Crossover Anime: Plundering the Heavens and Building a Dimensional Empire

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"That alone is not enough."

Tsunade was not very satisfied. She destroyed the country and the ninja village and simply annexed them.

The goal is the ninja world anyway, so let's use this as a starting point. We've got the righteous cause and legitimacy, haven't we? As for the daimyo? What's that?

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was gone and forced to change.

A mere daimyo of the Land of Grass, nothing but a complete waste.

"Hey, what are you up to?" Esdeath couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Tsunade say those murderous words.

That's interesting. From what you're saying, it's clear you're about to get things done.

"Nothing much, it just has to be dealt with, doesn't it?"

Tsunade bluntly stated that it was meaningless.

I just want to deal with it.

“It needs to be dealt with, but I can say I don’t know anything about it. How about I pass on your message?” Esdeath shrugged and said.

Can I know?

I don't know either, arguing with me won't help.

"Just say what I mean, we can't let those guys get away with this." Tsunade emphasized this point. She knew that Bai Mu would not let those people go, but she still had to say it.

After all, Nanako's condition is not optimistic. Being used as a blood bank like this, the loss of her life force is really terrifying, so a heavy blow is needed.

Although Tsunade had heard Hakumu mention this matter, she hadn't taken it to heart before. It wasn't until she truly understood the situation that she learned the specifics.

Because she knew about it, she was furious and wanted to punish these people severely. At the same time, she also wanted to make proper arrangements for the mother and daughter, but Nanako Uzumaki could no longer be used as a blood bank.

I need to talk to Kushina about this.

Furthermore, what was Bai Mu's intention?

Tsunade thought that she should ask Bai Mu about this matter when he returned, so as to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble, which would seriously affect unity.

……

Caoyin Village.

Irene and Esdeath appear.

When Bai Mu saw them, he simply gestured with his eyes, indicating that they shouldn't say anything for the time being, as he still had some things to take care of and they would talk about it later.

Everything that needed to be explained had been explained to Wuwei.

Now, Bai Mu wanted to give the other party a warning, so he stared at him and said, "Wuwei, right?"

"Yes."

The attitude of non-action remains humble.

Being a dog isn't so bad. If you do things well, at least you'll stay alive; if you don't, you'll die. Don't you understand how to choose?

Others may not understand, but he cannot afford not to.

"After you finish what I've asked of you, do you have any requests? I can grant you one request," Bai Mu said softly, sizing up Wuwei.

"I have no demands of you, Hokage. It is my honor to serve you. I would like to reiterate my words: please allow me to offer my loyalty to you."

Wuwei, however, answered very calmly.

Dare to make demands? That would be courting death. Of course, I can't make demands. I should be serving you with my life. How could I possibly make any demands?

Hearing this, Bai Mu was very satisfied and continued, "Alright, then remember one thing: anyone who uses that Vortex Clan member's life force to heal themselves must be disposed of, understand what I mean?"

"clear."

As for Wuwei (non-action), it's still the same old saying: loyalty is all that matters.

It's just dealing with a few people, nothing serious. Besides, Kusagakure is already being targeted by Konoha. If the Land of Grass is going to disappear, then some people will have to disappear too...

Is that so strange?

It's not surprising, since it's not me who's going to die anyway.

Since it's not me who's dead, there's no need to worry about it.

"Let's go." After giving his instructions, Bai Mu headed towards their next destination: Iwagakure Village.

……

They left the gate of Kusagakure Village.

Esdeath then spoke.

"Tsunade is demanding severe punishment for Kusagakure. It seems I don't need to say anything more. You've already taken care of it. I told her, and you definitely knew what to do. Just as I expected..."

Now that things are pretty much settled, what else can I say?

I must say, I was right.

Bai Mu smiled slightly and said calmly, "Those few people in Kusagakure are not really important. We can take them down in a while."

We must take over the Land of Grass.

Swallowing it is a way to give a shock in advance and intimidate the surrounding countries.

"Are you really going to take him down? Just like that? Is that guy really that willing to accept this? I don't think he's a good person; he's the kind of person who's rebellious. Can you even use him?"

Esdeath was very skeptical of this. She felt that Wuwei and his group were obviously untrustworthy. "Are you sure it can be used?"

"It's fine, at least there shouldn't be any major problems," Bai Mu said calmly.

What is there to doubt?

Don't doubt yourself, just believe in yourself.

Furthermore, the fact that I did this means there's no problem with it; otherwise, why would I have done it? The reason I did this is because I knew I hadn't done anything wrong, which is why I dared to do it, understand?

“Alright, it sounds like you’re confident. Since you’re confident, I won’t say anything.” Esdeath couldn’t help but glance at Irene beside her, thinking, since she’s not saying anything, can I still object?

If the answer is no, then I won't object to it.

Bai Mu dared to do this because he was confident, and I couldn't voice any opposition; I just had to wholeheartedly support him.

"Should we fly directly to Iwagakure now?" Eileen finally spoke up. She was no longer interested in these matters, but rather, should they hurry up and get to Iwagakure?

Bai Mu understood Eileen's meaning perfectly, so he said, "There's no need to rush. Take your time. We need to let the news spread. If Onoki doesn't know what I'm up to, he won't unite various forces to fight against me, and that would be pointless."

"Yeah, we're going to stir things up, so we need to give Onoki confidence. Otherwise, if Onoki chickens out, it'll be harder to make a move. We could force him to act, but there's no need for that..."

Esdeath seemed to be deep in thought, muttering to herself, "I understand the importance of having a legitimate reason for the attack."

"Too much trouble." Eileen didn't like this approach. What's wrong with just parachuting in? She didn't believe they could do anything; they couldn't possibly defeat them.

Of course, if Bai Mu hopes for this, she won't disagree; on the contrary, she will fully support him.

"Let's go, take our time, there's no rush."

……

The border of the Land of Earth.

In a valley.

Kakuzu, Hiruko, and Sasori arrived at the meeting point, looked at each other, and confirmed that they were all in the right place. The Akatsuki's first collective action against an outsider was about to begin.

The person in charge of this operation is Kakuzu.

This was Pain's arrangement, which was also Nagato's.

"The leader appointed you as commander? Hmph, really..." Sasori doesn't like others pointing fingers at him, and he especially dislikes Kakuzu, a guy whose mouth is full of money.

money?

What a money-grubbing guy, he doesn't understand art at all.

Kakuzu also disliked Sasori. He thought Sasori's talk of art was utterly insane; what could art do? It couldn't do anything. Without money, you have nothing, so money is the only truth.

Chapter 201 The Truth Can Really Hurt

"I'm in command because I joined the organization earlier than you, and also because I have more experience than you, making me well-suited for the role. Furthermore..."

At this point, Kakuzu paused briefly before continuing, "I once attempted to assassinate Hashirama Senju."

Why is this so?

Because I'm awesome.

"Bullshit."

The scorpion didn't believe it.

Hiruko, standing to the side, felt the same way, but he was too lazy to comment on the matter. He still had to do the mission well, after all, it was his first mission, and if he failed, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Additionally, this is important because it involves the Leaf Village.

For Hiruko, Konoha was the greatest enemy.

"I'll say it again, you can't go wrong if you listen to me." Kakuzu's voice was still cold, but it carried a hint of arrogance, clearly indicating that he wanted to be superior to the two of them.

I'm in charge, so I have to make the decisions.

"Then let's see if you're useful or not." Hiruko was very unhappy. He didn't want to say anything, but Kakuzu's behavior was too arrogant.

"Hiruko, don't think you're so great just because you killed the daimyo of the Land of Fire. A daimyo is nothing. If the bounty is tempting enough, I wouldn't mind killing him."

Kakuzu is just as unhappy. What level is Hiruko? I heard he's just trash. So what if he's a classmate of the Sannin? Just because he's powerful doesn't mean you are.

Don't think that killing the daimyo of the Land of Fire is something special. Killing an ordinary person of high status is nothing difficult. If the bounty for killing a daimyo were high, I would have killed him long ago.

Hiruko: "..."

What are you talking about?

Nonsense, utter rubbish.

Do you think I don't know whether I killed the daimyo or not?

No one was killed. This is a frame-up, a false accusation.

"I told you, I didn't kill the daimyo. This is a frame-up, a trap. It was all done by people from Konoha, just to pin it on me."