Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 102: Outdated Information, Worthless

"I'm sorry, none of the people in the portrait are among those who recently passed through the Land of Snow and entered the Land of Demons."

Thank you.

After speaking with the high-ranking officials of the Land of Demons and receiving no further information, Hyuga Yuuki and Hyuga Miyuki left the main hall.

"It seems we won't be able to find that princess anytime soon."

"As expected, the best way for the other party to evade the pursuit of Feng Hua Nu Tao is to hide in the territory of a major country. It is not surprising that they did not take the route of the Ghost Country."

Hyuga Yuuki frowned and said, "Anyway, we've already taken control of Fuuka Nutō. Letting him be the official daimyo of the Land of Snow won't affect our ability to issue decrees."

Even so, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

The escape of Feng Hua Xiao Xue will ultimately leave hidden dangers for the future.

Hinata Miyuki also fell into deep thought.

Since they left Konoha, they had been traveling cautiously and it took them more than half a month to reach the Land of Snow as planned. However, they discovered that something had happened there and that there was chaos everywhere.

After spending several days gathering intelligence, they gained a general understanding of the situation.

Fuuka Nutō employs Yukinin to stage a coup, intending to seize the position of Daimyo of the Land of Snow.

Upon seeing this, the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Hayate, resisted while sending people to Konoha to seek help.

At that time, Konoha had already won the victory and enjoyed great prestige in the ninja world. Kazaka Hayate's actions could not be considered wrong, but he obviously did not survive until Konoha's reinforcements arrived and died at the hands of his own brother.

However, his daughter did get to see him; she was taken away by Konoha ninjas.

These changes disrupted their original plans.

Seeing that Fuuka Noto had already taken up the position of Daimyo and was issuing orders, and that the people below dared not speak out because of the power of the Yuki-nin, they directly took action to control Fuuka Noto.

They pulled off a surprise attack.

The gap between ninjas from small countries and those from large countries is truly vast. Since none of the Snow Ninjas were Jonin, they were naturally easily overwhelmed.

But controlling the Land of Snow does not mean everything is fine.

Feng Hua Xiao Xue is the rightful heir.

If a major power were to take on the task of restoring their nation, they would face trouble.

"Feng Hua Xiao Xue is only about five years old. Having witnessed that bloody scene, she probably won't be back for a while."

Hyuga Miyuki lowered her voice, "For now, it's best to proceed step by step and deepen our cooperation with the Land of Demons."

The Land of Snow's economy is not doing well. Located in the northwest corner of the ninja world, it has nothing attractive except for the snow scenery that is common in all four seasons.

The ninjas are not very strong; their only notable skill is the Ice Release technique, which utilizes the environment. In other aspects, they are at the bottom among small countries.

But they chose this place, and even if it's just for their own sake, developing the Snow Country is the right thing to do.

When it comes to countries that have established diplomatic relations with the Land of Snow, the Land of Demons is the best choice.

"I understand." Hinata Yuuki nodded, glancing back at the palace where the shrine maiden resided, his expression grave. "That shrine maiden may have guessed our identities; we need to be more careful in the future."

When they first met this priestess, they were not in their original forms, and they had long since lost their Konoha headbands. Even if she could tell that they had used a transformation jutsu, she shouldn't have been able to contact the Hyuga clan.

But Hinata Yuuki always felt that there was a deeper meaning in the other person's words.

Prediction... what a troublesome ability.

Hyuga Miyuki touched her eye sockets with her fingers, recalling Miroku's last words, and thought to herself, "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."

"Your eyes hold power, but they need a key. You could try puppetry."

Her pupils were very active, and she hadn't been able to find the problem until she received a hint in the Land of Demons.

She could sense Maitreya's goodwill; he seemed to need her strength.

The Land of Demons will need power related to controlling puppets in the future.

However, it seems I'll have to seek out the Land of Wind for puppetry techniques. Fortunately, the Land of Snow isn't far from the Land of Wind.

Pulling herself back to reality, Hyuga Miyuki asked:

"What task did that person give you? And what is that merchant guild?"

"It's nothing, just letting us develop," Hyuga Yuuki said in a low voice. "The Chamber of Commerce will provide us with initial funding, and afterwards... the small countries in the far west of the ninja world are our targets!"

Opening his mouth means annexing a country, and judging from Hinata Yuuki's nonchalant attitude, he probably doesn't think it's impossible... I'm becoming more and more curious about the person behind him.

Thinking about it, Hyuga Miyuki suddenly seemed to remember something, took out a wanted poster, and changed the subject, "Yu's bounty is very high, higher than all five Kage except for the Fourth Hokage. Could he be being targeted?"

She had been to the black market before and discovered these brand-new bounty posters.

"..."

Hinata Yuuki gave Hinata Miyuki a strange look.

You thought of him as soon as I mentioned that person.

Could it be that he actually already guessed it in his heart, but was just pretending not to know?

Seeing that he didn't answer, Hyuga Miyuki asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Don't you find it strange? Even with the Hokage's assistance, Yu's bounty has increased abnormally."

"It's nothing, I just felt that you care about him a lot."

Hyuga Yuuki changed the subject, "It might be because Konoha is too strong, or... it could be that someone is deliberately targeting him."

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"Just ignore it?"

"Yes, the accounts of the Land of Demons were fabricated by me personally, just to test your abilities."

Hinata Yu smiled slightly at Kakuzu's question, "Of course, you will be paid the corresponding salary."

Upon hearing that the money hadn't been reduced, Kakuzu ignored the underlying issue in the conversation and turned to walk out of the house.

He only cares about making his own money; the employer's motives and schemes are none of his concern.

He wouldn't bother unless the employer offered a high reward.

But Hinata Yu...

Forget it, he didn't want to be surrounded and attacked by a group of powerful people.

Having finally come back to life, there's no need to dwell on things that are impossible.

Moreover, he had vaguely heard about the recent crackdown on the underground black market in the Land of Fire by unknown individuals.

For the time being, there will be no more underground money exchange offices in the Land of Fire, and bounty missions will also be unavailable.

Being unable to leave the Land of Fire, reminiscing about one's past career is agonizing; it's best not to dwell on it.

Thinking about the underground money exchange, Kakuzu suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Are you cracking down on the black market? Could it be to vent your anger? Because those high-ranking officials of those major countries raised your bounty?"

Hinata Yu's attack on him was probably just to increase his combat power. He hadn't really considered that the other party would crack down on the underground black market, but there aren't many forces in the Land of Fire capable of taking action against such places.

This was the one he found most suspicious.

Hinata Yu: "How could that be? Do you think I would care about these things?"

"But that's how it seems to me, or rather..."

Kakuzu turned his head to look at Hinata Hagumi's calm expression, and stopped talking.

The other person's expression told him that it was indeed not Hinata Yu who did it, and the person in front of him would not hide such a thing.

Kakuzu frowned slightly, but quickly regained his composure. "Since you paid so readily, I'll give you a heads-up: given the current situation, the underground black market will naturally assume it was you and Konoha who did it. Besides me, there are other strong individuals there. If you were to face them personally, things might not go well..."

"Like them?"

"...It seems to be useless information."

Seeing the bounty in Hinata Yu's hand, Kakuzu walked out of the room without turning his head, feeling regretful.

This information is outdated and won't fetch any money.

(End of this chapter)