The world I hear is completely different from yours.

Bang! !

Seeing that the people behind him were ready for battle, the waiter nodded, kicked open the door to the room, and led the way inside! His unwavering and indomitable spirit was like that of Captain Teemo shouting, "I'll go scout ahead!" As a member of the Cult of Evil Gods, being able to scout ahead for the Bishop was the greatest honor of his life!

Then, the waiter saw everything in the room! He suddenly felt like his eyes were going to go blind!

"Could it be that I kicked the door wrong just now?" the waiter muttered to himself, lost in thought.

Inside the room, the elder, who was as fat as a mountain of flesh, was still in his turtle-shell-bound form, with a gag in his mouth. He stared blankly at the ceiling, as if he were still in the afterglow of a period of spiritual enlightenment. A black hood was casually tossed beside him, and his lower body emitted a strong, fishy stench.

"What's going on?" The bishop, who then entered the room, was also startled: "Could it be that while the elder was playing SM games with the cute little maid, the little maid took advantage of the moment when the elder was unconscious in a state of sagehood and escaped because she couldn't bear the humiliation?"

As the head of the evil god cult, the bishop naturally knew about the lifestyle of the first elder of Tangren Village. He knew that the other party liked to play some strange games on a daily basis. Although he knew that the first elder's usual entertainment was unusual, he did not expect it to be so extreme!

"Then, should I also pretend I didn't see it?" The black-robed bishop fell into deep thought.

Fortunately, a meticulous attendant proved the elder's innocence. After carefully examining the elder's body, he reported his findings to the bishop: "It's an illusion! There are traces of an illusion invading the elder's brain. Because he suffered too much torment in the illusion, the elder has not yet fully regained consciousness!"

"Illusion?! So someone's already discovered our negotiations with the elders of Tang Ninja Village?" The black-robed bishop's voice turned unusually low, filled with murderous intent: "Immediately monitor everyone on the ship, and simultaneously activate all the spies in Tang Ninja Village. We absolutely cannot allow anyone to ruin Lord Evil God's grand plan!!"

"Your Excellency, with the strength of our spies, we are probably not yet able to control the entire Land of Hot Springs," an attendant reminded him.

"It's alright. Didn't we already hire a group of wandering ninjas? Let them handle it. Although those scumbags only care about money and are completely unreliable, we only need to control the Village of Hot Springs for now. Let them occupy the territories of the other merchants and officials for now. Anyway, once our plan is completed, the Church, with enough power, can take back the entire Land of Hot Springs from those scumbags at any time!"

"Yes!!"

"As for this fleshy elder, since we've already decided to launch our plan ahead of schedule, he's no longer of any use. Let's throw him down here too; he'll be a nice dessert after the evil god's offerings!"

"Yes!!"

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"It seems these members of the evil cult really do have some shady connections with the higher-ups of Tangren Village. But then again, only a weak village like Tangren Village could tolerate the emergence of such a new religion. If it were Sharen Village, this so-called bishop would probably have been dragged to the dungeon and dissected by the Anbu before he even started preaching." Hiding in the distance, Yecang looked at the group of cult members who were on high alert and said with a look of disdain.

"Was that fat guy a high-ranking member of the Hidden Hot Spring Village?" Sasori asked in surprise. He had just confirmed that the mountain of flesh-like fat man was clearly an ordinary person who couldn't use any ninjutsu. "How did you know? How could the Hidden Hot Spring Village have such a useless high-ranking member?"

Under Scorpion's questioning gaze, Yekura calmly pulled out the fat man's ticket, which clearly stated the fat man's illustrious status, as if afraid that the ship's crew would not know: "Yugakure is different from other ninja villages. After the ninja couple who founded Yugakure passed away, the leaders of Yugakure in succession were all ordinary people of high moral standing. Therefore, these high-ranking officials of Yugakure are actually just ordinary people who do not know ninjutsu."

"There are actually villages like this?" Sasori felt his worldview had been completely shattered. "How can such a useless piece of trash with no fighting ability be qualified to be a leader? Won't the capable ninjas below rebel? Don't these hot spring ninjas ever consider that if this leader, who has no ability to protect himself, suddenly dies, the entire village will instantly fall into civil war?"

“I don’t know what those hot spring ninja are thinking,” Yekura said, pursing her lips. “Anyway, that’s how the hot spring ninja village has been all these years. They’re probably just lucky. No major power has shown any interest in them yet, so they continue to live a relaxed life, taking it one day at a time. Otherwise, how could this evil god cult have risen to prominence in the Land of Hot Springs so quickly?”

Sasori nodded in deep agreement, his heart filled with contempt for the Yugakure Village. This was one of the few things that he and Yekura shared the same viewpoint, which made Sasori feel that Yekura next to him had a little bit of normal thinking and was not a pure idiot.

"So what should we do next?" Scorpion continued to ask.

"Is there even a question? Of course, we should just go and kill them all, wipe out all these useless bastards, and then extract all the information from that bishop's brain!" Ye Cang said with an expression that said, "That's how direct I am."

I take back what I said earlier! This woman is completely out of her mind!

Sasori retorted irritably, "The Akatsuki gave us an investigative mission, are you trying to wipe out their entire family? How could you make such a suggestion? Pakura, are you even a ninja anymore? You have absolutely no professional ethics! Doesn't your conscience hurt? Do you deserve the salary the Akatsuki pays you?"

Then, under Yekura's sharp gaze, Scorpion remembered the fact that he was a pitiful migrant worker whose wages were owed. Instantly, sadness overwhelmed him, and he could only silently look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and shed tears, no longer commenting on Yekura's actions.

Watching Scorpion struggle between upholding his professional ethics and facing a dire financial situation, Yekura shrugged helplessly, abandoned his plan to go on a killing spree, and silently went back to his room to sleep: "Sigh, this is the tragedy of society. As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. How many talented ninjas have given up their dreams in the face of this cruel society?"

Then Yekura secretly revealed a pleased expression: "It seems that the plan to launch a money-based corruption offensive is quite promising."

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Chapter Seven: The Naruto Who Can Solve Cases Easily

Under the cover of night, a large caravan was slowly making its way towards Kirigakure, the village of the Land of Water. Around the caravan, a large number of fully armed guards were patrolling back and forth, keeping watch to prevent any sudden accidents.

During such intense times of war, there are far more large caravans traveling between major powers than in peacetime. After all, no matter how rich a country's war reserves are, it is difficult to keep up with the ever-increasing war consumption. Therefore, compared to peacetime, countries at war place even greater emphasis on trade in goods.

Of course, since it is wartime, every country has openly prohibited all commercial dealings with hostile countries. Therefore, these large caravans should more accurately be called large smuggling caravans, and "legal" smuggling caravans with the support of state power.

This was also true in Tian Qing's previous life. Even during World War II, when Germany was at war with all of Europe, merchants from different countries, supported by powerful forces, continued to haggle and trade goods with Nazi Germany's official merchants in the underground black markets along the German border. Of course, in this shady business, fraud, double-crossing, selling inferior goods as superior ones, and getting something for nothing were rampant, weaving together a unique commercial network.

Feeling a bit bored, Tian Qing leaned against the car window, looking out at the dark woods and the patrolling guards under the night sky.

Ever since Tensei piloted the Freedom Gundam into the Sand Village during the last Shinobi World War and accomplished the feat of "killing the Second Kazekage with a single shot," countries around the world have become extremely interested in building air defense barriers for their villages. After all, having witnessed the terrifying power of air raids, no one wants their village to suffer the same fate.

The same is true of Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Nations. They added a large number of anti-aircraft barriers to the thick fog surrounding the village. It is said that even a slightly larger seabird will trigger a barrier reaction and cause a large number of barriers to attack automatically if it flies over Kirigakure. The sensitivity of the barrier and the intensity of its firepower are astonishing.

According to an investigation by the Seabird Rights Protection Association, in the period following the erection of the air-raid barrier in Kirigakure, nearly forty species of seabirds in the vicinity have been completely wiped out by the barrier. Furthermore, a large number of migratory birds flying over Kirigakure have also been eliminated by the barrier, severely damaging the surrounding natural ecosystem. Therefore, the Seabird Rights Protection Association specifically requested the Daimyo of the Land of Water to remove the air-raid barrier from Kirigakure. Unfortunately, the Third Mizukage has remained indifferent and shows no intention of removing the barrier.

"What a pity," Tianqing thought dejectedly. "If Kirigakure had agreed to remove the anti-aircraft barrier, I wouldn't have needed to mix with the caravan and travel by land this time. I could have just launched a flying drill and gotten in. It seems the village should provide more funding to the Seabird Rights Protection Association in the future."

Yes, this Seabird Rights Protection Association, responsible for investigating the surrounding waters, is a special intelligence organization established under the orders of Amemori and funded by Konoha. They frequently use environmental protection as a pretext to gather intelligence on the seas, and their results are quite impressive. Although they failed to force Kirigakure to remove their air defense barrier this time, the Seabird Rights Protection Association thoroughly investigated the ocean currents and waters surrounding Kirigakure during their investigation of seabird survival, providing detailed geographical intelligence for future operations.

Suddenly, Tian Qing noticed a strange sight: in the darkness, two people stealthily emerged from the woods and, unnoticed by the guards, climbed onto a carriage at the back of the caravan.

"Huh? These two guys are being way too blatant! Everyone knows these smuggling rings are full of spies and informants, but it's still something that can't be done in the open, a secret that can't be told. Are these two trying to reveal their identities so the enemy will kill them?"

Seeing this, Tian Qing couldn't help but sigh, "The world is going to the dogs! These young people these days don't value their professions at all! Their work is so sloppy, it's practically devoid of any technical skill!"

Muttering to herself, Tian Qing stood up and prepared to walk towards the back of the carriage, intending to meet these two unprofessional spies and kill some time.

For a listener like Tian Qing, she can gather a whole bunch of "unspeakable" secrets anytime, anywhere, as long as she's willing.

Take this fat man over here, for example. He's been lying motionless on the table, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, like a seasoned veteran with extensive experience in caravan life. But his clothes betray his disguise: "Actually, my master is dead. He was just killed by a poisoned needle, and it left a hole in my body!"

For example, a man sitting on the other side, wearing sunglasses, was looking down at his newspaper with a blank expression, seemingly indifferent to his surroundings, like a cold-blooded person who had been navigating the complexities of society for many years. But in Tian Qing's ears, his clothes revealed the real answer: "Actually, my master is already dead. He just secretly stabbed that fat guy over there with a poisoned needle, and then he came back, drank the tea on the table, and was poisoned to death. Now, clothes, I feel so cold!"

"Huh? What's going on?" Tianqing turned around and glared at the clothes on the fat man's body, then said embarrassedly, "The poison in that tea? My master slipped it in earlier, and it actually worked?"

"So, this is just a case of mutual murder?" Detective Tian Qing shrugged and walked to the next carriage. In his previous life, when Tian Qing was a civil servant, he had assisted the Great Wall Guard in solving several major cases by relying on his role as a listener. His speed in solving cases was so fast that he was even called a new generation of famous detective.

At the time, there was a kid who called himself a famous detective who was not convinced and even sent an invitation to Tensei to come to Area 11 for a match. However, after thinking it over, Tensei still didn't dare to go. After all, that elementary school student who was known as the "death god" who "causes a case wherever he goes" was too scary. What if this curse happened to Tensei himself? Tensei had no interest in becoming a victim of a case.

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Chapter 8: Focused people don't get distracted when it comes to their goals.

Under the cover of night, Detective Ame continued walking towards the back of the carriage, intending to check on the two rather unprofessional junior spies, to see which ninja village they were from—a defective product that had escaped—and, incidentally, to kill some of her boredom. As a listener, she wasn't worried at all about missing any "unknown" secrets.

However, the reality was quite disappointing. Just by walking over and glancing at them, without even using her listening ability, Tian Qing was already disappointed to find that these two people were not defective products that had escaped from some ninja village. They weren't even ninjas; they were just two ordinary people who didn't even meet the basic physical skills and whose breathing was abnormally disordered after exercise.

After the two got into the car, they continued to whisper to each other, unaware that their deliberately hushed conversation was as loud as music playing over a public address system to the professionally trained ninjas. Any ninja nearby who were attentive could hear them clearly; there was no need for Tianqing to consciously activate her listening abilities.

"...All for the Evil God!...Nothing is true, everything is permitted, only the Evil God shall live forever!..." The two seemed to be fanatical followers of some cult, constantly exchanging and reciting some extremely chuunibyou (delusional) scriptures, with a glorious expression that said, "I'm about to throw myself into the great cause of building a new world."

"An evil god cult?" As the Hokage, Tensei had naturally seen the relevant records in the intelligence presented by the Anbu. "It's a newly emerging cult that rose to prominence in the Land of Hot Springs some time ago. I remember in the original work, it was the organization that created Hidan, who had an immortal body, right? However, in the Anbu's previous investigation, it seems that this cult is very weak. There are not even many ninjas directly under the cult. They can only rely on hiring wandering ninjas to barely maintain their rule over their followers. Given this extreme shortage of manpower, it's no wonder that this cult would send two ordinary people as spies."

Even with her listening ability activated, Tianqing didn't hear any other valuable information. It seems that these two people are just the lowest-level pawns, only knowing that they are going to send a signal near Kirigakure, and nothing else.

"So, this should be considered a side quest placed before the final boss, right?" Tian Qing immediately lost interest, turned around and returned to her carriage, no longer intending to monitor the two followers of the evil god cult.

As a person with strong goals, Tianqing has always focused on her objectives. Right now, her number one goal is to infiltrate Kirigakure, find the final boss Uchiha Madara, and then chop him to pieces. As for side quests like investigating the followers of evil gods, Tianqing has no interest in them for the time being.

After all, I'm not some perfectionist task completionist, there's no need to do every single task, right? As for that Tang Ninja Village issue, sorry, I'm the Hokage, not some Tang Ninja. My job is to prioritize Konoha Village. Maybe if I take action against these evil god followers, those Tang Ninja will think I'm interfering in their village's internal affairs.

Tian Qing silently complained to herself, then returned to her seat and continued to daydream, waiting for the caravan to arrive at the port.

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But in the dead of night, Tangren Village, which was known as the "Village of Peace," was struck by a devastating disaster.

"It's an order from His Holiness the Bishop, demanding that everyone currently hiding in Tangren Village take immediate action!" A man wearing the emblem of the Evil God Cult raised the cult's banner high, issuing a divine command to the believers below.

Weapons were then distributed, and the believers were organized into units according to military structure. Finally, high-ranking members of the evil god cult were placed in key positions within the army. Everything proceeded exactly as planned, and an army dedicated solely to the evil god cult was quickly established. Then, led by an inside agent embedded within the village of Tangren, this army surged towards various strategic locations throughout Tangren Village!

Tang Ying was awakened by a commotion. He opened his sleepy eyes and shouted angrily, "Guards, what's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?!"

Because the rule of Yugakure is to choose a respected ordinary person as the village leader, and ordinary people without power need a considerable amount of time to reach the level of "respected virtue," the successive Yukage have all been very old people. Since the elderly don't sleep well to begin with, the Yukage, naturally irritable and less than usual when unexpectedly awakened from a sweet dream by noise, is thus less irritable.

No one answered Tang Ying's question outside the door. The door, which should have been guarded by ninjas 24 hours a day, was now completely silent.

"Did he slack off during his duty? Looks like he'll have to be taught a lesson!" Tang Ying muttered, groping to get up, intending to find something to light the oil lamp in the room so he could see the situation outside. After all, Tang Ying wasn't a ninja, just an ordinary old man, and his already presbyopia meant he could barely see anything without light.

Then, the door was suddenly pulled open, and a stranger walked in, handing over a tinderbox: "Do you need my help?"

In the dim light of the oil lamp, Tang Ying stared wide-eyed at the emblem of the evil god's church on the stranger's body.

A gust of wind blew in through the open door, bringing fresh air into the room. Tang Ying's not-so-sharp nose then detected the strong smell of blood outside.

Instantly, Tang Ying's mind, which had been foggy from lack of sleep, cleared up. He glared angrily at the cult priest standing before him and asked, word by word, "Is your cult trying to rebel?!"

The cult priest grinned, his face filled with fanaticism. He didn't answer, but instead raised his weapon and slit Tang Ying's throat. Then, he turned away disdainfully and walked out of the room, completely ignoring Tang Ying, who lay on the ground, convulsing and struggling in her death throes.

Our actions were ordered by the great evil god; why would we need to explain them to an old man like you?

Then a loud voice rang out: "The Tea Shadow is dead! You Tea Ninja, why don't you surrender now?! Everyone else, immediately close the village gates and prevent anyone from entering or leaving! Everyone, increase vigilance and make sure all the offerings in the village are intact before the Bishop returns!!"

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P.S. Yesterday I spent more than half a day reading through the official Naruto novel, which was about Sasuke's experiences when he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. All I can say is that the battle scenes in this novel are terribly written, wasting the half-day I had planned to spend writing an extra chapter.

For example, Sasuke unleashed Kirin at some unknown nobody from a small ninja village, and it was dodged? Kirin is an ultimate lightning release attack with a huge range; even Itachi couldn't dodge it, and it was just dodged by some nobody? Later, Sasuke even used Tsukuyomi to modify the memories of an ordinary person. Couldn't that have been done with a Sharingan genjutsu? Why use Tsukuyomi? It's incredibly low-level!

Chapter Nine: You passengers are like dessert before the main course.

The ship bound for the Land of Hot Springs quietly anchored on the sea, a short distance from the islands of the Land of Hot Springs. Just half an hour earlier, the ship had arrived here, and then, on the orders of the black-robed bishop, the sailors dropped anchor, shut off the ship's engines, and ceased all movement. At the same time, a state of emergency was imposed on the entire ship, prohibiting any passengers from leaving their cabins to prevent any potential spies from leaking information.

"It's been almost six hours since we gave the order to move out, hasn't it? Still no news from the village?" The black-robed bishop stood at the very front of the ship's deck, staring intently in the direction of the Land of Hot Springs, even though at such a distance, all he could see was a vast expanse of darkness, nothing else.

Although the black-robed bishop was confident in the power of the Evil God Church hidden within Tang Ninja Village, and knew that Tang Ninja Village's weak fighting capabilities were no match for the power accumulated by the Evil God Church over the years, there's always a chance of something going wrong. What if some incredibly powerful and righteous ninja happened to be vacationing in Tang Ninja Village, and some peerless master happened to dislike the Evil God Church and wiped out the entire Evil God Church army with a single slap? Or what if a meteorite suddenly struck and leveled Tang Ninja Village? Such one-in-a-million accidents weren't impossible, were they?

Therefore, before the situation in the village is completely clear and certain, the black-robed bishop will absolutely not allow the ship to rashly enter the defensive firing range of Tangren Village. If the operation in the village unexpectedly fails, the black-robed bishop will immediately order the ship to turn around and leave, abandoning the believers who are still fighting desperately in the village, in order to preserve the last batch of core members of the evil god church on the ship.

After the war begins, constantly considering how to deal with the most unfavorable possible situation is a quality that a qualified leader should possess. This steady approach is the fundamental reason why the Black-Robed Bishop has led the Church of the Evil God to gradually grow stronger over the years, and why he has been able to rise again despite occasional setbacks!

"Your Excellency, something terrible has happened!" The boatswain rushed up, panting heavily and looking extremely anxious. "Many passengers have noticed something is wrong and are asking why the ship isn't moving. Some passengers are even trying to break through the sailors' restraints and leave their rooms to wander around! What should we do?"

"What's the panic?!" Although he was very worried about the outcome of the operation in the village, the black-robed bishop's voice remained calm, full of confidence that "the whole situation is under control." After all, if even the leaders were in a panic and at a loss, the people below would probably scatter and flee on the spot.

"Tell the passengers that someone just tried to sabotage the ship's propulsion system, but fortunately the patrolling sailors discovered and stopped it in time. According to our investigation, this attack was probably carried out by some pirates who were mixed in with the passengers. They wanted to take advantage of the ship's loss of power to plunder it. That's why we had to put the entire ship on guard until the propulsion system was repaired before we could continue our journey."

"So we can tell all the passengers that those who obeyed the order and stayed obediently in their rooms are the real passengers, while those who tried to leave their rooms are all pirates and spies who wanted to sabotage the ship. In order to protect the safety of the ship, we had no choice but to execute them on the spot! Do you understand what I mean?" The black-robed bishop's words were full of murderous intent, as if they were the murmurs of a bloodthirsty demon from hell!

"Yes! Understood!" The bosun shuddered, a chill running down his spine. He quickly nodded to indicate he understood, then turned and led a group of armed sailors off the deck. Soon, after a few screams, the previously noisy passengers fell silent, obediently returning to their cabins to sleep. Those who couldn't sleep pretended to be asleep, no longer daring to open their cabin doors and wander around.

"Hmph! If it weren't for the need to offer dessert to the evil god before the meal, why would I bother keeping these passengers?" the black-robed bishop thought to himself, then said to his subordinates on the other side, "Immediately have someone strengthen the guard on those offerings. At this crucial moment, we absolutely cannot allow any accidents to happen to those offerings!"

"Yes!" Immediately, several followers of the evil god cult turned and walked towards the bottom of the ship's cabin, where the prison cells containing the offerings were held.

"All we can do now is wait!" The black-robed bishop turned around and stared into the distance again, waiting for a signal from the village of Tangren.

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