My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 242 Golden Slug

"Are you feeling better?" Hinata Yuto pushed open the door and placed a basket of oranges on the bedside table.

Kakuzu grunted twice, his voice unusually hoarse.

"I went too far." Hyuga Yuto sighed.

"Your health isn't so good... Hey? Why are you getting so agitated? Sit down, sit down." He patted Kakuzu on the shoulder:

"In a few days, once you can walk again, we'll return inland and get your heart repaired while we're at it."

Xiao Nan then entered the room filled with the smell of medicine, closed the door, and said:

"Lord Yuto, the heads of the four major seaports—Shell, Fish, Starlight, and White Head—request an audience with you."

"You recognized me? That makes sense, I used the Heavenly Cloud yesterday." Hyuga Yuto chuckled.

"Reject them all. I don't meet just anyone."

"Wait..." Kakuzu suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse, but Hyuga Yuto and Konan could hear the urgency and helplessness in it:

"You want me to join Akatsuki, isn't it for the money?"

"Yes." Hinata Yuto readily admitted:

"We've done a lot over the years, and Yu Yin's savings have been depleted very quickly."

"How much money do you need?"

"Enough to buy half of the Land of Fire."

"...That's a huge sum of money. You could never accumulate that much just by killing people for bounties. So you can make that fabricated [Tower Merchant Guild] real."

"You mean, we're really going to build a fifth seaport here? But the initial investment..."

"Just let the four major seaports and gold exchange offices foot the bill; they won't dare disagree," Kakuzu sneered.

"The most powerful force is meant to be used in situations like this."

"Alright!" Hyuga Yuto waved his hand dismissively, becoming the hands-off manager.

"You're in full charge of this matter. You and A-Jing stay here."

"If you trust me, then yes."

"You're a precious partner I struck down with lightning, how could I not believe you?" Hyuga Yuto waved his hand:

"Take good care of your injuries. I'll have Xiao Nan arrange for you to meet with the heads of the four major seaports. Oh, and there's a set of red cloud and black robes under the bed. They're very stylish. Put them on."

He and Konan walked towards the door, and just as they were about to close it, they heard Kakuzu suddenly speak:

"Hyuga Yuto... what exactly is your purpose?"

"The world." The man, no longer a caged bird, turned and said softly:

"To create a perfect world as I imagine it, that's all."

"A perfect world, huh?" Kakuzu leaned back on the pillow, a fleeting longing flashing in his fluorescent green eyes.

"If that's the case, I'd love to see it for myself..."

……

Earthly Grudge is a forbidden technique that can enhance vitality, and with the help of Hyuga Yuto, whose medical skills are second to none, Kakuzu's injuries healed very quickly.

A few days later, Kakuzu was lively and energetic again.

He and A-Jing will stay here temporarily, using the title of "Moon Goddess" to coerce the four major port groups and the gold exchange into giving up their interests, establishing the fifth major port, and ushering in an era when the Akatsuki organization makes a fortune every day.

When Kakuzu and his companion met with the wealthy business group, Hyuga Yuto and Konan had already left the old site of the Land of Whirlpools.

"Ninjas with the four elemental attributes: lightning, wind, fire, and water." Hyuga Yuto strolled along the forest path, his tone languid.

"Take these four hearts to Kakuzu, then we'll return to Amegakure."

"Yes, Lord Yuto, but where did these hearts come from...?"

"Go to the gold exchange, kill the bounty hunters according to the list, one per day. Including the round trip, it should be done within this week."

Now that Kakuzu has become his subordinate, Hyuga Yuto can't just sit back and do nothing; he has to at least get Kakuzu's heart repaired.

"Lord Yuto, is it necessary to conceal your identity?"

"I'll take it, otherwise it'll be too much trouble." Hyuga Yuto scratched his chin with interest.

"What should we call him this time... Hmm, Hattori Heiji? Kuroba Kaito?"

As he pondered, Hinata Yuto seemed to sense something, bit his tongue, and pressed his hand to the ground.

With a bang, white smoke billowed from the spirit communication spell, and a slug the size of an arm sprang out.

"Yuto-kun." A gentle female voice rang out:

"I received your letter."

"Thank you for your hard work, Sage." Hyuga Yuto touched the little slug's pale golden body and picked up the scroll.

Two years ago, the deep sea water rushed into the earth, and the slug's huge body exploded. But its amazing vitality was not completely lost. The slug sage sacrificed years of accumulation, abandoned its overly bloated body, and successfully floated to the surface of the sea, where it waited for Hyuga Yuto.

It lost most of its power, but successfully escaped from prison, no longer having to live in the dark and lonely underground for thousands of years. Moreover, as time goes by, the Slug Sage is also rapidly recovering. More importantly, it can keep its size small and will not grow wildly and uncontrollably.

This golden slug is the Sage's true form, but in terms of power, it's not much different from the one Tsunade summoned during their battle!

Using the terminology from Hinata Yuto's previous online novel, it would be "living a second life".

"Let me see... Heh." Hyuga Yuto unrolled the scroll and chuckled.

"As expected of someone with the surname Hyuga."

"Lord Yuto, what is this?"

"Hyuga Yoru, my spy planted in Konoha just returned to the village and leaked my secrets. What a lovely junior."

Xiao Nan stared wide-eyed, saying in disbelief:

"Your clansman has become your spy? Perhaps I'm overstepping my bounds by asking this, but Lord Yuto, please tell me, how did you manage to turn him against you?"

"An irresistible price." Hyuga Yuto lightly traced a line across his neck with his finger:

"I gave him the hope to kill me."

……

"They're really good at hiding. They might as well not call them Thunder Tiger, just Thunder Rat." The one-eyed man in the scarlet robe stood atop the tree trunk, squinting as he gazed into the distance, speaking to his companion below.

"Master Scorpion, have you found any trace of that guy?"

"I'm a puppeteer, not good at finding people." Sasori of the Red Sand, also dressed in a scarlet robe, controlled a mechanical puppet, prostrate on the ground.

"This is your specialty, isn't it... Qing, hurry up and get to work."

Standing on the tree, Qing smiled and removed the black eye patch covering her right eye.

Beneath the layers of seals, within the socket of the right eye, lies a pure white eye.

He formed hand seals, veins bulging, and his super vision of 360 degrees exploded, allowing him to see everything around him clearly.

"We've found a trace... Lord Scorpion, shall we go?"

"It was a wise choice for the leader to bring you out of Kirigakure and have you join our [Yū] organization," Sasori praised, then continued:

"After you're done, remember to take Lei Hu's head to the gold exchange. We've already beaten him to a pulp and he can't cause any trouble, but we still need to be careful."

"Master Scorpion, aren't you coming with me to kill that guy?"

"Hmm." The Crimson Sand Scorpion slowly turned around, burrowed into the soil, and disappeared.

"The leader summons me."

(End of this chapter)