Kumogakure Under Watch, Kisame Hoshigaki Unexpectedly Appears in the Market Town

He carries several scrolls with him Tenten, and inside Space Scroll are several more Space Scroll, using a nested doll-like method to expand his spatial capacity.

Naruto, being wealthy and powerful, possessed a Sealing Space, which was far more useful than Tenten's nested Scroll of Seals. At least it didn't require scrolls within scrolls or spaces within spaces.

It not only stores easily preserved food, but also drinking water and various other resources. It even comes equipped with a generator, small appliances, and a tent.

This was all thanks to his superpowers. Before he spent all his wealth supporting the Intelligence Department, he would buy supplies wherever he went. Although much of the food was donated to orphanages, he didn't send any gifts.

The Sealing Space was filled with a bunch of odds and ends, enough for Naruto to live on the spot, even if he just started drawing circles and laying a foundation.

To be honest, Naruto was really spurred on by that time he was adrift at sea. Whenever he has free time, he updates his supplies or buys new supplies in case of emergency.

Yugito Nii knew that Naruto had a spatial dimension and that he had stockpiled some things. So when Naruto pulled out the dried meat, she wasn't too surprised.

But when she washed up nearby and was about to dry her hair with a fire, she saw Naruto pull out a generator and a hair dryer, and she was stunned for a while.

"How come you even have this?"

"What do you mean you have all of this? Shouldn't I enjoy myself since I had some money before?" Naruto said irritably as he poured kerosene into the generator and pulled it, causing the machine to start up with a whoosh.

The Yugito Nii standing to the side looked at the hair dryer handed to them and inexplicably felt like they were being ripped off. They thought to themselves, "Isn't this like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito?"

He set up a generator to whirl around in the air just to dry his hair? She didn't think Naruto was trying to please her; she knew better than to be naive.

That bastard is already doing a good deed by not ripping people off; besides his mouth, there's nothing else he could possibly want from me. Thinking about it carefully, there's only one possibility: this is just his nature.

He's a rich, wasteful man who idles away his time and does nothing of value.

Naruto never expected that his impulsive act of setting up a generator to dry the hair of the Yugito Nii would result in such an accurate evaluation.

He merely wanted to save face after their serious conversation and planned to say something different to the Yugito Nii to test their reactions.

Nine-Tails is a useless dog, a brainless thing; he didn't even bring it along. Yakumo Kurama and Hydrangea are both weaklings; their loyalty isn't an issue, but they're not very useful.

He has no one else to rely on right now, Yugito is his biggest trump card. He wouldn't exactly lavish it on, but he still needs to be tight-lipped when necessary and lenient when appropriate.

A wall may be ten thousand feet high, but it is invincible when it is free from desires.

After the Yugito Nii finished drying their hair, Naruto shamelessly turned off and put away the generator. He then took the hairdryer from her and threw it directly into the Sealing Space.

After doing all this, he didn't leave, but shamelessly sat down. He knew that the Yugito Nii didn't like him, but there was nothing they could do about it.

I can't stand him, but I can't get rid of him.

"Something wrong?" Yugito glanced at him, her gray leather armor lowering slightly. "You can't hold back anymore?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Naruto paused for a moment, then turned and yelled, "What do you take me for, some kind of stallion? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

The Yugito Nii didn't speak, but gave him a deep look, their meaning clear. They thought to themselves, "What else could you possibly be thinking besides a 'grass-nest green'?"

"Ahem, let me tell you something serious." Naruto was also a little guilty, as his own experiences were somewhat embarrassing, but he had a clear conscience and nothing to be ashamed of regarding his subordinates.

"Hmm? What is it?" she asked.

"Don't worry about that yet, let's talk about something else." Naruto reassured Yugito, then started acting all high and mighty again, "Do you think I'm deliberately getting revenge on Kumogakure?"

"Isn't that right?" She glanced at Naruto.

"Haha, some things can't be seen with just your eyes. What is the Cloud Village planning to do all these years by developing the tailed beast jinchūriki and chakra weapons?" he asked.

Upon hearing this, the Yugito Nii were speechless. What else could Kumogakure be doing but waging war to seize power and overpower the Four Great Nations Shinobi World nations, of course?

The benefits and advantages are self-evident. Kumogakure has been biding its time and building up its strength over the years, and it's impossible that it's just for the sake of winning a battle.

On the surface, the Land of Fire maintains its leading position thanks to the remaining prestige of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi. However, in recent years, Konohagakure has pulled off many incredible feats, greatly diminishing its strength.

The formidable Second Hokage, a ruthless figure worthy of fear, has long since passed away, and the Third Hokage, a Shinobi Hero, died in a muddled and uncertain manner. The Uchiha clan, the strongest Uchiha Clan Massacre in Konohagakure, was wiped out, and the Uzumaki Clan has been reduced to ashes.

What's left are all old, trivial matters; Konohagakure is in complete chaos. To put it bluntly, it's outwardly strong but inwardly weak, all show and no substance.

Kirigakure was severely weakened after the Blood Mist Era, and now it can only rely on Mei Terumi to hold its own. The obnoxious Iwagakure, without the immortal Ōnoki, would have been ganged up on long ago.

The Sunagakure was run by a few greenhorns, and its foundation was so weak that it could only form an alliance with its enemy, Konohagakure, to recuperate.

In contrast, the Third Raikage Kumogakure died in the Third Shinobi World War, single-handedly saving a thousand lives. The Fourth Raikage A, wasn't exactly overpowered; he relied entirely on the contrast provided by his peers.

Similarly, the development of the entire Kumogakure has been proceeding step by step, and the reason it is now showing signs of taking the lead is, as the saying goes, entirely due to the support of its competitors.

Hidden Mist was utterly destroyed by Obito, Sand was nearly ruined by Orochimaru, and Konohagakure was rife with its own problems. Iwagakure was utterly incompetent, with its underbelly crumbling while its ambitions soared to the heavens.

The location of Kumogakure is remote; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's far removed from the Four Great Nations. There's little point in engaging in any schemes, tricks, or disguises here.

A series of reasons allowed the Kumogakure to survive for a while.

When Yugito Nii saw Naruto directly expose Kumogakure's ambitions, the two were speechless for a moment. After all, Naruto was a member of Konohagakure, and it was only natural for him to stop Kumogakure from starting a war.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Naruto smiled and continued.

"They're just bored and have to start a ninja war. This kind of thing is really pointless. What's wrong with me doing something underhanded? The Fourth Raikage isn't going to just listen to me, is he?"

"So you plan to replace the Fourth Raikage? And you want me to be your puppet?" The Yugito Nii were speechless, thinking to themselves that this guy really deserved to die.

"More or less, you're only half right," Naruto said. "Becoming the Raikage isn't something you can do overnight. If you just want to stop the war, you don't need to take any detours."

"If I can take you away, I can do the same to the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki." As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture. "There are too many ways. As long as the Kumogakure Cloud Village is in chaos, it will be impossible to start a war."

The Yugito Nii thought about it again and realized that it made sense. In order to prevent Kumogakure from starting a war, they were actually thinking of going to great lengths to try to seize the position of Raikage.

Isn't this like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito? At first, she didn't take it to heart, thinking that Naruto who was simply brain-dead and had nothing better to do.

Now that I hear him say it, it seems like that's not the case. After all, he's made all the rules and regulations clear, so he must have other plans.

"Then why are you so fixated on Kumogakure?"

She knew that she was now tied to Naruto and had nothing to do with Kumogakure, so she decided to be blunt and ask directly.

"Could he have other intentions? But the Raikage doesn't seem to have anything special about him."

The Raikage isn't anything special? Only Yugito Nii could say that. She really doesn't have any ambition for the Raikage position, since the limit for a Jinchuriki is reaching the Jonin level.

Ultimately, it's just a humanoid weapon, meant to fight to the death.

She had long accepted her fate and agreed with Kumogakure's approach. In addition, she had a mature and sophisticated appearance and was decent in her dealings with others, so her status in Kumogakure was not low.

So what Naruto said about Jinchuriki didn't affect her at all. Killer B was discriminated against entirely because of the ferocity of the Eight-Tails.

"Hehe, there's no point in talking about it now." Naruto made a friendly gesture, then changed the subject, "How long do you think the ninja profession will survive?"

"I don't know, it will probably always exist," the Yugito Nii said.

"That's not necessarily true, times have changed." Naruto stared at her, somewhat amused, and said, "I'm no longer a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast, so guess why I'm still alive?"

Upon hearing this, the Yugito Nii were suddenly startled.

This was probably the most insightful sentence she heard that night, while everything Naruto said was just meaningless drivel to her.

After all, she's now a traitor to Kumogakure, that's an indisputable fact. Saying she cares about Kumogakure is just self-comfort; things still have to be done.

She thought it was just casual conversation, but Naruto's question sent a shiver down her spine. The world had changed; could the tailed beast's jinchūriki be separated now?

What's the meaning?

She looked at Naruto, only to find that he had already stood up, a malicious smile on his face. Yugito Nii sensed something was wrong, and sure enough, the man turned to leave.

"Hey, you haven't finished yet!"

"I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep." Naruto turned and left, pulling out the ruthless charm.

The Yugito Nii sat there blankly, staring at the fire, their hearts filled with mixed emotions. It was like a mundane foreplay, even making them feel a little bored and almost fall asleep.

Unfortunately, the other person had run into the right spot; the moment she opened her eyes, they were gone again. A fire ignited within her; she wanted to kill Naruto, that riddle-teller.

Meanwhile, the person in charge had already gone back to their tent to sleep as if nothing had happened; they had run away after setting the fire.

He lay in his sleeping bag, a slight smile playing on his lips. His goal had been achieved; he didn't care what Yugito thought. Secrets weren't meant to be revealed all at once.

The Yugito Nii are just the beginning. To seize the position of Kumogakure, they need to rebel and control more people. His words were merely a prelude.

This is to lay a foundation first, so that I won't have to explain myself for ages if I do something even more outrageous later.

He'd been eyeing the Otsutsuki for a while now, but relying solely on Sakura's research progress in her spare time, it might take forever. Now that he's free, he naturally has other considerations.

First, whether it's Obito Uchiha or Uchiha Madara, the root of the problem lies with the Otsutsuki. Ultimately, if the Otsutsuki are dealt with, everything will be resolved.

If you just follow the steps and fight bosses one by one, defeating the younger ones and then the older ones, how can you live like that?

Naruto doesn't want to be in his thirties, still fighting on the front lines to protect world peace. He also doesn't want to be framed by conspiracies and schemes, or be wanted by the Five Great Nations.

What kind of ridiculous plot is this? Even a saint would be utterly ashamed. Evolving into Otsutsuki, bearing infamy to save the world? How utterly despicable!

He originally had no intention of getting involved in this mess, but then he thought, "When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact." Sasuke was a crazy and unreliable idiot, and looking around the Shinobi World, everyone was a bunch of roughnecks, not even as rough as him.

He couldn't prove he wasn't related to the Nine-Tails. Even if he didn't possess the Nine-Tails, the sheer amount of Nine-Tails' chakra he exuded was inexplicable. Peaceful days were impossible; in the end, a fight was inevitable.

Looking at the entire Shinobi World, he really wanted to say that everyone here was trash.

Unable to rely on others, he had no choice but to resort to unorthodox methods. His goal was clear: to directly destroy the Otsutsuki and, incidentally, control the Shinobi World.

Hashirama Senju was able to win peace in the Shinobi World by kowtowing, and Naruto Uzumaki was able to win a century of peace in the Shinobi World by having a harem... no, by having others kowtowing.

As for what will happen a hundred years from now, to hell with the future, it has nothing to do with him anymore.

Among these plans, Kumogakure was the prime target for him. Its technology, strength, management structure, and ninja culture all deeply attracted him.

If Kumogakure were a listed company, he would be the one who had just been hired as a cleaner, preparing to oust the chairman, join the board of directors, and install a puppet as CEO.

That night, Yugito couldn't sleep at all. He kept thinking about Naruto's words, tossing and turning, unable to sleep: Jinchuriki don't live long, and their later years are especially miserable.

Not everyone is Bunpuku like an old monk, able to get along well with Tailed Beast. Her relationship with the Two-Tails was indeed good, but she also suffered a lot of physical injuries.

The chaotic emotions kept the Yugito Nii awake most of the night.

On the contrary, Naruto was in good spirits, getting up early in the morning, washing up, and telling Yugito to continue on their way. It was as if last night's conversation had never happened, which was infuriating.

Heading north, after about five or six days, we entered a large market town located on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass. Its unique geographical location fostered thriving trade, attracting a diverse and bustling community.

The streets were bustling with people and vendors, noisy as boiling water in a pot. The two of them squeezed into the street, having changed their clothes.

Naruto was dressed in ordinary clothes, without any ninja features, and without Forehead Protector. He looked exactly like a tall, blond thug.

The Yugito Nii removed their breastplates and changed into ordinary green dresses. Their breasts, freed from their restraints, swelled up like sponges, while their faces remained aloof.

The two seemed mismatched, so they decided to enter the town one after the other. They were only five or six meters apart, so they weren't worried about getting lost in the crowd.

In the blink of an eye, Naruto saw an unexpected target appear: a burly, dark-skinned man wearing a black robe and carrying a cylindrical bandage weapon on his back.

"Kisame Hoshigaki?"