125. Raikage Pay a Visit to the Village and Revelation.
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A few days after the chat group meeting, it's finally time for Raikage to fulfill his promise to visit Kaitogakure to enhance the friendship between the village. Raikage, A, naturally was also not alone, as village leader he was accompanied by Killer Bee and Darui as his bodyguard.
Since it was Raikage himself who was visiting, it was only fitting that those who welcomed him should also be people with equal positions. Because of that, Aika quickly ordered Kaito and Sakuya to accompany and introduce the village to them.
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"Do you guys build this village in a few weeks? There are so many buildings and things here that seem would take years to build."
Raikage said while carefully looking at the surroundings.
On the road to Kaito's office, Raikage saw a lot that made him curious... such as the paved asphalt roads, surveillance cameras on the streets, houses with sturdy and modern designs, and various crops he had never seen before.
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"Yeah. Amazing isn't it?"
"It's indeed amazing. I can tell that every building here is also well-constructed." (Raikage)
"Some of these construction looks very sturdy and interesting." (Darui)
"This village looks pretty, and the resident also looks very happy, not to mention a lot of stuff here makes me experience a novelty, yeah~!" (Killer Bee)
Hearing the 3 distinguished guests amazed by the view of this village, Kaito felt a little proud and happy. In fact, impressing and surprising them with this village was part of the plan designed by Aika, so that in the next process they could be invited to 'cooperate' as part of their ultimate plan to cooperate with all the major villages in this world.
"Now I wonder how do you guys manage to build these villages in less than 2 months?" Raikage holds his chin curiously, "Do you guys also have the technology to do that?"
Hearing Raikage's Kaito then sent a glance to Sakuya who followed behind him quietly since the beginning, "About that, we don't have a technology, but we do have a miracle worker here..."
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Considering most of these buildings were created by Sakuya alone, it's not a stretch to call her a miracle worker. Thanks to her experience maintaining and repairing the Scarlet Devil's enormous mansion for hundreds of years, Sakuya is truly an expert in building and repairing any type of structure. She is especially knowledgeable about building houses and typical mansions so building houses in the village in various shapes isn't a problem at all.
However, Kaito also undeniably contributes a lot too, as the one who provides all the materials for the whole village. Especially some kind of magical material or material that requires modern processing technology to create... it all comes from Kaito's creation ability.
Every resident in Kaitogakure knows this fact (as they were spread by Aika), hence Kaito and Sakuya particularly have the most popular ones among the chat group members. Some even suspect that Kaito is a god due to his ability and the resident almost creating a religion out of him, which is ironic because Kaito's true identity is a devil.
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"That maid is your miracle worker huh? I see."
Noticing his glance at Sakuya, Raikage who has been aware of Sakuya's capability and speed from Bee then curiously asked, "Speaking of which, Isn't it too wasteful to make her your maid, knowing her strength?"
"Indeed! Even Hachibii keep warning me, how dangerous this lady is, as far as keep reminding me every few minutes ~ yeah!"
"Honestly, believe it or not, I never forced her to be my maid." Kaito shook his head slightly and added, "It's more like a hobby of hers."
Kaito understands why they are curious about her behavior. After all, in their eyes, Sakuya is a strong person who shouldn't be a maid but that's indeed the truth.
"Really?"
"Indeed. I do this because being a maid is my hobby and it has been my job for a long time." Sakuya who listening to the conversation quickly clarified Raikage, while smiling softly at Kaito, which made him blush.
"Is that so?" Raikage inquired, "For what reason, if I may ask?"
"Yes." Sakuya nodded and explained, "But more importantly, it is an honor for me to serve Master Kaito. Unless I can't help it, there is no need for the master to work himself."
"That's quite a weird hobby to have. Hahahaha!"
Raikage can tell Sakuya also has some kind of affection toward Kaito and vice versa, so their relationship must be very close and he suspects that might be the real reason behind her job... which is indeed half the truth.
"Anyway, Kaito also looks quite handsome, like Minato so are you attracted to his look, Sakuya?" Raikage said with a teasing tone, but unfortunately for him, his teasing was bound to be a failure as Sakuya quickly admitted, "Yes. And Kaito-sama is also very capable and very caring of his subordinate."
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Patting Kaito's shoulder hard, the Raikage laughed and grinned at him, "As expected of Minato's son, you are truly charismatic and attract a lot of girls' attention!"
"Ugh... It's not my fault though..."
"Hahahaha! Make sure you invite me to your wedding party though!"
"Me too! As a best friend, I will make sure to come, even if I need to go through a storm! Yeah!" (Killer Bee)
Kaito, who knew there was no point in answering the Raikage and others, decided to keep quiet and continue introducing them to their village to divert attention-- because Kaito always couldn't deal with the type of people who liked to tease him.
After that, Kaito and Raikage continued exploring the corners of the village while introducing all the unique things here, making them even more amazed and impressed, so the first part of their plan went very successfully.
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After spending a few hours exploring the village, Kaito, Sakuya, Darui and Raikage arrived at the Kaitogakure government office, which also amazed him. After all, unlike other village offices, this office has a modern theme, complete with modern items such as air conditioning, a coffee maker, minimalist lamps, and even a computer (which Aika bought using the system).
As for Killer Bee, he continues exploring the village on his own, especially after he finds that Uta lives in a building with a music studio in it.
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"I thought I had seen everything, but this room also amazed me since it made me feel comfy."
"Thanks." Kaito commented as he offered the coffee to both Raikage and Darui using the coffee machine, "How is our village in your opinion?"
"...Kaito-san, That fast-growing corn, if that's real, it would help solve the food problem during the difficult times."
Hearing Kaito's question, Darui immediately expressed his opinion seriously, "Those slimes are also the same. Normally, honey, milk, and salt a commodities we need to export from the outside the village, but if we have those slime farms, we don't need to do that anymore."
"Darui was right, and then there is also construction and material we have never seen before that we would like to know how to manufacture."
Raikage then slightly bowed his head at Kaito and begged, "I hope you are willing to open a trade with us for those items since it would greatly help our economy!"
Already expecting Raikage's request, Kaito smiled and gestured to raise his head, "Sure. We are an alliance after all. I can share the seed of those corns and some slimes."
"Then--"
"But, we also want you to sign a contract to consolidate our alliance for real." Kaito quickly cuts in their sentence, which makes both of them bewildered.
"...Contract?"
"Yeah, a contract that prevents Kumogakure break from the alliance, and ensures you guys are willing to help us whenever we need, and vice versa."
Hearing Kaito's reasons, Raikage and Darui frown at the same time. Even though the reasons were reasonable and they indeed agreed with the content of the contract, to force this relationship sounded like a trap for them, and couldn't help but be suspicious of him.
"...Can you tell me the reason why it needs to be enforced?"
Hearing Raikage's question, Kaito then smiled and said, "First, let's re-introduce ourselves first. Since we are going to be a part alliance you need to know our true identity."
Hearing what Kaito said, Raikage and Darui become confused but before they want to ask, a shocking scene is happening in front of them.
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Revealing his 'devil wing' from his back, Kaito then proceeded to construct a kunai with his left hand in front of them directly while said, "My name is Kaito, and I am a devil from another world. And our purpose here... is to help our friend and change the future of his world."
"...What?"
"Aika, please help me." Kaito asked for help, which Aika quickly followed by revealing her wing and answered, "Sure. Let's start by explaining the future of this world."
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After that, Kaito, Sakuya, and Aika then explained their plan and showed the original plot to convince them. Even though this action seemed too hasty to do, Kaito and Aika were sure they would not refuse their offer to work together, especially since they would not lose anything by cooperating and were also interested in a lot of stuff their village had.
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While the meeting between Kumo and Kaitogakure was taking place, Tobi (Obito), who agreed to work with Kaito, returned to Akatsuki headquarters directly with his own body as if nothing had happened.
"Everyone, I am back!"
"Tobi... How the fuck?! Are you still alive?!"
Of course, all Akatsuki members were surprised to see Tobi, especially Deidara who was his partner. As one of the people who got beaten instantly by Uta, he was lucky because Zetsu was able to take him out of Kumogakure.
Deidara was sure if he got brought to Kaitogakure instead, there was no way Zetsu would be able to save him.
"Of course, I am still alive senpai! Are you cursing me to death!?" Tobi complained, "How about you? I saw you were captured before me!"
"Ugh... It was Zetsu who helped me, although I am not sure either how he did it. He replaces me inside the cell with a replica of me." Deidara explained which made Obito complain.
As a person who has watched the plot and behind the scenes, he immediately knows Zetsu must use white Zetsu's ability to mimic Deidara. He is also not surprised that Zetsu can get Deidara out, after all, Zetsu himself is quite strong and has a ton of abilities he didn't know thanks to his very old age, he also get a lot of experience... especially when it come to spying people.
With Zetsu ability, there's probably almost no place on this planet he can't infiltrate except Kaitogakure.
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"How did you escape? I heard you were captured almost instantly like me." Deidara asked curiously.
"Eh... I was indeed captured, but I quickly slipped away the moment they ignored me."
Tobi answered nonchalantly which made Deidara click his tongue, "Tch. I forget your space jutsu is disgusting to deal with."
"By the way, those people from the new village, they are very strong." Tobi warned with a playful tone but still attracted the attention of all Akatsuki members, "If not for my space jutsu, I probably wouldn't be able to escape!"
"Interesting, what do you think, Itachi-san?" (Kisame)
"No comment." (Itachi)
"I wonder if I could pay a visit to that village and sacrifice them to Jashin-sama." (Hidan)
"Make sure to tell all the information about them. At the moment, information about their village is sold very expensively on the black market." (Kakuzu)
"There are no Jinchuriki in that village so we don't even need to deal with them. Just avoid them for now unless they are getting in our way."
Pain commented seriously and then ordered, "Let's start this quickly. We have 2 Bijuu that we need to extract today."
"Good idea. I also want to get the bounty of one of twelve lands of fire guardians, so the sooner we finish, the sooner I can get the money." (Kakuzu)
"Tch. It can't be helped then. You and your obsession with money." (Hidan)
Hearing Kakuzu's conversation, Obito, who knew the memories of the Originals, immediately knew that the next event was when Asuma was killed by them. He knew Kaito was planning to stop all the tragedies that occurred in Original and would appear to stop them, so the destruction of this organization was imminent.
Currently, the only main mission given by Kaito is to ensure the position of Pain and Zetsu wherever they are all the time because when Kaito's group finally acts together to deal with Akatsuki, they want to make sure to get all of them and none of them escape.
Naturally, Obito promises to follow through with his plan, for the sake of the possibility of reviving Rin.