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Chapter 191 Karin: Kagura-sama, you're actually a good person, aren't you?

"First-sama, second-sama."

For the sake of Shimura Danzo's safety, Akihara Kagura appeared to have no choice but to agree to Orochimaru's request: "Lord Danzo is my guide, I have no choice..."

I understand how you feel.

Tobirama Senju greatly admired this, as Danzo Shimura was also his student; however, he still looked at Orochimaru and asked, "This guy is dangerous. Are you sure you can control him?"

"No matter what, I must protect Lord Danzo's safety."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, seemingly lacking confidence: "I'll do anything to rescue Lord Danzo..."

"She's so loyal and devoted..."

Orochimaru's smile held a hint of sarcasm as he continued, "I'm setting up this trap here simply to do one last thing for my teacher. If you're willing, I can stand with you against him. Konoha has indeed become corrupt under his rule..."

"Let's deal with the monkey problem first!"

Hashirama Senju was still somewhat enraged.

Because Hashirama Senju never imagined that Konoha, which he founded, would become like this: a Hokage, in order to seize power, secretly manipulated conspiracies, murdered his comrades in the village, and forced the village's best ninjas to defect!

"Kagura-kun's power is sufficient."

Orochimaru looked at Akihara Kagura and said with a smile, "Our teacher has always been worried that you might rebel by force, which is why he has been suppressing you politically..."

Orochimaru raised a finger, chuckled, and continued, "However, Kagura-kun, could you release the two Hokage first? I need to ensure my own safety before you can see Danzo. You can wait for my news; I won't let you down..."

"..."

Kagura Akihara had no choice but to loosen the vines.

Orochimaru left with the two Hokage, leaving only Akihara Kagura on the bridge. Karin, who had been observing the area with her Kagura Mind's Eye, immediately walked towards Akihara Kagura.

"Lord Kagura".

Karin looked at Akihara Kagura with some unease and whispered, "Was it really the Third Hokage who did those things?"

"Of course not."

Kagura Akihara shook her head, completely unwilling to take responsibility for the lie she had fabricated: "That was just bait to lure Lord Danzo. Orochimaru will definitely tell Lord Danzo everything when he gets back, and they will surely conspire to deceive the two Hokage..."

"but…"

"Black is black, and white is white."

"The mistakes the Third Hokage made are errors he has to admit, no matter what; and the things the Third Hokage didn't do will eventually be cleared of suspicion during the confrontation..."

"A confrontation?"

Karin frowned.

"yes…"

Kagura Akihara glanced at Karin and chuckled, "Lord Danzo can list all the wrongdoings of the Third Hokage, but he thinks he can slander the Third Hokage, forgetting that he himself is the most despicable one..."

"..."

Karin nodded thoughtfully.

"Let's go."

Akihara Kagura walked over to Karin's fishing rod and said slowly, "Although we've already caught some big fish today, I'll still cast a couple more times..."

After finishing her sentence, Akihara Kagura suddenly added, "Oh, right, let that guy Tazuna come and fix the bridge! Let's finish Team 7's mission as soon as possible!"

"..."

Class 7 is indeed very worried about Akihara Kagura.

However, they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Akihara Kagura was safe and sound, especially Hatake Kakashi, who did not want to see Akihara Kagura perish here.

Time flies.

Dazna is working hard to repair the bridge.

Kakashi Hatake and Team 7 are training hard.

Akihara Kagura continued fishing with the Root ninjas. Just before the bridge was completed, Momochi Zabuza returned to the Land of Waves with the heads of a bunch of Water Country nobles.

This guy…

Their combat strength is indeed not weak.

"I've come to retrieve my executioner's sword."

Zabuza Momochi dropped the pile of heads in front of Kagura Akihara and said coldly, "Everyone on the smuggling list is accounted for. You can count them yourself..."

"I'd like to count them..."

Akihara Kagura looked at Momochi Zabuza, her eyes filled with innocence: "The key issue is that I have no idea about the smugglers' list..."

"You bastard, you still want to lie to me at a time like this..."

Zabuza Momochi cursed and looked at Haku, who was carrying the Executioner's Blade. He saw that Haku's eyes were a little wet, but then he suddenly realized something.

At this time...

Akihara Kagura doesn't seem to need to lie to herself.

"Bai...you really didn't tell you the list?"

Zabuza Momochi had a vague feeling that he had made a mistake. He recalled what had happened that day and wondered if he had fallen into a trap.

but…

At this moment, Zabuza Momochi was in no mood to care about those things.

Because during the time Zabuza Momochi was away from Haku, he had been missing the little guy who had always been by his side, and he knew that he couldn't live without Haku.

However, Zabuza Momochi stubbornly refused to apologize. Looking at Haku carrying the Executioner's Blade, he coldly rebuked him, "Why aren't you coming over here with the Executioner's Blade? What are you doing standing there?!"

"Zabuza-sama!"

Bai Fei rushed towards Momochi Zabuza at lightning speed!

"etc…"

Akihara Kagura's words made Haku stop in his tracks. He slowly looked at Momochi Zabuza and said, "Momochi Zabuza, I only promised to return your Executioner's Blade..."

"White is my tool!"

Zabuza Momochi's face was filled with rage!

"The decapitation sword is also your tool..."

Akihara Kagura continued casting her line with nonchalant interest, saying, "Besides, didn't you already leave both tools in the Land of Waves? Now you can only choose one, so you'd better think it through. There's only one Executioner's Blade..."

"..."

Zabuza Momochi fell silent.

This is a difficult choice.

The decapitation sword can enhance his strength...

Choosing White means he has lost the Executioner's Blade, which will greatly weaken his strength, making his attempt to take over Kirigakure a pipe dream...

however…

This is not a difficult choice.

Zabuza Momochi knew that it would be extremely difficult to regain power in Kirigakure when he killed those nobles from the Land of Water, so he might as well retire with Haku!

Zabuza Momochi chose Haku, giving up his ambitions, and he understood what kind of life he should choose.

Zabuza Momochi snorted coldly, looking at Haku without hesitation, his attitude towards Haku remaining arrogant: "Throw the Executioner's Blade to this bastard!"

"Zabuza-sama!"

Tears of surprise welled up in Bai's eyes.

Although Zabuza Momochi still maintained his fearless attitude, he chose to abandon his guillotine for his own sake!

Haku no longer needed to hold back, so he dropped the guillotine he had been carrying on his back and pounced on Zabuza Momochi!

"Keep it quiet!"

Zabuza Momochi ruffled his white hair, glanced longingly at the Executioner's Blade, and said coldly, "Hey, Konoha and Kirigakure are allies, return the Executioner's Blade to me!"

"What are you dreaming about?"

Akihara Kagura looked at Momochi Zabuza as if he hadn't woken up yet: "The Executioner's Blade is my trophy. How I deal with it is none of your concern, is it?"

"You bastard..."

Zabuza Momochi was so enraged that he flew into a rage.

However, before Zabuza Momochi could say anything more, Haku quickly grabbed his arm and left, fearing that Zabuza Momochi and Kagura Akihara might cause some conflict.

"Kagura-sama..."

Karin glanced at Zabuza Momochi and Haku's departing figures, still able to hear Zabuza's cursing and Haku's attempts to persuade him.

"What's wrong?"

Akihara Kagura was still intently watching the water, as if she hadn't done anything, as if Momochi Zabuza and Haku had never been there.

"Kagura-sama..."

Karin stood next to Akihara Kagura and muttered cautiously, "She's clearly a good person!"

"I think so too."

Akihara Kagura nodded in agreement and said, "Go and send this Executioner's Blade to Orochimaru! Let him take it and present it to the people of Kirigakure as a gift."

"..."

A group of Root ninjas felt that Karin's nearsightedness had worsened, and that their superior, Akihara Kagura, really didn't know her own limitations.

The country of waves.

Inside Kado's house.

Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura were still plotting carefully.

When Shimura Danzo learned that they had received the assistance of the two Hokage, he was overjoyed and convinced that the plan to destroy Konoha would be foolproof.

With the completion of the bridge across the Land of Waves, Kakashi Hatake and Team 7 returned to Konoha. Kagura Akihara returned with the Root ninjas, and coincidentally, the Anbu also sent orders, requiring Kagura Akihara to return to Konoha as soon as possible.

because…

The Chunin Exams for the second half of the year are about to begin.

As the assistant to the Hokage of Konoha and the village's main fighting force, Akihara Kagura must be in the village and cannot stay outside on vacation all the time.

after all…

The people sent by Sunagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams this time are a bit troublesome. It would be best if Akihara Kagura could return to Konoha before the Chunin Exams to oversee things.

Konoha Village.

Mission Meeting Place.

Kakashi Hatake and Team 7 have finally returned from their mission. Their mission was quite eventful, and they might not have made it back safely if it weren't for Kagura Akihara.

However, when Class 7 finished submitting their mission, the reward for their first completed C-level mission did not reach them.

because…

The person on duty kept it for themselves.

"I'll accept this money now."

Akihara Kagura wrote down the evaluation of Class 7's mission completion without a second thought, and then accepted their mission payment: "You guys haven't forgotten what you promised me, have you? This mission's reward is all mine..."

"No...no..."

Naruto felt a pang of reluctance.

After all, this was the first time in his life he had received a reward for completing a C-level mission.

"Alright, alright."

Akihara Kagura reached out and put down the stack of mission rewards, continuing nonchalantly, "I know how hard you worked to complete the mission, and your rewards..."

"Eh!"

Naruto's face lit up with joy!

However, Akihara Kagura's next words immediately made Naruto's face fall: "I'll splurge on this money; it'll be enough for a barbecue..."

"..."

Naruto Uzumaki's forehead creased with annoyance.

"Alright, go back and get some rest!"

Akihara Kagura waved her hand, signaling them to go back and rest: "Don't forget to pick up your employment commission tomorrow, and don't forget you still owe Anko a lot of tutoring fees!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Kagura Akihara with a long face: "So give us more high-level missions! That way I can pay Anko-nee back as soon as possible!"

"Can't even handle a C-level mission..."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, strongly disagreeing with his idea: "You guys almost died in the Land of Waves this time. Luckily, I went there on a mission..."

"Speaking of which..."

Kakashi Hatake looked at Kagura Akihara and asked, "Does the Third Hokage know about the Land of Waves? But if you were here, Orochimaru probably wouldn't dare infiltrate Konoha, right?"

Akihara Kagura frowned and continued, "You can't be sure about that. That guy's got a death wish..."

"but…"

"The matter in the Land of Waves has been reported. The Third Hokage is furious about Orochimaru's actions, but he has no time to attend to it for the time being because there are more important matters to attend to in the village..."

[System Notification]: [Go and eliminate the smugglers traveling between the Land of Water and the Land of Fire. Destroy their stronghold. Mission complete. Reward: Giant Body Shuriken Technique!]

【Giant Shuraken Technique (Summons a shuraken, enlarging it to a gigantic size.)】

When Akihara Kagura went to submit her mission, she mentioned the Land of Waves to Sarutobi Hiruzen, reminding Orochimaru that he might have designs on Konoha.

but…

Hiruzen Sarutobi was more concerned about the joint Chunin Exams.

This Chunin Exam is related to the alliance between Konoha, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure, as well as the attitudes of other small countries towards Konoha.

After seeing off Kakashi Hatake and Team 7, Akihara Kagura stayed at the mission meeting place to continue her shift when she met an elderly genin who came to submit a mission.

"Genin Maruhoshi Kosuke."

After Akihara Kagura verified his successful completion of the mission, she suddenly called out to the genin: "I've always heard from the villagers that you have good survival skills in the wild and that you're a great cook?"

"It's alright..."

The old man, carrying a black pot on his back, scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "Perhaps it's because nobody likes soldier's rations that my cooking skills seem pretty good..."

"I have a request."

Akihara Kagura glanced at her assistant and continued, "My assistant is going to participate in this Chunin Exams, but she doesn't have a teammate and needs an experienced genin..."

"This... I'm afraid I can't do it."

Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head repeatedly and said softly, "I don't want to be promoted..."

"Don't worry, I won't promote you."

Kagura Akihara waved her hand and continued, "I'm just asking you to help Karin through the second stage, the Forest of Death. You can give up on the third stage yourself. I'll arrange another teammate for you then, and he should also give up on the third stage..."

"This…"

Maruhoshi Kosuke hesitated for a moment before deciding to take the initiative to remind her, "Lord Kagura, the Chunin Exams in the village are no joke. Wilderness survival skills are also essential knowledge for ninjas. If your wilderness survival skills aren't up to par, it's best if you..."

"She will no longer be going out on dangerous missions."

Kagura Akihara stared at Kosuke Maruboshi and continued, "Furthermore, the reason I invited you to participate in the Chunin Exams is because the scale of these exams is so large. I hope you can help keep an eye on the village kids to prevent any accidents from happening to them during the exams..."

Second update!

Akihara Kagura is not a bad person!

Pitfall of Danzo... that doesn't make him a bad person.

(End of this chapter)