My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 117 "Purchasing Goods"

The suppression of the Akatsuki organization had little impact on the course of the Third Shinobi World War.

The three kingdoms of Fire, Earth, and Wind are still locked in fierce battle in the Land of Rain, with a large number of ninjas dying every day.

The Land of Rain has suffered again. Hanzo and Yahiko of the Salamander have died, and both the local forces of Amegakure and the emerging Akatsuki organization have been severely damaged. Normally, they could at least protect civilians, but now both organizations are in chaos, order has collapsed, and the lives of ordinary people are even more miserable.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Hyuga Yuto. He continued to fulfill his duties as vice commander, working himself to the bone, and his record of achievements had once again accumulated to a thick stack.

Fortunately, three weeks after the Akatsuki was wiped out, Konoha sent two more deputy commanders: one was a young and strong Jonin from the Uchiha clan, and the other was a former ANBU captain who had "transferred" to the village.

With one commander-in-chief and three deputy commanders, this arrangement lightened Hyuga Yuto's burden considerably, allowing him to even take two or three hours off each day to rest.

With some free time, Hinata Yuto was finally able to focus his energy on his own affairs.

—The Mask of God has been used up and urgently needs to be replenished.

……

Uchiha Shisui gripped the shuriken in his hand, and his single-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated.

The rain soaked his hair, making his black hair stick to his skin. If it were anyone else, they would look disheveled, but he was, after all, one of the best among the Uchiha. He was not only extremely skilled in Fire Release and Genjutsu, but also had an exceptionally good combination of Sharingan and taijutsu. He even understood the preciousness of love and friendship, and... he was also very handsome.

He's so handsome that even when he's soaked to the bone, he still looks like a stylish guy.

Not far from him were the white-haired girl, Mochizuki Ruri, and the hooded, sinister-looking Aburame Shinno.

The three of them stood in a triangle formation, so they could all see each other's blind spots.

Aburame Shinno's posture was perfect, exactly what was taught in the ninja academy and his clan. The angle of his body and the way he held his ninja tools were textbook perfect, without a single flaw.

Uchiha Shisui, on the other hand, was more casual. He habitually gripped the hilt of his sword with one hand, concealing a small ninja tool in his hand, and lowered his body slightly—as a genius, he already had his own understanding of combat and would never blindly apply techniques.

As for Mochizuki Ruri, her battle stance was the most relaxed. She leaned against a tree with her arms crossed, tilting her head to examine the insects wriggling on the leaves. It didn't look like she was on the battlefield; it was more like she was strolling around or daydreaming.

"This posture maximizes my fighting talent; a true ascetic dares to put their body in the most dangerous situations!"

Whenever the two boys expressed concern about the white-haired girl's casual fighting stance, Mochizuki Ruri would always let out a soft hum and say the words above with her little face upturned.

Is that really the case? Shisui wanted to ask further, but he hesitated.

混熟之后，望月琉璃有尸骨脉和女孩的性别优势，一旦被弄急眼了，便会呲牙咧嘴地胖揍止水和慎野一顿，嘴里还嚷嚷着「打是疼骂是爱，不打不骂是祸害」这种顺口溜。

I really don't know where she learned such cheeky talk.

Shisui thought of the nonsense the girl had said when she was using "intra-team violence," and subconsciously curled the corners of her mouth as she looked at Mochizuki Ruri.

As luck would have it, the white-haired girl was also looking around listlessly, and their eyes met.

Ruri Mochizuki opened her mouth but didn't make a sound. She just mouthed "Are you trying to die?" and then looked at the Uchiha boy, Naoraku, revealing her sharp fangs.

Poor Shisui looked away.

boom!

Colorful fireworks burst in the sky.

This is a signal for Konoha to attack.

"Kill!" Mochizuki Ruri raised an eyebrow and took the lead, leaping down from the tree and heading straight for the Iwagakure troops not far away. Shisui and Shinno followed closely behind. Shisui was so fast that he overtook the white-haired girl in just a few steps.

At the same time, countless Konoha ninjas appeared from all directions and rushed towards the enemy, and the fierce battle officially began.

……

An hour and a half later.

Two boys and a girl from Class 9 huddled together, their clothes and skin stained with blood, resting with their eyes closed, too exhausted to play around.

This surprise attack ultimately ended in a Pyrrhic victory for Konoha.

Both sides invested considerable resources, with Class 9 being just a small, insignificant team.

Because of the clash of advanced ninjutsu, the forest that served as the main battlefield was riddled with holes, the terrain was completely destroyed, and the rock layers were flipped over—this was mainly caused by the Earth Release techniques of Iwagakure.

Even a genius like Uchiha Shisui suffered serious injuries in this battle.

"How terrible war is," Shisui thought to himself as he huddled with his two companions.

He, Mochizuki Ruri, and Aburame Shinno have been in the Land of Rain for more than half a month. Shisui keenly senses that the intensity of the war is increasing. Although the frequency of battles remains roughly the same each day, the number of deaths and missing persons is rising sharply.

"This is the most crucial stalemate phase. The major ninja villages have already ascertained each other's strength, so they can always deliver a fatal blow. Now it's a contest of who is more willing to sacrifice..."

As Uchiha Shisui thought this, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he eventually drifted off to sleep among his companions.

The clever Uchiha boy may never know that, besides the natural course of war, his teacher, known as the Jade Lion, also bears primary responsibility for the ever-increasing mortality rate.

—As the deputy commander, Hyuga Yuto only needs to add a few more lines to the order to make Konoha mobilize more troops, thereby affecting the other two ninja villages and causing greater casualties!

He is now the deputy commander, no longer a "free agent on the battlefield".

Collecting Hyuga's corpse will only become easier and easier.

On the fierce battlefield, the Hyuga clan would die as Konoha ninjas because both sides had committed powerful ninjas, the terrain was often destroyed, and their disappearances became just a number in the battle reports.

When ninjas fought on the ground, corpses often fell into the torn earth and turbulent rivers, including members of the Hyuga branch family.

As the vice commander, Hyuga Yuto could easily know and even plan the approximate location and time of the battle. He summoned the slug in advance, hid it underground, intercepted Hyuga's corpse, and brought it into the Shikkotsu Forest.

Hidden behind the scenes, able to obtain the desired spoils with a mere flick of the finger—this is the basic quality of a major villain.

In any world, resources always flow to the top. Since becoming the vice commander, Hyuga Yuto has rarely had the opportunity to leave the camp alone, but this does not prevent him from having access to a wealth of intelligence, because his subordinates deliver those thin sheets of paper that record valuable information to him every day.

As time passed, he finally obtained enough corpses again.

(End of this chapter)