Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Now that the value of Beiliuhu is becoming increasingly apparent, let's all agree to make a fortune together in this wealth feast.

Initially, the merchants who gathered around Biluhu also had to consider the joint competition from other merchant groups.

However, as more and more merchant groups joined, they became the dominant force and began to act recklessly.

The five major powers have not reacted to this. What kind of reaction could they possibly have?

Under the influence of Birukhu, these merchants were not targeting large countries at all, but rather focusing entirely on small countries.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, these businessmen are nothing more than front men for the five major powers.

Now that white gloves are making a fortune, why should the five major powers stop them?

It's already a blessing if we don't fuel the fire.

If things continue like this, who knows what the ninja world will become?

Hiruko instinctively felt a surge of fear.

But now that Pandora's box has been opened, it's impossible to close it.

Even so, we cannot allow the situation to continue to deteriorate.

Seeing the information about small-country resistance being transmitted back from various outposts by Konoha's intelligence network, Hiruko felt he had to do something.

The world leaders, blinded by greed, roared in fury, "What's wrong with those people from the Sky Country? How dare they question our unified pricing policy!"

As they spoke, one of them grabbed the intelligence report on the table. It turned out that the people of the Sky Country were extremely dissatisfied with the unified prices forcibly imposed by the major powers. These guys who called themselves Sky Ninjas had even clashed with the merchants of the five major powers.

This situation is not an isolated case. After all, small countries are weak and isolated, but when the five major powers exploit them like this, they will always protest even if they cannot win.

Apart from the small countries that receive direct aid from Konoha, how could other small countries afford such high prices?

The reason these people were so indignant was mainly because they felt that Shennong, the leader of the Kongren gang, was deliberately targeting this opportunity to make money.

The intelligence team naturally reported the situation of the Sky Country. Although it may not have been the Sky Country that rebelled first, since they were the first to notice it, it became the target of everyone's criticism.

The diplomat from Kirigakure spoke first: "Deal with them! Kill them all! Kill them all!"

"That's right," Mizukage Mei Terumi echoed loudly, "Cut them down! What are they, daring to stop us?"

Diplomats from several other countries also responded.

Hiruko sighed and waved his hand, then looked at the diplomat from Iwagakure and asked, "What do you think?"

"Without a doubt, this will affect our free trade, and this trend must not be allowed to continue!!! This is no longer an ordinary conflict between ninja villages; we must strike hard!"

Hiruko looked helplessly at the Iwagakure diplomat, thinking: You big-eyed, thick-browed fellow, you look the most honest, but I didn't expect you to be the most ruthless.

Thus, amidst the anticipation of ninjas from various countries, Hiruko made a decision: "Since you all agree, let's impose sanctions on the Land of the Sky."

After this storm passes, everyone's minds, which have been clouded by money, should be able to recover a bit, right?

Hiruko pondered this.

Shennong frowned slightly as he looked at the merchant from the Grass Kingdom lying on the ground before him.

Behind him were the cheering citizens of the Sky Country.

The jubilant citizens rushed toward the wagons brought by the merchants from the Land of Grass and quickly looted all the grain on board.

They were all overjoyed after receiving their share of the grain.

In just over ten minutes, even the clothes and weapons on the horses and the Wind Kingdom merchant lying on the ground were stripped off completely.

The natural environment of the Sky Country is currently in a very poor state.

After Shennong and his ninjas leave, ferocious wild beasts will likely come and devour the place, and all traces will eventually be swallowed up by the primeval forest.

Seeing Shennong's furrowed brows, one of the Kongren mustered his courage and reminded him, "Isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate? After all, these are merchants from other major countries."

How could Shennong not know that he had just committed a terrible crime in a moment of impulsiveness?

Those merchants actually raised the prices of goods to dozens or even hundreds of times the original price. Who could stand that?

Shennong, who has been dealing with dark chakra for many years, is naturally impatient. He only wanted to make a living after his comeback, but he ended up in this situation.

He was already furious, and seeing those arrogant merchants from the Grass Country, he couldn't hold back any longer and killed them on his own.

He even angrily shouted, "Buy it or don't, I've never seen such an arrogant businessman before!"

These merchants from the Land of Grass who were killed were clearly not truly important figures.

If they were truly prominent businessmen, why would they abandon a stable business in a big city and come to this poor, remote, or even barren place just to earn a meager profit?

The Land of Fire has an excellent ecological environment, and its forests are teeming with wild animals. Some of these monsters are even more powerful than ninjas, and they roam freely in the forests.

Even ordinary ninjas might not be safe in this forest, let alone ordinary people. There are many poisonous monsters in it, and a slight touch could kill a person instantly. Ordinary people might not even know how they died.

Truly great businessmen always use their brains, not their knives, and do business only in big cities.

Those who can get to this Sky Country must be minor figures.

However, they are, after all, merchants from the Land of Grass, which has a close relationship with Konoha and can be considered Konoha's little brother.

The Land of Grass itself is not scary; what is scary is Konoha behind it.

Who doesn't know that the Land of Grass and Konoha are now as close as brothers?

Nowadays, there is an unwritten rule among the five great ninja villages that if a conflict is to be started in peacetime, it is the Sky Ninja who will do so.

The Land of Grass will certainly not stand idly by regarding the murder of the merchant from the Land of Grass, and will most likely send Konoha ninjas to investigate the truth.

Once the Konoha ninjas get involved, this matter will likely become difficult to resolve.

Shennong's expression revealed a hint of irritability, yet also a great deal of rationality; otherwise, he would not have possessed such a strong and decisive nature.

How could he lead his men to dedicate themselves to technological research in such a harsh environment as the Land of the Sky, and hide the Sky Ninjas for so long right under Konoha's nose?

However, Shennong was not one to act rashly. He chose to join forces with Danzo because he understood what killing several merchants from the Land of Grass meant.

However, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Although this was not the solution he had hoped for, and the base's reserves were not plentiful, since things had come to this point, he might as well go all out and make a big splash.

His initial plan was to reclaim the Sky Country and use it as the foundation for his development.

This area may seem worthless to outsiders, but it is, after all, a piece of real land. To bring it under our control, we will inevitably have to negotiate with Konoha.

He doesn't care how many people will be sacrificed for this.

Since Biluhu came to power, he has used some means to unite various forces, causing the price of millet and related products to skyrocket.

Naturally, the residents of the Sky Country were extremely dissatisfied and full of grievances.

If Shennong were to step forward and speak up for these residents at this time, he would surely win their tremendous support.

Although Kongren didn't really care about the opinions of ordinary people, Shennong knew very well that Kongren's population size was the foundation of his development. Why not seize such an easy benefit?

"Let's kill them all!"

Upon hearing Shennong give the same answer, the subordinates were initially excited, but soon their faces showed worry.

He recalled Shennong's usual teachings to them: the strength of the five great ninja villages should not be underestimated, and they are not without ways to deal with them.

"It's wonderful that you can be so decisive."

"I've disliked the Five Great Ninja Villages for a long time!"

However, given the current strength of the Sky Ninja, it is indeed too early to fight a decisive battle against the five great ninja villages, and Shennong is well aware of this.

"We are to be enemies with the Land of Grass, but not with Konoha."

"Moreover, Konoha is not the center of the world; they also have powerful enemies."

"We might as well choose to seek refuge with either Kumogakure or Iwagakure first."

Upon hearing this, the subordinate immediately understood.

Shennong harbored a great ambition: to rule the entire world. This ambition was no less than that of Beiliuhu.

Without this absolute ambition, how could he have spent so many years conducting research in a vast, damp, and cold underground base that seemed to stretch endlessly?

But this does not mean that Shennong was without strategy.

It's important to know that the relationship between Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha has always been hostile.

During the previous Fourth Shinobi World War, he suffered a great deal at the hands of Hiruko.

If we strike hard at Konoha and Sunagakure at this time, it will surely make Kumogakure and Iwagakure very happy.

Judging from the current political situation of the five great nations, Kumogakure and Iwagakure will definitely do everything in their power to protect us. After all, they would be happy to do anything that would make Konoha unhappy.

As for those guys from Kirigakure, they've always only been good at despicable things like assassinations. What other skills could they possibly have?

Even if they attempt to attack the Land of the Sky, as long as one of the five great ninja villages votes against it, resulting in a three-to-two situation, Konoha will be powerless against us.

However, this does not mean that Konoha is completely out of options.

Regardless of what underhanded tactics they might employ, they could even force Sunagakure to cooperate with their actions.

But the Sky Country is not a pushover.

Given time to develop and integrate the strengths of all parties, we will have enough confidence to contend with them.

The Zero Tail, which Shennong has painstakingly repaired over the years, and the aircraft carrier he later meticulously built, will become powerful assets to them.

Moreover, we are confident that we can inflict heavy damage on Konoha.

Since we have chosen to leave the underground base and reappear in the public eye, it is impossible not to take some risks.

Instead of being timid and hesitant, they should take a gamble, make a name for themselves in one battle, and demonstrate their formidable power.

"Actually, most people in this world are used to respecting the strong and bullying the weak."

If we demonstrate enough strength, Konoha will also be wary.

Even the young Hokage, Minato Namikaze, wouldn't be so impulsive as to directly attack our territory.

Shennong instantly understood the crux of the matter and then conveyed his thoughts to his other subordinates.

These subordinates had followed Shennong for many years and had long harbored resentment towards Konoha, but Shennong had forcibly suppressed it.

Now that Shennong has made his stance clear, they are naturally overjoyed and immediately respond positively to Shennong's decision.

Next, under the command of the Sky Kingdom's high command, a bloody massacre that lasted for two days began.

In the face of true ninjas, the merchants of the Land of Grass, the Land of Demons, and the Land of Fire were utterly helpless.