"External threats. Relations between the Five Great Nations are growing more strained by the day. The Second Shinobi World War is bound to break out. When it does, tell them Amegakure won't offer them protection. I imagine the Shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages would enjoy posing as bandits."
Hyuga Akira paused. As regular troops from a Large Ninja Village, they might not actually do something like that.
"If they don't rob them, we'll disguise ourselves instead. All Shinobi look about the same to nobles anyway."
He never thought that bunch of nobles had any brains to begin with. This sort of scheme would actually be easy to expose.
But if they really put it into practice...
Even if the nobles understood what was going on, they might not have the guts to expose it.
Because this behavior already made one thing clear: the Shinobi had begun to turn on them.
By then, Hyuga Akira wouldn't need to concern himself with the matter.
Hanzo nodded. He had to admit that Hyuga Akira's approach had opened up a new way of thinking for him.
Nobles were people too. They felt fear as well, and perhaps Shōzō was using this very method.
It was time to teach Shōzō a lesson.
The two returned to the base, and Hanzo sent Hyuga Akira away.
"You really are treating me like an adviser." Hyuga Akira grumbled. He had actually wanted Hanzo to put him in charge of handling this.
He could kill a few nobles and farm their guards along the way. That would earn him some experience too.
Never mind whether he could do a good job. Either way, Hyuga Akira certainly wouldn't lose out.
He returned to his room.
Hyuga Akira rubbed his hands together excitedly. This felt a little like