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14.58% Naruto: An Uchiha With A Superpower Roulette / Chapter 55: Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Chapter 55

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"Lord Daimyo, I've noticed an increase in the guards at the Daimyo's residence in the past few days. It seems you've taken our advice to heart."

The Sand Village's Sasori addressed the River Country Daimyo, feeling confident that this time he could sway the Daimyo to their side. This would increase the Sand Village's resource share and stockpile war weapons.

"Lord Daimyo, although you have familial ties with the Fire Country Daimyo, the stable annual production of several hundred million ryō from the Unkai Iron Mine is enough to tempt anyone. Moreover, you've rejected the Fire Country Daimyo's offer, leaving cooperation with our Sand Village as your only option."

The Sand Village had taken the initiative to persuade the River Country Daimyo alongside representatives from the Wind Country Daimyo's estate.

If they succeeded in convincing the River Country Daimyo, not only would they gain a larger share of the Unkai Iron Mine, but they could also push their defensive lines to the doorstep of the Fire Country, directly confronting Kikyo Castle. Eventually, they aimed to assimilate all of the River Country's metal resources.

This was the strategy discussed by the Sand Village's high command.

Even without the individual who had secretly informed them, the Sand Village's leadership had planned to slander Konoha, claiming they intended to harm the River Country Daimyo.

However, that was no longer necessary. To their surprise, Konoha actually had such intentions. The Sand Village was initially skeptical of this information, but after thorough verification and activating a spy hidden within Konoha, they confirmed the news was largely accurate.

This bolstered the Sand Village's confidence in persuading the River Country Daimyo, who seemed somewhat inclined to believe them.

After a moment of silence, the River Country Daimyo finally spoke, "Let's discuss this matter later. The Fire Country has also sent an envoy, and their emissary will visit in half a month. There will also be messengers from the Rain Village. Wouldn't it be better to discuss this with all four parties present?"

The River Country's neighbors included only three other nations. Excluding any of them in trade discussions was difficult, though the Rain Village typically didn't claim a large share, it was mainly to give Hanzo face.

Otherwise, completely isolating the Rain Village might drive Hanzo mad.

"Lord Daimyo, the envoy from Konoha is just a decoy. If they truly come, it's likely they'll come to assassinate you."

Sasori solemnly advised, "If Lord Daimyo wishes, the Sand Village is willing to provide three Jōnin teams to ensure your safety."

"The current guard strength at the Daimyo's residence is sufficient, your concern is appreciated," the River Country Daimyo replied, closing his fan. "However, regarding the Unkai Iron Mine, it would be best if all four parties discussed it together. The River Country is too weak to give a definitive response to your request, unless... the Sand Village is willing to support the creation of our own ninja village!"

"That's impossible!" Sasori blurted out, his expression changing abruptly. Realizing his tone, and seeing the Daimyo's displeased look, he quickly added, "This is not within my power to decide. I will convey Lord Daimyo's wishes to the Kazekage!"

Even if conveyed, agreement was unlikely. The Sand Village had been troubled by the rise of the Rain Village and the idea of the River Country establishing its own ninja village was out of the question.

Another ninja village would mean fewer missions for the Sand Village and complicating their access to the River Country. This was a consensus reached between the Sand and the Leaf, to absolutely prevent the River Country from founding its own ninja village.

Hearing this, the River Country Daimyo responded indifferently, "In that case, we'll wait for the envoys from the Fire Country and the Rain Village to arrive before discussing the Unkai Iron Mine."

"Then, I shall visit another day," Sasori conceded, realizing persuasion was futile for now.

After the Sand Village delegation left the castle, Sasori glanced at Yōichi and Kakashi guarding the entrance.

Once outside, Sasori asked his subordinates, "Have you identified how many guards the River Country Daimyo has hired?"

A ninja from the Sand Village responded, "We've confirmed an addition of six individuals, seemingly hired from the underground exchange. It's unclear if there have been further additions."

"If these six dare to venture outside, notify me immediately."

Sasori intended no courtesy towards the River Country Daimyo. Small nations should remain aware of their place, not presuming a few hired rogues could stand against a great nation.

Shortly after the Sand Village group departed, one of the Daimyo's residence guards suddenly collapsed. Another guard rushed to assist, asking, "Hey, what happened to you?"

"Me? I don't know, why did I suddenly faint?"

The guard regained consciousness, puzzled as if he had just been asleep with no memory of the event.

Elsewhere, Ryōsuke suddenly opened his eyes, relieved, "Since there are no sensory ninjas, this will be easier."

He then performed hand seals and launched a sensory jutsu, quickly locating the Sand Village group.

---

Two days later, Sasori had no opportunity to act. He knew the new guards were unlikely to leave, understanding even rogue ninjas maintained basic mission discipline.

Still, he didn't plan to give up. If he couldn't target the River Country Daimyo's new guards, he'd attack the original samurai guards, proud assets of the Daimyo and rumored to be capable of killing a Jōnin.

He intended to teach the River Country Daimyo why the Sand Village was one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"Sir."

Someone suddenly entered, appearing panicked and quickly approaching him.

"Don't panic. What's the matter, and who are you?"

Before Sasori could finish, he sensed something amiss, swiftly grabbing a kunai and attempting to retreat.

But the person disguised as a Sand ninja seemed to anticipate this. As Sasori reached for his kunai, a flash of white light appeared.

Whoosh!

An invisible wind blade sliced through, causing Sasori intense pain. Before he could scream, he saw his arm fall to the ground.

"Ah"

"Silence!"

A white-glowing short blade pressed against Sasori's throat, its reflection in the light revealing the attacker's identity.

White hair and a nearly invisible white short blade.

"You, you're the White Fang of Konoha!?"

Sakumo pressed the blade slightly into Sasori's neck, then interrogated, "How many from the Sand Village are here? What reinforcements are expected?"

"Do you think I would tell you?"

Boom!

Before Sasori could finish, Sakumo knocked him out with the hilt of his blade, intending to take him back for Ryōsuke to extract information directly from his mind.

Sakumo knew trusting any information from a Sand Village ninja would be foolish.

(End of Chapter)


Chapter 56: Chapter 56

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"The envoys from the Land of Wind and the Hidden Sand Village were attacked?"

Upon hearing this news, the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers was incredulous. Just a few days ago, those people were arrogantly warning that he, the Daimyo, might be attacked, but now, they were the ones in trouble.

"Not a single survivor?"

"No, and the bodies left behind were all from the Land of Wind's Daimyo's mansion; not a single body from the Hidden Sand Village was found," an official within the Daimyo's mansion reported.

Ninja corpses can reveal a lot of information, so Sakumo, after killing the remaining individuals, took all the bodies with him.

"Quick, inform the Land of Wind and the Hidden Sand Village. Tighten security in the Daimyo's mansion, and don't let any mistakes happen anytime soon!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Rivers was genuinely frightened. If even the ninjas from the Hidden Sand Village were dead, could he be next? He wanted to secretly flee but feared being watched by those from the Leaf at all times.

After a moment, the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers bit the bullet and ordered his official, "Tell the people from the Hidden Sand Village to come over sooner and send more people; we can talk about everything they propose, provided they send more reinforcements!"

"Yes, my lord."

The official hurriedly went to make arrangements, also tightening the security patrols around the Daimyo's mansion, striving to ensure not even a bird could get in.

The stricter patrol orders also affected Yoichi. What was usually a relaxing job suddenly became busy; he typically let his shadow clones handle the guard duty while he and Kakashi did some information gathering.

Now, there was no time to slack off, as all areas were on high alert, leaving no place to wander.

Initially, Kakashi had some moral principles, but under Yoichi's persuasion, he suppressed them.

Guarding for a long time, even the places where he rested were patrolled by other samurai.

However, these two days were not without gains. He used the skill twice on the guards of the Daimyo's mansion, acquiring spirit energy both times.

This stolen spirit energy, unlike the chakra stolen from Mina, merged entirely into Yoichi's soul, significantly boosting his spirit energy.

With stronger spirit energy, his Sharingan became even more intuitive to use.

Yoichi, who had recently evolved his Sharingan to three tomoe, felt that casting genjutsu had become easier and more potent after stealing spirit energy twice.

He hypnotized a samurai guard from the Land of Iron with his Sharingan genjutsu without the victim noticing. Even after waking up, the guard would not remember being under the influence of the Sharingan's genjutsu.

And to facilitate physical contact for the stealthy theft, Yoichi got along quite well with the guards of the Daimyo's mansion.

While on patrol duty, Kakashi suddenly whispered, "Captain, why has the defense suddenly strengthened? Is someone really going to assassinate the Daimyo?"

"It's definitely out of fear that they've tightened security, but as for what they're afraid of, I'm not sure since I haven't gone out to gather information recently."

Yoichi shook his head, having spent much time just trying to locate the Daimyo's mansion treasury, which was also difficult to infiltrate.

In the following days, Yoichi and Kakashi found themselves immersed in long-term guard and patrol duties.

Still, Yoichi found opportunities to steal from the samurai every day. Besides stealing clothes and a samurai sword twice, the other three times he stole were all body energy.

After each theft, the samurai he stole from would collapse to the ground, while Yoichi felt lighter and gained a significant amount of strength.

Stealing body energy three times made Yoichi's body stronger.

This ability was perverse, and Yoichi even considered targeting strong ninjas for theft, thinking that with some luck, he might steal a Kekkei Genkai.

But stealing was somewhat risky.

---

"Captain, the Daimyo's mansion's security seems a bit lax today, aside from the regular guards, some seem to have already rested," Ryosuke observed after studying the map of the Daimyo's mansion for a long time.

This was possible because the Land of Rivers Daimyo's mansion lacked sensor ninjas, allowing Ryosuke to freely use sensory jutsu to track the movements of chakra-trained samurai.

Another ninja in the squad asked, "Why is the security relaxed today? Could it be a trap?"

Ryosuke stroked his chin, saying, "It's possible, but it could also be because the heightened security in the past few days left many without proper rest. The person I used Mind Body Switch Technique on showed no signs of a trap. Captain, what should we do?"

He was only providing the information he had gathered; the final decision was up to Sakumo.

"This is an opportunity."

After pondering for a moment, Sakumo spoke gravely, "Although we don't know how the Hidden Sand Village learned about our mission, those people have lost contact with the Hidden Sand Village for five days, and the Daimyo's mansion of the Land of Rivers must have informed them."

"The longer we wait, the less chance we have, so we act tonight!"

Although they had intercepted the Daimyo's mansion's messengers to the Land of Wind twice, the lack of communication for five days meant the Hidden Sand Village must suspect their people were in trouble.

"Get ready, and let's proceed with the plan we've established!"

"Yes, Captain."

After the others acknowledged, they hurried to prepare.

Sakumo looked at the sky; he had carried out many dangerous missions before, but never felt as anxious as he did today.

Then, shaking his head, he stopped dwelling on it, planning to request a long vacation after this mission to spend quality time with Kakashi.

The night was pitch-black, with clouds covering the moonlight.

Inside the Daimyo's mansion, lanterns and electric lights were the only sources of illumination; otherwise, guarding in the dark night would be much more challenging.

Suddenly, Yoichi sensed chakra fluctuations not far outside. His spirit energy, now stronger, seemed more sensitive to chakra.

The next second, explosions sounded from outside.

These explosions, like a signal, instantly woke the slumbering Daimyo's mansion.

Kakashi immediately reached for his short sword, but Uchiha Yoichi said, "Don't rush. Just follow the mission orders."

Despite saying this, Yoichi didn't lower his guard. The noises of battle indicated that tonight would not be quiet, fortunately, they weren't guarding the Daimyo directly, or they'd have to confront the enemy head-on.

Then, a figure suddenly leaped from the wall and quickly rushed towards them.

Yoichi cursed his luck internally but still took out ten shuriken, throwing them in a 3-3-4 pattern.

The shuriken collided and rebounded in the air, creating a barrage that attacked the intruder from all angles, some even striking from peculiar directions.

"Uchiha-style shurikenjutsu?"

Sakumo recognized the shuriken technique instantly. He drew his short sword, deflecting the incoming shuriken one by one. Then, the guard defending suddenly drew his sword and charged at him.

Clang!

The short sword, the sound of the wind blade, and the faint thunder echoing on his body, Sakumo was all too familiar with this technique.

This was his White Fang sword technique!

(End of Chapter)


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