The Wind-Controlling Swordsmanship from Under One Person

Chapter 221 Pain's Suspicion, Infiltrating Konoha (Part 2)

Silence, deathly silence.

At this moment, only the howling wind and snow remained between heaven and earth, the sharp sound of the wind like a mournful cry witnessing death, raging loudly.

The Raikage died, his throat cruelly slit in public, dying a death utterly devoid of dignity.

The people of Kumogakure were completely dumbfounded. They stood there blankly in the wind and snow, in a state of extreme confusion.

They were completely at a loss, unsure whether to turn and flee for their lives, or to muster their courage and charge forward to fight the enemy to the death, or to rush to the Raikage's corpse and weep bitterly.

Meanwhile, Konoha acted quite wisely, retreating quietly under the command of their leader.

After all, the Raikage has already died in battle, so there's really no need for them to go and die in vain, needlessly depleting Konoha's manpower.

Compared to the Hidden Cloud Village, the loss of a few Jonin doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing for them.
After killing the Raikage, Qin Ye ignored the stunned Yun Yin, deactivated his Flame Soul state, called for Xiao Bai to perch on his shoulder, and then said to the equally bewildered Kakuzu, "Let's go."

Kakuzu snapped out of his daze and quickly ran over:

"and many more."

He looked down at Raikage's corpse, a greedy glint in his eyes. He raised his hand, and a large number of black threads flowed out from the seam of his arm.

These threads, like living things, quickly covered Raikage's chest, and after a wriggling motion, pulled out a bloody heart.

"This lightning-attribute heart cannot be wasted."

Qin Ye didn't say anything, but put his hand on Kakuzu's shoulder. As Thousand Blades landed, the two people and the fox disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It was still that forest in the land of fields.

A long sword appeared first, followed by Qin Ye and the others without warning.

Qin Ye sheathed his sword, glanced at Kakuzu who was shirtless, and said, "The Raikage is dead. Kumogakure probably won't keep targeting us anymore. You can go find your heart in peace."

Kakuzu looked at the little white fox on Qin Ye's shoulder, took a breath, and said, "Ye, how many things do you still not know?"

He could kill the Raikage, which is one thing, but he could kill the Raikage in his prime. He's not a particularly strong guy, just average.

The key point is that Night was able to fight her way in and out of the combined forces of Konoha and Kumogakure without losing a single drop of blood, which is truly astonishing.

And this summoning beast that can change its size at will—this isn't a summoning beast at all, it's clearly a tailed beast! If it weren't for the wrong color and the wrong number of tails, he would have thought it was the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Night, tell me, who are you? Which village are you from? Don't worry, I will never sell you."

Qin Ye ignored Kakuzu's questioning and walked away on his own.

"If you're alright, you can leave now. You've lived this long enough, so use your brain when you do things. Don't act like a greenhorn. I might not come to save you next time."

After taking two steps, Qin Ye suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked:

"By the way, you infiltrated Konoha before, right? Do you know where they hide their forbidden techniques and secret manuals?"

Upon hearing Qin Ye's question, a strange light flashed in Kakuzu's cloudy eyes, and he said with interest, "You plan to take revenge on Konoha? I can go with you and find a few hearts while we're at it."

Kakuzu not only didn't lose out on this escape, but actually gained something. I ask you, in the ninja world, which lightning-style user is stronger than the Raikage?
If the Earth Grudge is fitted with the Raikage's heart, its power will definitely be much stronger than before. If you were to buy it on the exchange, you probably wouldn't be able to get it for less than tens of millions of taels. This is an incredible way to make money!
Kakuzu had tasted the benefits and knew that following Qin Ye would bring him advantages. There were many experts in Konoha, and he was only missing one heart each from the Earth, Fire, and Wind factions. Perhaps he could get them all in one trip.

Qin Ye saw through Kakuzu's thoughts at a glance, but he didn't care: "If you're not afraid of death, then go ahead. Konoha is different from Kumogakure. If you're discovered, it won't be so easy to escape. Of course, I'm referring to you."

"Hmph, it's not like I haven't been inside Konoha before. I even fought the First Hokage back in the day." Kakuzu snorted coldly, unconvinced.

Qin Ye had no interest in listening to him boast about these old, trivial matters, and waved his hand: "Alright, do you even know where Konoha hides forbidden techniques?"

"I don't know." Kakuzu shook his head. "I was there to assassinate someone, not to steal anything. Why are you asking?"

Nothing...

Qin Ye was speechless; he couldn't count on this guy for anything.

"I didn't know you'd be waiting here. I have other things to take care of before I go to Konoha. You can go if you don't want to wait."

After saying that, Qin Ye didn't wait for Kakuzu's response. He slammed his Thousand Blades on the ground, and he and the fox disappeared instantly.

Kakuzu clicked his tongue at the spot where he disappeared, then found a tree to sit on and began to turn the Raikage's heart into a grim grievance.

……

The next day, in Orochimaru's snake den.

Qin Ye, who was waiting for Orochimaru to create the tailed beast vehicle, received a call from Pain.

The illusory Payne remained deadpan, getting straight to the point without beating around the bush.

"Night, is the Eight-Tails in your hands?"

If the Raikage could be killed, then capturing the Eight-Tails wouldn't be too difficult. Moreover, even though the Raikage was reckless, he wouldn't have fought to the death if the Eight-Tails from Kumogakure hadn't been captured.

"I don't care what your purpose is. Hand over the Eight-Tails, and I'll pretend nothing happened. You'll still be Akatsuki's slayer." Pain's tone remained icy cold, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

He had no interest in knowing the purpose behind Ye An's capture of the Tailed Beasts; perhaps it was just a whim or a game.

As long as he honestly hands over the Eight-Tails, he will reuse such a powerful member in the future.

Qin Ye, of course, would not admit to Pain's suspicions: "I did fight the Eight-Tails, but he escaped. As for where he went, I don't know."

A simple response, without any further explanation, seemingly unconcerned whether Payne believed it or not.

This caused the atmosphere to fall silent.

Payne stared coldly at Qin Ye with his Rinnegan, as if trying to see through him.

The two faced off like that, and time seemed to stand still.

After a long stalemate, Payne slowly spoke, his voice even colder: "I hope what you say is true. The plan to capture the tailed beasts continues. You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, Payne gave Qin Ye a deep look, and the illusory image gradually dissipated.

Payne didn't say anything threatening, but Qin Ye knew that this guy wouldn't easily believe his words.

The reason they haven't completely broken ties is most likely because they still need him for now. Once he's no longer of any use, they'll probably have to arrange for Liudao to make him experience 'pain'...

However, Qin Ye didn't care. He could just prove himself in person. Once he knew how to completely eliminate the Tailed Beasts, he would never send them to the Gedo Mazo again. Wouldn't it be better to give them to Shiro?

He even had to find an opportunity to extract the tailed beast from the Gedo Mazo.

"He's pretentious, let's go kill him."

A loli-like voice suddenly rang out in the empty room.

Qin Ye lowered his eyes, and between his legs was a white ball of fluff, where a miniature white creature nestled, its five fluffy tails swaying gently.

It stared at the spot where Payne's phantom had disappeared, looking both cute and fierce.

"We can't kill him yet." "Then when can we kill him?"

"..." Qin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth: "Why are you so bloodthirsty, you little fox? Remember, you are a celestial being, you must be composed."

Xiao Bai tilted her head and looked at Qin Ye suspiciously, her face showing a human-like confusion: "You taught me all of this, haven't we always done it this way?"

"When did I teach you this?" Qin Ye glared at Xiao Bai and tapped his head. "Go play somewhere else."

Little White covered its head with its tiny paws, hopped to the side looking aggrieved, and mumbled indistinct words...

A few days later, Orochimaru placed the newly created tailed beast vehicle in front of Qin Ye, stared at the little white beast on his shoulder, licked his chin, and his eyes were filled with undisguised greed.

"They're all here. Don't forget, after you devour all the tailed beasts, this little thing is going to be used for my experiments."

"I can't forget it." Qin Ye replied casually, then put all the Tailed Beast vehicles into his Devouring Pouch: "By the way, do you know where Konoha keeps its forbidden techniques? Are there any Eight Gates there?"

When Orochimaru was still in Konoha, he was always stealing forbidden techniques. No one knew more about Konoha's collection than him.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly, a meaningful look in his eyes: "You want to learn the Eight Gates? I'm not trying to discourage you, but other forbidden techniques are easy to learn as long as you get the scroll. The Eight Gates is not something that an ordinary person can persist in practicing. Talent and perseverance are both indispensable."

"You don't need to worry about anything else, you just need to answer my questions," Qin Ye said calmly.

Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly, "Konoha's forbidden techniques are all hidden in the Hokage's residence, including the Eight Gates. If you're thinking of infiltrating Konoha, then I wish you good luck, hehehe..."

Qin Ye nodded slightly. Now that you mention it, he vaguely remembered that Naruto Uzumaki's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was learned from the Scroll of Seals stolen from the Hokage's residence.

Having received the answer, Qin Ye did not intend to linger there.

Just as he turned to leave, Orochimaru reached out a hand to stop him, smiling and saying, "I think your memory isn't very good. Have you forgotten something?"

Qin Ye didn't speak, but took out a small bottle he had prepared beforehand from his pouch and tossed it to Orochimaru. The bottle contained holy blood.

Orochimaru was very fond of it, but he was now conflicted about whether to use it for research or to consume it himself to achieve sainthood.

Hmm... that's a problem.

Qin Ye ignored Orochimaru, who was deep in thought, and left Orochimaru's snake den with Shiro.

……

In the forests of the land of fields.

The once lush forest is now a scene of devastation, with trees lying askew, some broken in half, others uprooted, and the ground riddled with huge craters, as if an earthquake had struck.

When Qin Ye first arrived, he thought Kakuzu had been exposed again. Then he saw the guy sitting in the ruins, playing with his Earth Grudge Yu covered with black threads.

"Kakuzu, what happened?"

"It's nothing." Kakuzu stood up, dusted himself off, and said casually, "I just casually tested out my new skill."

Qin Ye looked around at the mess and thought to himself, "They really do things casually..."

Then, the two walked side by side toward Konoha.

The Land of Rice Fields borders the Land of Fire, and the two soon arrived at Konoha's territory.

Neither of them was wearing Akatsuki uniforms. Their current attire was too conspicuous, and they would likely be identified before even reaching Konoha, making infiltration impossible.

On a hillside outside Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

Qin Ye and Kakuzu looked towards the village in the distance, which was surrounded by high walls and covered a very large area. It was much larger than other ninja villages, and the scenery was quite beautiful.

Other ninja villages are villages, but Konoha could be called a town.

“When I first came here, Konoha was only this small.” Kakuzu gestured with both hands. “It has developed quite well, compared to Takigakure… ha, there’s no need to compare.”

He turned to Qin Ye and asked, "What's the plan? How do you infiltrate? I'm not familiar with Konoha's current defenses."

Konoha is different from other places; it's not easy to infiltrate. Even Konoha's own ninjas, unless they are members of the Anbu or the security forces and know the entrance to Konoha's barrier, cannot sneak into Konoha silently.

Qin Ye pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "It's unrealistic to try to climb over the wall. Konoha has a barrier, and anyone entering from anywhere will be discovered immediately. So we can only enter through the main gate."

"The gate?" Kakuzu frowned.

“That’s right.” Qin Ye turned his head: “How’s your transformation technique?”

Kakuzu suddenly realized, and a sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

On the main road leading to Konoha.

Two Chunin who had just finished their mission were on their way back to the village.

As they walked, the two discussed the recent battle in the Land of Iron.

"I heard a lot of people died in that battle. Members of the Nara and Akimichi clans died, and I even heard the Raikage died. Tsk tsk~"

"Sigh, luckily we only recently became Chunin, otherwise we might have been sent there too, and we wouldn't even know how we died."

"Yeah, I still get scared just thinking about it. Hey, wait a minute, I'm going to take a dump."

"Damn, are you serious? You're scared to death?"

"Get lost..."

With a laugh and a curse, the slightly overweight Konoha ninja walked into the nearby woods, preparing to open the sluice gate and release the water.

Before long, the slightly chubby ninja returned, pulling up his pants, and urged his companions to continue on their way.

His tone and expression were no different from before, but if you looked closely, you would find that his shadow was more profound than before.

At the gate of Konoha.

The guards saw the two return and said with a smile, "Suneo, Gian, are you done with the mission?"

Back in the village, Xiaofu immediately put on a smiling face: "Senior Izumo, Senior Genma, the mission is successfully completed."

The gatekeepers of Konoha are not ordinary Jonin. You know, when Pain came to destroy Konoha, he didn't dare to go through the main gate. The security guards don't care if you're in pain or not.

The two newly appointed Chunin ninjas naturally had to be treated with utmost respect.

Watching Suneo and Gian walk away into the distance.

Genma Shiranui muttered to himself, "That kid Gian seems much more composed after this mission..."

"Hey, they'll all grow up eventually. They'll all be the pillars of the village in the future," Izumo Kamitsu replied with a smile.

Genma Shiranui nodded, not thinking too much about it.

……

(End of this chapter)