From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 248 His Trust
Just as the war plan was being activated in the Hokage Building.

There was also a person who was almost forgotten. He was standing on the roof, staring blankly in the direction where the noise came from.

Xiaonan stood quietly on the balcony of her room, her eyes lost in thought.

She had already appeared here when Konoha had just been attacked and the entire village had activated the air raid alarm.

At Sawara Kiri's suggestion, Konoha's surveillance of her had already been reduced to an extremely low level. Apart from two symbolic Anbu surveillance personnel, there were no other surveillance personnel around her.

If she had been willing to patiently grind away the seal on her body, she would have been able to escape from this cage a few days ago.

However, for various reasons, Xiaonan never did so.

The shadow left by "Mirror Flower and Water Moon" was so profound that she subconsciously believed that even if she escaped from this surveillance house, she would probably be caught by Sawara Kiri in various ways soon.

Besides this, there is another reason that she herself is unwilling to admit.

That is. She has nowhere to go.

After the last incident, no matter how unwilling Konan was to admit it subconsciously, she understood that she might no longer be trusted by Nagato and the others.

And Nagato and his friends had already betrayed the Moon Organization.

In this vast world, the only place where she could stay safely was this small house in Konoha.

This intense feeling of loneliness forced her into an abyss of constant self-denial.

until today.

After many years, Konoha was attacked again.

At the first moment of the attack, Xiaonan was actually extremely hopeful deep in her heart.

She hoped that someone would appear and defeat the 'devil king' Sahara Kiri, so that she could escape from the cage in her heart.

Therefore, from the moment the battle began, she began to stand here and watch from afar.

It's a pity that God did not fulfill his wish.

Sawara Kiri is Sawara Kiri after all.

The moment she heard the cheers coming from afar, Xiaonan knew that the man had won again.

Just like countless times before.

This made her feel a little confused.

'What should I do next?'

Having lost his long-cherished goal and being trapped in a cage, he has no place to settle down even after escaping, let alone realizing his grand dream of giving peace to the world like a savior.

Anyone would inevitably feel depressed at this time.

In fact, she had already felt it vaguely in her heart.

If there is someone in this world who can fulfill her dream of bringing permanent world peace that she had set due to her childhood trauma, then there is probably only one person.

Sawara Kiri.

But can the hatred between her and Sawara Kiri be let go just like that?

This contradictory feeling caused Xiaonan to start a cycle of self-denial.

Is there anything she can accomplish?

Just her alone?

Just as Xiaonan was thinking this.

In the distance, a figure suddenly flew across the houses and came to her side.

The two Anbu who were responsible for monitoring Konan immediately appeared, one monitored Konan's every move, and the other intercepted the Anbu who delivered the message.

"who?"

The voice behind the mask was short and powerful.

The voice of the messenger from the Anbu was almost the same as his: "Hokage Assistant Sahara-sama orders to summon prisoner Konan."

Hearing these brief words, Xiaonan turned his head towards the man abruptly, his eyes widened in disbelief:

"Um?!"

Time goes back a quarter of an hour.

Since returning, Sawara Kiri has started a series of intensive war launch meetings under the orders of the Fourth Hokage, and has discussed various matters with the major families, Konohagakure division commanders, barrier squads, logistics department and others.

He just simply bandaged the wounds on his body and started working.

Although he is not directly responsible for many things, as Konoha's current national defense force, he only needs to sit there and announce many things simply and quickly.

The name Sawara Kiri itself is the best weapon to eliminate internal resistance.

Of course, this does not mean that these contradictions themselves have disappeared, but they have been suppressed and accumulated secretly because of his existence.

If he died someday, it would probably be like a firework, exploding in the small village of Konoha.

Sawara Kiri himself is well aware of this, so he would not refuse this kind of busyness.

It was not until a whole day of meetings was over that he finally had some time to relax and sit quietly in his office for a while.

Tsunade is still busy next door, and Yayoi is also responsible for the expansion of the Konoha Guard. It is rare for her to have time for herself in a day, so Sawara Kiri naturally opened the system panel immediately.

"Sorry, Misty."

A pair of slender white arms wrapped around his neck from behind, accompanied by soft words like the breeze.

During this time, Miss Tiamat, who had grown into a young girl, leaned against his back and hugged him gently, her cross-shaped eyes full of love.

"It should hurt, right?"

As the goddess of creation of another world and the mother of all gods, Tiamat, although still looking like a young girl, seems to be born with the radiance of motherhood. Her attitude towards Sawara Kiri is more like that of her most beloved child than that of a lover.

Now, seeing him being hurt because of her own power, she naturally felt pity in her heart. Her lotus-like fingertips caressed his cheek lovingly, and her long pointed tail swayed up and down.

Conjugated father and daughter belong to it.

"It's ok."

“It’s almost recovered now.”

Sawara Kiri gently held the girl's fingertips and soothed her in a gentle tone.

He was not lying about this.

With the steady supply of chakra from Tiamat, Sawara Kiri's injuries healed much faster than he expected.

In this situation, Sawara Kiri naturally couldn't help but start drawing the lottery.

"Randomly select SS-level ability x1"

"Randomly select SS-level talent x1"

He looked at the two inconspicuous lines of words on the panel, took a deep breath, washed his hands and clothes, and bowed solemnly three times under Miss Tiamat's puzzled expression.

The goddess of creation is also a goddess, and her status is very high.

I hope this cheap stepmother can bless me.

"Smoke his brew!"

Following Sister Tongzi's energetic shouts, the most important leap in his destiny began rapidly on the system panel.

Looking at the fast and blurred words on the panel, Sawara Kiri felt his heart beating uncontrollably fast, his fingers clenched tightly, and even beads of sweat appeared faintly. His deep blue eyes were focused on the process of the panel flipping from fast to slow.

Every line of handwriting on it represents an incomparable power.

He couldn't help but hold his breath.

Until the line of words representing "ability", it passed through the "Thunder Fruit (no side effects)", "Noble Phantasm·Star of the Creation of Heaven and Earth", "LV6·Vector Operation" and so on.

In the end, it comes down to a seemingly insignificant ability.

"Holiness (SS)"

His heart almost stopped at that moment.

Following this is a whole page of information related to this ability.

"Gaining ability"

"Holiness (SS)"

"Information localization has been completed"

"Details: Give unlimited power and take all the costs, including life."

"Background: The King of Quincy a thousand years ago, relying on this paid power to give, constantly taking everything from others, from a dead baby without five senses, to becoming the strongest in the Three Realms."

"The gift given by fate has already been secretly marked with a price."

"From "Bleach""

"Cannot be upgraded"

Sawara Kiri's breathing resumed, and even became slightly heavier. This ability didn't seem very impressive just looking at the description.

However, the most critical point of this ability lies in the item of "collection".

The ability he gives out and the "interest" he can recover is higher than that of the oil man.

Theoretically speaking, this ability alone can make him almost infinitely stronger.

As long as he is given a little time to operate, what in this world can stop him? !
Cricket Otsutsuki Shibaju?
The corners of Sawara Kiri's mouth curled up in a confident arc.

Just as he was thinking this, the extraction of another "talent" was completed.

"Getting Talent"

「Limiter Release (SS)」

"Information localization has been completed"

"Details: If you work hard, you will get results"

"Background: One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, a ten-kilometer run, and no matter how hot it is, you can't turn on the air conditioner. You have to stick to it every day! This is the secret of my becoming stronger - Saitama"

"From One Punch Man"

"Cannot be upgraded"

The continuous surprises before him had made Sawara Kiri a little numb.

If these two things had appeared in front of him earlier, perhaps he could have achieved his current success in life earlier, and he wouldn't have to spend so much time and effort to build ties.

"call"

When his excited heart calmed down, he let out a long breath.

He turned his head and rubbed Miss Tiamat's face behind him vigorously, causing her to make a confused sound of 'hmmmm'.

Happy smiling.

"very good!"

"What what?" Tia asked repeatedly.

But Sawara Kiri didn't say anything, just looked relaxed.

Now, even though he knew that future enemies might be incredibly strong, the throbbing in his heart was finally settled.

However, human desires will not stop just because they are satisfied once or twice.

On the contrary, they will only find ways to obtain higher levels of satisfaction by unlocking the threshold.

He thought about it and it seemed that there were only a few people left who had the chance to quickly improve their bond.

In addition, he also wanted to test the power of holiness.

Wanting everything is a good quality of capitalists.

Finally, he calmed down and gave orders to the Anbu outside the window:
"Wildebeest, go call Xiaonan over."

"Yes."

In the Hokage Building at night, the corridor is still as long and dark as usual.

Under the guard of two Anbu, Xiaonan strolled in the center of the quiet corridor with a gloomy look in his eyes.

What will happen this time?
Hasn't he teased himself enough?

Xiaonan thought so in his heart.

Only at this time, she actually hoped that she could be tried and imprisoned by the Konoha Court as soon as possible to make a judgment on her behavior.

However, Xiaonan also knew very well that Sawara Kiri was the kind of evil bastard who would never let anyone go until he had squeezed all of their surplus value out of them.

The more she thought about it, the more tormented she felt.

After an unknown amount of time, the door of an office on the top floor of the Hokage Building finally opened.

What appeared in front of her was a strange girl with two long curved horns on her head, smiling at her with a loving face.

Xiaonan still had a stern face and walked into the center of the office.

When she looked up, she saw Sawara Kiri sitting quietly behind his desk, looking at her calmly, with his hands clasped together on the table.

"What's the matter?"

Konan spoke in a cold voice.

Sawara Kiri didn't say anything, but just looked at her quietly.

At first, Xiaonan was happy about it. At least she didn't have to wear those obscene black stockings and OL clothes and be touched by this damn guy. It was really a blessing.

But soon, she realized that something seemed wrong.

Silence filled the narrow office.

The invisible pressure, through those blue eyes, oppressed her indifferently and silently, causing Xiaonan to feel an inexplicable sense of uneasiness.

If the person in front of her was an enemy who wanted to kill her, this feeling of uneasiness might not be so strong.

But the guy in front of her had once shown a subtle possibility that he wanted to sleep with her.

This made Xiaonan feel heavy-hearted.

As the silence lasted longer, the heavy atmosphere became more intense.

Until one moment, Xiaonan finally couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to say something, when she heard Sawara Kiri suddenly speak.

"The war is about to begin."

Hearing this, Xiaonan was stunned and looked up at him in astonishment.

Sawara Kiri did not pause because of the girl's gaze, and continued quietly: "This time, we do not intend to stop, and have decided to eliminate all three countries that still exist in this world and are disrupting world peace."

"We will not accept a ceasefire or surrender, but a comprehensive and physical annihilation of all non-Fire Nation existences."

"you--!"

Hearing Sawara Kiri's resolute words, Xiaonan's red lips opened wide and she stared at him as if she was looking at a madman.

But, this madman actually has the power to realize this possibility!

More importantly, if this decision is the answer of all the top leaders of Konoha, it will definitely not be something that Sawara Kiri can stop alone.

This guy, exactly.
Before she could finish her thoughts, she heard Sahara Kiri suddenly meet her gaze:

"Xonan."

"You should be able to understand how many lives and families are lost behind this decision, right?"

“The chaos of war cannot be completely prevented by anyone.”

"I know you are an idealist who longs to see a peaceful world without war."

"I need someone like you."

After hearing what Sawara Kiri said, Konan's mind couldn't help but flash back to the scenes he saw in Konoha after being captured.

Whether in prison, in the village, in school, or in the Hokage Building.
Everyone here is indeed following Sawara Kiri's plan and moving in the direction he said.

He really wanted to accomplish such a great and incredible cause.

just
'I? '

Xiaonan didn't understand.

Sawara Kiri's serious tone softened slightly, and he said softly, "In this war, I need someone who is completely independent of Konoha and can treat all Konoha ninjas fairly and impartially to set up a war monitoring department to monitor and prevent possible chaos in the war."

"I think about it, even if I search the whole village, it's hard to find a few people with such ideals and execution."

"And you are such a suitable candidate."

As he spoke, he stood up from behind his desk, walked in front of Xiaonan, stretched out his hand to her, and their eyes met:
"Xonan."

"Become my strength and accomplish this great cause with me."

"As opposed to that."

"I will also give you unparalleled power."

Listening to Sawara Kiri's words, Konan was stunned.

As a captive, no matter from the perspective of strength, identity, or status, someone like her is not worthy of an olive branch extended to her by the uncrowned king of the ninja world like Sawara Kiri.

But he just did it so willfully.

This unfounded trust comes neither from blood ties nor from equality of status and power, but from the recognition of common ideals and beliefs.
Why?
Xiaonan couldn't understand.

At that moment, she subconsciously raised her head and looked into Sahara Kiri's sincere eyes.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she knew it very well.

She was moved.

(End of this chapter)