Chapter 395: Terrifying Akatsuki?

Konoha Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger Just by Teaching — Chapter 313: The Terrifying Akatsuki Organization? "Be careful, there are ninjas fighting ahead."

Kakashi, walking at the front, noticed the sounds of fighting coming from the village ahead.

Obito immediately ran to Kakashi's side to check the situation, while Rin Nohara and Shisui vigilantly looked around, guarding the middle-aged client.

To see more clearly, Obito activated his Sharingan to enhance his insight.

"One, two, three... five, there are five ninjas, but their strength is mediocre, and none of them are wearing headbands. I have no idea which village they're from," Obito stated his observation.

"They're probably ninjas from some ninja organization or rogue ninjas," Kakashi replied.

The ninja world doesn't only have ninja villages, but the ninjas from the villages are the strongest.

"Muyue-sensei, should we take a detour?" Kakashi turned back to ask Muyue.

Kakashi leaned toward taking a detour. Although those ninjas looked average in strength, the most important thing in an escort mission was to deliver the client safely home. Less trouble was better.

"That's not necessary. With ninjas of that level, I could defeat them all by myself," Obito felt there was no need to go through so much trouble.

In Obito's eyes, those ninjas currently fighting were at the level of one-round eliminations in the third part of the Chunin Exam. Taking a detour for them would be somewhat humiliating.

"No need to detour. These five are the only ninjas nearby," Muyue answered after thinking for a moment.

Seeing that Muyue agreed with his assessment, Obito couldn't help but show a smug expression.

"Muyue-sensei can only do that because he knows sensory jutsu. It's not the same as your recklessness," Kakashi taunted lightly.

"Keep being stubborn. Even if you make excuses, I'm still right," Obito retorted.

Even though they were arguing, they didn't stay idle. While bickering, they kept walking and continuously observed their surroundings.

After entering the village, Kakashi noticed that many villagers were watching the ninja battle with tense expressions. This struck Kakashi as odd; normally, villagers should have their doors and windows tightly shut to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Ninja battles were not a spectator sport. A single kunai could easily end an ordinary person's life.

But if it was about watching the excitement, Kakashi didn't think it looked like that either. It couldn't be that they were so immersed in the fight they got nervous, could it?

At that moment, the villagers spotted Muyue and his group entering the village. Noticing the Konoha headbands and vests on Muyue and the others, they subconsciously stepped back.

"More rogue ninjas here to pillage the village. What a terrible environment," the middle-aged client sighed.

Although he didn't know exactly who the two ninjas being ganged up on were, from their uniforms, the middle-aged client could confirm they were ninjas of the Akatsuki organization.

Even though the Akatsuki wasn't the strongest ninja organization in the Land of Rain, its unique organizational principles had earned it considerable fame in the Land of Rain.

As a ninja organization, Akatsuki was a breath of fresh air. Not only were their hiring rates reasonable, but their members also occasionally did good deeds out in the world.

Although he held a favorable opinion of the Akatsuki ninjas, the middle-aged client had no intention of asking Muyue and the others to help them.

This was trouble beyond the mission. Muyue's team was responsible for dealing with ninjas who attacked him during the mission, but they didn't have to follow his orders to handle ninjas outside that scope.

"You take care of those two ninjas in robes. I'll handle the remaining three," Kakashi said to Obito after a moment's thought.

In such a short time, Kakashi couldn't analyze everything, so he chose to take down all five ninjas. That way, the problem would be solved.

As he spoke, Kakashi kept an eye on Muyue's expression. Seeing no objection from Muyue, he immediately focused his breathing intensely.

"First you want to detour, now you want to attack. Kakashi, your mouth is tougher than a kunai," Obito couldn't help but complain.

Complaints aside, Obito still acted as Kakashi instructed.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

Obito gathered a large amount of chakra in his throat, then exhaled all at once, converting all the chakra into fire-natured chakra and spewing out a massive amount of flames.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The raging flames gathered together and quickly formed a huge fireball, smashing toward the five ninjas who were fighting.

The five ninjas immediately stopped fighting and scattered. There was no way they could withstand such a terrifying fireball head-on.

"Maybe we should retreat. Our luck is terrible today. These Konoha ninjas look tough," one tall, burly rogue ninja, seeing Obito's impressive strength, immediately thought of backing out.

They only wanted to pillage the village and grab some loot. There was no need to fight Konoha ninjas.

The tall rogue ninja finished speaking only to realize that his two companions had already run off without looking back.

"Land of Rain curse word!" the rogue ninja cursed loudly and turned to flee as well.

"Flash!"

Kakashi released all the chakra concentrated in his legs. With the amplification of the Breathing Technique and the enhancement of Lightning attribute chakra vitalizing his body, Kakashi's speed became extremely fast, appearing like lightning on the ground in the villagers' eyes.

Swish!

As Kakashi ran, he swung the White Fang Short Blade fiercely. Blood instantly burst from the legs of the two rogue ninja running at the front, and then they fell to the ground.

The rogue ninja slightly behind saw Kakashi's overwhelming strength and immediately stopped, not daring to continue running.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

Kakashi did not stop. He turned and took out a shuriken, throwing it at the uninjured rogue ninja.

Kakashi's ninja tool throwing technique was excellent. The rogue ninja dodged clumsily, with several scratches appearing on his body.

Before he could think of a way to escape, a kunai carrying lightning pierced through his knee.

The previous shuriken was just a feint; the kunai infused with Lightning attribute chakra nature transformation was Kakashi's real attack.

"We are ninja protecting the village, not rogue ninja who plunder," the Akatsuki ninja said hurriedly after dodging a Great Fireball.

Obito did not stop his attack because of the Akatsuki ninja's words; who knew if what he said was true?

First, beat them until they lose combat ability, then ask the villagers—naturally, you can find out the truth.

However, the Akatsuki ninja's words were not entirely useless. Obito, worried about killing them, did not use Fire Style and only used taijutsu to attack.

But even just using taijutsu, Obito was not weak now. The already injured Akatsuki ninja was knocked to the ground by Obito in just a few moves.

"Honorable ninja of Konoha, thank you, but please do not harm them. They are ninja who came to protect our village."

The village chief saw that Kakashi had dealt with the rogue ninja and felt that Kakashi and his group were probably not bad people, so he stepped forward and said.

"Ah? So that's how it is." Obito scratched his head a little sheepishly.

"Sorry about that. I thought you were bandits or robbers too." Obito, who had attacked the wrong people, immediately apologized and pulled the beaten Akatsuki ninja up.

"It's fine. You also saved us," a tall, thin Akatsuki ninja shook his head and said.

Just now, if Kakashi and Obito hadn't acted, they would have soon died under the siege of those three rogue ninja.

The other Akatsuki ninja also voiced his thanks.

Having confirmed that the three attackers were rogue ninja committing robbery, Kakashi directly raised his blade and cut them all down.

If he didn't kill them, once their injuries healed, they might come back to take revenge on the villagers.

Seeing the Akatsuki ninja injured, Rin Nohara stepped forward and used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat them.

The green light full of life enveloped the Akatsuki ninja's wounds, which then healed rapidly, leaving not even a scar behind.

"Amazing! Thank you so much," the tall, thin ninja said with a surprised look.

There were no ninja in Akatsuki who mastered medical ninjutsu. Without Rin Nohara's treatment, they would have needed a considerable amount of time to recuperate back home.

Obito's gaze unconsciously drifted toward the sky; after all, some of the injuries were caused by him.

"We are truly grateful for your help. We are ninja of the Akatsuki. If you encounter any trouble in the Rain Country, you can seek our organization's assistance." The tall, thin ninja thanked them again.

But what the tall, thin ninja didn't expect was that this apology, which he thought was ordinary, made Rin Nohara show a shocked expression and made Kakashi's eyes turn sharp.

Obito didn't react at first, but after snapping out of it, his expression became astonished. So he hadn't beaten the wrong people after all.

"You are an Akatsuki ninja?" Kakashi silently gathered chakra as he asked, warily scanning the surroundings.

He trusted Muyue's perception, but the Akatsuki in the future was a terrifying ninja organization that could contend with the Five Great Shinobi Villages. He couldn't let his guard down.

"That's right. Have you heard our organization's name too?" The tall, thin ninja asked somewhat excitedly.

There weren't many ninja organizations that ninja from the Five Great Shinobi Villages would specifically remember.

"Indeed, we have heard of it." Obito was ready at any moment to enter the Flame Breathing chakra mode and unleash the Orochi Slash.

Rin Nohara once again gathered chakra in her palm, but this time she was not preparing to use the Mystical Palm Technique—instead, it was the Chakra Scalpel.

Due to the intelligence brought by Naruto and Yamato, the Akatsuki was the most terrifying ninja organization in their minds.

Shisui noticed the actions of Kakashi and the others and felt somewhat confused. He didn't understand what valuable information there was in what the Akatsuki ninja had just said.

Although Asuma and Jiraiya would also die at the hands of Akatsuki ninja, since that happened much later, Obito's summarized version of the Lou Lan journey didn't mention Akatsuki.

Shisui's impression of Akatsuki was still based on the previous mission to suppress bandits in the Land of Rivers. Although they had nearly come to blows, Shisui didn't have a bad impression of Akatsuki.

"If the Land of Rain had more responsible ninja organizations like yours, perhaps the environment would be a bit better," the middle-aged client praised.

Hearing the client's words, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin exchanged glances. The situation seemed different from what they had imagined.

"We'll do our best. It's precisely to change the Land of Rain that we've come together!" the tall, thin ninja said, clenching his fist.

Obito scratched his head in bewilderment. Where was the feared terrorist organization? Why did it sound so positive? Could it be a different organization with the same name?

Kakashi and Rin dispersed the chakra they had gathered. They could tell this wasn't an act.

Finally, the three of them watched the Akatsuki ninja leave. After a brief rest, they continued escorting the client to their destination.

On the way, Shisui voiced his confusion.

Kakashi didn't answer Shisui's question immediately. Instead, he subtly glanced at Mu Yue out of the corner of his eye. Only when he and Shisui were at the front scouting did he answer.

"Obito probably didn't tell you about Akatsuki. According to intelligence from Lou Lan, during the peaceful era of later generations, Akatsuki was the most powerful ninja organization in the world. Its members were S-rank missing-nin from various villages, and they engaged in activities to seize tailed beasts."

Kakashi spoke in a voice only Shisui beside him could hear.

Shisui finally understood why Kakashi and the others were so cautious. Such a crazy ninja organization indeed warranted vigilance.

Shisui could only describe Akatsuki as crazy. Tailed beasts were the ultimate weapons of the five great ninja villages. Seizing them meant making enemies of all five.

"If it's them, perhaps they really do have that kind of power in the future." Shisui thought of Mu Yue's evaluation of those Akatsuki ninja.

Even though they didn't look very old, Mu Yue said that among them, there were two he couldn't defeat, and one who could instantly kill him.

If such geniuses grew up and gathered a bunch of powerful ninja, they really could achieve the actions Kakashi described.

"I once encountered some Akatsuki ninja on a mission in the Land of Rivers..." Shisui thought for a moment and recounted his encounter from that mission.

Kakashi's expression turned serious. He knew Shisui's strength well. It would be truly difficult to instantly kill Shisui.

Because Shisui not only possessed the Sharingan, which enhanced insight, but was also extremely skilled in the Body Flicker Technique. Even among the elite jonin, no one could instantly kill Shisui.

Of course, elite jonin didn't refer to Jiraiya or Orochimaru. The Three Ninja were renowned throughout the ninja world; ninja rank could not measure their strength.

"Then there should be no mistake. This Akatsuki is the same one that will seize tailed beasts in the future. They are probably accumulating strength now." Kakashi speculated.

With Shisui's words, Kakashi increasingly suspected that Minato Namikaze's death was related to Akatsuki.

It happened to be a tailed beast rampage, and Akatsuki's target happened to be tailed beasts.

Kakashi thought that maybe Akatsuki had tried to act that time, but found the five great ninja villages too strong, so they retreated to build up power again.

"I didn't expect even Leaf ninja to know about our organization. At this rate, maybe we can change the entire Land of Rain soon," the tall, thin Akatsuki ninja said happily on the way back.

The other Akatsuki ninja also wore a smile.

And so, chatting cheerfully, they returned to the village where Akatsuki was stationed.

However, they didn't notice that a brown-haired ninja was following them.