Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

It wasn't that he wanted to deceive Kakuzu, but for the plot to proceed smoothly, he really couldn't reveal the savior's identity prematurely. If the Akatsuki members knew who the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was, then Obito would definitely know too. With his White Zetsu clones, Obito was unbeatable at gathering intelligence!

It's estimated that Kakashi knows exactly what color his underwear is, and how often he changes it. That's how he created hundreds of thousands of White Zetsu clones—more than all the ninjas in the five great ninja villages combined.

If Obito had known in advance who the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was, and like Madara kept the rice-carrying foreman in captivity, he would have kept the savior in captivity and killed him when the plan began. Then who would fight Kaguya?

Wouldn't he become the only loser in the army of time travelers who couldn't pass the level?

Kakuzu's performance surprised him somewhat. In the original story, after Kakuzu failed to assassinate Senju and was spared by Senju, he did not cause trouble for Konoha for several decades. It was similar now. He went to Konoha because Sasori's father was someone he had sworn to protect, but he was stabbed by the people of Konoha, so he wanted to go to Konoha to avenge Sasori's father.

However, he was tricked by Shinto into doing business with Danzo, but after doing business with Danzo a few times, he didn't go to Konoha for more than ten years.

Why did you suddenly decide to pet the Nine-Tailed Fox?

"I do have some ideas. You don't know how tiring it is to support a country. Right now, Konoha is weak, and the only one who can fight is White Fang. I'll hold off White Fang while you deal with the Nine-Tails. After that, we can take the opportunity to do some business with Konoha. But we need to find out who the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki is first. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Masato's explanation, Kakuzu seemed to understand a little.

After all, the tailed beasts are the core threat to every village, and Konoha has the strongest tailed beast, the Nine-Tails. This is absolutely the core of the core, so how could outsiders possibly know? He was considered a high-ranking member of the village back then, but he didn't know who the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was. Very few people in the entire village knew.

So it's normal that even if Masato was there, he wouldn't know, and he immediately changed the subject and asked.

"Well... to be honest, it would be a lie to say I have no ideas, but this might not be easy to handle!"

"Let's not even talk about how difficult it is to find the Jinchuriki right under White Fang's nose. Even if we find out who the Jinchuriki is, it's not easy to deal with the Nine-Tails. You haven't seen the Nine-Tails, so you don't know how difficult it is to deal with. It's like a rock in a latrine, smelly and hard. I beat the Seven-Tails for half an hour and it made me cry. I beat the Four-Tails and Five-Tails for an hour or two and they cried for their mothers. But that night, I beat the Nine-Tails all night long, and that beast still wouldn't give in. I couldn't beat it into submission at all."

"It's unrealistic to think we can just take a tailed beast like that and sell it back to Konoha. Once the Jinchuriki is unconscious, it will immediately come out and we and Kurama will be the first to attack. Konoha will even applaud us."

Masato explained helplessly.

"Is the Nine-Tails really that troublesome?"

Kakuzu also frowned.

He originally thought that although the Nine-Tails was known as the strongest tailed beast with the most tails, it was only two more tails than the Seven-Tails, so its strength should be limited, since both of them had been beaten by Shinto.

But now, after hearing his good brother's introduction, he didn't expect the Nine-Tails to be so troublesome. His good brother's dark fists were no joke. He still vividly remembered how his good brother handed the Four-Tails and Five-Tails over to him like dogs. This Nine-Tails is not afraid of his good brother's fists, which makes things very difficult.

Even if his good brother manages to suppress the Nine-Tails, he himself won't be able to carry the Nine-Tails to negotiate with Konoha.

Although we don't know how strong Kurama is, if Kurama goes berserk, he can't beat it...

"It's more than just troublesome! You have no idea how powerful the Nine-Tails is. Although it sounds exaggerated, I can feel that the Nine-Tails' strength is definitely stronger than its eight older brothers combined. Otherwise, although Konoha is somewhat declining, it wouldn't have been forced to rebuild because of the Nine-Tails, and it even killed Minato Namikaze."

"Take my advice, brother. Forget about the Nine-Tails; it's too much trouble. If you want to pull off something big, there are other places too. Doesn't Kirigakure have three-tailed and six-tailed foes? Three plus six equals nine! Although Kirigakure was badly beaten by Konoha in the last war, the wealth they've accumulated overseas since World War I is no less than Konoha's!"

"If you're interested, brother, I'll go to Kirigakure with you."

"This is what Masato said to Kakuzu."

Nine-Tails is indeed a difficult opponent. If you bring out Nine-Tails' explosive temper, the fight will never end. He doesn't know sealing techniques, and who knows if the mixed-blood vortex bloodline of the Savior will be effective. He's just a baby right now. What if he dies instantly when Nine-Tails comes out? Where is he going to find a Savior to fight Kaguya? Only the protagonist deserves to have the rare and awesome aura of "lowering intelligence".

However, seeing how hard Kakuzu has worked, and how much he has helped him over the years, it wouldn't be right not to help Kakuzu find a way to make money now that it's a rare opportunity for him to ask for help.

The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails of Kumogakure are not easy to deal with. After all, he and the Third Raikage were teammates before, and Kumogakure and Sunagakure have not had any major grudges over the years. It would be wrong for Kumogakure to go and mess with the Fourth Raikage's nephew for no reason.

As for the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure, they've screwed over Onoki too many times over the years. It's not even worth mentioning whether Onoki has been impoverished by them; he himself is fed up with it.

If your own village's One-Tailed Fox and Seven-Tailed Fox are no good, why would you sabotage yourself? That would be stupid.

After much thought, only the Hidden Mist Village with the Three-Tails and Six-Tails remains among the Five Great Shinobi Villages. I wonder if the Fifth Mizukage has taken over yet. If she hasn't, there's been no news from the Hidden Mist Village since the war ended.

However, we haven't seen any Kirigakure ninja in the ninja world yet. It seems we're still in the period when the Fourth Mizukage, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, was being controlled by Obito. In that case, we can make a good plan. Even if we're recognized, the Kirigakure people will probably thank us profusely after discovering their Mizukage is being controlled...

Hmm, we could try and make a move on Kirigakure! ヾ(^Д^*)/.

817. He's not the father of the Mist Ninja.

"The Hidden Mist Village is good... good. It's still a closed country there, news is blocked, and the situation of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails remains a mystery, so it's not easy to find them..."

Kakuzu smacked his lips, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. Three plus six did indeed equal nine, and in terms of quantity, they had one more than Konoha. For someone with a business mind like him, it was a matter of numbers, not strength. Two tailed beasts were worth more than one Nine-Tails. At least if he were to negotiate with the people of Kirigakure, he could definitely raise the price to exceed the price Konoha offered for the Nine-Tails.

Moreover, according to his good friend, the Nine-Tails is inherently difficult to deal with, while the Three-Tails and Six-Tails are much easier to handle and manipulate, so Kakuzu was indeed very tempted.

However, there is a big problem here. Kirigakure has been closed off for many years, and the situation inside has been quite isolated for many years. Over the years, almost no one has been to the Land of Water. After the good brothers fought with the mysterious person in the Land of Water, Shimura Danzo and Konoha's White Fang went to the Land of Water, but none of the three of them went to Kirigakure.

The good brother fought with the mysterious man and came back. Shimura Danzo was more ruthless, offering sacrifices at the entrance of the village, but he was almost wiped out by the Kirigakure ninja. If it weren't for Sakumo Hatake's appearance to save him, Shimura Danzo would have been dead long ago. So, all things considered, the Land of Water is very dangerous. Even someone with the strength to defeat ten thousand men would have to run away if they went there.

Because of these three events, outsiders have not dared to go to the Land of Water for many years. He has never abandoned the Land of Water while running his business. He does have five lives, but he is a great mage, not an assassin or a tough warrior. If he is ganged up on by too many people, he will not be able to escape.

Although I'm very tempted by my good brother's suggestion, the Three-Tails and Six-Tails have been hidden by the mist for so many years, they're probably even harder to find than the Jinchuriki of Konoha!

"That's not a problem. I roughly know who the Three-Tails Jinchuriki is, and as for the Six-Tails... I'll find out once we get to Kirigakure by scanning it with my sensory abilities. It has nowhere to hide from my senses..."

To put Kakuzu at ease, Masato put on a little show of confidence and said...

The Three-Tails should be inside the Fourth Mizukage's stomach right now. As for where the Six-Tails is at this time, he really doesn't know. He vaguely remembers that there was also a Six-Tails Jinchuriki in Kirigakure in the original work. His age should be about the same as Kakashi's. Generally, the Tailed Beasts are sealed in the stomachs of Jinchuriki by choosing young children because children don't have so many thoughts, it's easy to cultivate a sense of belonging to the village, and it's also easy to form a bond with the Tailed Beast.

So he guessed that the Six-Tails should now be sealed in a Jinchuriki. However, this Six-Tails Jinchuriki was always a minor character in the original work, and since he hadn't watched much of the plot, he really didn't know who this Six-Tails Jinchuriki was. This Six-Tails Jinchuriki wasn't as famous as Little Sunglasses or Old Purple, and his appearance rate was extremely low, so he had no impression of him at all. He only vaguely remembered that when the Akatsuki fought the Six-Tails, they fought the Jinchuriki instead of the original Six-Tails.

The only original tailed beast after that was the three giant turtles that escaped after the Fourth Mizukage, who was killed by a group of Kirigakure ninja, died. It is unknown whether the Three-Tails giant turtle died or not, but he only remembered that when his youngest son, Uchiha Itachi, went to Kirigakure to fight the Three-Tails, the Three-Tails giant turtle was living at the bottom of a lake.

So his plan was to find the Six-Tails Jinchuriki after arriving in Kirigakure and then secretly kidnap him. After all, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki's presence wasn't as strong as the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, who was already the Mizukage. Moreover, as the mastermind behind the Land of Water, Obito wouldn't care too much about what was happening in Kirigakure. He probably still harbored considerable resentment towards the Kirigakure ninja. After all, although his world Rin died at the hands of his best friend, it was ultimately because of the Kirigakure ninja. Perhaps that's why Obito carried out the massacre in Kirigakure.

After taking down the Six-Tails, use a diversionary tactic to have Kakuzu distract the Mist Ninja and Obito, and then find a way to make the Mist Ninja discover that the Fourth Mizukage's genjutsu has been controlled. At that time, he will break out from the chaos and "accidentally" cut down the Three-Tails. Then, only the Six-Tails will remain, and it will be in Kakuzu's hands. This escalation will probably double the odds.

After the Bloodstained Mist Village and the Fourth Mizukage were both killed, the Mist Village lineup at that time probably wouldn't even make the playoffs. If they didn't even have a tailed beast that posed a core threat, the Fifth Mizukage, a girl with two bloodline limits, probably wouldn't be able to protect them. So, knowing that the Six-Tails was with Kakuzu, they would buy it no matter how much it cost.

That's how tailed beasts are. When a village is strong, they can be a burden, but once the village's strength weakens, they become the last line of defense against outsiders. This is why, when Senju was auctioning off tailed beasts, Iwagakure and Sunagakure borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates to buy two tailed beasts to protect their homes.

Back then, Takigakure was known as the sixth great ninja village, second only to the Five Great Ninja Villages, thanks to its Seven-Tails. If it weren't for the powerful puppeteers of Sunagakure, Sunagakure would have been relegated to the sixth great ninja village before Shinto even made his debut and before Retsuto died young.

However, how to let the Kirigakure ninja discover that the Fourth Mizukage was being controlled by genjutsu was a big problem. It seems that the original work only mentioned it briefly, and it didn't affect him much. It seems that someone accidentally received the Byakugan from the Hyuga clan's main family and then glanced at the Fourth Mizukage in the crowd.

However, the original work did not explain how that Mist Ninja obtained the Byakugan. He did not know whether he had obtained the Byakugan at this point in time. Others may not know, but he knew quite a bit about it. The main family of the Hyuga clan were practically national treasures. They were like big shots in Konoha. The main family rarely took action. When carrying out missions in Konoha, it was the branch family that did it.

Only when a war breaks out will a few members of the main family be dispatched under the leadership of the head of the main family. However, the number is still very small, at most ten or so. Each of them is accompanied by a group of younger brothers from the branch family as bodyguards. If there is any chance of getting a disapproving look, it is probably during the three previous wars.

He didn't know the details of the war between Kirigakure and Konoha in the original story. In the last three wars, the battle between Kirigakure and Konoha became the home ground for the Uchiha and Kaguya clans. Although the Hyuga clans had some achievements, they were overshadowed by the protagonist aura of the Uchiha and Kaguya clans. So it's hard to say whether that Kirigakure ninja has received the Byakugan from the Hyuga clan.

If that guy had gotten the Byakugan, he would probably have discovered the Fourth Mizukage's tricks by now. But if he didn't get the Byakugan, his words alone wouldn't have been enough!

He's not their father, so why would they believe everything he says...?

818. The current Mist Shadow lineup is really weak.

The most bizarre thing is that when Obito controlled the Nine-Tails, the Nine-Tails clearly had a pair of huge Sharingan eyes, but when he controlled the Fourth Mizukage, the Sharingan eyes disappeared. These are both tailed beasts, but the Three-Tails' status seems a bit too low.

They don't even have the qualifications to display the Sharingan?

However, he only told Kakuzu the first half of his plan, that he would "accidentally" kill the Three-Tails giant turtle to increase the price of the Six-Tails. He couldn't tell Kakuzu the rest of the plan. Firstly, it would be unethical to spoil it in advance, and secondly, he couldn't explain how he knew these things. No one would believe him if he told him, and he would probably be considered crazy. So he only told Kakuzu the first half of the plan so that he could make a fortune.

"...Your plan is not bad, but won't you be exposed after you kill the Three-Tails?"

After deliberating on the plan for half an hour, Kakuzu nodded in approval. However, regarding the part about his good brother killing the Three-Tails, he preferred to take down both the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails together. But after thinking about it, if both tailed beasts were taken down together, his good brother's identity would be easily exposed. If only one tailed beast was taken down, although there weren't many people, there were still some in the ninja world who could do it. As long as it was well covered up, his good brother's identity wouldn't be exposed, and it wouldn't cause any trouble for Sunagakure.

However, if it comes to dealing with two tailed beasts at the same time, probably only his good brother and his current boss with round eyes in the ninja world could do it right now.

As Sunagakure's top star, he carries the weight of the village's reputation. Last time, he was ridiculed by the ninja world for almost a month for haggling with Mifune of the Land of Iron. If this matter is exposed, Kirigakure might have to fight Sunagakure.

The key is that if we just beat up the Three-Tails until they cry like the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Seven-Tails, and make them submit, the risk of our good brothers being exposed will be smaller. But if we want to kill the tailed beasts, our good brothers will have to use their ultimate moves.

The entire ninja world knows about Good Brother's abilities: powerful sword energy, a dark, impenetrable defense, and a giant lion's head formed by Magnet Release. Each of these abilities is unique in the ninja world, and there is no one else like him. Therefore, once Good Brother kills the Three-Tails, he will definitely be exposed to the Mist Ninja, which will have a negative impact on Sunagakure.

Although Kakuzu loves money, he values ​​loyalty even more. The two have been brothers for decades, and he certainly doesn't want his good brother's village to be implicated because of his own affairs.

"Don't worry, it won't have a big impact. You just need to cooperate with me and put on a show..."

Seeing how much Kakuzu cared for him, Shinto was deeply moved and patted him on the shoulder.

As long as his plan goes smoothly, there's a high chance that Kirigakure will treat him to a lavish meal and drinks...

...

Without hesitation, both Shinto and Kakuzu were decisive and efficient. After making their plans, they immediately set off overnight towards the Land of Water.

He even forgot about his original plan to help Nawaki flirt with girls after dealing with Fat Cat and Gaara.

Helping Kakuzu with something big is too low-level for Nawaki to flirt with girls. Besides, considering Nawaki's crush on the second male lead's mother, even if Nawaki survived World War II, he's still a natural-born bastard, so getting him to settle down and have children won't be easy. So let's put this matter aside for now. Anyway, Tsunade is already on a killing spree at the casino and won't be leaving Sunagakure anytime soon. Let's help Kakuzu complete this big deal first, since our nephew will need Kakuzu's help in the Akatsuki group in the future.

The Minister of Finance has influence wherever he goes.

"What's Mist Village up to? It seems so dilapidated..."

The two remained silent throughout the journey. After flying for seven days and seven nights with Kakuzu, Shinto finally arrived above Kirigakure. This was his first time visiting Kirigakure in all these years, and it was completely different from the sunny beaches he remembered. He figured Obito had probably already made his move. Just a few hundred meters above Kirigakure, he could smell a faint stench of blood. The streets were sparsely populated, and almost every villager on the street was hurrying around, glancing left and right. The entire village seemed shrouded in a bloody darkness, with a very heavy atmosphere, completely unlike one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Even Sunagakure, whose living conditions are the worst, cannot compare to them.

You have to understand the living conditions in Sunagakure. The temperature during the day can reach over 50 degrees Celsius, and the temperature at night drops below zero. Generally, whether it is day or night, there are very few people strolling on the streets. Most of them are merchants from various countries or desperate people who have gone to seek their fortune. It cannot be compared with the bustling streets of Konoha every day, and it is even less than that of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

Kirigakure is second only to Konoha in terms of geographical environment and climate. It should be a place of sunshine and beaches, but there are hardly any merchants on the streets. The flow of people is much less than in Sunagakure. The place is full of a dilapidated atmosphere, which really surprised Shinto and Kakuzu.

Shinto could only sigh inwardly at Obito's truly extravagant gesture!

To ensure his world's peace, he had been murdering people for so many years. He used his Observation Haki to cover the entire Hidden Mist Village and discovered that the Hozuki and Minazuki clans were truly all gone, probably wiped out by Obito.

The massacre of all the clans with bloodline limits in Kirigakure was something I didn't really grasp when I only read the original story. But now that I've experienced it firsthand, Shinto's heart is still filled with unease.

What does this mean? You have to understand that during the Third Shinobi World War, the tens of thousands of people sent by Kirigakure were mostly from clans with bloodline limits, which can be said to be Kirigakure's most elite force. No, this number was accumulated over several decades without having participated in the Second Shinobi World War. Although Kirigakure suffered heavy casualties during the Third Shinobi World War, the bloodline limit clans did not suffer many losses. Only the Kaguya clan suffered some heavy losses in their fierce battle with the Uchiha.

Now, almost all the bloodline limit families in Kirigakure have disappeared. Obito is really ruthless!

No wonder Kirigakure has kept a low profile for so many years; they're truly out of talent. Right now, the entire Kirigakure only has one powerful figure, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, who's being controlled by Obito.

He also found the Six-Tails Jinchuriki in a relatively remote place. After all, such a massive amount of chakra was practically a guiding light under Shinto's Observation Haki, making it difficult not to find him.

This Six-Tails Jinchuriki is pretty much as he expected. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki is indeed still a kid, and a few years younger than Kakashi. The current Six-Tails Jinchuriki isn't even at the level of a Jonin. Almost all the high-ranking members of Kirigakure have been wiped out. Forget about the future, even with Kirigakure's current lineup, if Onoki found out, he would definitely lead his army south to avenge his master...

After the Three-Tails Jinchuriki died, the newly appointed Mizukage was simply no match for the vast Hidden Mist Village.

819. In the end, the biggest idiot is yourself.

"It seems that something big has happened in Kirigakure recently."

Kakuzu also frowned, even though he didn't have the advanced Observation Haki that Shindou possessed.

However, his perception was also quite good. Coupled with years of shaving people's heads, he was exceptionally sensitive to killing intent. Just looking at the faint killing intent emanating from Kirigakure and the dilapidated atmosphere, it was obvious that something had happened in Kirigakure.

"More or less. I sensed that all the bloodline limits in Kirigakure have disappeared. There isn't a single member of the Hozuki, Minazuki, or Kaguya clans. I guess something terrible has happened."

Masato also spoke in a serious tone.

"Hiss...! Who's so ruthless!"