My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 107 The Stirring Fate

"You are..." Xiao Nan's eyes widened, and the paper flowers on her head swayed.

"You are... Hyuga Yuto!"

"It's been a long time, Minami." Yuto waved away his subordinates, giving himself and Minami some private space.

It's been almost two years since I last saw Xiao Nan, and she has grown into a beautiful young woman.

"I didn't expect you to recognize me at first glance," Hyuga Yuto said with a smile.

"Please sit wherever you like."

"Your reputation is so great that even in the Land of Rain, I can hear the name of 'Jade Lion'. Yahiko told me that you are a very remarkable ninja... He has never praised someone younger than himself like that before."

Xiao Nan looked at the boy in front of her, and her tense body slowly relaxed.

Hyuga Yuto stayed in the Akatsuki organization for a month, and even though he rarely spoke to her, they were practically acquaintances.

"Konan, what brings you to the Konoha camp? You can tell me; I'm the deputy commander here now."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman with short purple hair said seriously:

"Yuto-kun, on behalf of Akatsuki, I implore Konoha to stop the war through peace talks. We must stop fighting. The number of innocent people who have died in this war is far too many."

"Peace talks..."

"Yes, peace talks. Everyone can sit down and discuss it slowly. In the Land of Rain, Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure can draw up a peace treaty. Think carefully, why do we need to fight in the first place?"

"Good idea." Hyuga Yuto stroked his chin and asked curiously:

"Are there any concrete plans? For example, who will chair the peace talks, where will they be held, what will be the war reparations plan and the plan for re-establishing diplomatic relations...?"

Xiao Nan paused, then pursed her lips slightly.

No, no.

"Oh, that's alright, Minami-nee." Hyuga Yuto remained as gentle as ever.

"I am now the deputy commander and can report directly to the Hokage. If we can end the war without any casualties, I'm sure everyone will be happy. This is a good thing."

The purple-haired woman let out a long sigh of relief:

"Yuto, I knew you could understand Yahiko's feelings..."

Hyuga Yuto smiled politely, but stopped talking about business and started chatting with Konan in a friendly manner.

The trio from Amegakure are all individuals with extremely distinctive personalities.

Yahiko, in some ways, can be seen as Naruto Uzumaki without his cheat codes; he is an idealist, passionate, values ​​friendship, and is a romantic dreamer.

Nagato was a typical naive and trusting person, which is why he was manipulated by Obito Uchiha. Later, he even used the Rinne Rebirth Technique because of Naruto Uzumaki's words, sacrificing his own life to revive the people of Konoha.

As for Konan... she was like a flower drifting in the wind. When Yahiko was alive, she lived for Yahiko; after Yahiko's death, she followed Nagato's lead; and after Nagato's passing, she bravely fought against Obito for Naruto Uzumaki, ultimately sacrificing her own life in the process.

In a peaceful world, with their talent, these three would definitely be able to achieve great things. Unfortunately, this is the ninja world.

They are kind-hearted, but the world is too cruel; such a personality makes it difficult for them to have a good beginning and a good end.

"Yuto-kun, it's so good to have you here."

As she was leaving, Xiao Nan remarked with emotion:

"Before I came here, I was thinking that if I couldn't see Commander Minato, I would just wait outside the Konoha camp until he was willing to see me."

"Konoha hasn't declared war on Amegakure, so Commander Minato won't refuse to see you... But Konan, why are you the one who came? I remember that Yahiko usually handles these kinds of international affairs."

"He went to tackle the tough challenges."

"Oh?" Hinata Yuto asked, seemingly casually.

"Did they go to war?"

"No, it's the same reason I came here: he went to find the leader of Amegakure and proposed a [peace treaty]."

"Oh." Hinata Yuto sighed:

"Hanzo the Salamander, the Demigod..."

……

Rain-Hidden Village, the tall tower.

The man sat in the chair, watching the Akatsuki members gradually disappear into the distance.

He had long, gray hair, a strong physique, and wore a lead-gray breathing mask. Although he didn't say a word, he exuded a terrifying sense of oppression.

—It is none other than Hanzo the Salamander, who is known as a demigod!

"What a fine young man." Suddenly, a sound came from the secret chamber behind Hanzo:

"So this is the leader of Akatsuki? As expected, no matter how detailed the intelligence reports are, nothing beats seeing it with your own eyes."

"Shimura Danzo." Because of the breathing mask, Hanzo's voice sounded like a dull bucket:

"If anyone else sees you, I'll kill you."

"If you want, of course you can."

Shimura Danzo, unperturbed, sat down opposite Hanzo and calmly said:

"The Akatsuki's suggestion is quite good. Peace talks are indeed one way to end the war."

Hanzo remained silent, the only sound in the room being his heavy, strange breathing.

"You're tempted?" Danzo nodded approvingly.

"As expected of the Salamander, which is known as a demigod, if this is really accomplished, the three ninja villages will successfully reach a peace agreement, and the Land of Rain will also be able to usher in peace."

"At that time, the entire ninja world and Amegakure will look up to this great achievement..."

He paused, his tone revealing undisguised malice and sarcasm:

"...Look up to this achievement that belongs to the Akatsuki."

Hanzo remained expressionless and did not respond.

But that didn't stop him from continuing.

"Poor Hanzo the Salamander." Shimura Danzo shook his head and sighed.

"I will dedicate my life to Amegakure."

"In order to prevent those around you from being poisoned, and in order to gain powerful strength, you have to wear a breathing mask 24 hours a day. In all these years, I have never heard you complain once."

"It must be tough navigating between three powerful nations. Although we're enemies most of the time, I can still say with absolute certainty that you, Hanzo of the Salamander, are a ninja worthy of admiration!"

"Unfortunately... if the peace talks succeed, there will be no place for you in Amegakure."

"Everyone will forget Hanzo the Salamander, who gave everything for his country. The one who will take his place as the pillar of Amegakure will be Akatsuki!"

"Shut up." Hanzo suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but full of killing intent.

That killing intent was definitely not directed at Shimura Danzo.

……

somewhere.

A colossal golem, as large as a mountain, stands in the dark, deep underground.

Several "pipes" extended from the golem and were inserted into the man's body.

The man was very, very old, so old that he was already a formidable figure in the ninja world before the establishment of the ninja village system, so old that his name had almost become a legend.

But even someone as powerful as him could not escape the passage of time.

If it weren't for the chakra provided by the golem behind him, the man would have aged and died very soon.

swoosh-

A strange creature emerged from the rock, moving with the ease of a fish swimming in the sea. It could barely be called human, with only half a intact face and a snow-white body, like a latex doll.

The aged man opened his eyes, and his three-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated.

That Sharingan isn't his, of course.

Those two eyes that had been with him for decades, containing immense power, had long since been transplanted to that red-haired boy.

Even as a "use-it-as-it-is" backup, he chose to have an eye transplanted from someone of his own race.

—The body of an Uchiha must have the eyes of an Uchiha.

The blood of pride still flows in his veins, never ceasing for even a moment.

"You're back?" he asked softly, his voice hoarse.

"Tell me about that guy called 'Moon Goddess'..."

Even though his body was decaying and nearly withered, when he uttered the name "Moon Goddess," his tone was calm and natural, as if he were addressing a tiny ant.

He certainly has the qualifications.

Because he is [Spotted].

……

The storm stirred up by "Orochimaru leaving Konoha in the middle of the Third Shinobi World War" was not simply about the Konoha front being under pressure, the premature death of the Fourth Mizukage, or the promotion of Hyuga Yuto to vice commander.

Some deeper impacts are slowly brewing.

Because of this incident, Shimura Danzo was disliked by the Third Hokage and lost his trust.

This man, who calls himself the "Root of Konoha," will use certain means to prove his usefulness and loyalty to Konoha.

His actions will become more ruthless and impatient, to the point that some plans will be brought forward significantly... such as the plan to "destroy the Akatsuki" in conjunction with Hanzo the Salamander.

The Moon Goddess appeared twice, displaying abilities nearly identical to the Rinnegan, which naturally attracted Madara Uchiha's attention. He was also very interested in the face beneath the Hannya mask.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is weaving a massive trap, aiming to kill Tsukishima in one fell swoop. The location is almost certainly in the Land of Rain, which will inevitably involve many Kage-level ninjas, making the situation in Amegakure even more unpredictable.

Everything has changed from the original story.

The source of all these dramatic changes is Hyuga Yuto.

He is a tiny caged bird, yet also a "Jormungandr" so enormous that a single turn of his head can affect the world.

Time travelers are never ants.

The slug immortal, who has lived for over a thousand years, has staked everything on that "unfathomable fate."

Perhaps it's too old-fashioned, perhaps it's so cringeworthy it makes your teeth ache.

But the ninja world at this moment can still be described with that one sentence.

—Fate is stirring...

(End of this chapter)