From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 199: Seeking Skin from a Tiger (5k)

A deep underground secret room.

The short man in a black robe with purple melon patterns hung up the phone, frowned beneath his mask, and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he slowly uttered a rebuke:
"idiot."

"It seems that the recent pace of union expansion really needs to be curbed."

"They even recruited such an ignorant guy into the organization."

"I gave that bastard Sahara Kiri a fragment of the Four Souls Jade for no reason."

"Damn inferior race"

Just as this 'Lord God' was cursing in anger, there was a gentle knock on the door behind him:
"Master Shen, several masters have arrived."

Hearing this, the scolding stopped.

Otsutsuki Urashiki exhaled slowly under the mask, then restrained his expression and walked towards the door.

Two rebel ninjas, also dressed in black with purple melon patterns, followed behind him as bodyguards.

Otsutsuki Urashiki was secretly thinking about the arrangements for the next few days.

Seven years have passed since they were defeated by Sawara Kiri and fled here.

Although Momoshiki and Kinshiki have not fully recovered, they have at least parasitized on suitable targets.

This so-called "Rebel Ninja Union" has gradually gotten on the right track after years of operation.

Originally, the reason why Otsutsuki Urashiki recruited so many rebellious ninjas was simply to find a relatively suitable body for Momoshiki and Kinshiki.

As a result, due to the delay of time, the organizational structure became more and more complicated, and eventually formed the current large underground force.

However, large organizations also have their advantages.

At least, thanks to this organization, he was able to raise enough funds for the plan he is currently promoting.

'As long as that succeeds'

Otsutsuki Urashiki narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed silently in his heart.

The three of them walked through the underground corridor and entered the spacious underground conference room.

At the same time, the thunderous shout of the Fourth Raikage came to his ears.

"We, the Hidden Cloud Village, support you underground insects, not to cause trouble for our country of lightning!"

"With such a huge amount of money invested every year, it's bad enough that we don't see any response at all. Now you actually dare to send people to our Lightning Country to cause trouble?"

"Do you really think I won't send troops to wipe you out?"

Otsutsuki Urashiki, who was standing outside the door, frowned slightly and looked up at the tall, bear-like black-skinned man in the center of the conference room. A hint of coldness flashed in his white eyes under the mask.

It was obvious that this guy was speaking to himself.

"Humph."

The Fourth Raikage, who was making a lot of noise, sat down again with a creaky sound when he saw his figure. The small chair under his butt creaked under his weight like an autumn leaf floating on the water.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Otsutsuki Urashiki continued to walk forward and came to the seat opposite the Fourth Raikage.

Looking up, I saw that Ōnoki and another red-haired young man were already in place. They all looked like they were watching a show, looking at the relationship between the Fourth Raikage and the man who called himself "God", with a hint of amusement in their eyes.

"You are so angry, Raikage-sama."

Otsutsuki Urashiki's voice was steady. Having dealt with these inferior races for many years, he was no longer as arrogant as when he first arrived - on the contrary, the Otsutsuki clan's ability to learn at the drinking table was also far superior to those inferior races.

"I wonder how the union has offended Yunyin again?"

The Fourth Raikage crossed his arms in annoyance and said in a deep voice, "Robbery, murder, trading without a license, obstructing the Kumogakure mission. Which of these is not a fatal crime?"

"Don't think that just because I invested money in you, I have to give way to you without any bottom line! Zhiju."

Otsutsuki Urashiki, who was called 'Shibai', looked at him quietly. To be more precise, he was looking at the six pieces of the Four Souls Jade inlaid like lotus petals between the brows of the Fourth Raikage.

A trace of fear flashed across his eyes inadvertently.

However, the voice remained calm: "You should understand, Lord Fourth Raikage. The Renegade Guild is essentially just a platform for accepting missions."

"As for what other people on this platform have done, I don't have the time to care."

"My goal is the same as yours, but I want to use this platform to complete the 'ultimate weapon'."

"Could it be that you really think I'm some kind of underground 'shadow'?"

There was a hint of sneer in Otsutsuki Urashiki's voice.

Onoki, who was standing by, suddenly snorted coldly and scolded, "Young man, 'Shadow' is not a name that a guy like you can laugh at."

"Sawara Kiri is not some shadow." Otsutsuki Urashiki looked him straight in the eyes.

Ohnoki's wrinkled face trembled suddenly, and his eyes widened: "You..."

"All right."

Just as the topic was about to turn to another direction, the young man with red hair at the other end of the seat raised his head and looked at them coldly:

"Let's talk about the 'ultimate weapon' first."

Just one sentence made everyone else present suddenly quiet down.

Even Ohnoki couldn't help but have a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at the red-haired young man whose arms and face were wrapped in bandages that almost covered his entire body.

The Red Earth Scorpion.

This is the most amazing young ninja in the entire ninja world in recent years, except for Sawara Kiri.

Rumor has it that he was the last disciple of the previous Kazekage, and like Sawara Kiri, he developed a special ninjutsu that belonged to him at a very young age.

I heard that the power of that ninjutsu is so terrifying that even he himself doesn't dare to use it easily.

The last time he took action, he easily destroyed a small country with just one strike.

Moreover, that country is still a lifeless land until now. Even plants, trees and insects cannot survive in that dead land. The people who originally lived there have also died one after another.

This horrific record alone is enough to make everyone take his words seriously.

"Humph."

Hearing this, Ōnoki calmed down and looked at the few people indifferently.

Otsutsuki Urashiki then continued, "The research and development of the final weapon is now progressing steadily. It will be put into initial use in about a year."

"However, to determine how powerful it can be, we still need the cooperation of all the adults to continue to find enough chakra carriers."

The other people present listened quietly to his quarterly report.

The reason why Otsutsuki Urashiki was able to unite the people present was naturally because of the "trump card" in his hand - the biological technology belonging to the Otsutsuki clan.

Although the Otsutsuki clan in the original work only performs simple agricultural operations such as planting trees and harvesting fruits, the various magical instruments they inadvertently took out and the technology of traveling through time and space all show that they are an energetic race with a very high level of civilization.

It's just that when these individuals fight with ninjas, the aspects they show are extremely limited.

In order to defeat Sawara Kiri, Otsutsuki Urashiki has really used all his tricks this time.

Not only did he integrate his energy information with Momoshiki and Kinshiki, he also applied a large amount of atavism technology, striving to trace the race's original owner - Otsutsuki Shibai - through bloodline factors.

This is his 'Dark Zhiju' plan.

It is called the 'ultimate weapon' to the outside world.

The only thing that made Otsutsuki Urashiki feel pity was that the series of technologies used by the inferior races of this era were still too backward, so that it was very difficult for him to find a chakra carrier that was suitable enough to carry the power of "An·Shibaui", so he had to cooperate with these major powers.

If you don't cooperate, you won't know anything. Once you cooperate, you will find that these inferior races don't have much ability, but they have a lot of treasures.

Therefore, Otsutsuki Urashiki became more and more in-depth in his cooperation with these inferior races.

In a few years, 'Dark Shiba' will be completed and will surely surpass Sawara Kiri.

By then, the future of the Otsutsuki clan will be saved.
However, Otsutsuki Urashiki, who was giving the quarterly report, did not notice that the expressions of the people present were not very happy.

Before he had even heard half of the report, the Fourth Raikage suddenly interrupted him, holding his cheek with one hand, "One year? After this weapon is initially completed, will it be able to match the combat power of Sawara Kiri?"

".No, if you want to reach Sawara Kiri's level, you may have to wait a few more years."

Otsutsuki Urashiki was silent for a while, but finally told the truth.

This kind of thing can't be kept secret.

"Tsk!"

The Fourth Raikage immediately clicked his tongue in annoyance: "Can you speed up further?"

"The village's economic situation is getting worse every year under the oppression of Konoha!"

"Even if I can wait, how many people will be left in our villages by then?"

As he spoke, he turned his head and said, "Oonoki, your situation in Iwagakure is no worse than that in Kumogakure, right?"

"I'm better than you guys anyway!"

Ohnoki said something stubbornly, but suddenly changed the subject: "But, we do need to speed up!"

"This project has been going on for four years, so we should be able to see some results first."

Scorpion sat in the same place, but nodded as well:

“That’s as it should be.”

Otsutsuki Urashiki's expression suddenly turned ugly.

As a dignified god, when had he ever been threatened like this by these inferior races?
However, thinking of the future of the Otsutsuki clan and the glory that would come after defeating Sawara Kiri, Otsutsuki Urashiki finally let go of the grudge in his heart and said coldly, "In that case, then follow me."

The group looked at each other, then stood up and walked down the dark corridor.

The underground roads are as complicated as an ant nest.

The Fourth Raikage frowned slightly, his expression slightly solemn - the development of the Rebel Ninja Guild was indeed beyond their expectations.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally stepped into the deepest basement.

Almost at the moment they entered the basement, everyone present held their breath at the same time.

What appeared before them was a dark blue transparent column standing in the center of the entire basement.

The liquid inside rotated like a DNA spiral, surrounding the figure.

As for the figure standing in the center of the pillar, he was pale all over, with extended horns, and his entire body was more than three meters long. He was covered in a huge robe.

Even through these many seals, everyone present could clearly feel the explosive amount of chakra contained in this body - a power that was comparable to that of a tailed beast.

However, this power is still an unfinished product.

Compared to the small ball of flesh they saw at first, this "ultimate weapon" now gradually revealed some edge.

Seeing this, everyone present finally showed some excitement.

'very nice!'

Ohnoki looked at the 'weapon' with sparkling eyes, his mind racing with thoughts.

"This way, we will have more strength on our side."

"As long as things continue to develop like they are now, we can be sure that the war will end."

He's not the only one.

The other people present had almost the same idea in their minds.

There is no other reason.

Their village really was on the verge of collapse, just as the Fourth Raikage had said.

Whether it is the amount of tasks, the number of ninjas, the ninja village industry, or the education distribution, it is different from the simplified ninja village system that the entire ninja world was able to learn quickly during the Second Generation Hokage period.

The reforms carried out in modern Konoha have gradually brought this village into the era of capitalized ninja village. Both internally and externally, extremely strong power and interests are needed to complete the overall changes of the ninja village.

The reason why Konoha can achieve this level is because of the pressure from the great god Sawara Kiri.

But other ninja villages don't have such monsters.

Naturally, they have begun to fall behind in the race for institutional change.

And the longer it goes on, the further they fall behind.

Therefore, almost from the moment they realized this, Ohnoki and others decided early on that Konoha could not continue to develop in this way.

However, none of them wanted to become a thorn in Sawara Kiri's side and bring destruction to the village.

Naturally, in the process of mutual blame, several villages gradually found a suitable "scapegoat" - the Renegade Ninja Guild and their so-called "ultimate weapon".

From the very beginning, they never thought of letting this monster defeat Sawara Kiri.

After all, if there really is someone who can defeat Sawara Kiri, wouldn’t he become the second Sawara Kiri?

This will do them no good.

Now, seeing that this 'ultimate weapon' is about to take shape, the desire in their hearts has become even stronger.

just
Ohnoki and the others looked at the back of the man who called himself "Shibai" and pondered in their hearts.

How can I push this bastard to his death?
The underground secret room gradually became quiet, and everyone was staring at the weapon in a trance.

The human heart is unpredictable, and one will try to get the skin of a tiger.

Nothing more than that.

"Handover completed."

Sawara Kiri led the group of little guys behind him and handed the cage in his hand, which was about one meter long and wide, with sealing spells all over the outside and unknown things inside, to the Konoha Anbu. He said in a gentle tone: "I'll trouble you, the Interrogation Department, to take care of the next things."

"correct."

As he spoke, he picked up a fragment in his hand and gestured, "I will take the Four Souls Jade fragment on his head first."

"Yes, Sawara-kun!"

The Anbu ninja opposite immediately put his feet together, clenched his fist and hit his chest in salute. Even through the thin mask, one could see the excitement on his face.

However, after taking the cage, he quickly disappeared.

He did not stay too long because of Sawara Kiri's identity.

Hatake Kakashi was watching this scene from behind Kiri-sensei, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional: If they had seen how unreliable Kiri-sensei usually was, they didn't know if they would still respect him as much as they do now.
"Boom."

However, just as this thought passed through the young man's mind, he was suddenly hit on the forehead.

Kakashi looked up in surprise.

Sahara Kiri put away his fist and said to himself, "I feel like you are thinking of something rude."

"Okay, go hand in the task list!"

"Yes~"

During the development in the past few years, the Hokage Building, which serves as the center of Konoha, has been rebuilt for various reasons. It has now been raised from its original four-story small building to a twelve-story building.

Although it is not very high in the new city area of ​​Konoha, it is unique in the old city area and is high enough to overlook all the other mountains.

Hatake Kakashi and others were also very excited about meeting the Fourth Hokage alone for the first time.

Unlike before when anyone could come to see the Hokage, ever since Konoha underwent large-scale reforms and the mission system had undergone a lot of changes, Tsunade is basically no longer seen performing B-level missions and below. When they accepted D-level missions before, they all completed them in the mission hall on the first floor.

On the contrary, Sawara Kiri seemed to be familiar with the route.

He simply didn't even knock on the door and just walked in.

As soon as they entered the room, the little kids saw a plump young woman wearing a large feathered gown, with her face bare and her smooth blonde hair tied up. She was wearing a pair of frameless glasses and was bending over her desk, reviewing various documents.

"Oh, you're back already?"

"Eh?!"

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Uchiha Obito lower his voice and approach Kakashi and said carefully: "Kakashi, why does the Fourth Hokage feel smaller again?"

"Is age adjustable? They are all old ladies."

"Sh-!!!"

Almost at the moment when these words came out of his mouth, Kakashi, who had always had a cold and dead look on his face, seemed to be aroused by the desire to survive. He suddenly clenched Obito's mouth, strangled the rest of his words into his throat, and at the same time looked cautiously in the direction of Lady Tsunade.

Fortunately, Tsunade merely looked up and glanced at him, and after noticing that it was an Uchiha brat, she subconsciously revealed a look of disgust, but didn't say anything else.

There's no need to get angry with this little thing.

Sawara Kiriya looked at Obito helplessly.

This kid always runs into other people's death lines.

But it is indeed true.

If Tsunade in the original work maintained her appearance at around 30 years old, then Tsunade in this timeline mostly looks like she is in her early twenties.

Sometimes it's even smaller.

I don't know what they are competing for.

However, his voice remained steady: "Yes, there was a small accident during the mission, and a piece of broken jade was recovered."

"They are from the Rebel Ninja Guild."

Tsunade frowned and said, "How many times has this happened this month? Wu, if you have time recently..."

Just as she was about to continue speaking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the little guys present, and her words suddenly stopped:
"never mind."

"Give your team three days off first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

"Also, Kakashi and the others have passed the mission assessment, right?"

"Yes!"

Sawara Kiri smiled gently and rubbed Kakashi's white fur with his big hands.

Tsunade also raised her head from her desk and took another look at the little guys. Her tone softened slightly, "Then, young Genin, please keep up the good work. Don't slack off because of your temporary success."

"Yes! Thank you for your teachings, Hokage-sama!"

The little ones couldn't stop showing excitement on their faces.

This means that they have completed the last hurdle before entering the Ninja High School.

"Oh, right, fog."

After sending the little guys out, Tsunade kept Sahara Kiri for a while longer, lowered her head and reminded him casually: "Remember to come home for dinner tonight."

"Xuehui just passed the 'Third Class Medical' certificate exam, don't forget it."

Sawara Kiri was startled when he heard this, his eyes lingered on Tsunade's drooping cheek for a moment, and then he nodded:

"oh, I understand now."

(End of this chapter)