Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 189: A Marriage Proposal! To Welcome Back the Two Sages!

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In the dark, damp headquarters of Akatsuki in Amegakure, the notorious organization was preparing for a mission.

At the forefront were two puppets, the Third and Fourth Kazekages, the strongest of their respective generations, now mere tools in the hands of their controller.

These were no ordinary puppets. Enhanced with technology provided by the Hidden Snow Village, these figures could utilize their Kekkei Genkai of Iron Sand and Gold Dust just as when they were alive.

Over the past few days, the Fourth Kazekage puppet had mined a considerable amount of gold sand for Akatsuki, which had been used to bolster their ranks.

Behind the two Kazekage puppets stood a hundred humanoid puppets, clad in chakra armor, ready for deployment. This new technology from the Land of Snow had significantly enhanced the puppets' capabilities.

With such a force, Sasori felt confident he could easily defeat himself from the Konoha-Suna Trade Route era. He believed it was more than enough to wage a small-scale Shinobi war.

Standing beside Sasori was the recently recruited Shinnō, his arms crossed, his expression haughty. Since Kakuzu's death, Sasori had finally found a new battle partner.

Today was the day! They were setting out on a mission!

Black Zetsu approached them, a sinister glee in his voice. "Latest intel - from within the Land of Wind."

"The Fifth Kazekage has invited Konoha's Gojo Kaigetsu to participate in a joint operation to eliminate a Missing-nin. Suna's defenses may be vulnerable~"

"It's the perfect opportunity to teach that two-faced village a little lesson."

After taking the title of the Kazekage—Baki had unilaterally torn up the agreement he'd made with Black Zetsu, refusing to sell any more chakra metal to Akatsuki.

While their relationship had always been based on mutual exploitation, Baki's swift betrayal still stung, a testament to the fickle nature of humanity.

But it didn't matter. Helping Baki become Kazekage was just a means to an end, a way to destabilize the Shinobi world and weaken Konoha's influence.

The ultimate objective had been achieved. Chakra metal... whether sold to Amegakure or the Akatsuki, it made little difference.

"This is a two-birds-with-one-stone plan!" Black Zetsu emphasized. "Originally, our plan was to capture the weakened One-Tail Shukaku. But since Gojo Kaigetsu is also in the Land of Wind, we'll take him out too!"

"First, we capture the tailed beast, then we kill him!"

"If Gojo Kaigetsu dies in the Land of Wind, no matter if Suna Shinobi did it or not, their relationship will immediately crumble. A cold war is the best outcome. It could even erupt into open war!"

"Also, we need to retrieve the Ryūmyaku sealed in Rōran. It's a powerful, sustainable energy source. Whether it's for developing your puppets, Sasori, or for the Asura Path, it will be extremely useful."

Another assassination?

Capturing a tailed beast was within Sasori's comfort zone. After all, the two strongest Kazekages in history were now his puppets. Aside from Shukaku, the only other significant threat in Suna was the recently retired Chiyo.

But... Gojo Kaigetsu? He was hesitant.

His partner, Kakuzu, had been taken out during an attempt on Gojo's life. Even with two Kage-level puppets, Sasori wasn't fully confident.