Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 223 The Speechless Kakuzu

"No, are they crazy?" Kakuzu was completely bewildered upon hearing the news. It was truly a case of being caught in the crossfire.

What does it mean that if a cooperation fails, one harbors resentment and murders the Wind Shadow?

He was just giving money to help alleviate poverty, okay?

What normal person would hold a grudge and suddenly kill someone just because they failed to deliver money? That's just plain insane.

Outside the door, Aburame Shisei listened as Kakuzu, who had been complaining the whole time, pushed the door open and entered: "It's not that you're sick, it's just that the war is about to start, and you happen to be their outlet."

"Sigh, you're back so soon." Kakuzu stood up immediately when he saw Shiki enter with the second prince, and continued to complain, "You told me before that if we didn't intervene, war might break out. Now that we've intervened, look what's happened—the war has come to us. Look at the mess this has made; it would have been better if we hadn't intervened in the first place."

"Not only did I not gain any benefits, but I also got myself into a mess." With that, Kakuzu pulled out the IOU and sighed, "It was supposed to be 5,000 million, but now it's just a piece of paper. I should have just killed the Third Kazekage and used his head to exchange for the money."

Aburame Shigeaki said, "I was just testing the waters to see if some things could be changed. Now I've found that small things can be changed, but big things cannot."

Sometimes it is possible to change things, but it requires a huge miracle, which comes at a high price, so it's unnecessary. He doesn't really want to quell the ninja conflict.

"Sigh, let's not talk about anything else. I thought that with my five elements united, I was at least one of the best, if not invincible. Why did I still encounter a master in the desert, making me feel like I was in a life-or-death situation?"

Kakuzu asked again, "Strategist, you are all-knowing, you must have already guessed who the mastermind is, right?"

Aburame Shisei nodded, because he was indeed aware of it. He hadn't realized it before because he hadn't thought about it in depth. Now that he thought about it, there was almost no one else besides that person.

"Who else could it be? You guys often capture those white, vegetative patients to make pills, and the person behind them hasn't noticed for years. They must be a fool."

"Oh, I see." Kakuzu suddenly realized. "So who is it?"

Kakuzu's eyes widened, just like a gossipy old lady at the village entrance, because this secret had been bothering him for many years. If there were sunflower seeds now, he would love to sit here and eat a whole pound of them.

"I'm telling you, strategist, they've already come knocking on our door. At this point, we shouldn't keep it a secret anymore."

"Actually, there's nothing to hide. I'm just afraid you won't believe me if I tell you. The answer is Uchiha Madara. Besides him, there's another person called Black Zetsu. The things you capture and eat are White Zetsu. To be honest, the original raw material for those things should actually be people, from ancient times to the recent ancient times, people from all eras."

Kakuzu didn't react much after hearing this, only muttering, "I knew it, why is the refining process of this Body Tempering Pill so similar to that of a large military ration pill..."

So this is the issue you're concerned about?

Shouldn't your focus be on the fact that we've been eating people all along?

At that moment, Naoto came out from outside the door, but he only complained in his heart and didn't say it out loud.

"Hey... Strategist Shiraki, you're back." Naoto stepped forward to report, "This time, Sunagakure has come with great force, gathering thousands of ninjas, almost all of them have been mobilized. How should we fight this battle?"

"Just fight normally, as long as we don't let them invade the Land of Waterfalls."

Because the Land of Waterfall is their base, the so-called Three Kingdoms Alliance is actually just about bringing in more allies to share the burden. In short, it's about using others as scapegoats.

Furthermore, after the disappearance of the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, Aburame Shisei believed that the ninjas of the major countries would not have gone offline to ambush the people of the Land of Waterfall without a reason.

Even if Madara Uchiha wanted to cause trouble behind the scenes, it wouldn't be possible. After all, although Madara Uchiha was a villain, he still had a very high moral standard.

For example, his illusion techniques are unparalleled, and he even once had the historical feat of freezing the Nine-Tailed Beast with a single glance. However, when he fought against the Five Kage, he never thought of using illusion techniques to bully them.

Otherwise, that battle wouldn't have taken so long; it could have been resolved with just a few glances.

The Third Kazekage died quietly, largely because he allowed Madara Uchiha to use genjutsu as an exception.

"Oh, what about the strategic deployment?" Naoto continued to ask.

Yu Nu Zhicheng said, "There's no strategic plan. You can do whatever you want this time."

Naoto opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything. Actually, what he really wanted to ask wasn't the so-called battle plan, but whether Aburame Shisei would participate in this battle.

If Aburame Shisei had personally intervened, the battle might have ended quickly, thus saving lives, conserving resources, and ensuring the continued stable development of their three-nation alliance.

However, he could also tell that Aburame Shisei didn't seem to care much about the war, and he probably wouldn't get involved this time either, perhaps even less than last time.

Aburame Shisei knew what Naoto was thinking, but it was impossible for him to participate in the battle.

Because as long as there are people, there will be conflict sooner or later, and the only way to quell the conflict is through unification, using overwhelming power to directly sweep through the ninja world.

Given the power he has shown so far, once he reveals his true strength...

The ninjas of the ninja world will probably unite immediately to deal with him. At that time, the losses may be even greater than they are now, and there may even be some very shameless things that happen.

After all, not all enemies are so benevolent and moral. For example, Madara Uchiha, although he was a villain, still had the ideal of world peace, allowing everyone to enter the reading space and enjoy a wonderful life.

But some things are different.

For example, Black Zetsu only wanted to save his beloved mother, regardless of how many people in the world died.

Of course, this is understandable, since he is not human at all. He is a creation of Yin-Yang Release, a member of the Otsutsuki clan, and theoretically, he is a completely different species from the humans on the Ninja Star.

Can you believe it? They can only be considered humanoid intelligent life forms. In the Otsutsuki clan, cannibalism was the noblest form of sacrifice.

"The main reason I came here this time is to solve the transportation problem for the Land of Waterfalls."

As he spoke, Aburame Shisei took out the Spirit Seal Scroll and handed it to the two people with surprised expressions.

He then said, "This time I went overseas and discovered an island of giant insects. On it, I found some giant insects. After several months of improvements, they should be able to replace a means of transportation."