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Chapter 135 Shifting the Blame Eastward, the Death of the Third Kazekage

Chapter 135 Shifting the Blame Eastward, the Death of the Third Kazekage

"Yes."

Scorpion, sparing with words, coldly turned and glanced at Kiyoshi.

He really didn't have a good impression of the Konoha ninjas.

"That just means your parents were too weak, so they both died. You have no one else to blame but yourself."

"!"

Hearing Kiyoshi's sarcastic remarks, Scorpion frowned deeply, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something.

Kiyoshi was faster than him, a red glint flashing in his eyes.

Capturing the moment when the scorpion's emotions fluctuated, he used his pupil power to invade the scorpion's brain nerves through his eyes.

The Sharingan's genjutsu is enough to instantly hypnotize Sasori.

Although it cannot compare to "Tsukuyomi," which can pull a person into an illusionary world for three whole days, while only a moment passes in the outside world.

But compared to ordinary illusions, it's already a huge victory.

In particular, Kiyoshi's current eye power, even at two tomoe, is comparable to a three-tomoe Sharingan.

"How long do you plan to take to do what you most want to do right now?"

Kiyoshi said it casually.

The noise of passersby had already diluted his question.

Through the insight of his Sharingan, he realized that there weren't many people monitoring him here.

The main concern was Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.

His public identity is just that of a ninja who has recently been promoted to Chunin.

"...More than a year later, regarding the Third Kazekage..."

Scorpion's expression became dazed for a moment, and his eyes seemed to lose their luster.

The words he uttered were also vague and powerless.

"Let's do it tonight. You thought of your deceased parents, and the fire in your heart burned brighter and brighter. After it's done, get rid of all the monitors and come find me. Also, record all the ninjutsu you know in a scroll and bring it with you."

Kiyoshi's murmured words were like a devil's seduction.

Scorpion nodded blankly.

Upon seeing this, Qing Si stopped channeling his pupil power.

The pupil power in his eyes was mostly depleted and was recovering at a slow pace.

A smile appeared on Kiyoshi's lips.

The Sharingan's genjutsu has the effect of hypnotizing others, just like how Obito used his Sharingan to hypnotize the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

As long as one's pupil strength is strong enough, such a thing can be easily achieved.

The drawback is that the pupil power needs to be replenished from time to time to prevent the subject from waking up.

Instead of forcefully hypnotizing Scorpion, Kiyoshi slowly aroused his own desires, giving him a push to do what he wanted.

The result is that... it becomes even harder to detect.

After all, this was what he himself was thinking, only Kiyoshi amplified it a bit.

Gradually, Scorpion's blank expression regained its vitality.

"The pancakes in your village are quite good."

Kiyoshi bought some pancakes from a street vendor and then asked Scorpion to take him home.

Scorpion nodded, not giving it much thought.

It would be better to send Kiyoshi back; he has more important things to do right now.

That is to make the third Kazekage who killed his parents atone for his sins!

The hatred in Scorpion's heart intensified. He quickly escorted Kiyoshi back to his temporary residence and then turned to leave.

"Kiyoshi, you're back?"

After taking a nap, Kurenai heard footsteps outside and immediately got out of bed and pushed open the door.

"Oh, I also brought some food, would you like some?"

Kiyoshi handed a pancake to Kurenai, and casually tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear.

This close interaction instantly caused a blush to rise on Yuhi's cheeks.

"You...you...we're out on a mission!"

Kurenai was so embarrassed that she wanted to pretend to be fierce and tell Kiyoshi not to do that.

But her face still had a touch of baby fat, which made this action inexplicably cute.

"Even when you're out on a mission, you still need to eat, right?"

Kiyoshi smiled faintly and placed the pancake wrapped in an oil paper bag into Kurenai's hand.

Kurenai could only bury her head and hurriedly run into her room.

Kiyoshi smiled and then pushed open the door to his room.

Scorpion has already done what he most wanted to do according to his plan.

Next, there's one last step.

That is to clear their team of suspicion.

Otherwise, if the scorpion poisons someone and escapes with the body of the Third Kazekage, the Sunagakure faction would think Kiyoshi is the murderer.

While that is the truth, Kiyoshi's actions only fueled the flames.

This is the tribulation that Sunagakure had to endure; it was bound to happen sooner or later.

In the official guidebook, Scorpion's personality traits are described as cautious, individualistic, and impatient.

He was a self-centered person to begin with, and Chiyo's excessive pampering of Sasori had spoiled him rotten.

It's worth noting that Chiyo initially didn't even want to save Gaara.

The reason he went to fight Sasori was because he wanted to use his forbidden technique to revive his son and daughter-in-law, so that Sasori could have a warm family.

In the end, he was so heartbroken by Scorpion that he finally decided to kill him.

"Continue your spiritual practice."

Kiyoshi glanced at the attribute panel; the fatigue resistance attribute had reached 99%, and the shrine maiden's seal attribute had reached 86%.

Before Sasori finishes, Kiyoshi can increase his own strength.

…………

That night.

"Ms. Yecang, you absolutely must teach that Uchiha Kiyoshi a lesson tomorrow!"

Masaki waved his little hand.

She idolizes Yekura immensely.

Although she had witnessed Kiyoshi's formidable strength, she still believed that after rigorous training, Pakura would definitely be able to defeat Uchiha Kiyoshi.

"Of course."

Yekura nodded confidently.

Kiyoshi still remembers what he did to her.

No man dared to treat her like that.

If I don't defeat Kiyoshi, I'll live in the shadow of this incident for the rest of my life!

The two women walked under a streetlamp to a shop that was still open for a meal.

"Is that Lord Scorpion?"

Masaki pointed in a direction.

Scorpion seemed to be carrying a bowl of chicken soup as he walked into the Wind Shadow Building.

"Scorpion is Chiyo's grandson, so it's normal for him to be close to the Kazekage."

Ye Cang shook his head.

The village of Sunagakure is fundamentally composed of numerous ninja clans, and these clans place great importance on blood ties.

Lady Chiyo is one of the village's high-ranking officials, so Sasori's move can be considered an early succession.

"I see."

Masaki nodded.

"However, I believe that Professor Yekura is the next Kazekage!"

Masaki spoke up.

Pakura's bloodline limit is very rare in Sunagakure, and many ninja clans want to form marriage alliances with her.

If Pakura were to become Kazekage, there wouldn't be much opposition from other ninja clans.

"It's too early to say that."

Ye Cang smiled and patted his disciple's head.

There's also a competitor, Luo Sha.

Rasa was a bit older than her and possessed the bloodline limit "Magnetic Release." He had learned a lot from the Third Kazekage about how to use this bloodline limit.

He also frequently used Magnet Release ninjutsu to collect gold dust from the sand, providing the village with a considerable income and earning him a high reputation.

Ye Cang glanced back and saw that Scorpion had already entered the Wind Shadow Building with the chicken soup.

They immediately sat down with Masaki to order food.

…………

"Lord Kazekage, this is chicken soup that my grandmother asked me to bring."

Scorpion pushed open the door to the Kazekage's office and went inside.

He placed the large bowl of chicken soup on the table and lifted the lid.

A fragrant aroma immediately filled the air.

"Chiyo?"

The Third Kazekage frowned.

Chiyo actually has the leisure for this?

He looked Scorpion over and realized that it wasn't an outsider in disguise.

Trusting his comrade, the Third Kazekage nodded slowly.

"Scorpion, I hope that in the future you can become a puppeteer that our Sunagakure is proud of, just like Chiyo."

After saying that, the Third Kazekage used the spoon next to the bowl to scoop out a spoonful to test the saltiness.

It tastes good; it's made with very fresh and tender chicken.

The Third Kazekage smiled and told Sasori to go back first.

Scorpion shook his head.

"I'll collect the bowls after Lord Kazekage finishes drinking."

"Alright."

The Third Kazekage nodded.

I have too much official business today, including thinking about the alliance with Konoha, and I haven't had dinner yet.

After finishing the chicken soup, the Third Kazekage handed the empty bowl to Sasori.

Suddenly, the bowl fell from his hands.

The Third Kazekage's pupils contracted.

My hands are shaking?

"Third Kazekage, please rest in peace. This is all for my parents' sake."

The scorpion's emotionless voice came through.

The Third Kazekage felt a chill run down his spine.

Chiyo's grandson actually wants to betray the village after she has been poisoned!

He tried to mobilize his chakra, but found that under the influence of the toxins, his chakra could not be refined or gathered at all.

"Come, I will give you dignity, and make you a perfect...work of art full of eternal beauty in my hands."

The scorpion approached step by step.

For the first time, his face, which rarely showed any expression, displayed a smile.

…………

Click.

The clock struck four.

The occasional flashes of lightning inside the house suddenly stopped completely.

There was a soft knocking at the door.

Qing Si stopped his cultivation, pushed open the door, and saw Scorpion with empty eyes.

"Take me to a secluded spot."

"……yes."

The scorpion nodded blankly.

Kiyoshi and Sasori moved through the night. Sasori had already taken care of all the Sand Village ninjas who were responsible for monitoring the area without anyone noticing.

As the grandson of a high-ranking official in Sunagakure, he knew that the location for surveillance was not difficult to find.

When they arrived at a small alley, Kiyoshi reached out his hand.

"Give me all the puppetry techniques and methods of poisoning and making poisons that you know."

"……yes."

Kiyoshi's response was still a bewildered voice from Scorpion.

He searched his body for the scrolls, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.

Why did I do this?

But the next moment, the doubt turned into empty confusion.

He handed the scroll to Kiyoshi.

There are many of them, at least a dozen.

"good."

Kiyoshi nodded in satisfaction.

The ninjutsu included are "Mind-Controlling Sand Manipulation," "Manipulation Technique: Human Body Manipulation," "Thousand Hands Manipulation," "Puppet: Crow," "Puppet: Black Ant," and "Poisonous Greatsword"...

The method for making Sasori's "Hiruko" is also included.

Kiyoshi wouldn't normally be able to acquire ninjutsu so recklessly.

There's no need to be so wary of Sasori, who is about to become a rogue ninja.

Could they possibly even invade Konoha?

Kiyoshi carefully collected all the scrolls.

Kiyoshi wasn't particularly interested in puppetry techniques; what interested him was the stat boosts from learning these ninjutsu, as well as "chakra threads."

This way, he can throw his ninja sword as a ranged attack.

The chakra threads can travel much farther than a special rubber rope, and they can immediately reform even if they are damaged.

"Attack me."

Kiyoshi gave Scorpion his final orders.

The power of his pupils, which had been instilled in his eyes, was almost gone.

The final step is to make the scorpion attack you, pretending to be the scorpion to divert trouble!

Click... Click...

A bunch of puppet-like figures were summoned by the scorpion.

Kiyoshi drew his samurai sword, pretending to confront him.

boom!

"What happened?"

Ye Cang's expression changed drastically after finishing his meal.

The noise came from the edge of the village!

(End of this chapter)