While Kakuzu was holed up in the Shadow Organization, enthusiastically working on infrastructure, Watanabe Ichiro left with a group of undercover agents and spies sent by the Land of Lightning.
His deputy was the Land of Lightning's original spy-Lurenjia.
He had to admit, the guy really had a knack for intelligence work. He knew a little about every country's secrets, and those of his own country like the back of his hand.
Once his loyalty had risen high enough, he spilled everything without prompting.
He did it voluntarily, of course. It had nothing to do with Watanabe Ichiro, and certainly nothing to do with his winning over that busty little girl, promptly marrying her, and having a baby.
As a new father, Lurenjia seemed even more of a fool than before. He couldn't get through three sentences without mentioning his wife and child. If he hadn't known the Land of Lightning so well, Watanabe Ichiro wouldn't even have wanted to bring him along.
"So the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Raikage are distant relatives? Even though their ideals clash, their family ties keep things from getting too ugly?"
"Yes, as far as I know. So my personal suggestion is that if you want to persuade the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning to recognize the Shadow Organization as the legitimate authority, you might as well give up on reasoning with him and let force do the talking."
Lurenjia bowed his head, then couldn't resist adding another remark.
"Just like when my wife hits me. Whether she's in the right or not, she's always absolutely right to hit me."
Enough, you henpecked fool. Talking like that is going to get you beaten.
Wearing his Lord Dark persona, Watanabe Ichiro couldn't conveniently snark at him. He simply waved him