My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 165 The Martyrs

Hyuga Yuto placed a hot towel on his face and groaned comfortably.

He put down the towel, looked at himself in the mirror, and saw that handsome face that he could never tire of looking at.

Unfortunately, faint dark circles appeared under her eyes despite her clean face.

—That night, three major surgeries were performed in a row, leaving Hyuga Yuto exhausted and on the verge of death. Konan, Jiraiya, and Uzumaki Kushina all suffered increasingly severe injuries, each one a classic surgical case for Konoha Hospital.

Having suffered severe exhaustion, Hinata Yuto has not fully recovered even now. He took a hot shower early this morning to regain some of his energy.

He arrived at the field hospital and saw Minato Namikaze walking out of it.

"Minato-senpai, please take care of yourself. Kushina-senpai will be heartbroken if you fall ill too."

"Yuto..." Minato said with a wry smile.

"You've worked hard. Shall we begin today's surgeries?"

"Yes, removing the Nine-Tails chakra that's entangled in Kushina's body will require at least five rounds of surgery... Today is the last one."

Hyuga Yuto took a closer look at Namikaze Minato. The famous Yellow Flash looked haggard, and even his lips were chapped.

The boy from the separated family understood why Minato was so melancholy.

Jiraiya led his men to conquer Amegakure and killed the leader of Akatsuki. This was a very serious diplomatic incident, since the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire had not formally declared war on each other.

Konoha's tough actions will inevitably provoke the vigilance and dissatisfaction of other countries. If not handled properly, it may destabilize the gradually calming situation once again.

Besides that, there's Kushina's story.

Although she escaped danger, she faced another crisis—when the Nine-Tails went berserk, Kushina was behind Konoha, and the initial chakra explosion alone killed 102 Konoha ninjas!

"A murderous monster dwells within Kushina Uzumaki's body," a rumor has been circulating in Konoha Village for some unknown reason.

Of course, because of Minato Namikaze, no one dared to say anything to his face, but a ninja's senses are sharp, and gossip would always reach his ears.

The two issues combined were indeed giving Minato Namikaze a headache.

After exchanging a few words, Hyuga Yuto entered the medical room to perform the final surgery to separate the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Kushina Uzumaki had regained consciousness and even smiled when she saw Yuto Hyuga enter. Her face remained unchanged, but half of her red hair, which represented the vigorous vitality of the Uzumaki clan, had turned white, indicating that she had just escaped death.

"Kushina-senpai, this is the last surgery, so we won't be using anesthesia. It will be a little painful, so please bear with it."

"Okay...hehe." Kushina Uzumaki chuckled.

"That Minato guy must have been really nervous when he brought me here."

"I was more than nervous, I almost cried."

"Hahaha... Heal me quickly, please, Yuto-kun, I want to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Your body has been badly damaged by the Nine-Tails. You should rest for a while."

"Because I killed the village's ninja." The woman, whose half-red hair had turned white, spoke gently.

"I will face all of this together with Minato."

……

Amegakure was plunged into unprecedented chaos. Less than a year later, the veteran savior Hanzo of the Salamander died. After the Akatsuki took over the village, the mysterious leader who liked to stay deep in the tower was also killed by the despicable Konoha ninja. This disaster-stricken village was once again leaderless.

Without strong leadership to restrain them, rules cease to be rules, and the systems that normally require careful adherence lose their binding force.

Some people, relying on their power, wantonly cause destruction; some occupy high positions but think of selling out their villages for personal gain; some have already packed their valuables and are preparing to leave their hometowns where they have lived for many years.

Amegakure, known as the "strongest ninja village under the Five Kingdoms," was on the verge of collapse in just a few days.

For ordinary people living in chaotic times, perhaps order is the most important thing.

……

Two hundred kilometers northeast of Amegakure, in a wooden cabin deep in the mountains and forests.

"Damn it! Get me out of here!" the purple-haired woman roared. She picked up a stool and slammed it down next to the boy, sending splinters flying with a loud bang.

"Calm down, Minami-neechan." Tachibana Yuuki reluctantly propped up the stool.

"With the leader dead, there are probably only the two of us left among the Akatsuki's high-ranking members. If we go out now, are we just waiting to be killed by Konoha ninjas and have them claim credit? And look at you... you swung the chair with so much force, and the chair leg didn't even break. Konan, you're too weak and need to rest."

"What's the point of resting here..." The purple-haired woman was panting heavily. With a few small movements, blood had already seeped through her bandages, but Xiao Nan stared intently at the doorway, saying each word slowly and deliberately:

"Yahiko is dead, Nagato is dead, and now, even the country that gave me birth is heading towards destruction. What difference is there between me and a rat hiding here?"

"Oh dear, Sister Konan, why be so impulsive?" Tachibana Yuuki sighed softly. He had been in the Akatsuki for over half a year and was quite familiar with the higher-ups. He patiently advised her:

"If you go out now, you might kill a few people at most, but you'll be caught quickly. Is the Akatsuki's ideology to let their subordinates sacrifice themselves in vain?"

"I'm not afraid," the woman said softly, sweat wetting her face, her purple hair clinging to her fair skin, delicate as porcelain, yet possessing a terrifying resolve.

"Kikugen, let me die."

The Thousand Hands clone was stunned. In that instant, he understood Konan's thoughts.

—With his friends dying one after another and his country on the verge of collapse, he, as a ninja of the Rain Village, may not have the power to save everything he cherishes, but at least he can embrace death!

She wanted to become a martyr.

A fragile land ravaged by war can always give birth to strong and beautiful flowers.

While Tachibana Yuuki was still in a daze, Konan suddenly went limp and sank down.

The thousand-armed clone thought the woman had fainted from exhaustion and instinctively reached out to hug her, only to find that he had grabbed nothing.

A golden opportunity! A glint flashed in Xiao Nan's eyes as she dodged Ju Jiexuan and rammed the wooden door open with her shoulder.

My chakra can still be used for one more Paper Release ninjutsu. Yahiko, Nagato, my Land of Rain... I'm coming to join you...

However, to Xiao Nan's surprise, her physical weakness was more exaggerated than she had imagined. The moment she pushed open the wooden door, her legs buckled and she tripped over a piece of gravel.

She fell to the ground, splattered in the muddy puddles, looking utterly disheveled.

Her vision blurred, and the woman could no longer tell whether the water was tears or rain.

However, just before she was about to fall into the abyss, she saw a hand.

Broad, long, and strong... a man's hand.

Xiao Nan looked up.

The man wearing the Prajna mask stretched out his hand in front of her, the demon horn curving into an eerie arc, shattering the gloomy sky into pieces.

"Living requires more courage than dying."

"Give me everything, Minami."

"My eyes...see the future you long for."

(End of this chapter)