Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 4 Black Zetsu: You're ready to die... huh?

After Deidara helped destroy the used "PPT", Hidan was called back to the cave.

Hidan noticed that the other people's attitudes toward Bai Mo had changed.

It seems the other party has indeed put forward some convincing strategy or plan.

Hidan scratched his head, looking very curious.

Before Hidan could say anything, Bai Mo spoke up again: "Besides the plan I just mentioned, there is another one that can also serve as a deterrent, but it is relatively more complicated to implement."

"Tell me quickly! The next victim... uh, I mean, who's the next one to have this honor and be able to intimidate the ninja world?"

Deidara was unusually excited, seemingly eager to stir up trouble, and almost blurted out his true feelings.

"Sister Xiao Nan..."

Bai Mo's gaze had just turned to Xiao Nan.

The way they address each other has also changed unintentionally.

Xiao Nan's heart skipped a beat. Before Bai Mo could finish speaking, she walked up to him, put one hand on his shoulder, and uttered four words with a cold and complicated expression: "I beg you."

"Since Sister Xiaonan has begged me, I'll just reveal my plan directly."

Bai Mo seemed to understand.

"no……"

Xiao Nan looked conflicted.

She wanted to stop Bai Mo from proposing some outrageous scheme with her as the protagonist.

Yet it was also clear that what Bai Mo had proposed was beneficial to both the Akatsuki and Amegakure.

"Sister Xiao Nan, your disguise skills should be pretty good, right?"

Bai Mo asked a question.

"……Well enough."

Xiao Nan felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.

To guard against "Spot", she can disguise the explosive tags as a "sea".

Her divine origami technique was so powerful that even Madara's Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't see through it.

Xiao Nan didn't expect Bai Mo to bring this up.

She couldn't explain it too clearly, but for the sake of the village and the Akatsuki organization, Konan still gave her affirmation.

"That's fine then. Konan, you can disguise your explosive tags as toilet paper and sell them to the Five Great Shinobi Villages. When they use the toilet paper to wipe their bottoms..."

Let the world feel pain! Art is an explosion!

Bai Mo did not use a PowerPoint presentation this time; instead, he delivered his own passionate speech.

"Why do those last two sentences sound so familiar?"

While everyone else was speechless and shocked, Hidan, who lacked intelligence, made a remark that brought a smile to everyone's face.

When Deidara heard that his signature cool lines had been stolen by Bai Mo, and used in such a way, he felt as disgusted as if he had been interrupting a fight and then realized he was holding the wrong stick.

I'm begging you...

Deidara couldn't help but utter those four words as well.

"Even if you ask, you have to wait in line. I'm currently discussing a plan exclusively for Sister Xiao Nan."

Bai Mo pointed at Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan's expression at this moment was somewhat helpless, resigned to life, and mixed with a hint of admiration.

This was something she could do, but had never thought of.

"No! We can't do that!"

Kakuzu suddenly shouted in a deep voice, startling everyone.

The Akatsuki members looked at Kakuzu in surprise.

Surprisingly, Kakuzu, a potential candidate to run for the most perverted member of Akatsuki, actually opposes this plan?

Did everyone mistake Kakuzu for someone else?

Why?

Bai Mo and Xiao Nan asked Kakuzu in a strange manner at the same time.

After realizing that the other had also spoken, the two exchanged a glance.

"How much does a single explosive tag cost? How much does a roll of toilet paper cost? How much money would you lose by disguising explosive tags as toilet paper? Have you calculated that?!"

Kakuzu's bright green eyes glared angrily at Bai Mo.

Kakuzu's indignant question made Konan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

—It seems the truth hasn't come out yet.

She said that even Madara Uchiha couldn't see through the disguise, so how could Kakuzu possibly detect it?

"Kakuzu, you have a narrow mind."

Bai Mo shook his head.

"I'm narrow-minded?! Do you even know how long I've lived?"

Kakuzu narrowed his eyes.

"A thousand years?"

"..."

"It seems not. He didn't even live to be a thousand years old. It's best not to rely on his age."

Besides, I'm not insulting you; there's a reason I'm saying this.

I heard Hidan once asked you why you didn't just kill the people in the bounty office, wouldn't you earn more that way?

Your answer is that earning bounty missions is the only way to achieve sustainable development.

This concept of economics and money is quite good.

However, in this matter, you only saw the immediate benefits and failed to see the long-term development.

Bai Mo spoke, and Jiao Du listened.

Even though Bai Mo's words about "taking advantage of one's age" made him very unhappy, he still held back.

The next step is crucial.

Bai Mo's previous plans have proven that he has sufficient wisdom and strategy, and he will not speak without reason. Kakuzu already trusts him completely.

"First of all, there's a saying that goes, 'Military spending is something you can't skimp on.' The military spending you save for yourself will eventually become reparations to others."

Secondly, have you forgotten the Amegakure development plan I showed you before?

Once it develops steadily, the profits will be enough to support more than a dozen loss-making projects like this.

Besides, we can also produce toilet paper.

Toilet paper produced elsewhere may explode, but only ours is safe to use; that's a monopoly.

All five major ninja villages have to use the toilet paper we produce.

The toilet paper will be printed with some patterns and slogans.

It's common knowledge that people like to watch something while they're taking a dump.

"At that time, the ordinary people of the five great ninja villages will be subtly influenced by us..."

"Of course, they can also stop using paper and go back to using twigs and grass to wipe their bottoms."

But this makes it easier to damage the delicate bottom.

You know what happens next.

Bai Mo suddenly stopped speaking at the end.

Everyone immediately understood that this was because Hidan had returned.

This matter cannot be discussed openly.

"Your plan is actually interconnected? That's outrageous, hmm!"

Deidara's rant echoed everyone's sentiments.

"I still have questions."

Kakuzu spoke again, "What did you mean by printing something on toilet paper at the end?"

Want to get the five great ninja villages to accept Akatsuki's ideology? I think you're dreaming.

Putting everything else aside, once we begin capturing the Tailed Beasts, we and the Five Great Shinobi Villages will become mortal enemies, no matter what.

The others remained silent in agreement.

Even characters like Payne, Minami, and Deidara still quite desire their ideas (art?) to be recognized by others.

However, they also don't believe that the people of the five great ninja villages can understand them.

"This is the last thing I want to say. I have decided that the Akatsuki should abandon its plan to capture the Tailed Beasts and create the Ten-Tails for deterrence."

Bai Mo had a serious expression on his face.

"..."

Payne, who had been standing silently in the corner, stirred slightly.

However, compared to Nagato, the one whose emotions fluctuated the most was Black Zetsu below.

The moment those words were uttered, Hei Jue already knew that Bai Mo was destined for death.

Just as Black Zetsu was thinking about when to inform Obito to kill Bai Mo, Bai Mo's words completely stunned Black Zetsu.

"Our new plan is to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki."