Naruto's Journey to Training

Chapter 243: The Empire's Anti-Corruption Storm

Ninja World

A lonely full moon hangs in the sky.

And the most magnificent wonder in the ninja world right now, the Nine Dragon Pillar is emitting a faint golden glow, standing in the center of the ninja world.

Even in the imperial capital, one could see the nine iron pillars towering into the sky.

In an antique attic.

In the dim room, there was a screen standing on a high platform, and behind the screen was a figure sitting upright.

And under the platform was kneeling a fat man with a fat body and sweat all over his forehead. At this moment, the fat man was trembling with fear and dared not even breathe.

"Kado! This is what you told me, nothing will go wrong!"

The figure behind the screen spoke with suppressed anger.

"My Lord, this... this is a complete accident. Who knew that the geology of that world is different from that of the Ninja World? If it weren't for this geological tilt, the Empire would never have discovered that we had reduced most of the materials!"

Cardo replied with a slightly trembling voice.

"Humph! What's the point of saying this now! You know, the Imperial Regulatory Department has completely intervened. You will pay the price for this incident!"

"Sir, please spare my life! I can give you a lot of money to deal with this problem. As long as... as long as the 12th Division does not intervene, we can find a scapegoat!" Cardo quickly said.

Originally he was doing business in the Land of Waves. Later, the Empire used the Mizukage to force the Land of Water to surrender voluntarily. Naturally, the small countries around them had no ability to resist.

After the unification of the empire, with his strong business sense, he did not hesitate to shift the focus of his business to the imperial capital.

At first he was amazed at the prosperity of the empire's business environment and the good order here.

But gradually, faced with numerous competitors, he began to take an unusual path, relying on bribing some imperial officials, and gradually chipped away at his power to where he is today.

"Scapegoat, haha, that's a good idea!" The man behind the screen suddenly sneered.

"How about this! Cardo, I'll give you a chance. Quickly get rid of all the connections between you and me. This way, maybe you can save your life!"

"Yes! Yes! My lord!" Cardo kowtowed desperately, feeling a little relieved that he had finally managed to hold on to his life temporarily.

"Well! Let's go down! I'm a little tired!"

Upon seeing this, Cardo didn't dare to say anything more and quickly retreated respectfully.

As he walked out of the mansion, Cardo let out a sigh of relief.

However, what he didn't know was that as he left, a pair of cold eyes behind the screen showed a hint of coldness.

Cardo quickly called over his guard Zabuza, "Quick! Escort me out of the imperial capital immediately!"

Cardo's face showed a trace of panic. Now that this mess had happened, if he didn't run away, he might be silenced.

"Yes! Boss!" Zabuza looked at Cardo with an inexplicable look, and then walked towards a black car. A sweet-looking girl was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Bai, prepare to take Lord Cardo away from the imperial capital!"

"Yes! Lord Zabuza!" Bai smiled sweetly.

Then Zabuza supported Cardo's fat body and squeezed in.

The black car drove forward and soon left the imperial capital and headed towards a remote road.

Cardo, who had his eyes closed, looked at Zabuza in confusion, "Where are we going!"

Zabuza's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

“Boss, the empire is now conducting a comprehensive investigation into corruption. If we want to hide, we cannot hide in any city in the empire.

So boss, you will have to work hard for a while, and we are going to take you to an abandoned village for shelter."

Cardo's originally puzzled expression slowly turned into relief, "Zabuza, I didn't expect you to have such a delicate mind!"

Zabuza smiled and said nothing. After a while, the car drove towards an abandoned village.

Suddenly, Cardo, who had his eyes closed, opened them wide, covered his neck with his hands, and looked at Zabuza with disbelief, "You...what are you doing this for!"

Cardo asked with a leaky voice, and at this time, large amounts of scarlet blood were oozing out of his hand that was covering his neck.

Zabuza smiled and said, "Of course, let the boss disappear peacefully!" After that, Zabuza pulled back the kunai that had pierced into Cardo's neck.

Cardo opened his eyes wide with reluctance, looked at Zabuza, and then completely lost his life.

Bai gently stopped the car, a trace of helplessness on his face, "Master Zabuza, is it really okay for us to do this!"

He was originally an orphan taken in by the Empire in the Land of Waves, and was later met by Zabuza during a play.

Zabuza also discovered her hidden bloodline limit and adopted her from an orphanage through some improper means.

Now their actual job is to serve as bodyguards for people in the empire, but behind them are the few resistance elements in the empire.

"Haha, what's wrong with that? That gentleman offered a very high price! This is the hypocrisy of the empire today. On the surface, they appear to be righteous, but in reality, they are engaging in dirty deals behind the scenes!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Zabuza's eyes.

"But sir, there is nothing wrong with the current empire! After all, it does not affect the normal lives of civilians." Bai said with a slight frown.

"Humph! What do you know? The Empire invaded our country and annexed my village. Now all they are showing is their ultimate hypocrisy, along with Mei Terumi and her group of traitors!"

There was a trace of distortion on Zabuza's face.

He always had the idea of ​​reviving the village in his heart, but before he could implement this idea, the Hidden Mist Village was gone!

How could he be willing to accept this? In a fit of anger, he left the current Water City Province and wandered around the Ninja World, just to see if he could cause some trouble to this hypocritical empire.

Bai sighed helplessly, then shook his head. Facing Zabuza's paranoia, he actually didn't know what to say.

In fact, during the time he was adopted by the empire, he did not have the idea of ​​being a tool as described in the original book.

Now he just wants to complete his studies peacefully.

If Zabuza hadn't been paying his tuition all these years, he would have left this extreme man long ago.

The black car gradually disappeared in the ruined village, leaving behind only a dead body.

……

A suburban loft in the imperial capital.

Zabuza knelt down at the foot of the platform, "My lord, the task you assigned me has been completed!"

"Yeah! The records about me were burned!"

"Don't worry, sir, it will be burned cleanly!" Zabuza lowered his head, a gleam of light in his eyes.

"Haha! Great! You are worthy of being the demon Zabuza. You should disappear for a while! The money I gave you should be enough for you to live on for the rest of your life!"

"Yes! My lord!" After saying that, Zabuza disappeared into the hall.

for a long time……

"Elder, this man shouldn't be killed!"

Suddenly a cold voice sounded in the hall.

"No need, after all, he is just a tool!"

"Yes! Elder!"

After that, the hall gradually fell into silence.

Hinata Qingyan sat alone behind the screen. In fact, his heart was far from as calm as he appeared to be. After all, he had personally experienced the Emperor's methods.

Originally, he shouldn't have been involved in this matter, but his son couldn't resist his greed and got involved in this corruption.

Thinking of this, his heart grew heavier.

Ever since Hinata released the bird from the cage, it seems that Hinata has become stronger, but the strong one has never been their main family, but the branch family.

Since the descendants of the main family are accustomed to a superior life, they are not as hardworking as the descendants of the branch family in their spiritual practice and career.

Seeing the members of the branch families starting to hold high positions one after another, how could the people of the main family not be jealous?

It was this kind of jealousy that caused some young people in the clan to become distorted in their hearts and began to feel dissatisfied with the current empire, which led to his son's involvement in this corruption case.

When he returned home, Hinata Qingyan saw his son looking at him expectantly, "Father, how did you handle the situation?"

Hinata Shimizu quickly stood up and asked.

Hinata Qingyan nodded, then looked at her only son with a stern look.

"Remember, never get involved in this kind of thing again. You are bringing shame to the family!"

"Father, I don't want to either! Now the family needs money everywhere. Without the service of the branch family, the maid who takes care of you, and those servants, gardeners, and cars for family travel, we don't have to pay for it ourselves.

Without these external funds, our main family is still the main family! Isn't it just as miserable as those branch families?

Besides, father, do you really want to see the branch family riding on the head of the main family and shitting! All this is to blame..."

"Shut up!" A sudden scold interrupted Hinata Shimizu's next words.