Naruto entry

Page 379

"Why don't we go to the village for a meal before heading back? It's getting late."

Kiyoshi pointed to the sun in the sky; it was almost noon.

"Walk."

Tsunade was the first to respond.

She was a little awkward when we first met, but she was a straightforward woman and quickly adjusted her mindset.

Qing Si was her disciple.

What could possibly happen between the two of them?

Tsunade comforted herself in this way.

Seeing Tsunade's response, Kushina nodded without hesitation.

She had a very shallow social circle in the village, and it just so happened that Tsunade and Kiyoshi were people she knew relatively well.

The three of them walked together into the village.

……

Konoha Sushi Restaurant.

The emotions here are somewhat oppressive.

Or rather, they had been feeling very repressed ever since they learned that Kiyoshi had captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Samodo spent his days listlessly drinking.

In his view, the task was definitely impossible to complete.

The loss of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in Kumogakure will severely damage morale.

It also lacks some of the confidence to deter other enemy countries.

This is what is known as the balance of the tailed beasts.

Every country knows the terrifying destructive power a rampaging tailed beast can unleash if left unchecked.

If Konoha were to control the Two-Tails and allow it to run rampant in the Land of Lightning, it would inevitably cause great losses.

Samui believed that the village was doomed.

Even when the village used the deal between Kiyoshi and them to blackmail Kiyoshi, Samodo felt it had little effect.

Kiyoshi is very clever; he always designates Samui as the sole agent for every transaction.

This means that it would be easy for Kiyoshi to remove the traces.

Who knows when Qing Si will come to silence them?

Moreover, if the Konoha higher-ups find out, they'll probably turn a blind eye as long as Kiyoshi doesn't leak any highly confidential information.

A strong person is not someone who can be cultivated at will.

"I must seize this opportunity."

Samodo looked at his haggard figure reflected in the wine glass and gripped it tightly.

The higher-ups issued an ultimatum: Kiyoshi must immediately pledge allegiance to Kumogakure and release the Two-Tails.

Otherwise, all records will be made public.

This would certainly cause trouble for Qing Si.

But Samodo and the others are bound to die.

Because their undercover identities would be exposed.

He has been undercover here for more than ten or twenty years, longer than he has lived in the Hidden Cloud Village!

It's not that his feelings for Konoha outweighed his feelings for Kumogakure; it's simply that Satsuma wanted to live longer.

The reason I came here in the first place was simply to make a name for myself.

I never imagined that Yotsuki Seiji would be such a tough nut to crack.

"A person like that might become Hokage in this Hokage selection."

Samodo drank a glass of water to sober up.

He planned to win over Qing Si.

Samo could see that someone like Kiyoshi lacked his own subordinates.

Their organization can help Qing Si with odd jobs.

I just hope that Kiyoshi can delay for a while longer.

In this way, after the defeat of the Cloud Village, they will be more patient with Kiyoshi again.

That's right, Samodo believes that the Hidden Cloud Village will be defeated.

The Hidden Cloud Village has long engaged in military expansion, trafficking in bloodline limits, and forcibly seizing secret techniques to strengthen its foundation.

But Konoha has too many bloodline limits, especially with a new generation of geniuses emerging one after another.

Recently, there's been this "Shisui of the Instantaneous Movement," who's only a few years old, yet his strength is already so formidable.

Once the Hidden Cloud Village is defeated, it will inevitably negotiate with the Hidden Leaf Village in order to reclaim the Two-Tails. At that time, their group will have another opportunity to prove themselves.

Of course, this is on the premise that Kiyoshi stabilizes Yunyin.

"Go and call Samui here."

Samodo pondered for a while and decided to try to persuade Samui.

Since meeting Kiyoshi last time, Samui's temper has become inexplicably irritable, and she gets agitated whenever the name Kiyoshi is mentioned.

However, this also involves Samui's younger brother, and Samodo thinks Samui will give it more consideration.

"Samodo, you were looking for me?"

Before long, Samui came to Samodo.

"There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

Samodo began to explain his thoughts to Samui.

Halfway through the journey, someone suddenly came in to report.

"Yeyue Qingsi is here?"

Samodo was taken aback when he heard his subordinate's report.

He turned to look at Samui and said again, earnestly:

"Don't forget, your brother Atsi is here too."

After saying that, Samodo waved his hand, signaling Samui to leave.

Samui bit her lip and clenched her fingers.

A hint of sadness appeared on his pale face.

She's almost developed a kind of lingering fear of Kiyoshi; just seeing him makes her feel dreadful.

After a long pause, she took a deep breath.

A ninja is someone who endures hardship.

As a spy, she was far more patient than the average person.

Samui composed himself and entered the private room opened by Kiyoshi, asking in a practiced tone:

"Would the guests like to order anything?"

"Let's get the signature item and some of the newest ones too."

Kiyoshi put down the menu and looked at Samui with a half-smile.

Samui wore a regular employee uniform, but as she grew, the uniform could hardly conceal the outline of her heart.

It looked bulging, as if it was about to burst.

Tsunade gave her another strange look.

This was the first time she had ever seen something about the same size as herself.

Kushina stared wide-eyed at Samui, then at Tsunade, before hanging her head dejectedly.

Her size wasn't small, but compared to these two, it seemed rather small.

"anything else?"

"That's all."

Kiyoshi said.

"Some of the ingredients are fresh and require customers to select them themselves; this is a unique feature of our store."

Samui picked up the menu that Kiyoshi had placed on the table and held it to her chest.

The heavy weight of human emotions was immediately palpable, leaving marks of compression on the menu.

"Is that so?"

Kiyoshi stood up. "I'll be right back, Tsunade-sensei, Kushina."

"It's alright, go ahead, go ahead."

Kushina waved her hand.

She's currently in a state of excitement, and the thought of going out fills her with anticipation.

Tsunade nodded slightly, indicating that Kiyoshi could do as he pleased.

Kiyoshi and Samui walked out of the private room one after the other and went to the place to select ingredients.

There is no one here.

Because all the ninjas here know that Kiyoshi doesn't like having a second person around.

"Alright, Miss Samui, what brings you to me?"

Qingsi said calmly.

“The village has issued another ultimatum, or your existence will be exposed. I want you to stall for time and not break ties with the village so soon.”

Samui raised her head, her eyes meeting Kiyoshi's deep black pupils.

Her heart began to race involuntarily.

This is not the reaction one would have upon seeing a lover.

Instead, she felt a sense of oppression.

It's like a buffalo and a lion on the prairie. The lion can make the buffalo tremble and run away as soon as it stands still.

Samui resisted the urge.

After Samodo explained the pros and cons, she realized that she had no way out.

The village's patience is almost gone.

Especially after Kiyoshi captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

"What good does this do me? I can suppress all of this at any time."

Qingsi said calmly.

Ultimately, strength is the foundation of everything.

Killing all the spies here without anyone noticing would be a piece of cake for Qing Si.

Kiyoshi was able to do this a long time ago.

That's why I've been able to confidently and boldly take advantage of deals.

It seems that this flock of sheep is almost completely drained.

Qing Si demanded some secret techniques, but they couldn't produce them.

Or rather, it's that the Hidden Cloud Village is unwilling to give it to them.

"me……"