5 Akatsuki

In the silence, Konan's voice sounded slightly weak, "The organization, are we relying only on a few of us?"

There was a hint of uncertainty in her tone, as if she was seeking an answer from within.

Yahiko lifted his head and stared at Nagato firmly, "Jiraiya-sensei said that Nagato has the ability to change the world. If that's the case, why don't we take action?"

As Nagato heard this, he bowed his head, his heart filled with contradictions and struggles, "I..."

"And..." Yahiko spoke again, looking at Satoru with hope shining in his eyes, "We still have Satoru!"

Satoru was eating rice, and when he heard his words, he suddenly choked and the rice splattered on his body.

Satoru was momentarily stunned and looked at him puzzled, "Me?"

Yahiko nodded and said firmly, "Yes! You have the power, wisdom, and courage. We need you!"

At that moment, his mind recalled the scene behind the forest that day.

He accidentally saw Jiraiya practicing with Satoru.

Both of them sat amidst the ruins, surrounded by fallen trees and scattered rocks.

After their practice, the ruins were full of cracks, as if they had just experienced an earthquake.

He knew that Satoru possessed a power that no one else had!

Satoru placed his bowl and chopsticks down, and stared at Yahiko intently, "Say we four form an organization."

"But our strength alone is not enough."

"It's difficult to shake the Great Ninja Village with the power of an individual."

"But I want to take this first step." Yahiko replied. "Although the war has temporarily subsided, I believe the war will soon begin again!"

"It's up to you." Satoru was very calm, and he entrusted everything to him.

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The next day, Yahiko and his comrades began to seek like-minded people in every corner of the village, while at the same time, they continued to provide assistance to the villagers in need. Their good deeds became legends in the village and earned the respect and trust of everyone.

However, beneath the seemingly calm surface, there was a surging undercurrent.

"It seems like some people in the village have malicious intentions."

In the dense forest, a ninja hid stealthily like a ghost, his eyes fixed on Yahiko and the others.

"We must report this situation to Hanzo-sama immediately." Another ninja beside him reminded.

They exchanged glances and were about to leave.

Suddenly, a pair of strong hands gently placed on their shoulders, and a voice sounded in their ears: "Hey, do you two like spying on others?"

The voice seemed to come from the underworld, sending shivers down their spines.

They both immediately became frightened, and a cold air rushed to their heads.

They turned around and saw a man with white hair staring at them with deep blue eyes, his eyes cheerful.

"So it's you!"

The two ninjas finally recognized Satoru, this man with white hair was a member of the organization they followed before.

Satoru looked at the two in front of him and sighed softly, "Indeed, there are always little rats around."

The two ninjas looked at each other for a moment, and one of them quickly reached behind his back and tried to draw his kunai.

"Are you looking for this?" Satoru's voice sounded again, surprising the ninja.

He found the other party playing with his weapon, as if everything was under his control.

Satoru played with the kunai gently, then scratched his white hair with his hand, indifferent tone, "Judging by your forehead protectors, you must be ninjas from this village."

The ninja's heart tightened and he unconsciously stepped back: "Who are you?"

Satoru suddenly took out the kunai and accurately inserted it into the other ninja's leg in an instant, making him break out in a cold sweat.

"Go back and tell the people behind you that we have no ill intentions." He said calmly.

The other ninja was very angry when he heard this: "Who are you? How dare you negotiate with Hanzo-sama!"

Satoru seemed to find this quite interesting, he looked the ninja up and down, then disappeared instantly and appeared behind the ninja.

He said softly, "I myself will go find Hanzo."

Once he finished speaking, Satoru immediately took action and gripped the ninja's neck.

He lifted his opponent effortlessly, showing extraordinary strength.

The other ninja was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the kunai from the ground and pointed it at Satoru with trembling fingers, trying to threaten him: "Let him go!"

However, Satoru's movements were too fast, and they didn't see how he took action at all.

Satoru pretended to ponder for a moment, then suddenly used his right hand to break the other ninja's neck as if he were snapping a string.

"You told me to let him go." He said with a smile, then released his right hand.

The dead ninja slipped out of his grasp.

He turned around and left a message to the ninja: "Go back and tell Hanzo to restrain his ambitions. If not, his position will not be guaranteed."

Without responding to the remaining ninja, Satoru quickly disappeared.

He returned to Yahiko and the others.

"Where did you go, Satoru?" Yahiko asked with a little confusion as he saw him return. He just realized that Satoru suddenly disappeared in line.

"It's nothing, I just went to catch two little rats." Satoru yawned and answered nonchalantly.

"Really?" Yahiko pondered, knowing in his heart that what Satoru said was true.

At that moment, Nagato beside him suddenly called out to him, "Yahiko."

"What is it?" Yahiko turned.

"We need to name our organization." Nagato stared at him with determination in his eyes.

Hearing this, everyone around looked at Nagato.

"A name?" Yahiko muttered to himself. At this moment, his eyes were drawn to the rising sun, which was slowly dispelling the darkness of the night.

He smiled and said, "Then..."

"Let's call it Akatsuki (Dawn)."

"This country is destroyed by war and cries all the time."

"So we will change this country."

"Not only that, we also want to change the dawn of the world!"

The people around him were deeply touched by Yahiko's words and felt the determination and spirit within him.

Satoru bowed his head and said softly, "Akatsuki?"

"That's a good name."