Justice (15)

Soon after, Shiro and his companions arrived at their destination amidst this awkward atmosphere, where they stood in the nearby woods observing.

Looking at the camp outside the woods, Shiro turned to Tobi: "Now, can you tell me the mission?"

"Of course, this is a commissioned mission. The goal is simple: kill them all and help the other side win this war. However, our goal is quite ambitious; we've hired several Jonin."

"I don't care, as long as I get paid. As for Jonin? Ha, can they be stronger than the First Hokage?"

"I don't mind, but I have a question: which side has more people?"

"Numbers? Ninjas? They don't have many ninjas, and Your Wangquan needn't worry. This time, we only need to see our strength; we are very powerful!"

"I don't need to know any of that. Just tell me which side has more people, including ordinary civilians. Maybe I'll even join the war."

After speaking, Shiro lowered his head slightly, and the eye holes in his mask were filled with darkness, blocking Shiro cold gaze.

"That's no problem, but if I may ask, what are you planning to do? Of course, you can choose not to say."

"There's nothing wrong with saying it; it's all for the sake of justice."

"Justice? Pshaw, a rogue ninja talking about justice, how laughable." Kakuzu smiled in disappointment. He had thought Shiro was going to say that he had some secret technique, but it turned out to be this.

Jingxia that the two might start fighting, Jingxia quickly asked, "Uh, Wangquan, what kind of justice are you talking about? Why do we need to know the number of people?"

"Is it just? Does ending the war count?"

"Well, what does that have to do with the number of people? And in war, it's hard to say who's right and who's wrong, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Tobi and Kakuzu, who were standing nearby, also turned their attention to it. They were quite curious about this, after all, a ninja would actually act for the sake of so-called justice.

Shiro naturally noticed their little actions, but he didn't care because he also needed to hypnotize himself.

"You're right. There's no right or wrong in war, but my goal is simply to save lives—to save as many people as I can. Therefore, ending the war is the fastest way."

"But as you said, it's hard to say who's right and who's wrong in war. Therefore, I used numbers as the standard, sacrificing a few to save the many. No matter how you look at it, it's worth it."

"Sacrificing the minority to save the majority?"

"Ah, but the war will not end."

"At least I saved people, I saved many more people."

"Your Majesty the Wangquan."

Suddenly, a gloved hand appeared above his head in the Jingxia, patted him on the head to signal him to relax, and then said to Shiro, "Looks like we didn't come to the wrong person. How about we create a world without war together? Wouldn't that be fun?"

"Perhaps. Alright, I've given you the information you wanted. Now it's time to tell me the answer I need."

"We charge very high prices, so they're the ones with fewer people."

"That's good. Don't move, I'll take care of them." With that, Shiro prepared to rush out.

Suddenly, with a "clang!" sound, a kunai was stuck in front of Shiro. Kakuzu squinted at Shiro and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"They are mine."

"Bang!"

Shiro stomped his foot and vanished instantly. When he reappeared, he had already rushed into the battlefield. However, Kakuzu did not rush forward at this time because Shiro left behind a message before leaving.

"I'll kill the person, you can take the money."

This statement is what made Kakuzu stop Shiro from doing anything more. After all, he goes on missions for money, and being able to collect money while lying down is the best thing ever.

Therefore, he is now somewhat looking forward to teaming up with Shiro, and he has a feeling that it should be easy.

Meanwhile, after rushing into their camp, Shiro didn't say much and immediately began a massacre. Because the enemy's combat skills were extremely low, they only realized what was happening after Shiro had killed more than a dozen of them.

Unfortunately, it was too late. They were not on the same level as Shiro at all. The Jonin they had hired must have gone on another mission. Shiro didn't see many decent ninjas until Shiro had killed all the people left behind at the camp.

Since this is already considered a small-scale war, it's impossible to Jonin only high-level combatants like Jonin; there must also be some Genin and Genin involved.

However, the current situation is that, apart from a few people with some basic ninja skills, the strongest Shiro has encountered are just a few samurai, and many of them are even just there to make up the numbers.

In this situation, either the Akatsuki's intelligence is wrong, or this isn't their real base, but just a diversionary point.

However, Shiro didn't believe that White Zetsu wouldn't even be able to grasp such basic information. After all, even if Nagato others might not know about White Zetsu's existence, Tobi definitely did, and he wouldn't give up this advantage.

Therefore, there is only one answer: they must have gone out on a mission, taking almost all of their fighting force with them, and their goal should be similar to that of Shiro and his group.

However, this has nothing to do with Shiro and his group. The Akatsuki's mission is simply to destroy this stronghold; Shiro only wants to end this war.

Therefore, Shiro's battle, which was so lopsided, ended quickly.

"Clap clap clap." Hearing the sporadic applause, Shiro turned around and saw the three of them slowly walking over. The ones clapping were Tobi and Jingxia.

"Is your intelligence inaccurate? Is this all the strength they have?"

"Of course not, but they probably have the same plans as us."

"So how is this task calculated?"

"Of course it was a success. Our mission was merely to destroy this camp, but we haven't yet demonstrated our power. So, let's go and wipe out that small country next, which would also be in line with His Wangquan's sense of justice."

Shiro paused slightly, and after a faint blue light flashed inside his mask, Shiro agreed to Tobi's suggestion.

Perfect timing! He also needed to confirm Tobi's true identity. This guy had too many aliases, and since he'd never seen him make a move, Shiro couldn't be sure.

"Wait, the mission I took is just to take care of them. The bounty for destroying a country isn't easy to get, and they can't afford much anyway, so you can go yourselves. I still have a few bounty targets here."

After saying that, Kakuzu glanced at Shiro's masked head and turned to leave without hesitation. Seeing this, Shiro immediately turned his gaze to Tobi.

"Haha, we don't have strong control over our members, so it's very free. It's a pity we can't force you to tell me what it feels like to need to poop."

Shiro turned his head, brushed aside some of his graying hair, and said, "Lead the way."

"Oh dear, this is really boring. Let's go."

I overslept. But I'll at least be up a little later, around 5 AM.