American Comics: BOSS Invasion

For Nagato, the Akatsuki members were merely necessary forces to achieve his goals. No one had any particular impact on him.

Therefore, while Hidan's resurrection was suspicious, and everyone expressed some degree of doubt about this anomaly, few truly took it to heart.

The real mastermind was a scheming old fox. Even if Nagato had problems, let alone Hidan, he wouldn't necessarily show himself.

He might care, he might pay attention, but he would never actively reveal himself. On the other hand, Obito Uchiha, who was pushed to the forefront and played the fool as Tobi every day, was more concerned about this resurrected Hidan than others.

Another who should be considered is Itachi Uchiha, who was in Cao Ying's camp but with his heart in Han.

His purpose in infiltrating Akatsuki was solely to gather information, and the changing personnel information was exactly what he focused on collecting.

Apart from these three scheming fellows, the others didn't care whether Hidan lived or died, just as they hadn't paid attention to Kakuzu and Sasori's deaths.

Qishan, on the other hand, didn't take the Akatsuki's reaction to heart.

If he remembered correctly, during this period, although the Akatsuki organization had suffered some losses, they had no intention of replenishing their forces. Instead, Obito Uchiha, hidden behind the scenes, by chance, after Sasuke Uchiha defeated Itachi Uchiha, tricked the entire Hawk team into joining Akatsuki with a few coaxing words.

In this way, the four lost members were replenished in an instant.

However, in this timeline, because Qishan suddenly appeared in this world with Hidan's appearance, under the fluttering of the small butterfly's wings, either out of fear or out of probing, Nagato actually took the initiative to recruit members.

Moreover, the task assigned to Hidan was very interesting: to find trouble with Orochimaru.

As early as three years ago, after Orochimaru ambushed Itachi Uchiha, was seriously injured and fled, he never filled the empty position.

Even if Orochimaru took the initiative to offer himself and had some conflicts with Sasori of the Red Sand, it didn't attract a large-scale siege.

This example is enough to prove that Nagato doesn't care whether Akatsuki is complete. His purpose is only to bring pain to the world.

Only when all the villages in the world face the same insurmountable enemy will they abandon their previous grievances and unite.

And this is Nagato's way to change the entire ninja world and create lasting peace.

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In the world of ninjas, combat is always the mainstream. Even though the five great ninja villages have been in a state of recuperation for the past few years, ninjas are still fighting in other places.

After Qishan left Amegakure, he went directly to the Land of Rice Fields.

Orochimaru's Otogakure is ostensibly a legitimate village, even establishing diplomatic relations with the five great nations through political means. Otherwise, it wouldn't have sent a team to Konoha when it hosted the Chunin Exams.

Therefore, finding Orochimaru requires starting with finding Otogakure.

Along the way, Qishan didn't use any power, except for changing his external image, the black-bottomed red cloud uniform of Akatsuki.

Instead, he changed into a pure white outfit similar to the Annihilation Squad.

The Three-Day Moon Blood Scythe was directly swallowed by the liquid metal and transformed into a Nodachi, casually inserted into his left waist.

As for the Iwagakure forehead protector on his neck, it was directly discarded. Anyway, this thing is just a symbol of identity.

For the guys who make a living in the underground world, having a forehead protector means having an official ninja identity, and the price can be higher.

Once out of this realm, the forehead protector is useless.

Instead, it will likely scare the common people and make them subconsciously avoid him.

The Land of Rice Fields is a typical small country, sandwiched between two great powers. Even the Land of Hot Water, which is also called a small country, has a land area six to seven times larger than the Land of Rice Fields, and on the other side, it is close to a canal.

Across the canal is another small country, the Land of Frost.

Sandwiched in the middle, with no water source except for a river, the poor little country has no other way to go except to farm and support itself.

This country is a typical small country with few people. The entire country has only one city, the capital, and the rest are scattered around small villages with fewer than a hundred people.

Therefore, the public security is not very good. Every year, there are guys who can't pay the land rent and become bandits.

Ten or eight people dare to occupy the mountain as king, filling their stomachs with passing merchants.

The Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields hates this phenomenon and therefore hires ninjas to clean up the bandits every once in a while.

The money spent on this, accumulated over time, is also an exaggerated quality, so after Orochimaru appeared, he took the initiative to send gold and silver bribes, and after taking over the task of suppressing bandits.

The Land of Rice Fields had an extra Otogakure.

Walking in the capital of the Land of Rice Fields, Qishan had a feeling of being in the Edo period.

It's really wonderful!

The capital is a typical walled city. Only the central cross streets are wide and tidy. Both sides of the streets are two- to three-story standardized wooden houses, opening various shops. Pedestrians come and go, in and out, looking very prosperous.

Occasionally, you can see guys setting up stalls on the street.

From time to time, you can see juggling or street performers making money in the small square. Basically, they are surrounded by a large group of people, applauding and cheering more than directly giving money.

And beneath this glamorous surface, on the edge of the city, there are some poorly dressed civilians. They mainly serve the nobles and wealthy families, selling their physical strength or themselves in exchange for money.

And these guys are Qishan's target.

Qishan passed a three-colored dumpling shop, looking at the green, red, and white dumplings neatly arranged in a row inside the counter, and suddenly became interested.

He greeted the woman in a kimono selling behind the counter, ordered three dumplings, and stood at the door eating them slowly.

Just then, a small boy suddenly rushed out of the nearby alley.

Just then, two strong men in black suits chased out one after the other. A bloated, gorgeously dressed noblewoman ran out in a hurry, clutching her chest, pointing at the little boy and screaming: "Damn it, catch him for me! This little beast stole my gold necklace!"