Chapter 218 Full Score Answer Sheet
It's a new year again, and the Ninja World War has begun again.
Too many major events that changed the landscape of the ninja world had happened in the past year. For the Akatsuki organization, this year was a starting point worth remembering.
What no one expected was that in this New Year, Yahiko, the former founder of Akatsuki and the first leader, miraculously returned.
Many old members of the Akatsuki organization who had been there along the way had tears in their eyes when they saw this scene, and they excitedly came up and hugged Yahiko.
Konan and Nagato seemed much calmer at this time, as they had been excited the day before.
At the New Year's party, Yahiko looked at the grand banquet, the members of the group, and the guests who came to the door one after another to give gifts and congratulate him, and for a moment he felt extremely dazed.
Is this still the Akatsuki organization that was as simple as the makeshift team he remembered?
Especially when he thought about what Konan and Nagato told him after he woke up yesterday: it had been exactly one year since he fell into a coma, Yahiko's mood became particularly complicated, with mixed feelings.
He tried to blend into the atmosphere.
Fortunately, many old members of Akatsuki have come through the most difficult times in the Rain Country, and their gratitude to Yahiko has not faded with time.
"Yahiko, come and sit down. You just woke up and can't drink alcohol, right? Then have some skewers!"
Yahiko had an impression of the elder sister who greeted him. He remembered that her name was Chihiro. In Yahiko's memory, this elder sister was silent in character, fierce in fighting, and always kept her mind tense like a dormant poisonous scorpion.
"Chihiro, long time no see. You look much more cheerful." Yahiko greeted with a smile.
Chihiro patted Yahiko's shoulder vigorously and laughed.
"You mean I used to have a gloomy personality? Haha, that's normal. I used to live in fear and anxiety, so it's inevitable that people are suspicious.
But now, no one around dares to take over Xiao anymore!
Also, do you see this eye of mine? It's a white eye! Even though I'm drunk like this, my awareness of the surroundings is much stronger than before!"
Yahiko looked into the other person's eyes, and the shock in his heart increased even more.
"How can you have such a white eye? And you show it so openly, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Leaf Village?"
Qianxun took a big sip of wine heroically, her momentum was no less than that of the man at the table, and she laughed when she heard it.
"Yahiko, your intelligence is far behind. Now we are not the ones who are worried about Konoha's revenge, but Konoha should be worried about whether we will attack us!"
Chihiro's flamboyant self-confidence infected everyone around her, and at that moment, everyone at the table laughed and raised their glasses.
"Captain Chihiro is right. Sooner or later we will conquer Konoha! Cheers!"
"cheers!"
Yahiko stared at the scene in a daze, and couldn't help but feel that his previous view of the ninja world had been severely overturned.
Before he fell into a coma, Akatsuki had just set out to deal with Hanzo of the Salamander. In Yahiko's eyes at that time: Konoha was still a behemoth, a large ninja village that could crush Akatsuki by sending out any commander.
But now, when he woke up, the people around him no longer had any fear of Konoha.
"Why... do you have such thoughts?" Yahiko asked absentmindedly.
"Why else? Of course it's because we've never lost to Konoha!"
Then one person started, and everyone started cheering.
"Akatsuki Organization wins!"
"Wan Sheng!!"
Although many people were crazy and shouting in an exaggerated manner due to drinking, the abundant self-confidence and high morale still shocked and unfamiliar Yahiko.
Once upon a time, the Akatsuki organization led by him was kind, gentle, and compassionate.
But I have never had such fearless courage and belief in victory.
Yahiko could feel that Akatsuki was not afraid of any opponent now!
He was pushed and forced to drink a lot of wine in a daze. When it was early morning, everyone suddenly quieted down.
Then, a meteor rose into the night sky and exploded, blooming with brilliant colors under the night sky.
When the New Year arrives, the fireworks are set off on time.
Yahiko was once again shocked by the generosity of the people above him. "So many fireworks, how much money did it cost? Wouldn't it be better to use the money to help the folks in the Rain Country?"
During his time, the Akatsuki organization was used to living in poverty.
In the first few years after the founding of Akatsuki, they had never set off fireworks, let alone a large-scale fireworks display as grand and magnificent as the one now, enough for the whole city to enjoy.
An old member who knew Yahiko smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Yahiko, it's time to update your intelligence. The Rain Country no longer needs our aid. The people there are now well-off.
And, these fireworks don’t cost us anything.”
"No cost? What do you mean?"
Another person continued, “Because these were specially bought by nobles and given to the chief.
Now the old nobles in the occupied areas have become obedient and will do whatever their leader tells them to do.
The Qinghe chief is willing to accept their gifts, and those people should be grateful!"
Yahiko was shocked again when he heard this.
Ninja... can it be possible that the nobles would fawn over him so much?
Yahiko subconsciously wanted to stop this behavior.
"Isn't that bad?"
However, everyone's understanding of this is completely different from Yahiko's.
"Don't worry, we won't violate discipline. We will never forget who caused all this. Those nobles will never try to bribe us!"
Yahiko once again felt the difference in thinking between himself and others.
What we should worry about...is the issue of bribery?
He doesn't understand.
It was not until the fireworks show was over, when Yahiko returned to a small gathering with a few friends, that he couldn't help but ask Konan.
“Does our organization have sufficient funds now?”
In his outdated concept, if a ninja completely offends the nobles and cannot receive any commissions, how can he make a living?
However, the answer he got surprised him again.
"Very sufficient." Xiaonan replied with a smile, "In the first quarter of next year, our revenue is estimated to reach 5 trillion."
"How much?"
Yahiko confirmed with Konan again and again, and after receiving positive responses one after another, he finally realized completely -
The Akatsuki organization today is completely different from the makeshift team he led back then!
At that moment, he looked at Shiba Kiyokawa who was sitting next to Konan, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
At this moment, he finally understood why Shiba Kiyokawa, who had always been at odds with him in his memory, had been so calm after rescuing him this time.
At first he was worried that Shiba Kiyokawa might have some ulterior motives.
After all, in his memory, Shiba Kiyokawa's integrity has always been as reassuring as his wisdom.
The latter is stably online, while the former is stably missing.
It was not until this moment that Yahiko realized: there was no other conspiracy.
But after a year, he was no longer qualified to be treated as an opponent by Shiba Kiyokawa.
In a year's time, the man who once accused him of being unqualified as a leader has now really delivered a nearly perfect answer with his performance!
(End of this chapter)
