Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

At this moment, all we could do was watch helplessly as they were trampled and smashed one by one!

"Alas, what terrible things have happened to us...!" the old woman sighed deeply.

On the melon patch, a burly man in black picked up ripe watermelons and slammed them to the ground!

The old woman selling melons sat on the ground, pleading, "Please, you can hit me... but please don't damage these watermelons! My child is sick at home, and we rely on the money from selling these watermelons to pay for his medical treatment!"

The burly man sneered, "Sick? Fine! One's an old codger, the other's a sickly fellow—both are the 'dregs' of building the City Lord's ideal city-state!"

As he spoke, the thug raised his iron bar, ready to smash the melon on the ground in front of him!

The watermelon-selling woman gritted her teeth and held onto the watermelon tightly!

"Oh ho! You're even willing to risk your life, huh? Fine, I'll grant your wish!!!"

The thug's eyes hardened, and he smashed the iron rod down on the back of the woman's head!

Just then, a strong and powerful hand grabbed the falling iron bar!

"That's enough!" said the owner of the large hand, an ordinary shadow ninja living in Phantom City, indignantly.

"If you know what's good for you, give it to me..." The big man looked up and saw the ninja headband on the forehead of the person in front of him, and he quickly stopped the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.

In the Ninja Country, ninjas are nobles, possessing a transcendent status!

Yu was certainly not a tyrant. He had long ago set limits on ninjas from arbitrarily oppressing civilians... except for lawless civilians!

The burly man who committed the violence was not a ninja, but a civilian thug who had been bribed with money. However, remembering that the city lord was backing him, he became defiant: "Sir... we are acting on the orders of the current city lord to punish the troublemakers who are defying the new policies. It is not right for you to obstruct law enforcement like this!"

Looking at the mess on the ground, the helpless woman, and the sighing crowd around her, the ninja angrily shouted, "New policy? What kind of new policy is this? This is clearly tyranny! You guys have nothing better to do than get a taste of the benefits and become accomplices in this evil. You are truly despicable!"

As he spoke, he pushed the thug to the ground...

"This is rebellion! We represent the City Lord!!"

The burly men in black, each wielding an iron rod, surged forward.

Among the crowd, the ninjas wearing dark headbands stepped forward one after another!

They are all native Ankushi ninja! They studied at the Ninja Academy since the Ankushi Village era, receiving a formal education. Their strength may not be outstanding, but they are absolutely upright!

These burly men were no match for him; they were knocked to the ground in a single exchange.

The leader of the hidden ninjas clapped his hands and said, "Go back and tell the city lord that what he did was wrong! It goes against the will of the Feather Emperor and will only bring shame upon him. We, the hidden ninjas who grew up under the Feather Emperor's protection, will not cooperate with him, nor will we tolerate him. We hope he will stop going his own way..."

The burly man with a bruised and swollen face shouted, "If you've got guts, state your name!"

The hidden figure declared firmly, "I will never change my name or surname. I am the Hidden Ninja Kingdom, and the 'Moonlight Holy City,' a first-class ninja of the Ordinary Rank!"

"Moonlight Holy City, is it! You'd better remember this!"

The members of the city guard team, supporting each other, walked away with a limp.

"Grandma, are you alright..." Moonlight Saint City bent down and helped the melon-selling woman up.

"I'm fine, it's just..." The woman looked at the shattered melons on the ground, her heart bleeding.

Moonlight Saint City reached into his robes, took out a wad of cash, and placed it in the woman's hand: "Take this money to get your child medical treatment..."

"This, this..." The woman choked up as she picked up the melon she had risked her life to protect and handed it to Moonlight Saint City, who couldn't refuse and accepted it.

This scene also eased the tense expressions of the onlookers, who applauded and cheered.

But that night... on his way home from Moonlight City, he was suddenly struck hard on the back of the neck and fainted. When he woke up, he found himself bound by chains, surrounded by his ninja companions who had stopped the city guard team's atrocities during the day!

The burly men in black who had committed the violence stood gleefully on both sides!

The boy sitting on the throne stared coldly at him with his Sharingan eyes: "It's you, isn't it... You led the way in obstructing this city lord from implementing new policies, and you even dared to use the Shadow to intimidate me!"

Moonlight Holy City said, "City Lord, what you have done is wrong!"

Sasuke coldly said, "Whether it's right or wrong isn't for a nobody like you to decide! Take him away and have him publicly whipped in the marketplace tomorrow at noon. Let those guys see who's in charge in this Phantom City!"

"Yes, Lord Sasuke!"

The burly men in black responded respectfully and stepped forward with sinister grins.

Chapter 599 The Feast of the Present World Arrives Unexpectedly!

The next day, the bustling city of Phantom City was packed with people, yet completely silent!

Because the seven ninjas, led by Gekko Seiichi, are currently tied to a rack and being whipped!

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The snake whip lashed their bodies, making a heart-wrenching sound. Even the onlookers clenched their clothes, but the seven men remained silent, blood flowing from the tears in their garments...

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The lead executioner lashed him ten more times, then wiped the sweat from his face, which was mixed with blood from Moonlight Holy City, and said, "Moonlight Holy City, the city lord has spoken. As long as you admit your mistakes and support the new policies, you will be pardoned!"

"Heh..." Gekko Seiichi sneered, spitting a mouthful of bloody saliva in the executioner's face: "Uchiha Sasuke... he is not worthy to share the same surname as Lord Dark Shadow!"

"You ungrateful wretch!" The burly man wiped the spittle from his face, grabbed the whip again, and lashed out viciously: "Serves you right for being so stubborn! Serves you right for being so stubborn!!"

They were only taken off and thrown into the Phantom City prison after the seven were beaten so badly that they were unconscious.

The onlookers dispersed in complete silence, only daring to whisper amongst themselves once the doors were closed.

"Have you heard...? Last night, the old woman from the mountainside who sold straw hats hanged herself!"

"Do you feel like you have no way out?"

“Those young ninjas were beaten half to death just for standing up for us. Who will dare to stand up for us in the future?”

"Sigh, now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's get back to what we were doing. At least for now, this 'new policy' fire hasn't reached us yet!"

"Humans eat grains and cereals, and everyone gets sick sometimes! Everyone gets old one day! We left our hometown and came to the land of ninjas, seeking stability and protection! This insecure life is really not as good as when we were poor!"

"Why did the former lord abandon us! Why did fate send Uchiha Sasuke, this 'tyrannical king,' here again!"

"Who knows what tricks this tyrannical king will pull next! Oh well, let's just take it one day at a time!"

After that day, the people of Phantom City secretly called Uchiha Sasuke the 'Evil King'!

But it cannot be denied that the deterrent effect was indeed effective. The elderly, weak, sick and disabled were no longer seen operating in the bustling city... and the ninjas dared not show their faces easily!

The entire Phantom City was shrouded in an atmosphere of oppression and fear, like a dead city!

The city lord's mansion.

"Lord Sasuke, your swift and decisive actions have established your authority among the city's residents and ninjas! From now on, you can boldly implement your ideals!"

"Sit down," the newly promoted civil official "Yuanzang" said obsequiously.

Enzo had little talent, but he was very good at flattery and sycophancy. He was not valued by the previous lord...

The position of city lord changed hands, and the famous 'table-flipping incident' occurred!

Yuanzang realized that this was a good opportunity to turn his life around. Through years of hard work and experience, he had become skilled at reading people and figured out the personality and preferences of the new city lord!

Enzo discovered that Sasuke was not greedy for money or interested in women, but had great ambitions and would not listen to honest advice!

This is where his best skills of flattery and sycophancy come in handy!

Enzo quickly gained prominence and became a favorite of Sasuke!

The idea of ​​establishing the city's defensive squad was suggested by Enzo... Interestingly, the captain of the defensive squad is Enzo's cousin!

Upon hearing Enzo's report, Sasuke was quite satisfied: "Hmph, they know what's good for them."

At that moment, a servant came to report: "Lord Sasuke, Lord Takeda requests an audience!"

Sasuke looked displeased: "It's that guy again... Enzo, you can leave now!"

“Yes…” Enzo’s eyes flickered as he retreated behind the curtain.

Takeda Nobuo, the former daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the regent appointed by Yu to follow Sasuke, looked exhausted. Ever since Sasuke started to push forward with his 'new policies', he had been unable to eat or sleep properly!

Takeda pleaded, "Young Master Sasuke, I'm begging you, please listen to my advice and stop this nonsense. It's never too late to mend things, but if this continues, something terrible will happen!"

Sasuke scoffed, "Takeda, you relic of the old era, do you think you can boss me around? With your lukewarm approach, you can't possibly build the city-state I envision! You can step aside, you piece of trash!"

"Alas..." Takeda sighed, regretting his past actions.

It turns out that on Sasuke's first day in office, Takeda gave him a lot of advice.

After listening, Sasuke tossed his head and asked, "Takeda, if I follow your advice, can you guarantee that Phantom City will leave Shadow City far behind in the next year?"

After pondering for a long time, based on his observations of Naruto Uzumaki in Yuhuang City and the comparison with Sasuke before him, he said, "I cannot guarantee it, but I can promise that as long as you follow my advice, you will definitely gain the support and love of the people in the city in a year. On that basis, the future is promising!"

"Support, adoration? What I want... isn't that kind of trivial stuff! Nor is it an uncertain future! What I want is for Phantom Castle's overall strength to completely surpass that guy's, surpass the Ghost Shadow Castle that Naruto leads! Only in this way can I prove that I am stronger than that guy!"

From that moment on, no matter what Takeda said... Sasuke refused to believe it!

Back to the present, Takeda clenched his fist and asked, "Young Master Sasuke, I'll ask you one more time, are you really unwilling to listen to my advice as the regent?"

Sasuke coldly replied, "Then I'll answer you one more time: don't embarrass yourself with relics from the old era!"

“I understand…” Takeda loosened his clenched fist, as if he had made a decision, and turned to walk out.

Enzo quickly stepped out from behind the curtain and reminded him, "Lord Sasuke! Takeda doesn't look right!"

"..." Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly.

Back in his room, Takeda took out some stationery and began to write.

"Emperor Yu, before you left, I heard about Sasuke's experiences from you... He lacked family affection in his childhood, went astray because of hatred, and when things were improving, he was lost in the Valley of the Dead, where he lived for five years in that environment of survival of the fittest!"

I was convinced then that he believed more in the law of the jungle than in the art of imperial strategy. He might be a powerful warrior, but he was destined not to be a competent lord!

I originally thought that if it was for the purpose of training and growth, it would be feasible to let him temporarily take over the position of city lord. I would do my best to assist him and make the most of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. But now I have discovered an even more disastrous problem!

Sasuke wasn't interested in governing the city-state itself; it was merely a tool to satisfy his competitive spirit! He just wanted to prove that he was better than that kid named Naruto!

Takeda boldly requests that Uchiha Sasuke's position as castle lord be immediately revoked, and that he be specifically trained as a "military talent"—this would be the best course of action!

Putting down his pen and ink, Takeda folded the letter, tied it to the leg of the messenger hawk, went to the courtyard, and released the hawk!

Boom!

But... a single kunai shot the eagle down!

To Takeda's astonishment, Sasuke stepped forward, took the letter from the hawk's leg, unfolded it, and looked at him coldly: "Takeda, you really did intend to tip off the Shadows!"

Takeda Yoshimasa said firmly, "I am the person appointed by the Emperor to oversee government affairs! It is only natural that I report your actions to him truthfully!"