My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 198 "Saints"

In a teahouse somewhere in the Land of the Sea, Shisui tore the fish cake into pieces and soaked it in hot tea. After hesitating for a long time, he swallowed it whole in one gulp.

"Huh? Me?" The Sharingan-wielding boy's eyes lit up.

"This way of eating it is a bit reckless, but the taste is surprisingly good."

"Stop showing off, Uchiha Inu." The white-haired girl glared at him.

"Why don't you just do what the teacher did, cut a line on your headband, and then stay here and open a fish cake shop?"

"...You absolutely mustn't say that in front of outsiders," Shisui said with a wry smile.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Shisui placed a newspaper on the table:

"As the captain, I will repeat the intelligence once again."

"This is a publication issued by the Kingdom of the Sea. It's a bestseller here, covering current events, political commentary, and all sorts of things. On the last page, there are usually serialized fantasy short stories or something."

"The teacher's information is hidden in the anecdotes in this issue."

"Hiramoto Tōya was a team leader at a fish processing plant. One day, he got off work late and had some drinks with his colleagues. After the party, he was a little tipsy and accidentally wandered into the forest. There were a lot of mosquitoes on the island in summer... Buzz... Buzz... Buzz... Buzz..."

boom!

The white-haired girl, expressionless, punched Aburame Shinno in the stomach.

"Don't use insects for voice acting. If you do it again, I'll skin you alive and roll you into sushi... Uchiha Inu, you can continue."

Seeing Shinno's eyes roll even whiter than the Hyuga clan's, Shisui wiped away a cold sweat, not daring to mind the "pig" nickname, and said seriously:

"To avoid the mosquitoes, Hiramoto Tōya went deeper and deeper into the woods and eventually came across a cabin in the woods."

"There is a man in the cabin."

"When the uninvited guest was seen, the stranger did not drive him away. Instead, he invited him to sit in his house. When he saw that Hiramoto Touya was covered in bruises, the man gently touched him with his palm, and Touya's skin was completely healed."

"Are you a ninja?" Hiramoto Tōya asked.

"Yes, this is called the Palm Immortal Technique."

"Because no ninjas have appeared in the Land of the Sea for a long time, Hiramoto Touya was both afraid and curious, asking all sorts of questions. The man was very patient and answered every question."

"After all this talk, the topic has finally come to the one that the islanders of the Land of the Sea care about most—do you think we, without chakra, are worse off than you?"

The man began by praising the country, saying that he had traveled the world over the years and that the Sea Country was the most peaceful and prosperous country he had ever seen.

However, the man's next words caused Hiramoto Tōya's expression to change drastically.

"—However, this world is ultimately a world of chakra. Without ninjas, it means that the Land of the Sea does not have enough military strength. Once a super war sweeps through all countries, the Land of the Sea will perish, just like the Land of Whirlpools."

Hiramoto Tōya was unconvinced, saying that three major wars had already been fought outside, but the Land of the Sea had never been affected.

"But the man just chuckled and shook his head, without arguing any further."

"The two chatted for a long time, and then Hiramoto Touya took his leave as it was getting late."

Before leaving, Dongmi reiterated his theory: the Sea Kingdom has never been ravaged by war; it is a paradise, it was in the past, and it will be in the future.

The man sighed and said helplessly—

"Dongmi, how long are you going to keep playing the ostrich? You think that war will never come to you just because you're hiding in a corner, and you don't even have the courage to open your eyes and look into the abyss. Your cowardice is far beyond what I imagined..."

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became somber.

Everything Hyuga Yuto said and did during the Crimson Night was compiled and recorded by the Konoha leadership, analyzed word by word, and the three members of the original Team 9 could recite it from beginning to end.

At the Anbu First Division base below the "Eel House" tavern, before Hyuga Yuto killed the branch family's "Hyuga Naoto," he said something similar.

Although the sentence structure has been slightly modified, considering the palm technique he used and the tone of his voice, it is highly likely that the mysterious man Hiramoto Tōya encountered was the most evil S-rank rogue ninja.

At the very least, it was worth it for Uchiha Shisui and the others to make the trip.

"Alright, whether they're teachers or not, we'll find out by taking a look." Shisui sighed.

"Every time I read this intelligence, I have a feeling of unreality... For four years, the teacher's whereabouts have been unknown, and now this kind of thing has suddenly appeared... This... this [code] that only Konoha can discover, is it a coincidence? Or... is it intentional?"

He patted his cheeks, trying to cheer himself up:

"Let's get started. First, we need to find Hiramoto Touya and have him take us to the forest cabin... um, the place where he works is called the mandarin fish processing plant."

"I'll do it." Mochizuki Ruri stood up.

"I have my own secrets to gathering information."

"Secret Technique?" Uchiha Shisui asked curiously.

"I've known you for seven years, how come I've never heard of this? Is it a new type of ninjutsu?"

The white-haired girl turned around and smiled brightly, pointing to the shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth:

"My face is the ultimate weapon that guarantees victory."

Watching Ruri skip and hop towards the teahouse owner, Shisui turned back and whispered to Shinno:

"Is this what women are like? She's so confident in her looks... Although I admit she is indeed very beautiful... uh, maybe the most beautiful woman in the world?"

However, before the two could exchange more than a few words, Mochizuki Ruri loudly called them over.

The middle-aged shop owner, wiping the teacups, looked at the young boy and girl and chuckled:

"Why are you all being so secretive, with this newspaper... You're here to see [the saint], aren't you?"

"A saint?" Shisui felt a sense of absurdity.

"Isn't that the mysterious man Hiramoto Tōya met that night? The news's already spread!" the boss said, beaming.

"You didn't see the scene. Many people went into the forest to search, and there were thousands of people at night. After tireless efforts, they finally found the saint."

"Saint is such a good person. He has cured many people of their difficult and complicated diseases. I have seen many foreign ninjas, but I have never met anyone of Saint's caliber."

"No matter how severe the injury, it heals instantly with just a touch. The saint even humbly called it an ordinary palm strike... How is that possible? It's practically a miracle!"

"You want to see him? It's simple. Go to the main street now, head west into the forest, be devout, and keep walking. You'll meet people who are going the same way as you. Remember, be devout! Be devout!"

……

The three from Konoha emerged dazed, exchanged glances, and without a word, followed the boss's directions into the forest.

Along the way, they encountered many fellow travelers.

The Sea Kingdom is far from the mainland and cannot keep up with medical knowledge in time, so there are many difficult and complicated diseases. Many people are carried up, and those who can get out of bed kowtow every three steps, with extremely respectful expressions.

Finally, deep into the forest, the three members of the original Class 9 saw the small house and a handsome young man sitting cross-legged with a smile.

He had striking red hair.

(End of this chapter)