Konoha Village
Uchiha Clan Land
Naraku House
Since Naraku was still unmarried, he still lived with his parents. After Uchiha Sanzo resigned as the captain of the security team, he became the assistant of the assistant institute.
He was in charge of the Ninjutsu Academy, responsible for teaching and imparting ninjutsu to the clan members.
Of course, there were some Uchiha-style swordsmanship, shuriken, Fire Style ninjutsu, Uchiha illusions, and so on.
There were not many shinobi clans like the Uchiha who were proficient in so many areas of ninjutsu in the shinobi world.
Uchiha Naraku studied the Kigyara no Jutsu carefully.
There were three versions of the Kigyara no Jutsu given by Hiruko.
When the research was completed, Naraku was given the scroll of Kigyara no Jutsu. When Naraku read it, he felt it was very reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it.
But he still felt that Hiruko might have had some tricks up his sleeve, so he led the shinobi and tricked Hiruko. Under the pressure of heavy troops, Hiruko wrote a second version.
After Naraku finished reading the second version of the scroll, he realized that the guy had not clearly written many of the dangers in the first version, which seemed to be a trap for Naraku.
The second version was much more refined.
The third version was written when Naraku decided to let Hiruko go and Hiruko was convinced. This was also the version that Naraku enjoyed reading the most.
To use an analogy, the first one was the revised draft, and the second one was the trial version of Kigyara no Jutsu.
The third version was the real Kigyara no Jutsu.
The more Naraku read the scroll, the more he admired Hiruko.
"Great, great! This guy was truly a genius."
After truly comprehending the Kigyara no Jutsu, Naraku began to have some real admiration for Hiruko.
With the copying ability of the Sharingan, the jutsu had been completely memorized by Naraku.
The third copy of the Kigyara no Jutsu was hidden in a secret compartment in the mansion, and the other two were directly destroyed by Naraku's condensed flames.
Naraku looked at the time on the wall. It was eight forty-five.
He put on a Konoha Jōnin vest, a forehead protector, a long sword on his back, and wrist guards. He was fully armed and dressed smartly, not wearing the nobleman's clothes he usually wore.
At nine o'clock, the Second Squadron of the Special Police Squad of the Security Force had assembled at a weak point in the barrier to the west of Konoha.
At the weak point of the barrier, a figure suddenly appeared, as if giving a signal, and four more figures appeared soon after.
It was none other than Uchiha Naraku and his personal guards.
The four men were Naraku's cronies, receiving royal rations in the security force SWAT team.
They wore special SWAT uniforms—black combat uniforms, black vests, carried long swords on their backs, and wore black hoods on their heads, revealing only their two eyes.
There was a Konoha shinobi forehead protector on the forehead of the hood.
"Ahem," Uchiha Naraku coughed twice.
With a swish sound, another thirteen special police shinobi from the security force appeared.
"Open the barrier," Naraku said calmly.
Uchiha Emizu, 38 years old, had been the captain of the third squad of the security force before its reform, and was also a well-known figure.
At this time, he was the captain of the second squadron of the special police team and had a very leisurely time.
Uchiha Emizu practiced the sealing technique taught by Naraku.
Emizu had some talent in sealing techniques and was very good.
He mastered all the sealing techniques within two years.
Uchiha Emizu made a few seals at the weak point of the barrier, pressed his palm on the barrier, and then stretched his hands to both sides, and the barrier was opened.
"Walk!"
Naraku went out first, and a figure flashed behind him.
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A ruin somewhere in Konohagakure. A group of people walked along a sewer in the ruins.
This was a base outside Uchiha Village. The cat lady who raised ninja cats for Uchiha, provided intelligence and weapons, was in this secret base.
Granny Cat, whose age was unknown, had maintained a good relationship with the Uchiha before the establishment of Konoha, and they had both been guests of honor.
The few ninja cats who were originally responsible for intercepting the newcomers in the sewer, when they saw the important man, all retreated to the side and did not dare to get involved at all.
Inside the house, Grandma Cat was smoking a pipe and petting the cat, looking very comfortable.
"Long time no see, Granny Cat."
A figure suddenly appeared in the room. Naraku was wearing a vest, carrying a ninja sword, and dressed neatly. The guards behind him were scattered outside the house and hid.
"Naraku is here. I heard that you became the leader of Uchiha. You hadn't come to see me for a long time." The cat lady blew out smoke rings. Uchiha Naraku had been there when he was a child.
As a junior who had been raised by Granny Cat, Uchiha Naraku was a high-ranking official with a noble status, but he would not act rudely or wildly in front of Granny Cat.
"I was so busy with work in Konoha that I neglected it, hehe."
Naraku smiled awkwardly, took out a box filled with tobacco from the scroll, and handed it to the cat lady.
"I know you like to smoke, so I brought you a box of tobacco on this trip."
"You boy, you are becoming more and more sensible." Grandma Cat was very pleased and smiled happily.
"Tell me, why are you here this time? A while ago, Shanda people came here to import a batch of goods. Were you going to get weapons and medicines again?"
Granny Cat was a little puzzled about Uchiha Naraku's purpose.
Uchiha Shan, one of the elders of the Uchiha family, was currently serving as an assistant in the Auxiliary Office of the Clan Affairs Office.
Three years ago, he and the second elder Uchiha Qiang had a dispute over the loss of a clan member.
The second elder cast an illusion and left him weak for several days.
Uchiha Shan was in charge of the weapon shop within the Uchiha tribe, responsible for selling shinobi tools and some special medicines.
Shinobi tools included shuriken, kunai, detonating talismans, ninja swords, sealing scrolls, etc.
Medicines were mostly soldier pills, detoxification pills, hemostatic powder, etc.
Uchiha Shan also sold arms, and the income from the weapons store was one of the important sources of income for Uchiha. However, this income did not reach Naraku.
When Naraku heard Grandma Cat say that Uchiha Shan came to purchase goods last time, he looked a little surprised. The right to speak of these elders had been cut away by Naraku.
The finances of the great elders had been taken back by Naraku.
Those who were in charge of Uchiha's business never contributed to Uchiha.
Naraku had been so poor that he almost had to pawn his pants in order to do scientific research.
The huge profits from their arms sales contributed millions of taels to the clan every year, which was like sending away beggars.
The patriarchs of the Uzumaki and Kurama clans were carefree and happy, singing and dancing. But Naraku, the patriarch of the largest clan in the shinobi world, was a hard-working and miserable person.
The old guys in Uchiha also controlled many channels that Naraku had never noticed.
"Forget about selling arms, but you didn't even give me a share of the money I earned. I'll deal with you guys when I get back."
Naraku said inwardly. Originally, he had come out to buy some arms and planned to sell them to others when he returned. The weapons shop in the tribe always said that business was bad and the purchase price was high.
"Cat Granny, I heard that the ninja cats have been oppressed recently. There is a ninja cat castle called the Dark Ninja Cat World. There is a two-tailed cat in it, enslaving the ninja cats. So I came here to visit the master of the Dark Ninja Cat World."
"You should have come a long time ago. The other old Uchiha men who came here often, regardless of the Ninja Cats, I really didn't know what you old Uchiha men thought about every day."
The cat lady raised ninja cats for Uchiha. Recently, a two-tailed cat had appeared. It was huge, lazy, and liked a luxurious life. Most importantly, it recruited and enslaved ninja cats everywhere, causing a lot of losses to the ninja cats raised by Uchiha.
Naraku had planned to take care of this ninja cat when he went out this time.
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