Chapter 727 The Transformation of the Rain Country!

Wow!
The drizzle falls from the sky, making the Rain Country dark and humid all year round.

Groups of people or convoys covered with felt and cloaks line up to enter and exit this rainy city lined with metal pipes.

It is called Rain Village, but it is actually a city.

However, compared with many years ago, the Rain Village has undergone a qualitative leap in both population and scope.

Let me tell you with data.

The population used to be only a few tens of thousands, but now it's in the hundreds of thousands, which is no less than Konoha.

Normally speaking, it is impossible to compare with Konoha Village.

But Yugakure is not just a ninja village, it also has the nature of a 'capital'.

In other words, the capital of the Rain Country is also the Rain Village. Plus, since people can only come here to make a living, it is no surprise that the population is so large.

And this number only refers to the residents of the Rain Country. If the outside population is included, it is not impossible that the number is more than that of Konoha.

There is such a big change, of course, because of one thing.

black market!

Whether it is the bird droppings from the Bird Kingdom or the black oil from the Fire and Wind Border, most of them are traded here.

Both commodities are of large-scale type, and the profits involved are absolutely astronomical, so it is not surprising that they have brought such great changes to the Rain Kingdom.

By using this income, we can purchase large amounts of grain from other places and sell it at a reasonable price, which will naturally be enough to feed so many people in the Rain Village.

It can be said that it is this black market that makes life in the Rain Country many times more comfortable than in the original plot.

At least the group of 'orphans' no longer exists.

The several orphanages opened by the Rain Ninjas have taken in thousands of orphans, almost all of the orphans in the Rain Country.

To be rich is to be able to do whatever you want.

Providing food, clothing, housing and transportation for thousands of people was a huge problem for Akatsuki in the original plot, because they had no way to feed them, but for the current Rain Village, it is not difficult at all.

The Akatsuki in the original plot is a mercenary organization hidden in the dark.

In order to maintain confidentiality, they naturally cannot use the "black money" to purchase large quantities of supplies, otherwise their true colors could be easily discovered by others and they would be exposed, even if they asked Yu Ninja to purchase on their behalf.

No one is stupid, and they can naturally analyze the approximate income of the Rain Village. If they can come up with a large amount of "black money", do they really think that the Rock Ninja and Konoha Ninja next to them are dead?

Sandwiched between two major countries, it is destined that Rain Village's every move will be known to others.

But with the emergence of the black market, people won’t be suspicious if you spend money to purchase these things.

Because the black market is making too much money!

With this money, improving the environment is naturally not a problem.

It is precisely because of this that the prestige of the "Angel" in the Rain Village is at its peak, and the Rain Ninjas all obey his orders.

As for why the black market was set up in Rain Village, the several major ninja villages knew about it but did nothing.

Of course it’s because of the special geographical location!

Being located in the middle of several large ninja villages, although this puts great restrictions on the Rain Ninjas, it also reassures the big countries.

Coupled with their powerful fighting ability, the Rain Ninjas have firmly grasped the black market business.

A large amount of black oil and bird droppings are sold here and then transported away.

As for how these things came about, no one would ask.

Two people wearing black robes with red clouds were stopped at the entrance.

"What is your purpose in coming to the Hidden Rain Village?"

The rain ninja inquired while wearing a raincoat.

"Come to the black market to purchase!"

Tang Ping replied casually.

The other party asked only to give an opportunity to leave a trace, so that the target can be found quickly when something goes wrong. It is not because they really want to know their target.

Due to the special nature of the 'black market' in Rain Village, it is naturally impossible to register too strictly.

After all, if people come to the black market to purchase, they don’t like others to know their identities. If the management is too strict, believe it or not, they will not come.

"Don't cause trouble in the village!"

The Rain Ninja warned, then moved on to the next person.

And the few people in the awning nearby wrote descriptions for them on paper.

At least write down a few simple data such as time, number of people, etc.

There is more than one entrance and more than one direction, which shows how prosperous the Rain Village is today.

This time, Dohei and the others came to watch the operation and the excitement, using the identities of "peripheral members" of the Akatsuki organization.

Just like Kabuto beside Orochimaru.

However, their peripheral identities were people around Xiaonan. They had only entered the village a short distance.

A thousand paper cranes flew in front of them.

Obviously, it was Xiaonan who was leading the way for them.

The special paper escape technique makes it completely immune to rain and fire, or at least it will not become ineffective if touched, so the thousand paper cranes flew nimbly in front of the two to lead the way.

Passing through the crowded streets and rows of buildings, they entered a tube that was like a cave.

The most important thing in Rain Village is the 'flood drainage system'.

It is covered by rain all year round. If the drainage system was not good, it would have been flooded long ago.

Therefore, the interconnected metal drainage pipes run through the entire Rain Village.

That is to say, there are thousands of paper cranes to lead the way, otherwise we will definitely get lost.

Soon, the thousand paper cranes led the two of them to a beautiful female ninja with short blue hair and a paper flower on her head.

Xiaonan!

She looks cold and heartless, completely devoid of her former sweetness.

"Let's go!"

Even though he knew there was no surveillance around, Xiaonan, who was used to disguising himself, still turned around and led the way with this attitude.

Dohei and Hinata Sogetsu looked at each other and put on masks.

In this way, not only will the body be concealed by the robe, but even the hair, face, and voice will be disguised, so there is no need to worry about being recognized.

In other organizations, doing so might cause resentment.

Kexiao is a mysterious small mercenary organization. Their mystery is completely basic, and no one thinks it is wrong.

At the same time, the two of them appeared with Xiaonan, which meant that their identities were guaranteed by Xiaonan. Suspecting them was tantamount to doubting each other, which no one dared to do.

Because everyone knows that Konan is the leader Payne's most trusted deputy, and she is usually in charge of affairs, and she is like the "housekeeper" of the organization.

Who dares to talk nonsense to the people she brought?

Soon, after bypassing a large number of pipes, they came to a space deep underground.

The huge space, about the size of a football field and several dozen meters high, was illuminated as bright as day by the incandescent light source overhead.

There are a large number of surgical instruments and a busy figure in the middle.

There are pipe exits halfway up the side wall, more than ten meters high. Metal corridor stands are placed horizontally in front of the exits, and figures stand in the corridor, staring at the operation below.

Their arrival naturally attracted attention.

The yellow-haired Pain with tattooed eyes immediately withdrew his gaze after seeing Konan.

If it were someone else, Pain (also known as Nagato) would not let it go so easily, and would at least be on guard.

But Xiaonan let it go.

Pain's Rinnegan was still observing the operation below.

Next to him was Orochimaru, whose eyes revealed greed.

He has been coveting the Samsara Eye for a long time.

Even those who joined Akatsuki did so mostly for the sake of these eyes.

Who made these eyes the eyes of the legendary Six Paths Sage?

However, facing these god-like eyes, he had no way to deal with them, so he could only resort to the Sharingan as the next best option.

Beside him were Sasuke and Kabuto.

Kabuto's eyes were focused on the operation, while Sasuke's eyes were fixed on a young man not far away who was wearing an Akatsuki uniform, had deep nasolabial folds on the wings of his nose, and looked prematurely aged.

Uchiha Itachi!

It's really exciting to see the two brothers meeting on such an occasion and what will happen next.

That's why Dohei was watching the operation and having fun at the same time, wondering if Jiro would tear his own 'Onii-chan' apart with his own hands.

All members of the Akatsuki organization were out in force today, standing scattered on the metal corridor stands that were more than ten meters high.

In addition to the previous few people, there are also Zetsu, Afei, Hoshigaki Kisame, Deidara, Hidan, Kakuzu, Sasori and others, and even two people who surprised Dohei.

An old man with short hair, half of his body was wrapped in bandages, with an 'X' shaped scar on his chin and a sinister look.

Danzo!

I didn't expect this guy to be here.

However, this has little to do with Konan, because besides her, other people from Akatsuki organization can also bring people here, and it is not a deliberate concealment.

The last person surprised Tang Ping greatly.

To be honest, he really didn't think he would see the other person here. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the other person to show up anyway.

(End of this chapter)