Naruto: Uchiha Survivor Forced to Save the Shinobi World

In the ramen shop.

The middle-aged chef placed a bowl of noodles in front of Karin, then lowered his voice and asked, "Why did you suddenly come over?"

Karin pretended to be nervous and said, "The Akatsuki found me!"

"What did you say?!" The middle-aged chef was startled, glancing around, "How did they find you? Haven't you been staying in the village?"

Karin said, "He infiltrated my apartment earlier!"

"Hiss!"

The middle-aged chef took a deep breath.

Currently, the Five Kage were holding a meeting in the Hidden Leaf to discuss countermeasures against the Akatsuki. He couldn't believe that the Akatsuki dared to infiltrate the Hidden Leaf at such a time.

Soon, he began to have doubts, "Could it be fake? Or was someone testing you? Describe his appearance to me clearly!"

Karin immediately described Uchiha Shinji in his Akatsuki attire.

The more the middle-aged chef listened, the darker his expression became. After a while, he muttered, "There's no mistake, he's 'A,' the most mysterious member of the Akatsuki!"

"A?!"

Karin was stunned for a moment.

Seeing that Karin had already come into contact with the Akatsuki, the middle-aged chef hesitated for a moment, then said, "Besides the infamous S-rank wanted criminals, there is a group of mysterious members in the Akatsuki who wear masks and hooded robes with red clouds. As far as we know, there are three of them. Since there's no information about them, the Five Kage designated them as 'A,' 'B,' and 'C' at the summit."

After a pause, the middle-aged chef stared at Karin and said, "The one you met must have been 'A.' According to the analysis, 'A' is likely the leader of the mysterious trio!"

"A, B, C."

Karin suddenly became curious whether she was 'B' or 'C.'

The middle-aged chef observed Karin's expression closely while asking, "Alright, now tell me, why did 'A' approach you?"

Karin replied, "He said I'm an orphan of the Uzumaki clan, and that I have great potential. He wanted to invite me to join the Akatsuki!"

"What?!"

The middle-aged chef suddenly stood up.

He had imagined many possibilities but never thought that a big shot in the Akatsuki approached Karin to invite her to join.

In an instant, a surge of excitement rose in his heart, and he thought, "This is an opportunity! If Karin joins the Akatsuki, it would mean that Kusagakure has successfully infiltrated the organization!"

The thought of Kusagakure obtaining the Akatsuki's secrets before the Five Great Shinobi Villages, with himself accomplishing this feat, made his heart burn with anticipation.

He grabbed Karin's arm suddenly, "How did you respond?"

"I... I didn't dare refuse him."

The middle-aged chef's outburst made Karin a little nervous.

"Good, very good!" He smiled, letting go of Karin's arm, "What happened next? What did he say?"

Karin said, "He said that to join the Akatsuki, I still need to pass a test."

The middle-aged chef's eyes flashed, and after a moment, he said, "Don't worry, we will help you pass the test!"

In a small grove inside the Hidden Leaf Village.

Haku stood facing a large tree and said, "I'm sorry for the urgency, but I have important information to report."

A voice came from behind the tree, "Go ahead, what is it?"

Haku spoke softly, "The Akatsuki just approached me!"

"!?"

The shadow behind the tree was stunned.

He had thought that Haku was suddenly contacting him to report something about Sasuke, and that they could use Sasuke to trace the Akatsuki.

But never did he expect that the Akatsuki would approach Haku on their own.

"Were you exposed?"

The shadow's voice trembled slightly.

In his view, the Akatsuki approaching Haku could only mean that Haku's identity as a Kirigakure spy had been exposed. Therefore, Haku must have been exposed.

Moreover, he thought Haku must have betrayed him and led the Akatsuki here.

Haku quickly shook his head, "No, they approached me to invite me to join them!"

The shadow said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Akatsuki infiltrated the Hidden Leaf at such a time just to recruit you?!"

Haku replied, "They said I'm an orphan of the Yuki clan and that they believe in me, so they invited me to join them."

"An orphan of the Yuki clan?" The shadow repeated, then whispered, "So 'C' is indeed from the Yuki clan—that explains it!"

"'C'?"

Haku didn't know that he had already been designated as 'C' by the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Seeing Haku's confused expression, the shadow said with some dissatisfaction, "Some rogue shinobi from Kirigakure joined the Akatsuki, and 'C' is one of them. This time, the Akatsuki recruiting you is likely because of him, as you two are from the same clan!"

Haku was taken aback, then realized, "So my codename is 'C,' huh?"

The shadow said, "Accept his offer. Once you join the Akatsuki, we'll be ahead of the other villages in gathering intelligence on them!"

Haku deliberately showed a hesitant expression, "I already agreed, but the recruiter said that to join the Akatsuki, I must pass a test first! Only after completing the test will I be qualified to join them!"

The shadow quickly asked, "A test? What kind of test?"

In the temporary base of the Sound Village.

After hearing Kimimaro's report, Orochimaru licked his lips, "Interesting!"

Kimimaro seemed uneasy, "Orochimaru-sama, should I not have agreed?"

"No, you did very well!" Orochimaru shook his head, then seemed to be reminiscing, "Lately, I've been finding it harder to understand the Akatsuki's actions."

When he first joined the Akatsuki, Orochimaru was only interested in Pain's Rinnegan.

In his eyes, although the Akatsuki was powerful, it was ultimately just a bounty shinobi organization that operated in the black market.

That was also why he had decisively defected after failing to obtain Itachi's body.

However, to his surprise, not long after his defection, the Akatsuki changed their low-profile approach. They became active in all the major nations, challenging the Five Great Shinobi Villages repeatedly.

Most recently, they had directly ambushed Kumogakure's high-ranking officials and successfully abducted the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

All these events rekindled his curiosity about the Akatsuki, and he also felt an increasing sense of danger from them. It should be noted that the Akatsuki's operations against him had always been led by Sasori.

Therefore, Kimimaro joining the Akatsuki was entirely beneficial to him.

Kimimaro said, "However, they also assigned me a test. If I fail, I won't be able to join them!"

Orochimaru smiled sinisterly, "So the organization has new tricks, does it? No matter, I'll support you from the shadows!"

Kimimaro quickly said, "Rest assured, Orochimaru-sama, I will succeed in joining them!"

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