I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Could it be that the other party is really just here to make money?

Thinking about this inevitably plunged Terumi Mei into deep doubt.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 82 The kidnapping was successful, and Obito's desire to kill Kakashi became even stronger!

"It seems we really don't have anything worth cooperating with in Konoha."

Mei Terumi held her forehead, a hint of distress flashing in her eyes. The more she looked at it, the more it seemed like a trap set by Konoha for them.

Is the Mist Shadow, who has no value whatsoever, worth Konoha paying so much for?

It's impossible for Konoha not to want something from them.

"The Country of Waves!"

A glint of light flashed in Yuan Shi's eyes. Bai Ye had mentioned before that he wanted to use the Land of Waves to establish business connections with the Hidden Mist Village.

The Land of Waves is located on an island between the three nations of Fire, Lightning, and Water.

The Land of Fire is located in the very center of the land, with Earth in the upper left corner, Wind in the lower left corner, and Lightning in the upper right corner. Across the sea is Fog, and between these three countries lies a sea. The Land of Waves is located in the very center of this land.

All three factions maintained a tacit understanding and did not take action against the Land of Waves, mainly because the Land of Waves was too poor, and the only way to get there was by boat, which was extremely inconvenient, so it could be considered as being completely abandoned.

Byakuya's arrival this time brought up the Land of Waves. Considering the Uchiha's penchant for martial arts and Byakuya's previous rise to power by directly overthrowing Hiruzen Sarutobi, he is a hawkish Kage. Therefore, it seems reasonable for him to find the Kirigakure and use these conditions to exchange for their support in Konoha's conquest of the Land of Waves.

"So you're saying Konoha wants to incorporate the Land of Waves into their territory?"

Mei Terumi took out a map and glanced at the location of the Land of Waves. If this were really given to Konoha, it would be very easy for Konoha to attack Kirigakure in the future.

However, Konoha has to take a detour to get to the Land of Waves, which seems like going the long way around, so there's no need for Konoha to deploy ninjas here.

"It's not out of the question, but I don't think it's necessary, Master Yuan. If they take this place for future wars, they can just attack directly from Konoha. As for Kumogakure, they probably won't attack by water, right?"

It seems that the Land of Waves is completely unsuitable for this place.

After analyzing for a long time, Mei Terumi still concluded that it was unlikely to be the Land of Waves that was the cause.

“What you said makes sense. Perhaps the Land of Waves really just wants to do business with us because they know the situation inside our village and now is the time to make money? Also, the other three villages might take advantage of the instability in Konoha to attack it, so they approached the Mist Village to form an alliance. In this way, with the Land of Waves as a medium, we can attack the Hidden Cloud Village together, while they can use their main forces to deal with the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Stone Village. This also serves as a deterrent?”

After thinking about it for a moment, Master Yuan felt that this was more reliable.

Byakuya's rise to power meant that Konoha wouldn't be peaceful for a while, as the other ninja villages were all eager to take advantage of the situation.

Perhaps Byakuya saw that the Mist Shadow was also weak at this time, and that the two sides could temporarily unite. They showed signs of joining forces, and at the same time, they had taken over the Land of Waves. So, the Cloud Village was actually somewhat hesitant before making a move.

Without the intervention of the Cloud Village, the Iwa and Sunagakure ninjas did not want to face most of the Konoha ninjas. The Sunagakure ninjas had not yet recovered, so the Iwa ninjas were responsible for most of the firepower. Naturally, the Iwa ninjas were unwilling to do so. Therefore, this was Byakuya's purpose.

After discussing it, the group concluded that this was the most plausible reason.

"If that's the case, then it seems we can also form an alliance with Konoha, right?"

At least for now, allying with Konoha is the best option. Although they could take the opportunity to start a war with Konoha, since Byakuya already knows about the situation of the Mist Village, if Konoha is wary of them, they can get some benefits. But if Konoha starts a war with them directly, the Mist Village might be wiped out.

They are currently incapable of experiencing any war, and even this one may not be successful.

"Let's join forces. After that, we'll agree to his conditions, and then we'll ask him to help us this time!"

It was indeed a bit embarrassing to have the Kage of Konoha deal with the Kage of one's own village.

But if they can minimize their losses, why wouldn't they do it?

Moreover, since Byakuya approached them for cooperation, it means he hopes to see Yagura's rule overthrown. Byakuya probably doesn't want to see them fail either, right?

"Let's stick to the conditions that Byakuya mentioned before, and then add that he helps us solve the problem of the Mist Shadow this time. By the way, should we ask him to take a look at the genjutsu in Yagura? After all, the Uchiha are best at genjutsu."

After Yuan Shi finished speaking, he looked at the group. It was Qing who discovered the illusion in Yagura using his Byakugan.

This also explains why they wanted to end the Blood Mist policy.

They never expected that Yagura, a Jinchūriki, would be controlled by genjutsu; at first, they didn't believe it.

But given the current situation, they have no choice but to believe it.

"May I ask? I've heard that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can control tailed beasts."

Mei Terumi said quietly, and since Byakuya knew so much about the situation inside the village, she even suspected that Yagura might be controlled by Byakuya.

But thinking about it, she also felt a little ridiculous for thinking that way. When Yagura was acting strangely, Byakuya was probably still a child.

How could he possibly have had the power to control Yagura at that time?

The group then continued to discuss the details of the operation and the issues that Bai Ye would have to negotiate with.

Fog Shadow Grand Canyon.

Ye Cang looked at the hazy mist around him. He knew that he only needed to pass through here to reach Wuying.

She vaguely remembered that Luo Sha had said that someone would come to meet her after she arrived here.

Because of the constant battles with Iwagakure, the village's strength has gradually weakened, and now Sunagakure has no choice but to seek help from Kirigakure.

When Luo Sha arranged for her to come here, Ye Cang had actually considered that something unexpected might happen, but before leaving, Luo Sha repeatedly assured her that there would be no problems, so she could only suppress her unease for the time being.

The Sand Village and the Mist Village also fought a war. Back then, Pakura killed too many Mist Ninja on the battlefield, which is why she earned the title of "Scorching Release Pakura".

Just as she was pondering this, a figure slowly emerged from the mist. Upon seeing Yekura, the Mist Ninja greeted her with a smile, saying, "You must be Yekura from Sunagakure. Please come with me; the Mizukage is already waiting for you!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside to let Ye Cang pass.

"kindness."

Yecang nodded and stepped over the ninja. But the moment she stepped over the ninja, a fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the ninja behind her. Then she took out a kunai and stabbed it into Yecang's back.

Looking into the distance, Bai Ye pondered for a moment, and finally decided to let the ninja stab Yekura Ichikuni first.

Being stabbed is different from not being stabbed; being stabbed makes it easier to talk your way out of trouble later.

They watched helplessly as Yekura was caught off guard and stabbed. Then the Mist Ninja jumped away, and countless shuriken flew towards Yekura in the air.

As the kunai and shuriken drew ever closer, Yecang tried to pull away despite the pain in her back, but she felt as if her body was numb, completely powerless, and could only watch helplessly as the kunai drew ever closer.

The next second, space distorted, and then all the kunai were swallowed up and entered the Divine Might Space.

Meanwhile, inside the Kamui dimension, Obito looked at the kunai on his arm and began to curse loudly. His desire to kill Kakashi grew stronger and stronger.

"Do it! Kill her right now!"

After the Mist Shadows failed, they all surrounded Yekura the next second, ready to strike again and kill her.

There was no poison on the kunai, but there was anesthetic, which could instantly immobilize a person. I thought that Yekura would die after being stabbed, but it seems that someone made a move.

"God's Judgment!"

Dozens of bolts of lightning fell from the sky. The ANBU had no choice but to abandon their assassination attempt on Yekura and were preparing to escape when the lightning seemed to lock onto them. In an instant, all of the dozen or so Mist Ninja ANBU were killed by the lightning strikes.

It's surprisingly useful.

In the Naruto world, it's quite satisfying to use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's ability to clear out these squishy characters; one hit from lightning and they're dead.

"Who?!"

Ye Cang struggled to support herself, feeling utterly powerless, a sense of helplessness that made her extremely uneasy.

"How pitiful, betrayed by your own village. The so-called peace talks are just sacrificing the heroes of your own village in exchange for peace. The condition of the Kirigakure is to hand over Pakura to appease their anger and then join forces with the Sand Village. I didn't expect that Rasa and his gang would abandon you so readily!"

Bai Ye's voice slowly sounded behind Ye Cang, and his footsteps drew closer and closer. Ye Cang's unease intensified, as she didn't know whether the person behind her was friend or foe.

At the same time, she also roughly knew the truth. Perhaps, just as the person behind her said, she had been betrayed, and betrayed by the entire Sand Village's higher-ups. In order to exchange for peace, they actually had to hand her over.

The mist shadow's actions just now were clearly intended to kill him.

Behind him, footsteps drew closer and closer. The person squatted down and looked at the handsome face in front of him. Ye Cang estimated the distance in his mind. Although he was weak all over, he could try to get closer.

"No matter what, I'm your savior, and you still want to kill me!"

Even though the killing intent was well concealed, Bai Ye still sensed the malice emanating from him. Having just been betrayed, he seemed like a rose with thorns, unwilling to let anyone get close.

Having her thoughts exposed, Ye Cang felt a sense of despair. She was powerless to resist in her current situation, a feeling she hated, and she probably couldn't even commit suicide.

"It's a pity that such a beautiful back will have a scar later."

As he spoke, Bai Ye got up and used his palm magic to heal Ye Cang's wounds.

“Visible betrayal isn’t terrifying; what’s truly terrifying is unseen betrayal.” With that, Bai Ye placed his hand in front of Ye Cang: “Do you want revenge?”

After saying that, Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As expected, verbal persuasion wasn't his forte.

Bai Ye couldn't utter a single word after trying for a long time.

"You are neither the Mist Shadow nor the Sand Village, so who are you?"

"The Fifth Hokage of Konoha".

After hearing Bai Ye's answer, Ye Cang was subconsciously stunned for a moment, and at the same time, a cold smile flashed through his mind.

Because at this moment, in her eyes, all ninja villages are actually the same. When they need her, they always say nice things, but when they don't need her, they can be abandoned at any time, just like now.

The fact that he saved me and said so much was simply because he wanted to use me to deal with the Sand Village.

“That’s right. I’ll be causing trouble for the Sand Village later. If you can join our Konoha, I think it would be quite interesting. You’ll be dealing with more than just Rasa. The decision was made by all the high-ranking members of the Sand Village. You can’t handle them alone. If you go back now, you’ll only be labeled as having failed a mission and then you’ll be put on trial. If you don’t go back, you’ll be a rogue ninja.”

Byakuya's undisguised attitude surprised Yekura.

Actually, he didn't need to say it. Yekura herself understood her situation. If she went back and broke ties with Rasa and the others, she would only be accused of failing to complete the mission because she hadn't reconciled with the Kirigakure. She would go from being a hero of the Sand Village to a sinner.

"How can I trust you?"

Ye Cang spoke in a hoarse voice, and after she finished speaking, she stared intently at Bai Ye.

"Because we are the same kind of people. We were both abandoned by the higher-ups, but I succeeded. That's why I can empathize with you. I need your strength, and you need our strength. All traitors must die, right?"

A class of people?

Ye Cang thought about it and suddenly realized that it seemed to be true, as Bai Ye said, that the Uchiha clan had once been feared by Konoha. On the way here, she had heard about the grudges between the Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.

Although the two sides are somewhat different, they were both betrayed by the village's higher-ups, and Bai Ye did indeed win.

The shared experiences of both parties made Yekura less hostile towards Byakuya.

"All traitors must die, you're right. But I might betray you at any time. I need you to help me take revenge, and I will become the sharpest sword in your hand. But one day I can't guarantee I won't betray you. We're just taking what we need!"

Yecang understood that Baiye needed her to intervene in the war against Shayin, and her defection would definitely demoralize the Shayin army.

However, she also made her stance clear: she was only cooperating with Bai Ye and could betray him at any time.