Chapter 225 New Year Now that he has been traveling for a long time, Shiba Qinghe has gradually learned many customs and habits of this world - For example, name and title. Calling someone by their first name often means more intimacy. For example, Nagato and Konan would call him "Qinghe-kun", but most members of the Akatsuki organization only dared to call him "Chief Shiba". Now that the witch has taken the initiative to reveal her name, it is actually proof that their relationship has taken a step further. Of course, this may not only mean closeness, but also contain a kind of submission. From this moment on, the Demon Country has officially boarded the Akatsuki organization. Shiba Kiyokawa smiled slightly, and then seriously discussed many details of the cooperation between the two countries with the Maitreya priestess. This includes the Akatsuki organization funding the establishment of a ninja school in the Land of Demons in the future; The Akatsuki organization took over the border defense of the Demon Country.
In the future, there will be long-term trade cooperation, open trade, import of grain from the Ghost Kingdom, export of Loulan's industrial products to the Ghost Kingdom, etc. At the beginning of the communication, Maitreya priestess was very nervous. Although she was very grateful to Shiba Kiyokawa for dealing with the monsters and saving her and the Land of Demons, the moment the servant was dragged away, she really thought she was going to be eaten up. The moment he said his name, Miroku was almost ready to sacrifice himself. But she never expected that after the actual communication, she found out that Shiba Kiyokawa was actually discussing cooperation! After realizing this, Maitreya actually felt relieved. Although the conditions proposed by Shiba Kiyokawa during the communication process were very harsh, he almost completely customized the rules by placing the Demon Country in the position of a vassal state. But perhaps because the previous intimidation was still vivid in her mind, at this moment Maitreya Priestess found it not so difficult to accept. This is probably the importance of expectation management. If Shiba Kiyokawa had always adhered to the duties of a ninja and put himself in the role of completing commissions for money, then his behavior at this moment would definitely be an act of usurpation. Maybe you will even be reprimanded by Maitreya who is high above you. But precisely because Shiba Kiyokawa showed his fangs early on, he exposed himself as not a good person. This actually helps Maitreya manage expectations. Now, the fact that Shiba Kiyokawa did not abolish the belief in the Miko cult and did not completely devour Maitreya was enough to make the other party grateful. After agreeing on the details of the alliance between the two countries, Shiba Kiyokawa immediately began to ask questions about the practice of immortal arts. By this stage, Maitreya had completely relaxed and his answers became much more fluent. Then Shiba Kiyokawa was surprised to find that Mairoku had a deep understanding of immortal arts. Maitreya has dabbled in almost all the skills that have been passed down for thousands of years and has his own understanding of them. This forms a sharp contrast with her daughter in the original movie who knows nothing and knows nothing.
After communicating for a while, Shiba Qinghe also realized that he had underestimated the other party. "Ms. Miroku's knowledge is amazing. It looks like I'll have to bother you for a few more days." Shiba Kiyokawa praised sincerely. But when these words fell into Miroku's ears, she inexplicably trembled all over. Her body wrapped in kimono suddenly tensed up, and even her legs were tightened. I don't know what she was thinking... However, for Shiba Kiyokawa, he really stayed just to ask for advice on magic. And just after he briefly said goodbye to the Maitreya priestess, a familiar reminder tone that he had not heard for a long time immediately rang in his mind. [Fate takes a turn——] [Obtain: The first generation of witches’ immortal arts practice experience (will be distributed in the form of dreams later)] Shiba Qinghe said to himself, "As expected." Now he is 90% sure that the world's will is behind the system in his body. Since the battle at Kammubi Bridge, his fate had clearly changed drastically many times, and the system's predicted death outcome had been constantly updated. But the reward disappeared for a long time. Now, he had only solved the historical problems of a small border country like the Land of Demons, which was not enough to affect the overall situation of the ninja world, but at this moment he quickly received a system reward. The tendency behind it was obvious! After he had established himself in this chaotic ninja world, the will of the world obviously did not want him to linger on the path of being a ninja for too long. I'm afraid the system has already been looking for an opportunity to give him magical rewards. For the next three days, Shiba Kiyokawa stayed in the shrine maiden's palace to practice and learn about magic. During this period, he also brought Nagato and Konan together and taught them the magic technique. Although it is difficult to get started with the magic of immortality, given the qualifications of the three of them, they were able to get started smoothly. This trip to the Land of Demons can be said to be a fruitful one for the Akatsuki organization! However, while the Akatsuki organization was enjoying a peaceful life, in the vast ninja world, it was inevitable that some people had to carry the heavy burden and move forward. The new year has arrived and the Ninja War continues! While the Akatsuki organization was thriving, some villages were not having such an easy time. For example, the Konoha Village, which was placed with high hopes by the loyal shrine maiden attendant. Originally, Konoha should have had a good New Year. After all, the peace talks with Kirigakure ended a battlefield. Regardless of whether the process was weak, at least the result of peace was enough to encourage Konoha at the moment. But after mid-January, Konoha's top leaders gradually stopped laughing. On this day, Nara Shikaku, who was sitting in the Hokage's office helping to process documents, once again received a headache-inducing report.
"Has that mysterious masked man who attacks us everywhere appeared again? What happened to him this time? This weirdo has been targeting us since the end of the Kirigakure War!" Looking at the pile of victim lists and attack reports on the table in front of him, Nara Shikaku rubbed his brows wearily. "Where did this masked man come from? What exactly does he want to do?" There was an Anbu below who seemed to be hesitant to speak. Nara Shikaku noticed it with his sharp eyes and urged, "Tell us what you have discovered!" The Anbu then bowed his head and reported, "The team that was attacked last time recalled that this masked weirdo who used chains had been tracking down the village's past Wood Release experiments." Nara Shikaku was silent for a moment. Only then did he understand why the Anbu had hesitated to speak. Many people have guessed that the village has been conducting Wood Release experiments, but there is no actual evidence. However, with Nara Shikaku's current level, he is probably not qualified to know about this matter. After a long while, Nara Shikaku asked helplessly: "Can you find out the reason? Why does this person want to investigate the Wood Release experiment?" The Anbu continued, "The Uchiha clan's previous report mentioned that this masked man appeared in the Three-Tails incident, and he seemed to have a grudge with some spies within Kirigakure." "What does this have to do with our Konoha?" Shikaku didn't understand. The Anbu continued: "Those spies buried in Kirigakure are still unknown where they come from. They are called 'white monsters' by Kirigakure ninjas. These spies have strong camouflage abilities and have probably been lurking inside Kirigakure for a long time. In addition, they have another notable feature. " "What characteristics?" Lu Jiu asked. "These Kirigakure spies can all use Wood Release." At that moment, Nara Shikaku's heart sank. "You mean, the masked man now suspects that those Kirigakure spies known as 'white monsters' are from our Konoha?" The ANBU ninja who reported didn't dare to say a word. He really wanted to say: Not only is the masked monster suspicious, but the entire ninja world is probably suspicious now. Even in Konoha Village, many people probably hold this idea. And that masked weirdo was obviously the evil and crazy Uchiha Obito. Although his experience of turning to the dark side has now deviated greatly from the world line of the original work, he has never cooperated with Black Zetsu again, and they have even become enemies. But what remains unchanged is: his first target after turning evil is still his old employer, Konoha! Only this time, the reasons were different and the means were even more brutal! (End of this chapter)