Chapter 192 30 Army

Nagato's words undoubtedly confirmed the views of the radicals. For a moment, the radicals, who already made up the majority of the Akatsuki organization, all showed excited smiles on their faces.

As for those moderates who believed in peaceful dialogue, they all looked depressed. Some ninjas even looked at Nagato with disappointment and resentment in their eyes.

However, in addition to the radicals and moderates, there are also a few mature and steady centrists in the Akatsuki organization, or the stable faction. An old ninja frowned and said:

"Sir Nagato, it's okay among us senior ninjas, but ordinary ninjas may find it difficult to accept your point of view... After all, it is too different from the original purpose of our Akatsuki organization!"

This is true. To a certain extent, the jonin who have made it to the top are themselves vested interests, and most of them are more realistic. Naturally, they don't care much about Akatsuki's idea of ​​exchanging dialogue for peace.

Most of the jonin of Akatsuki admire Uzumaki Nagato's power far more than they care about the so-called concept of peaceful dialogue. They obey Uzumaki Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, rather than the entire Akatsuki organization.

However, for ordinary ninjas, Akatsuki's concept of pursuing peace is not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but it is also very popular. Many ninjas in Akatsuki are true idealists who are willing to sacrifice their lives for Akatsuki's concept of peaceful dialogue.

If the ratio of idealists to realists among the upper-level ninjas is about three to seven, then among the lower-level ninjas, this ratio is basically reversed, with almost 70% of the grassroots ninjas belonging to the idealist group!
"It doesn't matter... Those ninjas who can't accept my point of view are all at the bottom of the list. They don't need to play any role in my plan. All they need is to guard the base quietly."

Nagato spoke coldly. What he said was not wrong. The weaker the ninja, the more they pursued the so-called peaceful dialogue. On the contrary, the stronger the ninja, the more they preferred to use violence to make others surrender.

Therefore, in the Akatsuki organization, the number of moderates accounts for about 60% of the total number of people in the organization, but in terms of strength, they only account for 10% or 20% at most.

Hearing this, the old ninja nodded slightly, and then continued:
"You also have to be careful. Some ninjas may do something extreme due to the conflict between ideals and reality..."

"I'm optimistic about them. As long as they win a few consecutive victories, even the more conservative members of the Akatsuki organization will change their attitude."

"With my strength, those ordinary ninjas will never be able to hinder my plan. In the case of a huge gap, the casualties will be smaller."

"Nagato-sama, you just need to know what's going on. I hope you know that whether you want to pursue peace through dialogue or want to rule the entire ninja world, the only thing you can rely on in the end is your strength... In this regard, our Akatsuki organization can't give you much help. At most, we can help you clean up the mess after the war, clean up the battlefield, and maintain order."

The words spoken by the old ninja were very uninspiring. Many young ninjas glared at him after hearing this. However, some older and more stable ninjas nodded slightly after hearing his words.

Although the Akatsuki organization is now known as the sixth largest organization in the ninja world, in fact, there is still an insurmountable gap compared to the five major ninja villages. It is because Nagato's own strength makes up for this shortcoming. Otherwise, the combined strength of these people would not be able to compare to one-fifth of any major ninja village!

Although it has tens of thousands of ninjas, which is almost half of the number of the large ninja villages with 10 ninjas, in comparison, almost every large ninja village has thousands of jonins, while Akatsuki has only more than 100 jonins, and their average strength is much weaker than that of the jonins of the large ninja villages.

It can be said that the Akatsuki organization is now like a big wonton with thin skin and big fillings. It relies entirely on the surface to support itself, but in reality it is seriously unworthy of its name.

However, because of a leader like Uzumaki Nagato, other large ninja villages would have given Akatsuki some advantage in the past. But if they didn't have any idea in their minds and really took Uzumaki Nagato's strength as their own, then these senior ninjas present would probably be taught a severe lesson.

"I am very clear about this. Don't worry. You, my direct descendants, do not need to actually fight directly with other ninja villages. This is all my job. To put it bluntly, if I really lose the battle, everyone here can surrender directly."

"Nagato-sama, why would you say such a thing? We cannot surrender..."

"I'm telling the truth. If I really lose the battle, surrendering is your best option to reduce losses."

Seeing that his ninja seemed to be about to say something, Nagato simply waved his hand:
"Okay, now that it's settled, let's come up with a battle plan!"

"There is no need to pursue the efficiency of surprise attacks. We can openly declare war on other ninja villages. This time, I will use my own strength to completely conquer other large ninja villages and let them understand that times have changed!"

No matter how many thoughts the jonin present had in their minds, after Nagato personally announced the order, they only had one choice:
"Yes, understand!"

……

It was as if a thunderbolt sounded in the clear sky, shaking the entire ninja world.

The Akatsuki organization has declared war on the five major ninja villages! And announced that it will unify all ninjas and build an unprecedented huge country!
As soon as this news came out, almost all ninjas in the ninja world, and even ordinary civilians, were stunned. In addition to being shocked by the news, they also felt that Akatsuki's actions were unreal.

Over the years, Akatsuki has indeed accumulated great reputation in the ninja world, but only half of this reputation comes from Nagato's strength, and the other half comes from Akatsuki's ideal of peaceful dialogue and resolving all disputes through communication.

Although people with lofty ideals think that this pursuit is too idealistic, they have to admit that the more idealistic the pursuit is, the more it can attract the common people at the grassroots level.

The fact that Akatsuki was able to grow and develop in such a short period of time was largely due to this kind of idealized propaganda. As a result, now Akatsuki suddenly declared war on all five major ninja villages and announced that it would unify the ninja world. To be honest, it was really shocking.

Not to mention anything else, as soon as the Akatsuki organization declared war, hundreds of ninjas defected. They were all ninjas who could not accept such a huge change in the Akatsuki organization. In this regard, Nagato did not send his men to hunt them down, but simply erased the names of the other parties in the Akatsuki organization, indicating that they were no longer members of the Akatsuki organization.

The other five ninja villages and five major countries in the entire ninja world have been criticizing the changes of the Akatsuki organization, and have even begun to connect to form a ninja coalition to jointly fight against the Akatsuki organization. This time, it is not just the ninja villages that are connecting, the five major countries have also summoned their own armies. Eight years have passed, and the armies of the five major countries have all become chakra-based. Every soldier can extract chakra, and even now there are certain requirements for chakra to join the army.

However, because they have ninja villages as their main military force, the armies of the five major countries are more like police forces for internal stability rather than external combat forces, and their strength is far inferior to that of the ninjas in those ninja villages.

The amount of chakra of an ordinary soldier is roughly equivalent to that of an eleven or twelve-year-old ninja trainee. Those who have a Genin-level chakra amount can become a team leader commanding a dozen people.

However, in terms of numbers, the number of these troops is about two or three times that of the ninja village. For example, the Fire Nation, which has the largest population, has an army of as many as 50.

Considering that the Fire Nation has a population of about 3 million, this so-called army can only serve as a police force.

However, no matter how you look at it, these troops are police forces, but their numbers are there. Added together, they are almost 200 million people. Just based on the number of people, they can overwhelm the ninja villages before the implementation of the National Chakra Plan.

In the Akatsuki meeting room, Nagato looked at the information in his hand, then put it on the table and said calmly:

"It seems that these people have been greatly stimulated. Not to mention the five major ninja villages, even the five major countries have joined forces!"

"I am a little surprised that the self-righteous Daimyo would attach so much importance to our Akatsuki organization."

"After all, Lord Nagato, you have already announced that you will unify the five great nations. No matter how short-sighted those daimyo are, they can clearly see the threat posed by the Akatsuki organization."

A senior member of the Akatsuki organization spoke up, but then another member of the Akatsuki organization shook his head:
"Those daimyo and ninja are from two different circles. They don't know how powerful Lord Nagato is. Maybe in their eyes, in the so-called Ninja World War, whoever has the most ninjas under his command will have the greatest advantage!"

"For example, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth has no intention of joining forces with other ninja villages and the country. It is said that he has already gathered his army and is preparing to attack the Land of Rain!"

Nagato knew very well in his mind that the Daimyo of the Land of Earth was the only Daimyo who had not been controlled, so his behavior was very normal. On the contrary, the actions of the four Daimyo of Wind, Fire, Water and Thunder who were uniting were truly abnormal.

After all, just like what the high-ranking member of Akatsuki said, how powerful Akatsuki - or Nagato - is, is something that only some high-ranking ninjas can understand. For those daimyos, they always feel that the so-called powerful ninjas can be completely defeated by numbers.

In a situation like this where the daimyos of the other four countries began to join forces as soon as the Akatsuki declared war, to put it bluntly, Uchiha Toba was just concentrating all the heads in order to make it easier to harvest.

"Since the Land of Earth is so enthusiastic, then we in the Akatsuki organization cannot lose our manners. Let me personally send this group of Land of Earth troops on their way, and then take over the entire Iwagakure Village by the way!"

After Uzumaki Nagato finished speaking with a relaxed look on his face, he did not discuss anything further with anyone else. After a wave of spatial fluctuations, he disappeared without a trace.

"Have you learned space-time ninjutsu again, Nagato-sama? You are indeed the child of prophecy who has awakened the Rinnegan."

"Great! With the space-time ninjutsu, Lord Nagato can attack or defend. Even if there are traps in the Land of Earth or the Iwagakure, they will not be able to trap Lord Nagato!"

Seeing Nagato disappearing unexpectedly using the space-time ninjutsu, many Akatsuki ninjas suddenly became excited. With the space-time ninjutsu, Nagato would have countless opportunities to start over. With his strength, wouldn't the Akatsuki organization be secure this time? !

Nagato went there very quickly, and then found that he arrived too early, and the army of the Land of Earth had not yet assembled.

The speed at which the Earth Country's army could assemble was far slower than that of the ninjas, but after all, they were all super-powered soldiers with chakra, and the technology of the ninja world had developed to a level close to that of modern society. It did not take several months to gather enough people like in the cold weapon era, but only took a dozen days.

Nagato, who had been waiting for almost half a month, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the army had finally assembled. He then began to wait for the army to set off.

This time, the Earth Kingdom assembled an army of 30, accounting for almost % of all the troops in the Earth Kingdom. It was obvious that it was preparing to show off its military power.

After all, the Land of Earth is the only country that has not been controlled by Uchiha Toba, and the top leaders of this country still maintain a stereotype of ninjas. The Daimyo of the Land of Earth feels that he has an advantage with 30 troops in his hands, so isn't it just a matter of having hands to defeat the Akatsuki organization?

But the same 30-man army was also a very troublesome thing to dispatch, at least the speed of action was much slower than that of the ninja. Uzumaki Nagato waited for another seven or eight days on the prepared battlefield before he saw the shadow of the 30-man army.

Looking at the army camping in the distance, Uzumaki Nagato, holding a Sharingan crystal ball in his hand, sighed deeply:

"These ninja armies are really inefficient! I don't know where the Daimyo of the Land of Earth got the courage to think that he can take action against the Akatsuki with these armies."

Not to mention the combat capability, just talking about the flexibility and mobility, soldiers can't compare with ninjas at all, otherwise I wouldn't need to be here, waiting for so many days!
He casually threw the Sharingan crystal ball in his hand into the sky, and the Sharingan crystal ball that flew into the sky burst out with red light in an instant.

A powerful illusion wave swept across, quickly controlling all the soldiers of the Earth Kingdom. The whole process was very smooth and there was almost no resistance felt.

There was no way. Among the 30-strong army of the Land of Earth, there were not even seven or eight senior ninjas. Their resistance to illusions was close to zero, so it was natural that they were easily controlled.

(End of this chapter)