The Sinister Ninja World

The Sinister Ninja World

Living in a house worth fifty million ryo and holding a ten-million-ryo silver note in his arms, Kakuzu had never felt so happy.

Back then, even owning a house of his own had been a dream.

As a rogue ninja who could not settle down, he naturally had no need to buy a house.

He kept all his money in his Secret Base.

Now that he was suddenly living in a fifty-million-ryo house, of course he had to get a little, little, little excited.

Anyone would be excited in his place. Kakuzu could not be blamed for it.

Kakuzu was overflowing with happiness. Meanwhile, Yunqing, having returned to his Kazekage's Office, also felt quite happy.

Having accomplished something important, Yunqing was in a good mood. Naturally, he teased Pakura until her face turned red and she was on the verge of losing her temper, then quickly gave her a task and sent her out to work.

"Hehehe, today the common folk are really, really happy."

Humming a little tune, Yunqing flipped through Sunagakure's work documents.

"Hehe, if the Desert Tree project weren't progressing so slowly, I'd be even happier."

Yunqing hummed as he complained.

"It seems I need to find a biology expert and create Desert Trees at the genetic level.

"And there is the weather issue. I wonder if I can find Yota's clan.

"If I had their clan, Sunagakure could develop much better."

Yunqing suddenly became unhappy. He realized he was exhausted. There were so many things he had to do, so many matters he had to worry about.

"Sigh, why do other people not need to worry about so much, while I have to handle everything myself?

"It is nothing else. There are simply too few talented people.

"It looks like I still need to train some people capable of governing."

Yunqing quickly identified the root of the problem.

Look at Hiruzen Sarutobi. No matter when it was, he always had time to visit the Konohagakure Ninja Academy and promote the Will of Fire. Why?

Was it not because he had Konoha's Pot King, Mr. Danzo, to take the blame, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu of Konoha's Council of Elders handled government affairs?

He had classmates, as well as the loyal Shikaku Nara to assist him.

As Yunqing drifted off in thought, a knock sounded at the door, summoning him back to reality.

"Come in."

Ebizo entered from outside with a gloomy expression, carrying a thick stack of documents in his arms.

"Dear Elder Ebizo, what is it this time?"

Seeing Ebizo's unpleasant expression, Yunqing realized something was wrong.

"The war in the Land of Whirlpools has ended. The Land of Water and Kirigakure won. Masahiko Uzumaki was killed by Mizunaki Kuchiki, and Hozuki Gengetsu personally killed the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools."

Ebizo opened with earth-shattering news.

"It was expected, but it happened so quickly.

"Tsk, tsk. It seems Hozuki Gengetsu has some real skill."

Yunqing's gaze turned grave, and his expression gradually darkened.

"No, that is not the most important part. The crucial thing is that during the war, Kirigakure, in the Land of Whirlpools' rear, came under attack. Their forces on the front lines were also held back, causing the Land of Whirlpools to suffer a rapid defeat. Otherwise, this war would have lasted another year or two.

"The strength of an entire nation is no joke."

Ebizo handed the documents to Yunqing and revealed even more explosive news.

"Do we know who did it?"

Yunqing's heart sank. What was going on? How had an unknown force appeared in the ninja world?

Who still had the strength and resources to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Whirlpools?

"Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure are all possibilities. The attackers used Explosion Tags—huge quantities of them—and blasted Kirigakure straight into the sky.

"Afterward, they sent people to encircle the rear and wiped out the Land of Whirlpools' army in one stroke."

Ebizo told him everything he knew. Even now, he did not understand why they were so eager to send the Land of Whirlpools to its doom. Just what had it done to offend them so badly?

Yunqing flipped through the intelligence as he activated the Insight Eye to examine the Dark Plane's data. At the same time, he mobilized the Dark Matter Computer and the Void Engine to conduct simulations.

With sufficient energy supporting them, the Dark Matter Computer and Void Engine operated at full power. Within minutes, they produced a result.

"It is the system. Tsk, tsk, Hozuki Gengetsu is ruthless. That guy actually saw through something like this."

Looking at the simulated result, Yunqing felt on the verge of collapse. He had underestimated the people of this world.

Ebizo stared at Yunqing in bewilderment. What system? What was he talking about?

Yunqing casually tossed the documents to Ebizo. "After the Land of Whirlpools went to war, its Daimyo took unified command of the fighting.

"You said it yourself just now: they mobilized the power of the entire nation.

"The power of an entire nation.

"Think about it."

Ebizo abruptly raised his head and stared at Yunqing in disbelief.

Under his shocked gaze, Yunqing nodded.

Ebizo felt dizzy and staggered over to sit in a chair.

The power of an entire nation. No wonder everyone wanted the Land of Whirlpools dead.

If Sunagakure had the support of the Land of Wind's entire national strength, fighting one against five would not be impossible.

If military power was insufficient, they could make up for it with financial power. It was entirely feasible.

Putting Yunqing's words together, he understood. Hozuki Gengetsu must have noticed this and exposed it, secretly informing the other Ninja Villages. Why had he specifically not informed them? Because they had already embarked on the same path.

Could anyone who became the Leader and Kage of a village truly be a fool? They also wanted to see what it felt like to wield the power of an entire nation.

"We...?"

Ebizo looked at Yunqing with a stammer. He had already imagined many things.

"We need to prepare. Just watch—once this war ends, the major Ninja Villages will all make their moves. The Daimyos of the Five Great Nations will also start moving."

Yunqing sneered.

He would never have known without investigating. Recalling what he had just seen in the Dark Plane, he trembled all over in fear.

Kirigakure, Konoha, Kumogakure, Iwagakure—not one of them was good.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who constantly claimed to follow the First Hokage's will, had secretly made preparations.

Among the masked ninja who attacked the Land of Whirlpools, there was one wearing a monkey mask whose Earth Release was exceptionally powerful, driving the Land of Whirlpools' ninja back again and again. Say that he had nothing to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Not only would Yunqing not believe it, even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself probably would not believe it.

What truly chilled Yunqing was that, within the Dark Plane, he had seen a black-and-white face appear in the war in the Land of Whirlpools.

"The Five Great Ninja Villages have awakened to something unknown, and Black and White Zetsu has stepped onto the historical stage ahead of time.

"Madara Uchiha is probably plotting something as well.

"What a mess. As expected, lying low is the most important thing.

"I need to keep a lower profile recently."

After Ebizo left, Yunqing stood by the window and opened the Insight Eye to inspect Sunagakure's Dark Plane. He searched it carefully to see whether Yin-Yang Face Black and White Zetsu had left anything behind.

That guy was too dangerous. His strength was not the important part; what he did was simply too dangerous.

Most importantly, he planted trees at the slightest disagreement. He was extremely suitable for Sunagakure.

He would be excellent for improving the environment.

An Early Morning chapter for my dear readers.