As Kazekage determined that the leader who secretly encouraged civilian ninjas to passively resist the will of the village died, Sunagakure also seemed to have regained a brief period of calm.
His act of killing chickens to scare monkeys seems to have acted as a deterrent.
The situation within various departments in the village has gradually stabilized.
But soon... an unexpected situation happened.
One of Rasa's deputies died at home and was secretly disposed of.
The murderer showed no trace of concealment and did not deal with the scene.
When he was found, he was lying straight in a pool of blood on the floor of his home.
The people living around found no clues and heard no sounds, which means that the deceased did not fight with the murderer and that he was in the village... it must be an acquaintance who committed the crime.
It's one of our own!
Some people, headed by the heads of the Nohara and Fukushima families, had just died not long after this happened, and the murderer's intention was extremely obvious.
And the person he was targeting was Rasa's deputy.
The conflict between Rasa and Murashi and Fukushimaoka was actually the trigger of the whole incident.
Although the person who killed was the deputy, he was obviously targeting Rasa.
When Third Kazekage heard this, his face instantly darkened.
"The patrolling guards didn't find anything unusual last night..."
In the office, Xie calmly reported to Third Kazekage.
The deceased head of the Nohara family, Sakamoto's father, was the former captain of the guard.
When Yubi was attacked and killed by Konoha's men, it was this captain who took care of it.
It's hard not to think about this.
Although the head of the Nohara family is dead, the team he created is still there, and the majority of the guards are civilian ninjas.
"Check... no matter who the murderer is, we must find out who ordered it!" Kazekage said calmly.
No one is allowed to disobey his decision.
Obviously, Deputy Rasa died because someone was dissatisfied with him.
Moreover, it is most likely related to the Nohara, Murashi and other families. In any case, these families are Sunagakure's combat readiness forces. It is no problem to deal with the head of the family alone, but even as Kazekage, there is no way to attack the entire family because it will cause violent turmoil in the village.
So... the evidence must be found.
There is a legitimate reason.
Just attacking one of your own people is enough to convict you.
"Yes."
Scorpio lowered his eyebrows and responded.
Then, he turned around and left the room.
He is now the person Anbu is responsible for investigating and handling the entire matter.
Kazekage would not have thought that he was the person who killed Rasa's deputy.
You must know that the entire Anbu can perfectly run the Kazekage arrangement. There are not many members who have the strength to kill the original high-level members of the village. Xie happens to be one of them. Although some Anbu elders such as Arai can also do it, they are easily exposed because the target is too familiar to them.
Also because he successfully solved some stinging family owners, Xie successfully gained the trust of Kazekage and took full responsibility for this matter.
The scorpion is the best sharp knife Kazekage has in hand right now.
According to Yubi's plan, one thing is to cause internal conflicts in the village. He can also use this to further contact Kazekage and gain power secretly.
Including targeting Rasa's deputy, who was also Yubi's choice.
Scorpion originally planned to attack some high-level officials directly, but was stopped by Yubi... because in Yubi's view, the first target must be chosen carefully so that others would not have any doubts.
And it must be "Rasa" as the focus. His deputy is insignificant, but it has the "value" of intensifying conflicts.
On the other side, Yubi is still working outside.
After a few months, with sufficient financial support, his pharmacological research was finally completed, which took a full year.
The next step is to mix the various drugs and conduct in vivo experiments.
Still need money.
But this part of the experiment is very fast.
It is estimated that it will be completed in about half a year.
Then... the finished product can be produced. As for the types of finished drugs, it depends on the experimental results.
Then, use the existing trade routes and traveling merchants in the village to find ways to push the medicines to Shinobi World places and start putting them on the market.
Come step by step.
The next two stages of the plan also require a large amount of financial support.
However, the task Yubi is taking now is no longer to assassinate nobles... The number of wanted nobles on the underground list is only a small part, and the number is not large.
Because there are only a few financial backers who can keep an eye on the nobles and can afford generous rewards. The entire underground network is mainly used to combat the military forces of various hostile forces, and is still dominated by ninjas from some villages... In addition, Shinobi World The smoke has dissipated, the current trend is relatively peaceful, and there are fewer wanted persons in this area.
Therefore, during this period of time, Yubi has been assassinating some ninjas in the small ninja village... or robbing some forces, including organizations, on the way.
However, there are not many wanted persons in this area, and the bounty is relatively small... Therefore, Yubi finally set foot on the land of Land of Rain.
There is no other reason.
It is because the situation in Land of Rain is still very "lively".
It is also the biggest "battlefield" of Shinobi World at present.
As long as there is a battlefield, there is a market... it is profitable for "mercenaries" or some organizations.
Therefore, Yubi also comes to take a share of the pie.
As long as you can make money, Yubi doesn't care what you do.
"Every time I come here... I feel very depressed." Wearing a raincoat, he walked in the rain, looked up at the dull sky above his head, and sighed softly.
Ahead is the village he wants to reach.
Regarding the current situation of Sunagakure, he is also following up on the situation through Xie's message.
Moreover, every once in a while, he would still go back to the village.
The deputy who killed Rasa... would definitely be considered to be the work of the civilian ninja force, because it was revenge on Rasa, rather than simply dissatisfaction with the will of the village's top leaders. But if this guilt is placed on those people, they will feel aggrieved. Even if it is explained or complained, Kazekage's character may not believe it.
There is nothing more painful than this kind of frustration.
What's more, after a series of events in the past, civilian forces will believe that Kazekage intends to suppress them.
Can't explain it at all.
The opportunity for "communication" between the two parties has been completely cut off.
Later, even if Scorpio doesn't take action, people from the two classes will really fight in private.
"Who?"
Just when Yubi appeared at the intersection of the village, several farmers wearing patches jumped out with tools in hand and said warily.
"The person you are looking for."
Yubi smiled slightly.
This is a village in Land of Rain that is frequently oppressed by local forces. The village chief gathered everyone to spend money secretly, hoping to entrust outsiders to help them fight against local forces.
However, the money they can spare is very limited.
Yubi naturally doesn't like this little money.
The reason why he was willing to lend a hand was because... his target was the leader of the local force.
Just by virtue of the identity of this village, he could justifiably destroy the other party and then loot all his property.
After explaining his intention, Yubi followed several people into the village.
When he entered the village, he realized that this small, dilapidated village was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Many of the people hiding in the darkness of the houses looked like they were no ordinary villagers... but more like bandits and bandits. The eyes peering at him, a stranger, were full of vigilance and ferocity.
In some houses, there were even wounded people lying there.
"It seems that this is still the stronghold of a group of rebels..."
Yubi secret channel.