Four Heavenly Phenomenon People

Are you sure your intelligence is accurate?

Inside a massive stone mausoleum, Kazashiro pinched his nose and whispered a question to Kakuzu beside him.

Are you questioning my intelligence?

Kakuzu glanced at Kazashiro and stretched out his Kakuzu to probe for any possible mechanisms inside the tomb.

Seeing Kakuzu's movements, Kazashiro raised an eyebrow. "Pretty skilled, huh?"

This trip to the Land of Water made Kazashiro realize just how versatile Kakuzu truly is.

Torture, robbery, smuggling, tomb raiding—Kakuzu is proficient in Kakuzu a ninja should and shouldn't do.

No wonder this guy can make so much money.

"We're safe."

Ignoring Kazashiro, Kakuzu destroyed all the mechanisms with his tentacles before signaling that Kazashiro could proceed.

"Go ahead, you have Earth Spear, I can blow you up."

Kazashiro stood Fudō, pointing to the stone coffin directly in front of him.

This kid is way too blunt!

Despite the possibility of valuables inside the coffin during Seimei Festival, Kakuzu walked over with a dark expression.

Seeing that Kakuzu had opened the coffin lid and that no supernatural phenomena such as the corpse rising had occurred, Kazashiro felt relieved and stepped onto the stone bricks that Kakuzu stepped on, arriving in front of the coffin.

Kakuzu's face was very sour.

It wasn't because of any strong smell in the coffin, but because there was nothing else inside except for the mummified corpse dressed in strange ninja tools.

"Didn't you say that the coffins used Seimei Festival are very likely to contain many valuable burial items?"

Kakuzu looked at Kazashiro with displeasure.

Faced with Kakuzu's questioning, Kazashiro simply shrugged. "Didn't I say it's very possible?"

As he spoke, Kazashiro reached out and picked up a long sword from beside the mummified corpse.

He waved it around casually a couple of times, not understanding its secrets, and then tossed it to Kakuzu.

"Anyway, take it for now, just in case you need it later."

Since he was already there, Kakuzu removed all the ninja tools from the mummified corpse and then opened the other coffins one by one.

He was lucky; when he opened the third coffin, he retrieved a coin from it.

With this coin, Kakuzu was not in vain.

Although her complexion was still very bad.

So that very night, the treasury of Artisan Ninja Village, which was responsible for keeping foreign exchange, was engulfed in flames.

By the time the skilled ninjas had desperately extinguished the fire, it was already the early morning of the next day.

After carefully examining the scene, Takumi Shinobu, who was in charge of taking stock of the losses, felt like the sky was falling.

The wealth accumulated by generations of Artisan Ninja Village, including banknotes, checks, gold, and silver, has all vanished.

The bodies of the ninja squad guarding the vault were also found in a corner.

Without any hesitation, the person in charge rushed into his village chief's office after ordering the scene to be secured.

At this moment, the village chief was holding a bowl of rice with a small dish of pickled vegetables in front of him, his face full of worry.

"Ah!"

After listening to his subordinates' report, the village chief roared and slammed his rice bowl down on the table.

"Who, who on earth is so audacious as to attack our Artisan Ninja Village? Doesn't he know that the Five Great Nations all have to come to us to purchase ninja tools?!"

"Village Chief, our top priority is to identify the attackers and recover our property! You see, a portion of this money was an advance payment from the Five Hidden Villages, and we need it to buy raw materials!"

The person in charge was sweating profusely with anxiety.

If only the prepayment had been stolen, they could use other funds to purchase raw materials. But the reality is that the entire vault has been taken, and Artisan Ninja Village doesn't have a single penny to buy raw materials.

After being reminded by the other party, the village chief also realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Go investigate! Send out all the elite ninjas in the village and investigate thoroughly!"

Leaving the five hidden villages empty-handed is not a matter that can be easily overlooked; if not handled properly, it could very well trigger an international dispute.

Soon, the high-ranking members of Artisan Ninja Village gathered in the village chief's office.

After listening to the report, one of them raised a different opinion.

"Village Chief, we Craftsmen are not known in the Shinobi World for our fighting prowess. The fact that the other party dares to act in this way means that their strength should not be underestimated. Rather than sending our people to their deaths in vain, we should report this matter to the Five Great Nations and have them send people to investigate together."

If this isn't handled properly, it's also due to the incompetence of the Five Great Nations' ninjas, and we can simply refuse to fulfill the order."

This high-ranking official's viewpoint quickly garnered widespread support.

Yes, the advance payment from the Five Great Nations has been stolen. Let the ninjas of the Five Great Nations investigate.

If they can't get it back, it's because the ninjas of the Five Great Nations are incompetent, and it has nothing to do with their Artisan Ninja Village.

The proposal was approved, and soon the Five Great Nations received a request for assistance from Artisan Ninja Village.

"How weak! The Artisan Ninja Village has actually reached the point where it has to ask the Five Great Nations for help. If Lord Seimei were still alive, he would be heartbroken to see this."

Inside an ordinary house, Houki gathered several like-minded companions and, with a distressed expression, recounted the current state of Artisan Ninja Village.

Houki

"The village is getting worse and worse." Mizutora agreed with Houki's statement.

Mizutora

Peacock leaned against the door, her gaze fixed on the direction of the Seimei Mausoleum. She had a general idea of why the Houki had summoned her today.

Peacock

"Three people aren't enough to start a rebellion. There's a kid who could be considered, even though he has a terrible personality."

"You mean Longan? That brat, even though he's known as the genius of Artisan Ninja Village, how old is he?"

Mizutora immediately guessed who the peacock was referring to, and a disdainful expression appeared on his face.

"Who are you calling a brat, big guy?"

A child who looked quite young suddenly appeared behind Mizutora and used Kunai to block Shuihu's back.

Longan

"That's enough, Longan. From now on, we're like-minded companions. Put your Kunai."

The Houki spoke coldly, stopping Longyan's actions.

"Our top priority now is to retrieve the Ultimate Ninja Tools from Lord Seimei's tomb, then find Shukaku in Sunagakure and revive Lord Seimei!"

The four men were calculating their next move, but they never imagined that the two vicious bandits would not only rob the Artisan Ninja Village but also steal Seimei's grave.

To make matters worse, their infiltration skills were clearly inferior to Kakuzu Kazashiro's.

Upon entering the tomb, they discovered that Seimei's coffin had been carelessly discarded on the ground, with the lids of other coffins placed nearby.

Realizing something was terribly wrong, the group approached Seimei. Sure enough, besides a completely stripped, mummified corpse, there was no trace of the Ultimate Ninja Tools.

"This is bad."

The four exchanged a glance, uttered the same sentiment, and then prepared to retreat.

However, they were discovered by the Guardian Ninja who rushed over after hearing the commotion.

"Houki? What are you trying to do?!"

The arriving ninja immediately recognized the undisguised Houki and his companions, and also noticed the coffin lid on the ground.

"Quickly report to the village chief! Houki and the others have opened Lord Seimei's coffin!"