Hello again! Another chappie coming up for Akatsuki Empire, but however, I'm dedicating this chappie to the political climate that's happening right now.
News Updates on ANN, Attha News Network.
Light's recent updates:
Akatsukidaitoshi has expanded its population so far after the Chunin Exams had begun, from 729,000 people, to a whooping 18,720,000 people. The land of Light has recently created four other cities, all of them shinobi. The new cities of Hakubodaitoshi, Mayonakadaitoshi, and Hirudaitoshi were officially opened by the temporary Hikage Bankotsu, after the current Hikage Sesshoumaru left for Konoha with his genin team.
Hakubo means dusk, Mayonaka means midnight, and Hiru means noon.
As promised by the current Hikage, Akatsukidaitoshi has built a series of railways that connected between Akatsuki, Hakubo, Hiru, and Mayonaka, as well as Suna and Iwa in Wind and Earth countries. Light also became the first nation to adopt nuclear energy for the citizen's needs of electrical power, fitting the five new reactors with a device that can cancel the jamming effects imposed on nuclear power.
Wind's recent updates:
The Kazekage of Suna has proposed to the Hikage of Akatsuki a political union by means of a political marriage between Temari of the Desert, and one of the Akatsuki organization members. The Hikage chose Itachi Uchiha as the suitable candidate, because not only would Suna gain a bloodline, the Uchiha clan would be revived in Akatsukidaitoshi. This move seriously concerned the Konoha Council, especially the Sandaime Hokage, who feared that the Sharingan would be transferred from Konoha to Akatsuki, with Itachi reviving the clan.
"This is a great honor. I've told Sesshoumaru the news, seeing as he left for Konoha with his team. He was pleased, 'cause he was actually expecting the union between the two nations." the temporary Hikage, Bankotsu of the Band of Seven replied.
In Konoha, we got this response:
"Damn that Uchiha! It's his fault that we're losing our most valuable asset to this village!" a Konoha chunin replied angrily.
Earth's recent updates:
The Tsuchikage of Iwa has also proposed to the Hikage of Akatsuki the same deal the Kazekage made. The political union between Iwa and Akatsuki would further bind Suna to the Light camp, as another political marriage was proposed between Suna and Iwa was announced. This is the nuptials:
-Princess Hiroko Matsuhita of Iwa will wed Gaara of the Desert of Suna.
-Lord Hiroshi Toshihiro of Akatsuki will wed Princess Sachiko Matsuzaka of Iwa.
And that is the news updates for now!