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Chapter 66 The Birth of a Demon
Chapter 66 The Birth of a Demon
Black Zetsu had a superior mindset, looking at Shiba Kiyokawa as if he were an ant jumping around in vain.
He has lived for thousands of years, and especially in the last few decades, he met Uchiha Madara, which made him have no doubt that the next moment would be the closest he ever got to realizing his dream!
Deceiving Madara was his proudest achievement, and from then on, he regarded everyone in the ninja world as insignificant ants.
Not long ago, he came to the Land of Rain and listened to the report recorded by White Zetsu. For a moment, Black Zetsu did admit that Shiba Kiyokawa Inui was quite good.
But it only lasted for a brief moment.
After that, he resumed his full disdain.
"Everything you've done is doomed to failure! The host of the Rinnegan will inevitably fall into darkness, becoming nourishment for Madara-sama to achieve Infinite Tsukuyomi! It's all predetermined, just like Mother's return, it's all predetermined!"
Black Zetsu chanted the Bible like a charlatan, reaffirming his beliefs! Then he slowly sank into the tree trunk.
Next, he began to plot how he would turn the wheel of fate around.
Due to arrogance and prejudice, Black Zetsu did not delve deeper into tracking Shiba Kiyokawa, keeping his attention more focused on Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan.
Therefore, he was unaware that Shiba Kiyokawa had already abandoned his illusions and begun preparing for war.
From Nagato's perspective, the Akatsuki organization, for the most part, maintained close and respectful communication with Hanzo of the Salamander, just as it had always done.
Therefore, Black Zetsu still believed that Akatsuki was still clinging to that laughable, childish ideal.
His approach to intervening was, of course, the traditional one.
That night, in the chaotic capital of the Land of Rain, a Rain Ninja emerged from an izakaya, pushed aside a scantily clad woman beside him, and swaggered into an alley to relieve himself.
But just as he was about to unbuckle his belt, something in the darkness was suddenly smeared on his face.
A white, gelatinous substance flowed like mercury, constantly seeping into his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears!
The terrified Rain Ninja wanted to scream, but the White Zetsu's spores had already filled his mouth, preventing him from making a sound.
In just a few seconds, the White Zetsu spores completely replaced his brain!
After the replacement was completed, several white patches appeared on Yu Ren's forehead and cheeks, which then quickly disappeared until they became completely the same as her original skin color.
Not far away, Black Zetsu watched this scene with a mixture of heartache and excitement.
The 100,000 White Zetsu in the original work were cultivated by Obito in the later stages. At this point in time, Black Zetsu actually doesn't have many White Zetsu available to him.
He felt a pang of regret every time he used one of them.
But in his opinion, it was definitely worth it!
"Drown in your ideals, Akatsuki!"
In the following days, rumors detrimental to the Akatsuki organization began to circulate frequently in the capital of the Land of Rain.
Hanzo the Salamander listened to his subordinate's report with a gloomy expression, remaining silent for a long time.
He was already increasingly wary of the Akatsuki organization because of its rapid growth, and now his suspicions were growing even more intensely.
"Demigod, would you like some?"
Hanzo the Salamander nodded, finally making up his mind, and said, "Let's teach them a lesson, let those children know who the true masters of the Land of Rain are!"
That day, Black Zetsu laughed in the shadows, thinking his scheme had succeeded.
Little did they know that when pressure comes crashing down, some people will be crushed, while others are destined to be reborn from the ashes!
Soon after, Shiba Kiyokawa, who was far away at the Akatsuki base, felt this pressure.
Recently, more and more members have come to him to complain: they can't get any commissions and can't make any money, and prices near the base are skyrocketing.
Shiba Kiyokawa asked Nagato's intelligence agency to investigate, and the results came quickly.
"In previous years, there would have been many merchants coming from the north this quarter, but this year there have been far fewer than usual, and those who are still willing to come are raising prices significantly."
These merchants all employed Rain Ninja, one of Hanzo's men, as bodyguards, making it very difficult for us to receive any more commissions from them.
Shiba Kiyokawa tapped his fingers on the table, lost in thought.
The Land of Rain is roughly divided into two parts, north and south, with the north being more developed and prosperous.
Because the southernmost border is a mountain range that blocks moisture, beyond which lies the barren desert of the Land of Wind, a place of extreme poverty.
Unfortunately, the Akatsuki organization was based in the southern part of the Land of Rain, while the north was the territory ruled by Hanzo of the Salamander.
At this moment, Shiba Kiyokawa had only one thought: He had gained another reason to kill Hanzo the Salamander!
He then got up and went to the largest izakaya (Japanese pub) near the Akatsuki base.
In the ninja world, izakayas are like pubs, bustling and noisy places.
At this moment, many ninjas gathered together, complaining about the decreasing number of commissions and the obvious decline in income.
"It's really tough. I can't get any commissions, and I can barely afford to drink anymore."
"Is it because Captain Qinghe killed those nobles? Those people used to be the main source of commissions."
"Shh, stop talking. How can you blame Captain Qinghe?"
Just then, Shiba Kiyokawa strode in, instantly silencing the entire room for a moment.
Almost all the customers fell silent at that moment.
But Shiba Kiyokawa ignored them and went straight to the ninja who had started complaining, asking, "How much money do you earn per mission?"
"Wh...what?"
The man was so frightened that he stammered.
"I asked you how much money you can earn from one commissioned task?" Shiba Kiyokazu repeated.
The man remained trembling with fear, not daring to speak.
So Shiba Kiyokawa didn't wait for his reply, turned around and walked past him, addressing everyone in the room.
"What's the highest amount you can usually earn from a single task? Ten million? Or twenty million?"
(This refers to the 35 million bounty on Asuma's head in the original work.)
Then Shiba Kiyokawa asked, "How long has it been since you last went to the market in the nearby town? Do you know how much a loaf of bread costs at the market now?"
He held up five fingers and shouted with great emotion, "Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand! They sell a loaf of bread for five hundred thousand!"
If this money isn't paid with banknotes, it wouldn't even fit on a single cart!
Shiba Kiyokawa continued: "So the problem now is that we can't get any commissions?"
Are our predicaments and your suffering really just because we can't get any commissions?
Who caused our current suffering? Who?!
No one dared to answer him.
But Shiba Kiyokawa didn't need anyone's answer.
He continued passionately, "If none of you dare to speak, then I will!"
It's those guys from the North!
It's that man who proclaimed himself a demigod!
He gained fame, status, wealth, and prestige through war! But what did he give back to the Land of Rain? What did he give back to us?!
We are still in pain!
We are even more in pain than before!
This is all because he betrayed the Land of Rain! That man who called himself a demigod, he betrayed this country!
At that moment, a kind of intense flame began to ignite in the eyes of all the Akatsuki ninjas in the izakaya.
Black Zetsu probably never imagined that his supposedly triumphant persecution and instigation were actually catalyzing the birth of a demon!
A demon whose future will surely make the entire ninja world tremble!
(This article is purely for fun and has absolutely no intention of inciting conflict or providing any negative guidance. We Paradox Interactive players only discuss war in the virtual world. In reality, the author is kind, respectful, frugal, and cherishes peace. Please do not generalize any actions depicted in the work to real-world situations. Thank you for your understanding!)
I recommend a really good martial arts harem novel, similar in genre to "The Chaotic World".
(End of this chapter)