Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 239 Let Kakashi do the work

As is widely known, Kinkaku and Ginkaku once devoured the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails and obtained its chakra.

So it's not surprising that the white snake, having once devoured the flesh and blood of the Sage of Six Paths, who was the jinchūriki of the nine tailed beasts and possessed the Sage Body and Rinnegan, gained some special abilities.

"Wow, that makes perfect sense!"

Fireworks in the audience suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of others.

"I had heard my father mention the story of the Three Sacred Lands long ago, and I have always been curious about why the three immortals were able to live for so long."

Even if other summoned beasts live long lives, none of them live to this extent... Now I understand!

The three great immortals—one had a close relationship with the Sage of Six Paths, one was a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths, and one had eaten the flesh of the Sage of Six Paths… um.

Hanabi was speaking when Kushina, who had just come to her senses, covered her mouth.

"Little Firework, why are you analyzing these things so closely! Clear your mind and stop talking about this!"

Kushina grabbed Hanabi's shoulders and shook her wildly.

As she was being shaken, Kushina suddenly noticed Tsunade writing something with a pen and paper, and she was immediately stunned.

"Lady Tsunade, what are you doing?"

Kushina was puzzled. Was there some information worth recording in the story just now?

"The stories in this world are beyond human imagination; they're so bizarre. I have to record them and make a good fortune from them."

When Tsunade answered Kushina, she had already finished writing on another sheet of paper, which she then pulled out and placed at the bottom.

"what?"

Kushina and Hanabi, whose shoulders she was pressing down on, were both stunned.

"If Jiraiya and Kakashi can make so much money from publishing books, why can't I earn some extra cash?"

Tsunade continued to write down key information as she spoke.

I was afraid that if I wrote too slowly, I would forget what had just happened.

Of course, it's hard for anyone to forget what just happened.

"No, Lady Tsunade, I meant why? You're the Hokage, how could you be short of money?"

After regaining her senses, Kushina continued to ask.

"Why? It's because after the system was changed, it's harder for me to embezzle... uh, it's harder for me to allocate some funds to maintain my mental and physical well-being."

Tsunade was so focused on taking notes that she almost blurted out her true feelings, but thankfully she managed to correct herself in time.

In fact, the regulations stipulate a certain amount of reimbursement for maintaining a pleasant physical and mental state.

Even traveling abroad every now and then is not a problem.

Tsunade still needs this excuse because her leisure activities are too expensive.

Rather than saying that the new system prevented Tsunade from embezzling, it would be more accurate to say that the resurrected Third Hokage prevented her from embezzling.

Note that "Third Hokage" here refers to three people.

Tsunade strongly suspected that if she gambled on public funds, she could be beaten up at any time.

One of them is particularly ruthless and might even use shadow clones to attack.

Necessity is the mother of invention, and Tsunade had no choice but to find other ways to earn income in a legitimate and compliant manner.

This is the solution Tsunade came up with.

"But Lady Tsunade, as the Hokage, if you publish a novel with this kind of plot, wouldn't you completely disgrace Konoha?"

Kushina retorted in a low voice.

"Um?!"

At that very moment, the person Tsunade had just been thinking about—the one who would create shadow clones and mercilessly beat her—came looking right at her.

"It's okay, I can have... I can have Kakashi say it for me."

Tsunade originally wanted to say Jiraiya, but after thinking about it carefully, she abandoned the idea.

Jiraiya was his peer, and he was a frivolous person who might get drunk at any time and tell the women in the red-light district about this as gossip.

In short, having Jiraiya post it on your behalf will cause a lot of trouble.

But Kakashi is different.

Kakashi is her junior, and she could easily use her seniority to force him to obey her orders.

Furthermore, Kakashi is a reserved person, not a blabbermouth, and he doesn't get drunk, making him very good at keeping secrets.

"...Uh, okay."

Kushina hesitated for a moment, then said nothing more.

If it were the Kakashi from before, the Kakashi she remembered, Kushina might have said a few words in his defense.

But ever since she and Rin were resurrected together and witnessed Kakashi's corruption, Kushina realized that she no longer needed to treat Kakashi like a child.

What they still find outrageous, Kakashi probably already takes for granted.

—Don't make your brother laugh.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Seeing that Bai Mo and his companions were about to arrive in the Land of Lightning, the two from Kumogakure Village used the wooden puppet to shift their perspective and, after confirming their approximate location in this world, relayed the message to Uchiha Hikaru.

"Fortunately, I've been constantly searching for training grounds outside, so I know the terrain of the Land of Lightning by heart."

Yukito's expression revealed a slight hint of smugness.

"Yes, it's just a pity that only we can see the scenes in this illusionary world. It would be great if the entire ninja world could see them."

Samui maintained his aloof persona, only saying half of what he meant.

However, Yugito understood the meaning behind her words.

If the entire ninja world knew about the limited Tsukuyomi world, then they would definitely compare the other four great ninja villages with Kumogakure and find out how normal... uh, how righteous Kumogakure is.

Even now, because of this comparison, Yukito and Samui are feeling extremely comfortable and happy.

They were still considering whether or not to report Bai Mo and the others' location.

Once the results were compared, they were immediately disregarded.

We need to get Bai Mo and the others to Yunyin Village as soon as possible.

It would be best to make them develop a favorable impression of Kumogakure as well.

"Okay, I understand."

Uchiha Hikaru received the approximate coordinates in the Susanoo cockpit, compared the direction with the sky, looked down at the ground to confirm his location, and then glided down in one direction.

"Sure enough, from that perspective just now, the red dot in the night sky was them."

Yugito switched back to his own perspective in the limited Tsukuyomi world, smiling confidently as he awaited Bai Mo and the others' arrival.

only……

This time, after she switched perspectives, something seemed off.

The version of himself confined to the Tsukuyomi world no longer looked up at the sky, nor did he spar with Samui anymore...

Oh, not exactly. It seems she's preparing to try a different approach with Samui.

"Wait, no way?"

"That's impossible! My nails are that long!"

After the perspective shifted from the wooden figure, a person was muttering to himself with a shocked expression.

"What kind of nail length?"

Samui was puzzled.

Yugito does indeed have very long fingernails, because that's one of her usual attack methods. Why are you so surprised?

"ah."

As soon as Uchiha Hikaru landed and saw the situation in the cave below, he immediately turned around.

She knew that her precautions in Ghost Lantern Castle were not meaningless!