It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

"Brothers, kill him!"

Snapped!

The ninja who shouted was kicked to the ground. Obito, dressed in black, stepped over the ninja's head, and with a red glow and drops of blood dripping from his blade, slowly killed all the ninjas who showed him killing intent. When he stopped swinging his short sword, the surrounding seats were already empty.

"That guy, Shiyuki... he really attracted a lot of attention there." After leaving the exchange, Obito calmed down and went to the nearby river to wash the blood off his blade.

Kamui can escape the filth of the world, but the sword that kills cannot.

As Obito emerged from the exchange, stained with the aura of blood, Zetsu also stepped out of the bushes.

"Oh dear, it seems our Mr. Madara is still quite young. He actually killed so many people because he was swayed by his emotions?" Black Zetsu said to Obito, who was kneeling by the river washing his short sword with the river water. It sounded like a mix of mockery and praise.

Seeing Black Zetsu appear out of nowhere again, Obito closed his eyes and said, "You should be on a mission with Sasori right now, right?"

"Oh dear, oh dear, you guessed right, but there's no reward," the other half of White Zetsu chuckled.

“Scorpion is a loner who doesn’t like trouble. He doesn’t care whether he has teammates or not, so I’m at ease with him. But that brat Zhixue is a different story.” Black Zetsu said with a sinister smile.

When Black Zetsu mentioned Shiseido, Obito frowned.

"You seem to have been quite wary of her all along."

"It's because you've all been too lax with her." Upon hearing Obito's reply, Black Zetsu's expression changed, and he suddenly retorted.

Hearing Black Zetsu's answer, Obito didn't retort. In a sense, Black Zetsu was indeed right. Nagato, including himself, had a special feeling that was hard to describe after meeting Zhixue, a feeling that subconsciously made them believe in this girl who seemed as sunny and cheerful as Rin. (Zhixue: This is the power of +5 affinity!)

Seeing that Obito wasn't going to say anything, Black Zetsu's expression twisted.

Humans are truly complex creatures. They can lower their guard against others just because of their appearance. Moreover, the human girl who spends all her time with her in the desert doesn't seem to be a good person either. Being able to grow a forest in the desert is probably beyond the scope of ordinary ninjutsu.

He even suspected that this was all the work of that brat Uchiha Shiyuki, who was accumulating power to seize the fruits of the Eye of the Moon Plan at a crucial moment.

"I hope you don't forget the original intention of the Eye of the Moon Plan, Mada! Unconditionally trusting that brat will only hurt you sooner or later!" After giving Obito a final piece of advice, Black Zetsu left angrily.

Not long after Black Zetsu left, Obito also stood up from the riverbank, sheathed his short sword at his waist, removed his hood and mask, and looked at his twisted and ferocious face. It was as if he was recalling the time when he was in utter despair and watched helplessly as Kakashi stabbed Rin, who was covered in blood, through the chest in the grass.

"Of course I won't forget the Eye of the Moon Project... This is the last bit of meaning I have left in this despairing world. But before that, I just want to see one of the few remaining rays of sunlight in this world." Obito looked at himself in the river, put the mask back on his face, and then his figure gradually twisted and disappeared from the spot.

Now, it's almost nightfall, a perfect time for murder.

Chapter 165, Yashamaru

The letter that Daimyo wrote to Rasa was predictably brushed off.

Luo Sha: How many troops would it take me to eliminate a Kage-level powerhouse? You're just asking me to do it without giving anything in return, are you trying to get something for nothing?

Upon seeing the envelope from Luo Sha, the daimyo's expression turned grim.

They really gave him the face of the Kazekage, actually using being busy with military affairs as an excuse to brush him off!

He threw the envelope on the ground and stomped on it several times. However, before he could calm down, two more pieces of bad news came one after another.

The Jonin who went to intercept and kill the headmaster of Ximo Academy failed, and at the same time, his underground private intelligence organization in the ninja world was attacked by unknown people and almost completely wiped out!

"Daruma-sama, this, these are the notes left at the scene." Seeing the daimyo's face, which looked as if ink was about to drip from it, the butler tremblingly handed a stack of photos to the daimyo.

In the photo, several lines of text were written in blood next to a wall piled with corpses. It was probably a warning to him not to meddle in other people's business, or the next attack would not be just against a private organization.

Seeing the blatant provocation and intimidation, Daiming's face flushed red.

Anyone dares to ride roughshod over him! You should know that his private intelligence organization is mostly composed of elite troops from the Land of Wind, with more than a dozen Jonin alone. I never expected that they would be completely wiped out in such a short time. Sure enough, those two guys in the south are probably backed by organized and ambitious people! They have to be eliminated.

Looking at the gruesome sight of the dead ninjas in the photos, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind felt a lingering fear after his initial anger.

"No, no, I can't just sit here and wait to die. If things continue to develop like this, I'm afraid..." After regaining his senses, the first person the Daimyo of the Land of Wind thought of was Rasa, with whom he had a close relationship.

As things stand, our own troops are probably not enough, and we need someone specifically in charge of this matter. Compared to our own country's territory and our own lives, it's obvious that paying a little money is nothing.

"Quick, quick! Get me paper and a pen, I want to write a letter to Luo Sha myself!"

"Yes, Lord Daimyo!" The steward nodded as he saw the Daimyo's nervous expression and ran out, feeling a pang of regret in his heart.

It seems the Land of Wind is about to undergo a major change.

……

In the early hours of the next day, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind sent the envelope into the village of Sunagakure using a summoning technique, and delivered it to Rasa's office through an emergency channel.

Rasa, who had just fallen asleep and wanted to take a nap, had to get out of bed because of the daimyo's urgent report.

10 minutes later...

After straightening his clothes, Rasa sat down in the chair in the Kazekage's office. The Anbu then handed Rasa an envelope.

"A message from Daming Prefecture in the middle of the night? They really know how to pick their time." Luo Sha glanced at the two o'clock mark on the clock next to him, yawned, and then opened the envelope before carefully reading the information inside.

If it were the same as before, if the daimyo wanted him to eliminate the two girls at the Western Desert Academy, he would definitely just brush it off. But this time it seemed to be a letter written by the daimyo himself, and his attitude was much better. But the most important thing was that Luo Sha actually saw a string of numbers in the envelope written by this stingy daimyo himself.

"What? Am I still half asleep?" Looking at the eight zeros following the 4, Luo Sha rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then counted them carefully several times to confirm that it really was 400 million taels.

The daimyo seemed quite anxious in the letter, but his meaning was clear: if this matter was accomplished and the local property was confiscated and given to the Land of Wind, the daimyo's government would allocate an additional 4 million yen annually to Sunagakure for military purposes.

Seeing this, Luo Sha was both excited and doubtful.

If the Daimyo were truly willing to allocate an extra 4 million yen to military spending annually, the Sunagakure's current resource scarcity would be greatly reduced. It's no exaggeration to say that if this policy continues, surpassing the Hidden Mist Village and becoming no longer at the bottom within seven or eight years is not a dream. But he had a bad feeling about it.

“4 million…” After thinking for a moment, Luo Sha finally made up his mind and summoned the Dark Guard.

"Pass down my orders: assemble the village's elite troops and the top three teams of the secret service. Also, tell each tribe to lay bare their resources and tell them that if they want to live a more prosperous life in the future, they shouldn't try to appease me with some junk."

"understand!"

Watching the departing ANBU relaying orders, Rasa stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant scenery. Recalling Shiki's appearance, he murmured, "It seems we need to make strategic preparations... This battle concerns the future of Kazekage Village."

……

While Sunagakure was still preparing for the surprise attack in the early hours of the morning, Shiyuki had gradually woken up from her sleep.

Wearing her pajamas, Zhixue stood up as if she had opened her eyes but not quite, then yawned and went to pour herself a glass of hot water.

After drinking the hot water, Zhixue rubbed away the glistening tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at the still gloomy sky outside before asking the system for the time.

"Ha~ Tongzi, what time is it now? How many hours have I slept?"

Ding! It's exactly 3 a.m. You've slept for almost 15 hours. But the timing of your wake-up call is just right. A system task is about to be issued. Please accept it.

"Hmm? A mission?" Zhi Xue scratched her messy hair, a little confused. It seemed that the system hadn't issued any missions for a long time because it had deviated from the main storyline. It looked like something had happened recently.

Ding, the system has issued a task.

Mission Name: Sawa's Redemption

Mission Description: Yashamaru will arrive on the battlefield in 10 minutes and infiltrate the academy, where he will be killed by Gaara using the Puppet Command.

Mission Option 1: Watch Gaara turn to the dark side, then return to the normal storyline. Reward: A sketch of a mechanical Shukaku puppet.

Mission Option 2: Defeat Yashamaru, causing Gaara to turn evil a second time and hate the entire world, including the host. Reward: A sketch of a mechanical Gaara puppet (Five Kage version).

Mission Option 3: Unveil Yashamaru ahead of time and rescue Gaara from the abyss. Reward: Magnet Release (Third Kazekage version).

Upon seeing the task that appeared, Zhixue realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly shook her head to clear her mind.

"Yashamaru is here! That bastard Rasa is really something." After learning about the mission objective, Shiyu tidied herself up, changed out of her pajamas into her usual black trench coat, and ran out.

Chapter 166, The Failed Assassination Plan

It was past 3 a.m. at Ximo Academy. Winter nights are always long, and most people were still asleep when a veiled ninja appeared on a telephone pole near Ximo Academy.

"I never expected to come back to see Gaara in this way. I hope he can forgive me and the Kazekage in the future..." Taking out a pocket watch from his pocket, Yashamaru took one last look at him and Karura, who was in his prime and always had a smile on his face. He wiped away the tears that couldn't help but slide down his cheeks and disappeared from the spot.

However, what Yashamaru didn't know was that his whereabouts had already been detected by the nearby puppets.

……

Ten minutes later, Yashamaru, based on the information, used a kunai to pry open the door to Gaara's room where he lived alone, but there was no one inside.

"What are you doing here?" Gaara's voice came from behind, startling Yashamaru.

Turning his head, Yashamaru looked at Gaara, who had his arms crossed and an unfriendly expression, and the two tall puppets behind him. He didn't say anything, but formed a hand seal and a strong stream of air burst out from his hands.

"Do you guys really hate me that much...?" Gaara's face darkened, and a layer of sand protected him from behind, while the two puppets beside him charged towards Yashamaru against the fierce wind.

Seeing the two large iron bolts rushing towards him, and the floor seemingly trembling slightly, Yashamaru manipulated the chakra threads along the path, then jumped backward out of the window.

"Command: Pursuit..." The two large iron blocks did not immediately give chase, but instead transmitted their chakra to the more agile scouts outside.

After jumping out of the window, Yashamaru did not leave. Instead, he threw several explosive tags at the remaining floors, intending to collapse the section and bury the two troublesome iron blocks.

However, just as he was about to form hand seals, a poisoned kunai grazed Yashamaru's face, and a slight stinging pain came from his face.

"Command - Eliminate..."

Due to the reduction in size, the scouts abandoned the humanoid form and instead used a more convenient quadrupedal crawling robot. (For a more detailed comparison, see the traffic lights in the game, but they are flatter and the traffic lights have been replaced with cameras and transmitters.)

At this moment, the two scouts crawling on the wall were staring at Yashamaru with their crimson cameras. A beam of fire shot out from the launcher, forcing Yashamaru back.

"What are these things? Puppets?" Yashamaru, who had landed steadily on the ground, put a pill in his mouth and raised an eyebrow as he looked at the two scouts who were staring at him.

Gaara could define the two iron blocks next to him as simple puppets, but what were these two things without even a single string attached to them?

call out!

Yashamaru dodged the kunai that the scouts kept shooting at him, but just as he rounded a corner and was about to climb over a wall to shake off the scouts on the other side, two pairs of scarlet eyes were staring at him in the darkness.

Seeing the two guardian reconnaissance puppets that were a head taller than him, Yashamaru's expression changed. He then took out a smoke bomb from his pocket, but a wave of weakness emanating from his back made him kneel down on the ground again.

"What... kind of poison is this?" Yashamaru lifted the gauze and looked at the bloodstains that appeared slightly dark purple under the deep red light.

He had just taken medicine personally developed by Chiyo, which could slow down the spread of the poison throughout his body to the greatest extent possible. Logically, it shouldn't have happened so quickly.

Looking at the weak figure before him, the mechanical puppet showed no pity whatsoever and raised the broadsword that had sprung from its arm.

The silver blade shone even brighter under the moonlight, exuding a chilling aura, while Gaara sat atop the wall, offering no attempt to stop him.

Yashamaru laboriously looked up at the greatsword that was about to fall, and then closed his eyes.

state!

The crisp ringing sound startled everyone present. Yashamaru, unaware of the pain in his body, opened his eyes and saw a girl in a trench coat standing in front of him, holding a black longsword to block the greatsword that was slashing down.

Upon seeing that it was Zhixue, both guardians knelt on the ground, and even Gaara jumped down from the wall in confusion.

Seeing that Yashamaru was only poisoned, Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief.