Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 34 War Begins Between Iwagakure and Kumogakure

"What?!"

Kurotsuchi cried out in horror when she heard Deidara say that he had already taken care of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth ahead of schedule.

"...Don't tell me you went to Iwagakure just for this."

Bai Mo only just found out that Deidara had done this, and was speechless.

As expected, everyone in the Akatsuki organization is an unpredictable factor.

Even if the original intention was good.

Just like when Nagato threw a Chibaku Tensei at him before.

Now Deidara has helped kill the daimyo of the Land of Earth.

"Of course not, I went there to refine my art."

Deidara vehemently denied it.

But what Deidara's purpose was no longer important to Kurotsuchi.

This is practically forcing a duck onto a shelf...

"Oh right, Kurotsuchi, you'd better hurry back."

Whether or not to succeed to the position of Earth Shadow, and whether or not to realize one's ambitions, should be put aside for now.

But if someone accidentally enters Daming Prefecture to investigate something, they will all be gone for good.

You need to go back and remind them.

"As for why, my alienated art, C4 Garuda, it..."

Deidara described the characteristics of his modified Garuda to Kurotsuchi, and Kurotsuchi's expression immediately changed.

"I……"

Heitu looked at Baimo, hesitant to speak.

After all, she had just volunteered to join not long ago, and now she's quitting immediately; it's all too fast.

"Go back. Don't think that just because the daimyo is gone you don't need to do anything. There are still those ministers; their existence is no different from that of the daimyo."

"If you don't deal with them, you still won't be able to grant the Land of Earth and Iwagakure freedom, or the power to control their own destiny."

Bai Mo didn't care about Hei Tu's fate.

He agreed to let Heitu join, never expecting her to stay for long.

The main purpose is to let Kurotsuchi understand the organization's goals up close, and ultimately, to make Kurotsuchi the Tsuchikage.

"Yes, I understand. I definitely won't do any worse than the Mizukage!"

Heitu clenched his fist and nodded solemnly.

"Get out of here, get out of here, Black Soil. If you have any trouble that you can't handle on your own, you can organize a mission for us."

Deidara urged him on from the side, afraid that Kurotsuchi might change her mind and decide to stay.

"Um."

Kurotsuchi, unusually, did not refute Deidara.

"Take this; hopefully it will strengthen your resolve."

As Heitu turned to leave, Bai Mo slipped something into her hand.

By the time Heitu realized what was happening, she was already quite far away from Bai Mo and the others.

Heitu took out what Bai Mo had given her and saw that it was a photograph.

Group photo.

There's someone I recognize up there, Bai Mo.

another……

Wearing a red, high-slit cheongsam, her long, fair legs stood in front of the rock giant using Earth Release: Steel Formation, and she confidently smiled as she posed for a photo with Bai Mo.

The Gangli Shiki technique requires precise chakra control, which she hasn't mastered yet...

"No wonder it's called Leg Shadow."

Hei Tu looked at his long legs in the photo, then glanced down at his current situation.

She's only fifteen years old now, she should still grow taller, right?

Kurotsuchi carefully put the photo into a hidden compartment in her ninja tool bag.

The appearance of this photo made Heitu completely trust what Bai Mo had said before.

"Otsutsuki..."

Heitu recalled that when Bai Mo was scolding her earlier, he seemed to have revealed the name of their future enemy.

Then he thought of Deidara risking discovery and capture to return to Iwagakure and steal the scroll that could enhance his strength.

She also needs to work hard to cultivate and improve her strength...

"No wonder they wanted to reduce the workload of the film on that scroll."

Upon realizing this, Heitu suddenly understood.

He then clenched his fist and sped back towards Iwagakure.

Just as Bai Mo just said, Kurotsuchi and the Mizukage of Kirigakure, who is on the other side of the ninja world, have become like-minded people and rivals.

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"Konan, please send a message to Kisame in the Land of Waves, and tell him to tell the Mizukage that she is not alone, and that the Fourth Tsuchikage of Iwagakure is her 'ally in the revolution'."

"……good."

As Xiao Nan agreed, she rolled her eyes at Bai Mo.

—First tell Kurotsuchi that the Mizukage has dried up, and now tell the Mizukage that the Tsuchikage has dried up too.

A classic Ponzi scheme.

The difference lies in the fact that Bai Mo's deception serves to solidify the beliefs of both parties.

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More than a month has passed.

Iwagakure and Kirigakure have made initial progress.

Because Kirigakure is located overseas, news of the events that occurred there did not reach the outside world.

Only Iwagakure, which deliberately sent ninjas to investigate, knew some of the information about Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, in Iwagakure, news of the mysterious deaths of the entire Daimyo clan and the lack of successors quickly spread throughout the ninja world.

Onoki resigned to take responsibility and retired to become an elder of Iwagakure, passing the position of Tsuchikage to Kurotsuchi, who was only fifteen years old at the time.

Since there was no Daimyo, the Tsuchikage became the supreme leader of the Land of Earth.

Those ministers wanted to seize power, but they were suppressed not long afterward.

Having had his mental imprint broken by Bai Mo, Hei Tu would no longer obey even the daimyo's orders, let alone those of the ministers.

The common people and ordinary ninjas below were not used to the daimyo becoming the Tsuchikage at first, but they soon accepted it.

With the help of Iwagakure's intelligence department and ANBU, Kurotsuchi easily gained control over the ownership of all resources by having firsthand information.

At this moment, following the instructions on the white ink scroll, Heitu immediately initiated the reform.

The redistribution of benefits has benefited almost everyone; even ordinary villagers in the Land of Earth have enjoyed the benefit of half-taxation.

For ninjas, mission bounties and compensation for wounded or killed have been increased.

Even if a minister wanted to step forward and believe he could succeed the daimyo, no one would support him.

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.

However, Iwagakure's "outrageous" actions naturally aroused the vigilance of other daimyo.

Even if, according to intelligence, it wasn't Iwagakure that wiped out the Daimyo's clan, the biggest beneficiary now is the Tsuchikage.

They wouldn't believe that a fifteen-year-old girl could rule the Land of Earth; it must still be Ōnoki pulling the strings behind the scenes.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire didn't react much, but quietly increased the number of Guardian Shinobi.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind took the opportunity to further cut the Sunagakure's budget, stating that if the Sunagakure was dissatisfied, it meant they wanted to betray him, just like the Iwagakure.

The daimyo of the Land of Lightning, who was initially only trying to protest against the actions of Iwagakure under the strong pressure of the Raikage, was instead told by the Raikage that he should declare war on Iwagakure.

Iwagakure has broken the rules of the ninja world.

Since things have come to this, what's the point of saying anything more?

The daimyo of the Land of Lightning readily agreed.

This even increased my positive feelings towards the Raikage.

Although the Third and Fourth Raikage often acted on their own and ignored his name, they were still very loyal when it came to maintaining his rule.

At this time, the Land of Waterfalls had become a battlefield where Iwagakure and Kumogakure fought.

Both sides' shadows have arrived at the front line.

"I paid your organization to send just the two of you?"

Hei Tu looked at his old acquaintance Bai Mo and the only masked man beside him, and began to complain.

This is a map of the ninja world.