Chapter 220. Message From the Hero

Chapter 220. Message From the Hero

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"Commander! Commander! The frontline intelligence team has sent back a message."

"Speak!" The imposing Commander White Zetsu waved his hand. "Hurry up and report! Don't you know my time is very tight?"

"Yes, sir!" The messenger White Zetsu immediately straightened up and spoke seriously. "The target will remain at a certain location in the Land of Wind for one day. According to our investigation… the area is covered in thick sand, sparsely populated, and highly suitable as a battleground for this operation."

"Excellent!" Commander White Zetsu nodded, looking at the messenger White Zetsu. "Immediately send the message back—order them to hold their position and carefully scout the surrounding area! This time… our operation must succeed!"

As soon as he finished speaking—

All the White Zetsu stood tall, puffed out their chests, and shouted in unison: "Give us back our hard-earned money!"

For the great mission!

At that moment…

All the White Zetsu seemed transformed.

Their eyes gleamed with a light—The light of hope!

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu stood to the side, watching the group of troublemaking White Zetsu. Countless curses flooded his mind, but in the end, it all boiled down to a single word: "Ah."

Fortunately, the original White Zetsu body was still under his control, and even if these clones messed things up, they wouldn't spill any secrets. So he decided to just let them be.

After all, if this batch died, he could always replace them with another.

Still, Black Zetsu couldn't help but think… maybe it was time to find different White Zetsu.

Watching the White Zetsu march off proudly, carrying the hard-earned explosive tags, Black Zetsu sighed and approached Commander White Zetsu. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "What if this mission fails too?"

"Hmph! Coward!" Commander White Zetsu, deeply in character, snorted coldly.

"Get lost! Believe me or not, I'll let the original body kill you!"

"Understood, Black Zetsu-sama!" Commander White Zetsu replied with a cheeky grin. Then, his face grew solemn as he gazed into the distance. "We will not fail."

"And if you do?"

After a brief pause—

Commander White Zetsu suddenly revealed a fierce expression.

"I, White Zetsu—"

"—will hang myself on his doorstep the next day!"

"…"

…

According to the system's guidance, they just needed to install a stronger signal transmitter there.

As for using the Dragon Vein to cross dimensions?

Forget it. No one knew where they'd end up—or if they'd even make it back.

By then, wouldn't the empire he had worked so hard to build be gone?

So he didn't bother trying anything reckless.

He spent a bit more money, took a bath at the oasis, and logged into [Nin-Nin] to chat briefly with Suzune, Kana, and others.

The filming had already begun, and to keep the Fourth Hokage's fox from getting bored, they had even hired the Fourth Hokage's wife as a consultant.

Everything was progressing smoothly.

There was still no word about Orochimaru, though. And Jiraiya hadn't logged into [Nin-Nin] for a while either. He was probably off in some remote place without internet access.

What a shame.

Otherwise—

Jiraiya might have had some information about Orochimaru.

That guy was out traveling—gathering material, searching for the "Child of Prophecy," and investigating Orochimaru's movements along the way.

There had to be valuable information on him.

As for Tsunade…

After the Mahjong Tournament ended, she had gone off to enjoy herself again. He heard that Konoha's Legendary Suc… [Gambling God of Konoha] was still out there giving away money.

Incidentally, [The Most Handsome Man of Konoha] had changed his username to [The Grass of Konoha]—and the online bullying of newbies had significantly decreased since the Mahjong Tournament.

It seems that because of this Mahjong Cup, the atmosphere on the internet has become much better.

The newbies weren't getting gatekept as often anymore.

But the White Zetsus…

He thought that after being involved in a pyramid scheme and struggling to get a refund, those [Little White Man] would complain or cause trouble, but...

Everything was quiet.

No complaints.

No trouble.

Yuto sighed.

"I kind of miss them."

After saying that, he opened the admin panel…

…

The next day.

The Land of Wind remained scorching hot.

After reviewing the system's instructions the night before, Yuto had a clear idea of what to do: Set up wind and dust protection, then build a high-powered signal tower.

Early in the morning, he brought Pakura to the designated location.

Today's plan was to scout the area, determine the best construction plan, and send the requirements to the engineering team.

The equipment at the oasis was already set up, but something had gone wrong. Aside from Yuto, no one else knew what had happened—so the engineering team had already been dispatched to other sites.

This visit was just to inspect the site with Pakura.

Under the blazing sun.

Until noon—

Pakura yawned and asked, "What exactly are you doing?"

Why was he going in circles so much?

Hadn't he already settled on this spot?

Why was he expanding the search zone today?

Yuto replied absentmindedly, "I'm seeing what they're doing~"

"???"

"Nothing." Yuto shook his head. "I'm just picking the best spot. Looks like this general area will work."

"So… you're done?"

"Not yet…"

…

"What's going on with that guy?"

"No idea! No idea!"

"What do we do? We're running all over the place! We don't have enough explosive tags for this!"

"Commander, what's the plan?"

"I don't know either!"

"Damn, I hate those scammers! We can't even afford enough explosive tags anymore!"

All the White Zetsu lowered their heads in despair.

Poor!

Really poor!

At that time, even the 100 ryo for the tournament entry fee had been pooled together—and now their refund request was still in queue!

Despicable!

That black-hearted guy!

At that moment—

While the White Zetsu were frantically sticking explosive tags everywhere—

Suddenly—

"Give us back our hard-earned money!"

A fierce roar from one White Zetsu snapped the others out of their slump.

Their eyes sharpened once again, shining with determination.

"Give us back our hard-earned money!"

The White Zetsu who had shouted suddenly picked up the remaining 1,000 explosive tags and stuck them all over his body.

With a solemn gaze and a steady tone, he said, "Comrades! I'll go first!"

Without hesitation, he charged forward alone!

"No!"

A heart-wrenching cry followed him.

The other White Zetsu watched with teary eyes…

Wait—no, they couldn't cry.

But their eyes brimmed with sorrow as they watched their comrade charge forward.

He looked just like a hero!

…

On the other side.

"Why are you here again?"

"Something unexpected happened."

"???"

However, Yuto didn't answer, his mouth twitching as he sensed a figure rushing toward him.

Ever since upgrading, his sensory ability had become quite sharp.

Originally, there were only a few sneaky figures, but today… suddenly there were over a thousand of them. What are they trying to do?

Are they trying to start a war?

But there was no doubt…

It really looked like this group of White Zetsu was trying to stir up trouble!

Suddenly—

"Give us back our hard-earned money!"

A furious shout.

Seeing that figure rushing over, covered with countless explosive tags…

Without any hesitation—

Yuto grabbed Pakura next to him. "Quickly, use a defensive jutsu!"

"???"

But no matter what, since it was the employer's request, she immediately cast a defensive jutsu.

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

However—

Seeing the wall suddenly rise, Yuto still didn't feel safe. He quickly formed a hand seal.

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

A massive wall immediately rose up, completely covering Pakura's smaller wall!

"???"

Pakura looked at her tiny earth wall, dumbfounded.

What's the meaning of this?

Why ask me to cast a defensive jutsu if you're going to do that yourself?

She was also a bit shocked at Yuto's strength and chakra reserves.

But it wasn't over yet…

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

Four more layers, tightly enclosing them…

"…"

Pakura's mouth twitched as she looked at the earth box that now blocked out even the sky.

Isn't this overkill?

What kind of jutsu needs this much protection?

Then—

"BOOM!!"

A loud explosion erupted.

The terrifying shockwave even made Pakura jump in fright.

What kind of grudge was this?

That had to be at least a thousand explosive tags, right?!

The explosions kept coming in waves.

However—

What she didn't know was that…

When the small White Zetsu charged over and saw the massive earth wall, he was also stunned.

Just as he was about to shout to his comrades to stop, telling them they'd been discovered and to take back the explosive tags…

He…

Exploded!

Triggered by the detonation!

"F*c—"

At that moment—

The sound of explosions rang out.

The White Zetsu far from the blast site looked sadly at their comrade, who had charged toward the enemy like a hero and was now engulfed in flames.

"The White Zetsu bomber… sacrificed himself!"

"How's it looking? What's the situation?"

"The dust is so thick! Luckily, we were far enough away, otherwise we'd have died too."

"We will never forget him!"

After those words—

All the White Zetsu showed solemn expressions as they looked toward the battlefield.

Suddenly—

"It's a spore! A spore! The bomber has transmitted a message!"

"Quick! Receive it! Receive it!"

"What an admirable spirit! Even after sacrificing himself, he still tried to pass the information to us!"

All the small White Zetsu solemnly opened the spore.

They heard…

"F*ck you!"

"???"

…

At the same time—

After sensing the shockwave fade, Yuto finally relaxed and dispelled the Earth Style Wall with lingering fear!

Good thing I prepared a dozen extra layers!

Otherwise—

The Yuto Group inheritance battle might have already started.

"Who exactly did you offend?" Pakura was still shaken from Yuto's over-the-top earth release, glancing nervously around with fear. "What kind of grudge? They actually used a thousand explosive tags to try to kill you? With that kind of money, couldn't they have done something more useful?"

"No one." Yuto calmly shook his head. "They're just a bunch of jealous people who can't stand my wealth."

After saying that—

Those explosive tags weren't cheap either!

Pakura's mouth twitched as she was about to say something when suddenly—

"Huh?"

Yuto narrowed his eyes and stared at a blurry figure lying on the desert sand up ahead…

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