Naruto: Starting With Tenseigan C131 (Patreon)

Chapter 131: The Death of the Raikage, New Rewards!

Boom—

A harsh roaring sound echoed through the forest, and the earth trembled continuously at this moment.

Even the town in the Land of Hot Springs, which was far away from here, could faintly feel such vibrations.

Moreover, they seemed to be able to vaguely see a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky.

"Geez, why are they fighting in the Land of Hot Springs again?"

"Doesn't the Village Hidden in the Hot Springs care?"

"Whatever, it's not the first time anyway, just get used to it…"

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The residents of the town discussed animatedly, but quickly calmed down and went about their respective business.

After all, for them, situations like this had already been experienced several times in these past few short months.

They had already grown accustomed to it!

"Damn it…"

At the center of the explosion, Hyuga Makoto looked at the surrounding ruins, recalling the scene from just moments ago, and he finally couldn't hold it together anymore.

"You old bastard, if you have the guts to strike, have the guts not to run away!"

"Cough, cough, cough…"

Shisui shook his head, looking around in a daze.

"What is going on here?"

"What else could it be, this is clearly the trace of Dust Release."

Hyuga Makoto clenched his fists tightly; that voice and that technique from just now were things he could never mistake!

"I'm afraid we were ambushed by that bastard Onoki."

"The Third Tsuchikage? Why is he here?"

Shisui wore a baffled expression, and Hyuga Makoto looked equally glum.

"Who knows, most likely to assassinate the Fourth Raikage just like us."

"Ah? Why?"

"After all, this Fourth Raikage being dead contributes even more than him being alive!"

"Is that so, it's just…"

"Just what?"

"What did he mean by that sentence 'Uchiha Madara disguised as Senju Hashirama'?"

Hyuga Makoto was caught off guard by this question, and his expression turned somewhat awkward.

Because he roughly knew what was going on.

After all, what he disguised as was an Asura with Indra's personality, and during the battle just now he also quoted classics.

As a result, this old bastard Onoki actually ran over to assassinate the Fourth Raikage as well, and even overheard him.

And Hyuga Makoto was also relatively familiar with the grudges and entanglements between him and Uchiha Madara.

"Furthermore, what I said just now actually borrowed Onoki's tragic past encounter…"

Thinking of this, Hyuga Makoto felt rather depressed. He could understand Onoki's stress response, but he himself had almost suffered a massive loss!

With an attack from that far away, plus having Wood Release, he wasn't really afraid.

But the Fourth Raikage, this bastard, had almost been blasted into human slag!

"You bastard, just how hated are you?"

The more Hyuga Makoto thought about it, the angrier he got. He glanced at the dying Fourth Raikage beside him.

He raised his foot and kicked the Fourth Raikage right in the face.

"And you aren't even going to say thank you? If I hadn't reacted quickly, you would have turned into human slag!"

"Cough, cough, cough…"

Taking the kick, the Fourth Raikage couldn't help coughing continuously.

At this moment, his breath was as faint as a gossamer thread, and his expression was somewhat trance-like.

Yet he slowly raised his head, fixing his gaze dead on Hyuga Makoto and the other, stuttering out after a long while.

"You guys—just who are you—what on earth is your goal—"

"Hmm?"

Hyuga Makoto raised an eyebrow, and Shisui's expression was also somewhat peculiar.

"At a time like this, you're still thinking about these things?"

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The Fourth Raikage lacked the strength to speak further; his gaze remained fixed straight on Hyuga Makoto.

He knew he was definitely done for, but before dying, he wanted to know what on earth was going on!

"Is this considered your last words?"

Hyuga Makoto asked with keen interest, and the Fourth Raikage nodded with difficulty.

Seeing him looking like this, Hyuga Makoto also raised his hand, gently placing it upon his mask.

Just as the Fourth Raikage stared fixedly, as if trying to thoroughly memorize the face of the mask—

Hyuga Makoto suddenly pulled his hand away and pointed directly at the Fourth Raikage's head.

Hum—

Chakra erupted instantly, and the Fourth Raikage suddenly felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy blow!

His consciousness began to slowly detach, and his life was rapidly slipping away.

His eyes widened even further, as if seeing something utterly unbelievable.

However, Hyuga Makoto chuckled.

"You don't really think I would take off my mask and let you die knowing the truth, do you?"

"Do you think you are some kind of hero? You're nothing more than human scum and a bandit, do you deserve it?"

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"Take your regrets and doubts, and trade your cold corpse for the warm banknotes in our hands."

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The Fourth Raikage opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't manage to say a single word.

His eyes were wide round, but his pupils had already dilated—he had clearly died with an unsatisfied grievance!

At this very moment, the System in Hyuga Makoto's mind finally flashed.

【Completed Side Quest: I Tried So Hard, How Are You Still Alive?】

【Rewards are being calculated】

Looking at this prompt, Hyuga Makoto nodded slightly.

"You're finally thoroughly dead—"

Looking at the corpse of the Fourth Raikage, Hyuga Makoto felt a slight ripple in his heart.

He would never deny one thing: back when he was young, Hyuga Hizashi had truly treated him well!

That incident with Hidden Cloud Village back then, he had always kept it in his heart.

It was just that back then he hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy, his words carried no weight, and he could do nothing.

And now that he had the ability, he had finally avenged Hyuga Hizashi!

"In that case, Uncle Hizashi, in case you still get reanimated via Edo Tensei in the future, whatever I say, you better respond."

Hyuga Makoto murmured softly, then adjusted his mood and turned to look at Shisui beside him.

"Seal this guy's corpse and take it to the black market to exchange for money."

"Yeah…"

Shisui nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he spoke.

"Congratulations, Makoto, you've finally had your revenge."

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"Huh?"

Hyuga Makoto froze for a moment, asking somewhat quizzically.

"You know about what happened back then?"

"I know a bit."

Shisui sighed and said softly.

"After all, it caused quite a commotion at the time, and I've heard about your relationship with Senior Hizashi, so…"

"Wait, since you knew…"

Before Shisui could finish speaking, Hyuga Makoto interrupted him with a skeptical look.

"Then when I asked you to accompany me to beat him up, why were you so reluctant at first?"

"Uh, didn't I agree in the end…"

Shisui felt somewhat awkward; back then he was genuinely afraid of triggering a Ninja World War.

But after Hyuga Makoto's analysis, he had also understood.

And what made him even more admiring was that even Onoki had shown up!

Doesn't this further prove that Hyuga Makoto's judgment was correct?

"That's right, Onoki!"

Shisui suddenly reacted, unable to help speaking out.

"Onoki witnessed all of this, could there be any trouble?"

"What trouble could there be? It's even better that he saw and heard it."

Hyuga Makoto gave a soft snort; although being ambushed felt unpleasant, he wouldn't deny one thing.

"With that old man confirming it, coupled with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and plus us collecting the bounty, this matter can only be blamed on the Akatsuki Organization!"

Yugito wasn't dead; at least as a Jinchuriki, before the Tailed Beast was extracted, she wouldn't die so easily.

Hyuga Makoto had no mind to kill her off; someone had to go back to spread the message, otherwise wouldn't all his busywork be for nothing?

Besides, Hyuga Makoto had already had his fill of fun using Wood Release, and all those Chakra reserves were still there. He could just Seal them and hand them over to his main body!

"At worst, after the main body arrives, we do another round of Alchemy, and she won't have any value to me anymore."

Hyuga Makoto had already made his plans, and Shisui understood by this point.

"That's true, someone has to tell the tale, but will the Akatsuki Organization guess it was us?"

"Even if they guess, so what?"

"Huh?"

"Don't they have Wood Release? Don't they have Mangekyo?"

"They actually do—"

"Then do they dare to go and explain? A bunch of Rogue Ninjas, who would believe their ghost stories!"

Shisui's mouth twitched, and he silently nodded.

The words of Rogue Ninjas were truly something not even a ghost would believe!

After all, they had even betrayed their own Village, what wouldn't they do?

"Speaking of which…"

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Just as Shisui was pondering, Hyuga Makoto suddenly looked at him in confusion.

"That look you had just now, were you worried I would do something to Onoki?"

"This…"

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Shisui felt a bit awkward, but still nodded.

"A little bit, because you hold grudges, and I was really afraid that you'd be dissatisfied with Onoki and want to go collect his bounty too."

"You're crazy, am I that bored?"

Hyuga Makoto curled his lips, but still asked out of curiosity.

"How much is he worth?"

"One billion ryo."

Shisui casually tossed out a number, which left Hyuga Makoto stunned.

"How much?!"

"One billion ryo."

Shisui recalled for a moment before continuing.

"It seems Hidden Stone Village hasn't had a qualified successor for a while, so his price is very high."

Hyuga Makoto fell silent, his gaze gradually changing, and Shisui grew somewhat scared.

"Hey, why aren't you talking?"

"Your gaze is a bit dangerous—"

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"I'm begging you, please don't do anything reckless!"

"Father, what was wrong with you just now?"

On the border path of the Land of Hot Springs, the Hidden Stone Village group was fleeing at lightning speed.

Kitsuchi looked at Onoki, who was covered in cold sweat, and couldn't help asking out of curiosity.

"Why couldn't you help attacking, and what did your words mean?"

"Don't ask what shouldn't be asked!"

Onoki glared discontentedly at Kitsuchi, then plunged into silence himself.

Just now, he had indeed been impulsive...

But just now, he really couldn't hold it together either!

Recalling back then, that arrogant figure had used the exact same attitude and tone to say the same words to him.

"It seems you still want to dance? But you are still too naive."

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Just those two short sentences, along with those scarlet eyes, were still his nightmare to this day!

"How could there be such a person in the Ninja World, and what is that Akatsuki Organization?"

Onoki had heard very clearly, and his heart was currently extremely unsettled.

Pondering for a long time, he spoke in a low voice.

"Kitsuchi, after we get back, investigate that Akatsuki Organization thoroughly. We must figure out what is going on with them!"

"The Akatsuki Organization?"

Kitsuchi rubbed his head and in the end could only nod.

"I understand, I'll go figure them out."

"Also, you must secretly spread the news of today."

Onoki thought for a moment before saying in a low voice, gritting his teeth.

"Make sure nobody catches any clues or flaws, you understand?"

"Ah? But information like this, we…"

Kitsuchi was dazed, not understanding what his father meant.

And Onoki sighed, speaking faintly.

"Those guys said they are going to trade the Fourth Raikage for the bounty!"

"Trade… trade for the bounty?"

Kitsuchi was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.

"Are they crazy?"

"I don't know either, but if it's true, everyone will know soon enough, and we won't be able to hide it even if we wanted to."

Onoki shook his head, his gaze turning somewhat solemn.

"It's just that they might not necessarily expose their so-called Akatsuki Organization identity, besides…"

Speaking up to here, Onoki paused, then spoke with a vicious gaze.

"Such vicious villains dare to even make a move against a Kage, and furthermore possess such strength—nobody knows who they will target next!"

Clearly, in Onoki's view, these were no longer ordinary thugs; heavy blows had to be dealt against them.

And he was very curious about one thing: what kind of reaction Konoha would have once they learned about all this.

"Could it be something left behind by that bastard Senju Tobirama that created monsters like this?"

Onoki pondered silently, but soon shook his head.

The top priority right now was to run away quickly!

Although he wasn't afraid, he certainly didn't want his son and subordinates to suffer misfortune...

"That old man is actually worth one billion ryo?"

Konoha, inside the Hyuga Clan.

Hyuga Makoto sat in his room, recalling what Shisui had told him, finding it unbelievable even to himself.

One billion ryo, how many pieces of equipment could that buy him?!

Yet thinking carefully, he realized that old man really was worth that much.

"After all, it's Advanced Element Elimination, and Hidden Stone Village still doesn't have a Fourth Tsuchikage."

Hyuga Makoto swallowed hard, but quickly reined in his thoughts.

This time's exterminating insects and shooting down the sun, although it might seem somewhat inauspicious for him as a Hyuga,

No matter what, he had finally resolved a lingering worry!

"And Hidden Cloud Village is in chaos, the Ninja World is stable, the Raikage is dead, Hyuga Hizashi can rest in peace, and the Akatsuki Organization killed the Raikage, and is about to make a name for themselves across the Ninja World…"

Thinking of this, Hyuga Makoto sighed faintly.

He realized that aside from trading the Fourth Raikage's cold corpse for warm banknotes, allowing him to make a small profit—

Everything else had nothing to do with him anymore...

"Fortunately, a profit was made after all!"

Raising his hand, several Medicinal Pills suddenly appeared in his palm.

These Medicinal Pills were all condensed from the Two-Tails Chakra!

His main body had gone over there directly after all; since he had to get the scroll sealing the Two-Tails Chakra, it was impossible for him not to extract some more.

"These Chakra reserves will be enough for me to consume for a while, and this time there was also an unexpected harvest…"

【Rewards calculation complete】

【Completed Side Quest: I Tried So Hard, How Are You Still Alive?】

【Obtained Reward: Insight into Onoki's Dust Release】

Looking at his System panel, Hyuga Makoto didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.

He had originally figured that the things obtained from pulling off the job against the Raikage might not be too great.

As a result, he truly didn't expect that not only would he encounter Nii Yugito, but he would also encounter Onoki, who was filled with an equal desire to kill!

"As expected of the Disciple of the Second Tsuchikage, who, even when his Edo Tensei was about to be released, didn't forget to consider Hidden Stone Village's interests…"

Hyuga Makoto felt somewhat emotional inside; he could guess Onoki's thoughts, and this guy's appearance had helped him a lot.

"Even the next clone won't need much consideration!"

Hyuga Makoto chuckled softly. Strictly speaking, he really did hold grudges.

He would truly never forget Onoki's sneak attack on him; he had already decided to stir up trouble using Dust Release in the future!

"However, let's improve myself first. I'd love to see what kind of effect so much Two-Tails Chakra will have."

Gently shaking his head, Hyuga Makoto swallowed the Medicinal Pill in one go.

At the same time, he undid the Seal and began absorbing the Chakra inside the scroll.

And the moment this Chakra entered his body, he instantly felt his Bloodline begin to boil...