My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 25 Secret Base and Slugs

Hyuga Yuto quickly returned to the Land of Hot Springs.

The Land of Frost is not a large country, and when Hyuga Yuto crossed the border, it was just dawn.

Taking advantage of the last vestiges of darkness, he found a valley, then raised his fist and slammed it down.

He channeled his superhuman strength into his wrist, causing the ground to tremble slightly and creating a two-meter-deep crater.

Bang bang bang bang bang, another series of punches slammed into the ground, and soon, an "L"-shaped underground structure appeared in front of him, the deepest part of which was forty meters below the surface.

Hyuga Yuto's hands were wrapped in a shimmering blue light, a medical ninjutsu similar to a chakra scalpel, perfectly suited for cutting tumors on a patient's body. But at this moment, Hyuga Yuto used it to smooth the mud in the tunnel.

After leveling the protruding rocks in the large pit, Hyuga Yuto activated the scroll, from which pieces of red wood flew out. These trees, which grow in the red forests of the southern Land of Fire, are moisture-proof, insect-proof, and soundproof, making them the best material for the outer walls of the underground base.

After building the wall, Hyuga Yuto sealed the soil and rocks he had dug into a scroll, intending to throw it away somewhere else.

The work that followed was meticulous and tedious, involving multiple security devices, deadly traps at the entrance to the underground base, ventilation and sewage pipes, secret passages for emergency escape... Furthermore, Hyuga Yuto had buried a considerable number of detonating tags in the deepest part of the base. These were self-destruct devices, powerful enough to cause the entire underground base to collapse and bury all the evidence.

Finally, Hinata Yuto took out the tools he had bought at the exchange and placed them in the secret base. Six large medical breeding tanks were lined up in a row, and opposite them was a long metal table, on which were displayed a dazzling array of medical tools and utensils.

With everything tidied up, Hyuga Yuto breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the ground.

The dim oil lamp burned slowly. The underground chamber always evoked negative connotations such as eeriness and gloom, but to Hyuga Yuto, it was more comfortable than the Hyuga clan's territory.

This is his secret base, entirely his own.

At this moment, he was all alone here, but with the outbreak of war, this place would no longer be lonely.

"I've made a lot of money, but it's still not enough," thought Hyuga Yuto, lying on the ground.

According to his plan, he also needs six secret bases, all of which are located in small countries. More precisely, in each small country bordering the Land of Fire, Hyuga Yuto will establish an underground base to store usable medical tools and life-sustaining supplies.

The upcoming Third Shinobi World War will last for three years. Hyuga Yuto is unsure which battlefields he will be assigned to, so he cleverly sets up secret bases in various places to store and study his "spoils of war".

Hyuga Yuto lay there for a while and fell into a deep sleep. He couldn't sense time underground. When he woke up, he felt a little dizzy, obviously because he had slept too much.

He tapped his head, sat up, and began to plan his next move.

About two days have passed since the murder of the wealthy member of the "separatist faction" of the Land of Hot Water. News of the death of a public figure usually spreads very quickly, and the higher-ups of the Land of Fire and Konoha must have known by now that the assassination target was dead.

Konoha ninjas, of course, cannot carry out missions indefinitely. Generally speaking, they must return to Konoha to report within five days after the assassination is completed. Considering unexpected situations such as being hunted down by powerful enemies, the reporting time can be extended to ten days.

However, this amount of time is clearly not enough for Hyuga Yuto. Doing ninja village missions can never be as lucrative as obtaining high bounties from the gold exchange, and if the next mission is in a team format, Hyuga Yuto will probably find it difficult to find an excuse to act alone.

We must seize this opportunity to raise more money and establish two more bases.

Hyuga Yuto took out paper and pen, and after careful consideration, began to write a letter to Tsunade:

"To my teacher, Yuto has completed his mission, but on his way back to the village, he suddenly had a realization and gained new insights into that new ninjutsu. Therefore, I wish to stay outside for a while longer and will definitely return within a month. By the time you receive this letter, news of the assassination target, Asakawa Yoshio's death, will have already reached Konoha. Please convey my greetings and apologies to the Hokage for me."

"Also, teacher, Yuto saw a very good kind of jade in the Land of Hot Water. I heard that it can bring people good luck."

Hyuga Yuto checked the contents of the letter and, confirming that there was nothing amiss, left the base, put on a cotton coat, and walked alone into the wind and snow until he had crossed more than a dozen mountains before stopping.

He put his thumb in his mouth, bit it until it bled, and then pressed his whole hand against the tree.

"Spiritualism!"

With a bang, after a puff of white smoke, a strange creature the size of an adult's torso appeared. It was clearly a mollusk, somewhat like a snail without its shell, with tiny eyes at the tips of its two tentacles. It was a little disgusting, yet strangely cute.

This is Tsunade's summoning beast, a slug!

Of course, this is only a small part of that enormous slug.

In the third month after becoming Tsunade's disciple, Hyuga Yuto also signed a blood pact summoning.

"Ugh, Yuto-kun, it's so cold here—"

As soon as the slug appeared in the icy snow, it shivered from the cold, its soft body becoming increasingly stiff, as if it were about to freeze into an icicle.

"That voice is really nice..." Hinata Yuto thought with a wicked grin, and said respectfully:

"Lord Slug, I apologize for summoning you here. To make a long story short, I would like you to deliver a letter to my teacher."

The slug swallowed the letter and was about to disappear when it was stopped by Hyuga Yuto.

"Hey... Slug, don't be in such a hurry... Please also give this jade pendant to my teacher. It's a beautiful piece of warm jade, and I've heard it can bring good luck. Haha, my teacher loves good luck the most."

This jade pendant was left behind by the bandits and was treasured in the bandit leader's box. It is indeed very beautiful and feels warm to the touch. What's even more remarkable is that it has a natural "thousand" character pattern on it. It would be most suitable to give it to Tsunade.

Whether it's "cheating" or "playing the game," blonde women would probably like it. When they run out of money gambling, they can use it as a valuable item to play another round. It's both aesthetically pleasing and practical.

The essence of being a disciple lies in these seemingly insignificant details, and that damned little bastard Hyuga Yuto wouldn't miss any opportunity to offend his teacher.

"Huh? Yuto-kun is so thoughtful..." The slug is a very gentle summoning beast. Unlike the two equally violent snakes and the rogue toad, it treats people very well. Because of Tsunade, it looks at Hyuga Yuto as if he were its own junior.

It swallowed the jade pendant and disappeared with a bang.

After the slug left, Hyuga Yuto breathed a sigh of relief. Becoming Tsunade's disciple was so important; the teacher's protection and relationship alone had given him a lot of convenience.

(End of this chapter)