265Trojan HorseAI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 265: Trojan Horse
"I don't think I can learn this Ninjutsu."
Sasuke thought expressionlessly.
Not far away, Hiruko stared blankly at his surroundings.
His face was filled with disbelief.
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He survived not because he was strong.
It was because Naruto had deliberately avoided him.
The reason was simple.
It was the Onikume no Jutsu.
In his previous life, Naruto was a veteran gamer with a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so his favorite thing was to complete the compendium.
Whether it was collecting monster logs or unlocking teleportation points, he loved completing lists.
In the world of Naruto, the Onikume no Jutsu was undoubtedly a Ninjutsu worth having.
Of course, it wasn't for some twisted monster-girl fetish; he just felt that such a rare Ninjutsu might be useful one day.
Even using it as a reference wouldn't be bad.
Naruto himself didn't have much creativity.
But the Tianming Organization had plenty of geniuses.
Aside from Hiruko, Kakashi and the other four Ninjas had not been affected.
Naruto walked forward slowly, preparing to speak.
But the dazed Hiruko actually recovered quite a bit. Noticing him, he sprang up with a kip-up, stomped hard with one foot, and spread his arms to throw out six shuriken.
"As expected of a Ninja from the same era as the Sannin, your mental state is decent; it's just not being used for the right path."
Naruto spun his hand casually and caught all the shuriken.
"What do you know?!"
Hiruko roared, forming hand seals as his entire body took on a metallic luster.
Steel Release: Steelification!
He threw a punch with extreme speed, kicking up a gust of wind that demonstrated his extraordinary strength.
Naruto did not dodge or evade.
Steel Release was indeed quite good.
But his current defense bonus had already reached 97%.
His hardness far exceeded so-called steel.
He extended his right hand and struck first, hitting Hiruko's wrist heavily.
A crisp sound rang out.
It sounded like two stainless steel basins colliding.
Hiruko's eyes narrowed; he actually felt pain coming from his wrist.
Before he could react, Naruto twisted his waist, grabbed Hiruko's arm with his right hand, touched his shoulder with his left, and applied force with both.
His body was completely pulled forward, and he eventually stumbled a few steps before slamming head-first into the ground.
Naruto raised an eyebrow, wanting to give him a thumbs up.
That sound was quite pleasant to the ear.
As expected, it was a top-quality steel head.
Dizzily struggling to get up, Hiruko couldn't help but ask, "What on earth are you?"
In all his years roaming the Ninja World, he had never seen a body harder than Steel Release.
Watching from the side, Kakashi couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Good question, I want to ask that too.
The previous Fluctuation Divine Art: Myriad Voidhad already left him dumbfounded.
From its form, it was actually an extremely rare Space-Time Ninjutsu.
And its power was leagues beyond his own Kamui.
The most ridiculous part was that Naruto was still full of energy after using such a finishing move.
Kakashi roughly estimated that the Ninjutsu just now had a Chakra capacity of about five hundred times his own.
He could tell that this guy seemingly hadn't even used his full strength.
Sometimes, the gap between people is larger than the gap between humans and dogs.
Naruto's face darkened.
"I'm not a 'what', wait, I am a 'what'... damn it, he tripped me up."
His eyes widened; he didn't want to play around anymore.
Because Hiruko didn't know about the Mangekyo Sharingan, he had no defense and was directly controlled.
However, given his strength, even if he had known, it wouldn't have been of much use.
Sasuke jumped down.
Because of the Fluctuation Divine Art: Myriad Void, the entire mountaintop had sunk by three or four meters.
Only the spot where he and Naruto stood formed a high, vertical platform.
He drew his sword and rescued Kakashi.
"Release the Puppet Curse on him."
Naruto commanded.
The vacant-eyed Hiruko walked up to Kakashi, formed hand seals, and said after a few seconds, "Release!"
"How do you feel?"
Naruto asked.
"I'm free, and I feel good."
Kakashi stretched his limbs, his body suddenly relaxing.
"Do you recognize these people?"
Naruto pointed to the four corpses lying there.
"I do."
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh and said, "They were quite famous Bloodline Limit Ninjas. I didn't expect them to die here."
Gari of the Steel Release from Iwagakure.
Pakura of the Swift Release from Sunagakure.
Chūkichī of the Dark Release from the Hidden Mist Village.
Toroi of the Storm Release from Kumogakure.
Except for the Dark Release which he didn't have time to use, Hiruko had used the other three Bloodline Limits.
And while Dark Release sounded intimidating, it wasn't actually that great.
Its effect was to absorb other people's Ninjutsu.
Well, theoretically, it could absorb any Ninjutsu.
As it turned out, most theoretical things generally can't be done.
Otherwise, Hiruko should have used Dark Releaseduring the Fluctuation Divine Art: Myriad Void.
But he simply couldn't absorb it.
"According to the rules between Ninja villages, if you find a dead Ninja from another village, the best way is to notify that village to recover them."
Kakashi mused, "Of course, rare Ninjas are mostly kept hidden."
In the Ninja World, corpses can talk, and no Ninjavillage wants their Ninjas' bodies to fall into enemy hands.
As for the Five Great Villages, because everyone is relatively strong, an unspoken rule usually forms.
"This matter has nothing to do with us, and these four don't have any particularly great value. We can return them."
Kakashi continued, but his eyes were on Naruto, the meaning being clear: he was letting Narutomake the decision.
This was the status brought by an increase in strength.
Even if he was his own student.
Naruto didn't have any objections.
After all, these four were indeed of no use to him.
He remembered that in the original work, their final end was being resurrected by Yakushi Kabuto via Edo Tensei.
In other words, the grave robber of the Ninja Worldwould raid their tombs in the future.
It was quite tragic.
Naruto subconsciously thought of the Akatsuki Organization.
How about shifting the blame to them?
Wait.
He suddenly had an idea.
Wasn't the Akatsuki Organization going to attack Kumogakure? Didn't they just happen to have a guy named Toroi?
"I'll have the people from the Tianming Organization handle it."
After Naruto spoke to Kakashi, he looked at Hirukoagain and said, "Hand over your Ninjutsu."
Hiruko took out paper and pen and began writing on the spot.
He didn't carry the Onikume no Jutsu with him.
To him, this was his life's work, completely committed to memory; there was no need to record it in physical documents.
At the same time, it prevented it from being stolen by others.
Hiruko had anticipated many ways it might be leaked, but he never thought he would hand it over personally.
Naruto glanced at the scroll; he didn't really understand it, as it involved very complex knowledge of the human body.
Talent aside, Hiruko was quite similar to Orochimaru.
Except, he spent his whole life completing this one experiment, while Orochimaru had done who knows how many.
So, sometimes talent is indeed quite despair-inducing.
Hiruko could be considered a rare breath of fresh air in this bloodline-obsessed Ninja World.
But to say Naruto hated the bloodline theory was also unlikely.
After all, he and Sasuke were the biggest cheaters.
Trying to compensate for bloodlines was something for the White Lotus Sect to do.
Naruto didn't need to worry about it for now.
"Kakashi-sensei, are you taking this one back? You should know his identity, right?"
"I know."
Kakashi nodded, while also feeling satisfied with Naruto's actions.
As a rogue Ninja from Konoha, Hiruko was supposed to be taken back for the Hokage to judge according to the rules.
Naruto obviously had the strength to handle it himself, but giving him to Konoha represented his attitude.
"I have a doubt."
Kakashi looked at Hiruko and asked, "His strength is indeed good, with four Bloodline Limits, but none of them are related to the Puppet Curse. How did he control me?"
"You mean he has accomplices?"
Naruto was slightly taken aback; he hadn't thought of that.
One could only say that although Kakashi was a'salted fish', he was experienced—truly Konoha's top technician.
"Then I'll leave the interrogation to you."
Naruto pointed at the dazed Hiruko and said, "He's controlled by my Sharingan. He'll answer whatever you ask."
After finishing, he left the mountaintop and appeared directly beside Uzumaki Menma.
Only Kakuzu was startled.
Naruto had communicated with Uzumaki Menmabeforehand and knew there were no outsiders before using the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport over.
"Come with me."
He paused, noticed the look Kakuzu was giving him, and added, "You stay."
"..."
Kakuzu really wanted to ask, am I not a member of the Tianming Organization?
Then he realized and felt it was terrifying.
I was forced into this!
What does the Tianming Organization have to do with me?!
Naruto felt that explaining Kakuzu's situation to Kakashi would be too much trouble, so he simply didn't let them meet.
However, Uzumaki Menma alone was enough to shock that'salted fish'.
After the battle between the Tianming Organization and the Akatsuki Organization in the Desert of Illusions, Konoha had compiled relevant information.
Kakashi naturally had the clearance to see it.
"No wonder his surname is Uzumaki."
He couldn't help but say, "I thought there really was another survivor of the Uzumaki Clan."
Uzumaki Menma didn't stay long and took the four corpses away.
Kakashi also successfully got the names of the collaborators from Hiruko's mouth.
There were two.
Danzo and Orochimaru.
What can I say?
Kakashi actually wasn't surprised at all.
In his long career in the Ninja World, he had learned one truth:
If something's wrong, looking for Danzo is never a mistake.
With the matter concluded, Naruto sent the three of them back to Konoha.
Kakashi led Hiruko to find Jiraiya.
Midway, they switched the Mangekyo Sharingancontrol.
Sasuke moodily pondered the new Ninjutsu Narutoused today.
He felt the gap between the two of them had widened again.
Thinking of this, he suddenly detoured to the Uchiha Clan's original compound.
He planned to do some 'archaeology' to see if he could dig up any new Ninjutsu.
Actually, he could have asked Uchiha Itachi.
But he couldn't swallow his pride.
Besides, Uchiha Itachi had already taught him Izanami and Izanagi not long ago.
Asking too much would make it seem like he was far inferior to him.
With the Tianming Organization and Akatsuki Organization not causing trouble, the Ninja Worldwas very peaceful.
Aside from minor frictions, everyone lived in harmony.
Of course, the Ninja villages that had lost their Jinchuriki were all searching for the Akatsuki Organization's base.
To them, the Jinchuriki were their final weapons and guarantee; after losing them, they lost their sense of security... It had been half a month since she joined the White Lotus Sect, and Konan knew the knowledge she had learned like the back of her hand.
She was well-loved by the teachers in Class 3-2.
"It's snowing."
Karen tilted her head and looked out the window.
"The first snow of the year came later than usual."
Konan snapped back to her senses, watching the goose-feather snow drifting in the sky, and said.
Karen almost blurted out the next line: 'The number two bus parked on the eighth floor took away the last falling yellow leaf.'
"Sister Konan, did you come to the Land of Fire last year as well?"
"Mm."
Konan nodded but didn't elaborate, changing the subject instead. "Let's go apply for the final exams today."
"Okay."
Karen got up to find the teacher.
Soon, the two were assigned to the examination hall.
First was the written test; after passing that, there would be an interview. Only by passing the interview would they be successful.
Unsurprisingly, the written test was a breeze.
Out of a hundred points, Konan scored ninety-nine, while Karen only managed a seventy.
"Hahaha, the weather is quite nice today."
Stared at by Konan's odd gaze, Karen could only offer an awkward yet polite smile.
She really hadn't been studying very seriously.
Or rather, she hadn't studied at all, relying entirely on knowledge from her previous life.
Being able to get a seventy was already quite good.
At least she didn't cheat.
Konan couldn't help but smile.
She really didn't know what to say about this girl.
When it came time for the interviews, they were separated.
Karen was ahead in the queue and came out after half an hour.
"I've passed. The rest is up to you!"
Konan nodded and pushed open the door.
There were three examiners in the room.
"Please sit."
The head examiner was a middle-aged man. He picked up the documents and said, "I won't waste words. Please listen to the question."
Konan sat on the stool opposite him, her expression serious and attentive.
"If you were the Grand Minister of the Land of Fire, how would you construct a legal system that aligns with the teachings of the White Lotus Sect?"
The middle-aged man added a reminder, "Briefly analyze it from several aspects."
Konan frowned slightly.
The laws of the Land of Fire, and indeed all the major nations in the Ninja World, were quite terrible.
They exclusively served the nobility.
But the teachings of the White Lotus Sect were the exact opposite.
In other words, it meant overthrowing everything and starting over.
"First, establish top-level design... Fourth, strengthen the promotion of the rule of law..."
After a moment of thought, Konan began to speak eloquently.
The three examiners looked at each other, all showing satisfied expressions.
"You have passed the interview. Someone will notify you tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Konan got up and left the examination room.
She and Karen returned to the student dormitory.
Early the next morning, there was a knock on the door. Someone handed them two invitation letters that looked like acceptance notices.
"I'm going to the commerce department. What about you, Sister Konan?"
Karen glanced at hers and asked.
"Legal department."
Konan opened it, not at all surprised.
After all, she had just answered an interview question about it yesterday.
"We're not together?"
Karen said gloomily, "The White Lotus Sect is really not being fair."
Well, she had just insulted the White Lotus Sect Leader.
Konan reached out and patted her head, saying, "Being separate will actually allow us to understand the White Lotus Sect better."
Karen immediately smiled, took two steps forward, and rubbed her head against Konan. "Then pat me a little longer."
"..."
Konan was instantly speechless.
This little girl was great in every way, except for being a bit of a pervert.
"Let's go, don't waste time."
Konan withdrew her hand and said calmly.
Karen curled her lip and could only nod.
After some inquiries, the two finally found their respective departments.
The Land of Fire originally followed a Ritsuryo system, which was a civil servant system headed by the Grand Minister.
But En Yui had already modified it.
The commerce and legal departments were newly established on top of the original foundation.
Karen was very familiar with this setup from her previous life, so she didn't find it unusual.
But Konan was indeed shocked.
Because it was simply too efficient.
Compared to the Land of Rain or the old Land of Fire, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Another month passed.
The new year arrived.
Naruto had turned fifteen.
He spent his birthday with Hinata.
And Karen celebrated her birthday with Konan.
However, Konan was clearly quite straightforward; buying cakes and such wasn't exactly a thing these days.
In short, it passed with a simple 'happy birthday'.
Karen didn't mind.
When someone is good-looking, anything they do can be forgiven.
Besides, it wasn't like she had done anything heinous.
Konan finally planned to return to the Akatsuki Organization.
She had stayed in the Land of Fire for too long.
Her original plan was for a few days, but it had ended up being nearly two months.
But she had gained a lot.
More accurately, she had gained so much it was overflowing.
Sometimes she thought that maybe it would have been better if she hadn't come to investigate.
Reading can make one wise.
After two months of study, Konan looked back at the Akatsuki Organization and saw nothing but flaws.
Especially Obito's Eye of the Moon Plan—it was absolute nonsense, completely violating the objectivity of things and the subjectivity of people.
It was the result of his own wishful thinking.
Dragging the whole world into the abyss for the sake of one person.
Konan sighed, took one last look at the Metropolisof the Land of Fire, and said, "Let's go."
Three days later, an Akatsuki Organization meeting was held.
Except for Kisame Hoshigaki, everyone was present.
Because Zetsu had discovered he was in the Langya Pavilion, Nagato had, after much consideration, temporarily abandoned the plan to rescue him.
"Konan, tell us what you've discovered."
Deva Path Pain looked at the two who had just returned and asked.
To be fair, it really had been a bit too long.
But considering his understanding of her, she wasn't the type of member to take a malicious vacation, and there was no reason for her to lie to him.
Konan was silent for a few seconds, not knowing where to begin.
"The White Lotus Sect's goal is similar to ours in the past: they want to establish a world where people can interact peacefully."
She chose a way of explaining that Nagato and the others could understand.
She didn't mention the elimination of the nobility.
She always felt it had a rebellious, heretical feel to it.
More importantly, she felt that everyone sitting here would probably scoff at it.
"That's it?"
Deva Path Pain gave a light snort and said, "So they're just the same kind of fools."
"That is impossible."
Tobi shook his head and said, "They really are children, so naive."
He naturally didn't want Nagato to return to his former self.
Otherwise, wouldn't Yahiko's death have been planned for nothing?
Konan hesitated, wanting to speak.
Those things were not child's play.
They were clearly the result of intense refinement and deep thought.
Every point seemed extremely rational, without any loopholes.
But she couldn't exactly give the Akatsuki members a lecture on the teachings of the White Lotus Sect.
"No matter what the Tianming Organization's goals are, they are ultimately enemies of our Akatsuki Organization."
Deva Path Pain stopped discussing the issue and said, "Our current target is Kumogakure."
"Wait, Leader, I have an idea."
Karen raised her hand and spoke.
"Speak."
"I spent two months in the Metropolis of the Land of Fire and gained a deep understanding of the conflict between the White Lotus Sect and the nobility."
Karen said in a low voice, "Seventy percent of the nobility died because of the war, but the remaining thirty percent have all disappeared. I even suspect that war was orchestrated by the Tianming Organization, because it ended too quickly, almost like a joke."
"You mean...?"
Deva Path Pain grasped a key point.
In his plan, the nobility were actually inconsequential, so there was no need to kill them.
What he wanted was for Akatsuki to become an invincible existence; that way, no one would ever dare to start a war again.
As for how the commoners and nobles within a country lived? He hadn't considered it.
"Most of the White Lotus Sect's followers come from the commoners and soldiers, so they have an innate hatred for the nobility."
Karen explained and then added, "But the nobility are the upper class of the Ninja World. The White Lotus Sect has already violated the unspoken rules. In other words, if you give me time, I am confident I can get the Daimyo of every country to fully support our Akatsuki Organization."
Deva Path Pain couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Are you serious?"
Only Konan understood what Karen meant.
This little girl was clearly using the White Lotus Sect's teachings in reverse.
But at this moment, she felt a sense of powerlessness.
Because she knew Nagato wouldn't listen.
Instead, it would easily cause a rift between the two of them.
"Naturally, I'm not lying."
Karen smiled slightly and said, "Why not let me try? Then the Leader will see the results."
"Good."
Deva Path Pain agreed without hesitation, but then another problem occurred to him. "Then how should we handle the various hidden villages?"
"We attack them as planned."
Karen explained, "Right now, the Ninja World sees the Tianming Organization and Akatsuki as similar organizations. My side, through words alone, can only make the Daimyo dislike the Tianming Organization. But if Akatsuki defeats the hidden villages that the Daimyo rely on for survival, they will feel fear toward the Tianming Organizationand simultaneously become even more dependent on our Akatsuki Organization."
The Ninjas in the room were both powerful and intelligent.
As soon as Karen said this, it was met with a chorus of approval.
Deva Path Pain couldn't help but nod and said, "Recruiting you into Akatsuki was the most correct thing Konan ever did."
"In that case, I shall offer a strategy to help the Leader take Kumogakure."
Uzumaki Menma stepped forward and said.
"What is it?"
Deva Path Pain was curious.
"A Trojan Horse virus siege."
Uzumaki Menma brought out Toroi's body and said, "This is the Kumogakure Storm Release Ninja, Toroi. He is considered a missing person. As long as we carve a Summoning Jutsu on his body and let the Kumogakure Ninjas carry him back to the village, we can then summon the Leader's Six Paths inside. Why would we worry about Kumogakure not falling?"
"Interesting."
Deva Path Pain's eyes lit up.
Kumogakure was located on a mountain peak and was inherently easy to defend and hard to attack.
He had sent Tobi and Zetsu to get the defense maps precisely to find a weak link.
But Uzumaki Menma's method would allow Akatsuki to break through from the inside.
After all, no matter how tight the defense, the most fragile part is always the interior.
"Storm Release is an extremely rare Bloodline Limit, and Kumogakure only has two users. Besides Toroi, there is Darui, the successor to the Raikage's line. Furthermore, they will definitely recover the body of one of their own Ninjas."
Uzumaki Menma added.
Deva Path Pain nodded once more.
With these two 'hidden geniuses,' why worry about the great cause not succeeding?
The meeting ended, and everyone was quite happy, except for Konan, who felt out of place.
She was watching with her own eyes as the Akatsuki Organization ran further and further down the wrong path.
And not only could she not stop it, she even had to step on the gas.
Thanks to user 'Deng Hua Kong Jie Rui' for the tip.