Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 117 A Psychologically Twisted Child

"Borrowing passage through Konoha? What genius came up with this plan? You bunch of bandit-like Kumogakure ninja are passing through Konoha's territory, and during a time of war no less. Who knows if you're genuinely just passing through or if you're planning to take the opportunity to attack Konoha?"

Tetsuya sighed, thinking that the person who came up with this plan was a real genius.

"But then again, if they go through the Land of Fire this time, they'll probably run into Minato. Then it'll be the young A-B duo battling the young Minato, and the strongest duo in the ninja world, as recognized by the ninja world, will suffer a defeat at Minato's hands. From then on, the already famous Yellow Flash's reputation will rise to another level."

Although the battle between the youth AB duo and youth Minato was a famous scene, Tetsuya did not intend to watch it.

Because he had an even more interesting piece of news: the Chiba Trading Company had sent word that a red-haired boy was inquiring about the bodyguards of the Chiba Chairman.

The red-haired boy was ruled out first, since Nagato was currently busy saving Amegakure, so why would he be trying to find out about the guards?

Besides, almost everyone in the Chiba Trading Company knows Nagato and the others. If they were looking for him, they would have been brought here already.

So who is this red-haired boy who is trying to find out about the guards around him?

"It should be Sasori. It seems that because he changed the outcome of Sakumo Hatake's death, Sasori came to seek revenge on Sakumo after killing the Kazekage."

Tetsuya rested his chin on one hand and flipped through the documents with his right hand, deep in thought.

To be honest, Sasori is quite pitiful. He lost both his parents in the war, lacked love from a young age, and was kept in the dark by Chiyo.

Growing up in an environment lacking paternal and maternal love, his personality became twisted, and he completely exploded the moment he learned the truth.

He eventually killed the Third Kazekage and fled the village.

If the original storyline had unfolded as it should have, after killing the Third Kazekage, he should have gone into hiding to study his eternal art, until he went around killing people and researching human puppets, and finally caught the eye of the Akatsuki organization.

After being taught a lesson by Konan, he also joined the Akatsuki organization.

He was considered one of the founding members of Akatsuki after Yahiko's death, and even Deidara, who later joined Akatsuki, was trained by Sasori.

However, now that Sakumo is alive, Sasori, who knows of Sakumo's existence, has come to seek revenge on this White Fang of Konoha.

"What's wrong, Tetsuya? What are you thinking about so intently?"

Izuna knocked on the door, and when no one answered, he simply pushed the door open and came in.

As soon as I entered, I saw Tetsuya propping his head up with one hand and flipping through intelligence reports with the other.

"It's nothing, I just encountered a child who lacked love since childhood, which led to psychological distortion. I'm trying to figure out what to do with him."

"A child whose psychological distortion stemmed from a lack of love since childhood?"

Izuna frowned.

"Can a lack of love lead to psychological distortion? Back in the Warring States period, countless children of our Uchiha clan lost their parents on the battlefield. Those children grew up under the care of the clan, and they didn't become psychologically distorted, did they?"

"Um? Are there any differences between the people you mentioned, such as being extreme and stubborn, having a bad temper, or being quick to threaten violence..."

As he was talking, Zhe stopped talking, because he suddenly realized that it seemed that all the people in the Uchiha clan had some kind of problem, and the situations he was talking about were considered normal within the Uchiha clan.

"What's wrong? Tell me what's wrong, don't just stop halfway through your sentence."

"It's nothing, I just find it pretty boring."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. He's just a brat who's made a bad habit. If you ask me, a good beating would be enough."

Tetsuya nodded.

"You know what, I think your idea actually makes a lot of sense. What do you do when kids are disobedient? They're probably just being difficult, a good beating will fix it."

The capital of the Grass Country, the Chiba Tea House.

Shuomao's greatest pleasure each day, when he has nothing to do, is to sit in a teahouse, drink tea, and gaze at the distant grasslands.

"Hey Sakumo, having tea? You seem pretty leisurely every day."

"Mr. Chiba, what brings you here?"

Sakumo looked at Tetsuya with some surprise. After all, based on his understanding of Tetsuya, he would not easily leave his office unless something happened. At most, he would just wander around inside the Chiba Trading Company building.

"Of course I came to see you. I hired these guards from Konoha at a high price."

Tetsuya smiled and sat down at the table, picking up the teapot and pouring himself a cup of tea.

“I’m in the Chamber of Commerce every day dealing with its affairs, while you’re sitting here drinking tea and enjoying the beautiful grassland scenery. How comfortable!”

As he spoke, Tetsuya took a sip of tea.

"Hmm, it tastes good."

Sakumo shrugged and smiled.

"I would like to take on the responsibility of a guard, but the problem is that you don't seem to need to, Mr. Chiba. Not to mention that you have a veteran powerhouse like Kakuzu in your chamber of commerce, your own strength is ridiculously strong, and there's also your grandson."

To be honest, your grandson is really annoying; he always seems to know what I'm thinking.

"Haha, he really has a talent for reading people's minds."

Seeing that Sakumo was in a good mood, Tetsuya steered the conversation to the main topic.

"Sakumo, a new war has begun. Don't you plan to return to Konoha?"

Sakumo shook his head.

"It's just a local war, and Konoha hasn't been involved yet."

The ninjas of Konoha have always prioritized the village's honor and their missions, and my current mission is to protect your safety, so I cannot abandon my post without authorization.

In the past, he would have immediately returned to Konoha to prepare for the battle, even if the war hadn't yet reached Konoha.

However, his mindset has changed somewhat. Konoha is his home, but it seems that not everyone in the family truly likes him as a member.

So just wait and see. If things really get to that critical moment, he'll go back.

But definitely not now. At least, right now he doesn't have to think about so many things in the Land of Grass.

"Okay, let's talk about something else."

Tetsuya poured himself another cup of tea, took a sip, and then spoke.

"I've heard something interesting from our chamber of commerce's intelligence network: someone is looking for you. What do you think he wants from you?"

"Is someone looking for me?"

Sakumo Hatake frowned.

"Not from Konoha?"

Tetsuya shook his head.

"No, but we have a very deep connection."

Sakumo Hatake thought about it carefully, but ultimately couldn't think of anyone who would be looking for him.

After all, there aren't many people in this world who are connected to him anymore. Most of them are in Konoha, but Tetsuya said that the person looking for him wasn't from Konoha. So who could it be?