Konoha Hypocrite-Chapter 210.2: Dragon’s Pool, Tiger’s Den… The Mastermind
While Uchiha Tonan was safely put at his residence at the Fire Capital under the watchful eyes of the guards, at the Daimyo Residence, Naraku was soaking himself in a green liquid. His face twitched from time to time as if he was eating something unpalatable.
There was a group of maids next to him, one of whom was carrying a bowl of medicine. The maid presented it respectfully with both hands and said, “Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Would you like to add some honey?”
Naraku raised his head and closed his eyes. He muttered slowly as if speaking to himself, “No need, bitter medicine is good medicine. Besides, this medicine cannot rival the bitterness in my heart.” He took the bowl and emptied it in one gulp. The moment he took the medicine, his expression became even uglier and sweat appeared on his forehead. But Naraku didn’t make a sound.
At this moment, Uekawa Ozora came outside the curtain and knelt quietly on the ground without speaking. After a long time, Naraku exhaled. He raised his hand and clenched it into a fist. Then he asked with a look of satisfaction, “Is the arrangement done?”
“Yes, Uchiha Tonan has already been taken to the residence,” Ozora pointedly answered. Naraku nodded with satisfaction, “Very good, whether the information is accurate or not, whether he is the person we are looking for or not, at the very least, he has the power to fight against a sannin, and he is Konoha’s top combat power right now.”
Suddenly, Naraku raised his eyebrows and asked, “Aren’t we in the right season already? Isn’t it time to sprout? How is the growth coming along this year?”
Ozora pondered for a while and replied, “Your Majesty, according to our information, this year, the four great countries planted crops in less than half the area of last year. Moreover, almost all of them planted cash crops under the lure of higher profits.”
Naraku laughed and asked a couple of questions at once, “How much food have we hoarded? Is it enough for the Land of Fire to eat for a few years?”
Ozora calculated in his heart and replied, “At least for twenty years, Your Majesty.”
Naraku twisted his neck and opened his mouth to eat a grape fed by the maid. He said while chewing, “It’s enough… this much will do. In twenty years, the entire Ninja World would’ve already belonged to this orphan… Ozora, a thorn is stuck in my throat that I can neither swallow nor spit out. What do you think I should do?”
Ozora was surprised for a moment and replied after serious thought, “Your Majesty… if I were to face such a situation, I’d forcibly swallow it.”
Naraku took a deep breath and shook his head helplessly, “Didn’t I advise you to read more? Lacking education is more terrifying than lacking strength. That was just a metaphor. I was not speaking about a thorn literally but about Konoha.”
Ozora understood and said, “If Konoha is stuck in Your Majesty’s throat, it does need to be pulled out.”
Naraku sighed and leisurely said, “Things such as ninja villages shouldn’t have existed in the first place. Now that everything is ready, we can launch a war. Konoha has no White Fang or sannin. As long as we get rid of Tonan, Konoha won’t have any high-leveled combat power. Once the war begins, we can just sit at the mountaintop and watch the tigers fight. A starved camel is bigger than a horse. No matter what, Konoha’s vitality will be greatly damaged. At that time, we will seize the chance to take over Konoha and slowly annex other great nations.”
Ozora bowed his head and said, “Your Majesty is wise.”
Naraku waved his hand, “Go and pass my order to the Finance Minister. Immediately launch the new currency and set the exchange rate between the old and the new as one to ten thousand. Daimyo Residence’s strategic materials can only be purchased with the new currency. Also, stop buying other countries’ cash crops. And instruct everyone to prepare for the pre-war protection.”
“I’ll do as instructed, Your Majesty,” Ozora responded. He slowly got up and left. After a long time, Naraku’s murmur sounded behind the curtain. “I wonder how far Konoha can hold on. It’d be nice if the ninjas of the other four great nations could push the battle line to Konoha’s border. At that time, with twenty thousand combat power of the Fire Capital, we might be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop. Once that happens, within the next five years, the Ninja World will be mine.”
“Haha… ah.. ha….. … …who’s there!” Naraku, who was laughing wildly one moment, froze in the next second. Then, without any hesitation, he placed his palms together.
“Senjutsu – Rock Dragon Technique.” Rumble… In the Daimyo Residence, a rock dragon soared into the sky and pierced through the dark clouds to swallow a white pigeon that was hiding amid the black clouds.
Swish, swish, swish… In an instant, six guardian ninjas appeared outside the curtain. All of them knelt on one knee and said with a fearful expression, “Your Majesty, forgive us.”
“Since this is the critical time, I’ll not punish you all but don’t take it as a precedent.” Inside the dark curtain, Naraku’s sinister voice came through. The six guardian ninjas were relieved when they heard his words.
At this moment, Tonan, who was drinking tea in the house, suddenly raised his brows as a hint of surprise flashed through his face. “He can detect even when peeped from several thousand meters away in the sky. And he was able to kill my white pigeon in an instant.”
The white pigeons’ bodies were as strong as steel after this much time, becoming impervious to spear and blade but the pigeon was crushed by the huge pressure alone.
“I hadn’t even made the pigeon activate the Byakugan ability and yet he was able to detect it. Such strength and vigilance… Do we have an expert here…”
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