Chapter 44 My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror Being able to destroy the twelve elite members of the Root, including the supreme commander, by just setting a mountain on fire, this deal seems too good to be true to Shiba Kiyokawa, and is absolutely worth it! Not to mention that they were the complete winners tonight. Complete victory means: the dead can no longer speak! So the next moment, he turned to Kenjiro and asked, "Kenjiro, what was the mood of the villagers at the foot of the mountain when you evacuated them? Did anyone complain?" Kenjiro hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully, "Yes, many people are very angry, and some are very sad." "very good." When Shiba Kiyokawa said this very good sentence, everyone was stunned. How could this be applauded? Until his next words instantly made everyone present open their eyes wide. "Tomorrow during the day, go tell the villagers that the evil Konoha ninjas who set the mountain on fire have been killed by us, and our Akatsuki organization has once again protected the peace of the Rain Country." Some were surprised, some stared, and some couldn't help but gasp.
But Shiba Kiyokawa's operation continued, and he then turned to Konan. "Sister Konan, you were the one who dealt with the two Root ninjas who finally escaped to the foot of the mountain, right?" "Yes." "Is the body still there?" "Yes, but one of them is a little...broken." Zhiba Qinghe was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that the usually gentle Xiaonan sister could be so cruel. There was no reaction at all. This was entirely due to his own words and deeds. "Cough." He coughed and continued as if nothing had happened. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a little broken. Pick out the most recognizable part and bring it back to the village so that the villagers can see that this is the culprit that burned down their mountain. At that time, we will arrange for a few of our members to use transformation techniques to blend into the crowd, actively mobilize emotions, and cooperate with each other to ignite and vent the anger of the villagers. " The more everyone listened, the more frightened they became, and the look in their eyes when they looked at Shiba Kiyokawa changed from initial shock to awe, and finally to numbness. In the end, all the words were condensed into one sentence, "You are worthy of being the Captain Qinghe." No one asked stupid questions like "Didn't we set the fire?" If even such basic questions require special answers, then Shiba Kiyokawa has wasted all this time guiding them. Before leaving, Shiba Kiyokawa patted the shoulder of a water-style ninja who followed Nagato. "It will be hard for you to put out the fire from now on. Remember to tell anyone who asks that this is the sin of the Konoha ninja." The man gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm afraid Chief Yahiko won't accept such an explanation." Shiba Kiyokawa just smiled and didn't respond. The present him has been completely transformed compared to when he first crossed over. With the overall improvement of his strength, prestige, subordinates, and even his voice within the organization, he no longer needs to care about Yahiko's attitude as much as he did before.
Especially now that Konan and Nagato are gradually leaning towards his side, Yahiko's opinion is no longer that important in his eyes. So what if you don’t accept it? Anyway, he has killed the people, set the fire, and burned the mountain. He didn't believe that Yahiko really intended to fight him to the death and explode tonight. After explaining everything, he planned to go back and rest. Before they parted, Xiaonan suddenly approached him and said, "Let me take you home." Thinking that Konan could fly, Shiba Qinghe did not refuse. This place is quite far from the nearest mountain village, so there's no need to put yourself in a difficult position, right? While flying in the air, Shiba Qinghe could clearly sense that Sister Konan had something to say, but she just didn't know how to start. He was still sincere to Xiaonan, so he took the initiative to say: "Just say whatever you want to say, Sister Xiaonan, don't worry, we are companions, aren't we?" Xiaonan finally put aside his hesitation and asked in a low voice, "Qinghe, isn't it too despicable for us to do this? Is this really the ideal we are pursuing?" Shiba Qinghe was not discouraged when he heard this, but was very happy because Xiaonan said "we do this" instead of "you do this". This shows that Xiaonan has already regarded himself as an accomplice tonight. This alone made Shiba Kiyokawa feel extremely gratified. He said calmly, "Sister Xiaonan, do you still remember the lesson I taught you more than a month ago?" More than a month ago was the time when Shiba Kiyokawa and Konan went together to investigate the hoarding merchant Ando. This was also the starting point for Sister Xiaonan's three views to be reshaped. "remember." "Then this is the second lesson I'm going to teach you today: Sister Xiaonan, in many cases only the winner is qualified to write justice, while the loser is only fit to eat dust. No matter how beautiful the ideal is, without victory to support it, it is just an illusory mirage. There is no point in insisting on being kind in vain. Think about the last Ninja World War. After Konoha invaded the Rain Country, even if a few people, such as your teacher Jiraiya, upheld the moral principles, what would happen? The sufferings suffered by the Rain Country did not decrease much. On the contrary, we won this time. Even if we burned down the entire mountain, we still have the opportunity to actively compensate those villagers afterwards. At any time, only when you are alive can you have the qualifications to stick to your ideals! " Of course, these words may be suspected of sophistry, but that doesn't matter. Shiba Kiyokawa doesn't need to really convince anyone, he just needs to calm Konan down. Because he knew that Sister Konan's heart was always towards him and the Akatsuki organization. She just needed an anchor of firm belief.
So in the end, he told Xiaonan. “If you feel lost, think more about your friends around you, think about everyone’s smiling faces, and then tell yourself firmly— My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is just! " "..." Xiaonan didn't reply for a long time. She always felt that something was wrong, and that it was particularly inappropriate for Shiba Kiyokawa to say this. But after repeating this sentence several times, her heart miraculously calmed down. She couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that although Shiba Qinghe was full of nonsense, he did have this kind of magical power. After returning, Zhiba Qinghe, who had been busy all night, fell asleep immediately. His sleep quality was not affected at all by the flames rising into the sky from several kilometers away. Good things come in pairs. He got new good news—the system’s observation results were updated again! This time there is no need to wait for the subsequent impacts to ferment. The fact that Aburame Ryoma died in battle and the Root suffered heavy losses is enough to change the direction of the long river of fate! This time, the probability of Shiba Kiyokawa dying of natural causes has reached an unprecedented ! The probability of not surviving the next year has dropped to below 55%! At the same time, because the Root suffered a huge weakening, the probability of him walking out of Konoha alive in the destined ending also increased significantly. Before he died of old age, he escaped from Konoha in the future and wandered around the ninja world until he died in the Fourth Ninja World War more than ten years later. This outcome also has a probability of nearly 10%. He couldn't help but sigh at that moment. The ninja world is truly a place where people eat each other. Killing the enemy is indeed always the fastest way to increase your survival rate. (End of this chapter)