Chapter 280: Starting a War?

Fujin continued, "A couple of days later, 12 ninjas from Kurogane no Sensen came to the Wind Capital to investigate their missing ninjas. I took the opportunity to leave the city along with them. However, the Kazekage noticed us and probably got suspicious.

He sent some Anbu to chase us. I led them deep into the desert and assassinated all 12 mercenaries and 12 Anbu."

Shikaku and Hiruzen's eyes widened. Hiruzen thought, '12 Anbu. Not bad at all. Even if I ignore all his other achievements, this alone should be more than enough to promote him.'

Meanwhile, Shikaku began sweating as he wondered, 'Who the heck kills 12 enemy Anbu during a promotion mission for the Anbu Captain post? It'd be an accomplishment even if they managed to kill 2!'

Fujin tossed a scroll at Shikaku and said, "This scroll has the dead bodies of those 24 ninjas. I am not sure if any memories are still there, but you can try to check them nonetheless."

Shikaku caught it and nodded. He reluctantly said, "Good work. Continue."Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.

Fujin continued reporting, "I didn't leave any evidence behind. So I don't think Suna knows what happened to these 12 missing Anbu. At best they could guess that they were killed by the mercenaries. Anyways, after killing them, I travelled to the Western side of the Land of Wind.

I first travelled to Sabakuetsu. As per the instructions, I burnt one of the two Provision Depots entirely. I don't think any food was left behind. And I ended up killing at least two ninjas there. I am not sure if any more died after I left.



I followed it up by killing two more Nobles in the West who were listed and travelled to Shunkuto City to kill the third. However, the leading ninja there was quite smart. He set up a decoy and hid the Noble. I killed the decoy and tried getting intel from the leading Chunin, but that guy was quite determined. He blew himself up.

In order to find the real Noble, I did a scheme. I disguised myself and my clones as Suna ninjas and announced that the assassin was dead. Then I spread rumors across the city that the Noble was a coward who hid behind decoys and doesn't deserve to be a Noble. In anger, the Noble returned to the mansion.

So I held a public execution for him and announced that he had cooperated with the assassin. In addition, I also announced that the Kazekage was upset with the city and decided to remove the protection provided by the Suna ninjas. And I immediately withdrew from the city."

Shikaku and Hiruzen's eyes widened in shock as they immediately understood the impact of such an action. Shikaku almost cursed out but Fujin continued speaking and said, "The next day, around 80% of the people living in that city left and began migrating towards nearby villages and towns. They should be beginning to reach by now. So the news will soon spread and the Kazekage and the Wind Daimyo will soon begin receiving messages.

At the same time, the resentment against Suna and Kazekage will spread among the cities in the West. So feel free to take advanta..."

Shikaku finally couldn't endure anymore and cut him off. He asked loudly, "You did what?"



Fujin nodded. Shikaku had a very bad feeling. He thought, 'I can feel it. Whatever he will say next will be very troublesome. Why didn't I give him proper mission parameters?'

Unfortunately, there was no way for Shikaku to correct his error.

Fujin continued, "Fortunately, the Jinchuriki lost control over his emotions and did a stupid wide-range attack. I used the opportunity to injure him. That made him lose control over his Tailed Beast and began transforming. I used the distraction to kill Susumu and retreated from there."

This time, neither Shikaku nor Hiruzen had any words to say. Both were left speechless by Fujin's achievements during the mission.

Fujin enjoyed the expressions on their faces. It was a treat to watch. He tossed Shikaku another scroll and said, "This scroll has Susumu's body. I have preserved it properly. He could use Genjutsu by emitting chakra into the wind. I want that jutsu."

Shikaku looked at the scroll and looked back at Fujin as he thought, 'Not only did he kill an Elite Jounin, he also brought his body back. Does he want to be the Anbu Captain or the Hokage? Still, this is good. Susumu's Genjutsu methods were quite unique. If a few ninjas can learn it, Konoha's strength will increase once again.'

Hiruzen said, "You can't use those techniques in the open for the time being."

Fujin nodded and said, "Yes. I'll ensure that there are no witnesses."

Hiruzen nodded and asked, "Anything else?"

His question alerted Shikaku once again. Fortunately, Fujin shook his head and answered, "No. I wanted to create more mess and kill a few more Jounins in the desert. But the number of ninjas was too high and I wasn't sure how much destruction the Jinchuriki could cause. So I withdrew."

Shikaku finally let out a sigh of relief! He thought, 'Thankfully he withdrew! I thought he killed dozens of more ninjas using the Jinchuriki as a distraction.'

Hiruzen also looked relieved. He stared at Fujin as he re-evaluated his strength and began thinking of a matter, 'Is he also a suitable candidate?'

Both Hiruzen and Shikaku were lost in thoughts. After a minute, Fujin looked at them with a deadpan expression and wondered, 'Did they forget about me?'

He asked, "Umm... Will I be promoted?"

Both Shikaku and Hiruzen looked at him immediately. Shikaku cursed in his mind, 'Do you think we would dare not promote you? If we give you another promotion mission, won't you directly start a war between the two countries?'