Naruto scratched his head, it was really annoying. He had just finished the fight, he was hungry, and he still had to listen to such cliche official talk. He used to hate this kind of link, and usually Shikamaru or Kakashi-sensei would deal with it.
But now, he has to do it himself.
"I said, grandpa." Naruto took a step forward.
There was no earth-shattering Chakra explosion, nor was there any pressure from Nine-Tails. He just walked over like an uncle walking on the street. But before he took a step, those Elite Jonin couldn't help but take half a step back.
It was the instinctive fear that was carved out of Shinobi World's history, killed from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Even without Nine-Tails, he was still Uzumaki Naruto.
"This place almost sent your whole village to the sky just now." Naruto pointed at the black crystal mountain behind him, "The guy named "Foreman" said he was ordered by others. And I don't think there are hundreds of millions of taels of underground equipment that can't be built. Have you Iwagakure become rich recently?"
Ishikawa's face changed slightly. "This... this is an internal matter of our village, I don't need Hokage to worry about it."
"It's not my fault." Naruto grinned, showing two rows of big white teeth, "But the technology used by that guy is exactly the same as the monster that attacked us Land of Fire Kikyo Castle. This is not an internal affair, this is a diplomatic accident. Shikamaru That guy wrote a very dark claim list, you'd better think clearly."
"You threaten me?"
"No, I'm stating the facts." Sasuke suddenly said. He had been standing in the shadows, and then he came out, holding an account book picked up from the remains of Foreman's body.
"This is the transaction record." Sasuke shook the half-burned small book in his hand, "It not only contains the flow of funds, but also signatures. Although part of it is burned, the words "Ishikawa" are still quite clear."
Of course this was a lie to him. The book was full of oil stains and it was impossible to read the words clearly. But Sasuke's determined tone, coupled with the Uchiha Clan's natural cold face, made the credibility of this sentence soar to 200%.
Ishikawa broke into a cold sweat instantly.
"That's forgery! That's slander!" The old man panicked and waved his cane, "Arrest them! This is a spy!"
However, no one moved.
Those rock ninjas are not stupid. Standing opposite are the two gods who ended Fourth Great Ninja War. Even if they heard that they have become weaker, they are not the ones who can touch them. What's more, their own Tsuchikage is staring at them with a look of death.
"That's enough." Kurotsuchi's voice was as cold as ice, "Ishikawa, do you really think I don't know about your little actions? I didn't move you because I was worried about the stability of the village. But since you reached out to the "Shell" organization, you almost destroyed the village..."
She walked up to Ishikawa, grabbed the crutch, and broke it with one hand.
With a "click", not only the crutch was broken, but also Ishikawa's decades of power in Iwagakure.
"Akatsuchi!"
"Here!" Akatsuchi, who had been hiding in the dark to observe the situation, jumped out with the real Anbu.
"Invite Elder Ishikawa to tea. Also, thoroughly investigate the accounts of everyone in the advisory group." Kurotsuchi turned around and no longer looked at the old man lying on the ground. "As for this underground mess, seal it and hand it to Five Kage Summit as evidence for review."
A coup crisis was eliminated in this seemingly childish but oppressive atmosphere.
Half an hour later, a high-end barbecue restaurant in Iwagakure.
Naruto had piles of plates in front of him. He didn't care how he ate them. He stuffed the beef into his mouth as soon as it was hot and changed color, and his cheeks were as bulging as a hamster's.
"Are you the reincarnation of a starving ghost?" Kurotsuchi held a glass of sake in her hand and looked at Naruto eating and couldn't help but complain. But her expression was obviously much more relaxed than before.
"You don't understand." Naruto swallowed a big mouthful of meat, "Without Chakra body protection, this kind of pure physical exertion is simply terrible. I feel like I can eat a cow now."
Sasuke sat by the window and only ordered a cup of tea and a plate of tomatoes. He looked out the window at the busy street where post-disaster cleanup was being carried out.
"That book." Kurotsuchi suddenly asked, "Does it really have a name?"
"No." Sasuke said lightly, "Only some coordinates and code names."
"I knew it." Kurotsuchi smiled bitterly, "You two worked really well together. One was a good guy and the other was a bad guy. It scared that old guy half to death."
"That's a tactic." Naruto said vaguely, "By the way, that Foreman just mentioned "Land of Snow" before he died. What the hell is that place?"
Sasuke put down the teacup, took out a map from his pocket and spread it on the table.
"Land of Snow is located at the northernmost tip of the continent. It is frozen all year round and inaccessible. But a few decades ago, there was an extremely developed Chakra technological civilization there."
"Chakra Armor?" Naruto remembered something, "I remember going there before to shoot a movie... No, it was to do a mission."
"That's right." Sasuke pointed to a point at the north end of the map, "Code has collected that kind of Black Oil, and it definitely needs processing or a specific startup environment. Land of Snow's geothermal resources and legacy technological equipment are the best choices."
"Moreover." Sasuke paused, "I found a shipping bill in Laboratory of Foreman. It says "Subject 01" has been sent to Land of Snow."
"Body body?" Kurotsuchi frowned, "You mean, in addition to those mass-produced monsters, there is also a special one?"
"I'm afraid so." Naruto put down his chopsticks and his expression became serious, "If that is Code's new toy, then it will be troublesome."
"Then when do you plan to leave?" Kurotsuchi asked.
"Let's go after eating." Naruto wiped his mouth, "Although I really want to stay a few more days, the bad premonition is getting stronger and stronger."
"So urgent?" Kurotsuchi was a little surprised, "Can your body bear it?"
"No problem." Naruto stood up. Although his waist was still sore, he patted his chest hard, "Hokage is very resistant to beatings."
Kurotsuchi looked at him and suddenly smiled. She took out an envelope from her arms and threw it to Naruto.
"Take it."
"What? Money?" Naruto's eyes lit up.
"It's a bill." Kurotsuchi rolled his eyes, "The factory you blew up, and that residential building. Although there is a reason for the incident, the maintenance fee has to be figured out. Take it back to Shikamaru and let him figure it out."
Naruto's hand shook and the envelope almost fell into the barbecue stove.
"Kurotsuchi You devil! I saved your village!"
"Brothers will settle the accounts tomorrow." Kurotsuchi took a sip of wine in a happy mood, "Go away, don't die on Land of Snow. Otherwise, who should I ask to settle this account?"
When we left Iwagakure, it started to drizzle in the sky.
The tattered Sacred Robe on Naruto had been forcibly stripped off and thrown away by Kurotsuchi, and replaced with a thickened windproof cloak made by Iwagakure. Although the color was a dusty brown, it must be said that the warmth retention effect was first-rate.
"Ah sneeze!"
On the first day after leaving the Land of Earth border and entering the northern wilderness, Naruto sneezed earth-shatteringly.