Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 188: Gonbee Came to Play-Now He Can't Afford the Trip Home!

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Konan sensed that the soul within the ordinary-looking woman's Edo Tensei body was one that had only recently perished, completely different from the souls of those long dead...

Moreover, the woman's clothes were Amegakure style!

"We were supposed to only use corpses! And... this woman clearly wasn't on the list of preferences you showed me!"

Konan's voice was filled with barely suppressed rage. It seemed that if Black Zetsu couldn't give her a satisfactory explanation, she would attack him right then and there.

Black Zetsu immediately raised his hands in surrender, feigning innocence. "I'm just following orders, Vice-Leader~"

"Orders? Whose orders?"

"In our organization, whose orders could possibly take precedence over yours, Vice-Leader? It could only be the leader's~" Black Zetsu explained, "Unfortunately, Nagato is the leader!"

"I showed the report to the leader. He believes that the report was altered due to your... sympathy, so he ordered me to resurrect two beautiful women..."

"Since time was short, and the organization is facing even greater financial strain due to the addition of new members, I had no choice but to target Amegakure citizens~"

"But don't worry, Vice-Leader, I handled it cleanly. They were all smiling before they died, without a hint of pain. And they were all women I found in the border regions..."

"No one will notice their deaths; no one will speak up for them; no one will blame the leader... The leader will still be the revered as 'God' in their eyes."

Konan's face turned pale, but she didn't question Black Zetsu's words.

This sort of thing, to the increasingly extreme Nagato, was indeed possible.

This time, he was in line with the "stereotype."

Nagato must be very proud of himself right now! To be so eager to achieve his twisted version of peace that he even approved Black Zetsu's actions against Amegakure citizens.

The air seemed to freeze.

After a long while, Konan spoke in an icy tone, "I understand. I'll handle things here. You can report back to the organization."

"Yes! Vice-Leader!"

"I'll be back later. The leader wants to bring more Edo Tensei bodies to strengthen the organization's base in Yūkaku-jō. When the Fourth Shinobi World War begins, we can also launch a lightning attack on Konoha!"

Black Zetsu's body sank into the ground, but he didn't leave completely. Instead, he hid in the shadows, observing Konan's next move.

He saw Konan take out a sealing scroll and store the poor woman who had gotten caught in the crossfire.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu was satisfied and sank completely into the ground.

The seed he wanted to plant had apparently taken root~

...

As the Kirigakure ambassador to Konoha, Gonbee was living the high life.

Tight budget in the front, tighter budget in the back.

Kirigakure was tightening its belt, focusing on construction and the economy. Even the standard of living for the noble-born class had begun to decline. But as Kirigakure's representative abroad, his standard of living had only improved.