Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 55 Cupping

After entering the Land of Rivers, Genma's clone, transformed into a falcon, quickly changed direction and flew towards the Land of Rain along the border between the two countries.

The Land of Rain is the most suitable place to sell information.

It's chaotic there. Given the current situation in the ninja world, all the major ninja villages have intelligence agents operating there.

Of course, it's also very dangerous.

The safest method would be to sell the intelligence to a gold exchange, but this would prevent Xuanma from controlling the timing and order of the intelligence's distribution.

The falcon flew very fast and entered the Land of Rain an hour later.

Genma chose a mountain forest to land in, first refining plant cells to replenish his chakra, then entering Wood Release chakra mode to conceal his own chakra characteristics.

After all, the possibility of encountering sensory ninjas and engaging in battle cannot be ruled out.

Even though this might expose my identity later.

However, he won't be the only one with Wood Release-specific chakra in the future.

After replenishing his chakra, Genma immediately used the Wood Release: Transformation Technique.

Long hair, black robe, tiger-striped mask.

"Hehehe, I am Uchiha Madara!"

Xuanma tested the sound and, satisfied, left the forest.

……

A black sky covered the earth. Outside a small town, two figures moved swiftly through the darkness and finally disappeared into a pile of rocks.

Unbeknownst to them, Genma, who had transformed into a falcon, had been watching them all along.

It folds its wings and descends, then, after deactivating its transformation, it disappears into a cave hidden among the rocks.

Inside the cave, a campfire flickered, and several people were talking.

"Something major must have happened inside Sunagakure; their border defenses are completely exposed!"

"What could it be?"

"Whatever it is, this should be an opportunity."

"But we still don't know the situation in the southern part of the Land of Wind."

……

Suddenly, the voices stopped abruptly, and the four people around the campfire all looked towards the cave entrance.

"Who is it?"

As the team captain, Klui gave a low shout, and the other three were ready to make their move.

"As expected of the Hidden Cloud Village, they are truly perceptive."

Genma, wearing a mask, emerged from the darkness: "Don't be so nervous. I'm here to make a deal with you."

Klui's eyes narrowed warily: "What deal?"

Genma said calmly, "I know the inside story regarding the information about Sunagakure."

"A fixed price: thirty million taels."

Kluy and his three companions were all taken aback.

"Are you from Sunagakure?"

Kluy probes.

Xuanma chuckled: "That's a very stupid question."

"Also, don't get any ideas, this is just a clone."

"If you don't make a deal, I'll sell the information to Iwagakure, Konoha, or even Sunagakure."

The group exchanged glances, and Klui spoke up, "A trade is possible."

"What time and what place?"

Xuanma said, "This place will do."

"As for the time, I won't wait too long until you get enough money."

Klui thought for a moment and said, "Would tomorrow at noon be alright?"

Xuanma nodded: "Okay, but you can't wait any longer!"

After saying that, he disappeared.

Inside the cave, however, things were bustling with activity.

"Who is this guy?"

"He must have been watching us the whole time to get here; we have to be careful!"

"What information could it be about Sunagakure? Captain, what should we do?"

"The transaction will take place tomorrow at noon. We won't have time to report to the village then, will we?"

Kluy raised his hand to stop his men from continuing, then said, "We can get the money from the exchange."

"The transaction is tomorrow. This mysterious guy will definitely be coming in person. Let's check what information he has first."

After discussing the matter, the four of them left the cave together.

High in the sky, Xuanma watched the Cloud Ninja leave, then flew towards the nearest mountain forest.

at the same time.

The Land of Fire.

Genma, who was resting under the tree, suddenly opened his eyes: "Master, something's wrong!"

Sakumo Hatake and the other two were startled and opened their eyes.

"A four-person team has just entered the forest. It looks like they'll have to go through here to get deeper into the Land of Fire."

Xuanma reports.

Sakumo Hatake stood up: "Lead the way."

The four of them set off together, moving forward in the darkness.

After a while, Xuanma suddenly raised his hand to signal to stop.

Sakumo Hatake landed beside Genma, Shizune stood on a branch of a large tree on the left, and Aoba Yamashiro squatted on a branch of a large tree on the right.

The light here is dim, with only a few specks of moonlight filtering through the leaves.

A moment later, Yamashiro Aoba suddenly shouted, "They're here!"

Several figures stopped ahead, and the two sides faced each other at a distance, neither of them speaking.

Xuanma slowly raised his hand, and then an electric current burst forth, rubbing against the air and making a hissing sound. When this friction reached its peak, a sharp and penetrating bird cry rang out.

At that moment, the light of the Thousand Birds illuminated the darkness.

Sakumo Hatake spoke up: "Please leave the Land of Fire immediately!"

On the opposite side, the leading female ninja's expression changed slightly after recognizing Hatake Sakumo, and she immediately ordered, "It's Konoha's White Fang, retreat!"

The four turned and left.

Genma dispersed the Thousand Birds, and the entire squad followed.

The two sides kept a distance apart, one in front of the other, until they left the forest. Only then did Genma and the other three stop and watch the four Sand Ninja disappear into the distance under the moonlight.

"That female ninja, Yekura?"

Genma blinked. He hadn't seen it clearly in the woods before, but that beautiful back under the moonlight was too eye-catching.

It's a bit of a shame not to stamp it with a few seals.

……

The land of rain.

Nothing happened that night. By noon the next day, on the rocky mountain, Xuanma waited for the four Cloud Ninja.

"There are thirty million here!"

Kluy placed the briefcase containing the money on the rock and opened it to show Genma.

He even thoughtfully opened the top layer of money so he could see what was underneath, which was genuine.

See, that's what professionalism is all about!

"Shouldn't we reveal some information by now? At least some of it?"

Kluy said.

Genma nodded: "No problem."

"I'll tell you everything then."

"Sunagakure's current actions are related to the Third Kazekage, because the Third Kazekage has gone missing!"

Several Cloud Ninja exclaimed in alarm, "The Wind Shadow has disappeared?"

"How could such a thing be possible?"

"The Third Kazekage was hailed as the strongest of all time, how could he have disappeared?"

Kluy also frowned, suspecting the intelligence was false.

Genma didn't care: "Besides the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, what else could Sunagakure be so desperate as to completely dismantle its own defense system?"

"Moreover, the Third Kazekage's disappearance isn't as simple as it seems."

Krui's expression changed slightly: "Could it be... No way, how could that be?"

Genma chuckled: "You guessed right, the Third Kazekage is indeed dead."

"He was killed by a man named Sasori of the Red Sand. He was a puppet genius from Sunagakure and the grandson of Chiyo, a high-ranking official in Sunagakure."

"This guy had attempted to assassinate the Third Kazekage several times before this."

The four Cloud Ninja were all shocked.

He attempted to assassinate the Kazekage several times, yet remained alive and well. In the end, he secretly killed the Third Kazekage without anyone noticing.

What kind of operation is this?

Has Sunagakure really deteriorated to this extent?

Or is Sasori of the Red Sand just too strong?

They couldn't understand it, but they were deeply shocked.

That concludes the intelligence report.

Xuanma stepped forward to take the money.

"Wait a minute~"

Four Cloud Ninja suddenly surrounded Genma, who had picked up the money box.

"Sir, we need to verify the intelligence further, so please wait a little longer."

"Kluy said in a deep voice."