The Red Moon of Konoha

Chapter 95 The Choice of Taki Ninja Leader
Taki Ninja Village is right in front of you.

Unlike Konoha Village, this village is not surrounded by high walls. The surrounding mountains and cliffs are the most natural city walls, solid and reliable. They have protected Taki from foreign enemies for so many years. Of course, there are also disadvantages. One point, that is, the internal and external transportation is not very convenient, which somewhat hinders the communication between the village and the outside world.

Fortunately, this basin is huge, and the climate is warm and humid. It is very suitable for reclaiming farmland and growing melons and fruits. The daily food and drink expenses can be completely self-sufficient, and there is even a large surplus, that is, some materials that cannot be self-produced It needs to be imported from the outside world, but without the bulk of food, the rest of the required materials can be sent in with storage scrolls.

Therefore, there is only one narrow access path in Taki Ninja Village.

Closed, conservative.

This is Ryuki's view of Taki Ninja Village.

But that's what he wanted.

So much the better!
Yes, the best!
After leaving Konoha, in addition to going to Yunyin Village to steal the amber bottle, Nagaru also visited several countries around the Fire Country, the Country of Tang, the Country of Frost, the Country of Tian, ​​and the Country of Taki The country and the country of grass turned around one by one, except for the country of rain, the ghostly place where the big crocodile Nagato was hidden, none of them left.

The Kingdom of Tang is a vassal state of the Kingdom of Fire, and Tang Ninja is also Konoha's puppet, there is no difference between going there and staying under Konoha's nose.

The Kingdom of Frost... Originally Yunin's younger brother, he became Konoha's horse boy after losing the third battle, but Yunin did not fully accept his fate, and Shuangren did not give up. It's not over, and with the horrible weather there, it's not a good place to do research.

And Tanokuni is a good candidate. Unfortunately, there is no ninja village. It is not easy to collect living ninjas or ninja corpses for experiments. He has no plan to build a ninja village with bare hands like Orochimaru. , That's too time-consuming and energy-consuming.

There is also the Country of Grass, which is also quite closely related to Konoha. There are often Konoha ninjas haunting the territory of the Country of Grass, which is not a good place to go.

It seems that the neutral, closed and conservative country of Taki is the best test bed.

It just so happens that Kusanagi and Takikin are engaged in a secret war, and they can collect Kusanagi's corpses openly, and even use the captured Kusanagi... Finally, Nayuki chose the country of Takino as a place to conduct fairy arts research experiments research room.

That's right, the study of fairy arts.

All this is for the study of immortality.

"Akaki-sama, Shiki-sama please go over."

Wearing a black demon mask, Taki Shinobu knelt on one knee in front of Nagarjuna.

"I see."

Nagaru waved his hand and repelled Taki Shinobu's Anbe.

Taki Ninja Village also has Anbu. After the Second Hokage established the Anbu system, all major ninja villages followed suit. Taki Ninja Village, which claims to be the sixth largest, also established Anbu, but it has the same animal pattern as Konoha. The masks are different. In order to make a distinction, Taki Shinobi Anbe uses the ghost mask as a template, and the mask worn by Nagaro is this product.

Leading the bewildered Uchiha Ruri through the roof and terrace, he soon came to a courtyard.

The guards guarding around the courtyard saluted after seeing Nagarjuna's figure.

Ignoring the guards, Nagarjuna walked into the yard. There were rockery, ponds, bamboo forests, and stone lanterns. A sparrow with emerald green tail feathers was perched on the stone lanterns. On the mirror-like floor of the corridor, there was a pile of documents beside him, with a cup of tea in his hand, staring at the sparrow on the stone lantern.

"Shimizu, you're back."

When Nagarjuna came in, the bird on the stone lantern flapped its wings and flew away. The old man just looked over and spoke with a hoarse voice.

Rough as sandpaper.

Listening to the old man's words, Uchiha Ruri thought so.

But "clear water"?In addition to the previous "red ghost", what happened?

"The relationship between Konoha and Kusanagi is not as close as we guessed." Nagarjuna said, and sat down on the promenade, "There is no Konoha behind Kusanagi's actions, so you can rest assured to fight back against them, okay? , although we are in fact now at a disadvantage.”

"That's it!"

The old man caressed the stoneware teacup.

"Shimizu, since it has nothing to do with Konoha... I will leave the next thing to you!"

"I come?"

"What's the problem? Wei Yuan's ability is also good, but unfortunately he can't be your opponent... My body is almost finished. When I die, the leader's position will be yours. At that time, you can If so, don’t kill Wei Yuan, he is the only one in the village who has become a weapon.”

"...Have you found it yet?"

Nagarjuna took off his mask and showed his true colors.

"Crimson Clothes, Red Ghost... It's also a fate. The head of Anbu has been codenamed "Red Ghost" for generations. After traveling a lot at night, he finally recruited the real "ghost"." The old man glanced at Nagaru, and said a not-so-funny quip, "Uchiha Nagaru...can you tell me the reason? Why would a character like you come to such a remote place?"

"You've already said the reason, a remote place! I'm a traitor now! Is it possible that I'm going to wander around under Konoha Ninja's eyes? Taki Ninja Village is very remote, with a pleasant climate and picturesque scenery, I think This is a very good place for self-cultivation, so I will borrow the precious place." Nagarjuna said with a smile.

The old man also smiled, wryly.

The creases on his face that looked like orange peel trembled.

"Qingshui... Where is the real Qingshui? Dead? It must be dead, this question is too stupid... I'm still as stupid as before! Really..."

"Now that I have discovered my true identity, then, Chief Shiki, do you really want me to inherit your seat? Are you not going to order all the people to kill me to avenge the dead Qing Shui?" Longshu looked at him playfully and shook his head. The sighing old man.

"I am the third-generation leader of the village. The first-generation leader was killed by that [Sura] from your Uchiha family. The second-generation leader and the high-level leaders at that time were killed by that traitor in Kakutsu. I am lucky to live After I got down, it was not my turn to take this seat, but other people who were more qualified than me died, so... I, who was originally incapable, became the head of the village."

The old man spoke slowly.

Nagarjuna sat peacefully on the corridor, listening to the old man talk.

"I'm incompetent, otherwise the village wouldn't have become so weak after so many years. Even the grass on the wall looked down on us, and even planned to annex us... The saddest thing is that we Now it is indeed not Kusanagi's opponent, if Kusanagi hadn't been afraid of Nanao, I'm afraid he would have driven straight into Chen Bing's village."

"It's a pity Nanao... the current Nanao Jinchuriki can't control that power at all, let alone go to the battlefield, we don't even dare to let Nanao Jinchuriki step away from the [Sealing Dungeon] set up by the ancestors... If this continues, the village might really be destroyed by Kusanagi."

"That's not the case, that Wei Yuan, he is quite capable. If he inherits your seat, not to mention restoring Taki Shinobi to its former power, but it should be no problem to block Kusanagi's invasion. Kusanagi's side is better than yours. It's only a little bit stronger, just like you, there are no really powerful masters, that is, the overall quality is better." Nagarjuna shook his head.

"Kusunin... At any rate, I have experienced the atmosphere of the ninja world war up close."

Kusanagi.

This group of wall grass participated in almost three Ninja world wars. However, unlike the five great ninja villages that suffered heavy casualties, grass ninja’s losses were minimal each time, and this group of wall grass can always show the changes in the wind. , fall to the victor's side at the exact time.

Although he has never participated in a really fierce battle, and just followed behind to pick up some carrion to eat, he is somewhat better than Taki Shinobi who closed the door to watch the excitement.

"Ha! This is good, this is good!" The old man's smile was a little more happy.

"Don't get too far, why did you pass the position of leader to me?" Nagarjuna was curious.

He killed Shimizu, who was originally codenamed "Red Ghost", searched and sorted out his memory, and then replaced this identity in Taki Ninja Village. Of course, he thought about what to do after his identity was exposed, but the old man's reaction was not in his expected.

Uchiha Ruri sat beside Nagarjuna, looking at Nagarjuna and the old man, he didn't know what to say anymore!

She probably understood what Nagarjuna and the old man said.

He calmed down and sorted out the cause and effect carefully. It seems that Nagaru killed a person named Shimizu, and then replaced this person's identity in Taki Ninja Village. The leader found out, but this old man didn't break his face with Nagarjuna, but wanted to pass the leader's position to Nagarjuna...
"There is no such complicated reason, mainly because you are too powerful! I think even if everyone in the village dies, it may not necessarily hurt you. Rather than letting everyone die in vain, it is better to pretend to be deaf and dumb. From you In place of Shimizu's identity, I'm afraid you are not going to send the entire Taki Ninja Village to hell..."

"As long as Taki Ninja Village can continue to pass on... there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed, even if Konoha's rebellious ninja becomes the village leader, it doesn't matter, even if many people in the village will die, it doesn't matter, as long as And Taki Shinobu is alive..." The old man stared at Nagarjuna with a peaceful expression.

Uchiha Ruri shivered.

She heard what the old man meant, as long as Nagaru didn't intend to completely destroy Taki Ninja Village, no matter how he behaved, even if it was killing people, killing many people...

"...OK! I've done this business."

Longshu nodded in agreement.

"Destroying Taki Ninja Village... I am too lazy to do such boring things! I do have other purposes for coming to this village, but you can rest assured that my purpose will not cause too much harm to Taki Ninja Loss, as long as Kusanagi doesn't give up attacking Takikino, my knife will not hit Takikino's head."

"Then... I will leave everything to you, Shimizu!!"

After the old man finished speaking, he looked away, and his eyes fell on the small bamboo forest in the corner of the yard, following a sparrow.

"...You are amazing!"

Dragon Tree stood up.

First time using honorifics.

Looking at the old man who was as immobile as a rock, he couldn't help but smile with the corners of his mouth raised.

You really can't underestimate people!

I thought that the murder and false name was done very cleanly, but it was found out by this old man who said he was incompetent, huh!Strictly speaking, this is not surprising. Although he tried hard to use Sharingan to torture the memory of the unlucky guy he killed, it was impossible to achieve a perfect fit after all. It is not too surprising to be exposed. It can only be said that bad luck.

What he really admired was the courage and determination of the old man.

He simply and neatly gave up his revenge, and even without any restraints, just relying on Nagarjuna's few words, he acquiesced in the identity of "Qing Shui", and voluntarily promised that he would pass on the position of leader to him after his death. The survival of the entire village was suppressed.

And he believed that the old man would die soon.

When the old man dies and the only insider disappears, then he will be the real Chief Anbe of Taki Ninja Village, the next leader, Shimizu code-named "Red Ghost"... The entire Taki Ninja Village will be in his hands things.

It is a common feature of most people not to cherish things that do not belong to them, and it is a subconscious choice.

So after the old man discovered the identity of Ryushu, he chose to take a gamble and turn Taki Ninja Village into something like Ryushu. In this way, the possibility of Taki Ninja Village being destroyed can be greatly reduced, and Uchiha Nagarjuna, even Kusanagi's invasion will no longer be a threat... Killing two birds with one stone, a desperate situation
"Let's go, Liuli."

Nagarjuna put on the mask again, and left the courtyard with Uchiha Ruri.

It is different from the original plan, but as long as the final result is almost the same, Taki Ninja Village is a large-scale laboratory for him to study fairy arts, nothing more, he can hold the whole village in his hands more easily, Good thing for him.

"How is it? Liuli, isn't the outside world interesting?"

Walking on the ridge, Longshu turned his head to look at the little girl with a tight face.

"It's very interesting, even more exciting than the stories in the book."

"Ha ha!"

Nagarjuna laughed, and looked up at the irregular square sky cut out by the surrounding cliffs, "It's really interesting...Even I didn't expect it to become like this, it really can't be underestimated at all These people are old and mature... But, fortunately, in the end, this world still depends on whose fists are stronger..."

He clenched his fists.

Fortunately, his fists are relatively hard, otherwise, the old man would not be so easy to talk to. If his ability is not good enough, what awaits him may be the siege of Taki ninjas.

(End of this chapter)