I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 10 One piece of information sold to three different companies

The Land of Thunder.

"Lord Raikage, this intelligence is rather unusual."

Sitting in the Raikage Building at this moment is the Fourth Raikage, A, who succeeded to the throne after his father died in the Third World War. He is suppressing his impatience as he looks at the intelligence in his hand, and a solemn expression appears between his brows.

"Something is definitely not right, but we can't underestimate it. Let's have the intelligence department probe first to see if the intelligence is true. If it is, what's a little money?"

The information handed to him by his subordinates did not make the Raikage careless, but neither did he take it too seriously, since there were bound to be a few traitors like that every year.

Every country has spies, and so do traitors. They betray their own village's interests for high rewards. Some are motivated by ninjutsu, some by revenge, and others are simply cowards who are caught red-handed by their own spies.

In short, the ninja world has never lacked traitors; there have always been some. However, this time, the traitor seems to have an unusual identity, as he is able to know some intelligence about the borders of Konoha.

"Keep a close eye on this line and see if this mole is real or fake."

The Fourth Raikage spoke in a low, unhurried voice, and the ninja who came to report nodded respectfully, saying, "Yes, Raikage-sama."

Similarly, these types of spies can also be fake. They gain trust by transmitting some real information in the early stages, and then, during the transmission of information for certain key missions, they make sure that nine parts of the information are true and one part is false. It is this last false part that can set a trap and kill many of their elite ninjas. These are all methods that various countries are good at.

Even knowing that the information might be false, ninjas from various countries still enjoy doing it. This is because they all have their own specialized departments to analyze and verify the authenticity of the intelligence.

The Land of Earth.

Inside the Tsuchikage's office in Iwagakure Village.

At this moment, Onoki looked at the intelligence report that had been passed to him. He read it quickly, and the experienced Kage remained unmoved, simply placing the report on the table.

"Have someone keep a close eye on this intelligence and verify its authenticity."

"yes!"

"If it's true, I'd be willing to send more money or valuables, as long as the information is accurate."

The experienced Onoki was already used to the existence of such traitors and didn't pay much attention to this intelligence.

The Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water.

In the dimly lit room, Suigetsu Hobuki looked at the intelligence report in his hand, a ferocious smile on his face. "Heh, so it's just a little bug. I hope your intelligence is true, otherwise I wouldn't mind slaughtering a few Konoha ninjas to vent my anger."

Border of the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Yoru returned to his tent with a relaxed expression, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he looked at the activity funds that Shisui had just delivered.

As expected, the fastest way to make money is by taking advantage of others. The Uchiha clan truly deserves to be called the number one clan in Konoha. Don't be fooled by their arrogance; they are incredibly generous to their own people.

Not only did I receive the million-dollar reward, but the family also specially sent me a considerable amount of funds. After exchanging them all, a pleasant, crisp sound immediately echoed in my mind.

Gold Coins: 280,000

Upon seeing this number, Uchiha Yoru smiled. "Not bad. It seems I still need to work harder. If I could become Orochimaru's disciple, I'm afraid I would receive even more resources."

The reward for the mission was that the next day, when he brazenly encountered Orochimaru in the camp and addressed him as "teacher," the Uchiha ninja immediately relayed this shocking news back. Naturally, the mission was considered complete, and it was even better than expected.

At this time, his clan even gave him another mission: to do everything in his power to become a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the three legendary Sannin, and all the elite members of the Uchiha clan on the front lines would do their utmost to help him.

With a broad smile on his face, Uchiha Yoru began to form hand seals: 亥-戌-酉-申-未.

Spiritual communication!

A puff of white smoke flashed by, and a gray eagle appeared on his shoulder. This was the summoning beast he had purchased for 30,000 gold coins.

Eagles have no special abilities, cannot even speak human language, and their intelligence is only slightly better than that of ordinary beasts. It is precisely because of this that he took a liking to them.

Lacking spiritual intelligence means that even if captured by a ninja, genjutsu or memory-probing techniques cannot uncover clear memories. This is because they are fundamentally incompatible.

But it was an excellent way to transmit intelligence. At this moment, the gray eagle on his shoulder slowly opened its beak and spat out three scrolls.

The gray eagle then dissipated in the white smoke, and Uchiha Yoru rubbed his hands together and opened the scroll. When he saw the gold bars, each as thick as a finger, he immediately smiled with satisfaction.

top up!

Gold Coins: 330,000

"Tsk tsk, murder and arson bring wealth and honor; the old saying is indeed true."

Seeing the amount of gold coins instantly surge to 300,000, Uchiha Yoru revealed a look of excitement and frustration. Damn it, why couldn't his talent be better?

If he had been a little more talented and graduated earlier, he would have made a fortune during World War III.

He'd wasted his time! In the years since he graduated, he'd only managed to earn 500,000 gold coins through hard work, including money from his family, as well as his parents' inheritance and property.

Knowing full well that they would be relocating after the Nine-Tailed Night, they naturally sold their properties in the Gold Zone as soon as possible, which is how they managed to raise 500,000 gold coins.

"Just preliminary information sold for 50,000 gold coins. Imagine if they sold more intelligence, especially some important intelligence!"

Upon realizing this, Uchiha Yoru's expression immediately turned excited; he was practically ready to shout it out.

As for whether there was any shame in betraying Konoha's information for money, he only had one word to say at this moment: Bullshit! The Uchiha clan was already heading towards extinction, and he was saving the clan.

In fact, if the information he betrays is large enough and can ignite a border war, then that would be the real chance to save the family.

Once war breaks out, even if it's just local border conflicts, Konoha will be constantly tied down on the edge of the war. Even if they wanted to take action against the Uchiha, they would be powerless to do so.

How can this be called selling information? He is clearly saving his clan and the decaying Konoha.

"I have 330,000 gold coins. I have enough ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even taijutsu. I don't even have enough bloodline limit to upgrade. So the only thing I can do right now is to improve my abilities as quickly as possible."

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes. This was probably the last peaceful time for Konoha. Once Orochimaru defected, Konoha's borders would be unstable, and this local border war and turmoil could last for several years.

In the original story, the fact that the Land of Lightning came to Konoha to sign a peace treaty proves that the two sides had been fighting on the border for countless years. Furthermore, Uchiha Shisui returned after ending the war with the Hidden Mist Village, and only then did Konoha finally achieve complete peace.

The Nine-Tails' rampage and the death of the Fourth Hokage were the triggers that ignited tensions on the border. Even he noticed that some small ninja villages wanted to instigate a war between major powers for their own profit.

Orochimaru's defection was probably the beginning of a local war. If it weren't for the fact that all the countries had suffered heavy losses in World War III, it would never have been a local war.

It's time to exchange some items.

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(End of this chapter)