Chapter 17: A Good Kunoichi Shouldn't Be Missed, a Bad One Shouldn't Be Wasted~

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"Kushina, that's so rude!" Minato Namikaze quickly stopped his wife's impulsive action.

Gojo Kaigetsu simply shrugged, twirling his chopsticks between his fingers. "She's a woman, but not a clan member."

"Eh?!"

The couple exclaimed in unison. Kushina was the first to speak. "Not a clan member? Then… is she trying to exploit your reputation and pretend to be a clan member for benefits?"

"Nope."

Gojo Kaigetsu nonchalantly picked up a piece of food and popped it into his mouth. "She's a spy sent from the Kumogakure. Her mission is to gain my trust by posing as a Gojo clan member and gather intel on the Konohagakure."

"What?! A spy! How did she infiltrate Konoha? Did the Hyuga clan ninjas fail to detect her?"

Minato's face turned serious upon hearing the dangerous word. "How strong is she? We should dispatch the ANBU immediately to capture…"

"Minato, you're being too hasty."

"As the Hokage, you should think carefully before saying such things!"

"Sit down and enjoy the meal Kushina prepared for you."

Gojo Kaigetsu reprimanded him.

While on duty, Minato was the Hokage, but off duty, Gojo Kaigetsu was the boss!

Only when Minato matured as a Hokage could the Konohagakure maximize its benefits and contribute to Gojo Kaigetsu's ever-growing prosperity!

"I got carried away."

After the initial shock, Minato sat back down, quickly understanding the implications of Gojo Kaigetsu's words.

"Kaigetsu, you're planning to use the Cloud spy against them…"

"Exactly."

"I'm informing you beforehand, just in case she tries to use the Gojo clan name to obtain crucial information from you."

"That… that's unlikely."

Minato chuckled and shook his head, then asked curiously, "Even the Hyuga ninjas couldn't identify her as a Cloud spy. Kaigetsu, I'm curious how you managed to do it."

"That's… a secret. Secrets make a ninja more… ninja-like."

"Alright, let's not dwell on that. Let's eat."

"Ultimately, Gojo, what do you plan to do with that Cloud spy?"

Gojo Kaigetsu's chopsticks paused mid-air as a meaningful smile played on his lips. "A good kunoichi shouldn't be missed, a bad one… shouldn't be wasted."

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The next day, Samui found herself being led into the High Academy Publishing House by Gojo Kaigetsu, feeling utterly bewildered.

Inside the dilapidated building, advanced printing presses churned out forbidden literature aimed at her own Kumogakure.

No, not just the Cloud Village, but also the Sand, Mist, and Stone Villages…

It dawned on Samui that the head of the High Academy Publishing House, the one the Raikage had ordered her to eliminate, was actually her other target, Gojo Kaigetsu!

What was this guy's motive?!

Printing so many forbidden books… he…

Gojo Kaigetsu suddenly turned around, glancing at the seemingly dazed Samui. He then spoke in a lecherous tone, "Hehe, Ai, this is my secret business."

"I'm churning out these prohibited books for the Four Great Nations."

*Clap clap*

Gojo Kaigetsu slammed his hands onto a freshly printed book, still smelling of ink, and said greedily, "Do you know how much money these books make me? Each one costs only a hundred ryō to produce but sells for over ten thousand ryō!"

"I've made enough money to build a wall with it. Konoha's Hokage and ANBU haven't even noticed, or I'd be in deep trouble~"

This guy…

Samui felt even more disgusted. Goosebumps formed on her fair skin beneath her clothes.

Even as a ninja from an enemy village, she deeply loathed Gojo Kaigetsu. Incompetent, lecherous, and now greedy – he was an insult to the very title of ninja!

If they were in the Cloud Village, Samui would have tied Gojo Kaigetsu to a stake without hesitation, spread her long legs, and stomped on his repulsive face with her boots!

But she didn't even realize that her initial suspicion of Gojo Kaigetsu having ulterior motives was quietly fading away.

"Of course, Ai, you're not responsible for all this. You'll be in charge of ensuring the printing of a specific article~"

"Hmm? What article?"

Disappointment filled her heart, but her ninja instincts made her highly sensitive to words like "responsible" and "mission."

Even if the task was given by someone like Gojo Kaigetsu, after assessing its nature, she would dedicate herself to completing it. Gojo Kaigetsu didn't hide anything and immediately produced the article he had written at Fugaku Uchiha's request that night.

"Take a look, Ai. This is an article the Uchiha clan of our Leaf Village secretly commissioned me to print."

"If I fail to fulfill the commission, they might even kill me!" Gojo Kaigetsu put on a theatrical performance, perfectly portraying a lowly, weak, and helpless ninja, his words filled with fear and resentment towards the Uchiha.

'Hmph, a guy like you deserves to die.'

Samui grumbled internally, then silently noted the newly discovered intelligence: 1. Gojo Kaigetsu had a poor relationship with the Uchiha clan, which implied a strained relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha's higher-ups. 2. The Uchiha clan was quite arrogant, even daring to threaten the life of a Hokage advisor in private.

Then, Samui cleared her mind. Her curiosity was piqued. What kind of article would make the Uchiha act so secretive? Could it be… a declaration of rebellion?!

The thought excited her. If that were true, it would be a significant discovery.

Her eyes fell on the article and were immediately drawn to its title:

"Not Stealing Soldier Pills Out of Hunger"

'Huh? What kind of title is that?'

Samui was taken aback. While ninjas generally lacked a high level of education, they could still understand basic words and sentences. She recognized all the characters, but together, they formed a bizarre meaning.

'Forget it, let's read on…'

[In the 39th year of Konoha Village, the economy was at its worst…]

Samui's gaze slowly moved downward. Her brow furrowed, then relaxed, then creased with confusion.

'An old man stealing soldier pills, Konoha Military Police Force, leading donations… what is this all about? The Uchiha clan is printing such a boring article?'

Samui's opinion of the Uchiha clan involuntarily declined. As one of the most renowned clans in the ninja world, they weren't printing something assertive, something that promoted their clan's ideology, but instead, this article that seemed like a historical recollection…

'Are they reminiscing about the past?'

'This is the ninja world! What a cowardly and unambitious Uchiha clan!'

Samui formed her judgment.

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