This Naruto is a player

How could he not know that Master Yuanshi favored Zabuza?

"I think Lady Terumi is better. Lady Terumi is not only strong, but also very knowledgeable."

"Bah! I think you're the traitor! Qing, who murdered Master Yuan, was Terumi Mei's partner!"

"But, wasn't Lord Ao controlled by Danzo?"

For a moment, everyone in the conference room was talking over each other, like a marketplace, and no one could convince the other!

In the arena, some members of the secret service remained silent, simply recording everyone and the person they were going to nominate.

In particular, all those who did not support Zabuza were recorded!

"enough!"

Kwon Hyung-e shouted, interrupting the chaos at the scene.

Master Yuan just died, and Wuyin is already in such a mess?

Does it still resemble a ninja?

Kwon Bing-wei spoke up, and everyone stopped arguing.

"This issue will not be discussed for now; a separate meeting will be held later. Meeting adjourned!"

"Humph!"

People who had grown to dislike each other instantly due to the earlier dispute left one after another.

The meeting had just ended when the minutes were already on Minazuki Tetsuju's table.

"There was a lot of controversy, and Plan A failed."

Setting down the meeting report, Tie Zhu coldly said, "Activate Plan B!"

Get ready to cause a huge scene!

Chapter 223 A Gathering of Wise Men

The Land of Frost.

Same old place, Yongen City.

As a border city adjacent to the Land of Lightning but located within the Land of Frost, Uchiha Akane and Kakuzu settled here again after leaving the Land of Lightning.

The two of them had just completed a mission to raid the border of the Land of Lightning.

This operation swept through three outposts, eliminating five teams from Kumogakure, including one Jonin, four Chunin, and a number of Genin.

It was a very fruitful experience.

Their gains didn't stop there.

It's unclear when exactly, but the ninjas of Kumogakure began to be equipped with a large number of Xiaoyao Pills each. This time, after sweeping through three outposts, the two of them obtained more than a thousand Xiaoyao Pills.

One of the purposes of coming to Yongen City this time is to get rid of these excess Xiaoyao Pills.

The two men, dressed in red robes with black cloud patterns, looked rather odd walking down the road in this small border town.

"Go and exchange the Xiaoyao Pills for money, I'll go buy some food." As soon as they entered the town, Hongzhong glanced at Jiaodu and gave the order.

"Ah."

In the face of his nemesis, Uchiha Kurenai, Kakuzu appeared exceptionally hardworking and dutiful.

He simply nodded, then picked up the bag in his hand and left.

Due to his years of experience as a bounty hunter, Kakuzu is very familiar with the underworld.

Not to mention Yongen City, they've come here countless times.

After turning two corners, Kakuzu found the gold exchange.

"Lord Kakuzu? You've arrived!"

The people at the gold exchange were unusually friendly to Kakuzu; this old man had greatly increased their business during this period!

With this old man around, the achievements of their tiny Frost Kingdom are almost comparable to those of the five great nations!

"Ah."

The corner gave a lukewarm response.

thump—

He threw the bag he was carrying onto the table, and the bag hit the table with a dull thud.

At the same time, a rolling sound came from inside the bag.

"This is."

The man hesitated when he saw the bag.

Kakuzu said coldly, "Xiaoyao Maru!"

The cashier at the exchange opened the bag and was immediately surprised!

"So many Xiaoyao Pills?"

He couldn't help but look up at Kakuzu, his horrified gaze instantly contemplating something.

After a moment's hesitation, he said truthfully, "Master Kakuzu, you're going to strike it rich!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu's green pupils instantly lit up. "How do I send it?"

"Recently, Xiongshi has raised the price of all Xiaoyao pills, generally by five times. You need to pay at least this amount for these Xiaoyao pills!"

"Hu-hu-"

With his eyes bloodshot, Kakuzu stared intently at the waiter's outstretched hand, and suddenly felt his breathing become heavy!

With just this one operation, half of the debt I owe to Lord Hongzhong is going to be offset?

The Land of Lightning is wonderful!

You should go more often!

After a long time, Kakuzu came out of the exchange shop, carrying several boxes in his hands.

Even though he has seen and learned a lot over the years!

However, Kakuzu still couldn't help but blush!

This is the first time I've ever received so much money in my own hands.

money!

But it was his faith!

Unfortunately, all of this has to be used to pay off debts, not to repay personal debts.

Instantly, the thought of killing Uchiha Kurenai popped into his head.

It's just a thought.

This must be because they have too much money; otherwise, they wouldn't even dare to dream of it!

but.

Thinking of the Lightning Country ninjas he had encountered before, who generally carried dozens of Xiaoyao Pills, Kakuzu couldn't help but feel a surge of urgency!

"Why did it take so long?"

Upon arriving at the meeting point, Kakuzu glanced at him impatiently and complained.

Kakuzu paid no attention to it. He readily handed over the money and, incidentally, reduced his debt by half.

"Lord Kurenai, when will we visit the Land of Thunder again?" he asked, staring at Kurenai's satisfied expression.

Seeing his anxious look, Hongzhong smiled and said, "What a pity! The leader just sent a letter saying that we are going to the Land of Water this time!"

Kakuzu: Huh?

The scene shifts.

Country of Fields.

It's still Orochimaru's huge underground base.

The lighting here is terrible; you can't see the sun when you look up.

Deep within the base, in a heavily guarded laboratory, Orochimaru was planning his 'bringing back the Uchiha' scheme, having long coveted Uchiha Sasuke.

Ever since he was defeated by his brother Itachi Uchiha with a genjutsu, he has longed to obtain Sasuke Uchiha's body.

Those Sharingan, and even the Mangekyou Sharingan that might be able to generate, were something he desperately desired.

That's the Mangekyou Sharingan that even Naruto Uzumaki could defeat!

and so.

This plan to bring back Uchiha Sasuke must be absolutely flawless!

He was currently mustering his troops.

The problem is, no matter how much he pointed it out, Orochimaru felt that with his insignificant subordinates, it would be an impossible task to forcibly take Sasuke Uchiha away from Konoha while the village was not in chaos!

Konoha, as the world's number one ninja village, is inherently powerful.

His original plan was to take advantage of the chaos following the [Konoha Crush] to lure Uchiha Sasuke away.

The plan failed.

Now that Naruto Uzumaki has been defeated, his injury might be a good opportunity!

but.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru knew he had to rely on external forces, preferably to retrieve the two resurrected through Edo Tensei.

I sat calmly on the sofa.

In the darkness, the fierce light in Orochimaru's eyes flickered uncertainly.

He had already tried to directly undo the Impure World Reincarnation, making it easier to reincarnate again and thus completely control the First and Second Hokage.