Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu

Fox, go and assassinate two nobles. Those two nobles are key figures in the Land of Rivers who have sided with Sunagakure.

According to the agreement with the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers, Konoha cannot attack nobles, so this assassination must be carried out discreetly, without revealing that it was Konoha's doing.

Ye Guang took the scroll and glanced at the mission details.

Assassinating nobles is one of the most common tasks of the Anbu. There are always some blind nobles who think they can get along with everyone in the ninja villages.

The yellow dog said again:

"Those two nobles must be guarded by Sand Ninja. Be careful, especially to avoid causing large-scale damage to buildings or innocent casualties."

"If we go too far, the daimyo of the Land of Rivers isn't stupid; he'll assume it was us."

"Okay, I see."

Ye Guang returned to his squadron's tent area and called Bai Yang over.

"Aries, you lead the team and come with me to Kyoto, the land of rivers."

Aries' parasites are very good at gathering intelligence.

Kyoto, the land of rivers, straddles both banks of the Yoshimizu River.

The river rushes through a canyon that is more than ten meters deep, and there are several wooden bridges connecting the two banks.

The two sides of the canyon are residential areas, commercial areas, aristocratic residences, and the Daimyo Tenshou Castle, among other places.

Nightlight and the Aries Squad entered Kyoto, the land of rivers, as merchants.

After settling into the hotel, Ye Guang made the following arrangements:

"Aries, you are responsible for monitoring two nobles, the Left Guard General and the Imperial Physician. Gather information on their movements, their preferences, and determine their guard strength."

Be especially careful, as these two are guarded by Sand Ninja.

When gathering intelligence, you cannot contact the Konoha Guardian Ninja in Tenshu Castle.

The Konoha Guardian Shinobi must remain completely unaware of this assassination attempt and must not implicate them.

The assassination should not cause too much damage to Kyoto, to avoid giving the daimyo of the land of rivers an opportunity to launch an attack.

Aries nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go gather intelligence right away."

After the Aries team left, Nightlight took off his mask, put on a face mask, and walked out of the hotel pretending to be a merchant.

Many people in the ninja world wear masks, so a glow-in-the-dark outfit isn't unusual.

With such meager funding, the secret service couldn't handle any big deals. He wandered around aimlessly, looking but not buying anything.

The moonlight arrived at a large bridge.

White waves churned in the river beneath the bridge.

Ye Guang saw a wanted poster by the bridge and instantly became interested.

The notice stated that due to the war between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, the coal transport routes of the Land of Earth had been disrupted, and Kyoto was in dire need of coal for power generation.

The Daizoin Temple of Kawanoku is offering a reward of 100 million taels of silver for anyone who can solve the coal problem.

Ye Guang looked at the rushing river below the bridge and an idea came to mind.

Isn't this 100 million taels a free gift?

Entering the Daikyo-in Temple in the Land of Rivers allows one to come into contact with nobles and get close to assassination targets.

Following the instructions on the notice, Ye Guang found the Daizo-in Temple.

The Treasury is similar to the Ministry of Finance and the central bank, wielding immense power.

Ye Guang said to the officials, "I can solve your electricity problem. Take me to see the Minister of Finance."

Upon seeing that Ye Guang was carrying a ninja sword, the official guessed that he was a powerful wandering ninja.

Soon, a group of officials escorted a woman into the room.

This woman exuded a mature and sophisticated aura. She was about 30 years old, with her hair piled high, revealing her fair neck.

She wore a fitted white dress, perfectly tailored, which was both dignified and graceful.

What struck Ye Guang was that she was wearing frameless glasses, which made her face appear even more delicate.

"I am Oi Chisa, the Grand Minister of Finance of the Land of Rivers. My subordinates have told me that you can solve the shortage of coal for power generation in the Land of Rivers?"

Ye Guang said, "I cannot solve the coal shortage."

Oi Chisa frowned slightly, puzzled: "Can't you solve the coal problem? Then what are you doing here?"

"Even the most powerful trading company in the Land of Fire, hiring dozens of Konoha ninja, couldn't possibly transport coal out of the Land of Earth right now," said Ye Guang.

"I can sell you hydroelectric technology. By taking advantage of the terrain of the River Country, you can completely get rid of coal power and directly use hydropower."

"Hydropower?"

Okura no Kōji's eyes lit up; she had never heard of this word before and became slightly interested.

Chapter 119 I Like You Wearing Glasses

Inside the inn, Aries came to report on the reconnaissance he had conducted over the past few days.

"Captain, the Left Guard General of the River Country only returns to his residence once every two weeks, and he always stays inside the west gate of the castle tower."

Even when he returned to his mansion in the noble district, he was surrounded by hundreds of warriors as guards.

Among those samurai were at least eight Sand Ninja.

As for the Grand Physician of the Central Palace, he lived directly within the Imperial Household Department.

After the battle between Sunagakure and Konoha, these officials became even more cautious.

"Please give me some more time, Captain. I will definitely find more information about them."

Ye Guang said, "You continue your investigation, and I will find a way to lure those two out of Kyoto."

"Lead to Kyoto? How do we lead to Kyoto?"

"Just wait for my news."

Ye Guang left the inn and boarded the carriage of the Great Treasury.

The carriage, illuminated by the night, arrived outside Kyoto. He changed carriages outside the city and boarded the carriage of Okura no Tomosa.

The carriage of Oi Chisa was filled with fragrance, and four sachets hung at the four corners.

"Mr. Miku, please forgive me for urging you so much. Ever since the Land of Lightning invented electricity, Kyoto has become inseparable from all kinds of electrical appliances."

With coal reserves running low, in a month, not only Kyoto, but even the castle tower will be without electricity.

I had the blueprints you gave me reviewed by craftsmen at a coal-fired power plant, and they said it's entirely possible to generate electricity using river water.

Today, I would like to ask you and the craftsmen to discuss on-site to determine the plan and site selection, and to see where is suitable to build a hydroelectric power station.

Miqu was a fake name given by Yeguang.

Ye Guang said, "I can't just draw a few blueprints and take away 100 million taels of silver. This is what I should do."

He was plotting in his mind how to persuade Oi Chisa to invite some nobles to the groundbreaking ceremony of the hydroelectric power station, thus drawing both targets away from Kyoto.

Walking downstream along the Yoshi River, Ye Guang chose a valley. Ye Guang said:

"The soil of the River Country is special. After the rivers flow through it, they will continuously erode downwards, carving out deep trenches."

These deep trenches can be fully utilized to build hydroelectric power stations.

This is a good spot. Just build a dam here, and you can create an artificial lake and generate electricity using the gravitational potential energy of the lake water.

Looking at the map, Oi Chisa couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Miku, why not build a dam upstream of Kyoto? It could generate electricity and regulate the water flow to Kyoto."

Nightlight shook his head and said:

"If a dam is built upstream of Kyoto, and someone blows up the dam, then Kyoto will be finished."

Don't overestimate the morality of ninjas. If I were a Sand Village ninja, I would not hesitate to blow up the dam to destroy the Land of Rivers, which is protected by Konoha, even if the flood would kill thousands of Kyoto residents.

Oi Chisa looked somber.

The destructive power of ninjas is too great. Ordinary people carefully maintain their living environment, but a few ninjutsu from a passing ninja can destroy everything.

"I never expected Mr. Miqu to know so much about ninjas."

"Through killing and being killed, I've learned a few things."

Koi Chisa discovered that Miki was quite optimistic.

“Mr. Miqu, I wonder if you would be willing to settle in the land of Kawachi? I am willing to apply to my brother to grant you the official position of Governor of Kawachi, to build and manage dams and hydroelectric power stations.”

Koi Chisa is the younger sister of the daimyo of the land of Kawanokuni. She has never married and helps the daimyo manage the important Daikyoin (Great Treasury).

A thought struck Ye Guang: Wouldn't this make it easier for him to get closer to the nobles? He said:

"Is the Daizoin of Kawano Province in trouble? Does this mean that if I become the governor of Kawachi, I won't get the 100 million ryo reward?"

Koi Chisa smiled and said, "I will send the reward money and the official seal of the governor of Kawachi tomorrow."

For several days in a row, Ye Guang worked at full capacity in the Dazangyuan, just to start the foundation laying as soon as possible.

Oi Chisa has agreed to invite nobles to the groundbreaking ceremony and hold a grand ceremony.

Koi Chisa was increasingly moved that a wandering ninja from the Land of Lightning was working so hard for the hydroelectric power station in the Land of Rivers.

On second thought, he realized he couldn't treat Miku as a wandering ninja any longer; he would settle in Kyoto and become the governor of Kawachi.

Their relationship progressed rapidly, with Yoru deliberately nurturing it, and Koi Chisa also being attracted to Yoru's engineering talent.

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The full moon was like a silver plate.

Moonlight shines into the courtyard deep within the Dazang Temple.

The power outage and the absence of electric lights, with only moonlight and candlelight for illumination, actually made it even more romantic.

Inside the boudoir, the window was open, and moonlight shone down.

Bathed in moonlight, Oi Chisa blushed and asked, "Why do I always have to wear glasses?"

Looking at Xiaojing Zhisha's snow-white body under the moonlight, Ye Guang said, "I like you wearing glasses; it creates a unique and beautiful contrast."

"But... my glasses keep wobbling around, it's uncomfortable."

"You must wear it."

As the younger sister of the daimyo, Oi Chisa had never seen such a domineering man before, and thus became even more cooperative.

Outside the boudoir, maids waited in the corridor, ready to be summoned at any time to serve Miss Chisa.

The maid's eyes flickered, glancing frequently towards Miss Chisa's study, where preliminary design drawings for the hydroelectric power station were kept.

She has relayed everything that happened here to the Iwa ninja spies, and it remains to be seen what the spy chief will choose.

If the Land of Rivers builds a hydroelectric power station, it will no longer buy coal from the Land of Earth, as coal is a vital economic pillar for the Land of Earth.

Two weeks later, the equipment drawings were completed, and the foundation stone laying ceremony for the dam began.

Ye Guang, dressed in the official robes of the River Country and wearing a tall hat, sat on the platform.

Aries, wearing sunglasses, mingled among the craftsmen.

His eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, occasionally glanced towards the aristocratic rest area to the side.

Unexpectedly, the company commander actually lured the assassination target to the outskirts of Kyoto.

The hydroelectric power station is extremely important to the land of rivers. The Left General of the Imperial Guard and the Grand Master of the Palace were both invited nobles to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the hydroelectric power station.

The two nobles were surrounded by warriors and found it difficult to make a move.

Aries glanced at the captain, who was sitting next to the tall and beautiful Da Zangqing, the two of them chatting and laughing.

Two people who have had a relationship will have different boundaries than other people. Unintentional eye contact and occasional touches are different from ordinary friends.

Aries suspects that the captain must have slept with the sister of the daimyo of the land of rivers in order to complete the mission.

He wasn't taught how to use his charm during his initial training.

So it turns out that the charm of a handsome man is so effective.

Sigh, he's covered in bugs, looks like he'll never be able to use his good looks to his advantage in this lifetime.