Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 207 The Blonde Giant...

"There shouldn't be any poison in this, right?"

Uchiha Hikaru picked up a piece of pastry and threw it into his mouth.

He spoke of worrying about poisoning, but his hands never hesitated or paused.

After all, with the detoxification expert Tsunade by her side, it doesn't matter if there's poison.

"Ah, wait a minute!"

Seeing this, the maid stepped forward, trying to stop them.

"What's wrong? Could it really be poisonous? Ugh—pfft."

He chewed twice and spat out a piece of paper.

"Um?"

Tsunade took the paper, opened it, and saw a line written on it: "[Run quickly, danger.]"

Now I understand why the other party only prepared one item.

Once this piece of paper is discovered, the person who found it will naturally notify the other two.

Even if reading this paper doesn't guarantee that people will actually obey and leave, it will at least make them more aware of the situation.

"It seems you mean no harm. Sit down and let's talk."

Tsunade pushed a stool over.

"Gentlemen, leave Hozuki Castle quickly and tell Lord Raikage not to bring Jinchuriki to the island."

Wuwei wanted to utilize the Jinchuriki's vast chakra...

"We know all that, the Box of Bliss, you know. Let's get to the point, like your identity."

Tsunade waved her hand, interrupting the other person.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I didn't intentionally hide my identity."

The maid removed her wig and the outer garment she was using for disguise.

"I am Ryuzetsu, a ninja from Kusagakure. I have come to stop Wuwei and destroy the Box of Bliss."

"what?"

Looking at Ryuze's appearance, Uchiha Hikaru suddenly realized something, turned to Bai Mo, and said, "Doesn't it look like that guy you told me about—Nagato with kidney deficiency?"

"Didn't you mention before that the Uzumaki clan's red hair, representing their life force, turns white after they've consumed a large amount of chakra and life energy?"

Guang pointed at Longshe's white hair.

Guang still remembers that Bai Mo gave her an example of Nagato back then, asking her to imagine it.

Now, Ryuzetsu has white hair, and his hairstyle is similar to Nagato's. His eyes also look a bit like the Rinnegan.

Her skin is just a bit dark.

"Hmm, Nagato in drag, looking tanned and suffering from kidney deficiency."

"...No, gentlemen, the situation is urgent, could you please stop making jokes like that?"

Longshe was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Are these people becoming arrogant and conceited just because they have some strength?

And does she really look that much like a man? Why say she looks like a man with kidney deficiency dressed as a woman?

"A joke? We're not joking!"

Uchiha Hikaru's smile vanished, and his Sharingan activated as he stared at Ryuhetsu.

"We all felt your goodwill, but are you implying that the Kusagakure forces behind you represent justice and have come to annihilate Wuwei and destroy the Box of Paradise?"

"..."

Longshe really wanted to say yes, but felt that would be too arrogant.

What puzzled her was why the other party had suddenly become so hostile.

Where does this hostility come from?

"There is a little girl in our village named Karin, who is from the Whirlpool Clan."

She and her mother used to live in your Kusagakure village, and then her mother was bitten and had her chakra drained to death.

If she hadn't escaped during the Chunin Exams, she would have been the next one to be drained of her life force.

Bai Mo explained the reason.

After making friends with several girls of similar age in Amegakure, Hikaru naturally learned about their origins and backgrounds.

Karin's background is particularly tragic.

This feeling of being used as a tool reminded her of the Uchiha clan who treated her as a weapon.

In comparison, aside from being forbidden to have a name and being sealed away for hundreds of years, Karin's life was far more tragic.

Hikaru's parents passed away a long time ago.

She misses them, but that's all she misses them; they are all beautiful and warm memories.

Karin, on the other hand, witnessed her mother being sucked to death right before her eyes.

Thinking of my family only brings me pain and despair.

"this……"

Longshe's expression instantly turned awkward.

As a ninja from Kusagakure, how could she not know about this?

But what right did she have to stop it?

I thought that after that woman died, this heinous and ugly thing would be buried deep in the earth, but I never expected that the person in question would come knocking on my door today.

She felt ashamed when she thought about how she had previously held a positive attitude towards the statement "you still want to represent justice".

Longshe did not doubt the truth of the matter.

The other party knows so much.

Moreover, taking away the orphan of the Whirlpool Clan is consistent with the past behavior of the other village.

"I'm sorry, this was indeed our Kusagakure's fault."

However, this matter is of great importance, so please do not act rashly. You should report this to the Raikage first.

Longshe bowed deeply and then made his request.

"Wait, what does 'report to the Raikage' mean? Why is the Raikage our superior?"

Tsunade sensed that something was wrong.

"Huh? Aren't you the advance force from Kumogakure?"

Longshe was surprised.

Did she mistake someone for someone else?

"Um... May I ask who you are? I'm sorry, I was disguised as a prisoner and have been in jail for a while, so I don't know what's going on outside."

According to information from Kusagakure, over there in Kumogakure... over there...

As Longshe finished speaking, she became a little embarrassed.

"Speak quickly!"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, somewhat impatient.

"The information from Kusagakure says that there is a woman with blonde hair and an unusually large penis in the Kumogakure group."

Longshe gritted his teeth and spoke.

Tsunade: "..."

What the heck?

"Ahem, and then?"

Tsunade selectively ignored the two strange looks from the side and continued to ask questions as if nothing was wrong.

"That's all."

Dragon Tongue shook its head.

"That's it?!"

Tsunade was shocked. "You said that's all? Is your Kusagakure intelligence team just like Jiraiya? They only focus on women with small breasts?"

"..."

Ryuze felt very ashamed, feeling that the identity of Kusagakure was too embarrassing for her when she was out in public.

"Alright, alright, we'll let it go since you're so kind."

"Seriously, your knowledge is really lacking. That guy was staring at you with his Sharingan, and you didn't even recognize him? You even guessed we're from Kumogakure."

Tsunade retorted.

"So that's the Sharingan?"

Longshe looked on with curiosity.

—It seems she really hadn't seen it before.

"I am Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage. Our goal... is to destroy the Elysium Box, so you don't need to worry."

Tsunade introduced herself, then glanced at Bai Mo and said words to reassure Ryuzetsu.

Ok.

If you absorb all the chakra from the Box of Bliss, wouldn't that count as destroying it?

Reasonable.

"The Hokage? That's great—then, Hokage, could you please stop the Raikage from bringing his Jinchuriki to the island?"

Longshe remains true to its original aspirations and is still thinking about this matter.

"There's no problem with the Jinchūriki going to the island; there won't be any danger. You can rest assured."

Bai Mo interrupted the other person.

The greatest threat to the Jinchūriki on the island actually came from Uchiha Hikaru and Hakumo.