Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

After some time, Konan, the angel with white wings formed from paper, returned. All the Akatsuki members, including Pain, looked at her. She nodded and said directly, "We don't know yet whether those fertilizers that increase fertility are effective. We need plenty of time to verify them, at least two months."

"But all those machines have been proven to be purely for farming, extremely useful for cultivating land and planting rice, greatly improving the efficiency of all farmers. I think Batman might not be lying."

Konan also longs for a wonderful world, but before that, she cherishes Nagato even more.

So she only expressed what she thought was possible, but left all the choices to Nagato. Whether Nagato chose to cooperate with Batman or fight, she stood by Nagato's side without hesitation.

"Is that so..."

Payne paused for a moment, then said coldly, "But can I really trust you?"

"You" refers to Batman, Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi, and the last group of five.

“I think you’d better not trust Orochimaru. I’m also keeping a certain degree of vigilance and caution towards him,” Bruce said directly, and then casually lifted the last person’s coat, revealing Naruto’s true face.

"And this is also our sincerity. It is voluntary, a living, breathing person who is willing to join us and work with us to overthrow the darkness of the ninja world. Naruto Uzumaki is also Jiraiya's new disciple and your junior brother."

"Huh-"

At the same time as Bruce introduced his identity, Naruto also started breathing heavily and jumping around. It was not easy for him to have remained quiet for so long.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Payne was surprised. Although his spies in Konoha had indeed sent back intelligence these past few days, saying that Konoha seemed to be in some chaos, he didn't know what had happened.

But to everyone's surprise, it turned out that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had been kidnapped by Batman.

“Your sincerity is indeed quite sufficient.” Payne’s eyes gleamed. “Tell me your plan.”

He also stated bluntly: "If your plan is comprehensive enough, I can hand over the leadership position to you for a period of time, unless you show ambition and disrupt the goal of world peace, otherwise I will not be your enemy."

"It's a deal," Bruce said in a low, husky voice, thus establishing the agreement.

As for Naruto shouting things like, "Hey, is this seemingly fierce Pain also a disciple of the Perverted Sage?", the two of them ignored him for the time being.

There will be plenty of time to develop feelings for someone as naive and innocent as Naruto later.

But if the ninja world reforms are delayed by even one day, many more people will be killed or starve to death.

A group of people gathered together, suppressing their other thoughts and listening to Batman explain his reasoning. Although they had been bombarded with information that day, they were all Shadow-level experts who had experienced many things and seen the world. They were not so chaotic that they couldn't even get things done.

"Take care of the Daimyo first."

As Bruce spoke, his first move was earth-shattering. To the natives of the ninja world, daimyo and nobles were born as Celestial Dragons, and even Kage-level powerhouses never thought they would dare to be enemies with the daimyo.

Fortunately, these people were lawless rogue ninjas, so they could still listen.

Bruce quickly explained to everyone in simple terms why the ninja world didn't need daimyo and nobles. These people had neither power nor productivity, so keeping them around was pointless; they would only bully others.

"But we can't just assassinate the daimyo like that. Ninety-nine percent of the ninjas still obey the daimyo. If we assassinate the daimyo, it will only unite the whole world in hatred against the enemy, increasing morale and fighting power. So I have already made preparations in advance."

"During this time, my multiple shadow clones have infiltrated various noble families to sow discord, and in the next few days they will be encouraging the daimyo families to be kind to each other and filial to each other."

"The daimyo's sons, or their vassals, will kill all the current daimyo, making them fight tooth and nail for the position, so they won't have time to deal with the affairs of the ninja world, and will also reduce logistical support for the ninja world."

The mere daimyo and nobles crumbled without a fight; it's that simple.

After all, even if there are elite Jonin like the Twelve Warriors, they are only there to protect the Daimyo himself and will not stay by the side of the Daimyo's sons. This gave Bruce an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. With his eloquence, he could easily evoke feelings of paternal love and filial piety among all the children.

"Let the daimyo and nobles fight amongst themselves. We'll deal with them completely after we defeat all the ninjas who oppose us."

"Now comes the important part."

Bruce's gaze swept over Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi, and all the members of the Akatsuki organization.

"Next, while the daimyo are fighting amongst themselves and drawing the attention of all the ninjas, we will abduct all the tailed beast jinchūriki that we can stealthily."

"And at the same time, assassinate some of the ninjas in each ninja village who have been investigated and found to be wicked, bloodthirsty, and who will definitely resist us, so as to reduce the resistance of the enemy after we start the war."

"Furthermore, Orochimaru, you should also release those people from your secret base. With your abilities, it shouldn't be difficult to get them to follow us."

As for having Orochimaru use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to increase the team's fighting power?

That approach was far too underhanded. Although he is Batman, he is still Batman, and Bruce would not want to take such measures unless absolutely necessary.

At least for now, his other measures have been sufficient.

This was evident from the expressions on the faces of all the Akatsuki members; they had all obeyed, and now it was time to take action!

Chapter 273 Countdown to Life

"Urgent report! The daimyo has been assassinated! Several princes in the capital of the Land of Fire are vying for the vacant title, my lord!"

Leaf.

Not only Tsunade, the Hokage, received this news, but Danzo, who was secretly located in the Root organization's base, was also among them.

The elderly man's eyes flickered as he looked at several urgent reports that were very similar in content.

Although he couldn't monitor all ninja villages and countries due to time and manpower constraints, he could still quickly receive information on major upheavals in countries and ninja villages closer to Konoha, as well as the most crucial events concerning the Five Great Nations and the Five Ninja Villages.

Not to mention that this incident is enormous and has caused an unparalleled sensation. No one can suppress it, and the news will soon spread throughout the entire ninja world.

According to the urgent reports he spread among the Root ninjas, in just the last two days, several daimyo from different countries were either assassinated, poisoned, or simply died of old age.

And around the position of the fallen daimyo, many princes began to vie for it.

This is only natural, as the daimyo is the most supreme being in the entire ninja world. Even the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago would treat all daimyo with utmost respect. Even the daimyo of the smallest country would hold a superior position when facing the Sage of Six Paths.

Who wouldn't yearn for such a position?

Danzo certainly desired it as well.

Unfortunately, he was not born into a daimyo family and did not possess that noble, supreme, and innate daimyo bloodline that was superior to everything.

But it doesn't matter, the times have given him a glimmer of hope.

Although he couldn't become a daimyo, if he were to set off now for the capital of the Land of Fire to choose a relatively weak ruler to support...

Heh, so once the dust settles on the struggle, Danzo, as the greatest contributor to His Highness's support, even if he doesn't dare to overstep his bounds, will at least be rewarded and trusted by the new daimyo.

With the Daimyo trusting him, wouldn't it be easy for him to get rid of that foolish junior Tsunade and become the Hokage he had longed for all these years?

of course.

The deaths of daimyo from various countries all happened so coincidentally, and all the princes suddenly became ambitious. It was obvious that some ambitious person was instigating them, but it didn't matter.

The only people who dare to scheme against, harm, or kill a daimyo are other daimyo.

According to an urgent report, three of the five great nations' daimyo have died: the daimyo of the Land of Fire, the Land of Sand, and the Land of Water. The daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, however, are unharmed.

Not only were they unharmed, but their prince also showed no signs of being incited by ambition.

Therefore, the matter becomes quite obvious.

This time, it was the two daimyo from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth who orchestrated the murder of the other daimyo.

To be honest, this has crossed the line, because the daimyo's dignity has always meant that even other daimyo would not harm them; this is an open secret.

Even the daimyo of the smallest countries, after their countries are destroyed, will still be treated with respect by the nobles of other countries, and ninjas must not neglect these daimyo in the slightest.

Of course, the daimyo of Uzumaki Village is an exception. After all, he is a ninja. Establishing a country and calling himself a daimyo as a ninja is not something that can be respected by the true daimyo who have been passed down from a thousand years ago and have noble bloodlines.

Fortunately, it was only a slight transgression.

Although Danzo was old, his eyesight was still sharp. He could tell from these urgent reports that the killers of the daimyo were not ninjas or assassins from other countries, but the sons of the daimyo of his own country.

Only children deeply trusted by the daimyo have the ability to kill a high-ranking daimyo so easily.

This... While it did break the unspoken rule of "not harming the daimyo," it was ultimately done by one of the daimyo's own people, so it was essentially a private matter between them. Strictly speaking, it could be considered not breaking the rule, a battle without breaking the alliance. It was indeed a very clever move.

However, although this move was very clever, the daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth can forget about getting any of the spoils of victory.

Because of Danzo's presence, at least the fruits of victory for the Land of Fire will inevitably be stolen by him, the Necessary Darkness!

"Get ready immediately, come with me to the capital of the Land of Fire."

Danzo immediately made the decision and gave the order.

He was convinced of his guess. After all, who else but the other noble daimyo could be the mastermind behind the manipulation of the daimyo's sons?

Lowly ninjas with only power have neither the right nor the courage, not even the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, not even the legendary Sage of Six Paths!

Danzo never considered any other possibility. He wouldn't even think of such a simple scheme as [it wasn't the daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth who did it, but rather the mastermind who deliberately left the two of them behind, making them suspicious of each other, wondering if the other had orchestrated it, and also making all the ninjas think that the two of them were the ones who did it].

Yes, because a great name is indeed that prestigious!

So, although Bruce Wayne's strategy this time was very simple, it was also exceptionally effective.

Without people knowing about this outsider, even the smartest person wouldn't suspect that the mass deaths of the daimyo were orchestrated by someone other than the daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth.

Not just Danzo, but all ninjas and all nobles.

Even now, Tsunade and the others believe that Naruto's recent disappearance was the work of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth. It's possible that Naruto was sent to the residence of the daimyo of the Land of Lightning or the daimyo of the Land of Earth.

They were already quite pessimistic, but at the same time, they carefully wrote a very respectful inquiry, intending to send envoys to the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth.

The entire article is written with utmost respect. It is not an interrogation, but an inquiry. It does not even dare to say directly, "If Naruto is really with you, please return him to us. We beg you, Lord Daimyo, we kneel before you." Instead, it is written in a more tactful and respectful manner.

At this moment, the entire ninja world began to stir.

News involving the highest nobility like the Daimyo spread quickly. Thanks to merchants and wandering ronin, the news of the mysterious deaths of Daimyo in various regions and the power struggles quickly swept across the entire ninja world.

"Holy crap, this is outrageous! Brother Scorpion, what's wrong with that bat's brain? Wow, it actually dared to target the daimyo, and it didn't even leave a trace after it was done. That's incredible!"

Deidara was shouting and yelling. He and Sasori were carrying the unconscious and injured Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Uta, on their way back to the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain.

Along the way, the two of them heard everyone around them, whether merchants, beggars, poor people, or ninjas, enthusiastically discussing the death of the daimyo.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the death of the daimyo, especially the stories spread by Bruce Wayne's multiple shadow clones about the power struggles among the daimyo's sons. In the end, which daimyo's son will become the new daimyo?

Gossip stories like this are something everyone loves to hear, even the most cold-blooded ninja, since it involves the daimyo.

So luckily, even though Deidara and Sasori were so flamboyant, they received almost no attention, because ninjas were simply not important at the moment.

“He is indeed very powerful.” Sasori paused for a moment, then sighed. “He did something very daring, something even the Sage of Six Paths wouldn’t dare to do.”

No ninja can resist being subdued.

Whether they agree or think it's audacious, everyone in the ninja world who knows the truth will be impressed after seeing Bruce Wayne dare to assassinate a daimyo and even kill so many daimyo.

This breaks their conventional thinking, which holds that lowly ninjas have no right to harm daimyo, otherwise they will surely suffer divine retribution—even Kage-level ninjas, or even super-Kage like Pain, are initially bound by this mindset.

But now, Batman, who has accomplished such a great feat, is unharmed and has not received any so-called divine retribution. This has already shattered the mindset of the entire Akatsuki organization, making them unrestrained.

But Sasori of the Red Sand is Sasori of the Red Sand after all. He was only surprised and quickly said indifferently, "However, praising him is not our main job. Let's put more effort into it."

This time, the two of them came out together not just to capture a Six-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki is relatively weak among Jinchuriki, so there's no need for the two of them to work together.