It was a dark and windy night, a night for murder and arson.
Uchiha Nagi, dressed in black clothes and black pants, with black hair, blended into the night like a dark cloud; if not for his red Sharingan, he would have been completely invisible.
At night, Uchiha Nagi stealthily infiltrated the Daimyo Palace alone. He wasn't worried about the strength of the guards here. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was protected by only twelve Jonin. The Land of Wind's… he counted, and in Uchiha Nagi's perception, there might not even be six. Without any Kage-level presence, just a few Jonin, he could easily massacre the Daimyo of the Land of Wind if he felt like it.
No wonder Sasori could conquer a small country; for places without a ninja village, a Kage-level strongman was simply an overwhelming presence.
However, due to many years of procreation, the Daimyo clan had a large population. Even if Uchiha Nagi killed the current Daimyo, Sunagakure could simply replace him with a collateral family member.
But that would not only bring no benefits but also cause him a lot of trouble. The common agreement among nations was not to kill a Daimyo. Whoever did would be blacklisted and hunted across the entire Ninja World.
So, what Uchiha Nagi needed to be careful of when entering the Daimyo Palace were not the few Jonin, but the omnipresent traps like curse marks, Exploding Tags, and Sealing Techniques.
Because there were few Jonin, but the Daimyo was rich, so traps like Exploding Tags and Sealing Techniques were everywhere. Someone unfamiliar with the place could easily fall victim.
"Since unfamiliar people can easily fall into traps, I'll just find someone familiar to lead the way," Uchiha Nagi smiled slightly, looked around, and his eyes lit up when he saw a young attendant cleaning.
Nothing else, just a convenient and practical tool. The Sharingan activated, making him lead the way, avoiding those traps, and going to the Daimyo's study.
Then he carefully lurked behind him, following him. In fact, if there were some traps along the way, the Sharingan could identify most of them, thanks to its meticulous dynamic vision and observation, plus its ability to see various energies like infrared.
What he feared most were the traps that couldn't be identified. For example, in the garden, Uchiha Nagi discovered a trap disguised as withered wood and fallen leaves. Once someone stepped on it, the surrounding bells would immediately jingle. These non-lethal alarm traps were the most troublesome.
The attendant, under the influence of the Sharingan, walked dazedly towards the Daimyo's study. Perhaps it was because money and the Daimyo's life were considered more important, or perhaps there weren't enough people to guard such a large house, so the study didn't have much defense.
Uchiha Nagi let the attendant go, while also giving him a hypnotic suggestion to make him forget what had just happened.
The vast study contained many unofficial historical books, books on people, environmental geography, Buddhist scriptures, and some dispensable books on agriculture, alchemy, and the like. Many of the books looked yellowed, and who knew how long it had been since they were replaced.
Uchiha Nagi got a headache just looking at it. It would be extremely difficult to find the map of the ancient Rouran Country he wanted from such a large study.
He directly created three solid Shadow Clones and had them start helping with the search.
"Damn the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, he can't even organize anything. How are we supposed to find anything in this mess?" Shadow Clone No. 1 complained.
"Yours is still better; at least there are book titles. Look at mine, it's all scrolls. I have to open each one, and I also have to be careful to check if there are Exploding Tag traps or anything like that. It's troublesome, bah!" Shadow Clone No. 2 spat.
"Speaking of which, isn't it a bit weird for a Shadow Clone to spit…?" Shadow Clone No. 3 asked, looking at No. 2 strangely.
"…" No. 2.
"Exactly, exactly! A Chakra body spitting, a ball of Chakra spit?"
"Huh? Then what if we try peeing and pooping? Let's see what a Shadow Clone excretes…"
"Alright, let's get to work, everyone. No more chatting. Although there are no Kage-level presences here, alarming those few Jonin would still be a big trouble," Uchiha Nagi clapped his hands, ending the idle chatter of his many goofy Shadow Clones.
"Work, work~" "Oli give…"
"Treasure hunt, treasure hunt—"
Clutching his forehead in a headache, Uchiha Nagi never imagined his clones would also have a goofy side. Could it be that when no one was around, he was inherently a goofball?
Whoosh, whoosh, rustle—
The Shadow Clones quickly flipped through the Land of Wind Daimyo's study, examining the contents of various scrolls and books. With the Sharingan's dynamic vision, describing it as reading ten lines at a glance would not be an exaggeration.
"Hmm? What are you looking for?"
Suddenly, a nightingale-like voice came from the Daimyo's study, startling Uchiha Nagi. All three Shadow Clones jumped in fright because this person had approached him silently.
"…?! "
Uchiha Nagi turned around to see a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, dressed in a kimono, holding a lantern with a somewhat bewildered expression, standing in the study and looking at him.
Whoosh—
One of the Shadow Clones had already flashed behind her, then covered her mouth, while a Kunai was already pressed against her neck. If there was even the slightest sign of trouble, he would immediately slit her throat.
"Wait, don't move yet~" Uchiha Nagi stopped the Shadow Clone. In reality, the Shadow Clone didn't move either, because its thoughts were consistent with the main body, so he didn't need to remind it.
First, he sensed the surroundings and found that there were indeed no enemies in ambush, only her.
Uchiha Nagi frowned, feeling incredibly shocked that she could appear beside him so silently.
Most shocking of all, the other party was still an ordinary person, with no Chakra, and no energy like fighting spirit in her body.
"Who are you?" Uchiha Nagi asked.
"Me? My name is Yukihime. You can call me Koyuki, because when I was born, it rarely snowed, so my father named me Yukihime…" the girl replied blankly.
"Hime" means princess… In this class-divided Ninja World, ordinary people wouldn't dare to name their children with the character "Hime," as it would invite trouble.
"Are you the Daimyo's daughter?" Uchiha Nagi asked.
"Uh-huh, yes. And you, are you a thief? But there are no valuables here, only books." Yukihime opened her beautiful but somewhat bewildered eyes, then suddenly realized:
"Oh, I understand! You're here to read too, right? Just like me, I come here every day to find books to read."
"You often come here to read? Then you're very familiar with the books in the study?" Uchiha Nagi said.
"Yes, as the Daimyo's daughter, I can't leave the city freely my whole life. It's too boring. Besides strolling around the city, I can only read books. Oh, right, what book are you looking for? I'll help you, I'm most familiar with this place~" Yukihime opened her harmless eyes, and in their depths, there was a clear, pure look, without a trace of impure thoughts.
After a moment of silence, Uchiha Nagi still chose to tell the truth, "I'm looking for a map of the Rouran Country from decades ago. Is there one here?"
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