Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 29 Onoki: I should not have forgotten to carry steel every day

"Don't be nervous, I have some very important information that I'm giving to you for free."

Bai Mo's gaze returned to Kurotsuchi, and he glanced back at Onoki as well.

"What intelligence?"

Heitu looked tense, his hands hovering in front of him, ready to form hand seals and fight at any moment.

Isn't that how it is in novels and movies?

-I need to borrow something from you. -What is it? —Your head!

-I have some free information. -What information? --We're going to invade Iwagakure!

Bai Mo ignored Hei Tu's wild thoughts and spoke directly:

"In our organization, there is a rogue ninja from the Land of Hot Water who is a follower of an evil god cult and has an ability called Death Possession Blood."

The effects of this technique are terrifying.

By obtaining the enemy's blood, one can activate a curse, causing all the damage one suffers to be reflected back onto the enemy.

Furthermore, Hidan himself is immortal; neither piercing his heart nor cutting off his head can kill him.

"There's such a technique?! Really?"

Hei Tu shuddered as he listened to Bai Mo's description.

"There was indeed intelligence that a serial killer had appeared in the Land of Hot Springs, and there would be a strange circular or triangular pattern around the victims."

The people of the Land of Hot Water also sent people to request our support.

"But when our people got there, the serial killer had already disappeared. He was absorbed into your organization?"

Onoki's voice came from the side.

"Really?"

Black Soil was astonished.

Grandpa Onoki's words confirmed the truth of what the other party had said.

Onoki didn't care about his granddaughter's current mood, nor was he in the mood to keep an eye on whether Deidara in the cave would escape. He directly used the Light-Heavy Rock Technique to float to the side of Kurotsuchi and in front of Shiramo.

"If what you say is true, this forbidden technique is indeed terrifying, but its most terrifying aspect lies in the unknown."

In the course of ninja battles, injuries are inevitable.

Even in a fight between ninjas with a significant difference in strength, the stronger ninja might suffer minor injuries and bleed if they are careless...

Using this forbidden technique now would be simply...

So, why? Why did you deliberately tell us this information? You must have some ulterior motive!

Sometimes, having too much combat experience isn't a good thing.

Bai Mo revealed Hidan's information, which was so bizarre and illogical that it set off alarm bells in Onoki's mind, making him extremely uneasy.

It seemed to contain some earth-shattering conspiracy.

"The objective is simple: deterrence."

"deterrence?"

Onoki repeated the words to himself, seemingly pondering their meaning.

However, Bai Mo was very considerate and explained directly: "That's right, deterrence, just like what I just told her, our organization is a peace-loving organization."

Since they love peace, they naturally do not want to achieve their goals through fighting and killing.

If we can achieve deterrence and force the opponent to give up voluntarily, wouldn't that be a win-win situation?

"Are you trying to emulate the Yellow Flash from back in the day?"

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, Onoki instantly recalled the man who had led other ninja villages to agree that they could abandon their missions if they encountered him.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique is indeed terrifying. If Minato Namikaze wasn't a decent person, and had left a mark on you or your son, the Tsuchikage, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique every night, then Kurotsuchi's hair would probably be yellow by now."

Bai Mo stroked his chin, appearing to be deep in thought.

"&*……!"

Ohnoki was so angry he couldn't speak.

"Ugh—"

A scream suddenly rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

The rock ninja named Shi Chun who had attacked Bai Mo earlier was now clutching his right shoulder in pain.

His right arm is completely gone.

Judging from the noise below, it must have suddenly broken and fallen.

"This is?!"

Onoki's eyes widened.

"I know that if you want to deter others, just telling you won't work."

Since there's someone here who's willingly stepped forward to kill me, I'm sure you're also prepared to be killed yourself, right?

Bai Mo snapped his fingers at the rock ninja named Shi Chun.

Shi Chun's right leg suddenly broke, and blood sprayed out, staining a section of the rock wall red.

After experiencing the broken leg, Shi Chun could no longer bear the intense pain and fear. With only one foot remaining on the steep rock face, the chakra in his foot could no longer be gathered, and he plummeted straight down.

*Splat*

He fell to his death.

I wonder what will happen when Hidan encounters a target who dies prematurely.

"Is this what you call loving peace?"

Hei Tu glanced at the pool of flesh below, then glared at Bai Mo.

"Isn't this enough to show love for peace? They say that if you have a weapon, you'll naturally have the urge to kill."

I just dealt with someone who wanted to kill me, what's the problem?

As the old saying goes, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester.

It means that when you encounter an enemy, you shouldn't try to befriend them; you must eliminate them.

If you find it hard to accept now and want to accuse me of being cruel.

"Then give me a few names, or I'll randomly pick a few for you to..."

"No!"

Onoki interrupted Bai Mo.

Bai Mo's domineering presence reminded Onoki of his lifelong nightmare, Uchiha Madara.

They possessed absolute power, but they did not kill them.

For years, he had wondered why Madara Uchiha hadn't killed them.

Onoki quickly shook his head, banishing the thought from his mind.

The opponent was just using tricks; they didn't have the abilities of Madara Uchiha.

"Shi Chun has fought you before; you've obtained his blood?"

Onoki asked.

"There's no need to test him anymore. If we only have his blood, what kind of deterrence is that?"

Moreover, everyone in our organization is at least as strong as Deidara.

Do you think that guy, if he really encountered us, could survive just by getting injured and having his blood collected?

Bai Mo chuckled softly.

"You mean...who else?"

Onoki remained there, still unable to make a guess.

"For example, you, Lord Tsuchikage."

"impossible!"

Onoki immediately denied it, "Not only have I never fought with you, but even if I was injured in a fight with other ninjas, it was a long time ago..."

"Hahaha! Old man, you didn't expect this, did you! You're not injured, but you have hemorrhoids! They bleed all the time, it's so easy to collect them!"

Deidara's arrogant laughter echoed from inside the cave.

Onoki and Kurotsuchi were both surprised to hear Deidara's laughter.

In fact, during the scene where Bai Mo was talking to Xiao Nan, the two of them had already tacitly agreed that Deidara had escaped.

Surprisingly, Deidara is still here.

However, once the laughter subsided, they didn't have time to think about it anymore.

What followed caused a completely different change in their expressions.

Onoki's face turned bright red and contorted.

This is even more twisted than what Bai Mo just said about Minato Namikaze's daily night raids as a minotaur.

Kurotsuchi couldn't help but laugh out loud, but immediately after laughing, she realized something was wrong.

—If even an old man's hemorrhoid blood can be obtained and used to perform some kind of death possession, then what about her?

Oh my god, really?

Hei Tu looked at Bai Mo in horror.