Konoha is indeed full of perverts!

Yamanaka Kei and Namikaze Minato's mission dictated that neither of them could reveal their identities.

At the very least, Hidden Mist and Sand Village's upper ranks could not learn that Konoha had also gotten involved in their conflict.

Otherwise, Konoha—with its innate "taunt" skill—

would inevitably become the target of everyone's wrath, just as it had been the primary target of the other ninja villages in every previous ninja war.

The two of them would also inevitably face accountability from Konoha's higher-ups.

And because the Great Sword Samehada had gone missing, Suikazan Fuguki was clearly showing signs of losing control.

This reckless behavior of fighting freely within a town would not only intensify the conflict between Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist and greatly accelerate the war's progress, but the Great Sword Samehada's eventual whereabouts would also expose Yamanaka Kei and Namikaze Minato.

At a time like this—

unless the two of them could secretly return Samehada to Suikazan Fuguki with a suitable explanation—

their only option was to silence everyone involved.

They had to pin the blame for the Great Sword Samehada firmly on Hidden Sand.

"We can talk. As long as you return Samehada, this matter will have nothing to do with Konoha..."

Suikazan Fuguki's thoughts raced.

As one of the heads of Mist Village's Anbu, he possessed a great deal of intelligence.

His understanding of the Mind Confusion Dance Technique far surpassed that of ordinary ninja.

This secret technique had harsh activation requirements: the target had to remain completely still for it to be used, and if it failed, the caster would fall into a rigid state. The reason it was classified as an S-rank secret technique—

was not merely because it was absurdly difficult to learn.

It was also because, once it struck, the victim could scarcely resist!

He was meat on the chopping block.

To survive, he could compromise—whether it was the Great Sword Samehada, or even... the village's interests!

"I told you to die more heroically. Could you at least show a little backbone?"

Yamanaka Kei shot Suikazan Fuguki an annoyed sidelong glance.

With a thought—

the ninja controlled by the Mind Confusion Dance Technique simultaneously drew the kunai from their waists and aimed them at Suikazan Fuguki.

"Wait! You can have Samehada! I won't reveal any information about you to anyone! Stop! Stop! I... I can tell you everything about Mist Village! I know a lot! Lots of top-secret information!"

"Stop! I... I can start a war between Hidden Mist and Hidden Sand! I can be a spy!"

"Don't! I'm useful! I'm one of Hidden Mist's upper ranks, I..."

At that moment, Suikazan Fuguki displayed the basest side of human nature in full.

But Yamanaka Kei had long since lost the patience to listen to this guy's nonsense.

Even the Mizukage of Mist Village was under Madara Uchiha's control.

Even if Suikazan Fuguki returned as an informant, how much use could he possibly be?

Far more likely, Madara Uchiha would see through him at first glance.

Not only would that fail to resolve the current trouble—

it would also draw Madara Uchiha's attention to him, someone who had always kept a low profile, ahead of time.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~

The sharp sound of kunai slicing through the air rang out.

Unable to control his body at all, Suikazan Fuguki could only watch helplessly as kunai pierced through his throat, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys...

Ding~ Killed a well-known supporting character, slightly interfering with the World Line's development. Obtained: 1× Trait Extraction Opportunity, 1× Trait Bestowal Opportunity.

The familiar System notification sounded as Suikazan Fuguki died.

Yamanaka Kei raised an eyebrow slightly.

He immediately realized that the System's criteria for professional missions and major events were far more flexible than he had imagined.

A well-known supporting character.

Did Suikazan Fuguki count as famous?

In the original work, this guy had appeared only a handful of times.

His greatest role had probably been his enormous influence on the important supporting character Hoshigaki Kisame, indirectly advancing part of the main plot.

So...

Yamanaka Kei shifted his gaze to Pakura at the side.

"Mm... the most beautiful back in the ninja world. In the original work, she was betrayed by the higher-ups and turned into a sieve by kunai..."

He flipped through the information related to Pakura in the Memory Palace.

Yamanaka Kei looked at Pakura with a face full of pity. She was still pretending to be unable to resist while secretly gathering her strength.

She was absolutely the biggest sucker in the ninja world!

At first, he had wondered whether killing Pakura might earn him some rewards.

But after seeing this girl's life story...

Would killing her even accomplish anything?

A user of the Scorch Release Kekkei Genkai, whose reputation in the ninja world far surpassed even Suikazan Fuguki's.

Yet according to the normal course of events, she had almost no impact on the main storyline at all!

While alive, she had loyally served her village and been hailed as its hero, only for the village higher-ups to sell her out in exchange for a ceasefire with the Hidden Mist.

After being brought back with the Reanimation Jutsu, she still had to face her foolish, saintly, traitorous disciple, listen to a pile of shameless nonsense that made no logical sense and reeked of self-righteousness, before finally returning to the Pure Land in humiliation once more.

She had it even worse in the movie. The moment she appeared, she was already a corpse, and her Kekkei Genkai was directly stolen by Hiruko's Demon Bud Disturbance Technique.

"She really was... the biggest sucker among suckers..."

Yamanaka Kei was momentarily at a loss for words.

He did not know how to describe this girl, whose death had been even more miserable than Hatake Sakumo, the Konoha White Fang.

At least Hatake Sakumo had a son who understood him.

Pakura...

Emmmm...

Yamanaka Kei was certain that killing someone like her would not earn him a damn thing.

Then could he try the opposite approach?

The System's reward mechanism was clearly tied to the degree of influence one had on the main storyline.

If Pakura's fate were drastically changed, then with her status in the Sand Village and strength far beyond that of an ordinary jonin, she could easily have some impact on the main storyline!

Facing Yamanaka Kei's gaze, which shifted from pity to excitement, Pakura could not help but freeze in confusion for a moment.

Once she came back to her senses, she immediately classified him as a pervert!

First, he had worn an innocent smile while controlling everyone and turning Suikazan Fuguki into a pincushion.

Then he had looked at her with all sorts of changing expressions.

Was he choosing which expression to wear when killing her?

Heh—ptui!

What a twisted mind.

Konoha really was full of perverts!

"Kei, stop playing around. It'll be troublesome if ordinary people see this," Namikaze Minato reminded him helplessly after seeing that Yamanaka Kei had not acted for quite some time.

"Alright."

Yamanaka Kei answered.

Still maintaining his one-handed seal, he suddenly increased his Chakra output.

Pakura, who had been secretly gathering her strength, stiffened.

The Chakra that had been slowly accumulating in her body, ready to erupt at the final moment and forcibly break free from Yamanaka Kei's control, vanished from her senses in the blink of an eye.

Her hands uncontrollably formed the seal for "Scorch Release: Over Steam Kill."

The instinct long carved into her bones made her Chakra rapidly flow along a path it had traveled countless times.

The fireball of Scorch Release: Over Steam Kill burst from her palms in an instant, hurtling straight toward the Hidden Mist Ninja across from her!

Several Hidden Mist Ninja wore terrified, despairing expressions, yet their bodies moved against their will.

Under Yamanaka Kei's control, they leaped toward the Scorch Release fireball while their hands continued forming seals.

Water Release: Water Bullet Technique, Water Release: Water Fang Bullet, Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique...

The successive Water Release techniques curved around the Scorch Release fireball and struck at the Sand Ninja standing dumbly in place.

In the next moment, both sides were swallowed by each other's Ninjutsu.