Chapter 34 I am a substitute When they met again in the Cat Village, when Shiba Qinghe was asked by Uchiha Shisui "Who is the mysterious man in the Akatsuki organization who bewitched Kakashi", he almost laughed again. You ask me who I am? This is so much fun! He also didn't expect that the seed he sowed casually at that time would bloom into a gorgeous flower so soon. Kakashi's ability to act is stronger than he thought. Has his revenge already begun? And through Uchiha Shisui's honest narration, Shiba Kiyokawa quickly captured the gap that could be exploited. "You said that many people in Konoha suspected that the trial of Kakashi was led by the Root?" Uchiha Shisui hesitated for a while before saying, "Aizen-kun, I can't say more about this." Shiba Qinghe smiled and said, “Your attitude is worth a thousand words, silly child.” So he thought of it.
"I do know something about that Akatsuki member. His name is Shimura Taiga. He is a wandering ninja who fled from the east to the Land of Rain. He is quite powerful, but he is a bit cruel." Shiba Kiyokawa casually made up a new identity for himself. Although the name is fake, it only has a few syllables different. This way, even if it is exposed in the future, I can make an excuse by saying that I heard it from somewhere else and remembered it wrong. The most interesting thing is that his surname and the surname of the leader of the Konoha Root are just one syllable apart. After he said this, Uchiha Shisui's expression changed immediately. "Aizen-kun, you said that the evil Akatsuki member's last name is Shimura?!" And isn’t the Fire Kingdom to the east of the Rain Kingdom? Uchiha Shisui felt like a blind student who had discovered the bright spot! Shiba Kiyokawa pretended to be confused and asked, "Yes, is there anything wrong with this surname?" Uchiha Shisui didn't say anything. He thought that the Shimura family was not a big ninja clan, and Danzo rarely took the initiative to publicize his surname and family, so it seemed normal that the people of the Rain Country did not know about it. But doesn't this seem even more suspicious? Uchiha Shisui didn't want to think so darkly of the village's senior elders, but the recent series of events didn't allow him to think too much. First, there was a conflict between Minato and Elder Danzo, then Kakashi was suddenly accused, and now he discovered that the person who bewitched Kakashi was suspected to be from the Shimura family! This is a closed loop! The more Uchiha Shisui thought about it, the more frightened he became. And Shiba Qinghe only needed to look at Uchiha Shisui's expression for a while and he knew that the seeds he had planted had sprouted again. He smiled slightly, with infinite expectations for the subsequent changes in Konoha, and said, "Are you satisfied with this information, Shisui-kun? If you want to know more about Akatsuki in the future, you can come to me. As a friend, I will give Shisui-kun a discount." Uchiha Shisui nodded in confusion, a little bewildered. Didn't you say not long ago that they were your beloved relatives, friends, brothers?
However, the good-tempered Shisui did not have the courage to ask directly, and instead readily pushed the copied ninjutsu scroll over. "Aizen-kun, this is the ninjutsu I promised you before. It's not of high level, I hope you don't mind." Shiba Kiyokawa happily accepted it. He could earn money by cheating people, so why would he mind this business? "Happy business, Shisui-kun. I hope we have opportunities to cooperate again in the future." Then Shiba Kiyokawa paid the brokerage fee to the Gray Cat store manager and ordered a high-end ninja sword mixed with chakra metal from the store. Then he made a hand seal and left the Cat Town. After returning, he quickly gathered the Akatsuki members in the base. "Everyone, I have gained some knowledge recently and acquired some ninjutsu. I will first teach them to my teammates. As for the others, as long as you work hard to contribute to the Akatsuki organization, I will teach you one by one in the future. I hope everyone will continue to work hard and contribute to the construction of Akatsuki! " Although Shiba Kiyokawa's words were righteous, the smart members quickly understood the true meaning behind them - Captain Qinghe was fortunate to have obtained a batch of ninjutsu that he could teach, and he would decide for himself who to teach it to! It is said that you can be taught if you make contributions to the organization, but the question is, can the contribution of listening to Yahiko and listening to Captain Qinghe really be counted the same? Soon this matter reached Yahiko's ears. He was so angry that he had a headache and couldn't help rubbing his forehead. Yahiko is just naive, but he is not stupid. How can he not see that Shiba Kiyokawa is trying to win over people's hearts and minds and undermine him? But his personality determined that he couldn't be tough enough to find Shiba Kiyokawa and order him to hand over his ninjutsu. In desperation, he thought of his two good friends again. But at this moment, Nagato pushed the door open and said to him with a happy face. "Brother Yahiko, that's great. Qinghe-kun helped me select a few people today, taught me a lot of tricks, and gave me a lot of information about Konoha. Now I can finally set up my intelligence agency." As luck would have it, not long after that, Xiaonan also pushed the door open and said with a happy face, "Yahiko, good news! Qinghe helped us find a channel to dump supplies from the cat village. Next, we can sell some of the food and medicine left by the Ando merchants to the Cat Town, and then exchange them for ninja tools and weapons and bring them back to arm our members! Now everyone no longer has to worry about not having ninja tools to use when on duty!" Yahiko looked at the happy expressions of his two friends and for a moment he forgot what he was going to say. As expected, Shiba Kiyokawa came prepared again this time, and once again, he made his two good friends stand on his side. Yahiko said stiffly, "Congratulations." After that, he never mentioned his own affairs again. Because he had already guessed his friends' answers without asking, and being a kind-hearted person, he didn't want to embarrass his good friends anymore. However, today's events are not over yet. After a while, another subordinate came in to report, "Captain Yahiko, the few Shinobi who joined us a few days ago have also applied to join Captain Qinghe's team today." Yahiko's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is this possible?! Weren't they listening to me expound on my vision and ideals of peace yesterday?" I didn't know how to respond to this for a moment. Those ninjas who applied to follow Shiba Kiyokawa were the refugees from the small ninja clan who had contributed their entire family assets and the Cat Village Summoning Contract.
They believed in themselves so much and identified so well with their ideals before, why did it turn out like this? Yahiko didn't understand. But Shiba Kiyokawa understood it very well, because after all, no matter how infected they were by ideals, when it came to actually doing things, ninjas would inevitably be more inclined to follow a strong and reliable leader. What's more, since Shiba Kiyokawa has always followed Boss Cao's example and obeyed the "Son of Heaven" to command the princes, no matter how much he quarreled with Yahiko, he never openly launched a rebellion. Therefore, in the eyes of the new members, following Shiba Kiyokawa does not seem to conflict with following Akatsuki's ideals. Under such a series of blows, Yahiko finally sat back in his chair dejectedly, with only one thought in his mind - Oh no, now I’m a substitute! Could it be that from now on I will only be responsible for recruiting new people and giving inspiring speeches? (End of this chapter)
