asked, "Which squad of Konoha did they run into? Did the remaining two Sannins return?"

Black Zetsu replied, "No. It was Senju Renjiro, an elite jounin from Konoha, and his students."

Pain asked, "How strong are he and his students?"
Black Zetsu replied, "He has a bounty of 45 million Ryo. He is quite strong, but not in S rank. His students just got promoted to Chunins."

Nagato was surprised once again. However, soon he was disappointed. He thought, 'A squad of fresh chunins led by an Elite Jounin managed to injure and run away from a couple of Akatsuki members. And they even caused an argument which resulted in one of my members dying. So disappointing.'

White Zetsu said, "It was so surprising! Kaminari just turned his back to Kakuzu and got stabbed in the back."

Nagato and Black Zetsu ignored White Zetsu. Black Zetsu asked, "What do we do now?"