Two Paths: The Open Scheme of Killing with a Borrowed Knife

Ōnoki's expression darkened.

"So you intend to conduct a large-scale search within the Land of Earth?"

"That is precisely why I came to see you."

Nanami said calmly, "If the Uchiha Shrine enters the Land of Earth on a large scale, Iwagakure will inevitably believe that we harbor ill intentions."

"Searching Bounty Exchanges along the way could also easily lead to conflicts with Iwagakure ninja."

"To avoid misunderstandings and improve efficiency, the Uchiha have decided to entrust the purge within the Land of Earth to Iwagakure."

"You will be responsible for locating every Dark Exchange House and eradicating them completely."

Everyone in the office wore different expressions.

No one had expected Nanami Uchiha to force her way across the border, only to come and assign Iwagakure a mission.

Yet Ōnoki did not relax in the slightest.

"Iwagakure will not accept this mission."

He refused without the slightest hesitation.

Nanami looked at him.

"Lord Tsuchikage, aren't you going to ask about the payment first?"

"There is no need."

Ōnoki said coldly, "Do you think this old man does not know who stands behind the Dark Exchange Houses?"

"Ministers, nobles, and wealthy merchants of the Land of Earth—how many of them have issued missions through the Bounty Exchanges? Even Iwagakure cannot determine that."

"Eradicating every Bounty Exchange means offending all of them at once."

"They control a vast number of official missions in the Land of Earth."

"Once Iwagakure makes a move, nobles throughout the country will certainly reduce their commissions, perhaps even pressure the Daimyo to cut off the village's funding."

"The Uchiha's feud with them is the Uchiha's own business."

"Iwagakure will not bear the losses for you."

Kitsuchi slowly nodded.

Iwagakure was not Konoha.

The Uchiha could offer a hundred-billion-scale construction project to help Konoha break free from the