Chapter 285: Kazekage Ninja- - 74: Yahiko’s Return
"You know what? Our leader Yahiko isn’t dead! He came back with the Akatsuki and struck back—just yesterday, they hit the checkpoint at the end of the street and killed a dozen Konoha ninja! Strung them all up on the rainwater pipes. Man, that felt good!"
In the depths of the Suki Iron Mine, a miner with a face smeared in grime and sweat spun the tale to a crowd of fellow workers, his voice alive with excitement.
"Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!"
"As long as Yahiko is around, we’ll drive those Konoha wolves out one day! There’s finally hope for us in this hellhole!"
Two miners beamed, their voices brimming with hope.
"Still, why doesn’t Leader Yahiko hurry up and take the village back? Us folks in Amegakure have suffered enough. Those damn Konoha ninja aren’t even human," another miner sighed.
"What can you do? Konoha’s got the numbers—ten thousand of them came down on our heads. How many people does Akatsuki even have? This isn’t something you can rush. It’s gotta be step by step. But with Yahiko leading us, it’s only a matter of time before Konoha gets kicked out."
"Yeah, it’s just a matter of time!"
The miners chattered away, not noticing a shadowy figure quietly slipping out from a far corner of the tunnel.
Ever since Konoha took over Amegakure, the Suki Iron Mine had been seized. The miners became slaves overnight, and their days turned to misery.
Wages? Benefits? Days off?
Forget it. If you didn’t get whipped, you were already lucky.