Chapter 323: Rin’s News
“Rin… that girl is training very hard,” Kurisu replied, her voice deeper this time, her eyes gazing far away toward the door as if imagining Rin.
“It seems Rin was deeply affected by your words, Leader. Since you said that Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha died because they sacrificed their lives to protect Rin… this made Rin determined to train even stronger. Now… I'm sure Rin is already at the Chunin level.” As she said this, Kurisu sighed slightly, then looked back at Aoki, as if to confirm that this news had brought him some relief.
“So that's it… it's good that Rin is training hard. After all, the stronger Rin is, the better,” Aoki said, nodding slowly. Aoki's tone held a hint of satisfaction, but his eyes slowly turned serious. Aoki tilted his head slightly, as if remembering something.
“Are there any news or updates regarding Amegakure?” Aoki then asked, and in his mind, the images of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan flashed vividly, arousing both curiosity and wariness.
“There’s still no news regarding Amegakure at the moment,” Kurisu replied cautiously.
Kurisu stood straight, her arms folded across her chest for a moment, before continuing, “But I’ll continue to monitor everything happening in Amegakure. It’s just… there have been a few things happening there recently…”
Kurisu’s voice dropped at the end, as if she was hesitating about whether to speak up immediately.
Kurisu then began walking to a corner of the room, her footsteps audible on the cool wooden floor. She stopped in front of a desk with drawers, then bent down slightly. Her fingers reached out, opening one of the drawers, making a soft scraping sound.
From within, Kurisu pulled out a thick, neatly bound file. Her gaze lingered on the file for a moment, as if considering its contents, before turning and walking back toward Aoki.
Without a word, Kurisu handed the file into Aoki's hands.
“What is this?” Aoki asked, his eyebrows slightly raised. Aoki's face displayed a mix of curiosity and confusion, as he carefully took the file.
“This is information we received from Amegakure… and it seems very strange,” Kurisu replied, her eyes narrowed slightly and her voice hesitant, as if she hadn't fully grasped its meaning.
“Strange?” Aoki repeated the word in a confused tone, his head tilted slightly.
Without waiting for further explanation, Aoki began to open the file. His fingertips lifted the first page, and his eyes immediately scanned the text line by line.
Aoki's brow furrowed, his breath holding for a moment, for the information contained there did indeed sound… unusual.
It stated that a certain organization in Amegakure had done something quite strange.
They—previously known for their various actions to undermine the rule of Hanzo the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure Village—had now taken a completely different approach.
Instead of continuing their resistance, they had begun…fish farming.
Aoki raised his eyebrows even higher, his eyes briefly glancing at Kurisu, then returning to the file. It turned out that the fish they were farming were being sold directly to the villagers.
Not only that, but they were also trying to make a deal with Hanzo: that they would help protect Amegakure Village, but in their own way.
The method sounded simple but cunning: they would sell fish to various other villages. This way, those villages would become dependent on Amegakure's fish supply, and as a result…would not make Amegakure a battlefield.
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