Chapter 353 - 38

Chapter 38: The Akatsuki OrganizationNaruto felt that Orochimaru's words made a lot of sense after hearing them, but in his heart, he still prayed that he would be able to obtain 'Six Paths Sage Chakra' after learning the three great Sage Arts.Otherwise, things would become troublesome. Although one could obtain the ability to use Ninjutsu of different elements through cell transplantation, simply collecting the cells was no easy task, let alone those special Bloodline Limits.Regardless, Naruto's current task remained unchanged: besides continuous training to increase his own strength, he had to keep expanding his team. From any perspective, he needed a large number of powerful subordinates.Furthermore, Orochimaru shared another piece of news: he discovered that Naruto's cells had a strong compatibility with Hashirama cells. Orochimaru had decided to make this the primary focus of his research for the time being, believing that once successful, the results would be nothing short of stunning.However, Naruto was somewhat indifferent to this, complaining in his heart: 'We're both reincarnations of Ashura, of course the compatibility is strong!''And even if it's impressive, how impressive can it be? Does it mean I'll get the ability to summon rubber trees?'But seeing Orochimaru's excitement, he couldn't bear to dampen his enthusiasm, even putting on a shocked expression to play along. Alas, being the protagonist wasn't easy; he had learned to force a smile at such a young age.Early the next morning, Orochimaru left with Yakushi Kabuto, impatient to return to his hideout to begin his academic research. Before parting, he asked Naruto for more blood.Naruto also gave him a task: to find some powerful Ninjas and inform him of their locations. At this point, Orochimaru shared a piece of information: he had already joined an organization called 'Akatsuki.' The Ninjas in this organization were all extremely powerful and consisted entirely of rogue Ninjas from various Villages.Naruto was very excited to hear this news. He hadn't expected Orochimaru to join the Akatsuki Organization so early and immediately asked him for the location of their hideout.Unfortunately, Orochimaru informed him that the members of the Akatsuki Organization had no fixed location. They were usually notified of matters by Pain or Konan, and most of the time, they met in an unknown place using a special technique.Moreover, they likely wouldn't be meeting for a while because the members had been given a new mission: to collect the Nine Tailed Beasts and seal them into something called the Gedo Statue.Hearing this, Naruto felt quite regretful, but he repeatedly urged Orochimaru to inform him immediately once there was news of other Akatsuki members.However, looking at him, Naruto was a bit worried. Orochimaru's mind was now entirely occupied with fusing his and Hashirama's cells; he would likely put this matter out of his mind very soon.It wasn't until noon that Shisui finally woke up from his deep sleep. He stretched, and judging by his complexion, his recovery was going quite well.Seeing him wake up, Naruto immediately approached him, looking at him with great concern. However, upon seeing Naruto, Shisui was so startled that he scrambled back a distance.Naruto scratched his head awkwardly at the sight and said, "Uh, Shisui, I'm sorry about what happened before! It's my fault for not considering everything thoroughly and making you suffer. I promise this won't happen again."Shisui clearly still had some doubts as he asked tentatively, "Is what you're saying... true?"Naruto patted his chest and guaranteed, "I swear, unless there's an exceptional circumstance, I will never let you overtax your Sharingan like that again."Only after receiving Naruto's guarantee did Shisuifeel at ease. Seeing that the other party seemed to believe him, Naruto quickly handed over a roasted chicken leg and said, "Shisui, you haven't eaten for a whole day, you must be hungry!""Eat up. Once you're finished, we need to get ready to set off."Shisui was indeed hungry. He took the chicken leg and began to devour it. After he finished, the group didn't waste any more time; they packed their luggage and set off.Although the exhaustion had been great this time, Shisui found that he had actually gained a blessing in disguise. The range of his domain seemed to have expanded quite a bit. Furthermore, Narutohadn't lied to him; in the following days, he only had him activate Amenominaka for everyone to train during their evening rest.However, Shisui soon noticed that Naruto often acted quite mysterious. Several times he saw Naruto writing something in a small notebook, but whenever he approached to take a look, Narutowould quickly hide it away with a guilty look on his face.What he found most excessive was that sometimes Naruto would take this notebook to discuss things with the others, making revisions after their discussion, yet he wouldn't let Shisui participate.Curiosity drove him to confront Naruto. That day, he approached Naruto with a serious expression and said, "Naruto, are you hiding something from me? Or is it that you don't trust me at all now?"This question left Naruto bewildered, and he quickly replied, "No! Why would you think that? Haven't I already told you the plans for the near future?"But Shisui persisted, asking, "Then why are you always holding that notebook and constantly discussing things with the others, but you won't let me see? Are you all planning something else behind my back?"Hearing this, Naruto realized that Shisui was angry because of that. In fact, what Naruto had been thinking about these past few days were other uses for the two abilities of Shisui's eyes.He firmly believed that these two heaven-defying abilities had to be utilized properly to maximize their value. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of God's gifts?The ability of Amenominaka was quite obvious. Besides its role in battle, it was a training accelerator of a bug-like level. If used correctly, it could cultivate a large number of Ninjas with extraordinary strength.Therefore, Naruto planned to establish a dedicated training facility once he could take control of the Village, and then have Shisui activate Amenominaka. Over time, it would surely help him gain even more powerful subordinates.