Burning with Rage

Konoha

Military Police Force Headquarters

Naraku was fast asleep on the office sofa. The ninjas who were usually secretly guarding the office were all given a day off to train on their own.

"Meow! Meow!"

The cat outside the window kept meowing, waking Naraku up.

"So noisy."

Naraku got up from the sofa and looked at the stray cat outside the window. Naraku knew that someone was sending him a message through the Ninja Cat.

"Summoning Technique!"

"Meow"

A majestic Ninja Cat, wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt, Longyan, a short sword at its waist, standing on two legs with its arms crossed, makes its grand entrance.

"Kuro, what intelligence?"

Upon hearing this, Ninja Cat Kuro immediately lowered his hands, took out a letter from the inner pocket of his clothes, and handed it to Naraku.

"Naraku, your letter, urgent intelligence, meow!"

"Urgent intelligence? What urgent intelligence could there be at this time?"

Naraku yawned, took the letter from Kuro, opened the envelope, and began to read it.

"They're gone."

With a shout, Ninja Cat Kuro vanished into smoke.

Naraku had only read a couple of lines when his expression turned serious.

"Hehe, good, good, so that's how it is, very good."

Naraku grinned as he looked at the letter, but his eyes were cold, and he wore a sinister smile.

Two nights of ambushes yielded no results, Naraku rarely gets to doze off, received intelligence that only Naraku his already sour mood.

"Our village, with the most votes Jonin Konoha nomination, isn't even a Hokage candidate. This village is utterly corrupt."

After reading the letter, Naraku set his hand ablaze and burned it.

"I'm not even a Hokage candidate, yet the Third wants me to go to the Capital City. Heh heh, very good."

Naraku recalled inquiring about the succession of the Third Hokage a few days ago, and the Third Hokage's account of his trip to the Capital City.

Now, when I think back to the Third Hokage's serious face and meticulous expression, I used to think he was so upright and serious.

Unexpectedly, they had ill intentions from the start; their so-called trip to the Capital City might just be an assassination attempt against me.

"Your plan is not wrong, but you underestimated my strength. It's time to eradicate all of you cancerous growths and restore peace to Konoha."

Having led the Uchiha and the Police Force for a long time, Naraku knew how difficult it was to be in charge. Therefore, he could understand some of the Third Hokage's actions.

But I never expected that this hypocrite would dare to deceive me like this. If it weren't for Naraku's sudden whim to bribe the Daimyo...

We are not yet aware of this information.

What would Uchiha Nara wasn't even a candidate for the Fourth Hokage, be doing in the Capital City? Was he just there to keep someone company? The Third Hokage invited Naraku to the Capital City, so there must have been only one purpose.

It wasn't that Naraku thought too badly of the Third Hokage, but rather that the Third Hokage's style and actions clearly gave the impression of ill intent.

"First, I'll master Sensory Ninjutsu, then I won't let a single one escape."

Naraku's mind raced, Naraku researching and developing Sensory Ninjutsu. With the Spirit Transformation Technique, after the soul leaves the body, it can sense souls tens of kilometers away, especially marked souls, which can be sensed even from a great distance.

Based on the soul sensing method of the Spirit Transformation Technique and some soul secrets he had mastered, Naraku developed this soul-sensing Ninjutsu into Ninjutsu that could be performed without leaving the soul's body.

Ninjas usually carry some Chakra, but they generally don't refine Chakra when they're not in combat.

When not in combat, Chakra scent can be concealed in many ways, making it impossible for many Sensory Ninjutsu to detect and determine a ninja's identity.

Without Chakra within their bodies, it's impossible to distinguish whether someone is a ninja or an enemy, except through experience.

The ninja battles during the Shinobi World War were a special case. Since ninjas fought to the death, they naturally frantically refined their Chakra and squeezed out their own potential.

When ninjas are on missions or spy missions, they usually do not refine their Chakra to avoid detection by Sensory Ninjutsu.

Naraku's Sensory Ninjutsu, inspired by the Spirit Transformation Technique, does not have this drawback. As long as there is a soul and it is not sealed by a barrier, it can be sensed. It can be considered a highly practical Sensory Ninjutsu.

No longer worried about Konoha, Naraku sat cross-legged on the sofa and began experimenting with and refining his soul perception technique.

Afternoon

Weary from his journey, Uchiha Rettou wall and returned to Konoha, heading straight for the Military Police Force headquarters to confirm whether Clan Chief Naraku had received the urgent intelligence he had sent.

Bang! Bang!

Reto Tu sped back to the Security Department headquarters and knocked heavily twice on the outside of the chief's office.

"Enter"

Hearing Naraku's voice from inside, Reto breathed a sigh of relief and pushed open the door to enter.

"Clan Chief! The Fourth Hokage's nomination is fraudulent! Have you received the intelligence?"

"I received it, I understand the situation, don't worry."

In front of his subordinates, Naraku calm and collected, raising his hands to clap his hands.

The resident assistant in the garrison Military Police Force's office brought in a pot of tea.

"You must be tired from your journey. Have a cup of tea and we can talk more later."

After Naraku arranged for tea to be served, he needed to consult with Reto for more details on the intelligence.

Reto was a little tired. After his trip to the Capital City, he had been rushing back to the city and was indeed quite thirsty. He picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it.

"It's a little hot, drink slowly, no rush."

Naraku remained calm and composed. Several hours had passed, and the anger he felt upon receiving the news had subsided; he was now quite composed.

After taking a small sip of tea, Reto wiped his mouth and said:

"Clan Chief, as you instructed, I paid my respects to His Highness the Daimyo, introduced myself, and requested your support."

Daimyo actually said your name wasn't on the list of Hokage candidates! That old scoundrel, the Third Hokage, you've infuriated me!

"Alright, I understand. Didn't you say you nominated me for the Daimyo? That's fine then."

"That may be true, but the Third Hokage's actions clearly show that he doesn't respect the Uchiha Clan. Clan head, can you still tolerate this?"

Reto has followed Naraku almost twenty years. Although he is over thirty years old, he is still somewhat impulsive in front of Naraku.

"I have my own plans for this matter. Since the Daimyo has accepted our gifts, I suppose he will take care of us in some way."

"Yes! Daimyo doesn't usually accept gifts; this is just a normal business purchase. His Daimyo isn't short of money."

But in the end, for some reason, they accepted our gift; I suppose they were moved by our sincerity."

Naraku himself a cup of tea and shook his head upon hearing Reto's words.

"I think the Daimyo must have his own plans. The Daimyo is hoarding Chakra Armor, he has quite a few ideas."

However, these are not our concerns right now. Did you see the so-called Guardian Shinobi Twelve on your trip to the Capital City?"

"The guards around the Daimyo should be the Guardian Shinobi Twelve, but they are far Jonin our Uchiha."

"It's quite dangerous for Daimyo to be protected by so many people."

Reto recalled the ninja named Kazuma who was beside Daimyo Kazuma, then snapped back to reality and shouted:

"Clan Chief, what do the Guardian Shinobi Twelve have to do with us? You should be thinking about how to compete for the Fourth Hokage position!"

Reto couldn't help but remind Naraku not to forget the important matter.