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Chapter 110 Refusing to Accept Fate
Chapter 110 Refusing to Accept Fate
After letting Orochimaru go, Shiba Kiyokawa and his group took stock of their spoils.
Although the battle was extremely dangerous and the situation was complicated and confusing, the two sides fought two full team battles.
But fortunately, the final result was good.
Their organization suffered almost no losses; on the contrary, they gained a lot of tangible and intangible benefits.
Even the original purpose of this journey has been achieved: Yakushi Nonou has been taken down.
This is all thanks to Terai.
Although this kid didn't help much in the battle, he kept an eye on Orochimaru's barrier.
The moment Orochimaru broke the barrier, he rushed forward without hesitation, snatching Yakushi Nonou, who was the most important person to him, and also managed to retrieve a hemlock.
Although this was mainly due to Orochimaru's concern for Tsunade, who was suffering from hemophobia, the fact that he was able to snatch her away from one of the Legendary Sannin is something he might be able to brag about for the rest of his life.
Then Shiba Kiyokawa went up to check on Yakushi Nonou's condition—with Tsunade gone, he became the only one in the team who knew medical ninjutsu.
After confirming that Nonou was alright, he prepared to set off to return to the Land of Rain as soon as possible, and instructed Konan, "Give Sasori to Yekura, and give that puppet to her too."
Xiao Nan asked in surprise, "Huh? You really gave it to me?"
In that instant, Shiba Kiyokawa felt with absolute certainty that Konan in the current timeline was indeed deeply influenced by him! She had been changed by him in so many ways!
It's difficult to judge whether this change is good or bad in the short term...
"Okay, give it to him."
Staring at Yekura's murderous gaze, Shiba Kiyokawa helplessly confirmed it again.
Xiao Nan blushed slightly, looking both shy and embarrassed. She then removed the long strip of white paper from the package and handed over the heavily injured Sasori and the Third Kazekage puppet to Ye Cang.
After Yecang got the people and the items, he immediately jumped far away before speaking.
"That's rare. I thought it would be normal for you and that girl to switch roles."
Kakuzu nodded in deep agreement, only to be met with a fierce glare from Konan, who was filled with shame and indignation.
Shiba Kiyokawa silently prayed, sincerely hoping that Kakuzu-san wouldn't have his wages docked because he stepped into the courtyard with his left foot first.
After all, Konan is still in charge of the Akatsuki's logistics.
"We might have a chance to cooperate again in the future," Shiba Kiyokawa said, looking at Yekura. "I hope you won't become a traitor to Sunagakure again then."
"How is that possible!"
Yecang left behind a resounding declaration, then formed hand seals and swiftly departed using a Body Flicker Technique.
After that, all the Akatsuki members left the area.
On the way back, seeing that Konan was still blushing, Shiba Kiyokawa took the initiative to approach her and comfort her, "It's okay for you to have those thoughts. I also thought about detaining Sasori, after all, he is the first new member you brought back."
Seeing that Konan's evasive gaze finally turned back to him, Shiba Kiyokawa continued to explain, "However, compared to adding a new member, I think we still need to place more allies within the system of the Five Great Ninja Villages, even if they are just potential allies, it is very necessary for us."
Konan, finally free from the embarrassment, asked earnestly, "Why? We've only declared war on Konoha, and as long as we maintain this state of war with Konoha, wouldn't Sunagakure naturally be our ally?"
Shiba Kiyokawa was pleased to hear this, pleased that Konan had finally stepped out of her naiveté and learned to view the war and think about countermeasures from the perspective of a national leader.
Even if it's still quite naive, it's at least much better than unconditionally trusting someone just because you believe people can understand each other.
But the next moment, Shiba Kiyokawa gently shook his head. "That's not enough, far from enough!"
In that instant, his gaze became profound, and what he uttered was not just his thoughts at that moment, but also the conclusion he had reached after so many days and nights of continuous contemplation.
Since the system update, while exploring the newly acquired skills, Shiba Kiyokawa has also been tirelessly thinking about how to break the next death loop!
Even though his condition is much better now than when he first transmigrated, back then, as soon as he opened the system, he could immediately see the Death Star flashing above his head!
At that time, he probably wouldn't have lived more than a year.
But now, even if his death date is most likely changed to more than ten years from now, considering his age, he still cannot escape the fate of dying young.
Death is the purest fear of living beings!
Even ants cling to life, so of course he doesn't want to die!
Regarding the 47.0% probability of death, the system provides very little information, only mentioning that after the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Land of Rain, as the mastermind's primary target, will be the first to be targeted and eliminated.
But as he pondered the matter more deeply, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but ask a question—
As the mastermind behind the Fourth Shinobi World War, which was a war to collect the Tailed Beasts and overthrow the entire Shinobi World, the Five Great Shinobi Villages were destined to be involved. So what were the Five Great Shinobi Villages doing when the Land of Rain was destroyed in the system's prophecy?
Was it simply because they didn't receive the news that they missed it?
If Shiba Kiyokawa were to disappear for more than ten years starting today, that would indeed be possible, but as long as he lives to that time, such a thing would absolutely not happen!
He couldn't possibly have known he was going to die and not informed the five great ninja villages.
Moreover, even disregarding the influence of this transmigrated butterfly, if the entire story follows its predetermined course, the five great ninja villages would still form a ninja alliance to integrate the combat power of the entire ninja world and fight against the big boss together.
The original work never mentions that Obito and his group launched a surprise attack and destroyed a small country before the war broke out, catching the Allied Shinobi Forces off guard. There is no such plot in the original work.
Therefore, the only explanation that Shiba Kiyokawa could think of was that the five great ninja villages knew about this news, but still chose not to help.
This is not without clues; Shiba Kiyokawa can easily come up with many reasons.
Whether it's his continued actions incurring the hatred and intervention of various daimyo, or the five great ninja villages choosing to stand aside to maintain their superior status in the ninja world, both are entirely predictable future developments.
This also aligns with the system's classification of this death as a world line convergence node.
Since the world line converges at this point, it means that minor, small changes are not enough to shake the outcome!
Simply revealing information, forming alliances, lobbying, or relying on the protagonist's rescue is completely insufficient to rewrite this ending!
Just like the previous timeline convergence point, if he only slightly adjusted Akatsuki's strategy, currying favor with Hanzo and guarding against Konoha, he still wouldn't be able to prevent Black Zetsu from intervening and linking the three enemies together to destroy Akatsuki!
Faced with the convergence of world lines, micro-management is meaningless; resistance at the level of details is destined to be powerless to shake the torrent of fate!
Therefore, an alliance at this level is not enough, far from enough!
Leaving one scorpion alive to strengthen Akatsuki's combat power is a form of resistance at the micro-management level.
But secretly supporting Yekura and shaking the very foundation of Sunagakure's heritage is more than just a matter of subtle manipulation!
At that moment, what flashed in Shiba Kiyokawa's eyes was an extremely crazy ambition!
He was never one to accept his fate.
If he cannot reverse this corrupt fate, then he would rather set the sea ablaze and watch the ninja village fall and the great nation collapse!
"Sister Konan, we only have one chance to save the ninja world!"
(End of this chapter)