Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

Chapter 59 New Identity

Looking at the short-haired, aloof beauty in front of him, with her blue-purple hair styled in a bun and adorned with light blue paper flowers, Lingchuan from the whirlpool stood before him.

She glanced around, thought for a moment, and said, "Hmm... if I'm not mistaken, I'm indeed the only one here with this name. May I ask what brings you here, young lady?"

Ignoring Uzumaki Reikawa's somewhat strange words, Aburame Shiki's expression was solemn. She knew her own situation best; the Uzumaki Reikawa beside her was just a clone, and right now it was as if three Akatsuki members were watching her perform.

You Nu Zhiwei, who had never received such intense attention before, had beads of sweat appearing on her forehead. Looking at Xiao Nan's black robe and uniform with red clouds, she wondered, "Wasn't it supposed to be just the two of us? Why did things change?"

Thinking of this, I glanced at Gaara, who was still pretending to be dead. What should I do now?

Upon hearing Reikawa's reply, Konan stared blankly at his healthy body. If Yahiko hadn't died, perhaps Nagato would look like this now—his hair a little shorter.

"Did the leader send you? Are you worried we won't be able to complete the mission?" Scorpion, controlling Hiruko, looked at Konan with seemingly venomous eyes, but his voice was devoid of emotion as he asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan snapped out of her thoughts and calmly said, "No, the leader has never doubted your abilities. I just came to find someone, and it just so happens that he is here."

If it weren't for the striking resemblance between Uzumaki Reikawa and her, she wouldn't have stepped out at this moment, her emotions running high.

Upon hearing this, Sasori's eyes flickered as he slowly looked at Reikawa Uzumaki. "Is that so? Then let's capture him and take him back as well. Anyway, Deidara's giant bird can carry a few more people."

However, Deidara, being used as a transport, wasn't happy. "Hey! What are you guys saying? It sounds like I'm just a transport tool! I captured the One-Tailed Beast!!"

"Oh, then that's a somewhat useful means of transportation."

"..." Deidara was furious, but... the consequences weren't serious. Just capturing Gaara had already exhausted most of his chakra, and now he just wanted to rest.

Ignored, Reikawa rubbed his nose as he listened to them decide his fate. Hmm—he really wanted to activate Susanoo and slap them across the face.

However, before the battle, Konan, wanting to persuade him, asked Uzumaki Reikawa, "If nothing unexpected happens, you've only recently joined Konoha. What Konoha can give you, Akatsuki can give you too. Uzumaki Reikawa, are you willing to join Akatsuki?"

Before Uzumaki Reikawa could say anything, Aburame Shiki's forehead broke out in even more cold sweat. This was blatant poaching, but he couldn't do anything about it. In his opinion, Uzumaki Reikawa had only been in Konoha for a short time, so it wouldn't be surprising if he agreed to Akatsuki's request under these circumstances.

In that case, she would be facing four people. Chiyo, who was hiding in the shadows, would probably run away immediately. Not to mention Chiyo, even Shiki Aburame herself wanted to run away.

Uzumaki Reikawa was unaware of Aburame Shiki's rich inner monologue and thought that he remained expressionless and calm even in this situation, which was worthy of being chosen by Tsunade as a leader of the Aburame clan.

However, after sighing, Reikawa Uzumaki said to Konan, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I don't want to join any organization. Genjuro came to me before, but I refused. My answer to Akatsuki this time is the same."

Why?

"If you want to know the reason, well, I think more than that, look behind you..." Uzumaki Reikawa's eyes twitched slightly as if he saw something, and he pointed behind Konan.

As they glanced slightly behind them, Uzumaki Reikawa signaled to Aburame Shiki with his eyes to run away quickly. Capturing two Akatsuki members was an extra task in itself, although for him it was equivalent to getting two autographs.

But now that Gaara has left safely, there's no need for them to fight the Akatsuki anymore.

However, the Akatsuki members, who had just come to their senses, suddenly discovered that Gaara, who had been thrown onto the clay giant bird, had been grabbed by a guy wearing a white mask.

Upon realizing he had been seen, the person wearing the white mask flicked his right index and middle fingers together across his forehead as a gesture of respect, then picked up Gaara with his left hand and prepared to flee.

Deidara, who was guarding the area but had no idea what was going on, turned pale when he realized what was happening. His teammates were watching right there, and he felt his face burning. "Damn it! Stop right there!" The mouth in his palm quickly formed a clay double-winged bird, which carried Deidara after them.

Seeing this, Konan took a deep look at Reikawa Uzumaki, and paper wings gradually formed behind her. Considering Nagato's plan, she decided to catch up with the One-Tailed Beast first.

Seeing that Scorpion was still standing in the same spot, Uzumaki Reikawa asked, "Aren't you going to chase after him?"

"It's just about chasing someone, they're enough for me," Scorpion said coldly. "Actually, I'm not interested in you, but since she wants to take you away, I can't just let you go like this."

The situation was much better than before, and Shiki Aburame breathed a sigh of relief. With Chiyo's help, she was confident that she could keep Sasori in check. But who was that masked guy? What about Reikawa Uzumaki?

Meanwhile, just as Deidara was about to approach, an ice wall suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of him—Ice Release?! Deidara frowned and casually threw out a few clay spiders, but after the explosion, only some broken ice shards remained. Deidara gritted his teeth, having no other choice but to control his twin-winged bird to take a detour.

However, Konan arrived late, using a paper-based technique mixed with explosive tags, which detonated in front of the masked man, forcing him to stop and intercept him. Looking at the white-faced mask, Konan frowned. "Are you one of Genjutsu's people?"

That ice release technique...is it a new member? Are these people really just here to protect the tailed beasts and earn commissions?

The person wearing the white mask didn't reply. Instead, he placed Gaara on the ground, enhanced his ninjutsu with his Sharingan, and formed a hand seal. Instantly, water molecules around him rapidly condensed, and mirrors made of ice seemed to form in an instant, surrounding Konan and Deidara who arrived later.

Ice Release: Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal!

Konan and Deidara looked serious and wanted to break the ice to catch up, but because the space was relatively small, they dared not use ninjutsu with too much power, and ordinary explosions were useless on the ice, so they were at a stalemate for a while.

After trapping them, the white-faced masked man once again carried Gaara away. This time, he thought, "I should have enough time to buy him a kill." With that thought, Gaara turned into a wisp of smoke.

The masked man with the Ice Release bloodline limit was none other than the new skin Mirror that Uchiha Gen had recently obtained through exchange. After about half a minute, seeing that they still hadn't caught up, Uchiha Gen stroked his chin, indicating that the effect was quite good.

……

Aburame Shiki, seeing Uzumaki Reikawa fighting alongside him, was somewhat confused. "Since you're here, then who is that Gaara?"

"It's a clone. You should have heard of Gen Urobuchi, right?"

"You mean the person with the white mask?"

"Yes, I hired them."